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CollectorJP10 New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 12/26/2019 1:16 pm Hello everyone out there. I am new to the collecting World. I have a question for the experts? I have a 1980 nickel that is an error coin, found it in some change. Jefferson's face is on both sides of this coin. ls there anyone out there that is familiar wwith this error coin. I want to know more about this coin Collector JP10 * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate images. Please crop and correctly orient images before uploading. This can be done with most built in software on phones and MS Paint on most PCs. You can also use the free image optimizer. * Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/26/2019 2:21 pm to CCF. Sounds like a Magician's coin.Look for a seam. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189222 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 5:51 pm 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 6:07 pm There are several types of these. Some are two coins split in half: Note the edges of the coins, you can see the seam between the two coins. On the next type, they cut the pieces of both coins to fit inside each other: Note on this one you can see the seam near the rim of the reverse coin? A second type they are made from two coins with parts of the two coins are turned with a lathe to make the two pieces fit together: On this one you can see the full dime fits into the back of the cent. A third type is a hallowed out half with a quarter inserted on the reverse: I heard that you can place the coin in a glass and bounce it off the sides to open these up. Most are heads on both sides, but the best ones is the tails and tails. Why? Because in a coin toss, heads is the most often called. Making your tails/tails the winner. Edited by coop 12/30/2019 6:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/31/2019 05:24 am with everything above This is a fun trick coin, but certainly is not an error coin. Since the original coin was altered, it is considered a damaged coin. It's a cool conversation piece, enjoy it. Coop did a most excellent explanation above (he's the master). to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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