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New Member
United States
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Okay, first off. It's been quite a while since I've posted on here, and it feels good to finally be back. Lol But alright, I came across some coins the other day, that one of my buddy's decided to give me, and found 2 very odd ones in the lot and... Quite frankly, I have no idea what to even begin to think about them. Much less, know if they might be worth anything, or if it was just people messin around some time ago. Here, take a look and PLEASE, let me know y'all's thoughts and opinions.        |
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Moderator
 United States
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@l69, glad to have you back and posting such interesting pieces. Neither one is a mint error, but the question is why did someone do these things? For the '20 cent, it is encased in a bezel. This might be done for the purpose of incorporating this cent into jewelry, or maybe just because it happened to be a tight fit and someone was just messing around?  The nickel piece is even more of a mystery to me. It looks like two additional layers of metal have been brazed onto it. Part of a magic trick? A clandestine way to store small objects? I have no idea, but look forward to others' responses. "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
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New Member
 United States
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There actually is something, rattling around inside the nickel/button/whatever it is. O.o And, I appreciate your input. I honestly had no idea what so ever to begin to think about either one of these. Lookin forward to other replys. Maybe they can help, get even deeper into this. Lol
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Moderator
United States
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@l69, after looking at several previous CCF threads and then blowing up your pic of the nickel, I think that I have solved the mystery of what you have there: a so-called squirting nickel. The copper section is a bellow that, when squeezed, will squirt a stream of water from the O in OF.  "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
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@Spence, a squirting nickel is new to me. I thought that I had heard of everything, but evidently not.
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Moderator
United States
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Yes it is true that we don't see them all that often here on CCF--that plus a lack of caffeine was why I didn't think of it right away. If you look on the interwebs for SQUIRTING NICKEL, you can find them for sale for about $7.
"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
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1161 Posts |
sorry but what you have there are just two novelty coins , no errors to be seen from the mint. good catch on the nickel Spence
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New Member
United States
21 Posts |
A Squirting nickle hu? Never heard of them before in my Life. They are both still hella cool in my opinion, and also have never seen anything like em before. SOO... On that note, I'd like to say thank you all very much, and imma try an get more posts on here too. OHH!! And I am keeping them in my collection.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Leprechaun69! Nicely done Spence!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3663 Posts |
@Spence, incredible catch! You are a wealth of information! A squirting nickel is a new one to me, too. Glad my big sister didn't have one of those handy when I was a little brat. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for posting and thanks Spence for solving the mystery. A new spin on a magician or clown coin.  I can see some little kid jumping out of their skin  when they went up close to look!  Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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New Member
United States
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Absolutely!! Thank you again Spence, and everyone else as well. Ill more than likely, be posting some different coins here after while, so that I can double check with others instead of myself, to see if what I got,are what they say they are. Lol Till later y'all, have a good evening.
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