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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 66768, member: 283&quot;]Hi Mike,</p><p><br /></p><p>I noted (with due caution) that `purists&#039; would consider the coin to have been butchered. I didn&#039;t say that the item in question is without value or is any less valuable than it was before `treatment&#039;. Only that `purists&#039; would view it that way.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are indeed those who might appreciate the artistry involved and who would be prepared to pay a premium for it. I think it is fairly evident from my posts to this group that I would fall squarely in the latter category.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I am not blind to the fact that carved coins don&#039;t appeal to every numismatist. They certainly don&#039;t appeal to every numismatist over on your side of the pond, that&#039;s for sure.&nbsp; As you well know, most collectors in the US wouldn&#039;t look twice at a `furrin&#039; coin, let alone a carved one. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for me, I have a few carved coins. Some carry a novelty value, some carry a degree of `artistry&#039; (to my taste) coupled perhaps with a little&nbsp; piece of history. </p><p><br /></p><p>For my sins, I also have a fairly modern so called hobo nickel that would have (IMHO) served the world better had it been left as the original designers intended. That doesn&#039;t stop me from looking out for `decent&#039; hobo nickels but it does make me appreciate that there are real dogs out there too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian </p><p>The Empirical Strikes Back[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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