#102 Mutton Chops Civil War Soldier

Carved on a 1928 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel is a Civil War Infantry Soldier. This soldier is sculpted with nice facial detail and has mutton chops style beard. The soldier is wearing a kepi (hat) with a 24 karat yellow gold bugle insignia, the infantry insignia.   SOLD

#101 Mack

Carved on a 1935 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel nickel is "Mack." Mack is sculpted with a wonderful grin, facial expression, broken and crooked nose, and bags under his eyes. He is wearing a fedora style hat with striped hat band, a suit and bowtie, and is smoking a cigar with a 24 karat yellow gold ash.   SOLD

#100 Rocco

Carved on a 1929 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel is Hobo Nickel Rocco. Rocco has sculpted facial features and is wearing a fedora hat tilted to the side. He is smoking a cigar inlaid with 24 karat yellow gold and copper.

Rocco is my 100th Modern Hobo Nickel Carving.   AVAILABLE

#99 Crockett

Carved on a 1929 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel is Hobo Nickel Crockett. Crockett is shown as as rough and tumble mountain man / frontier man and has sculpted facial features, a full beard, and is wearing a coonskin cap (skinned raccoon cap). The raccoon's head and tail are fully defined, with the raccoon's tail sporting clearly visible stripes. The tail is resting on Crockett's shoulder while gently wrapping around his neck.   SOLD

#98 Sonny

Carved on a 1929 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel is "Sonny." Sonny has nicely sculpted facial features. He is wearing a textured cap and smoking a cigarette. Smoke is rising from the cigarette. The background has been carefully removed and the field of the coin is clean. Coin is darkened for contrast. Nickel is signed and numbered AA 98 on coin edge.   SOLD

#97 Happy Hour

Carved on the reverse side of a 1936 Buffalo Nickel is "Happy Hour." Happy Hour is a Hobo comfortably sitting next to a jug of moonshine, smoking the remains of a cigar. The background is relieved and lightly stippled. The cigar ash is inlaid copper. The smoke is inlaid 24 karat yellow gold. The nickel is signed and numbered AA 97.   SOLD

#96 Slouch (The Hobo)

Carved on a 1935 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel is "Slouch." Slouch is a hiking Hobo with less than perfect posture. He is carrying a bindle stick. His foot is nicely place to accommodate the coin date.   SOLD

#95 Johann

Carved on a 1935 Full Horn Buffalo Nickel is "Johann." Johann is carved in traditional profile style and has a full beard and mustache. Johann is wearing a textured bowler hat featuring a feather of inlaid 24 karat yellow gold.   SOLD

#94 Penny Pincher

Carved on a Full Horn Buffalo Nickel is Penny Pincher. Penny pincher, a happy, smiling, bald Hobo who just found a shiny, new penny is seen holding that new penny in one hand while holding his hat, a banded Fedora, in the other. The penny is inlaid copper. This was a commissioned carving with customer supplied artwork.   COMMISSIONED

#93 (Bowler Hat) Jack

Carved on a 1913 Full Horn Type 1 Buffalo Nickel is "Jack." Jack is carved in traditional profile style sporting a neatly trimmed beard and mustache. He is pictured wearing a bowler hat that features a bow of inlaid 24 karat yellow gold.   SOLD