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Valued Member
Canada
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I was browsing ebay and found this: 331712339448Is it possible to have a double headed coin? Surely its a fake right? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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the only one I ever seen. it was a loonie. it had the loon on both sides. I know what it sold for. it was away lot more than that. so the gentlemen that purchased that coin. must have known what he was getting. that coin there it would be nice to be able to see it in hand. plus weight it and get it under a microscope. so you could compare it to a identical coin. good luck
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Valued Member
Canada
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Magician's coin, it's just two coins which have been filed/sanded down and soldered together. Most are crudely done and the seam is easily seen on the rim.
I put these in the same class as a hobo nickel, or love token. If I could get $300USD I would open up shop in the garage and be rich in no time. IMO it's worth $10-$20 as a conversation piece.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Ok, I just watched the video that linked to my post, I had no idea that would happen. Obviously the techniques have become more sophistaced this guy knows what he is doing, it gives you an idea of what people are capable of these days.
Edited by SelectCoinCanada
02/09/2016 10:32 am
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Pillar of the Community
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It is possible PCGS has certified two Canadian nickels as such, how they were created is debatable.
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Forum Dad
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Canada
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Trick coin only worth about a couple bucks. Here's a couple quarters 171182800173 |
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Pillar of the Community
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I think I am going go purchase this coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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ok I have a message to the seller if I here back from them. If they answer my questions I going to buy it.
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Rest in Peace
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I hope to goodness you are kidding, Rocky.
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Don't do it rocky. The dies are not interchangeable, in the presses of that era, an obverse die cannot fit in the reverse die position in the press. It is impossible for this double headed coin to be anything other than a " Magicians coin" "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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02/09/2016 12:02 pm
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Canada
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Not if the management ordered the machines to alter the die to create such piece, or pressman had too much time and slowed the press to create an obverse brockage, then flip this coin over and strike an obverse brockage again, that would have a head to head coin. Although highly unlikely weird and wonderfull errors came out of the RCM during late 70's and 80's. |
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I have two tailed 1-cent coins - but, they are actually counterbrockage strikes...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Mike Byers the US error dealer sold two 1980 PCGS tail to tail Canadian cents, and I believe there are 6 or so US coins slabbed head to head or tail to tail coins. Edited by john100
02/09/2016 1:06 pm
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I want to share this with the members here. I know where there is a very elderly dealer. my father took me to this guy along time ago. my father is gone now. I have part of his collection. this old gentle had a box. he said son I going to show you some coin you have never seen. well let me tell you. there is member here. if they saw what I seen in that little box. you would not be saying that these coin are impossible. what I saw there in his little shop. there is members here. that would pay anything to have these coins. its the type of coin that ssp Ottawa likes to look for. wrong metal coins and some very different error. some of them mint. I know thou to get some of them its going to cost big time. keep and open mind these coins are out there. this gentleman is as honest as the day is long. he believes they are real and I would trust him. I wish I could show you some of them. but he will not let you photography or take them out of his shop. he is going to sell them soon. I told him to contact me as soon as he want to let them go. these coins do exist
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Posted 02/09/2016 10:27 am
