Unknown Copper Farthing .. Please Help

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Dericg New Member Malaysia 2 Posts	Posted 09/27/2014 01:10 am I found this copper farthing and what is strange about this coin is that both side are the same. Can someone tell me what is it and the value of it? Thanks. NOTE: Both side of the coins are exactly like the coin in the pic below. My coin has no date on it. Both side are this. Is this normal? Report this Post to the Staff

BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 09/27/2014 3:50 pm I suggest that you carefully examine the edge, looking for a seam. (Someone may have glued two half-coins together. Hopefully not). Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 09/27/2014 6:06 pm I hope you did not pay much for that. The odds of it being real are just slightly better than me winning Miss Universe. It is cool though. Just remember to call tails. Report this Post to the Staff
Dericg New Member Malaysia 2 Posts	Posted 09/27/2014 8:20 pm Thanks for the reply. Theres no sign of the coin being glued together. And this coin has been in my family for 100+ years. I'm thinking maybe it's a fake too but did they started making fakes so long ago? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 09/28/2014 9:25 pm The short answer is they started making fakes the day after they started making coins. Truly two headed or two tailed coins are common and always a non mint product. They are often called Magician's coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 01:59 am On the first sentence I fully agree with 'Tryna' (maybe took a few days in the very early times though). Personally I have a nice contemporary forgery of a late first century denarius. But on the second I can agree only to 99.99% (or something in that order). Personally I have a rebel coin from Xinjiang with has 2 reverses (not the identical die though)which is a mint error rather than a forgery - let me add that it is hammered rather than milled coin, for milled coinage I would fully agree with 'Tryna'. Edited by Medieval 09/30/2014 02:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
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