this Indian got scalped--crude hobo nickel from a roll

port ewen ace · Oct 23, 2015

I'LL TAKE IT :laughing7:

Ranger121 · Oct 23, 2015

That's great. Nice find. Still hunting my 1st buff.

DFX DAVE in M.D. · Oct 23, 2015

Nice, it looks like they started making a hobo nickel and did not finish , or maybe that is the finished product.

thrifty76now · Oct 23, 2015

If you picked that one up while roll searching ,you came out with the prize.A hobo nickel for certain.

dirtdigginfool · Oct 23, 2015

port ewen ace said:
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Great find, Ace...a hobo buff with a readable date ! I've yet to find one myself, whether it's via CRH or with my ATP...Thx for sharing...ddf

Old Dude · Oct 23, 2015

Definitely looks like someone was inspired by a hobo nickel and thought they'd try their hand at it. Good find.

Loco-Digger · Oct 23, 2015

Looks like Willie Nelson

billn1956 · Oct 23, 2015

If I am not seeing things,it looks like a bennie hat,? does it not look like it has the little impeller on top ?

against the wind · Oct 23, 2015

Yep. Might be a Beany Cap but I don't think it was finished.
Nice save

toolmanbutch · Oct 23, 2015

I sold a Hobo Nickel on eBay for $480.00 about 4 years ago. You may want to advertise this as an unfinished item on eBay if you want to sell it.
Toolman Butch

sutphin · Oct 23, 2015

ACE PALE FACE DONE GOT A HOLD OF THAT INJUN ..

port ewen ace · Oct 23, 2015

I agree it appears to be unfinished and really crude. saw the reverse first and was amazed by near full horn. flipped it and my first thought was a road kill coin scraped by concrete. 2nd thought was--- holy crap, this damage is intentional, a few more art classes and the dude who did this could have been a contender:-)