Info On These Two Walking Liberty Coins . Possible Error Or Counterfeit/Fake ?

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Rprj675 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 01:53 am Hello so here is the story about these coins . I bought these and a bunch of others from a auction and the collection I bought from was supposedly pretty old . These two half dollars are the correct thickness and diameter and the weight is right. And they ring exactly like my other walkers that I know are real and also passed the magnet test. These both have a mint mark on the front and back which I can not find any other coins that have this and searched what I could think to online and nothing . The local coin shop said they looked real to him so should I just send these to get graded and see what happens or is there some other route I can take ? I dont want to just write these off as fakes without definitely knowing . Thanks for any help . Edited by Rprj675 12/11/2018 01:56 am Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 02:36 am to CCF! I was not familiar with it, but the 1917 S and D coins can have the MM on either side. I don't know the history as to why, but I also don't see any examples where dies were combined so as to have an mm on both sides. The most likely explanation for me is that these are a type of Magician's coin. That means two halves of original coins being combined into a single "novelty" coin. What does the edge look like? 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
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 03:46 am They cannot have the mintmark on both sides at once so spruett's answer is the most likely and I agree. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 08:25 am to CCF. Please remove coins from holders and retake photos,also please rotate the pics properly before posting. Label the coin pics coin 1 and coin 2 obverse reverse. If there is a mint mark on both sides of the same coin,we will need good pics of the edges as well. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 08:31 am IMHO they are fake . Do not send them in for authentication . Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 09:00 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ZenFE99 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 3:12 pm I'm very curious, and how cool would it be if those are actual transitional coins from obverse to reverse mint marks? Probably fake, but please get some better pics! Report this Post to the Staff
Rprj675 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/13/2018 10:06 pm Thanks guys . Sorry it took me so long to reply . I will try to take better pics tomorrow. The edge on both coins is normal with no sign of tampering . Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/14/2018 02:24 am I'm looking forward to the pics. 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
Lionel90 Valued Member United States 392 Posts	Posted 12/14/2018 05:23 am very interesting mm on both sides. Report this Post to the Staff
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Info On These Two Walking Liberty Coins . Possible Error Or Fake ?