If you fool with the coin enough, you will probably discover that it has been tampered with and a
Magician's coin has been created from it.
A little bit of circulation and it becomes almost impossible to open it up.
Most Kennedys that appear to be rotated dies are "
Magician's coins" that have been opened up and carelessly put back together paying no attention to the relative positions of the obverse and reverse.
I have several here.
The first thing I do when I discover one that appears to be a rotated die coin is to do a "ring test". Just drop it onto a hard surface to see if it rings the same way as a normal half. Usually the rotated die coin just goes "THUD".
It sounds like a hunk of lead when it hits.
Then drop a regular Kennedy and listen to the high musical ring produced.
If it passes the "ring test" and sounds like a normal coin, let me know and we'll go on to the next step.
Magician's coins are pieced together from several coins to create an illusion. There is an insert made from one coin that fits into a hollow made in another coin.
Many are used to create the illusion, by turning the insert around, of a two headed or two tailed coin.
Some that are more "fancy" have on the inside a completely different coin used such as an older 20 Centavos of Mexico or an older penny of Great Britain.
I suspect that you have one of these. I see what looks like a seam on the reverse of your coin . That is the piece that you want to try to remove.
Thanks,
Bill
Posted 02/26/2008 12:36 am
