I have looked through past threads, and I see that a double sided coin is usually a fake, or magician's coin. But a freind of mine has found a quarter, on which both sides are New Jersey reverses. Has anyone heard of this error? If its real, does anyone know its value? My freind is pretty excited about it. I'm supposed to go to his house and check it out later this afternoon. What should I look for to determine if its a fake? ThanKs.
In order for that to happen both anvil and hammer dies on the machine would have to be the same die. this is a virtual impossibility. the only other way i could think that this could of happened is if the coin flipped over in the collar after the first strike but i don't think that is even possible. and even if it did you would have an obverse image on both sides. So the answer is no.
Try reading what you find - HERE - first. But the obvious things to look for are a joint just inside the rim or along the edge of the coin. You'll need a loupe to see it. To make it easier to see, look at the same places on a normal coin at the same time, that way you'll recognize the difference. Another way would be to weigh the coin, but it is possible, although unlikely, that the fake coin could have been manufactured to within tolerance.
if genuine it is very rare, most likely a magic coin two heads, two tails whatever. Very common, they sell as novelties. Check the rim for a seam where the two halfs are glued together.
Then what i am gleaning from this is the examples are due to die paring during setup. or a deliberate setup by some mint employees. I would think that it is exceedingly rare. It is not something that could happen in the middle of a production run, or have gone without notice for very long. The likelihood that you could run across one would be near impossibility. $80,000 tells that story. Thanks though i had not read that.
After looking at the coin, I can tell you its definately a fake. And not even a particularly well made one.
