Hobo Nickels

[rufus]

A while back I was looking into having a revolver engraved. In the course of doing research on famous artisans I stumbled upon something I've never heard of before: Hobo Nickels. Having a very short attention span, I soon forgot about engraving the revolver and now I cannot get these nickels out of my head.

The history, art, and potential stories attached to these things has me interested in possibly starting a collection. Who knows, maybe something else will get my attention soon, but for now I'm hooked.

Here are some links:

• Look at all these things
• Collecting Hobo Nickels
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[RVTECH]

Yep - it's an odd, offbeat artform but well known in the coin/treasure hunter circles. Another somewhat unknown (and probably as rare) reworked items are dice made from carved Minie Balls during the Civil War.

 

[northwest gunny]

damn hobo nickels just side tracked my attention for an hour. Those are really awesome though like little works of art im going to start looking at my nickels.

 

[RVTECH]

Try your hand at making your own.

 

[rufus]

Try your hand at making your own.

Yeah but that requires skill.

 

[Dunerunner]

Nice artwork from the 30's...I never knew these existed!! Thanks for opening this world of interest with your post!

 

[doubletap007]

i get distracted by shiney things too.

 

[Chee-to]

hobo nickels | eBay

Check these out.....

 

[Nutty4Guns]

Intriguing. Maybe I will have to get out the old dremel and start scribing. Looks like there is some money to be made from people that have too much of it. lol

 

[rufus]

hobo nickels | eBay

Check these out.....

Not sure about this one: Dog Bone?

 

[Chee-to]

Not sure about this one: Dog Bone?

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[kamshaft]

[QUOTENot sure about this one: Dog Bone?QUOTE]

$69?

 

[rufus]

$69?

Yeah. That works out to 1,380 "Rides".

 

[NWGunner]

Funny stuff Great thread Rufus!