#NightmareBeforeChristmas I, Jack the #PumpkinKing grow tired of the same old thing #HoboNickel #CoinCarving by #DavidHjHe @davidar29827307
— Hobo Nickel Society (@Hobo_Nickel_Soc) October 23, 2020
#Film #jackskellington #Halloween #HalloweenCountdown pic.twitter.com/QVcH6t86gH
The term "hobo nickel" comes from the American experience during the Great Depression, when some impoverished people carved images and designs into coins, often the soft 5-cent coin, to sell. The Hobo Nickel Society is an organization dedicated to preserving this craft and promoting its modern practitioners.
For Halloween, the society is tweeting out images of the best Halloween-themed hobo nickels.
#HalloweenCountdown On #Halloween night, the #witches take flight#HoboNickel #CoinCarvings by #BlancaDeLaHoz @blandelahoz1 pic.twitter.com/Kc10SaxqS3
— Hobo Nickel Society (@Hobo_Nickel_Soc) October 23, 2020
#HalloweenCountdown #Witch #PoisonApple One taste & victims eyes will close #SleepingDeath #HoboCoin #CoinArt #RomanBooteen @booteen1 pic.twitter.com/qG8AwSntUv
— Hobo Nickel Society (@Hobo_Nickel_Soc) October 23, 2020
3 days after death hair & fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off #HoboNickel #CoinCarving by #EvgenyKuznecov #JohnSmith #Zombie pic.twitter.com/50IRo23rlF
— Hobo Nickel Society (@Hobo_Nickel_Soc) October 23, 2020
October 21 = #ReptileAwarenessDay #Serpents #Medusa's #serpentine locks are always rearing to strike #HoboCoin #CoinCarving #CoinArt by #RomanBooteen @booteen1 pic.twitter.com/yVibpeyp1d
— Hobo Nickel Society (@Hobo_Nickel_Soc) October 21, 2020
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