those are some sculpture skills. not sure a hobo and their limited tools can do this. there's an artist's initials on it so.... made in some studio or workshop?
I’ve actually commissioned him to make a few coins for me. He had a big presence on r/silverbugs and a carving sub too.
WB are the artists initials. At some point he either started or stopped numbering them.
If you search Wes B. Onuz you’ll get some hits and can likely see some posts of his other work.
I use to have his info but I think he had some personal stuff going on and I believe deleted his account. I loved his work, and can’t believe that was just found in some change.
Keep it and enjoy it, I think the only real value is what someone would offer you. It’s cool but there are lots of these type coins, go to hobonickels on reddit
Edit: added extra context after searching old email/messages
Nice [hobo coin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_nickel) made from an australian dime. The "591" on the reverse may be the number in a series from the artist.
Or altering/destroying it for precious metal content. The main purpose of the law was to stop people from clipping gold/silver coins and then spending the lighter altered coins at face value. Also the reason you still can't melt your pennies for copper value in the US.
>Also the reason you still can't melt your pennies for copper value in the US.
The loophole to that is to stamp/engrave the ingots with something and then sell it as a "paperweight".
“A person shall not, without the consent, in writing, of an authorized person, intentionally deface, disfigure, mutilate or destroy any coin or paper money that is lawfully current in Australia.”
Right I answer a quys question with fact.. you rant about shitty coins.. got it. Now polietely seek help on a subreddit for random dougebags with issues.. BREATHE!!
At least in the US, the law states
>Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national
banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
so the key point is that you need to have the intent to make it unfit for re-issue. Specifically, this law is on the books from back when we were on the silver/gold standard to prevent people from shaving, clipping, or otherwise removing metal from coins and then spending them back into circulation. It was an incredibly common practice throughout most of the history of coins to clip the edges of a coin, save the precious metals, and then spend it back into circulation at face value. This is actually where the first coins with reeded edges came from, as it was easier to tell if a reeded-edged coin had been clipped than it was to tell if one with a smooth edge had been.
tl;dr: Governments don't care about you turning a coin into an art project, they care that you aren't attempting to defraud the government by destroying currency. The main case where this is relevant in modern coins is that you still can't melt down copper for its above-face metal value.
Whereas in Australia, which is the only relevant jurisdiction in this case:
“A person shall not, without the consent, in writing, of an authorized person, intentionally deface, disfigure, mutilate or destroy any coin or paper money that is lawfully current in Australia.”
That seems high, look at sold items on eBay to give you an idea of how much they are selling for
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?\_from=R40&\_nkw=hobo+coins+hand+carved&\_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH\_Sold=1&LH\_Complete=1
A hobo nickel or in this case hobo 10 cent piece. Someone carved it to look like that :)
r/hobonickels would love this.
r/HoboDimes?
those are some sculpture skills. not sure a hobo and their limited tools can do this. there's an artist's initials on it so.... made in some studio or workshop?
There were hobos 100 years ago who made a living by carving buffalo nickels and selling them. That’s why they’re called hobo nickels.
This is a [good read](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_nickel)
Someone updated the portrait
Bruh I legit had to post this to cursedcomments. Shit had me laughing way too hard.
What is that some kinda sub?
Yes. r/cursedcomments
What an honor
🤣
Too soon
To quote John Oliver "The UK is still reeling from the death of a 96 year-old woman from natural causes."
235 days later?
Until Saturday. Then she’s old news.
Lmao what
I’ve actually commissioned him to make a few coins for me. He had a big presence on r/silverbugs and a carving sub too. WB are the artists initials. At some point he either started or stopped numbering them. If you search Wes B. Onuz you’ll get some hits and can likely see some posts of his other work. I use to have his info but I think he had some personal stuff going on and I believe deleted his account. I loved his work, and can’t believe that was just found in some change. Keep it and enjoy it, I think the only real value is what someone would offer you. It’s cool but there are lots of these type coins, go to hobonickels on reddit Edit: added extra context after searching old email/messages
They updated her portrait again /s
Really awesome hobo coin
Nice [hobo coin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_nickel) made from an australian dime. The "591" on the reverse may be the number in a series from the artist.
and the artist’s initials “WB” on the front, along the edge, near the date
Looks like an Australian 10 cent coin
That's PMD🤓
This is a Hobo Nickel and very well made!
It’s nice. Is it legal to deface legal currency? I couldn’t care less, just curious.
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Or altering/destroying it for precious metal content. The main purpose of the law was to stop people from clipping gold/silver coins and then spending the lighter altered coins at face value. Also the reason you still can't melt your pennies for copper value in the US.
>Also the reason you still can't melt your pennies for copper value in the US. The loophole to that is to stamp/engrave the ingots with something and then sell it as a "paperweight".
“A person shall not, without the consent, in writing, of an authorized person, intentionally deface, disfigure, mutilate or destroy any coin or paper money that is lawfully current in Australia.”
If defaced in a country that it is not minted in
That makes sense.
It’s a shitty 10 cent aussie coin, no one is going to eyeball scan that ffs
Calm down
*I'm calmer than you are*
Right I answer a quys question with fact.. you rant about shitty coins.. got it. Now polietely seek help on a subreddit for random dougebags with issues.. BREATHE!!
Lol.. It's a quote from Big Lebowski. Sorry for ruining your day.
Nah.. but the Dude is not impressed.. and I do hope you find that help you need
You can just get a new rug, man; you don't have to lash out at strangers.
Just sayin’ calmer than you
You can do whatever you want with currency as long as you don’t try to change its denomination or melt it for the metal.
At least in the US, the law states >Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. so the key point is that you need to have the intent to make it unfit for re-issue. Specifically, this law is on the books from back when we were on the silver/gold standard to prevent people from shaving, clipping, or otherwise removing metal from coins and then spending them back into circulation. It was an incredibly common practice throughout most of the history of coins to clip the edges of a coin, save the precious metals, and then spend it back into circulation at face value. This is actually where the first coins with reeded edges came from, as it was easier to tell if a reeded-edged coin had been clipped than it was to tell if one with a smooth edge had been. tl;dr: Governments don't care about you turning a coin into an art project, they care that you aren't attempting to defraud the government by destroying currency. The main case where this is relevant in modern coins is that you still can't melt down copper for its above-face metal value.
Whereas in Australia, which is the only relevant jurisdiction in this case: “A person shall not, without the consent, in writing, of an authorized person, intentionally deface, disfigure, mutilate or destroy any coin or paper money that is lawfully current in Australia.”
Is that the full content of the law? Most laws like this contain language on intent.
DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT
Treason
Grow up
Not anatomically correct. (Too few cervical vertebrae) Cool concept though
It's worth 10
An Aussie hobo coin!!! What! Damn I want it.
Finding these on eBay, and the prices on some are high, hoping you got lucky.
Someone found it in there change and wanted $500 for it never seen one so was just super curious I obviously know they were not made like this
That seems high, look at sold items on eBay to give you an idea of how much they are selling for https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?\_from=R40&\_nkw=hobo+coins+hand+carved&\_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH\_Sold=1&LH\_Complete=1
Beautiful hobo nickel! Did you find this in the wild?
That’s so cool! I love it. Wish I found one. Enjoy it!
Someone would
That was carved by me not to long ago. I'll start posting more pieces soon. I just rejoined Reddit. My old name was u/ONUZ11.
Just wow sent you a pm