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J.P. Morgan on a 1902 Morgan silver dollar.
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Me too, two, to, tu, II, 2 ........ also.Quote:
Originally Posted by PJs
[See, sea, how convoluted we, wee, whee have made our, hour, language through, threw, thru, the years?]
And now we have a plethora of acronyms, LOL, to deal with .......
Not in the same class as carved coins, but still cool.
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Were they supplied by the mint (as they look)?. Silver coins lost all inscriptions with heavy use: paint? Collectors only I guess if minted or after market.
A contender for the nicest hobo nickel we've seen yet.
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Cthulthu hobo nickel in progress.
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that creature is like a bee: it has a GPS
Lol, but it's GRS. . .they make engraving equipment. And a bit costly for the run-of-the-mill hobo.Quote:
Originally Posted by ranald
I can just see the guy on a streetcorner now; "Please help, my gravers are dull, my sandbags leaking..", and anything else he can felt-pen on a scrap of cardboard.
That is one angry looking squid. the patience and talent these guys who do this never ceases to amaze me also amuse as well