Hobo nickels

[Reid Goldsborough]

Anyone else collect Hobo nickels? Here's one I just posted about on
FORVM, an ancient coin site, with my being attracted to the piece
because of it paying homage to a particular ancient coin type I collect:

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=68624.msg430210#msg430210

Brag mode on: It turns out that the artist, who I've never met but does
many other Hobo nickel designs, chose this particular Owl design after
coming across my site on ancient Athenian Owl coins. Small world.

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[Beanie]

"Reid Goldsborough" <reidgol...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4c9316....@news.alt.net...

> Anyone else collect Hobo nickels? Here's one I just posted about on FORVM, an
> ancient coin site, with my being attracted to the piece because of it paying
> homage to a particular ancient coin type I collect:
>
> http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=68624.msg430210#msg430210
>
> Brag mode on: It turns out that the artist, who I've never met but does many
> other Hobo nickel designs, chose this particular Owl design after coming
> across my site on ancient Athenian Owl coins. Small world.
>

I would buy hobo nickels but the price for good ones is beyond my meager
collecting budget. :'(
I do have a love token on a Seated Dime and another one on a Barber dime.

[Jud]

On Jan 9, 8:33 am, Reid Goldsborough <reidgolduse...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Brag mode on: It turns out that the artist, who I've never met but does
> many other Hobo nickel designs, chose this particular Owl design after
> coming across my site on ancient Athenian Owl coins. Small world.
>

IIRC, Ron Landis (of Gallery Mint fame) has also 'hoboed' Athenian
owls. I know he has done a lot of re-ingraving and jokingly threatened
to hobo his Glenn Smedley medal.