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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2764605, member: 19463&quot;]Do most of such charms date from the time when they were used for their intended purpose rather than selling to collectors or to people as a memento of how things were done in the old times?&nbsp; I was always led to believe they were made for the tourist/collector market so not really seriously collectible. It is rather like I see the US hobo nickels which were cut by hobos during the depression and by artists after the art/nostalgia market during the last 75 years.&nbsp; I always considered the new ones sleazy when they started with buffalo nickels even though few of those have circulated for many years now.&nbsp; When something is unofficial in the original, it can be hard to know were to draw the line for an end date.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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