8/22/2006: Hobo nickels

hampor · 08-22-2006, 02:47 PM

Aren't there legal implications?

They put those bumpy edges onto coins to keep people from shaving them. I bet those laws could apply here too.

dar512 · 08-22-2006, 02:59 PM

My understanding is that, for coins, it is only illegal to modify a coin with the intent to defraud. It's different for paper money.

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dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	My understanding is that, for coins, it is only illegal to modify a coin with the intent to defraud. It's different for paper money. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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08-22-2006, 02:47 PM	#1
hampor Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SiliValley Posts: 75	Aren't there legal implications? They put those bumpy edges onto coins to keep people from shaving them. I bet those laws could apply here too.

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