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Tees1tee Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 02/08/2012 8:41 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Is Hobo Nickels worth any thing? Report this Post to the Staff

nlp coins Pillar of the Community United States 2373 Posts	Posted 02/08/2012 9:12 pm Oh yeah. I don't collect them myself but they definitely carry a premium. nlp Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 02/09/2012 07:39 am Are you talking about original hobo nickels or modern hobo nickels? Report this Post to the Staff
Tees1tee Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 02/09/2012 08:14 am Not sure if they original hobo nickels or modern hobo nickels ,the one I seen somebody carved a face on it. looks like on a Buffalo nickel Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 02/09/2012 08:15 am Absolutely, especially originals. Report this Post to the Staff
Tees1tee Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 02/09/2012 08:24 am The one I seen kind of looks like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOBO-NICKEL...em3a7046be5f Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 9:54 pm Originals have a patina. Report this Post to the Staff
specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 10:14 pm "originals" may not be the most accurate term. It might be better to call them "period pieces" or some such. The great era of handmade hobo nickels (made by "hobos") lasted through the 1980's. These guys made thousands of hobo nickels from their camps (or even in prison!). These guys made hobo nickels to sell to collectors, so I don't feel they are any less legitimate than modern pieces made by hand (versus machine-made items). Report this Post to the Staff
MorganDude26 Valued Member United States 206 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 11:48 am Yesterday I was at my local coin store, and I saw an original hobo nickel going for $500. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 02/18/2012 8:45 pm selling price, or asking price? Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 02/18/2012 9:30 pm some are worth quite a bit, some not so much. There have been quite a few discussions on this forum about them in the past like these www.coincommunity.com/forum/...TOPIC_ID=7319 www.coincommunity.com/forum/...OPIC_ID=58975 If you like this type of thing hobonickels.org is a great site to see allot of nice examples Report this Post to the Staff
MorganDude26 Valued Member United States 206 Posts	Posted 02/18/2012 10:41 pm I saw one going for $300 at my local coin store. Report this Post to the Staff
RJP Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 03/06/2012 01:41 am I like them but only at lower prices, I would like to get the book before I purchase any expensive ones. Edited by RJP 03/06/2012 02:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
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