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hello i have an interesting penny i found searching rolls its has 2 obverse sides a1947 and the other is 1958 its in good shape and has no sign of being tampered with what should i do with it and has any one any info on it thanks
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Welcome to LCR. Can you possibly posts pics?Cindy -
Wouldn't think that is possible from the mint. The date separation is significant. It is most likely a tampered with coin, but photos would confirm.Bob Piazza
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2 headed coins are not made at the mint, even in error, but are novelty coins made and used primarily for magician's tricks. Some are worth a couple of dollars on ebay.Rock
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no photo, that be funny to see?
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only good pic right nowComment
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what a shame they did this!thanks for photo
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Definitely has a random rotation to it. Did you check the edge for a seam indicative of two halves glued together?Wendell Carper
It's a bird! It's a plane! Aw nuts... It's merely two die scratches!
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That's actually a great pic. You can see the raised (higher) rim at the bottom of the 1947 side of the coin. The 1947 is an insert cut to fit inside the 1958 side which was hollowed out with a lathe. It's pretty good work, but obviously a magicians type coin.Bob Piazza
Former Lincoln Cent Attributer Coppercoins.comComment
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i wish it was as easy as saying it was a magicans coin but even under magnifacation you cant see where it was put together . and if it was 2 coins they match perfect colorComment
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where can i get it checked?Comment
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Your local coin dealer should suffice. Check the phonebook.Wendell Carper
It's a bird! It's a plane! Aw nuts... It's merely two die scratches!Comment
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We could engage in a lengthy discussion on how this could have happened at the mint. It would go something like this: It couldn't.
(OK. Scratch the lengthy part.)
Novelty item. If you like it, keep it. If you want to sell it, you should have no problem. Nice find, really.
-GeorgeComment
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Yes it can and it has happened. A quarter with two reverses has been encapsulated by NGC with a probability that the coin was struck in 1965.We could engage in a lengthy discussion on how this could have happened at the mint. It would go something like this: It couldn't.
(OK. Scratch the lengthy part.)
Novelty item. If you like it, keep it. If you want to sell it, you should have no problem. Nice find, really.
-George
However, 9999999999.99% of the coins that show two obverse / obverse or two reverse / reverse are machined outside the mint.
BJ NeffANA, CCC, CONECA, FUN, Fly-In-Club, NLG & "The Error-Variety Education Consortium"Comment
Good one!!!
Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! 
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