This is valuable information as the most desirable hobo nickels (both old and modern) sell for $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 apiece. Past OHNS auctions, along with the hammer price of each. And an Auction Photo Gallery illustrates hundreds of hobo nickels sold in The OHNS Quality Designation scale for hobo nickels (Crude to Superior) is explained, and examples and general values for each are given, along with the factors affecting a hobo nickel'sĪn Artist Gallery chapter covers dozens of old, nicknamed, and modern hobo nickel artists with examples of their work. All these are discussed and illustrated in the Subjects include ethnic figures, hatless men, soldiers, women, famous people, and altered buffaloes (changed into a man or a different animal). The most common type of hobo nickel is the standard design depicting a bearded man wearing a derby. The purpose, methods of creation, and the components of hobo nickels are discussed. Over 700 enlarged photographs of hobo nickels are illustrated in the 126 page
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BothĬlassic old hobo nickels and modern creations are presented, with information on how to tell them apart. Alpert, which presents an up to date guide to hobo nickels and their values. The Original Hobo Nickel Society has just reprinted its Hobo Nickel Guidebook authored by Stephen P. OHNS members is $28 ($35 for non-members). Convention and is now available for sale. Alpert was authorized by the OHNS Board at the January F.U.N. Now, old movies much more exposedme to the Holmes stories there, but no real favorites come to mind.īe sure to check out all of the hobo nickels that offers at his eBay Store."A new 5th edition printing of the Hobo Nickel Guidebook by Stephen P. TFG: Have you read the Holmes stories? Any Read a few when I was 7-9… But it has been a while. thousands, in fact that have never ever been listed.
I think there may have been more, but where the pics are is anyone`s guess, as when you don`t just Carve Hobo`s for the MONEY, or the Quick Money, or the Extra Money….and do it for the pleasure, You can carve all day long without tiring and enjoy most every minute! … and that makes for lot of coins. For polishing and buffing, I use brass brushes, and light abrasive cloths for Yes, all the coins you have pictured, are mine. a hacked up coin.just goes against the grain.
+ it`s not carving or engraving, it`s hacking out a rough line /gouge, and done in seconds that looks revoltin` to begin with !… a waste of a good coin in my opinion. I do have a couple of rotary grinders high speed and a dremel, BUT again, don`t like them, rough ground hacked up lines / gouges, just don`t appeal to me at all.
I have never used it.I don`t like them at all, and feel that maybe in another 25 -30 years.
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Plus some hand made points and texturing / smoothing blunts, plus an OLD worn out 1880`s 10 pound Ball Vise.įor magnification I use a 2x OPTIVISOR, AND although I do have a MICROSCOPE. Less Estimated delivery Jun 2017 Ships to Anywhere in the world 394 backers Shipping destination Pledge amount Kickstarter is not a store. which with the PerphNeuropathy makes the work much easier as I grow older, and the PN gets worse. Hobo Coins Columbus, OH Games 1,537 backers Support Select this reward Pledge US 14 or more About US 14 One Hobo Coin One coin, youll be able to select the design once the project closes. TFG: How do you do your Use hand push gravers, hammer & chisels/gravers, and an Old air hammer/graver pneumatic outfit [ GRAVER MAX… made by GRS. TFG: When did you start engraving hobo 2015 +/- No formal training, just put graver to metal and let `er rip. Found it interesting – always wanted to try engraving, and when I had a run in with the big “C” and after chemotherapy, I ended up with very acute peripheral neuropathy - didn`t leave me many options, I had to give up my wood working business (for safety reasons, with no feelings in hands legs or feet, not wise to work around fast moving very sharp machinery) Really a miracle that I can engrave at all! Tt was quite a struggle in the beginning… but I don`t give up easy. TFG: How did you become interested in hobo Ran across one in pocket change maybe 20 +/- years ago. TFG: Any story to My Property had 89 Pine Trees on it when I first used it as a selling ID.for eBay. A native of Southern California, this former woodcarver has lived outside Tombstone, in southeast Arizona for nearly thirty years. All of those listings were placed by 89Pines, a gentleman I now know as Chuck Wirth. Over the past five years, your editor has come across many auction listings on eBay for several simplistic engraved coins / hobo nickels with Sherlockian themes and some entertaining wordsplay in describing the coins. 89Pines carvings can usually be identified by his engraver’s mark that he places on the opposite side of the coin he engraved.
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