"BE 1957" Hobo Nickel - AU Carving - VG Nickel Half Cents Reverse: Horse and value

Reverse: Horse and value

So I had to remove these bars from their original holders

Touch of obverse damage

This note has a small fragment of a pink/red teller stamp on the obverse next to vignette

1864 $50 State of Georgia Note Cr

"BE 1957" Hobo Nickel - AU Carving - VG Nickel Half Cents Reverse: Horse and valueWhile I'll readily admit I am no Hobo Nickel expert (or even neophyte really) I do buy them from time to time and this one really caught my eye. The obverse fields of this coin have been polished to a high shine and almost give the coin the appearance of silver when combined with the toning. Hair, beard and label are all well crafted and the "no hat" look is certainly less common. The reverse is signed "BE 1957". Unfortunately I wasn't able to come up