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Hardworker2 Valued Member United States 98 Posts	Posted 03/16/2007 10:15 am My mother use to have a few "hobo nickels" that she had gotten from visiting gentlemen to our farm during the depression to get something to eat. I do not know what happened to them and would be interested in finding out more from the users on this board if they have any or have seen any? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 03/16/2007 10:45 am Hi Hardworker and welcome to the forum! Lots of friendly folk here and just loaded with expertise and experience they are willing to share. I've seen hobo nickels only a few times, but I've read about them in various coin magazines. You could probably find more from a Google search, but I'm sure others will kick in shortly. Best I remember is they were artfully carved (sculpted?) starting in the Great Depression which for some of us (myself for sure) we never stopped hearing about from our parents and grandparents. Apparently artists, coin jewelry makers, and others are still producing them. Many are still being made and there's a active market for them since there's an active subset of coin collectors who go after them. I haven't looked on ebay to see if they're available there, but it wouldn't surprise me to see some listed. Fred Report this Post to the Staff
AuldFartte Pillar of the Community United States 830 Posts	Posted 03/16/2007 10:48 am Welcome, Hardworker2 !!! I've only seen a couple "in person", but there are a bunch of photos and information out there. Like Fred suggested, Google 'em. There's a guy named Bill Zach (I think that's right) who makes modern ones that are incredible works of art. Maybe try to find information on his stuff. Some of it is pretty amazing. Hope you enjoy it here on Coin Community !!! Report this Post to the Staff
ronaldb112 Valued Member United States 133 Posts	Posted 03/16/2007 10:51 am Hi Hardwork: I also collect HOBO Nickels & but have only about a dozen, see the links below for a Yahoo group & the OHNS: Fun Reading http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_H...oup/messages http://www.hobonickels.org/ Good Luck, Ron (ronaldb112) Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/16/2007 2:15 pm I collect them as well, when I can find them. They truly are works of Art. Report this Post to the Staff
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