What is this?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Tyler G., Jul 16, 2012.

  1. Tyler G.

    Tyler G. Active Member

    I found this in a roll of halves and thought it sounded hollow or something
    1974 Half.jpg
    Popped it open and
    1974 half inside.jpg
    What is this? I thought y'all could help.

    Thanks, Tyler
     
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  3. Billyray

    Billyray Junior Member

    Magician coin maybe?
     
  4. jhinton

    jhinton Well-Known Member

    It is a magicians coin. I found one once, didn't know they could pop open then so I cut it in half with a bandsaw...
     
  5. Urban_Lawyer

    Urban_Lawyer Half dollar nerd

    What is the point? Does the magician flip it inside out when hidden?
     
  6. jhinton

    jhinton Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure how the trick is done, I just know that's what they are. It's actually amazing to me how many of these things were made. It seems like you hear about people finding them all the time.
     
  7. ikandiggit

    ikandiggit Currency Error Collector

    Yep, it's a magician's coin. One of many, many coin tricks. If you google magician's coins, you'll see the various types available.
     
  8. Kid_Collector

    Kid_Collector Member

    Hehe. I cant believe you found that in a roll... Its a trick where you make two coins ( 20 centavo an quarter ) turn into just the half. Its called scotch and soda. Got about a $15 magic trick there :devil: only reason i know this is because i do magic too. Bahaa.
     
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  9. Kid_Collector

    Kid_Collector Member

    If i told how it worked i'd ruin it for millions so here you can buy it and it tells you what the effect is... http://www.dreamlandmagic.com/scotch-soda-coin-trick.html
    Where the real magic is, is when you "upgrade" to all real coins for the effect and dont use any hollowed coins. ;)
     
  10. Shrake

    Shrake New Member

    I found one of those recently also... Had me baffled until I got some advice and pried it open. It's a cool find, congrats.

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    - Justin
     
  11. largecent37

    largecent37 Coin Collector

    I was wondering, if you pry the thing open, can you put it back together?
     
  12. Kid_Collector

    Kid_Collector Member

    Yes. You have to every time you want to repeat the effect at a later time. They make a "bang ring" that you use to open them.
     
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