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Winter Magic Auction

Sat, Dec 12, 2020 12:00PM EST
Lot 153

[Coin Magic] Collection of Vintage Gimmicked Silver Coins. ...

Estimate: $400 - $800

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[Coin Magic] Collection of Vintage Gimmicked Silver Coins. Including shells (expanded and regular) made from Morgan dollars with matching dollar coins; a $2.85 trick with Morgan dollars; many examples of folding coins made with Seated Liberty Halves and other silver half dollars; magnetic half dollars and shell half dollars crafted from Walking Liberty, Seated Liberty, and Barber Half Dollars; and a quantity of other gimmicked US coins dating to as early as 1853, including silver quarters, pennies, nickels, and dimes. Several foreign coins neatly gimmicked also included. With a shell coin dated 1760, two counterfeit lead half dollars dated 1908 and 1911, and early double-headed coins. Neatly organized in a four-ring display album. Nice lot.