corkykile Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 [att chment=4184:1945s_Li..._Lincoln.jpg] Hi All you CP folk, I found this in a big batch of wheats that I am going through, again. Thought you might relate to the fact that it nearly stopped my heart when I first examined it. This is the first time I have found anything like this and I hope it isn't the last time. corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numismatic nut Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 That looks like a wheat head on the left side of lincoln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 That looks like a wheat head on the left side of lincoln. Now, wouldn't that just set everyone on their heads? It appears to be some sort of groove and pits that were possibly squeezed into the metal. I plan to enjoy this coin for quite a long time. You should have seen the look on my hubby's face when I showed it to him. It was the first time he got excited about a coin I have found. I still have hundreds of these old wheats to search. Back to the copper pits. corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hi Corky! I have no idea what is significant about those pictures : x Can you tell me? Tanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leethree Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hi Corky! I have no idea what is significant about those pictures : x Can you tell me? Tanks! Ditto! Thanks Deadpoint. I was too embarassed to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Okay everyone... it is a two-headed Lincoln cent. They are oriented in the same manner as our normal coins. That is why I photographed them that way. Did you really think I would have you trying to stand on your head to view the thing???? Both the coins are 1945 s minted. They were put together by I don't know who or when. I must have received them in a bulk purchase some time ago. And, the double-headed coin has the same weight and diameter as a normal cent, but is ever so slightly thicker. corky p.s. The coin is special to me because it is my birth year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpo Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 They were put together by I don't know who or when. A machinist with too much time on his hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 For effect you should photograph it in front of a mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 p.s. The coin is special to me because it is my birth year. Because of your avitar I figured your birth year was 1962. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 (((For effect you should photograph it in front of a mirror. )) Hi Dock, That is exactly what my hubby said! Maybe I will give it a try and see what happens. Thanks for checking it out. corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 (((Because of your avitar I figured your birth year was 1962. ))) Now aren't you quite the gentleman. Actually my oldest child was born in 1964. My avatar is just a nice dime I bought for my Roosevelt collection and I thought it would make a nice avatar, until another one comes up I like better. Thanks Bobo, corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 kewl wheatie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Just a normal magicians coin. They are manufactured in almost all denomiations. Also, some are made with tails or reverses on both sides. Special ones are also where a Cent is hollowed out enough to place a Dime in the hollowed out area. Other variations are also made but not as popular. Great party games are done with those. They used to be expensive but now are dropping down due to popularity. At a magic show they sometimes get lost and eventually end up in rolls or bags at banks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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