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Old 12-01-2007, 11:05 PM
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Default 1'st attempt at "hobo quarters"

I've been playin around with making some hobo quarters and I'm thinking of making some "love tokens" I know your supposed to use nickels but with the state quarters i got more possibilitys to work with ! OHNS: Latest News and Events
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Old 12-01-2007, 11:08 PM
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How did you do it? thats pretty neat!
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Old 12-01-2007, 11:11 PM
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Nice. How do you make them?

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Very cool, Rip!
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Come on rip ya gotta tell us how ya do it...



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Old 12-02-2007, 05:27 AM
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That is extremly well don Rip! Very creative, I like it, Beale.
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Clad:

Pennies: 1113
Nickles: 67
Dimes: 535
Quarters: 445

Clad coins:2158 for $179.11

Keepers:

Rings:9: (1: 21K, 1:10K ) (6: .925) (1:Brass)
Silver Jewelry: (5: .925)
Wheats: 42
Buffalo Nickle:1 (1936)
Rosie Silver: 4: (48,60,62,64)
Mercury Dimes: 1: (42)
Quarter: 1 (1942)
Half Dollar:Walker 1 (1937)
Tokens: 12
Foreign: 4

UK: (1921 King George V Penny)
Canada: (1962 Penny)(1978 penny)
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Old 12-02-2007, 06:52 AM
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Nice work, very creative! Now we will all be out hunting for hobo quarters too!
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Pennies (mem)..917
Pennies (wheat).204
Indian Head ......14
Nickels:.............169
War nickels.........6
Buffalo nickels.....8
Dimes:...............319
Silver Rosie........13
Merc Dimes.........23
Barber Dimes........5
Quarters:............202
Silver Quart.........2
Large Cent..........1
Foreign...............14
Silver Halves……1
Total Coins:........1872
Amount............$104.80
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:21 AM
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Thanks y'all ! I made mine useing my dremal,But i think there must be other ways that i need to figger out.
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Cool extra hobby. Very good indeed...Buster......
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WTG Rip ! Nice job ya did there. I did see one Hobo nickle one time in Iowa and it was really cool. Lots of history behind them. Hope I can find one one day. Thanks for the Pix.

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