1997 Doubled Head Quarter

Hello all, i came aceoss this 1997 quarter coin roll hunting. I got it from the bank near my house. 10 rolls to be exact. Ive never seen one of these before. Not sure if its real or not. But id like to know what you all think. It has a (D) and (P) mint mark. Any info would be much appreciated!

 

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A magicians coin. If you look at the rim or edge carefully, you will probably see where they have been adjusted to fit one into the other

 

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Yep!

 

It's 2 real Quarters that were altered after they left the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. The explanation was given as what it is. Trick Coin.

 

It’s a magicians coin. Neat that it’s a P and D mint mark.

 

Magician's coin, as stated before. If you're interested, you can pry it open with a little effort and you'll get something like the attached image. That was a Kennedy half with a Mexican coin joined together.
Or better yet, you can sell it on ebay for a few dollars. People buy these.

 

The Kennedy Half was made that way for a magic trick called The Scotch and Soda. I believe the Double Headed quarter is permanent and does not come apart.

 

Interesting. Just looked it up.

 

I’ll flip you for it, I’ll take heads. These are cool, you want to keep it.

 

Two heads are better than one? Not in this case. It's not worth .25 cents according to most machines that accept coins because it will get rejected every time. Out of weight tolerance.

 

That's exactly what I thought, also, when I came across one a few years ago laying in one of the do it yourself carwash bays. It was a bit of a novelty to me but that wore off quite quickly. Just two quarters fabricated into one, after leaving the mint.

 

Even if it was possible (it's not as you would need 2 obverse dies to make a coin and they don't fit together) it couldn't have different mint marks.

 

We collect them, they’re fun pieces. Even got an empty one where they hollowed it out but didn’t insert the cent. It takes a certain knack to do these right.

 

Isn't there a no mint quarter that Byers sold years ago that had 2 reverses. Graded by PCGS.
I agree the dies aren't supposed to fit into the opposites die chamber.

 

Equipment is key.

 

I see an image in that round @eddiespin ! I clearly see Claude Rains.

 

1957 high school metal shop assignment. I ran out of half dollars ) only had 1 ( It was tough times ).
Jim