No, the mint has two dies to stamp the coins. One die for heads ond for tails. They fit into different parts of the machine. If you have a two headed coin you have a novelty coin. While there are no known 2-headed U.S. coins, there are 4 certified examples of genuine 2-tailed U.S. coins. And there are about 25 known genuine 2-headed or 2-tailed coins from other countries. Details about this can be seen here : http://varietynickels.com/articles/twotailed.htm The U.S. Mint designs their dies with different slots in the heads-side dies than those in the tails-side dies to prevent this error from happening. So you can see the likelihood of you having a genuine 2-headed or 2-tailed coin is infinitely small -- even less than your chances of winning the lottery. Most coins with two heads were struck at a mint the regular way, but they were cut in half and the two heads were put together by a skilled craftsman.
Novelty coins have no numismatic collectible value.
it means a coin that is not money, like certain collecters items or novelty coins
No $20.00 coins were struck by the Confederacy at the New Orleans Mint. Replicas of the purposed coins have been made for many years and sold as novelty coins. Values are $3.00-$5.00 on eBay.
No $20.00 coins were struck by the Confederacy at the New Orleans Mint. Replicas of the purposed coins have been made for many years and sold as novelty coins. Values are $3.00-$5.00 on eBay.
It's called a magician's coin, a novelty coin, or a fake. It's made by cutting apart 2 genuine coins, swapping sides, and rejoining them using metalworking techniques. They sell for a few dollars in novelty shops but are of no value or interest to collectors because they're altered coins.
British 5 Pence coins are made from cupro-nickel. If you have a bronze 5 Pence coin, it has either been plated or it is a novelty coin. Either way it is worthless.
It's called a magician's coin, a novelty coin, or a fake. It's made by cutting apart 2 genuine coins, swapping sides, and rejoining them using metalworking techniques. They sell for a few dollars in novelty shops but are of no value or interest to collectors because they're altered coins.
A 1942 penny with two heads on it is likely a novelty coin created by altering a genuine penny. These altered coins have no numismatic value to collectors and are considered novelty items. The novelty value would depend on the individual interested in purchasing it.
I assume "IT" refers to a coin. If so, you have a magician's coin. They're privately-made trick coins that sell for a couple of bucks in novelty shops, but have no interest to coin collectors.
The same as all the other double-headed / tailed coins out there - a couple of bucks in a novelty shop, zero to a coin collector. It's a privately-made novelty item called a magician's coin.
Coins with 2 heads or 2 tails are novelty coins created to be sold for profit. They have no value other than the worth of the metals in them.
It is a novelty item known as a magicians coin. It is made by damaging genuine coins. They can be 7 to 8$ at a novelty shop or 2 to 3 on ebay