2 headed 1968 half

[Local_coins]

I was looking at the halves I found today and realized that one has two heads!
Not sure how to attach a video?? Any help?

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[Immy]

Magician's coin. Look for a seam along the edge and crack that baby in two.

 

[Local_coins]

There is a seam on the face along the raised rim. I will work it apart a little later...

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[Local_coins]

Got it apart.

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[Yinzi50]

I have a two-tailored coin which is made of 1964. I can see the D-mintmark on one side. Never found a silver two-headed one.
I think they are supposed to be glued together. You must've used force to open it.

 

[Yinzi50]

I have two-tailored one made from 1964. The two pieces are supposed to be glued together. You must've used a lot of force to open them.

 

[enamel7]

I would say the reverse is clad, not silver.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

interesting, I have a 2-headed 1964 half dollar, I know that it is not silver since it makes a thud sound when dropped, but the edge really looked like an uncirculated 90% when I opened the roll. I have set that aside from my silver stack since its a novelty coin.

 

[SanMartian]

Really cool!

 

[Local_coins]

I would say the reverse is clad, not silver.

Both heads coins are 1968 coins. The inner core is predominantly copper while the outer clad is predominantly silver.

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[Local_coins]

I have two-tailored one made from 1964. The two pieces are supposed to be glued together. You must've used a lot of force to open them.

I rattled it around in a glass jar, there was no glue. Doesn't look like it was ever glued. It fit quite tight when it put it back together. I had to press it in a vise between two pieces of wood to get it back together!

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[Local_coins]

interesting, I have a 2-headed 1964 half dollar, I know that it is not silver since it makes a thud sound when dropped, but the edge really looked like an uncirculated 90% when I opened the roll. I have set that aside from my silver stack since its a novelty coin.

I think the thud noise is attributed to the fact that there are two pieces of metal which are held together but not fused. It is like dropping a bag of silver spoons versus dropping just one. It doesn't allow the sound to ring through the piece and create the ring a silver coin normally creates. I have no doubt the coins are genuine.

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