double headed quarter?

[meev182]

i was wondering what the chances are of this being real.? i found it in my register when i opened today and my boss said it came from the bank.? its minted in philly if you cant see it and it appears to be real.? here are some pictures, they are kinda bad but i tried my best.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/meev182/quata2.jpg">
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/meev182/quata.jpg">
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/meev182/quarter2.jpg">
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/meev182/quarter1.jpg">
tell me what you guys think, thanks.

 

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[jeff of pa]

Look at the Edge, I think it's Impossable for this to happen unless it was done on purpose

 

[cedarratt]

Heres a quick test drop it on your kitchen table high tone real low thud fake compare it to a real on.

 

[dudes2112]

Not real sure how coins are struck but it would seem that the blank would get the front and back stamped at the same time?

Dudes

 

[cedarratt]

There have been some errors like that where there are two head or two tails and they are worth a lot but most were made by milling then glueing them together.

 

[nick1878]

How about some better pics

 

[PAmike]

meev182, here are your pics.

mike

 

[cedarratt]

Did you try to drop it and did it make a thud or a ping?

 

[Newbie1967]

I'm pretty sure you have a fake. I read on a website that, without exception, two-headed coins are made by milling and fusing two coins together.

Here is the article I found. Search the page for "double obverse quarter"

http://www.coinsite.com/content/cdanswers/cdarchive22.asp

Jim

 

[TxA_GunFighter]

If it is real and a mint misstrike, it can be worth lots of green. They do have messed up coins that get through and they are worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

I would keep it until I was sure it was fake. Then I would keep it some more just in case.

GH

gunny

 

[omnicognic]

I can't make heads or tails out of those pics! sorry, I couldn't help it! 8)

 

[Zeke]

I agree omni.....makes me crossed eyed trying to look at them

 

[weldermark]

we used to make them at the machine shop check the edge with a magnifier to see if the grooves
line up.




Mark

 

[BRD]

Meev182,
As I understand it, the obverse and reverse of a coin are struck at the same time. Even if the coin was able to flip over between strikes, you should also be able to see the impression of the opposite dies on the coin. Supposedly, a perfect two headed/tailed coin can not be struck. It is still a very interesting coin.
BRD