Assembly of that beating heart hobo nickel:
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Assembly of that beating heart hobo nickel:
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Any guesses on the gold colored 'medallion' set in the recess after the ratchet wheel? Not a battery, maybe hidden trademark,. . .?
1940 Jefferson nickel with inlaid 24-carat gold tooth.
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Jefferson's looking a little haggard...
Carving a stormtrooper Washington quarter. By Shaun Hughes. 19:21 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tjoFHFIjH8
1953 dime.
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That's absolutely amazing.
Shaun Hughes engraves a quarter with his homemade hand engraving machine. 3:20 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W694i0ARD6M