A hobo nickel is any carved coin! Even a clad dime is considered a hobo nickel! ( Dimes are fun to carve!)
These definitely were not done with a Dremel! There is a hobo nickel carver that uses a dremel flex shaft that does really excellent work. I am...
They are!! :) I hand carved all of these coins! I am also a card carrying member of the hobo nickel society!
Thank you!
All of the carvings I did have my initials on the reverse so they won't be confused with a vintage carving. The vintage carvings were never...
Thanks! I also carved these hobo nickels! They are all gone now- a lot of them went to the US Mint gift shop in Denver and Philadelphia!...
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Andy Gonzales did this hobo nickel. He was also featured in the OHNS magazine Bo Tales as the featured carver. He does excellent work.
What a great hobo!
Steve does awesome work!! I have some of his hobos in my collection. This is actually the best time of the year to look for hobo Nickels on ebay....
The coins are junk. A lot of them have lead in the metal and other toxic metals. I carve hobo nickels and a lot of the designs are taken from...
I got some dated nickels from my dealer once! Usually he does not have a lot. I did see some good lots for sale on ebay and I bought 7,800 so I am...
We used to put coins in the railroad tracks!!
I really like this one a lot!!
Thanks! It's a really fun hobby! I use an optivisor and some funny glasses for magnification that watch makers wear so the coin looks like as big...
Interesting point! One of my favorite hobo nickels that I have ever seen was a photo of a coin that was carved by soldier after World War I. He...
Some people only collect vintage hobo nickels. I bid on a lot of vintage hobo nickels but I always end up getting outbid! Some people only...
That's a cool coin!!
Thanks!
That is ironic!! I
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