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New Member
United States
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I have found an only US nickel I believe the date is 1913. but its not an ordinary nickel...
on the back side is the picture of a buffalo and on the front is the picture of an old Almish man ... he had a rounded top hat along with a beard
now I know how to identify most nickels and I supposed from looking on the back it should have an indian on front but I'm having trouble figuring out what I got.
can someone please help me?
i can supply pictures if needed
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Pillar of the Community
United States
672 Posts |
Sounds like a hobo nickel.. If you post a picture we could be able to help
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Pillar of the Community
United States
952 Posts |
if you just found that in change you are very lucky!
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New Member
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome to CCF!
That's pretty cool! How did you get it?
If you do a search for hobo nickel, you'll find all kinds of different art work done to nickels.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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definitely a Hobo Nickel, some of them are very collectible
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New Member
United States
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do you know how much they go for?
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New Member
United States
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Scooby due I got it from my grandpa he gave me his whole coin collection when he passed and it is enormous! I'm looking to sell most of them only to keep a small amount
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Value mostly depends on the intricacy of the artwork. If you can get a clear picture (front and back), someone might be able to help.
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Moderator
 United States
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I would say that is definitely a genuine 30's era Hobo Nickel. Very nice!
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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I need to learn to refresh before I post! Sorry to hear about your grandpa. If there's anything else you need help on, you've come to the right place. If not, how about kick us a bone to  over every once in a while. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does the hobo really face to the left as shown in the photo? Most hobo nickels are carved using the original Indian portrait as the starting point and that portrait faces to the right. If yours really faces left it would be the first one I've seen like that. Maybe the picture is taken using a mirror  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Love to see a better picture, but I believe you have a real Hobo Nickel. Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Look up Billzach on the net. This is someone who engraves hobo nickels.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The picture is fuzzy, but the work looks good and I would agree it does look like an original Hobo nickel from the 1930's, something I appreciate much more than the more recent lower quality hobo nickels. (I am NOT referring to the work of Bill Zach and the other recent carvers of similar material. I don't consider their work to be hobo nickels. It is a totally different class of art.)
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Posted 02/19/2011 7:17 pm
