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Washington Head On Both Sides

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 Posted 03/11/2007  3:49 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add bmurthy to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Recently I came across a quarter with following characteristics

- Washington head on both sides (Philadeplphia)
- Different years (1987 on one side and 1995 on the other)

My questions

- how such an error can occur (especially with two different years)
- if this coin is worth much more than face value, the coin is well circulated

Thanks,

Balaji
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 Posted 03/11/2007  3:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bmurthy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Never mind. I should have googled a little before posting. I can see how this coin was created. I wonder why they would release such fakes into circulation.

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 Posted 03/11/2007  4:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Metalman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
These coins are not released by the mint into circulation ,,but more than likely by a prankster or kid who needed a quarter.

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 Posted 03/21/2007  02:04 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add garretterika to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
just a note. I search Kennedy half dollars and find this type of thing quite often. sometimes there are two headed coins and sometimes things like two halves put together with a hollow compartment inside. Sometimes there are even other coins like quarters and dimes inside the half dollar compartment that have been machined down to fit. You'll know these fake or created coins because they don't have the characteristic ring of a solid piece of metal when you plink them together with another coin or on a hard surface. Just listening to your coins can reveal some info.
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