| Author |
 Replies: 19 / Views: 25,432 |
|
Valued Member
United States
356 Posts |
I have a double sided coin, where obverse and reverse are identical. I feel it is not authenticate. So any expert opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.  |
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Need to have a very close lookk at the edges, with a high powered jeweler's loupe. You should find a circumferential join.
Another test: Does it ring true, to the same pitch as any other genuine silver dollar?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4692 Posts |
First, no 1895 Morgans were released into circulation. Second, no mint-issued double sided coins exist.
This is a fantasy piece.
|
|
Valued Member
 United States
356 Posts |
I plan on weighing it, I presume it should weigh 26 grams, but if less than it would be fake. However, from what you are saying it is fake regardless of weight?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
11/09/2014 9:56 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
2519 Posts |
I have never heard of a true mint error coin with two-heades or two-backs. Most likely a fantasy piece or Magician's coin. There are no 1895-P Morgans, but if this is a Magician's coin made from two real 1895 Morgans that had their reverses ground or filed off and stuck together, it might be an O or S mint. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2824 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
United States
96 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Simply a Magician's coin. Many two sided coins are made for magic shows. Some are two headed, some two tails. Some are hollow and made to place other, smaller coins inside. If you could find a magic store, they are fun to roam through for all the coins they sell. One store, not far from me, is really fun to look through. Those two sided type coins are not cheap either. At the place by me a two headed Silver Dollar goes for $25 and that is for the Ike one. |
|
Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
Jsb, 12,000 Morgans were minted in Philadelphia for circulation, and all were melted. Normal Proof issues were done that year, however, and the ebay coin is one of those Proofs. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Quote:
why does the holder say 1895 S$1 It is an 1895, it is a dollar coin ($1) and it is silver(S) They use the S$1 to differentiate from the gold dollars G$1 (And they did so even though there were no gold dollars in 1895.) |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2824 Posts |
|
|
Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
2519 Posts |
Quote:
It's two-headed. How do they know the mint mark? Simple. They minted a 1895S copy, filed off the reverse, then stuck the two heads together  Talking about doing things the long way around! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1021 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
United States
291 Posts |
Magician's coin.... Good for winning coin flips.
|
| |
Replies: 19 / Views: 25,432 |
Posted 11/09/2014 9:08 pm
