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The Substitute Teacher

Coin Puzzles
Tails Up



Put 3 coins on the table, arranged as shown below. The two end coins are heads up, and the center coin is tails up.

Nickel heads Nickel tails Nickel heads


The puzzle is now to make 3 moves, turning over 2 coins each time, and finish with all 3 coins tails up.

Puzzle Solution


CREDITS: Fun with Puzzles by Joseph Leeming, Spencer Press, Inc., Chicago MCMXLVI