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ill flip ya for the coin. I call heads
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Looks like a Magicians coin, If you look real close at the inside of the rims there should be a minute crack, thats where it opens up and on the inside should be a different coin obverse. I have found about a half dozen clad versions of this coin... Nice find. |
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It is a Magician's coin, two coins machined to fit together. The sound of it was your primary clue- a Magician's coin will not have the ring of a solid silver coin. The seam will be on one of the faces alongside the rim, not on the edge of the coin. Also, double headed or tailed coins are basically impossible errors for US coins. The only way for one to be produced is a Mint worker intentionally altering the die setup. Edited by biokemist6
01/31/2010 11:04 pm
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It wont sound like silver because It is not solid. It has been made by combining the obverse of 2 different coins.
Edited by ratman4762
01/31/2010 11:05 pm
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I found one like that last week only it's a BU '72 obverse matched with a really beat up reverse. I only really looked at it because it didn't feel right (too light?). Definitely doesn't sound right either. I can see the seam and I knew what it was from this board, but I can't figure out why someone would bother to make one with a normal obverse and reverse!
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It may be chinese made. I've seen similar "two sided coins" AKA "Joker Coins" like Peace dollars, on ebay alot. They would even make them in 90% silver for about 30 bucks. Edited by oih82w8
02/01/2010 10:34 am
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These were and are still made as novelty items.
The top picture in this persons post is the side with the seam.
Two parts are machined, leaving the edge undamaged.
One part is hollowed out and is called a "shell"
The other part is usually called the "Insert"...
They are machined, often to very small tolerances, sometimes the two parts are made to be within 1/1000ths of an inch of each other.
Circulation often makes the seam very difficult to see.
Thanks,
Bill
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And they had to make it out of 64's!  But on the other hand, it is less common to be made out of silver, definate keeper! |
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It's fun to fun across something like that. Keep it as a conversation piece. Chances are that it was made the year it came out because silver was no more valuable at the time. Magicians coin or con coin. Just fun to find. |
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