The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 5, January 30, 2005, Article 20

HEADS I WIN

The Shelby Star of North Carolina published this story
about a local man who found a double-headed quarter:

"Cherryville resident Carl Young opened a pack of
quarters he got from the bank this week and found an
unusual item — a two-headed quarter. After consulting
with a U.S. Mint spokesman and a Shelby coin collector,
however, it appears that the quarter is most likely a
novelty item.

“These are coins that are altered outside of the Mint,”
said Michael White, U.S. Mint spokesman.

Double-headed quarters are novelty items created by
private companies, he said. Companies that sell them
have to advertise plainly that they are altered novelty
items or else they can be charged with a crime if “
fraudulent intent” is identified, White said.

Young#39;s coin has the head of a 1989 quarter on one side
and the head of a 1995 quarter on the other.

Coins like this that are used for novelty purposes are
called “magicians#39; coins,” said Steve Costner, who
works at First Charter Bank"

Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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