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Valued Member
Australia
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Hi all I'm new here and came across this coin It has the queens head on both sides No date is shown Would appreciate any comments   |
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Valued Member
 Australia
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I should mention the reverse is upside down to the front
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Moderator
 United States
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@psh, could you please also add a picture of the edge of this piece? I suspect that you have a so-called Magician's coin. Thx. "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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Valued Member
Australia
119 Posts |
Hi Spence
Thankyou for your reply
When you say edge - what does that mean?
Can you be more specific/detail
Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I think Spence wants a photo of the actual edge of the coin. Often these double heads are made by grinding down and then soldering together 2 coins, which leaves a thin line all the way round the edge as a give away. Personally the lettering on this one looks so crude I suspect this is a cast confection rather than a Magician's coin. |
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United States
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Thx for clarifying @paddy. Yes exactly--the thin side. I'm looking for a seam that indicates that two genuine coins were sanded roughly halfway down and then sandwiched together. This seems to be the older way of creating Magician's coins, with the newer method being to hollow out one coin and then turn down the rim on a second one so that it fits in the pocket of the first. In that case, the seam will appear around the rim near the denticles. I'm not seeing this on your coin, so the only two other possibilities are this sandwich or else a complete fabrication outside of the mint. For sure, this piece didn't leave the mint looking like this. "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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Moderator
United States
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I agree. Fun find.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
119 Posts |
I have checked and you are absolutely right.
Thanks for your help
Much appreciated
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Moderator
United States
34393 Posts |
Glad to help. Magician's coins are a fun find and while not really worth anything, still a neat addition for your collection. "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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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Quote: Glad to help. Magician's coins are a fun find and while not really worth anything, still a neat addition for your collection.  |
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