Carved more Hobo Nickels!

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Very nice!

 

How are these classified as real hobo nickels?

 

They don't look hand carved to me. But, perhaps they are.

 

If these are being produced to sell as hobo pieces, without disclosure, that is as egregious as selling doctored coin, to me.
provenance of real hobo pieces is very important, and a fascinating collecting hobby. It is, for many examples, very expensive.

I have 7 original pieces. One of them is the "model" of the "signature" of those depicted on this thread.

The point is, I would not like to see anybody mislead into thinking these are original, especially if sold as same.

 

I agree, especially if it is done with a Dremel or anything other then what was used by the original "Hoboes"

 

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!
http://imgur.com/gallery/qbY1wfd

 

That answers my question. They would have been marked as souvenirs, then. What happens in the after market, who knows, but I would think there is some type of identifying mark.

Why are the photos labeled with a lot number? Was there an auction?

 

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 signed. I also have some vintage hobo nickels- they are extremely hard to come across. Chris Dempsey out of Erie is the best dealer to buy vintage hobo nickels from.

 

I am very pleased to read your reply. Chris is outstanding. There a re a few others, but I concur he is one of the best sources.

 

Don't you love it when people just jump to conclusions.

 

Hah, I almost did too, congrats to Brent on some fine work, thanks for sharing.

 

If any of you caught Brent's posts from 2019, you would know it is an art form that is seldom practiced. Calling them "Hobo" nickels is like calling tissues "Kleenex." It is a generic label. Because "Hobo nickels" are a well known term, what else would you call them?
Like them or not, they sell and I for one am glad someone is keeping the tradition alive.

 

Who did? Legitimate questions are not conclusions.

I, too, "love it" when a person jumps to a conclusion that isn't.

I appreciate that you jumped to the conclusion that a conclusion was asked, though.

 

Thank you!

 

They are!! I hand carved all of these coins! I am also a card carrying member of the hobo nickel society!

 

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 not a huge fan of using rotary tools mostly because I dont like to use them or the dust and the noise they produce. Plus the burrs they use wear out quickly and that's a huge expense.
I have seen very nice hobo nickels made with rotary tools. I have a few in my collection. There is even an artist in France that uses them to engrave some very impressive knives.

 

A hobo nickel is any carved coin! Even a clad dime is considered a hobo nickel! ( Dimes are fun to carve!)

 

I'll take three please .

 

You are parsing words. You know what I was and am referring to, when read in the context of my entire post.

No reason to select parts of a post out of context, to embellish. After all, you are not a hobo and did not live in the 20s/30s.

You don't need 3 of these (!).