ARMSTRONG
ENGRAVING
& CUSTOM JEWELRY
The following hobo nickels are available for
sale.
Prices available upon request. See my contact page.
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Coin Back |
Coin Description |
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#15 Shoeless Joe
This is a double sided carving on a 1919 Buffalo
Nickel. The obverse is baseball legend Joe Jackson wearing Chicago White
Sox Cap & uniform. Reverse White Sox logo of that era &
engraved words "Banned For Life". 1919 was the year of The
Black Sox Scandal. Joe Jackson along with other teammates was
banned from baseball for life for his part in throwing the
World Series. He proclaimed his innocence till his death.
SOLD |
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#16 Little
Engine That Could
This carving is done on a 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar.
Train passengers include clown, elephant & giraffe. SOLD |
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#17 Rosa
Parks
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is carved on a 1913
Buffalo Nickel (year of birth). Edge of coin is engraved with "ROSA PARKS 1913-2005 LIBERTY,
JUSTICE, EQUALITY." AVAILABLE |
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#18 Pirate
Skull
Carving is done on a 1937 full horn Buffalo Nickel.
Pirate
skull is carved wear bandana & inlaid 24 karat hoop earring.
SOLD |
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#19 Emmit
Kelly Jr.
Carving is done on a 1937 full horn buffalo nickel.
Kelly is portrayed as his famed hobo clown. SOLD |
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#20 Hobo
Engine
Carving is done on a 1937 full horn Buffalo Nickel. Engine is inlaid with 24 karat gold '#20', marking my twentieth
carving. SOLD |
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Reverse only carving |
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#21
Suppertime Hobo
This is a reverse carving on a 1937 Buffalo Nickel.
This is my first animated carving. It features a hobo roasting a hot
dog over a camp fire. SOLD |
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Reverse only carving |
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#22 White
Sox
This is a reverse carving done on a 1917 Buffalo
Nickel. This carving is a tribute to the 2005 World Series victory. It marks
the 88 years between World Series victories (1917-2005). SOLD |
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#23 George
Harrison - COMMISSIONED
This carving features famed Beatle George Harrison.
Carving is done on a 1937 full horn Buffalo Nickel.
SOLD |
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#24
Hooligan Harry
This carving is done on a 1937 full horn Buffalo
Nickel. This is an awesome portrait of a clown with a mischievous grin. SOLD |