USA, hobo nickel
$35.00
USA, altered coin, no date, Obverse: engraved hat, moustache, jacket, on buffalo nickel, some red paint? in the engraving, hobo nickel, this was probably made from the 1990s to the 2010s, coin G
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People alter coins for all kinds of reasons: jewelry, make them into pipe bowls or ash trays, art projects, etc.
The word “exonumia” is used to describe all kinds of things that are “like” coins but are not coins. I wrote a blog post on that subject. Basic categories: 1. used like a coin but not issued by a national government, 2. looks like a coin but not made for spending, 3. other things that we are interested in.
