Geeky Hobo Nickels

The art of hobo nickels is all about taking ordinary coins and transforming them into tiny works of art. These particular coins have seen their images of world leaders and national mascots replaced with geeky pop culture icons.

Artist Shaun Hughes remakes coins with intricately carved images of everyone from Chewbacca to Spider-man. In some cases, he re-carves individual coins, while on other cases, he’ll produce a limited-edition piece by engraving a die, then restamping old coins. If I could pay with any of these currencies, it would have to be the five-cent Stormtrooper.

Here’s a video of Shaun working on the die for the Planet of the Apes coin shown above:

Be sure to swing by Shaun’s DeviantArt page for more of his creations, which include many other genres that go beyond the world of geekdom. You can also find some of his coins for sale on his eBay shop.