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craig piette Valued Member United States 71 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 12:02 pm I was going through a "junk pile" of silver last night and came across a merc dime obverse / Wheat penny reverse ... anybody ever heard of such a thing ? Obviously the dime is smaller so the penny is incomplete. Report this Post to the Staff

Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 12:08 pm Need pic!! KK Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 12:27 pm That's called a "mule" ... but there are fakes of anything imaginable. Pictures are a start. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 12:49 pm Please tell me you are setting up your camera. We must see! Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 12:55 pm Likely a Magician's coin... cool find though... pics would be great. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5835 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 1:05 pm I agree. That's mostly likely a Magician's coin, and if by accident that it was strike with a wheat reverse die, you're looking at big $$$$. Report this Post to the Staff
mackwork Pillar of the Community United States 652 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 2:43 pm I'll agree on the Magician's coin. Report this Post to the Staff
mackwork Pillar of the Community United States 652 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 2:47 pm Here's one of many that sold on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magicians-c...em2c6717ef3c Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 3:01 pm Can't be a Magician's coin if the Wheat cent reverse is too big for the planchet, though! Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 4:42 pm Anybody know if there's EVER been an instance where two wrong denomination dies were matched up and a coin minted? Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 4:48 pm @DaveH... Quote: Mule Error This is a rare Mint error where the obverse die is of one coin and the reverse die is of another coin. The most famous of the Mule errors is a Sacagawea dollar/Washington quarter Mule, where a Washington quarter obverse is paired with a Sacagawea reverse. Mun http://www.coinnews.net/2012/06/29/...d-in-august/ Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 5:19 pm There is a 1999 cent/dime mule, one known. Report this Post to the Staff
mackwork Pillar of the Community United States 652 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 5:33 pm The big question is - is one side copper and the other silver? Per the OP "the dime is smaller so the penny is incomplete." Cents are bigger than dimes, so it makes sense that all of the cent side wouldn't be there, if it was trimmed to fit the dime half of the coin. If the sides are two different metals, that's a clincher that it's a Magician's coin. If they're the same metal this could definitely be worth a lot. Pictures are needed! Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 8:13 pm Thanks. Didn't know such coins actually existed. Report this Post to the Staff
craig piette Valued Member United States 71 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 11:59 pm Havent figured a good system for coin pics ... it looks very much like the " Magicians coin" on ebay Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 09:42 am Meaning, obverse silver, with a full image, and reverse copper with a full image? Report this Post to the Staff
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