Something didn't sound right
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A couple of weeks ago I managed to pick up a box of halves at the bank. As I was going through them I could tell there was one that didn't sound right but it didn't sound like silver. I checked all the dates and nothing jumped out at me. I narrowed it down by sound and found a 1971 D half. The reverse had a seam around the rim much like how a magic coin with 2 heads is made so I could tell it was an alteration. At the time I thought it was a little strange that someone would go to the effort just to reinsert the tails side and it was heavy enough I could tell it wasn't hollow. I set it aside until tonight, it started talking to me, it was saying "open me"...."open me" and I was saying "what?!?" It was a tight fit and didn't want to open easy, a few little drops on the table got it to pop open. Look what I found inside! 
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Absolutely amazing 🤓. What are the odds
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That would be so cool to find that in a roll. That’s better than finding silver even. 🌞
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It's not easy to get apart and I would guess the trick starts with the Mexican coin and turns into the half.
a mexican ten centavos?!?!?! in red gem bu!?!??!!
well done sir, well done.
Kinda makes you wonder how long it has been in circulation and the last time it was opened.
I'd rather find that than silver. Very cool! And kudos to you for recognizing something was different.
Well, it's different-that's for sure! Kinda neat, too.
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I agree, much better than silver!
I would have spotted silver right away, this was a fun hidden surprise.
I think I have a new favorite coin for a few days.
I may put it in a direct fit and carry it as a pocket piece to show people.
I find these occasionally in my weekly bank boxes. You can spot them by the dull clanking sound when dropped. If you'll drop them into a plastic jug and shake it a couple times they usually pop right open with no damage.
I don't search halfs but in a box of nickels once I found a two-tailed coin. It took me a few moments to figure out why I couldn't find the date.
That’s cool.
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Why would someone hollow out a half dollar to store or hide a Mexican copper coin? It may have been a magician's coin but it's too difficult to open.
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I've seen exactly the same thing before - Kennedy half with Mexico copper coin inside.
Probably a magician's coin, but could also be used for smuggling.
What a cool find.... I have gone through many rolls of halves in years past, but never found anything like that... I should start roll searching again, half dollars. Not enough time or patience for the other coins. Cheers, RickO
Great find. Thanks for sharing.
What a cool way to smuggle a Mexican copper coin.
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You never know what you'll find going through coin rolls! Nice find.
Awesome find!
Looks like one for this "Scotch & Soda" magic trick and would have came with a "bang ring" for quick separation.
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That's pretty cool!
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Common magician's coin of the era.
Very cool find!
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Cool. Imagine what you could hide in an Ike.
how do you examine 'sound' when looking through a box of halves?
By listening.
Are you saying if I handed you 15 half dollars and one of them was silver that you could not hear it with just a quick shake or rattle in your hand without looking at dates?
This coin has a real dead/thud sound and has no ring to it at all.
Very cool!
Neat find - never saw that combo before
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