This is NOT something that was done at the Mint. It's a privately made novelty item, known as a Magician's Coin, created by altering two normal coins and joining the pieces back together. Use a magnifier to check just inside the rim on one side of the coin -- you are looking for the seam where the two pieces were joined -- it could be on either side of the coin.
They cost about $7-8 new from novelty shops and sell for $2-3 on eBay. They have no value to coin collectors, however, because they are privately made by damaging genuine coins.
The only possible good news is that if you have an older magician's quarter made before 1965, it would have enough silver in it that you could probably sell it to a scrap dealer for around $4.
The other thing you could do is hold onto it for magic tricks and making bets.... but be prepared to run fast if you use it for a bet.
MoreMany years ago the Mint had all coin presses redesigned so that dies are "keyed". That is, obverse dies only fit into the obverse anvil and reverse dies fit into the reverse anvil. It's physically impossible for two same-side dies to be put into a press. While many errors including "mule" coins (half one denomination, half another) can still occur, double-headed coins are not and cannot number among those mistakes.See the related Web Links for more info.
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Its amazing how many of these are turning up on this board. Follow the links to the previous questions. Yours is just like all the others.
You can use the Search feature of this site (just enter the word DOUBLE) to find many, many similar questions about how these novelty "coins" are made.
it's probably worth a few bucks at most. Two-headed quarters are often sold in magic and gag gift shops.
See the Related Links for more info about these coins.
A quarter is worth 25 cents.
A quarter from 2006 would still be worth 25 cents.
It's just a quarter, spend it.
It is worth 25 cents.
It's just a quarter, spend it.
I have a 1994 quarter double date, what is the worth ?
It's not a real quarter. These were novelty items given out as promotional items.
1796 is the first year the US issued a quarter, look at the coin again and post new question.
There are no 3 headed quarters minted by the U.S. Mint.
Trust me, it is not authentic. The 1979 dies were destroyed 13 years before the 1993 dies were made.
Double headed novelty and Magician's coins have no numismatic value, but depending on the denomination an quality most are under $10.00
its worth nothin
Double headed novelty and Magician's coins have no numismatic value, but depending on the denomination an quality most are under $10.00.
This is a novelty or magic coin, not a Mint error. It has no numismatic value.
This is a novelty or magic coin with a value about $8.00
This is a novelty coin and was not made by the US Mint it has no numismatic collectible value.
A two headed quarter is not something that was done at the mint, it is a novelty item, generally with high enough magnification you can see the seam that the two coins were joined together. They aren't rare and really aren't worth any more than a quarter.