In most countries, including the United States, making double-headed coins is illegal because it involves altering currency, which can be considered counterfeiting. Such alterations can lead to legal penalties, as they can mislead individuals into believing they are using legitimate currency. However, novelty items or tokens that resemble coins but are clearly marked as replicas are typically legal to produce. Always check local laws for specific regulations regarding currency alteration.
No, all double headed coins (or double tailed coins) that are of a modern coin are privately made pieces. In modern mints ,it is impossible for a worker to insert 2 obverse (heads) dies, or 2 reverse (Tails) dies in the machine to strike a double heads/tailed coin the dies simply will not fit into the machine.
To the best of my knowledge (and I have been collecting for almost 50 years) only one two-headed US Cent has been authenticated and it is an Indian Head from the 1860's. Search the web for Jakes Marketplace to find two-headed magicians coins. Double headed coins -- novelty items -- are manufactured from normal coins, so they can exist for any year. A lot of them actually have different dates on each side. There are no records anywhere to keep track of which years exist -- it would be impossible to keep track of that, since anybody with a lathe, a grinder, and some glue could make them.
On the drawing toolbar, go to autoshape->connectors, and the double arrow is in there.
JFK wasn't on the half dollar until 1964. If you have a double-headed coin with two different dates, it means someone cut up two coins and fastened them back together to make a trick coin.
The Canadian "double-headed" cent is equal to the British One Penny. The Canadian one "cent" is equal to the British 1/2 penny (so a British penny is 2 cents or 1 double-headed cent). When first issued, the Canadian government had them struck to a standard of 100 coins to the pound of bronze rather than the the British standard of 80 coins to the pound of bronze. The first 1858 issues, however, were unpopular and originally had to be sold at a discount. It is believed the Canadians joined the two cents together to make them equivalent to the British Penny.
Yes, although the machinists who make the double headed quarters actually machine away the appropriate parts and stick together the heads of two quarters to make a double headed quarter... or half or whatever he is trying to make. While there have never been any 2-headed quarters found, there have been 3 genuine 2-tailed quarters found. See the following web page for details : http://varietynickels.com/articles/twotailed.htm
Yes my grandpa has one he got when he work at the gov. Mint in 64
All coins have two sides. Most double headed (tailed) coins are trick coins available at magic shops.However, nothing is impossible. Any coin with a "genuine" minting error, such as a "double header", would have some value, above the usual, as a collectible coin.Genuine error coins are not necessarily known about or documented until somebody turns up with one, since they are an "accident" of the minting process, and have escaped detection during quality control at the mint therefore, a valuation cannot be anticipated.A reputable coin dealer should be able to identify and confirm the coin as genuine and make a valuation.
No, only the U.S. government can produce legal tender, whether it is currency or coins.
It's very likely this has been done by a few company's that make novelty and magicians coins. Two coins same date, one has the reverse milled out leaving the rim and the other is turned and decked down to fit inside the milled out piece giving the appearance of a two headed coin. This why you do not see a seam like some two headed coins that are cut in half and glued together. And I have actually seen all denominations of modern coins of this kind. As to value I think about $5.00
I believe it is.Added: You may make a legal left turn across a double yellow line.You may not PASS another vehicle by crossing over the double yellow line.
Yes, the Sacagawea dollar coins are still produced, but they are not minted for circulation as frequently as other coins. The U.S. Mint has occasionally released them for collectors and special sets. While they are still legal tender, the coins are not commonly found in everyday transactions.