several years ago found a coin at the bottom of a grit chamber in a wastewater treament facility i work at. the coin had been mounted into a ring while i thought the ring was cool i didnt know much about coins nor was i interested in them. recently i thoroughly examined the ring and coin i was surprised to find it had the same image on both sides. it is of a flying eagle both sides marked 1873 united states of america i am told it is a california gold coin and i am very interested in finding out more about the coin and its value.
Does anyone have any more info on this coin if it could possibly be a double die and how i could get it profesionally removed from the ring to get it inspected
Most california cold tokens are fake but im not saying yours is. Without pictures, we cant really help you.
DoubleD Die: Doubled die is a term in numismatics used to refer to doubling in the design elements of a coin. Doubled dies can appear as an outline of the design or in extreme cases, having legends and dates appear twice in an overlapping fashion. From Wikipedia^ Your coin was I guess you could say "welded" to another exact coin. This is complete damage to the coin, it is of no value besides it's weight in gold.....
A coin with the same design on both sides is not a "double die". A doubled die coin is a coin that was struck with a die that has doubling from the die-making process.
And that if its even gold.... If you look at the pics from the inside, you can tell its not 2 coins becuase the eagles head is the wrong way. That coin looks very fake to me and is mabey something someone just made by molding the back of the coin. ALSO check for hallmarks on the ring that would say 14k,10k,
and if i had it professionally removed from the ring and it is fact not welded but is actually a coin with the same image on both sides what would i call this coin and would there be numismatic value to it?
