THE LAST DAYS OF PAGAN ROME - Authentic Roman Bronze Coin in Mini Album - Genuine Roman Ancient Antique from 240-324 AD - Historical Souvenir with Certificate of Authenticity 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 $14.95 $ 14. Roman Booteen is a master of crafting hobo nickels. He carves intricate designs featuring icons from pop culture, literature, history and film onto American nickels and silver dollars. Based in Yekaterinburg, the fourth largest city in Russia, Booteen’s incredible one-off coins sell for hundreds to thousands of dollars each. In 2017, his “1921 Morgan Dollar Hobo Nickel” was sold for a.
Russian artist Roman Booteen (featured previously) continues to create some of the most interesting ‘Hobo nickels‘ we’ve ever seen.
In his latest artwork, Booteen engraves a US Silver/Morgan dollar and adds a secret door that is opened by removing the knight’s sword and inserting it into the top of the coin.
Although not quite finished, you can see the amazing work in progress below. Like all of Roman’s other custom-engraved coins, this one will be sold on eBay when completed.
For more amazing Hobo nickels and other engravings, check out Roman’s work at the links below.
Roman Booteen Heart
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Roman Booteen Wiki
Roman Booteen Replica Coins
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