Is this just a novelty Coin ?

[Oldrvrrat57]

Found this a few years ago in my father in-laws estate, I'm thinking it's just a novelty piece and not a error! Wanted others input before I throw it back in the junk drawer.

 

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[LandSeig]

It looks like a double headed trick coin for winning coin flips

 

[Mackaydon]

Note the different dates.
Don.....

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Note the different dates.
Don.....

Yes it is dated 1994 on one side 1993 other side ,this is why my first thoughts were novelty!! Hope it's worth it's face value! Lol

 

[Sandinmypants]

Yes it is dated 1994 on one side 1993 other side ,this is why my first thoughts were novelty!! Hope it's worth it's face value! Lol

sorry--I had a friend who made one just as a joke for coin toss---he spent too much time= a waste of his skills

 

[xr7ator]

The 1993 reverse side was hollowed out and the 1994 milled down obverse was inserted into the hollowed out reverse of the 1993. You can see the gap, especially at the Y of liberty and also notice the upper part of the Y and T show wear but the rim or edge of the coin is not worn.

 

[dognose]

xr7ator nailed it.

looks cool

 

[LandSeig]

If I remember right, seems like I heard a machinist say it was a right of passage to be able to make one in the shop he was in.

 

[galenrog]

Back in the stone ages, when they had shop classes in high school, the end of year challenge was to make one in under 30 minutes for extra credit. Very few accomplished the task in any amount of time. One or two every year did the proper machining of the two quarters, subsequently joining the two into the two headed coin similar to yours.

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[Bucket Lister]

Umm... Isn't this still defacing American currency?
Ref.: 18 U.S. Code Chapter 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY

I'm just a little surprised a high school would condone this.

 

[Tpmetal]

Umm... Isn't this still defacing American currency?
Ref.: 18 U.S. Code Chapter 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY

I'm just a little surprised a high school would condone this.

Only matters if you are trying to profit off it by passing it off as currency. Read through that law, actually interesting

 

[Bucket Lister]

Only matters if you are trying to profit off it by passing it off as currency. Read through that law, actually interesting

I did. I also read different interpretations. Only part refers to "fraud", and interpretations differ, depending on one of those pesky commas. 😉

 

[Tpmetal]

I did. Only part refers to "fraud", and interpretations differ, depending on one of those pesky commas. 😉

It is referring to things like shaving silver or gold coins that lessen value, or say bleaching and altering a 1 dollar bill to be a 10 dollar bill. You can turn a silver coin into a ring no problem even though you remove some of it, reason is because it is not trying to be used as currency.