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eppur_se_muova
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August 22, 2023
Something I didn't know existed -- potty coins.
Silver coins are soft enough to be sculpted by small hand tools, and some men made a pastime of modifying the faces and figures from the originals to something a little less dignified -- as in these depictions of Lady Liberty on the chamberpot.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_nickel
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