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Erns Valued Member Puerto Rico 92 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 08:30 am I found this Lincoln Cent a few months ago whilst CRH. I kept it because I thought it was neat. It appears to be the reverse half side of a penny. The outer rim still remains. The other side of the coin appears to be zinc with evident rust. My questions are: Is this coin even real? Is this what a penny would look like if it were sliced through the middle? Is there a name for this type of coin? What caused this odd penny and is it PMD? Thank you for your time today. Report this Post to the Staff

CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 08:44 am First thought would be some one tried to make a Magicians coin out of this penny. Possibly also a hollowed out secret container. But definately PMD Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 09:09 am Whatever it is, it's only 1/2 there. Edited by fioti 07/02/2013 09:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 10:19 am It appears to be a Magicians coin to me also. Somewhere there is another half that pops into your half. Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 10:46 am The reverse shows it is 1992 or earlier. I don't see any lathe lines on the blank side and would recommend you post a photo of this coin on a scale and see if it weighs either 3.1 or 2.5 grams (zinc), if the weight is correct, it could be a genuine error (2 planchets entering the die chamber), if underweight it is PMD. If the weight is correct (and genuine), maybe Mike Diamond can comment on why the reverse side does not exhibit a stronger (pressure) strike if a second planchet was involved. Another guess would be struck with a late stage capped die as I can now see a very faint outline of Lincoln, but that may be a optical illusion on my part. Edited by Broken-Coin 07/02/2013 10:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 11:40 am Neither zinc nor copper rust. With that said, I would bet your coin is not only underweight but that the blank side is magnetic. If that is true, then one side of your coin was effaced and a thin steel disc was inserted on the blank side. The most likely reason is that it is part of a trick coin that was magnetically attached to something else(like another coin half). Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 2:53 pm A dime would probably fit into the opening. It may have been an attempt of a dime from one side and a cent from the other. Magicians coin definitely. Report this Post to the Staff
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