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double sided nickel

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The-Bone

Posts: 185
North East,Pa
Detector used:
Ace 250, Whites Silver Eagle, BHID,M6

double sided nickel

Posted Nov 22, 2009, 03:52:43 AM

hi all....wondering if anyone could venture a guess as to what a double sided 1999 US nickel is worth...my uncle showed it to me...he found it in some change...it has what is normally the front side of the coin struck on both sides...never saw anything like it before.
thanks
john

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oddcoins

Posts: 1656
Eugene Oregon
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Minelab eTrac w/ PRO coil ~ DetectorPro Pocket Uniprobe

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Re: double sided nickel

Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 22, 2009, 10:04:00 AM

I'm 99.999999% sure that that is NOT a true mint-made error coin. These double headed (or tailed) coins are "magician's coins" ~ sold in novelty shops for under $5 usually. They are made from real coins ~ but they have no numismatic or collector value. Just a funny fun item to trick people!

8^)

rjw4law

Posts: 1337
Missouri
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Whites DFX, fisher f75

Re: double sided nickel

Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 22, 2009, 10:05:04 AM

Still something that gets the blood pumping.

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RJW

undertaker

Posts: 382
Green Mountains of Vermont
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Re: double sided nickel

Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 22, 2009, 11:38:20 PM

Here's a two headed 1974 penny. I had to put it under a microscope to see a faint seam where both halfs were join together. Who ever made it did a fine job.