It's not real. It's 99.99999% certain you have a magician's coin, which is a novelty item made by slicing 2 quarters in half and swapping sides.
The New Jersey state quarter has the standard portrait of Washington on one side, and a picture of him leading the Crossing of the Delaware on the other.
I credit one of my brother's Connecticut middle school students with the following.Upon the minting of the state of Washington's commemorative quarter, Governor Chris Gregoire said that it was the first quarter with Washington on both sides.Upon hearing of this, the young student said, "That's not true. New Jersey's quarter has Washington on both sides."My brother and his student notified Gregoire of this fact but received no response.MoreMost likely you have a so-called magician's coin, a novelty item made by slicing two standard quarters in half and swapping sides. They sell for a few dollars in novelty and gift shops.
There have been reports of mint errors that created a double-sided quarter but none have been verified. It's 99.99999% certain you have a magician's coin, which is a novelty item made by slicing 2 quarters in half and swapping sides.
At minimum, it currently has $3.50 worth of silver in it. Without either seeing pictures of both sides, or a very detailed description of both sides, it's impossible to provide any meaningful estimate of value.
It's not real. It's 99.99999% certain you have a magician's coin, which is a novelty item made by slicing 2 quarters in half and swapping sides.
The New Jersey state quarter has the standard portrait of Washington on one side, and a picture of him leading the Crossing of the Delaware on the other.
If your talking about the faces, then there is only one head, George Washington, but if you are talking about the sides, there are two. Heads and Tails
The New Jersey quarter has Washington's portrait on the front while the other side has an image of him leading the Crossing of the Delaware river
I credit one of my brother's Connecticut middle school students with the following.Upon the minting of the state of Washington's commemorative quarter, Governor Chris Gregoire said that it was the first quarter with Washington on both sides.Upon hearing of this, the young student said, "That's not true. New Jersey's quarter has Washington on both sides."My brother and his student notified Gregoire of this fact but received no response.MoreMost likely you have a so-called magician's coin, a novelty item made by slicing two standard quarters in half and swapping sides. They sell for a few dollars in novelty and gift shops.
If it says $1 on the back it's an ordinary circulation dollar coin made of brass and has no special value. If it has a picture of Washington on both sides it's a token/medal that was given away several years ago as part of a corporate promotion. Unfortunately they don't have any special value either.
There have been reports of mint errors that created a double-sided quarter but none have been verified. It's 99.99999% certain you have a magician's coin, which is a novelty item made by slicing 2 quarters in half and swapping sides.
On both sides there is: George Washington - USA's First President' Bald Eagle - USA's national bird or on the newer ones they have a states name when it became a state and the year the quarter came out.
With the dates of 1987 & 1992 they can't be State Quarters first year for state quarters was 1999. If the coins have Washington's Head on both sides they're novelty coins and have no collectible value at all.
Please use the Advanced Search feature and enter the word DOUBLE for many, many postings about these novelty or "trick" coins and how they are made. FWIW, the collectors' terms used for how coins are made are struck or minted. The word "printed" is applied only to things made with paper and ink, like $ bills.
This is a novelty or magic coin that has been altered and was not produced by the mint And has no collection value at all.
A coin with heads or tails on both sides are novelty coins manufactured by individuals or companies. They have no numismatic value although some persons collect them and the value is determined by the buyer and the seller of each coin.