Due to the immense popularity of the 2016 Hobo Nickel Silver rounds, a new crop of designers have been chosen and the Osborne Mint is striking a selection of all-new 2017 Hobo Nickel silver rounds for investors and collectors. Changes are coming in this year’s collection, and you can expect nothing but the best in the New Year. The 1 oz Antique Durer’s Knight Silver Round is available online now from JM Bullion.
Round Highlights:
- Arrives in a protective capsule.
- Includes a Certificate of Authenticity!
- 6th release of the Hobo Nickel Series!
- Limited mintage of only 5,500 rounds!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in antique condition.
- Obverse features the image of Durer’s Knight.
- Reverse includes the design of a death tree.
- Individual rounds ship in resealable plastic bags.
All of the designs in the 2016 release of Hobo Nickel Silver Rounds were, first and foremost, similar in design to one another as a clever play on the old Buffalo Nickel design from James Earle Fraser. Created by Mr. The, the rounds were different, yet similar, at the same time.
For the 2017 Hobo Nickels, five new artists will contribute to the design of individual new rounds available from Heads or Tales Coin Company and the Osborne Mint. The first of these designs is from Roman Boteen and revives the 1513 creation of Albrecht Durer. His depiction is known as Knight, Death, and Devil, and features a knight riding along on horseback with his faithful dog at his side. This is considered to be one of his so-called Meisterstricth, or master prints.
On the obverse of all 1 oz Antique Durer’s Knight Silver Rounds you’ll find the image of Durer’s Knight, faithfully recreated by Boteen. The original creation featured the rider moving through a narrow gorge with a goat-headed devil behind him and death riding a pale horse in front of him.
The reverse of the 1 oz Antique Durer’s Knight Silver Round includes the image of a haunting tree, with a human skull visible beneath its trunk and a sword coming out from under the sprawling network of roots supporting the tree.
All Durer’s Knight Silver Rounds have an antique finish for added beauty. Products with an antique finish vary from mint to mint, but by in large, products with this finish have added warmth in appearance and depth to the overall detail of the round. Additionally, your 1 oz Antique Durer’s Knight Silver Round arrives in protective plastic with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
These rounds are a product of the Osborne Mint, with designs from the Heads or Tales Coin Company. This year’s collection of Hobo Nickel Silver Rounds will feature only antique finish products with higher mintages to satisfy demand!
We encourage you to contact JM Bullion with any questions you might have about these new rounds. You can reach us at 800-276-6508, chat with us online, or email us.
“I don’t normally purchase Antique Silver coins, Rounds etc, however I find this round’s design artistic and the detailing very fine. It is a unique design. I may return to purchase the five oz.”