HOBO NICKEL - ANNIE OAKLEY

Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses in Ohio in 1860. Her family was so poor that she learned to shoot game for restaurants to supplement the family income. At 15 she won a shooting match with professional sharpshooter Frank Butler. They were married a year later.  In 1884, they joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, with Frank retiring to become her manager. For 17 years, Annie Oakley charmed American and European audiences. She was genuinely one of the best shots of her era. She was severely injured in a train wreck in 1901 and retired from the Wild West show in order to give shooting demonstrations and teach marksmanship to women. She died in  1926 and Frank died a few weeks later.

Annie is carved on a 1937 XF, light full horn, buffalo nickel that has my usual G hanging J mark on the reverse. The field is smooth and the hair has some extra detail and is at a higher level than the neck and face.
This one has drawn a lot of "oh, I like that one" from my coffee shop crowd. It is a real eye catcher when viewed in person!

Happy collecting and thanks for looking,

MEMBER OHNS