Weekly Family Half-Dollar Silver Hunt Update- Magic Coin Found!!!
The above coin might look just like an ordinary 1977 half dollar but it is actually a magic coin. I am serious it really is a magic coin. Let me explain. My wife and son were taking back last week’s half-dollars that we sorted through. While putting them in the coin counting machine at the bank this coin got rejected. My son took it and looked a little closer at it.
He told my wife that it looked broken and like someone cut it. He then dropped it and it split open. To reveal that it was in fact a half-dollar and 20 Centavos Mexican coin in one.
My son was so excited. As soon as he got home he ran up to me and said he found this special Mexican coin hidden inside of one of the half dollars. I had no idea what he was talking about. Then he showed me. I was very impressed.
After a little searching on google we found out that these coins are made from real half-dollars that are milled out to fit a 20 Centavos Mexican coin. They then are used in magic tricks. It is really a cool coin and the detail and work it took to perfectly cut out the half dollar is truly amazing.
Even though it was not silver this still was a very impressive find for my 9 year old son. You can buy them on ebay anywhere from $5 to $75 dollars. This one however is going into my son’s coin collection. I am one proud dad that he took the time to examine the coin and noticed that something was off with it. He now is a proud owner of a magic coin!
Great find! you should also be able to fit a 2 peso 22kt gold coin in there if I am not mistaken.. Great for keeping a little gold hidden, smuggled...
Never thought of that. Never know when you might need to smuggle a gold coin around. Great idea
That's neat that you found one of these in your change! I actually have that trick, I forget now how the illusion was performed, but I recognized it right away. @ironshield
I am glad you know what it is. I had never seen one before. Thanks for reading
Amazing that you and @bowentroyer found one of the same. :-)
Thats a cool story and a great find for him! I think you have a family heirloom in the makjng with that one! Thanks for the post @bowentroyer!
Thank you for reading!
What an awesome find!!! So exciting....you actually have a magic coin! It is my first time to know of such a thing! It really belongs to your son's coin collection- his very own magic coin! I wonder what imaginations this coin has sparked in this mind.
He was super excited. We had never heard of it before either
magic coin is really beautiful ,,,but loking so 1977 half dollar ,,I really appriciate with your post ,,Thanks for sharing with us
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Thank you for reading and commenting!
That is a super cool find! I bet he liked it better than a silver one. Yaaaaaay!
He sure did!
It may not have monetary value, but it is maybe more priceless - especially because it was such an accidental find.
I agree My son is so happy!
Super Cool! Never heard of that before!
You're pulling my leg...what is this some kind of trick?!?! HAHAHA
This is so cool! What are the odds of finding one in a collection that you get from a bank? Pretty slim I would think. He has himself a great collectable.
I agree!