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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4265744, member: 66"]My feeling are the same as Sealgair's. The original hobo nickels to me are and entirely different art form. I truly wish they would not call these modern engraved coins "Hobo" as the methods of manufacture, and the artists, are completely different. I also find the modern artists fascination for skulls/skeletons to be rather lacking in imagination/creativity.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Was not illegal, at least not in the United States. Only time defacing coins was illegal was for a short time in the late 19th century during the love token fad. Defacing coins was made illegal for a short time to put a damper on the practice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4265744, member: 66"]My feeling are the same as Sealgair's. The original hobo nickels to me are and entirely different art form. I truly wish they would not call these modern engraved coins "Hobo" as the methods of manufacture, and the artists, are completely different. I also find the modern artists fascination for skulls/skeletons to be rather lacking in imagination/creativity. Was not illegal, at least not in the United States. Only time defacing coins was illegal was for a short time in the late 19th century during the love token fad. Defacing coins was made illegal for a short time to put a damper on the practice.[/QUOTE]
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