Counterfeit/Fake 2 Headed Quarter. Weight Is Spot On. How Do They Do It?

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village idiot Valued Member United States 98 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 2:27 pm I have a fake two headed quarter. A 1991 and 1986. Can easily see the cut on the 86 side. This quarter weighs 5.69g. How do they do this and get the weight spot on? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 2:33 pm This is called a Magician's coin: Sanded coins: Lathe alterations You can see the rim area where it was altered. Same on your coin. This is actually the loser coin. Why? Because most coin flips are called heads. So a two Tailed coin would be a winner more often. Report this Post to the Staff
village idiot Valued Member United States 98 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 2:40 pm Thanx coop. You are the man. You have the correct answer to every coin issue on here. May I ask. Did you work at the mint at some point? Is this correct? They cut it out of the 86 coin. Sand that till they get the weight correct and glue it in to the grinded out 91 coin Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94765 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 3:12 pm pretty nice Magicians coin (the second one this weekend) such a magical weekend we have here. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Digger57 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/01/2024 3:52 pm I just found the same coin, is it normal To find more than one of these coins thats been made? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/01/2024 3:55 pm It's certainly unusual! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 08/01/2024 4:37 pm Magicians Coins don't show up that often but I think enough were made throughout the years. I have (1) half a Magicians coin that's all I have ever found in the wild. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6454 Posts	Posted 08/01/2024 4:43 pm I wouldn't rule out that they just accidentally landed on the correct mass. I doubt anyone would bother to get the weight precisely correct. After all, a Magician's coin won't stand up to even casual scrutiny, you don't need a precise scale to know something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 08/01/2024 10:39 pm Magicians coins aren't designed to be fed into vending machines or coin counters - they fool the eye, not the machine - so they usually won't be correct weight. There's always an air gap in between the two halves of the coin, so unless there's extra thickness, the weight will almost always be lighter. As for the thread-bumper's question: multiple people have been making these, for decades. The dates are going to be random. 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
rggoodie Moderator United States 23478 Posts	Posted 08/01/2024 10:39 pm I have bought them and they cost a lot more than a quarter to purchase at a magic shop rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187673 Posts	Posted 08/02/2024 10:37 pm to the Community, Digger57! 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
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