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Caldwell Crafted
Studio of Hand Engraving
Hobo Nickels
The Tradition of Carving nickels goes back over 100 years. A form of Folk art Originaly developed by Hobo's who would be paid one nickel for a days labor. They would carve the coins with a boot knife or a sharpened nail while waiting in hobo camp and exchange them as art later down the line. The tradition continues to this day with modern carvers pushing the boundries, propelling coin art into the future.

Hobo Nickel of the Fae
1926 Buffalo Nickel

Mushroom triad
1929 Buffalo Nickel

Mushroom
1929 Buffalo Nickel

Dead Astronaut
1927 Buffalo Nickel

FUN Astronaut
1936 Buffalo Nickel

Greenman
1929 buffalo nickel

Dr. Engraveio Cognitive
1oz silver round SOLD

Cognitive Transformation Project #1
1927 Buffalo Nickel

Skull Pirate
1929 Buffalo Nickel

Skull w/feather
1937 Buffalo Nickel

Skull Hobo
1935 Buffalo Nickel

Skull Faerie BHMM
1976 JFK Bicentennial Half Dollar

Skull Chief
1937 Buffalo Nickel

Skull Chief
1936 Buffalo Nickel

Skull Chief
(2x sided) 1936 Buffalo Nickel

Skull w/Cape
BHMM 1937 Buffalo Nickel

Skull Astronaut
1936 Buffalo Nickel

Profile landscape
1936 Buffalo Nickel

Profile Landscape
1936 Buffalo Nickel

Pirate Hobo
1935 Buffalo Nickel
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