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It seems hollow and the back is smaller and is a different color than the front. It looks almost like the back is a penny, but there are no details. Only copperish coloration and rough outline and size of a penny. The coin is also much thicker than normal. Is this a known error coin?
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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 Does it have a cent stuck to it? We can guess all day, but without a picture to look at, we really won't have a clue. |
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As stated previously, we can't tell you much without pictures. At present, my best guess is that you have a magician's coin- a larger coin (in this case a nickel) whose reverse is hollowed out, into which is inserted a smaller coin (a cent).
Edited by Numisma
09/12/2016 01:53 am
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It looks like some sort of button was soldered on to the reverse.
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Looks like it has a copper/brass disk soldered to it.
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 looks like some sort of metal disc attached to it. Not an error, sorry |
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I agree that this looks purposeful, but I wonder why it was done. Is that a drilled hole visible on the obv just under the "O" in God? If so, I'm pretty sure that this is a so-called squirting nickel: http://www.magictricks.com/squirting-nickel.htmlNo extra value, but a kinda neat item to keep around. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
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Edited by Spence
09/16/2016 9:58 pm
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This reminds me of the age old question "Why did the cactus cross the road". When you find something like this, you have to ask yourself, could this have happened during the minting process? It is obviously two separate pieces of metal soldered together. Since no two US coins come from the mint that way, it had to be done after it left the mint and therefore would be considered an altered or damaged coin/coins. Edited by cwb
09/16/2016 10:33 pm
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I agree with Spence. It is one of those "squirting nickles". You push down on the copper side while putting the coin in water. When you let go, the copper pops up and sucks in water through the little hole. Then when you push the copper side in again, the water shoots out the hole and into the victims face.  |
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I agree. That is what I see.
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Pillar of the Community
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I had one of these. Lots of old magic coins turn up in this forum. :)
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[quoteThis reminds me of the age old question "Why did the cactus cross the road". ][/quote]  |
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Thank you very much folks. Clearly I am a complete newbie. Hopefully at some point in the future I'll have something a little more special to share. At least I have now found a great place to come to find out what's what  |
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