half of a half

[goldinmypan]

I found this in a roll of halves. Is there some way to split coins? or did the mint not finish bonding it together.

 

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[jeff of pa]

May also be Half of a 2 headed Coin, as it appears Hollow ?

And you mention Bonding.

Coins are not Bonded, they are Stamped.

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

I agree with Jeff, it is half a novelty coin. I have found at least one, maybe two (old age does that to memory) in my coin roll searches that have come apart. I still have one two headed half and one two headed nickel from my searches that are still intact. Sooner or later you will probably find one still intact. You will be able to tell by its hollow tinny sound.

 

[foundinrolls]

May also be Half of a 2 headed Coin, as it appears Hollow ?

And you mention Bonding.

Coins are not Bonded, they are Stamped.

Hi,
Actually, halves, quarters, and dimes are composed of a clad material that is indeed bonded. a copper core has nickel bonded to it on both sides and is created as a long strip of metal, Blanks are punched from the metal then they are placed into a machine that prepares the rim for striking. It's called an upset mill . It forms a slight raised rim around the blank. At that point, the "blank" is called a planchet.
The planchet can have a layer missing if the bonding fails. That when struck not stamped , would result in a coin with images on two sides. One side being the correct nickel and the other side being copper.

In this case though, this coin is one half of aht is refered to as a "Magician's Coin" and is a novelty item that when purchased new and has both parts can be had for between $4.00 and $10.00.
Have Fun,
Bill

 

[Groovedymond]

Looks to be a fake to me.... i've been looking at two photos (yours and a pic of same year from web). I see that the Smile, Eyebrow and even hair appear to be different. You judge.

 

[ClonedSIM]

You have to figure in wear when comparing two coins. I highly doubt he has a fake half on his hands. If you look at the hollowed-out portion of the back, you can see the clad layer lightly showing on the outside of the coin fading to the copper in the center. This smacks of someone working a real coin for a two-headed piece. Not to mention that if someone were going to counterfeit US coinage, a clad half would likely not be their first choice.

 

[goldinmypan]

I saw a show on TV the other day about the US Mint. In one segment they show a guy using precision machine tools hollowing out a coin like this to make two headed coins. The guy was good and it took a hi power microscope to find the crack.

 

[ClonedSIM]

I think I saw the same show. Something like "Inside the US Mint" or "Secrets of the US Mint" right? Good show.

 

[Roadquest]

odd coin, I'd hang on to it.