I've been collecting Hobo Nickels for some time now. 

 I decided to show my neighbour, John DeMarco, who is a retired engraver, a few of my coins.  He seemed to enjoy seeing the coins so I showed him the rest of what I had accumulated. 

 He asked if I had a few "original" coins to spare and I gave him a bunch.    A while later he arrived at my door with his version of Hobo Nickels.  

 There's no need for me to describe what's been done to the coin you are viewing, you know as well as I (if not better than I).

The coin is signed and will be shipped in an "Airtite" display container.

postage will be $7 anywhere in North America for as many as I can stuff into a large bubble envelope

Many people have emailed me about "inlays".  I've asked John to explain what an inlay is and he put it this way:

"Inlays are not plating or covering an area with a coating.  To do an inlay I first cut out the area to be inlaid on the coin.  Next I undercut the surrounding area and cut hooks in the bottom of the area to be inlaid.  Then I take a piece of the inlay material, in this case copper, and cut it to almost the size of the area I cut out on the coin.  Next I hammer the copper into the coin and the hammering causes the copper to spread into the undercut area and onto the hooks.  The copper is then trimmed and sometimes engraved.  This process results in a sold piece of copper in the coin that won't rub off or fall off.  Inlays have always been used by engravers in objects that are to function as the inlay material will wear well and won't rub off. Gold has always been the engravers favorite material to inlay as it's soft and easy to work with and doesn't tarnish; for Hobo nickels copper looks great, is cheap and when stored in an Airtite holder it doesn't tarnish much at all."