I have recently acquired a coin collection including one 1918 mercury dime (heads) and the other side is a wheat penny (tails) Does anybody know how much this coin could be worth?
Welcome to the forum. Normally good clear pictures are needed, but in this case I think it is safe to say you have a magician's coin. These are made from two different coins formed into one. These are considered altered coins and any value is just as a novelty.
11 cents Your "coin" is actually 2 coins that were combined. The reverse of your cent was ground out to fit the dime. All you have is a damaged "coin". At least the merc has a bit of silver in it.
It's an altered coin. Probably half of the silvee melt value since the Mercury Dime was ground down to fit together with the ground down cent. It did not come out of the US Mint as you see it.
No error coin here, just a guy who decided to wear down a perfectly good Wheatie and affix it to a silver dime. Some people like these, and this one has some material value due to the small amount of silver, but not by any means, a million dollar coin. I love these though, just makes me wonder who the people are that decided to do such a thing! I look down upon it, but the damage has already been done. I have a little box of "croins" (crap-coins) that I keep. I'd throw this in there along with my many no date buffaloes and plated coins Keep looking, man! Welcome to cointalk <3
Can you pull it of the 2x2 and show the edges. It would be interesting to see Most magician coins are hollowed out..
I have seen about 4 of these over the years.. They usually shave down the Reverse of the Mercury and do the same for the Reverse of the Wheat Cent but also cut down the edge to be the same size as the Merc. Then glue both coins together.
Welcome to CT @Pennydimechristian. Your question has already been answered, but because you are new to this forum, I wanted to post this for you. It's what I post for most new members just as informational help. You should always post FULL IMAGE photos (after you upload your photo, two buttons appear: Thumbnail and Full Image, click Full Image and your photo appears full size on your post and is easily enlarged by clicking on it. Always show both the obverse and reverse, even if your question is just about one side. Members can often give more valuable information having both sides to evaluate. Crop out superfluous background so just the coin shows, and post photos with correct orientation so members don't have to turn their computer in some awkward fashion to view it properly. Add close ups of areas you have questions about and make your questions as definitive as possible so we know what you are asking for. And try to have the best lighting possible to show the most favorable photo of the coin. Hope this helps in the future. Good luck.
Think about this, if it WAS real, where do you come up with a planchet that is silver on one side and copper on the other? And that planchet just happens to get into a press that is set up wrong with a dime and a cent die, and just happens to be oriented properly so the dime is silver and the cent copper.
