9-Ball Flipping Coin

[Korsakoff]

I'm going through some old stuff and found this novelty below. I think I must have picked it up on a BCA trip to the Vegas tournament many years ago.

Any info on this? I'm thinking the silver might be worth $20 and that's about it.

 

[Pin]

But which is heads and which is tails?

 

[Bob Jewett]

But which is heads and which is tails?

That's the whole beauty of the coin.

 

[gregcantrall]

Be careful flipping a large coin on the playing surface. It can damage the cloth.

 

[Fatboy]

Tails!

 

[Fatboy]

Be careful flipping a large coin on the playing surface. It can damage the cloth.

Ive flipped $20 gold pieces and never had a problem

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Ive flipped $20 gold pieces and never had a problem

Never larger coins not in circulation have shape edges. Or older uncirculated coins same sharpe edges.

George’s advise is right.

 

[middleofnowhere]

Was at a tournament years ago and the ref was flipping this. There were a few and I grabbed one up.

 

[middleofnowhere]

I'm going through some old stuff and found this novelty below. I think I must have picked it up on a BCA trip to the Vegas tournament many years ago.

Any info on this? I'm thinking the silver might be worth $20 and that's about it.

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What do the various initials stand for, any idea?

 

[ShootingArts]

Always seems odd that we almost always flip for the break instead of lagging. Makes more sense to me to lag for the break.

Hu

 

[PracticeChampion]

Always seems odd that we almost always flip for the break instead of lagging. Makes more sense to me to lag for the break.

Hu

Years ago we always lagged, small tournament or large always a lag, now everyone flips. My only guess is people are never ready to play, always waiting til last second to put sticks together or bathroom, get beer etc so people like me waiting at the table can just flip and either rack or atleast get the balls out while their jacking around

 

[Pin]

Tails!

Sorry, it's heads

 

[Pin]

I think the psychological pain of the other guy winning the break and running the rack is much lower if it's not your own stupid fault for losing the lag.

 

[Csim]

I'm going through some old stuff and found this novelty below. I think I must have picked it up on a BCA trip to the Vegas tournament many years ago.

Any info on this? I'm thinking the silver might be worth $20 and that's about it.

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Nice coin.

How big is it compared to a quarter?

 

[SSDiver2112]

I had this one custom made recently for when they don’t lag.

 

[Korsakoff]

Nice coin.

How big is it compared to a quarter?

It appears bigger than a quarter. Similar in diameter to a half-dollar, but heavier:

 

[alstl]

There is an old pool hall in my town which dates to the 1800's. There is an ancient sign on the wall telling players not to flip coins on the tables.

 

[Csim]

It appears bigger than a quarter. Similar in diameter to a half-dollar, but heavier:

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It says .999 pure silver. I thought it may be a 1 oz silver round. It doesn't look like it.

Do you know if its is silver?

 

[Korsakoff]

It says .999 pure silver. I thought it may be a 1 oz silver round. It doesn't look like it.

Do you know if its is silver?

Not for sure; haven't tested it. Just found it in a pouch in an old dreamcatcher I have that my mother gave me.

I expected it to be 1 oz., but it did not weight out (on my food scale). I posted here thinking I got it at a BCA tournament and they might be commonplace. I Googled, but only saw that one sold at auction, but you had to join to get the info, and I'm loathe to register on sites I'm not going to frequent.

 

[Mick]

Not for sure; haven't tested it.

Just flip it. If it's silver it'll have that movie coinflip "Tiiing" sound.