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I was just wondering if anyone here has heard of this coin defect and also its value?   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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hi and welcome to CCF, your coin appears to be a 2 headed lead forgery..very interesting but I'm not too sure of a value.
would I be out of line to ask if you live in Canada, and if so where? just curious cause if you are close enough i'd love to see it in hand at a show or something. very intriguing piece.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Phoenix1701 It's very likely a Magician's coin, quite an antique one from the days of traveling carnivals. Heads, you win. Tails, you lose! |
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New Member
 Canada
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Thank you guys for this information its very helpful and interesting to know more about my coins. I will be posting a lot more of my collection on this site and would appreciate your feedback, Thanks again. :)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Very interesting, I would personally love to examine this in hand on the off chance it is not counterfeit. Can you post photos of the rims please?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Two slices put together and then peened on the edges to close up the junction. You see them every once in a while on US stuff as well.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You might see a faint line across if showing a few side views "edge on"..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You are in the US send it to NGC or PCGS, either you have a fake or something quite valuable, although the photos seems to show a fake
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's going to cost you big $$ to find out from a TPG ... just take a good photo of the edge and post it here. My opinion is ((+% that's it's a fake and someone made a tails/tails coin to win flips. |
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There's no less than a dozen reasons why that isn't an authentic coin starting with the T in CENTS or the A in CANADA. It looks to me like it was made by molten metal set into a handcarved wooden mold. All the same, it's still interesting. For comparison, a photo of a 1945 Victory nickel.  http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...ts-1937-1952Edited by wildflowerAB
03/11/2017 10:13 am
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New Member
Canada
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heres a side view of the double tailed victory nickel  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Perfect..Now back up the focus a touch so that the showing edge is in focus.
Right now we can see that the "V" (middle of the that coin) is the sharpest point of focus in that last pic..
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New Member
Canada
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here is another two photos of the different ends of the coin, Thank you guys for your help I appreciate it   |
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Is there any rotation of the devices or are they the same as you turn the coin as Canadian coins do? My guess would be a casting and the rim tapped to get rid of the mold line as the so called nickle looks a little thick. Can you weigh it on a gram scale? That might help determine the metal the coin is made of. Nickel has a melting point of 2651F degrees while aluminum melts at around 1200F degrees - much easier to melt aluminum than pure nickel.
Edited by Mark1959
03/11/2017 5:47 pm
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New Member
Canada
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I have tried a magnet on it but it does not stick like my other Victory Nickels do, and I also know that its not hollow or two coins put together like a Magicians coin. I will try to weigh it I just have to find my scale, Thank you. |
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