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12 Carved Hobo Nickels.
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The Pie Theif (Reverse) by Aleksey Saburov ~ http://www.saburovart.com/ #hobonickels
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Adam Leech is raising funds for A Nickel and a Nail- The Original Hobo Nickel Story, kick2.0 on Kickstarter! 100 years after hobos first carved nickels into tiny works of art, a young hobo/carver hitchhikes to FL in pursuit of their lost story.
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Willie Nelson Hobo Nickel
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Hobo nickel art is a remarkable art form of carving miniature bas relief sculptures into coins. CRATEX articles series guides you through hobo nickel history, most famous coins used by hobo coin artists, various tools and presents a quick How-to chapter for creating your very first hobo coin!
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These nickels certainly don't feature Thomas Jefferson. First carved in 1913, the heyday of hobo nickels was back in the 1930s, used as a way to pass the time during the Great Depression. Some of the original coins still exist today, while the practice itself has survived into modern times; ironically making some nickels worth hundreds of dollars.
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Impressively detailed, these miniature relief sculptures are carved into coins by Paolo Curcio, known artistically as Mr The. The generic term for this
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OHNS: How I Create Hobos ~ John L. Schipp
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Hobo Nickels. The hobo nickel is a sculptural art form involving the creative modification of small-denomination coins, essentially resulting in miniature bas reliefs. The term hobo nickel is generic, as carvings have been made from many different denominations. Due to its low cost and portability, this medium was particularly popular among hobos, hence the name.
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Hobo Nickels by Aleksey Saburov
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John Hughey - Reverse Buffalo Skeleton
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Okay, does everyone know about these but me? Forgive me if this is the case, but I'm amazed and hooked. The origins of the Hobo Nickel grew ...
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Tank Girl hand engraved hobo nickel. by shaun750.deviantart.com on @DeviantArt
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