Russian coin carver Roman Butin has produced another great design. Ed Hohertz writes, "This is one I would like to see the mint make." Check out the video, linked
below. -Editor
The face of this 1921 silver dollar has been carved to depict some kind of scene (not sure what it is) and it includes an ingenious mechanical surprise.
To read the complete articles, see:
You need to check out this really cool coin that has an amazing hidden feature
(https://mashable.com/article/roman-booteen-coin-hidden-feature/#C5mVhb9DZaqj)
This carved silver dollar has a surprise
(https://boingboing.net/2018/10/16/this-carved-silver-dollar-has.html)
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ARTICLE PROFILES COIN CARVER ROMAN BUTIN (http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n28a28.html)
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