i thought i would let members know what we [ hobo nickel carvers ] do for the coin world...each year a number of us donate carvings for the o.h.n.s. hobo nickel auction at the fun show, the proceeds go to ana numismatic scholarships for young people and adults..so by doing this hobo nickel carvers give many thousands of dollars every year for young and older people to gain knowledge in coins....so it would be fair to say, if it wasn,t for hobo nickel carvers a lot of young and older people wouldn,t get the knowledge we support.....
...Instead of hobo carving 70+ year old coins how about trying it on say a Westward Journey nickel???
there is almost no demand for carvings on any newer coin...if hobo nickel carvers started carving on such newer coins, our part in helping young collectors and older collectors would go to near zero, then who would be the biggest loser?
I don’t see any difference. A 1921 Morgan Dollar is no more of a “limited edition” than a 2004 Keelboat nickel. Neither one will ever be made again. Also, anyone who knows US coinage knows that the relief of modern coins is significantly lower than older coins, so a carver would have little if anything to work with on today’s coins. Maybe he could be called a “scratcher” if he worked on modern coins.
Billzach, Is the metal composition the same between a old buffalo and the newer nickels (harder or softer)?
I'd be interested to know this also. I have counterstamoed some Buffalo nickels, and they are harder to stamp than newer nickels. Not sure why. Even if the composition is the saem, I think the Mint aneals blanks to soften them. Maybe they did not so this years ago.
You don't know how old they are, and neither do I - they are dateless, heavily worn, and WORTHLESS as collectables. My counterstamp makes them interesting, and worth mnore than face value to collectors of exonumia.
That's really cool. You carvers are a fine bunch of folks! A hundred years from now, your pieces will still be prized and sought after by collectors. Awesome! That's one of the best kinds of immortality!
I have only seen a few carved coins (mostly yours) and have to say that they are one neat thing!!! I might just have to look for them at shows!! Speedy
I've got to say that I agree with most of the others. I think it's great that a carvers time and effort is put into doing something to help the coin collector community. GOOD SHOW And also turn thos dateless coins into beutifull works of art
