Roll searching kennedy halves found one that was real light turning over there was no reverse ... I mean face looked like a circulated 2006 edges were good but no reverse best way to describe is looks like a bottle cap..I am trying to post pictures but that will never do it justice face and edge of coin look very real under 10x mag edges copper and grooves match up with "real coin" any chance this fell apart after being struck at the mint no sign of cutting scaping ect looks like back fell off. .. color is bright on face picture doesn't do it justice another coin on top identical in size again thoughts anyone the sg View attachment rev hollow jfk.bmp View attachment hollow jfk ob.bmp
I know that there are people who deliberately cut and hollow out coins like this to make novelty items (like a 2 headed coin) or counterfeit coins. I doubt this came from the Mint. I don't think a clad coin can fall apart like this. The only coin I'm aware of that can fall apart like this at the Mint were some old 1940's shell-casing cents.
Half of a magic coin or a two headed novelty piece. If a clad layer fell off after striking you would still be able to see a shadowy image of the design on the "blank" side. Clad coins CAN lose a layer either before or after striking. The 1940's shell case cents were a solid alloy and they would not "fall apart like that.
Ditto what Conder said. Obviously, the coin was not sealed together properly and the "insert" portion fell off. Now all we gotta do is wait for the fellow that finds that insert piece!
I'm up to 2 1/2 of this type so far. wish i could 'find' the missing peice. great job on the machine / milling work.... except for the odd sound, would not have noticed them Hal
