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 Posted 04/20/2013  11:50 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add punman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I live and Canada but when roll hunting I find U.S. change and keep it for my holiday travels south. Today I came upon a quarter - Liberty '95 head on one side and '96 on the other.
I know it is not an error but yet it looks like real quarter material. Anyone know of this hoax? I assume the coin is worthless? I have not come across Canadian coins like this.
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 Posted 04/21/2013  12:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add devilsbite to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I believe what you have is a " Magician's coin", it is a novelty item.

Lucky find in my opinion, I'm a little jealous!
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How are they made?
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 Posted 04/21/2013  07:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Doug58s to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
"How are they made?"

Um... magically of course!
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04/21/2013 07:49 am
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Quote:
"How are they made?"

Um... magically of course!

AAHHHHHHHh yes. You guessed it. Most do not know that if you want one, you first must find a metal looking lamp, usually in need of cleaning. You then rub the lamp with a cloth to clean it and a Jeanie pops out and tells you to make a request for 2 headed coins.
Your really lucky though since most people ask for Nickels or full sizde dollars. Not many request a Quarter from that Jeanie.
There is a majic shop on a main street in a small town by me. I went in there and found I could buy two headed or two tailed coins of all sorts. They sell for from $5 to $25 each pending on the size. One method is to hone out one on ome side, then shave off a bit on the outer side of the other coin. Then they just slip one inside the other.
There are also Cent coins honed out so a Dime fits inside that one. Same with other types and denominatioins.
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 Posted 04/21/2013  7:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Doug58s to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think I used to have a 2 headed Peace dollar at some point in time and read up on how they made them... it followed pretty much as you described. (heck I might even still have that in my safe now that I think about it).
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I got a 2 headed 1974 nickel a couple months ago in a roll and really thought I'd found something special..
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Wow, great find, my brother once found the dime/penny one.
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