Combined brass three pence 1940 and silver three pence 1937 (Pressed together)

Hello everybody.

 I have this coin a combined(pressed together) and it is very interesting one. The base is a brass-nickel three pence from 1940 and the insert is a silver three pence from 1937. They are pressed together the silver into the brass one as it is smaller from the reverse side of the coin, like it is a bi-metal coin only it is not visible on the obverse. The head of George the VI is untarnished and seems to be flawless.

  I cannot identify this coin, however I have searched after any information in a lot of places. The total weight of the coin is 6.73gr. Individually should be Brass 6.8gr and Silver 1.41gr. 

 I assume the middle of the brass one was hollowed out precisely  and the other one pressed inside the centre of it. It was done very precisely, no marks on it's edges anywhere, no marks on the obverse or reverse either, like it was done professionally or by the mint.

 Can anyone of our specialists identify or evaluate?

 Welcome to the forum. Very nice. Hand-made by an expert, maybe an engineering student project. 

I own these, similarly made >  

Hi and thank you.

They are very nicely done. Any ideas of the value as probably are unique.

 Wish I knew, with it being hand-made. Maybe other members might reply. 

Laszlo Benzar

Hello everybody.

 I have this coin a combined(pressed together) and it is very interesting one. The base is a brass-nickel three pence from 1940 and the insert is a silver three pence from 1937. They are pressed together the silver into the brass one as it is smaller from the reverse side of the coin, like it is a bi-metal coin only it is not visible on the obverse. The head of George the VI is untarnished and seems to be flawless.

  I cannot identify this coin, however I have searched after any information in a lot of places. The total weight of the coin is 6.73gr. Individually should be Brass 6.8gr and Silver 1.41gr. 

 I assume the middle of the brass one was hollowed out precisely  and the other one pressed inside the centre of it. It was done very precisely, no marks on it's edges anywhere, no marks on the obverse or reverse either, like it was done professionally or by the mint.

 Can anyone of our specialists identify or evaluate?

 

You say you can’t identify this coin, but you have identified the two coins it is made from… two 3p coins from 1937 & 1940 pressed together. So you have identified the coin(s), there was no such coin (singular) minted. Why someone would do this, I would guess, to signify the transition of the 3p from the small round silver one to the 12 sided brass one.

An almost side on image would be nice, to see how precise the craftsmanship actually is. From a vertical image, you could have easily laid one on top of the other! Not saying you have, so don’t take offence. As for how, well if I had a industrial drill which could machine out the exact depth and width of the silver 3p in the middle of the brass one it would be easy to do, and I expect that is how it was done. 
 

As for value, if you could take two ordinary coins that don’t cost much, spend a little time and effort placing one inside the other, and then sell it for a massive profit, you really would have found the golden ticket. It is however now considered Post Mint Damage, and won’t add any value to either coin as it has no historical significance. If the British Mint had done this, then it would be historically significant, but they haven’t, so it isn’t.  Maybe in 200 years when such coins are not easily available to find and put together it might be worth more than a ham sandwich…

Thank you for the answer. In fact I knew each coin not worth too much, however the fact somebody took the effort or it could have been something rare. with regards to your question being inserted or not I think this picture will satisfy your curiosity. It is well levelled and there are no marks on the edge which means whoever made this was very cautious as the brass is quite soft and will have marks, in case they are a bit rough with the coin. Kind regards

It doesn’t look flush to me, but it is really hard to tell because the image is not in focus. My curiosity is therefore not satisfied… 

Hi there.

Although it seems worthless you keep on hammering the question.

I hope this satisfies the issue, if not …

How can I judge an image if it is not in focus? I wanted to see because it is interesting, others will also want to see in focus images, what more is there to say … coins interest me.

Hello again,

I am open to suggestions, obviously. I have a microscope that I use for micro soldering in electronics and I would be able to take pictures with it. I have another interesting one, a 2 pound coin on the obverse Elizabeth II and the tip of her nose looks like a male genitalia gland (Tip). As far as I can remember it has other minting errors as well. Care to see that?