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This Russian Artist Carves Old Coins To Give Them New Lives
Hobo nickel is the most common term for the art of carving coins, giving them a new life. In this art, Roman Booteen from Russia is a master.
He works mainly with old coins which are made of several layers of metal - and he takes advantage of it when creating his images and textures.
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sexy_scorpio_3MD 9 years ago
I love Alice in Wonderland! Super creative! Great job! Love the detai!
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Taryn Wallace 9 years ago
If they are his coins and he wants to carve them instead of keeping them for a collection isn't that ultimately his choice.... also if he's selling them and you don't like them.....don't buy them
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Pat Wooster 9 years ago
I would love to have this one! The Mad Tea Party, my favorite part of the story!
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Anita Marx 9 years ago
There is an old german legend: In the "Walpurgisnacht", when April ends and May begins, all the witches fly to the "Brocken". There is the devil, waiting for them, they dance around (some sexual activity can't be miss ;) . To end this horror, the people in the villages turn up great fires to burn all the witches who could try to steal the maiden to make them witches too. Nowadays it's a big festival, crazy, scary, funny and because we're Germans, lots of beer.
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Juanita Blaz 2 years ago
The Souther Oracle...... To the winch, wench.... Never-ending Story. Love It! I'm from Guam
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John L 9 years ago
Hey, this is all neat and cool, and personally I think they are very wonderfully done. All are pieces of art. But I'm puzzled. This is done by a Russian, yet I don't see any Russian coins being used. I wonder why he doesn't do that? Could he wind up being arrested for defacing Russian property? :o
Abby Rexroth 9 years ago
Any American after the mid-sixties is sandwiched so the ones before are solid silver (except pennies). Who knows what Russian coins were/are made of.
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Kerry Pye 9 years ago
Ignore the negativity people are posting. They are your coins, which you paid for, so you have the right to do with them as you wish. You do AMAZING work, and anyone who would be lucky enough to own one, would have an amazing one off piece of work. Keep doing what you do, and ignore the rest.
Melody Lanzatella 9 years ago
There is nothing I love more than re-purposing old items! This is such a beautiful idea!
mewmew34 9 years ago
Re-purpose something besides rare old coins. I would kill to have some of these coins in their unaltered state. Coins from the 1800s? Can you imagine how much some of those would cost? And then he has destroyed their true value by carving them up. It's heartbreaking.
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John L 9 years ago
Hey, this is all neat and cool, and personally I think they are very wonderfully done. All are pieces of art. But I'm puzzled. This is done by a Russian, yet I don't see any Russian coins being used. I wonder why he doesn't do that? Could he wind up being arrested for defacing Russian property? :o
Abby Rexroth 9 years ago
Any American after the mid-sixties is sandwiched so the ones before are solid silver (except pennies). Who knows what Russian coins were/are made of.
Load More Replies... Kerry Pye 9 years ago
Ignore the negativity people are posting. They are your coins, which you paid for, so you have the right to do with them as you wish. You do AMAZING work, and anyone who would be lucky enough to own one, would have an amazing one off piece of work. Keep doing what you do, and ignore the rest.
Melody Lanzatella 9 years ago
There is nothing I love more than re-purposing old items! This is such a beautiful idea!
mewmew34 9 years ago
Re-purpose something besides rare old coins. I would kill to have some of these coins in their unaltered state. Coins from the 1800s? Can you imagine how much some of those would cost? And then he has destroyed their true value by carving them up. It's heartbreaking.
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