In a partial bag of halves today, I found my first rotated die coin. I normally don't check for die rotation, but this being a 1972-D, I flipped it over to check for a “No FG”. My jaw dropped when I saw the amount of rotation, approximately 100 degrees! Enjoy the pictures and a shout out to @Kaye and @Islander80-83 for our recent discussions on rotated dies!
Hurry! Hurry! Call Parker Schnabel and tell him you found a new seam for his next season of Gold Rush! Chris
Oh no! Bubble is now burst @furryfrog02 ! I did not even consider it could be a trick coin. After your reply, I weighed it at only 10.66 grams. I dropped it on the table a few times but could not get it apart. Then I remembered the trick coin experts saying to put it in a glass jar and shake it. Sure enough look what I found.
with @furryfrog02. It looks like a magicians coin, sorry. But you're looking in the right spot. Good man! Still a nice find!
Good eye! I was always amazed how they actually make those things! Although, it's probably an easy process. Seems like a lot of effort for not much of a benefit.
That's okay FF! At least you let me down easy, lol! Anyways, on the silver lining side, the wife will be happy I found a trick coin as I showed her a posting of one awhile back and she thought it was cool. Not as cool as a "Major Die Rotation estimated at 100 degrees!" though.
When I was younger a friend of mine & I rode our bikes to the commissary (we were on a military base) & he broke out some Kennedy halves to pay. I couldn't get him to exchange my dollar for his halves but I got the teller to switch me. He was upset for some reason that I got the change & next day his dad aggressively demanded the halves back. So what happens like literally the next day I saw some show on russian spy rings etc & the halves being used to transfer microfilm etc. Anyways can't remember what got investigated. But yeah I've always wanted find one ever since.
Here is one that I got this week in a box. It stuck to the magnet on the coin counter. Weighs in at 10.33g.
