HOBO NICKELS: I VILL AND JASON'S UNCLE

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The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 19, May 4, 2014, Article 28

HOBO NICKELS: I VILL AND JASON'S UNCLE

Hobo nickels are a distinctive American art form. The classic Indian Head nickel (or "Buffalo") turned out to make a great platform for carvers who worked on the soft metal to create new designs. (Coinfacts.com image at left). Here are a couple Hobos found on eBay.

Larry Dziubek forwarded this one. The seller describes it as follows:

Original Hobo Nickel. I. Vill (marriage proposal acceptance or engraver's signature??) with hobo image on Buffalo nickel.

The "Z" at the bottom looks more like a signature to me. What do readers make of the "I. VILL" inscription?

To read the complete eBay lot description, see: I Vill Original Hobo Nickel Marriage Proposal Acceptance Or Engraver Signature ? (www.ebay.com/itm/I-Vill-Original-Hobo-Nickel-Marriage-Proposal-Acceptance-Or-Engraver-Signature-/201083095570)

While surfing eBay this one caught my eye because of our earlier discussion of bald people on coins. It's called "Jason's Uncle".

To read the complete eBay lot description, see: Superior Hobo Nickel Carving "Jason's Uncle" (www.ebay.com/itm/Superior-Hobo-Nickel-Carving-Jasons-Uncle/231204412984)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: MARCH 30, 2014 : Still More Bald People on Coins (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n13a08.html)

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