Hobo nickel classic or modern?

ocon4008

How do you tell if a hobo nickel is one of the modern carved $20 varieties or one of the vintage $300-$900 varities?




My wife just had to have this one; I hope I did not get burned too bad: paid $300.

Thanks for any info,

Jim O'C.

STONE

Looks more classic than modern, but I'm not an expert on the series.

commoncents05

This is a classic, if it helps at all. I have better photos of it somewhere, but I can't find them.



-Paul

habaraca

check the engraving or tooling marks.

if they look like done with modern engraving tools vs knife or punch etc.

I have one that looks old but the tooling and background was done with a 3 pointed
engraving tool so I was told by the Hobo guys it is not an original, could be old but not
one done by a Hobo

DuPapa

I'd love to have any one of these.


I have one that looks old but the tooling and background was done with a 3 pointed
engraving tool so I was told by the Hobo guys it is not an original,

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ctf_error_coins

Some of the modern ones are worth way more than the older ones if done by a professional carver like Bill Zach.

Bill Zach Hobo Carvings

savoyspecial

>>Some of the modern ones are worth way more than the older ones if done by a professional carver like Bill Zach>>




I am happy to have 'zach283b' in my collection


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ctf_error_coins

<< <i>>>Some of the modern ones are worth way more than the older ones if done by a professional carver like Bill Zach>>




I am happy to have 'zach283b' in my collection


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Wow that is a very nice one.

He carved one of a lion for my daughter, he is the BEST!!!!

pakasmom

Wow, Greg. That's awesome!

tightbudget

I'll say yours is a classic, but I'm no expert. The reason why I believe so is that the modern ones I see are generally done on lower grade coins, while yours appears to have been done on one in roughly XF.