The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 5, January 30, 2005, Article 12

HAMMERING DOLLARS INTO BADGES?

Carl Honore' writes: "Does anyone have any resources
to research on the topic of hammering out silver dollars to
make sheriff and marshall badges? I was in my tax preparer's
office and he turned it into a museum of sorts featuring old
west memorabilia. I noticed that some of his collection of
Sheriff's badges had ridges on the edges . I asked him about
it and he said it was common practice to make them out of
silver dollars. Does anyone have any info on this at all?"

["Other uses for coins" would be an interesting side topic.
Those that come most easily to mind use the practice of
cutting down U.S. cents for washers or gears. But until
now I hadn't heard of the practice of turning dollars into
badges. Anyone? -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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