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   I am guessing this is post mint damage of some type, but I am completely baffled. By the look of the reeding it appears to be silver no damage in the reeding. Toned as if it has circulated for a long time. My bosses' father found it in one of his vending machines years ago. Obviously lighter than a normal quarter, with a higher pitch hollow noise on the drop test. Surprise Surprise. My first guess was a Magicians coin gone terrible wrong. The hole is the size of a dime. What are your thoughts?
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WOW !!.......that's pretty interesting !!...  Never seen anything like that......I wonder if somebody tried to make the hole to "set" something in there and it didn't work or fell out....then just became a "slug" ? Dunno.....very curious on others thoughts about this one !!......  |
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What are your thoughts? Looks like a metal lathe attacked that side. |
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I agree, probably a Magicians coin. I bet a nickle fits in there perfectly. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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 ....... MintMarq...... TRY THE NICKEL !!..... |
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A Magician's coin is usually heads-heads or tails-tails, not one denomination vs a second denomination (of course, there *are* odd magicians out there...;)).. and the marks are in a spiral and consistent, which suggests a lathe, or another tool in rotation. Maybe this was an unfinished attempt at a plug of another reverse of a quarter? |
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The hole is about the size of a dime.
I thought the most interesting thing about the coin is the toning in the grooved out area.
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Some coins where made into buttons too?
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Maybe you should post this in the grading forum and see what everyone there says.  And people complain about holes being drilled in coins... |
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Quote:A Magician's coin is usually heads-heads or tails-tails, not one denomination vs a second denomination (of course, there *are* odd magicians out there...;)) Put the dime and the quarter down on the table, place the quarter on the dime, pick it up, presto! The dime has vanished. Definitely machined out as a trick coin. |
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That is a Magician's coin. Used to make a dime vanish as you pass a quarter over it. There are also Nickels made like that for the vanishing of a Dime or Penny(Cent for those sensitive to terminology) Used to also be Half Dollar ones with the reverse honed out for quarters, nickels, etc. There are 2 headed and two tailed coins of every denomination also. I used to collect those but gave most away to YN's. There is a magic shop near me where you can either purchase those or order them. I recently purchased a two headed Ike dollar to have fun with a coin dealer at coin shows that specializes in Ikes. They also carry a large assortment of other types of coinage. If you want to have some fun with it and a dime will not stick easily, place a piece of chewing gum in the hole, sit at a table somewhere with frinds and if they put any coins on the table, place that on top of the dime and then left it. POOF, their dime is gone. Edited by just carl
09/11/2008 11:33 am
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with PennehChaos and Just Carl. |
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So MINT_MARQ .......are ya practicing your "slight of hand" ?...... |
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Posted 09/10/2008 8:27 pm
