Part III. Die Installation Errors:
Two Hammer Dies:
Domestic
Definition: This error occurs when a planchet is struck by two identical dies bearing the hammer die design. There are several domestic examples, an 1859 Indian Head cent that is unique and the 1863 Broas Pie Baker store card token.
The 1863 Broas Pie Baker Civil War store card token shown above was struck with two obverse dies. It has been theorized that the reverse die, which had shattered, was replaced by an obverse die on purpose. More than likely the manufacturer of this token had no reverse dies on hand to replace that shattered die.