David Powell writes:
Your article in the last E-sylum suggests that male heads are far more suitable for hobo engraving than female ones. In
Britain, Queen Victoria Young Head bronze pennies of the 1860-94 issue were extensively subjected to this treatment, with a variety of
interesting results, as per the attached depictions of the queen as (i) a military officer, (ii) a Salvation Army officer and (iii) a
jockey.
Thanks. I would agree that the large head of the Indian on Buffalo Nickels was the prime factor in their suitability for carving although
the more chiseled masculine features also made for an improved canvas. -Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ORIGIN OF HOBO NICKELS AND EARLY NICKEL CARVERS
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n13a22.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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