PART VI. Striking Errors:

Struck Through a Foreign Object:

Struck Through a Clad Layer

Definition: This error type occurs when a detached clad layer  and an intact planchet enter the striking chamber together. The ensuing strike leaves one face with a shallow indentation and blurred design details in the floor of the indentation.

The 1969 Kennedy half dollar pictured below was struck-through a clad layer that entered the striking chamber on top of the planchet represented by this coin. Coverage was incomplete, leaving the coin with a large, shallow indentation and blurred design details.

Images are courtesy of Heritage Auctions.