Is This Legal To Sell.... A 1933 Buffalo Nickel?

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Danester Valued Member United States 213 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 03:29 am This came up on my ebay e-mail alerts. Is this legal to sell.... a 1933 Buffalo nickel? The guy explains how he did it - over strikes of genuine Buffalo nickels and he calls them Hobo Nickels. Limited to 38 pieces. To quote "They have the correct metallic content (no heating or melting is performed), and correct diameter. All the over-strikes are privately and painstakingly performed using a surplus Denver Mint coin press !" http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...B:SS:US:1123 Report this Post to the Staff

j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 07:35 am This is what I know as a Hobo Nickel....hammered image by a "hobo." http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistor...age0706a.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 09:41 am He makes several different fantasy dates. They have been discussed several times. Basically he consideres them to be legal because he overstrikes real coins and because they haven't stepped in to stop him. My personal opinion is that they are not legal. Edited by Conder101 12/16/2011 2:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
satxwd Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 10:09 am It's an altered coin and if sold should be labeled as a coin/date altered coin. Not as a 1933. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 12:03 pm That ebay seller is not the creator of this fantasy Buffalo, it was minted by NY and RI State Quarter designer Daniel Carr who operates the Moonlight Mint. Report this Post to the Staff
firstcoin Valued Member United States 71 Posts	Posted 12/17/2011 10:44 am Is moonlight mint anything like midnight broker auto parts? Report this Post to the Staff
NicO Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 12/17/2011 3:00 pm I agree with satxwd, this coin should be labeled as an altered coin, not a 1933, as that can be quite misleading. I don't believe they are considered illegal though. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189010 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 12:22 pm Here is a previous discussion regarding DC's 1964 Peace dollar. I think many of the same arguments apply to this 1933 Buffalo nickel. https://goccf.com/t/75251 Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Danester Valued Member United States 213 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 6:00 pm OK, I'm familiar with Daniel Carr and the Moonlight Mint. In my opion these 1933 Buffalo nickel fantasy pieces with an identifiable die crack on the reverse and limited strikes (1-38) could become valuable in the future. Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 6:59 pm How come? Theyre repros. Report this Post to the Staff
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