modern hobo nickel ...

[bountyhuntergirl86]

 

[JunkShopFiddler]

Those things are cool, and for some reason very mysterious.

 

[Argentium]

Wow , that is cool ! Was this a "beer change find " by any chance ? I'm thinking it would be so amazing to metal detect a hobo nickel !

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

especially the buffalo nickels... me too

 

[Argentium]

Have you checked out any of the online sites about hobo nickels ? some of the art work is insanely good - and even some of the modern
hobo nickels fetch big money - they have like "hobo nickel conventions " where these fanatical collectors gather - it's a pretty big deal ,
where did you get yours ?

 

[jewelerguy]

cool

 

[Bayou Joe]

I have seen some really cool nickels, and I to think it would just awesome to find one.

 

[Digger2]

That is one neat nickel! I like it

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

thanks you guys, it was in my change ... :-)

 

[Erik in NJ]

thanks you guys, it was in my change ... :-)

I never seem to get anything good in my beer change, but then again I pay for my beer supply by credit card! (about to crack open a cold one...)

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

that's right :-) I pay in csh and buy 24s ... lol

 

[Erik in NJ]

What's your brand cowgirl?

 

[JunkShopFiddler]

Have you checked out any of the online sites about hobo nickels ? some of the art work is insanely good - and even some of the modern
hobo nickels fetch big money - they have like "hobo nickel conventions " where these fanatical collectors gather - it's a pretty big deal ,
where did you get yours ?

Did an image search...unbelievable!

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

I drink 211 steel reserve... lol I know right

 

[pong12211]

Those are really neat and seem to be gaining popularity..

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

I really want an older one maybe even a liberty head one ... that would cool most popular is the Buffalo nickel ...

 

[Argentium]

I actually want to try and make a hobo nickel ,( I do a fair bit of jewelry making )- I just wonder if it's legal on a coin as recent as the one you
found ? I know that you can pretty much do what you want with obsolete coins - but 2005 might still be "defacing govt. property "

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

me too but don't have any engraving tools... and not sure of the law...

 

[Argentium]

A close look at your nickel , and it looks to me like somebody just took a sharp steel awl , and scratched it by hand -
i don't know that you would even need engraving tools .

 

[stefen]

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What you have looks like a awl or pen knife scratching...

Most are chiseled, and lasers are now coming into use...

I've personally been collecting for many years and have quite a cross-section of quality...