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Valued Member
United States
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If it were a 53 I would be tempted to suggest that you may have found a "Henning" counterfeit, but I don't think that there are any documented examples of a 54 being so. I'm certainly no expert by any stretch so I will wait with you for the pros to check in on this one. Pretty good images by the way.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Coinseeker, funny you should say that. As other than it being a "henning", that's the only conclusion I've been able to draw. However, you're absolutely right I've yet to find any evidence of a '54 henning. So odd!
Thanks for the compliment. I take them using my iPhone and my loupe with a self made contraption lol.
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Valued Member
United States
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Back on 11/05/2011 on this forum, rachums107 posted a pic of a very similar coin. It also was a '54 with the same issues. The thread ended without any seeming resolution to the problem. You might try to contact him to see if he ever solved the mystery. You may have two of a kind.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I agree nice photos for an iphone. Your coin appears to be struck from a worn die. This is very common in the mid 50's. Sound is not a very good test because there are so many things that affect it. I would say this is just a normal 1954 from worn dies.
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United States
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I agree with the hypothesis fully, but the thing that sold me honestly, is the sound. You have to hear it! It is truly unlike any sound I have heard from anything metal. I would almost argue its plastic, but that is impossible, as it is certainly the appearance of a coin made of metal that has been circulating for over fifty years. I am going to contact rachums107 to see what if anything he found out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is this one of those trick nickels that squirt water? I bet it is
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The sound you describe sounds similar to what a " Magician's coin" half dollar would sound like. Just guessed it was another hollow type coin Edited by unholyroller
04/15/2012 3:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Even though there are many reports of an unidentified date in which Hennings exist, this coin looks to be a Federal product. I don't think a Henning exists that is lighter than a Federal product.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have to get this weighed ASAP
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The "squirting nickels" are made from real nickels, just like the "scotch and soda" trick halves are made from genuine coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin might have some internal flaw or lamination that makes it "ring" differently.
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United States
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Lol "scotch and soda" I remember having that coin trick as a kid. I just tried to pull this apart didn't work. DVCollector it isn't a "ring". It's a "clunk" kinda the sound the plinko chips make on the price is right.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Have you tried submerging it in water and giving it a squeeze?
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Mexico
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Wow, another dead-ringer '54? This is awesome! Now I want one! I hope you find better answers than the other thread. That one left me hanging!
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