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New Member
Canada
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Please be forgiving as I am new to this forum
What are your thoughts on this anomaly that I have? I am waiting for my camera to charge so no pic yet.
But here is the description:
JFK half dollar (1996) fine VG condition. The JFK head with the date, in God We Trust is perfectly duplicated on both sides of the coin... (i.e there is no eagle nor United States of America on the flip side to JFK's head).
Thoughts?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
 to the forum! There are much more experienced people here, but my guess would be a fabricated two-headed coin, like a Magicians coin or something. Does it have a seam running down the side where it can be taken apart? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In the 90's I was stationed in the Wash DC area. There was a coin shop there that would sell two headed coins. I have a quarter and nickel from them.
With a good power glass I can see a line where the face meets the rim on one side. They said they were made with some sort of laser. I am not sure if this is true, just what they said.
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New Member
 Canada
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WOW! thanks for your reply.
I've pulled the coin out to have a peek. I also had another set of eyes to see if the coin looked split or fabricated.....In all honousty I cannot see any sort of split nor anything fishy. I will be sure to take a picture of the front and back and the sides so that you and others can assess.....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We love pics! That would really help a lot.
Being a '96, can you see the copper layer in the middle of the coin?
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New Member
Canada
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Yes sir,
there is a copper layer. I should be able to offer pictures tomorrow
cheers!
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Pillar of the Community
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I have found several of these. All of the ones that I have found, whend dropped on a counter top will make a flat tone when dropped. They are hollow in the middle. They will not ring like a solid coin. The coins are milled out one one side all the way out to the edge of the inside rim. The rim and back of another coin is removed and both side fit together. I have found both nickels and half dollars where this was completed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
Interesting still lookin, so the coin should be underweight?
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New Member
Canada
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sorry to be an unknowing newbie.......but I would like to offer 3 great pics of the coin (side, front and back) I put a sticky note on one side to distinguish the sides...
here is the problem. On this site, I am not sure how to upload those pics from my PC. Where is the function?
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New Member
Canada
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Well hopefully this works. However if the images do not upload, I have copy-pasted the URL to the specific photobucket site which displays the 4 pictures of my JFK coin. I have really scrutinize this coin and I cannot see anything fishy about it. Here is the URL to the photobucket site in case things go hay-wire. http://s1022.photobucket.com/albums.../JFK%201996/ |
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New Member
Canada
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New Member
Canada
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So ladies and gentlemen.....there is my JFK anomaly.....I would like your thoughts. AS mentioned, there doesn't seem anything odd about the weight, any split at the edging ect....
thoughts?
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Locked
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The first image shows blatant alteration.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yea, they probably shaved off the reverse from one coin, and cut the face off of another and soldered it on.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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GC, An understanding of the modern minting process will help you understand that this type of phenomenon not possible from the mint. The dies come in pairs (obverse and reverse). The lower die (obverse) will not fit in the upper die holder (for the reverse die) and vice versa. The coining press could not hold two obverse or two reverse dies, only one of each. Your coin was created by hollowing out one coin, retaining the obverse image. Then another coin is milled to fit into the hollowed-out coin, voila two heads. The seam is not on the center copper core, but on the upper denticle. Here's how it all comes together ...  |
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New Member
Canada
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Thank you for your effort, input, and time. I am glad I had others take a look.
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Posted 05/10/2010 9:51 pm
