is my two tailed 2 EURO real

thanks Old error guy, was going to leave the best for last so here it is, voila! The King of Double tail , the 4 Euro. thought it would interesting for all of those wanderers and skeptics athletes . Enjoy.

double tail (b) by sprag posted Jan 30, 2016 at 4:35 PM

double tail (a) by sprag posted Jan 30, 2016 at 4:35 PM

 

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What I see looks like a gloved finger; but if you say so, it must be the reflection. Glad to hear you are protecting your coins so professionally!

 

it's fine Insider, the coin passed the gloves and is presently sitting comfortably in his shelter, unharmed, I assure you...

 

Whew...

 

Just recently decided to contribute this Discovery to World Coins and some other coins news for publication such as Krause. Why you may ask that I waited 5 years before I submitted it? These 2 Euro coins were minted in 2002 , 14 years ago.I was waiting for other examples to pop up of course, but none showed up ! to find one now in circulation in a finer state than a Au58 would be hard to believe. Be the first to witness it here in Coin Talk! and if Peter would like to use this coin for his next featured article before any other publishing Co. does, than it would be a great honor to see it here first on cointalk !

 

Although I think a healthy dose of skepticism is critical when collecting coins - especially error coins - this group goes overboard in declaring PMD, Fake etc. I've been there a couple of times and just quit posting. It's not only discouraging, but frequently downright rude. It's too bad it has evolved that way.

I understand that most of what we see here is either trivial or outright bogus, but it needs to be handled different and some people just need to shut up.

At least, that is my perspective.

 

I totally agree with you Old Error Guy. and that was the whole test on putting up this coin here. Some thought that they were connoisseur , that they could judge a coin just by looking at it without asking for additional data and that is a lesson to be learned for those concerned , to look at the facts or ask for additional pictures before making judgmental decisions here. You never know on "what may be or not to be" before you investigate fully! lesson learned.

 

It seems rather sad to me that someone should want to join a forum to solicit a view by entrapment. No other posts than this thread. Perhaps a more honest an upfront approach would have gotten a different response - of the type that the original poster had hoped for?

An interesting coin, certainly I have never seen a double head/tail in the wild. My only 'flawed' coin is an unpunched blank 1c given to me by the Denver Mint. I suspect most of us look at our change to the extent of causing offence to the server who has no idea you are checking it in the hope of something different.

 

Well, congrats and good for you on finding an authentic one.

In the forum's defense, we see 2-sided "coins" about 6 times a week. In all of my years posting, this is the first one that turned out to be real and not a magicians coin.

 

How come this 2 € piece ended up in your hands? Are you living in one of the Euro countries? Just curious...

 

Hello micbraun, as a matter of fact, I am residing in Europe and I have been collecting World Mint errors for the past 15 years. This one and many others that I have acquired throughout those years micbraun have been found in pocket change! I have also inherited some coins from my Grand father's collection.I usually will go to the bank and pick up a box of this and a box of that and then in my spare time I will look through them one by one with the aid of my microscope. Sometimes spending endless hours searching, sometimes going through thousands of coins and the aftermath of course is the discovery of something unique. A cud or a clip planchet or a blank planchet or lamination or even a double die or sometimes the chance to find the odd ones, the rarer type such as the broadstrike or multiple strike or flip overs. As to what exactly you will find when you find one? well that is all a mystery at first,the possiblities are endless really. I guess it's also about that thrill feeling of searching through coins and the wonders that comes with it that makes this hobby incredibly satisfying and complete.

 

Here is another one that I own, I have yet to send it for grading .
1974 Mule with 2 Observe dies, 5 cent.
country: New Zealand

The New Zealand five-cent coin was the lowest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar from 1990 to 2006. The five-cent coin was introduced when the New Zealand dollar was introduced on 10 July 1967, replacing the New Zealand sixpence coin. On 31 July 2006 it was eliminated as part of a revision of New Zealand's coins, and it was demonetised (no longer legal tender) as of 1 November 2006