HOBO NICKELS

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HOBO NICKELS

• BY XAVIER PIQUE

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Introduction

• Hobo Nickels- Carved Buffalo (IndianHead) Nickels
• Appeared about the same time as the Indian
  (Buffalo) nickel was issued. 1913 to 1938
• Hobos- traveling men who worked for food, shelter
  or offered services

http//www.hobonickels.org
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Introduction

• Carved nickels could be traded for a meal a bath
  or money.
• The Indian's portrait- attractive canvas way to
  kill time
• Hobos returned to society during the prosperity
  of the 1920's then returned to the hobo life
  during the depression era
• Connection to Traveling Circus

http//www.hobonickels.org
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Typical Hobo Nickel

• Preserves date and some features of coin
• Carving on Obverse (usual) or Reverse
• Humorous or Playful Images
• Carvings vary from crude to masterful
• Unknown Carvers nicknamed by style

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Uncarved Buffalo Nickel
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Carvers Tools
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Carvers Tools
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Typical Carving Steps
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Nicknamed Artist

• Peanut Ear

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Nicknamed Artist

• Telephone Ear

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Nicknamed Artist

• No Neck

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Nicknamed Artist

• Smoothie

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Nicknamed Artist

• Flat Nose

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Nicknamed Artist

• Traveler

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Nicknamed Artist

• Traveler

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Nicknamed Artist

• Traveler

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Nicknamed Artist

• Dapper

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Nicknamed Artist

• Big Nose

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Nicknamed Artist

• Big Nose

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Nicknamed Artist

• Heritage Hank

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Nicknamed Artist

• Heritage Hank

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Nicknamed Artist

• Hunchback

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Nicknamed Artist

• Cactus Face

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Nicknamed Artist

• Bowin

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Nicknamed Artist

• Bowin

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Nicknamed Artist

• Wildman

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Nicknamed Artist

• Wildman

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Nicknamed Carvers

• No Neck Guidebook Peanut Ear Guidebook
  Raymond BT20063 Rough Beard
  Guidebook Schnozz BT20071 Smoothie
  Tall Collar BT20052 Tall Ear BT20031
  Page7 Telephone Ear Guidebook Thin Neck
  BT20031 Page1 Tiny Ear BT20031 Page8
  Traveler BT20052 Tufty Guidebook
  Wild Man BT20013

• Apple Cheek BT20031 Page6 Beady Eye
  BT20031 Page7 Big Ear BT20023 Big Nose
  Guidebook Bowin BT20061 Bushy Beard
  BT20031 Page6 Cactus Face BT20063
  Dapper Guidebook Flat Nose Guidebook
  Heritage Hank BT20061 Hunchback
  Guidebook Ich Kibibble BT20031 Page1 Long
  Nose BT20031 Page6 Needle Ear Guidebook

http//www.hobonickels.org/raycact.htmcactus
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Unknown Artist

• Unknown- Little Eva

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Unknown Artist

• Little Eva

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Unknown Artist

• Unknown (Steve Cox Coll.)

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Unknown

• From Siberia

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Named Artists
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Named Artists

• Shane Jameson

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Named Artists

• Ralph J. Perrico
• http//www.rjpcoin.com/

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Ralph J. Perrico

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Perrico

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Named Artists

• Ralph J. Perrico

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Named Artists

• Steve Adams- Martyr of Liberty

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Named Artists

• Ray Cover- War Chief Gall

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Named Artists

• Mike Barbera

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Named Artists

• Dick Sheehan

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Named Artists

• Cliff Kraft

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Named Artists

• Greg Ashbury

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Named Artists

• John Belmonte

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Named Artists

• Ron Haas

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Named Artists

• Cinco De Arturo

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Named Artists

• Sonny Carpenter

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Named Artists

• Owen Covert

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Named Artists

• W. Eddings

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Named Artist

• Bill (Jameson) Zach

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Named Artist

• Bill (Jameson) Zach

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Named Artist

• Bill (Jameson) Zach

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Named Artist

• Bill (Jameson) Zach

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Named Artist

• J. Press (Steve Cox Coll)

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Named Artist

• Derek Pegnall

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Named Artist

• Derek Pegnall

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Named Artist

• Bert Wiegand

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Named Artist

• Tezera Ashagari (Kansas)

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Named Artist

• Ashagari

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Named Artist

• Joe Paonessa

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Named Artist

• Steve Adams- Train of Thought

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Named Artist

• Steve Cox

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Carving on Reverse

• Unknown- Siberia

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Carving on Reverse

• John Carter

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Carving on Reverse

• Ron Landis

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Carving on Reverse

• John Dorusa

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Carving on Reverse

• Little Eva (Unknown)

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Artistic Carvings
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Artistic

• Mike Cirelli-Mary Magdalene

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Artistic

• Ray Cover, Jr.

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Artistic

• Bob Shamey

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Artistic

• Dick Sheehan

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Artistic

• Steve Adams

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Artistic

• Sam Alfano

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Artistic

• Jim Olivencia

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Artistic

• Lee Griffiths

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Artistic

• Ray Cover- On the Rise

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Artistic

• Jim Olivencia

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Artistic

• Jim Olivencia

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Artistic

• Perrico

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Artistic

• Perrico

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Artistic

• Sonny Carpenter- Hotoae

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Artistic

• Amy Armstrong- Babe Ruth

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Gallery Mint Museum

• Issues Hobo Tokens

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THE ORIGINAL HOBO NICKEL SOCIETY
THE ORIGINAL HOBO NICKEL SOCIETY
www.HoboNickels.org  
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Credits

• The Original Hobo Nickel Society
• http//www.hobonickels.org
• http//www.coinsite.com/content/faq/HoboNickel.asp
  
• http//www.rjpcoin.com/
• http//squirl.info/collection/show/314