5 Cents, Modified Coin, United States, 1935
date: label: date made
content: 1935
label: date made
content: 2013
name: label: maker
content: Jay L. DeBoer
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) modified coin
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 20th century
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: A car.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FIVE CENTS
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portrait of a Native American.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: LIBERTY / 1935
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: 1935 carved buffalo nickel. Hitch-hiker thumb and car carved on buffalo side. Artist: Jay Deboer
label: Description
content: The individuals depicted on American coins are carefully selected, and their portraits are designed under the supervision of U.S. Mint officials. Once these coins enter circulation, however, they can be altered to feature alternative designs. U.S. nickels have often been targeted for modification due to their size and the malleability of their metal. The artfully modified coins are often referred to as hobo nickels because they are inexpensive and portable.
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
label: Exhibition
content: Value of Money
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Jay L. DeBoer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0275.01
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0275.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0275
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin, modified
label: Object Name
content: nickel
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nickel; copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .2 cm x 2.1 cm; 3/32 in x 13/16 in