Double headed coin - Is there a real specimen around ?

Does anyone know if there is a real double headed coin that has been graded or confirmed by experts. I´m having a hard time finding out as searches all lead to the magician coins.

I know you can get all kinds of sorts of brockage but is there a real mackoy out there ?

Siggi

 

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I believe there is an example of a canadian cent that exist. I'll see if I can't find it.

 

Can't speak for the rest of the world, but as I understand it, the obverse and reverse dies at the US mint have different bases (for lack of a better term) that only fit in the press in the way it was intended. Similar to putting a suare peg into a round hole, and vice versa, if you know what I mean. So, you can't put an obverse die into the reverse die's slot on the press.

 

Siggi,

I just did a quick look... there is a New Zealand cent with 2 obverse dies shown here. Also Great Brittan and Australia. I'd bet there are more.

http://mikebyers.com/museum.html

 

http://mikebyers.com/euroset.html

Just for example here is a set of Euro cent coins struck with 2 obverse and 2 reverse dies.

 

Thanks Dutch I appricate the link and help,

For some reason I just have not looked these up. It´s nice to see that they can be made by mistake but would have thoght that the process as omahaorange talks about would be used.

I´m going to look into this a little more.

Siggi

 

http://mikebyers.com/twotailedcent.html

No problem! Here is the Canadian example I was thinking of... it's 2 tailed tho.

 

I love that canidian one,

So there is a chance that an Icelandic one would come up. Thanks Dutch now I wont be able to sleep LOL

 

I'm thinking some guys at the US mint made some double headed quarters. Big legal mess. It's been too long for me to remember all that went on.

 

Thanks for that GDJMSP, As always you are filled with answers

 

Just last week I had a chance to buy a two headed cast Sogdian coin of Tarnach. I didn't since I just didn't see it as a big deal. Its pretty easy to have two headed cast coins, much harder for two headed struck coins due to production methods. I haven't seen a struck ancient two headed unless it was a brockage.

 

We sold an authentic 2 tailed clad quarter a few years back.

 

That's what I was trying to remember. I'm thinking a few pieces found there way out of the mint and there were questions as to legal ownership.

 

Here's one: http://www.pcgs.com/cert/20101129.html. It's a double headed Australian 5C piece.