I carved this coin! UK pennies are awesome to work with! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A dremel is a difficult tool to use. The bits dont really catch in the metal well and its hard to control and do accurate lines. There are carvers...
Buffalo nickels are a hard metal! What tools did you use? A chisel and an engraving hammer do well. The hammer is really tiny and its amazing how...
I bought 150 dollars worth to search today. I am getting a box latter.
thank you!!
Not yet but soon! I have three days off next week and dour days off the week after that. I have a lot of classic type hobos to carve but I want to...
The classic type hobo nickels I only sell to coin dealers. The detailed coins where I smooth off a coin and do my own design I put those on ebay...
Thats on the list! Thanks for reminding me! I have done a lot of classic type hobo nickels- but just a few with different designs. I have a lot of...
Thanks! The SBA is a great coin to carve!
Its legal! :) The US Mint gift shop in Denver and Philadelphia have sold them in the past. (its run by a contractor). Cool that you have one of...
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Most of the hobo nickels I do are not skull coins!. I will start posting more of those and take a 6-9 month break from posting skull coins here!...
Its the astronaut from Aliens. Its a test carving for a more detailed hobo carving carved into a Peace dollar with gold, copper, and titanium...
Thanks!!
Thanks! I took the coin down so the copper core was almost showing(in some spots it does show). The skull part I went deeper so the copper shows...
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I do a lot of space themes for the coins I carve. I am doing an Alien from the 1986 movie next. After that its Star Wars hobo nickels.
I carved it into a skull! :)
I think its more of a token- its made by the space center of titanium that's been in space. Not a lot of titanium coins to choose from. This is...
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