I would have to putting together a date/mm set of hobo nickels to buy that. OMG! What more can you say? Nothing but a filler for someone. At least you can read the date, If there's one thing I hate it's dateless coins. I suppose that maybe someone has tried putting together a date set of hobo nickels, but I doubt if anyone has tried a date/mm/variety set.
@keets said: A coin owned by a member here- a 1796 quarter- that is in a wonderful condition outside of the fact someone stamped numbers around its obverse edge like a clock. It is still attractive in its own right. This nickel here isn't such. A rare date that is ruined by graffiti
an interesting comment(s) considering your past forum behavior and penchant for "lowball" crap.
Good point. Some of the crap/stuff I collect would/should prove this overdate nickel to be right up my alley. Yet on this particular coin keets, I agree with you. I'm just not feeling it.
@rec78 said:
I would have to putting together a date/mm set of hobo nickels to buy that. OMG! What more can you say? Nothing but a filler for someone. At least you can read the date, If there's one thing I hate it's dateless coins. I suppose that maybe someone has tried putting together a date set of hobo nickels, but I doubt if anyone has tried a date/mm/variety set.
I am 99% sure there is a similar 1916 DDO hobo nickel around, though I couldn't find a photo online. I remember years ago seeing it pictured in Coin World or Numismatic News with the caption, "Oh no, Bo!", where "Bo" is a well known and prolific hobo nickel carver from the 1920s.
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@rec78 said:
I would have to putting together a date/mm set of hobo nickels to buy that. OMG! What more can you say? Nothing but a filler for someone. At least you can read the date, If there's one thing I hate it's dateless coins. I suppose that maybe someone has tried putting together a date set of hobo nickels, but I doubt if anyone has tried a date/mm/variety set.
I am 99% sure there is a similar 1916 DDO hobo nickel around, though I couldn't find a photo online. I remember years ago seeing it pictured in Coin World or Numismatic News with the caption, "Oh no, Bo!", where "Bo" is a well known and prolific hobo nickel carver from the 1920s.
@koynekwest said:
I have that very same coin pictured in my Buffalo nickel abraded die and strike characteristics book.
That's funny this certain coin is brought up in a thread. Just yesterday at my favorite B+M shop. They had the exact coin with a different date, 1935s, in the display case. Same artform. She was selling her's for $20. I was just about to pull the trigger, until I examined the coin closer. To me, it wasn't the same carvings and detailed look as most of the "hobo nickels" appear? More just dots everywhere? So I passed on it.
Now, I see this thread. The same coin appearance. Should I go back tomorrow and snatch this coin for only $20 or maybe even less? thanks guys
If the one you saw was a1935-S and not the 1918/7-D over-date, the words “the exact coin” don’t begin to belong in your comparison.
With all that custom (cough cough) work...what's to say the 8 hasn't been massaged as well?
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I would have to putting together a date/mm set of hobo nickels to buy that. OMG! What more can you say? Nothing but a filler for someone. At least you can read the date, If there's one thing I hate it's dateless coins. I suppose that maybe someone has tried putting together a date set of hobo nickels, but I doubt if anyone has tried a date/mm/variety set.
Is it on the coin or in the coin?
Could you dip it?
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Absolutely! The separated "tips" of the 7 are rarely seen so bold.
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Those are 'pocks' as opposed to 'spots'.....
Good point. Some of the crap/stuff I collect would/should prove this overdate nickel to be right up my alley. Yet on this particular coin keets, I agree with you. I'm just not feeling it.
When I first read your post, I thought it said "....creating Hobo nickels FROM my so called dollar acquisitions".
The more I think about it, the more that doesn't seem like such a bad idea
(I never found so-called dollars intersting, but I'm sure there are things I collect that many people think are boring
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Maybe it was the art of a hobo known as "The Hobo Hoople" that took him 13 years to complete and will sell for $70 million.
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I am 99% sure there is a similar 1916 DDO hobo nickel around, though I couldn't find a photo online. I remember years ago seeing it pictured in Coin World or Numismatic News with the caption, "Oh no, Bo!", where "Bo" is a well known and prolific hobo nickel carver from the 1920s.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Years ago I did business with a holed coin collector. I outbid him on a necklace made out of 3 cent silvers. In it was an 1871 if I remember correctly. Of course it had to be in a position where it received 3 holes. Turned out I had a common date I could replace it with and I sold him the coin. We chit chatted a bit and he sent me a picture of his pride and joy. It was a wonderful Hobo Nickel made from an XF/AU 18/7-D!
Where on the coin collector was the hole? And was he in constant pain?
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I would value it at maybe $100 as a curio.
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”
“Dream more, learn more, care more, and be more.”
Parton’s quotes often blend humor, humility, and practical wisdom, reflecting her life journey from rural Tennessee to global stardom. They remind us to embrace challenges, nurture relationships, and live with purpose and joy.
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I'd LOVE to see that one!
What an unusual bunch of Chop Marks
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With all that custom (cough cough) work...what's to say the 8 hasn't been massaged as well?
Im not a nickel guy, so IMO it's a spender.