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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-07-2009, 12:39 AM   #1 (permalink) mwill007 Junior Member   Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4 1962 penny missing back Is this coin real my food scale weighed it as the same weight as a new penny. If this was a real coin what would the value be. Michael Williams Attached Thumbnails     Last edited by mwill007; 11-07-2009 at 12:57 AM.   11-07-2009, 12:48 AM   #2 (permalink) fishaddicit Senior Member     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 415 My Mood: The problem with weighing it with a new cent is that pre 1982 and post 1982 . pre is copper and post is zinc. Ned to weigh it against a pre 1982 to get a conclusion.   11-07-2009, 12:50 AM   #3 (permalink) fishaddicit Senior Member     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 415 My Mood: I just went and weighed a 1962 D 2.8 grams / .11 oz.   11-07-2009, 01:14 AM   #4 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,860 Hi, This is a damaged coin that was made to be a part of what is known as a Magician's coin. As an example, the back of a cent would be machined down so that it would fit into a shell made from a hollowed out nickel. The "trick" done by the "magician" would be to change one coin into another. Of course what he is really doing is turning the coin to show one side or the other. What you have is not an error of any kind and as such is interesting but without value. Thanks, Bill   11-07-2009, 01:15 AM   #5 (permalink) mwill007 Junior Member   Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4 my food scale is apperently a little off but I did weight it next to a 1966 and they did weight the same   11-07-2009, 01:20 AM   #6 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,860 Hi, I am not just guessing at what this is. I'll post a picture in a few minutes.   11-07-2009, 01:43 AM   #7 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,860 Hi, This is one type of Magician's coin, I have a half dozen different types here. The top shows what the upper surfaces of the parts look like. The bottom part of the picture shows the opposite sides of the machined coin. So these are both sides of the four component parts of this magician's coin. All four pieces fit together to make what looks like a normal half dollar. Your cent is like the dime in my example. One side looks normal and the other side is machined flat. Thanks, Bill   11-07-2009, 01:46 AM   #8 (permalink) mwill007 Junior Member   Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4 is there a noticable difference in thickness   11-07-2009, 01:49 AM   #9 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,860 Yes, but not much as in the case of your coin, almost an entire cent could fit into a shell made from a nickel, so only a minimal amount of the cent needs to be removed. In the case of the dime, it had to fit inside one piece that had to fit inside the other etc. so the dime is thinner. I've seen what you have a hundred times and it is a machined coin. It is not a mint error. Thanks, Bill   11-07-2009, 01:51 AM   #10 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,860 Also, you can even see in your own image the marks left behind by an abrasive removal of the design probably with a fine grinding wheel. You can see marks in several directions.   11-07-2009, 08:47 AM   #11 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 437 Yep, most likely a machined down reverse... __________________ JASON C. CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   11-07-2009, 01:51 PM   #12 (permalink) rockdude Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ca. Posts: 2,145 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by foundinrolls Hi, I am not just guessing at what this is. I'll post a picture in a few minutes. He knows his stuff __________________ An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have. Andy Warhol   11-07-2009, 03:02 PM   #13 (permalink) lincolnhoardr Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 249 Blog Entries: 2 I have one just like yours but it is 1919 cent   11-07-2009, 04:23 PM   #14 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 437 Nice examples Bill! __________________ JASON C. CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   11-08-2009, 12:58 PM   #15 (permalink) jello Numismatist     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,842 My Mood: Hex that maybe one I did in metal shop as a kid. __________________ no one right 100% of the time ***The only dumb question is the one not asked***   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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