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Pillar of the Community
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How does the edge of the coin look? I think I see a seam on the first side that you're showing. If you bang the coin enough, I bet that side will pop off.
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@F4G, yes that is a so-called Magician's coin. We see them occasionally here at CCF. No numismatic value, but a nice pick-up nonetheless. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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05/05/2017 06:36 am
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Yes very much it has a seam on one side I know it has no numeric value just wanted to guys opinions but thank you all once again coin community
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes it is a magician coin,separation clearly evident 9k above the date of the picture to the left.
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Rest in Peace
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Yea, a novelty, neat find CRH. Found mine that way too except mine has seam on edge & is "tails", two ground down sides put together. That was done before newer milling techniques! Also have one newer half nickel too. Used to be able to buy a full denominational set through SBA's for $80, don't know if still can. |
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Can we see a picture of the seam?
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Can we see a picture of the seam? @aristarchus123, you can see the seam on the OP's first pic, from about the letter R in TRUST down a little past the number 4 in the date. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
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Close up of seam  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That is a fun find = Thanks for sharing
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Pillar of the Community
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If it was not done with modern milling tech, I wonder how many coins they had to go through before they got it right?
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Pillar of the Community
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its good for a flipper , just bet on heads
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The milling technique for making these has been around hundreds of years. They used the technique to make containers or "boxes" to hide who knows what, but opium is one substance frequently mentioned with some of them. This type of milling isn't so modern (but modern is an imprecise adjective). You can find lots of two headed coins on ebay. Somewhat recently, the Chinese have been making two headed Morgan, Peace and other counterfeit coins by using two "heads" dies or two "tails" dies. These won't have any seam. |
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Thanks for the info and opinions you'll
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I found one also in July 2016 same year 1964, who, what, when, where, and why would anyone deface old Abe like that. I certainly did a double take when I flipped mine over and got the wow rush. Then I looked at the side saw the seam and smirked. They got me! I might put it back in circulation just so another person can smirk at themselves. It is funny as all get out isn't it?
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