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lizzieok New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 06/29/2010 7:00 pm Can anyone help me with my little problem? I have a genuine British 10p piece (tail side, correct colour and size) but on the other side the value is 2p and is the tail side of a genuine 2p piece, missing it's full width but sitting perfectly behind the smaller coin. The coin is lighter in weight than a normal 10p and about half the depth, and has a plain silver rim, so there is no evidence of soldering two coins together. The 12p piece was in amongst my change masquerading as either a 10p or 2p, but how can this be? Two different coins merged into one but but too thin to be either. Different shades of metal - silver and copper. Perfect indentations on both sides. What have I got? I have come to this site as there appears to be some very bright sparks on this forum that hopefully will be able to tell me how this coin was minted. I have tried to get some answers but found nothing on the internet that mentioned anything similar to my coin (bar one chap who was helpful), but I am still none the wiser. Any clues anyone? Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 06/30/2010 12:13 am Sounds like it's struck on wrong planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
mawett New Member Sweden 2 Posts	Posted 06/30/2010 04:16 am Hi! I can help You, but I we need to see a scan on the coin. (reverse and obverse) Regards, Martin, Sweden Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16859 Posts	Posted 06/30/2010 05:09 am If the two sides of the coin are both made of the "correct" metal, then it's not a wrong planchet or any other kind of mint error. It's a post-mint fabrication. It sounds like it's a " Magician's coin", not unlike the many two-headed and two-tailed coins you can find about the place. It would have been made by taking a normal 10p piece and grinding off one side using a lathe, which leaves behind a shallow dish shape. The 2p piece would be ground around the rim until it was the right size, then ground down flat until it was very thin, then worked into the hollow space carved into the 10p. Here's one made in a similar fashion from an old predecimal British penny and an American half-dollar. And here's another made from an American cent and an American dime. 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
lizzieok New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 06/30/2010 6:47 pm Hi Sap Thanks for your response, your answer is very plausible. Scrutinising the rim I can faintly see the pattern of the 10p rim in one little patch which I haven't seen before. Perhaps someone got a new lathe for Christmas and lost their job in the new year, it must have taken ages. Not the answer I would have liked, I rather enjoyed the thought of UK Mint making an error, but at least I have a unique denomination coin which must have been a labour of love to create. And now for my next trick ! Many thanks Liz Report this Post to the Staff
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