Coins With Wrong Reverse - Laminated? Glued?

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olds442111 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 01:37 am I know this may seem like a strange question. I'll give a quick overview to start. I have 2 coins that came with a collection I purchased several years ago, that are complete oddballs. One os a Wheat penny with the reverse being of a Nickel, V with cents. The other is a Mercury dime with the reverse being that of a Wheat penny. The materials coincide with what is being viewed. Its as though someone took half of each and attached it to the half of another. Was this a common thing back in the day, or did the guy who had this collection just like trying his handiwork? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 01:58 am can you post images of these coins? Here is the tutorial about uploading and posting images And here is the CCF Free Image Optimizer to help crop your images. Please preview your post/pictures to be sure they are rotated correctly. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 02:21 am to the answer factory! Thoese are called "magicians coins". The cent or nickel was ground down in diameter/thickness like you noted. There are also two-sided coins sold today as novelty items that have two "heads" or "tails". Edited by Crazyb0 02/08/2018 02:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 02:27 am They are known as Magician's coins. They are two separate coins machined to fit together to make a "hybrid". I would still like to see pics of them, though. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 02:34 am Close examination of the edge with a magnification glass will reveal the ruse. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 05:47 am @olds442111, first welcome to CCF. Second, while I agree with the others that these are most likely Magician's coins, it still would be super cool to see pics of them! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 10:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 10:36 am Show us pics! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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