Okay, I've heard of hobo buffalo nickels.....but a hobo Ike Dollar?

VamCollector · October 23, 2005 7:47AM

Interesting....

1971 Hobo Ike Dollar

tlhoy · October 23, 2005 7:50AM

"Altered Surfaces" No kidding.

CarlWohlforth · October 23, 2005 7:55AM

Bill posts here. He does some neat Morgans too. I wouldn't be surprised if he does other denominations too.

Gemini · October 23, 2005 8:14AM

Looks a little like Pinky Lee...

Lahcoin · October 23, 2005 1:54PM

I'd like to see some of those hobo Morgans. Anybody have any pics?

solid · October 23, 2005 2:53PM

No dollars, but here's my Bill Zach nickel.

Ken

BILLZACH · October 24, 2005 1:28AM

ike dollar carving by billzach

RalphP13 · October 24, 2005 2:48AM

Notice on the back near the tail feathers "RJP 05".
It's not a BillZach carving.

It's a little crude for Billzach. It's one of mine

As for MS64 - since I know what I did to that coin, I must have MS70 pocket change.

Ralph

BILLZACH · October 24, 2005 4:06AM

ralph [ rjp ] and i [ billzach ] have a one time project coming up in 2006 in which rjp will carve one side and billzach the other side of a coin and will be offered for sale, i feel honored that ralph and i will do a carving together...

Musky1011 · October 24, 2005 7:32AM

I was at a coin show in cedarburg wisconsin and happened upon this guy carving hobo nickels

preatty cool stuff he had.

bought an awesome example from him

his name is Joe Poanessa

very nice guy, talked with me for about 30 mins.

told me to check out the website

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Advisor Jim

Lahcoin · October 25, 2005 1:00AM

Musky1011: just out of curiosity, was the guy carving with manual or power tools?

My friend and I stopped at a local shop Sunday and she picked up a hobo nickel, it was crude with no date but she only paid 2 bucks(modern carving)!! Since she is new to the hobby and thought the history behind old hobo's were cool, I didn't try and rip it first(although I really wanted too).

Musky1011 · October 25, 2005 8:57AM

manual- hammer and home made chisels of different sorts

Advisor Jim

BILLZACH · October 25, 2005 9:33AM

my first tools cost less than 50 cents when i first started carving hobo nickels 10 years ago and my first hobo nickel sold for $15...

skerke · October 25, 2005 12:16PM

Do you do commision work?

BILLZACH · October 25, 2005 1:19PM

yes i do commisioned work...

Okay, I've heard of hobo buffalo nickels.....but a hobo Ike Dollar?

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