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Pillar of the Community
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Im not going to lie...I like that franklin.. umm...errr one
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Bedrock of the Community
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the ones you all are calling crude are probably the oldest ones that actual hobo's riding the rails made. They didn't use any fancy tools like electric engravers like were used to make the ones I posted or like most modern hob nickel makers use, they used pocket knives and home made tools they could carry around with them to make them. They didn't have the luxury of power tools in the box car or anything and even some of them were really good where others were crude like some of the ones shown but still they are what they are and served their purpose at the time. Some of the modern ones made have gold inlay and all kinds of other fancy stuff like that that the older hobo's didn't have nor need to create their art on the coins
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I like that Franklin one too. I thought about for a sec until I saw that it's going for more than $200.
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Danm those are nice bryan, pretty cool indeed
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Pillar of the Community
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Bryan, you found some good ones. The morgan on the other hand - not so much,
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Questions and answers about this item
Q: Hand carved? Does that mean that it's made of wood?
A: NO ITS NOT WOOD IT CARVE WITH KNIFE AND CHISEL
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how in the world do they make these? I want one real bad now but 100$ is alot for something I didn't know about 5minutes ago. I kind of want to "try" and make one.
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Those hobos are amazing!
I think that Morgan hobo looks like he could be an MLB closer!
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how in the world do they make these? the newer ones being made are made with engraver tools like the gunsmiths use to engrave designs on guns. You can go here to see some old and new designs including some that I posted http://www.hobonickels.org/showcase.htm |
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How do they differentiate between an original depression era hobo nickel and a modern reproduction of one?
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How do they differentiate between an original depression era hobo nickel and a modern reproduction of one? I do not collect HOBO nickels but have read about them a little, I am not 100% sure how to tell the difference unless it is by tool marks or something |
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Hobo coins are interesting, but I'll leave them to other collectors. I don't really like the idea of buying defaced coins. This is where they become folk art, and not coin collecting.
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