Roman Booteen
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.
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Meet the Master. Based in Russia, rising star Roman Booteen (spelled Butin) maintains a mysterious level of anonymity, while producing hobo nickel creations which regularly shock the coin collecting community with both their subject matter and complexity. 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.
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Artist Roman Booteen creates incredible hand-carved coins and Zippo lighters, featuring intricate designs. His most impressive works are the multi-layered coins, featuring mechanical movements which reveal new images. Note some images contain nudity. Based in Russia, rising star Roman Booteen (spelled Butin) maintains a mysterious level of anonymity, while producing hobo nickel creations which regularly shock the coin collecting community with both their subject matter and complexity. Russian Artist Roman Booteen has developed quite a fan-following on Instagram where he shares photos and videos of his masterpieces. While hand-graved coins alone are cause for fascination, this artist has also added incredible Mechanical elements to his coins too which make the coins a marvel of both engineering and art.