Inherited Coin Collection Error Question

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2leftys New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 2:32 pm Hello all. My late grandmother sent me her coin collection before passing. It's taken me a while to go through them. I do not know a thing about coin collecting so please be kind with your remarks. I have came across a double headed and tailed penny with an authenticity certificate. Google has told me that they are usually magician coins. Can anyone help with this? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Nalani Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 3:05 pm Double heads/tails error coins are not possible for US issues because the shafts of the obverse and reverse dies are designed to not be interchangeable, i.e. you cannot mount an obverse die in the reverse die slot. However, anyone with a machine shop can create these "errors" using halves from two genuine coins. Report this Post to the Staff
2leftys New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 3:12 pm Thank you for your response. Buying an authentic coin like this would only be for novelty purposes? Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorCoins222 Pillar of the Community United States 1699 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 6:33 pm Technically, the coins are authentic, but they have been altered. The certificate of authenticity is misleading, if in fact it was issued for these double heads/tails coins. Any certificate of authenticity that does not specify the exact coin type that it is gaurenteeing is usually not reliable. To an error coin collector, there is no value in this piece. Coins of this nature are marketed to those who know little or nothing about coins in the first place. Edited by ErrorCoins222 07/28/2014 6:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 8:28 pm Novelty items. Very little, if any, resale value, but fun to have. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24154 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 8:35 pm hAnyo1-q1bU Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
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