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1968-D Half Dollar Find

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SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 9:15 pm Yeah, looks like a magician coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Copper Penny Connection Valued Member United States 415 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 9:26 pm magician coin Report this Post to the Staff
CSOTUS Pillar of the Community 1153 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 10:56 pm Is it worth anything over spot? I don't know much about magician coins. Is it two separate halves? Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 11:00 pm No, just worth spot. Someone cut two halves in half and then they glued em together. Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12837 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 11:24 pm If it's a Magician's coin, someone didn't just cut the halves in half; they milled two coins so that one would fit inside the other. From the looks of it in that edge-view picture, they didn't do a stellar job, or the pieces are coming apart. But why would someone bother to convert a coin with coin orientation to medallic orientation for a Magician's coin though? Not sure most people would pick up on the difference so why go to all the trouble? Report this Post to the Staff
chettieyy Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 01:26 am Can you by any chance weigh the coin or know someone that has a scale that could do it for ya quick, maybe a local LCS if you have one nearby. Only reason I'mcurious on weight is in response to celtic knots post. If it was milled to fit inside of another half just so the orientation was the same as obverse then I would suspect it would weigh a decent amount more due to there being more silver/clad involved.. no?.. sorry its really late and been tipping the bottle tonight but it was something that I was curious about an if I am not losing my mind here then I would believe you scored twice, kinda. Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12837 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 02:25 am There is a good explanation and great illustrations of a Magician's coin in this thread here, chettieyy. https://goccf.com/t/203720 If done right a coin made from two of the same coin type would have the same amount of material (and probably a bit less). Report this Post to the Staff
CSOTUS Pillar of the Community 1153 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 08:20 am It weighs 11.51g Report this Post to the Staff
CSOTUS Pillar of the Community 1153 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 08:25 am My question is if this is indeed a Magicians coin, why would they use the same reverse the coin would have had in the first place. If they go through all the time to lathe a coin, why not change the back to a gold reverse, or another obverse..it seems like a waste of time to do the work just to keep the same back. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 09:00 am Quote: if this is indeed a Magicians coin, why would they use the same reverse Well, I'msure they did that to some coins just not all of them. It's still a cool coin, and some nice silver. Good find Report this Post to the Staff
eSinger Pillar of the Community United States 523 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 09:31 am Still its a nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12837 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 11:13 am Quote: ...why would they use the same reverse... That was also my question. Maybe it was a practice run. Report this Post to the Staff
chettieyy Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 12:09 pm Thanks for the link CelticKnot, I will go check it out when I have a little more time to read the thread but thanks for posting it Quote: There is a good explanation and great illustrations of a Magician's coin in this thread here, chettieyy. https://goccf.com/t/203720 If done right a coin made from two of the same coin type would have the same amount of material (and probably a bit less). Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 12:25 pm They use the same reverse for a neat bit of legerdemain. One appears to have two coins in one hand, and then pick one of them up where in reality the hand that "picked it up" is empty, and they simply slid the two halves of the coin together. Often the coin used in this trick is magnetized to make it easier. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 03/07/2015 12:27 pm Here's the Chinese magician Lu Qian doing a routine with this technique with a set of trick halves. And a big finish at the end. :-) aaAuBjuxgY0 Report this Post to the Staff
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