Carved nickel looks like alien grey

NewImage "Hobo nickels" are made from US Buffalo nickels. They are made by carving a new face from the Native American face. During the depression, artists would carve these nickels and sell them for a profit (hence the name "hobo nickel.") Neatorama offered up this example of a more recent hobo nickel, which resembles a science fiction interplanetary humanoid. See more alien head nickels here.

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Since hobos themselves are from outer space, the subject of this nickel shouldn’t be surprising.
chellberty

So they were here atleast a decade before roswell?
MaximumOvertroll

As a numismatist I couldn’t think of doing this to a vintage coin.
As a miniature sculpor, I’m about to bust out my jewelers tools and attack my coin collection.
http://thisisonlya.blogspot.com robcat2075

Hmmm. The Indian/Buffalo nickel is maybe the best coin the US ever minted.
- awjt
  
  I like the Mercury dimes better. The buffalo nickels (that I had cheap access to) mostly had their dates worn off, which made it really hard for a kid. Plus, a guy with wings on his head?
BombBlastLightingWaltz

One evening while walking south on Spadina ave towards Dundas st. , in Toronto, a raggy man approached me and in his palm he had very large shiny dollar coins. He told me they were 5 dollar Canadian coins and I could have one for 10 dollars. I said, ‘Gosh ok’ cause is seemed like a real bargain.

The next day I took said coin to the bank and asked the teller how much is this 5 dollar coin worth. He replied it was worth 5 dollars. I laughed and told him I bought it for 1o bucks, which made him laugh. It was a good laugh all around.
- Jake0748
  
  So… why did you buy the 5 dollar coins for ten dollars from the raggy man?
- http://twitter.com/abstract_reg Reg Robson
  
  There is no such thing as a Canadian 5 dollar coin. …?
awjt

What’s on the other side? A dismembered buffalo?