1940 Mercury Dime With A 1941 Mercury Reverse

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mbishop New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/03/2006 4:12 pm I have a "Mercury" dime with a "head" of 1940, and a "tails" of 1941, it's in pretty good condition too (I'd say VG?) Anyone have an idea what this would be worth to collectors? or just what it's worth in general? Report this Post to the Staff

madhandles761991 Pillar of the Community United States 577 Posts	Posted 11/03/2006 4:51 pm What exactly is the difference between the two reverses? Report this Post to the Staff
mbishop New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/04/2006 01:19 am Sorry, I probably wasn't clear, the "front" of the coin has the head of a 1940's Mercury dime, while the reverse has the head of a 1941 Mercury dime, both sides have the liberty head on them. Edited by mbishop 11/04/2006 01:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
toast Pillar of the Community Australia 1091 Posts	Posted 11/04/2006 03:41 am Hi mbishop, welcome to the forum. A two headed Mercury dime and different years. That is a rare piece indeed, if it is genuine and will be worth many dollars. But beware that some coins are manufactured fakes. (ie heads I win...tails you lose) Does the edge look normal? Check the weight and examine the coin under magnification. How did you come across this? Report this Post to the Staff
madhandles761991 Pillar of the Community United States 577 Posts	Posted 11/05/2006 2:32 pm Please post a picture so we can help ya out! Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 11/05/2006 2:58 pm Double headed coins with two different years wouldn't ever happen. The obverse and reverse dies are different sizes and don't fit into the press on the 'wrong' side, and the mint destroys all current year dies at the end of the year. What you have is a put-together coin from two different coins by the hand of a skilled machinist. They are common and have some minor novelty value, but nothing more. Report this Post to the Staff
gusp Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 11/07/2006 3:09 pm There are several ways to tell if the coin is real or fake. First off weigh the coin. Second check the specific gravity of the metal. But, before you get nuts with it look over the coin. Look at the rim area. The natural inclination is to look at the reeded (or smooth) edge of a coin to see if two coins surface areas where ground down and fused, glued, or whatever, together. In this case you look for a seam along the edges of coin. However, better fakes are made by boring out the center of one coin, and then grinding off one face of another coin that has had It's diameter reduced so that one coin can be inset into another. In this case a seem will show on the flat surface area of the rim itself. Beware. To make things worse, experts can add metal and fill in this area and emerory down this area to make it look real. This is when weight, specific gravity, and experiance, come into the equation. I hope your coin is real. Now that would be something. My guess? 6 figures. Hope this helps... Gusp Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 11/08/2006 7:44 pm Not even the slightest chance that it is real. It is one of many magician type coins. They sell for about $10 or more at most magical supply organizations. There is a very large variety of such coins with 2 heads, 2 tails, head of a cent and head of dime on the other side, etc. If done real well it is worth at least $10. Now just out of curiousity, did they at least have it so the head is up as you flip the coin over top to bottom? Keeping it right side up has always been difficult with those. Many are right side up on both sides when turning from left to right, not top to bottom. Report this Post to the Staff
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