Issue 1 - Mint Error News Magazine

F A requently sked
I have a two headed coin. Is this a rare mint
error? If so what is it worth?
What you have is called a “magician’s coin.”
This is a novelty piece and can be purchased at a magic
shop. These have no numismatic value and are for entertainment
only. There are approximately twenty
genuine two-headed or two-tailed coins that have been
authenticated by ANACS, PCGS and NGC. There
are only three known “Two Tailed” U.S. coins: two
Quarters and one Dime. One of the Quarters recently
sold for $80,000. Two of the world coins are Canadian
Copper Cents that were struck with two reverse dies
and authenticated by PCGS. These were part of a Canadian
Mint Error Collection and they have since been
featured in a front page Coin World article.
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Questions
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I just found a State Quarter that looks like it’s
golden or brass. Is this made out of the same
metal as the new golden dollar?
Chances are your State Quarter has been plated
after it left the Mint. Check to see if the edge is the
same color as the rest of the coin. If it is the same color,
the coin has been plated. If the edge is copper colored
you might have genuine a mint error. Please e-mail a
picture to allow us to evaluate your coin. There are
approximately 15 known 1999 State Quarters struck
on Experimental Planchets. All five states in the 1999
series (DE, PA, CT, GA and NJ) have been discovered.
These Experimental State Quarters have sold for
as high as $10,000 each, depending on which state, the
coin’s condition and which type of experimental composition
was used. There are four known types of experimental
compositions which have been discovered
so far on 1999 State Quarters.
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