2-headed quarter-dollar I found today.

I keep a zip-seal bag of coins in the car for misc. needs, like tolls or coin-operated tire inflators. The latter was the case today. I usually notice when the edge of US minted quarters/dimes are solid silver.. and save them because they're old. I usually check the year right away. This one was 1960... on one side (my birth-year..) To my surprise.. George is also on the opposite side with a 1964 year.






A few minutes research on the internet proved that this is a novelty-coin.. albeit an old one. It's apparently impossible for U.S. minted coins to be produced this way because of how the die-halves mate together. I read that they're made by; one of two coins being hollowed-out.. and the other is shaved thin to fit inside it.

I like it though.. and will keep it as a memorial to my cousin. He was born in 1964.. and died in 1996. We were the 1st two grandchildren on my mom's family's side.