I sold them to a coin dealer!
It took a long time!!! Its not Freddie Mercury but it looks like him!
I use hand engravers- hammer and chisel also. I also nade an engraver from a tire compressor that mimics the energy from an engraving hanmer- it...
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I remember this carving well! One of my favorites!
Thanks! There were some rare examples of a totally different design taking the place of the coins design. I like more traditional designs a lot- I...
I used dateless nickels for all these! The indian is intact but the date is worn off. I like doing plague doctors! I gave one away but I have...
Thanks! I have done a lot of classic type hobo nickels. I am doing these mostly to do something different.
Thanks!
I did!
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Your right signing is important.
The carver is Tennessee Mike/New York Mike. He has a unique style that I like.
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Actually any carved coin is called a hobo nickel in the coin carving community! :) Its sounds counter intuitive but its a colloquial term in the...
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It is!
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I usually do classic hobo nickel carvings (my initials are on the back). This is kind of a new direction-smoothing off a coin and doing a...
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