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retired44 New Member New Zealand 17 Posts	Posted 01/10/2010 7:02 pm I have been going through a batch of pennies and have just come across a penny mule. It is an 1875 Britannia on one side and a 1879 Britannia on the other. They are not orientated together. The orientation is what you see in my photo. How rare is this sort of mule (is that what it is called or do you call it a die pairing?)? Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/10/2010 9:39 pm Look carefully at the edge - there may be a seam there. Some people put together "two-headed" or "two-tailed" coins for tricks. Report this Post to the Staff
retired44 New Member New Zealand 17 Posts	Posted 01/10/2010 11:15 pm Whoops, it has a join:( Thought that I was on to something:) cheers Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 01/13/2010 10:42 am It's still original I think because most probably it was done around a century ago!.. Perhaps not numismatically, but t has some historical value. Who knows what did this coin(s) seen in years.. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/13/2010 12:32 pm Please correct me if I'm wrong, from what very little I know about the minting process, with the way they prepare the dies, it is virtually impossible to get a coin from the mint with two obverses or tho reverses. Is it so? Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 01/14/2010 10:41 am Yes, Slav, due to the minting process it is very very hard for a coin to be struck both in same design. Most probably, this is done intentionally.. Otherwise, it is a true error. Report this Post to the Staff
retired44 New Member New Zealand 17 Posts	Posted 01/15/2010 10:44 pm If it were true error is this what is called a mule? Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 11:19 am usually a mule would be the Obverse of one denomination and the Reverse of another denomination (just like a mule is a combination of two different species) A coin with 2 Obverses would be called a double headed coin or double tailed if it was two Reverses together. At least that is how it is with US coins Report this Post to the Staff
retired44 New Member New Zealand 17 Posts	Posted 01/17/2010 05:23 am thanks for that. Makes sense (cents:)) Report this Post to the Staff
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