Finally broke a 12 box skunk streak *pics*

[FormerTeller]

Finally broke a 12 box half skunk streak. 2 boxes today yielded only 1 silver, a 53D Franklin, but I'm not complaining. Also got a 92 proof, and this...

a 1971 20 Centavos piece! Isn't that cool!!!




Well, ok, maybe that by itself isn't that cool, but the manner in which I found it was. Found a 1999 Kennedy half that clunked instead of clinked. Figured I probably had a magician's coin, but couldn't for the life of me find the seams, even under 10x magnification. Finally, despite misgivings, I used the glass bottle trick, and sure enough, it popped open. Probably the best machining job I've seen in my life!

Pics below for those interested...

and the silver that broke the streak...

I'm on cloud 9, great way to head into President's Day. Everybody remember to stock up for Monday!

HH!

 

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[SilverFace]

pretty cool mag. coin - never seen one that new. The one I have that opens up is from the '70's with a '67 UK penny inside. Congrtats on being able to find it too. I've probably missed a few (I would guess) by just not spotting them.

And at least Chase bank is open Mon. - I've got 2 half boxes to p/u from one branch on Mon.

 

[conleytheking]

What is the glass bottle trick

 

[sagittarius98]

What is the glass bottle trick

The glass bottle trick opens up a magician's coin. You first freeze the coin, and then you shake it in a glass bottle.

 

[sagittarius98]

I have a lot of 20 centavos coins, but none of them are near this good as far as the condition.

 

[FormerTeller]

I have a lot of 20 centavos coins, but none of them are near this good as far as the condition.

What I can't figure out is how they made it. It's a 20 Centavos on one side, and the back of a half dollar on the other, seemingly cut from the coin. Fascinating!

 

[SilverFace]

that's the way all these types of magician coins are made - except I think most like mine have a UK penny on the other side. I had never seem one before either till I found one last year. Mine is a '74 Ken with a '67 UK penny on the other side. But the one you have looks to be in really nice cond.

I found an '81P double sided Ken a week ago Fri and I have a double sided rev Ken I found last year and I haven't opened them up and I'm not sure if they do. I haven't tried the bottle trick yet to find out for sure.