The trick is, you call it for 'em.
Sep. 7th, 2008 08:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thehefnerWhen I discovered that these existed, I was going to post it here and simply say, "WANT. WANT TWO." But I just went ahead and bought a pair, which finally arrived yesterday. As you can imagine, they made me a happy panda indeed.
Really, I would have bought a two-headed silver dollar years ago, except that no novelty coin makers ever produced two-headed silver dollars older than the Susan B. Anthony dollar. And sure, there have been stories with Harvey's coin being gold, but come on, he does not use Sacajawea dollars. I had thought finding a two-headed Morgan Silver Dollar would have been the way to go, but imagine my delight to discover that the coin used in THE DARK KNIGHT was a real coin: the Peace dollar! For shame, Heffie, not knowing your obscure obsolete currency well enough!
It's bloody perfect, as legit as you could possibly get, especially as it's not even pre-scarred. No longer will I have to live with the guilty pleasure of using the aluminum coin that came with the BATMAN FOREVER Two-Face action figure. That said, the size and weight of the Peace Dollar (replica) takes some getting used to. No wonder these were discontinued; you could use 'em as drink coasters! Yet I must say, the weight increases the chances of a solid catch with each flip, landing heavy in my palm with an authoritative fwap!
So now the question is simply how I'll go about scarring one of the coins (I'm keeping one untouched, as a physical reminder of the fucked-up game Harvey's father would play). I'm loathe to rush into such a task, so maybe I'll just wait until inspiration hits. Well, either that or the acid. What can I say, I'm determined to finally win first prize at the Project: Rooftop costume contest.
Which reminds me, I'm pulling together a snazztastic Riddler costume for this year. More on that later.
Really, I would have bought a two-headed silver dollar years ago, except that no novelty coin makers ever produced two-headed silver dollars older than the Susan B. Anthony dollar. And sure, there have been stories with Harvey's coin being gold, but come on, he does not use Sacajawea dollars. I had thought finding a two-headed Morgan Silver Dollar would have been the way to go, but imagine my delight to discover that the coin used in THE DARK KNIGHT was a real coin: the Peace dollar! For shame, Heffie, not knowing your obscure obsolete currency well enough!
It's bloody perfect, as legit as you could possibly get, especially as it's not even pre-scarred. No longer will I have to live with the guilty pleasure of using the aluminum coin that came with the BATMAN FOREVER Two-Face action figure. That said, the size and weight of the Peace Dollar (replica) takes some getting used to. No wonder these were discontinued; you could use 'em as drink coasters! Yet I must say, the weight increases the chances of a solid catch with each flip, landing heavy in my palm with an authoritative fwap!
So now the question is simply how I'll go about scarring one of the coins (I'm keeping one untouched, as a physical reminder of the fucked-up game Harvey's father would play). I'm loathe to rush into such a task, so maybe I'll just wait until inspiration hits. Well, either that or the acid. What can I say, I'm determined to finally win first prize at the Project: Rooftop costume contest.
Which reminds me, I'm pulling together a snazztastic Riddler costume for this year. More on that later.
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