My 10 year old son has just started getting into coin collecting and was interested in knowing what this double sided coin might be. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
It is similar to the reverse of a morgan dollar, but is not. It appears to be a magician coin. One or both sides are hollowed out, one side is made smaller diameter and threaded to fit inside the outer, thus making a double sided coin. The seam can usually be seen, a thumbnail thickness away from the edge, but some are soldered together and can't be removed. Sometime , many years ago, actual coins were used.
It's not a coin, but from what's shown appears to be some sort of token displaying a rather crude copy of the Morgan dollar reverse. That said, be patient; perhaps someone more familiar with exactly what this is will chime in. Welcome to the forum.
First, welcome to the neighborhood @moneygeek ! It's not a real coin, and I doubt that it is even a magician's coin. Who would go to all the trouble of making fake coins just to cut two of them apart to make a magician's coin? In all likelihood, it is just a token made to look like the reverse of the Morgan dollar on both sides. Chris
Here is a photo of the reverse of a real Morgan dollar. It is very easy to see the differences between the two. Chris
