2001/1999 2 Headed Jefferson In Brinks. Is This Common?

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tershaffer Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 12:14 am Hi all found this tonight. seen this issue before from previous posts and know that it is a novelty item, but found it in a box from brinks, Is this common. I did weigh it and it weighs 5.0 grams as others that I weighed did. My question is this....how do they get away with weighing them the same as regular coinage and is this normal from a brinks box? I posted the pics as close as possible for rotation purposes that is (assuming about 60%? a little before 90%). it is rotated so do not know if this is normal or not or still an error by novelty standards. Edited by tershaffer 09/13/2011 12:22 am Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 12:26 am I don't know if there's really any kind of standard for trick coins. I found one myself, and it does have correct coin orientation, if that makes any kind of sense on a two-headed trick coin. Yours looks a little better done than my in terms of hiding the seam. Report this Post to the Staff
harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 12:32 am Hey, that's a beautifuly executed job...I see they used a circular press to punch the "filler" jefferson into the "host" coin with a slight expasion on the upper edge and did a really good job of it. Report this Post to the Staff
tershaffer Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 01:15 am here are some better pics of the rotation. I know it does not matter because it is a trick coin, but this is by far the coolest thing I have found yet from a brinks box, lol. do most trick coins have different dates per head ? Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 01:32 am If you ever have to flip a coin, always call heads. Report this Post to the Staff
ilikeikes Pillar of the Community United States 1205 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 03:11 am A well-made specimen, for sure! Calvin G. Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 08:58 am A reminder when roll-searching, check BOTH sides of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 10:59 am The 1999 side is the altered/fit into the 2001 original coin. The give away. Note how the devices near the rim, the tops of them are cut off. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 09/15/2011 01:09 am Coop - Tershaffer knows it's not a real coin. The question was whether this is a common find in a brinks box. Answer - all the ones spent end up in rolls at some point until someone who looks through coins finds them. They aren't all that common, but if you are insinuating that because this is a novelty coin it should have been caught and not stuck into a roll...not true. If it fits and weighs close to a nickel, it'll go into a roll. Nobody checks the coins. As to rarity...probably not common, but certainly not unheard of. Report this Post to the Staff
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