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Hobo nickels
painted
by
Fet Milner
I've been getting very interested in flat figures this year, but I don't actually like a lot of the designs. Then I saw that someone had carved out a coin to just paint the head and had a bit of a brain wave: hobo nickels.<br />
If you're not aware, hobo nickels were originally carved from real coins by hobos to make a bit of money way back in the day. Eventually they became a kind of art form in themselves, and now the best ones are worth absolutely ludicrous sums of money.<br />
Death is a common theme for the coins because the faces obviously lend themselves to being turned into skulls.<br />
I decided to do a series to make the most of it. I would warn anyone who also wants to try it to be aware that a lot of the time there's very, very little relief to work with - quite a lot less than on most flats. The Native American coin suffered from that quite a bit, especially the script around the edge, which is frankly an absolute mess.<br />
Still, very happy with the overall result.
Eamon Connerty
Great work! Cool project idea!
Fet Milner
Thanks!
Ricardo Pisa
Such a nice idea!
Fet Milner
Thank you!
yjxbyby
WOW,good idea
Fet Milner
Cheers!
WojciechBober72
Gold!
Fet Milner
Thanks!
Marc Mussat
PLUS
original !
Fet Milner
Thanks, Marc!
Archigrog
Great idea...so horrorific!
Fet Milner
Cheers!
Magnus Fagerberg
PLUS
Super cool and great painting!
Fet Milner
Thanks!
Stephan
PLUS
wow.
Fet Milner
Cheers!
kov1980
Super!!! Gold.
Fet Milner
Thank you very much!
Jakob V
PLUS
Wow! This i so cool! Would love to do some flats.
Fet Milner
Cheers, Jakob - you absolutely should! They're quite a lot of fun and make an interesting change.
Sergey Popovichenko
PLUS
WOW!!!!
Fet Milner
Thanks!
Eamon Connerty
Great work! Cool project idea!Fet Milner
Thanks!Ricardo Pisa
Such a nice idea!Fet Milner
Thank you!yjxbyby
WOW,good ideaFet Milner
Cheers!WojciechBober72
Gold!Fet Milner
Thanks!Marc MussatPLUS
original !Fet Milner
Thanks, Marc!Archigrog
Great idea...so horrorific!Fet Milner
Cheers!Magnus FagerbergPLUS
Super cool and great painting!Fet Milner
Thanks!StephanPLUS
wow.Fet Milner
Cheers!kov1980
Super!!! Gold.Fet Milner
Thank you very much!Jakob VPLUS
Wow! This i so cool! Would love to do some flats.Fet Milner
Cheers, Jakob - you absolutely should! They're quite a lot of fun and make an interesting change.Sergey PopovichenkoPLUS
WOW!!!!Fet Milner
Thanks!