1905 “Who is this Indian” Cent

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by jphmari, Mar 5, 2013.

  1. jphmari

    jphmari New Member

    Hope everyone at least has a laugh seeing this guy.
    Reverse is normal, rest ofthe cent is normal. Has a "slightly" larger nose.
    Can anyone explain what this is?
     

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  3. bkozak33

    bkozak33 Collector

    That could be a prototype. Maybe they were thinking about changing the obverse in 1905, and that was the design they were contemplating
     
  4. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    Looks to be a "hobo cent" type of thing, and well done IMO.
     
  5. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    haha! Some sort of hobo nickel-esque carving. I like it!
     
  6. coinzip

    coinzip Well-Known Member

    I'm thinking its one of the Sunday Paper Comic characters....???
     
  7. coingeek12

    coingeek12 Well-Known Member

  8. RaceBannon

    RaceBannon Member

    It's a hobo cent! Here's a few hobo nickels.
     

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  9. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    It is a very nice Hobo Cent. The Indian has been carved into the image of a comic strip character from about the 1930s. Sorry but I can't recall the name of the comic strip or the character.
     
  10. BRandM

    BRandM Counterstamp Collector

    Would that be Mutt and Jeff Hobo? I forget who is who but it looks like the tall guy.

    Bruce
     
  11. silentnviolent

    silentnviolent accumulator--selling--make an offer I can't refuse

    I was thinking "the original Mario!"

    the winner of the game of strip poker played after the original Thanksgiving! :eek:

    one of the Village People!

    ever seen "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise? This is his next role: "The Final Frontiersman"!
     
  12. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    no change, unless that was meant to be funny
     
  13. dbcoinman

    dbcoinman New Member

    Beautiful hobo cent I enjoyed watching them make them at the coin shows
     
  14. jloring

    jloring Senior Citizen

    Definitely "Mutt" of "Mutt & Jeff".
     
  15. dcarr

    dcarr Mint-Master

    ..
     
  16. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    Come on, Mr. Carr... speak your mind.
     
  17. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    It's an Indian that told a few lies
     
  18. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    I have alot of respect for a man that has every right to say something but chooses to remain silent.
     
  19. buddy16cat

    buddy16cat Well-Known Member

    Nice hobo cent. Where did you get it?
     
  20. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    After necro-bumping a two-plus year old thread? Please... I now see his point and reason for doing so (mentioned in the other thread), but at the time of my response, his purpose was not clear. If you were quoted in a thread of this age, with only two dots, would you not wonder why? Thanks for the input Hommer; 'tis always a pleasure to have to explain the obvious.
     
  21. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    It's bad enough you guys have a good 10 pages of turd flinging in that main thread, but now you are overflowing into other threads? Come on guys, this is man-child kindergarten at best.
     
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