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#45 Boss

Carving is done on a 1935 Buffalo Nickel. Nickel is carved with detail. Boss is puffin' on a 24 karat yellow gold cigar.  SOLD

#46 Turkey Stearnes

Baseball Legend & Hall of Famer Turkey Stearnes. Turkey Stearnes played in Negro Baseball League thru the 1920's & 1930's. He is one of only two men in baseball history to ever win the quadruple crown.  He played for a few different teams, but spent most of his career playing for the Detroit Stars. Carving features Turkey wearing Detroit cap on obverse & Detroit Stars Logo on reverse. Carving is done on a 1926 Buffalo Nickel (one of the years Turkey played for Detroit).  SOLD

#47 Sid

"Sid" is engraved on a full horn 1937 Buffalo Nickel.  Sid is carved with great features & a crooked brow.  SOLD

#48 Elly Mae

Howdy ya'll!  Carved on a customer's (supplied) 1936 Buffalo Nickel is Elly Mae Clampett of The Beverly Hillbillies.  Elly Mae has nice features and hair.  Coin field is stippled.   COMMISSIONED

#49 Lost My Britches

Carving is done on the reverse side of a 1936 Buffalo Nickel.  Carving subject is a comical Hobo who unfortunately had his britches stolen.  This poor little fellow now has to wear a barrel.  Too bad the thief didn't notice the barrel bindings are 24 karat gold.   SOLD

#50 Rising Son

Hobo Nickel #50 is a double-sided 1935 Buffalo Nickel.  The carving is titled "Rising Son."  The obverse features Christ's sacrifice for mankind.  The reverse is a contemporary Calvary with both copper & 24 karat gold inlay.   

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#51 Roaring Lion

Carving is done on a full horn 1936 Buffalo Nickel. Carving subject is a roaring lion. Carving has detailed features and a smooth field.  

Submitted to FUN Show 2009

#52 Rico Bandello AKA Little Caesar

The subject of the carving is gangster character Rico Bandello from the 1930's movie classic 'Little Caesar.'  The carving was carefully detailed and has a 24 karat cigar & relief background.  All this done on a 1937 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel.   SOLD

#53 Pigeon Lady

The Pigeon Lady is carved on a 1937 full horn Buffalo Nickel and is shown bundled up for a cool day.  She is wearing coat, scarf & kerchief.  The pigeon she is gently holding is inlaid & carved in 24 karat yellow gold.

I spent a year living & going to school in NY, NY.  In my free time I would often walk & people watch.  In Central Park, in the afternoon, sitting on a park bench was The Pigeon Lady. She would sit & feed the pigeons. She seemed to be there daily, same time, same bench. The pigeons would perch on the bench surrounding her & fly to the ground as she threw the feed.  Often she would have a pigeon climb in her lap or hands.  The pigeons would sense her gentleness & trust her kindness.  To most people she was just some lady in the park, but to the pigeons she was "The Lady."   Submitted to the FUN Show Auction 2009

#54 Bonus Soldier

The subject of this latest carving "Bonus Soldier" is a WWI Doughboy.  The soldier is wearing a classic helmet & uniform.  The carving has a smooth field. The subject of my nickel carving is based on the Bonus March of 1932.  It was the Great Depression & thousands of WWI veterans & families came to Washington D.C. to protest. Their demand was immediate payment of the combat service bonus.  The protest was met by U.S. Military force.  The veterans & families were forced from Washington D.C.