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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 3614612, member: 15199"]The cent was shaved down to very sightly less diameter than the dime and the reverse of the dime to the width of the shaved cent was excavated ( all with precision jewelers or similar lathe so they would fit with a hairline. Called magicians coins. If the operator was skilled enough, they would put threads on both so one could screw into the other. This was called a "Spy coin". and some say they were actually used for this. Magician coins are common and cheap, spy coins can be of much higher value and interest. Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 3614612, member: 15199"]The cent was shaved down to very sightly less diameter than the dime and the reverse of the dime to the width of the shaved cent was excavated ( all with precision jewelers or similar lathe so they would fit with a hairline. Called magicians coins. If the operator was skilled enough, they would put threads on both so one could screw into the other. This was called a "Spy coin". and some say they were actually used for this. Magician coins are common and cheap, spy coins can be of much higher value and interest. Jim[/QUOTE]
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