Sandwich Hobo Nickel

[mrthe]

Yesterday I started to carving a 1968 S Kennedy half dollar, had never tried to carving one of these coins, I knew that was composed of 40% silver, but from my ignorance i believed it was some kind of alloy, but it is not so, I realized that carving this coin is a Clad coinage a sort of metal sandwich, a heavy layer of silver and other of copper in the middle and another of Silver in the other side,this is the result:

 

[Troy G]

very cool!!!!

 

[Marcus Hunt]

Wow, that works great! Nice work Mister

 

[GTJC460]

That's a very cool effect. Super nice carving!

 

[didyoung]

I agree...very cool

 

[Beathard]

Love the inlay

 

[mrthe]

Beathard is not an inlay

 

[Beathard]

Ah, sandwich... I get it. Worked late last night. Lol

 

[Willem Parel]

Excellent work and a nice discovery.

 

[Paulie]

Really, WOOAAWW a fantastic coin carving, Paolo!! I love the contrast from the copper engraved scroll's around that cool skull, too

 

[dlilazteca]

Beathard is not an inlay

What is it then?

Carlos De La O III

 

[Beathard]

It's the layers in the clad coin...

 

[Sam]

That is brilliant how you utilized the copper layer Paolo! Beautiful job!

 

[Andrew Biggs]

That is just great........and a very nice discovery on your part.

Excellent work!!

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Steve Adams]

Very, very nice. I did a dime cameo with the copper as a background, but this is soooo much better than that. You may shortly have others trying this technique. Great looking carving.

 

[SamW]

Most inspiring!