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MorganMan94MorganMan94 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I don't know what possessed someone to do this, I know it isn't a valuable coin but I like the design of Mercs, not so much this one. Has anyone seen something like this? I have ran across a few 1oz Morgan designs that kinda make her look like a zombie too.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hobo-n...f0c:g:K-oAAOSwxfNXOLOL

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  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He certainly has some interesting pieces.
  • woogloutwooglout Posts: 200 ✭✭✭
    What if it'd had been a 42/1? That was the first thing I checked for.



    I kinda like them. Especially this one...



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  • MorganMan94MorganMan94 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 42/41 was the first thing I looked for too, would have been a real shame if it was. I didn't even look through his other auctions but he does have some pretty cool items. Not sure that I would want them though.
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not for me.
  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,866 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love the dino-rider!
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Would PCGS slab any of these (with Altered Surfaces, of course) or are they too dramatic?

    On a side note: What if this skilled craftsman took a D. Carr creation and altered the date to a normal struck coin.
    Could it then feasibly pass through PCGS and get slabbed?

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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's artistic that's all.
  • MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: wooglout
    What if it'd had been a 42/1? That was the first thing I checked for.

    I kinda like them. Especially this one...

    image




    That's awesome. Haha

  • nk1nknk1nk Posts: 478 ✭✭✭✭
    Haha! I love the trump nickel! The likeness is spot on. Hilarious!

    Nick
  • UMCaneUMCane Posts: 213 ✭✭✭
    Dan Carr might want to engage his services if Dan goes over a cliff (so to speak).

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,642 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These zombie type coins...(could not think of anything positive to say)
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  • silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,770 ✭✭✭✭✭
    thanks i'll buy real coins

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,284 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A bit of the macabre indeed.
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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: GoldenEgg
    Originally posted by: wooglout
    What if it'd had been a 42/1? That was the first thing I checked for.

    I kinda like them. Especially this one...

    image




    That's awesome. Haha



    image

    Just went to look this up and it was sold already for $74.95.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,945 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: silverpop

    thanks i'll buy real coins




    These are real coins although they are nothing that I would want to own..

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There is a market for these...just as there is for hobo nickels.... I have said it many times.... People collect all sorts of things...Cheers, RickO
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've railed against the skull and zombie fad in hobo coin carving before, on creative grounds, simply because it's been done to death.



    My complaining was of course an exercise in futility. These artists will continue to carve what is popular and what sells, but only the true masters will do really original work.



    Browse the Hobo Nickels category on eBay sometime. I do, periodically. The skull stuff is a dime a dozen and I wouldn't be surprised if it comprised 40-50% of the category sometimes. Boooring!



    But look at some of the truly masterful carvings with original compositions and there you'll see furious bidding and strong prices.

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