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Found this coin roll searching today. The reason I am posting it is because the Eagle on the reverse is the same orientation as the face on the obverse. Every other half I've seen thus far has the Eagle flipped on the reverse. Is this normal or an error? Also, can't tell if the crack is a die crack or just abuse he's taken over 45 years of circulation.   |
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using camera on my phone. It does appear that there is separation on the rim. Is this good or bad?
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Yeah, looks like a magician coin.
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Is it worth anything over spot? I don't know much about magician coins. Is it two separate halves?
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No, just worth spot. Someone cut two halves in half and then they glued em together.
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If it's a Magician's coin, someone didn't just cut the halves in half; they milled two coins so that one would fit inside the other. From the looks of it in that edge-view picture, they didn't do a stellar job, or the pieces are coming apart. But why would someone bother to convert a coin with coin orientation to medallic orientation for a Magician's coin though? Not sure most people would pick up on the difference so why go to all the trouble? |
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Can you by any chance weigh the coin or know someone that has a scale that could do it for ya quick, maybe a local LCS if you have one nearby. Only reason I'mcurious on weight is in response to celtic knots post. If it was milled to fit inside of another half just so the orientation was the same as obverse then I would suspect it would weigh a decent amount more due to there being more silver/clad involved.. no?.. sorry its really late and been tipping the bottle tonight but it was something that I was curious about an if I am not losing my mind here then I would believe you scored twice, kinda.   |
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There is a good explanation and great illustrations of a Magician's coin in this thread here, chettieyy. https://goccf.com/t/203720If done right a coin made from two of the same coin type would have the same amount of material (and probably a bit less). |
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My question is if this is indeed a Magicians coin, why would they use the same reverse the coin would have had in the first place. If they go through all the time to lathe a coin, why not change the back to a gold reverse, or another obverse..it seems like a waste of time to do the work just to keep the same back. |
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Quote: if this is indeed a Magicians coin, why would they use the same reverse Well, I'msure they did that to some coins just not all of them. It's still a cool coin, and some nice silver. Good find  |
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...why would they use the same reverse... That was also my question. Maybe it was a practice run. |
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Posted 03/06/2015 9:05 pm
