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United States
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So, I belong to a metal detecting group on FB and came across this post today about an unusual 1943 nickel. Peaked my curiousity bc I've never seen anything like this before and was curious on your thoughts. Apparently this guys son found this nickel with unusual reverse while metal detecting. Some of the replies mentioned "spy" or "magic" nickel....thought this would make for a good conversation. Again, this is not my find nor my coin but had to ask bc I thought it was interesting.....could'nt think of a better group to ask then all of you!! Thanks!   Edited by Amysattic519
10/19/2015 11:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Magic Coin, what's on the other side of the right pic?
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10/19/2015 11:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can do different illusions with them depending on what the outside of the reverse looks like.
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10/19/2015 11:43 pm
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Canada
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Assuming the pics are of the same coin it's half of a Magicians coin. With the new spy movie out I have seen a few threads about spy coins here which were interesting reads. Funny I hadn't heard of them before the movie though. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1/2 of a Magician's coin. Nickels are milled out to fit another coin (usually a cent) into the opened area. They mill out cents to fit in a dime. |
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United States
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Sometimes they use two coins of the same denomination to make one coin that shows both sides heads or both sides tails as seen on this example.  Edited by cwb
10/20/2015 01:07 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Magician coin made from a 1943 War Nickel. Some silver in it |
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United States
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Those round circular motions on the reverse of the nickel is from it being machined. More likely then not in a lathe. After the inner coin is machined out, they then would pop a coin into that nickel to make a Mule, or a Magicians coin. |
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Spain
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Great little coin. I have one which was sold as 'double headed penny' and when received it is exactly the same thing as here, not uncommon amongst people trying to make a quick buck! Here's mine, you can see on the second picture where the gap between the 2 coins is.  |
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United Kingdom
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UKpennyhunter - you'd have thought that whoever made it would have used the same king on both sides!
Somewhat spoils the illusion the way it's been done.
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Spain
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Totally agree! Although the strangest one I've ever come across was 2 brockages (obverse and reverse) that someone had milled slightly and stuck together.
So it was a full brockage on both sides, neat little coin but I definitely would prefer to have 2 nice brockages.
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United States
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The true hollow spy nickel that was found by a NY paperboy has a hole in the loop of the R in trust to open it with a thin wire. If you're ever at The Spy Museum in DC you can check it out
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Try putting a Wheat cent into the reverse. Magic coins are fun  |
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