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Valued Member
United States
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I squired this coin today from somebody who bought part of a collection. It bewildered us both, he let it go to me for a buck...   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
It's hard to see how this could happen without having the nickel reverse set up as the anvil die, & the cent reverse set up as the hammer die, in the press. I mean, it's possible in theory for it to be the result of a series of brockage & wrong-planchet errors, but the necessary chain of coincidences beggars belief.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
I agree. If this is genuine, it was done intentionally by a mischievous mint worker. still, its a neat coin for a buck
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Canada
1177 Posts |
hmm, I mean if it is real, you've got something huge here
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Valued Member
 United States
79 Posts |
I agree, Publius. I'm going to have it checked out for authenticity. I'll cross my fingers!
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
The S mint mark on the nickel side might help me narrow down the date range.
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
Just for info, the nickel mint mark is above the building, so it's between 1942-1945. The comparison nickel is one of my Jefferson War Nickels, a 1943 S. So if genuine, it was done by a mischievous mint worker during World War 2. |
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United States
814 Posts |
Can we get a picture of the edge please?
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
GoldenChest, I thought of doing that too. My collection is locked back up for the night so I'll do that tomorrow. I will tell you however that it is thinner than either a penny or a nickel, thin as a dime. It's a smooth edge, ridge on the penny side but not on the nickel side. The measurements of the letters and details match up to both nickels and pennies. As you can see by the pictures, the edges of the nickel letters are cut off.
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Valued Member
United States
395 Posts |
Any way you slice it, neat coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1915 Posts |
It's like a Magician's coin. This was made from a silver nickel and a Wheat cent. There is no way for silver AND copper to be present in one planchet. It appears someone took and hollowed out the obverse side of the cent, and then cut down and placed the nickel reverse in the void. Mn made damage, nothing more and nothing less. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2189 Posts |
 with seal006. It's man made outside of the mint in someones shop. known as a Magicians coin.worth a few dollars as a novelty. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
I also agree. It is another Magicians coin. This is not a possible error. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5197 Posts |
My guess would be you have 1/2 of a Magicians coin and the female half of it which would have a nickel obverse has been lost somewhere along the way. |
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United States
2757 Posts |
Is the edge the color of the nickel or the penny? the seam should be easy to find.
Edited by robbudo
08/12/2013 06:35 am
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United States
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Well the nickel pretty much has to sit inside the hollowed out penny from the looks of the pics.
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