What in the heck? A little help please!

I just picked this one up today, but wasn't overly certain about what actually happened to this coin until I got it under my scope. Looking through the old Capital Plastic holder in the shop with a loupe only lead to confusion with minimal ideas as to what this is.

Once at home, I took it out of the holder and put it under the scope. I was absolutely floored by seeing this, and I'm still thoroughly confused as to what the heck happened to this coin.

Design transfer on both obverse and reverse, but right-side-up and left to right lettering (as in all of it). What I thought in the shop to be a major die crack (or maybe planchet flaw?) on the reverse ends up being Lincoln's silhouette, but not inverted like a clash.

So, what are your thoughts on this coin? The only feasible thing I can come up with is that it's double-struck, but with the coin being flipped over between strikes for getting both designs on each side of the coin. Crazy as it sounds, that's the only thing that's coming to my mind. Maybe another bored mint employee special? Thanks for any help!

I'll post some additional scope pictures soon. Here's what Ive got so far.

 

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It looks like it's definitely a flip over strike. It was struck normally once then it flipped over and was struck again. Spectacular!

https://www.error-ref.com/mulitple-strikes-flip-over/

 

I have one similar to that that is also a flip over strike. Yours is a very nice one.

 

So I guess I owe the shopkeeper a sandwich then? He told me if it ends up being something great to buy him a sandwich or something. Got it for $10

 

Do you think something like this was deliberately done? I've seen a handful of double struck coins but not one of them like this where it's 100% on each side.