One for the fly fishers....

[Marcus Hunt]

Here's a carved silver quarter I've had on eBay for a couple of days now. I've called it "The Take"; that magical moment just as the trout takes your fly. I really miss my fishing and hope the arm can get sorted so I can get back to it.

It's not your usual hobo subject, but was really fun to sculpt as the silver alloy was yummy to carve. Oh how I wish all metal moved like this! Hope you like it.

 

[filbertius]

Very nice coin. Just ebayed it as well - so often when I look at ebay lately there are no bids, or only 1 or 2. It is fun to see something like this which is good enough to generate some bidding action (8 just now).
Gary

 

[AndrosCreations]

That's a sharp coin, Marcus. You've been doing some great scenery lately too and I'm happy your getting good prices for your work. This one is especially realistic.

-Andy

 

[Cloudy]

Now THAT is cool!

 

[Cloudy]

How do you locate specific coins like that on Ebay?

 

[mtgraver]

Marcus, beautiful job ............now I don't want to get to work but grab my fly rod, and it's a gorgeous day for fishing just a bit cold, lol, a reprieve I suppose. Wonderful artistry of depth thank you. Hope your arm is on the mend and the fish are rising.
Mark

 

[Willem Parel]

I like him very much, great job Marcus.
Willem

 

[silverchip]

Beautiful stuff, must have gotten to spend some time on the Aberdeen to be so inspired.

 

[filbertius]

Catharine - knowing the title and denomination, this time I just went on ebay and searched for "the take" quarter. I think you could also just search for "Marcus Hunt" to find all his work. I also just tried to bid on the Barnstormer, but already got outbid... (wondering if there is a setting on it to automatically counterbid 50 cents higher until a reserve is reached?)
Gary

 

[Peter_M]

That trout turned out super Marcus.

Peter

 

[santos]

Very nice Marcus

God will perhaps help it after catching the fly :big grin:

 

[BES]

Hi Marcus!

Hi Marcus!

Great composition and details!

What is the diameter of the coin in millimeters?

 

[Marrinan]

Marcus, Super quarter! Take a Look at Ray Covers website of a couple of his custom flyrods. One weighs in at 2.5 ounces. Had the pleasure of holding this work at Scott's Engrave-In. At that weight you can just about hold it in your teeth. Great to see your work as always. That coin looks like it came out of circulation-Great finish-Fred

http://www.rcoverengraving.com/salerods.htm

 

[Keith]

Marcus nice coin as always, I love the barnstormer coin tooo.

Cloudy, Search HOBO NICKEL on ebay and you will see the coins. Whether you carve a dollar , nickel penny half dollar etc. always put the words hobo nickel in the title if you are going to sell it on ebay.

 

[Joe Mason]

Great looking quater, Marcus. Thanks for sharing... I got to get to e-bay more.

joe

 

[bildio]

What is the diameter of the coin in millimeters?

US quarter dollar = 25.26 mm

Marcus,

Very nice. I visit eBay frequently to view your engravings.

 

[Marcus Hunt]

Thanks for all your kind comments guys. Coin carving is serious fun for me. The medium makes such a nice change from cutting steel and the limits of size and shape of the coin is a mental challenge which brings it's own creative rewards.

 

[ED DELORGE]

Marcus, that looks great.

Ed

 

[Two Ponies]

Hey

Very nice, and the realism is terrific.

 

[canadian]

Markus,
The is definitely something fishy about this coin!
Beautiful work. Very creative!
Boris