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1913 Wheat one sided coin- Man Made or Mint Made
Verno
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HI all- see enclosed, sorry only pics I have....
Thoughts??
Thanks, RJ
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PMD - machined.
Cheers
Bob
Part of a magic trick coin. The hollowed out part once held a dime.
Agree.... PMD.... likely as a trick coin/magician prop.... Cheers, RickO
I believe a dime will fit into that.
Interesting
A bit more detail about such pieces.
It has been many years since I have seen one of those with everything in place. My recollection is that a dime is ground down along with the wheat side of a cent (to size) and then the two are glued together. The combined piece then fits into the ground out portion of the cent. The sides of the combined piece can be switched by a skillful magician to turn it into what appears to be a complete cent or a dime, though only one side of the dime is ever visible.
agreed
BHNC #203
Man or women made...Post mint damage to some..Carved out on purpose to hide a dime for magic tricks..
Harry Houdini was quite active in 1913
"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
pmd. machined out
Thanks, I get these questions from time to time....I tell the owners and like to refer them to the message boards for comments on their coins. Best, RJ