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Interesting find.  Strange the milled out half appears to have been stretched out as well.  |
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Put the tails inside. Then you cant lose a coin toss if you call heads.
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jbuck-
that's what I discovered when the actual quarter slipped into the milled-out quarter. I didn't see the size difference initially.
Tunnioc-
i thought about that & tried it, but the coins come apart upon flipping. the actual quarter doesn't stick inside the milled-out quarter, but it fits into it perfectly. the quarter falls out of the other without much effort, so flipping it into the air causes them to come apart mid-flip. doesn't mean that trick can't be done, it just means I don't know how it's done, or if it's even the right trick for the coin. it's still a clever thing. will figure out eventually. would be helpful to know a magician!
bobby131313-
thanks for posting that video link!
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06/16/2020 6:01 pm
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only just now did I think to weigh the coin. i'll bust out my scale & weigh it soon & post a pic. the milled-out quarter feels too light, it doesn't feel like a heavier metal. I realize a lot of the coin is missing & it would naturally feel a bit lighter because of the milling, but that presumes it was indeed a real quarter to start with. it looks like it was, but was it really? it doesn't feel like it's made of a heavier metal, it feels light as aluminum. and would the milling-out of an actual quarter cause the thing to expand slightly? if it expanded, wouldn't the obverse surface show some kind of 'stretching-out' across the fields & devices? would that even be possible?
i'll have to dig it out again. I had it out last night, but I put it back. it's buried. takes me some doing to dig stuff out.
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Put the tails inside. Then you cant lose a coin toss if you call heads. 2 heads are better than one! Quote:
i thought about that & tried it, but the coins come apart upon flipping Put a small dab of plumbers putty in first, it should hold it together and is easily removed... |
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Put the tails inside. Then you cant lose a coin toss if you call heads. I usually just say "heads I win, tails you lose."  |
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Measure the diameters of both coins and compare them to the standard of 24.26mm/955inch.
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it weighs 2.1g and appears to be a full centimeter larger than a regular quarter, 2.5 (or 2.5+) cm in diameter. it's still a cool thing to pluck from circulation. I remember back when I was 12 or 13 and 'seriously' (for a 12-year-old, lol) getting into coins for the first time, I read some article about someone finding a hollow nickel that came apart & contained a microfilm. was it real? I don't know, just something I read when I was 12. this coin made me remember that. makes me wish I would have stuck with coins instead of straying into everything else that kept me from coins.. sportscards, records, etc.  |
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This took me a minute~ I had to read it again when I saw your little devil.... what a great little mind trick you have shared! Quote:
I usually just say "heads I win, tails you lose." Mr Pink, I hope you find out how this was intended to be used~ I agree with the heads or tails trick. Maybe someone out there is looking for your half of the coin~ wouldn't that be something if that someone finds you on here?!! Either way, it reminds you of your childhood so it's a cool one to keep! |
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yes, it's in a coin holder, along with the real quarter
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what a great little mind trick you have shared! You are welcome.  |
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yes, good idea... heads/heads.. lol.. heads- I win, heads- I win, heads- I win
let the money flow to meee
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moment, lol... 
Posted 06/16/2020 5:14 pm
