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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 1939730, member: 4781&quot;]Tokens and medals, by definition, are not legal-tender currency of any country.&nbsp;&nbsp; But expert numismatists still actively collect them - sometimes even paying large amounts for them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is a carved &quot;hobo&quot; nickel still legal-tender ?&nbsp;&nbsp; If a genuine 1922 Peace Silver Dollar is over-struck to change the date to &quot;1964&quot; (but otherwise it still looks like a Peace Dollar), is it still legal tender ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is a lot more to minting (designing, sculpting, engraving, blanking, &amp; stamping) than you might think.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not just &quot;anybody&quot; can do it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for any &quot;significant numismatic value&quot;, internet auction results don&#039;t coincide with your assessment.&nbsp;&nbsp; To you, they may have no value (that&#039;s fine - you don&#039;t have to buy any).&nbsp;&nbsp; But the results clearly show that they have some numismatic value to some people.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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