OBVERSE & OBVERSE

I was going through a Nickel roll this morning and found a double stamped obverse
( Obverse on Obverse and Obverse on Reverse) It's a 1993-P. What do you
think? I mean, I know it's a keeper but I just don't remember much talk about a
double sided Obverse or Reverse....

 

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magicians coin
look for that seam on the left side of the obverse and around, I mean .. the obv .. the first picture .. lol

 

If you CRH long enough, you'll eventually find a magician's coin or two. I have a nickel and a cent from CRH events. That's a fun find!

 

Oooohh....So...Someone hollows out a coin

Got it... Thanks Clawcoins, I just did a Google and found out how it's done...Wow...That's incredible...These people have too much time on their hands I guess....They had me scratching my head.....Quite a few times

 

Thanks Kevin Mader, Clawcoins mentioned that to me too...Thanks for your help you guys!....HA!....That's amazing...Heck of a good job too! Yeah, it sure is a fun find!

 

See if it opens up.

 

If you put it in a jar and give it a shake, the pieces usually come apart. I found a half dollar a couple weeks ago and when I shook it, there was a Mexico 20 centavos on the inside.

 

You can't really have a 2 headed coin. It's not impossible, but it almost is.
On the plus side, the magician's coin has a decent value.
The coin can't be struck (unless cheating) with 2 obverse dies.
Your coin is in the chamber and there are 2 planchets. It gets struck and the
2nd planchet is covering the tails side. Your coin is not ejected. It's flipped over and now the blank side is struck with heads, with the other coin still covering the already struck heads which is now the tails side.

 

A decent value? Really? What would you consider a decent value?

 

I imagined that they would errorproof the die-set setup to prevent this.

 

Does anyone remember the name of the movie that was based on a true story about the Russian spy who used a hollowed out nickel to pass along microfilm? I can't remember the name of it. ~ Chris

 

Bridge of Spies by Steven Spielberg's. Just watched it, maybe 5 - 6 months ago

 

u can find them on ebay...

 

I know. I wanted to hear @Michael K opinion.

 

just in case .. you may want to peruse this website to see what you may come across sooner or later in regards to the various magician coins.
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/coin-gimmicks/

you can go to YouTube too and see videos of how they make all this stuff.
It's not difficult. The hollow coin just requires a metal lathe and basic knowledge of metal working. Simple stuff really.
AND ... it the basic cost is the cost of the coin .. no real expense what so ever of which you can turn around and sell for a pretty good profit.

 

I’ve found flippers, magnetic, and double headed magician’s coins in my searches. Never knew they cost that much!

 

Yes, interesting link. No cents or nickels though.

 

nickels ... https://www.magictricks.com/double-headed-nickel.html

cents ... you can google that one

and lookie .. a dime fitting into a cent ... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Magicians-Two-Denomination-Coin-Dime-Cent-ENN-COINS-/223087503335

 

As I recall seeing as an illustration in a book or magazine ( yeah way back then) that the base of the obverse and reverse were different enough they would only come close to fit into the correct "socket" for production, and if I recall which and I still have it I will photo. I think it was in a book on coins in the 60s. Jim

 

Thanks! ~ Chris