I sure have spent serious money.... Here's another crude one, a Jefferson nickel, that looks post-apocalyptic. His exaggerated jaw looks morbid. I got it for next to nothing, so some have been purchased cheap.
That's a nice specimen of the patch, @rooman9 . My father served in the Army for 30 years beginning in 1942, so one of my many collections as a kid was military patches of all sorts. I even remember saving a full color insert from a weekend edition of The Stars and Stripes that I used as a checklist of the many patches I was able to collect. I had all of the early AAF patches and enjoyed them all. Thank you for bringing that memory back to me.
You’re welcome I have one that was a theatre made one in Australia. It’s made of thick Aussie wool and is much more crude.
I found this one in my father-in-law's collection. I thought it was interesting so I googled buffalo head nickel with changed face and eventually found the Original Hobo Nickel Society. They were nice enough to tell me they believe it's authentic and was possibly made by "Wide-Neck Willie". Sorry, taken with my phone.
Trish, Your photos are good & the hobo nickel looks like an old classic example . Members of the OHNS are the best source to attribute hobo nickels. I like the way a clothing pattern was engraved on his jacket & hat .
I agree it looks like an original. I have three original hobo nickels. I also carve them. It's fun that they carved the dates off
I'm trying to attribute this one. I think it's an old carver who was nicknamed "Kosher Carver". Is there anyone on here who might be able to confirm?
The top one I bought off eBay, the second one I contact the seller to him made me the Reading T-1. These 2 engines were use during the Bi-Centennial to pull the American Freedom Train
dwhiz, Your two locomotive buffalo Hobos are beauties, but that Barber half is in a class by itself ! What a sensational find .