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New Member
United States
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I have a 1964 quarter with Washington on the front, but the back has only Kennedy's head with no letters or date. I believe it is an error coin and was supposed to be Kennedy on a half dollar. Trying to upload pics. Anyone ever seen one? *** Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Titles are important! *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Possible novelty coin of dubious origin, or Magician's coin. Looking forward to the photos. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A photo of the edge would also help. Expect we will see the Kennedy has been machined down to the size of a quarter to make the Magician's coin mentioned by @ijn |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Much larger images, please.  to the CCF! |
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New Member
United States
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 Hopefully this is better, I'm starting to think you're right tho, pretty amazing machining skills!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is there a fine seam around the middle of the edge? If not, if you tap it sharply, does the Kennedy side fall out?
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Moderator
Australia
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It is not a mint error. The wide rim on the Kennedy side precludes it from being a "mule" of a Kennedy half and Washington quarter. It was manufactured from two separate coins, long after both coins left the mint. What you have is a variation on the classic Magicians coin or "two headed coin". It would have been made by taking a normal silver quarter (silver is easier to work with than the clad coinage), and hollowing it out on a lathe to make a shallow dish. You then take a normal silver half dollar, and grind the reverse side away, grind it completely flat. You'd then need to lathe the disc down to quarter-size. Then, push the disc from the half dollar down into the dish that remains of the quarter dollar, and presto! a two-headed coin. The seam that joins the two half-coins together is on the Kennedy side, just inside the rim. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A very cool Magician's coin. They typically sell for around $10, but I would guess yours to be worth more than that due to both it being silver, older and cooler than most. Currently working on: Australia type set Canada type set Three from each country (up to 416!) UK 20th and 21st century IHC's! NGC certified MS-62 or better, Capital Plastics Fine or better, Dansco Fine or better, Dansco any x3, and Coin Board for wall display, any grade. (I may be a tad obsessed) |
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Valued Member
United States
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That is very neat never seen one great pick up keeper.
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New Member
United States
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awesome coin! did you find that in change or from some sort of shop or dealer?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 It's similar to a Magician's coin. I've never seen one like that, but it's pretty cool! 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have a few magicians' coins. This is a nice variation which I would have picked up had I seen it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hoping the Kennedy is silver too.....
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New Member
United States
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It was passed down to me from relatives, it is pretty cool, I can now see the tiny lip on the Kennedy side. Thank you all for your input! Someone definitely took there time making it, it's very precise fit.
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