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Man discovers weird alien coin in a roll of quarters

By T.K. Randall
June 22, 2022
The International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico
Image: Gray Aliens with Saucer at The UFO Museum, Roswell
Credit: Kimble Young / CC BY-SA 2.0 (adapted)
A coin hobbyist has posted up a photograph of a coin which features the face of an extraterrestrial.
"I was inspecting a large bag of quarter rolls, opening them one by one to look for older pieces with high silver content," he told Newsweek.

"In one of the rolls, I was immediately startled by an odd coin featuring the bust of an extraterrestrial. It stood out in stark contrast to the bust of Washington present on the other coins."

The alien face included the word "Liberty" printed at the top and the year 1937 printed at the bottom.
Far from being a unit of currency from another world, however, this particular coin is believed to be what is known as a "hobo coin".

There were thought to be over 200,000 classic hobo coins produced between 1913 and 1980 - each with a unique piece of artwork created by the homeless.

They were often made by altering existing coins using knives or other tools.

The identity of the artist who made this particular example, however, remains a mystery.

Source: Newsweek.com




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