5 Half Pennies Which Only Have 'Tails'

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RueDeWakenin New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 04/21/2021 11:58 am I have come across these 5 half pennies which only have 'tails'. Are these special or somehow just made for shove ha'penny? there is still a ridge around the edge. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21631 Posts	Posted 04/21/2021 12:02 pm to the CCF The obverses have been removed intentionally, perhaps to make Magicians Coins. They would be classed as damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 04/21/2021 1:26 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/21/2021 2:06 pm . I agree with Magicians Coins. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
PNWType Pillar of the Community United States 561 Posts	Posted 04/21/2021 2:52 pm Have to agree, circular shapes made by the lines looks like these were lathed Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 04/21/2021 9:32 pm Shove'ha'penny needs the undersides of the coins ground down completely flat. I doubt these hollowed-out coins would slide on the board very well. But yes, these coins have been lathed out, either for artistic purposes or to make a Magician's coin. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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