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New Hobo Nickel - Are You Ready For Some Football?

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picked up some dateless Buffalo nickels yesterday to carve up. The first one I looked at was so worn that there was almost no detail in the hair -- perfect for this idea.

Obviously, I'm very anxious for fall and football:

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I just wish I trusted my skills to try adding a Buffalo Bills logo to the helmet.

y'know... what If I dipped the coin in wax, they scraped away the logo, then dipped it in nic-a-date or vinegar... hmmm...
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NICE!

Is it a Washington Redskin and on lockout too?
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I also think it ironic you convert a buffalo to a pigskin but want to put a buffalo on the front!

Hmmm... now there's an idea! Convert the reverse buffalo to the Bills logo!


What do you carve with?

Also a good idea with the wax/vinegar.

How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash?
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I'm carving with a dremel. With my current skill, I'm leaving divots in my engraving lines which I am not happy with, but I have been unsuccessful in my experiments with hand gravers and die stones and such.

making a Buffalo Bills on the reverse is a nice idea I may sketch that out.
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How about one snortin' and ready to stampede.
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One of Alamo Coin Club members brought 2 hobo nickels in. Both of them have the engravers initials.

There is a book on hobo nickels too.

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The 1st one kind of looks like Benito Juarez if he had a moustache. LOL
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I love these things. Nice attempt too by the way.
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I love it, but he looks more like the 60s QB Y. A. Tittle from the Giants.
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