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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 35, August 28, 2016, Article 12

HOBO NICKELS IN THE RED BOOK

Bo Tales is the official publication of the Original Hobo Nickel Society. Editor Ralph Winter kindly provided for republication here this announcement from the Fall 2016 issue. Thanks. -Editor

Mega Red 2017 Major news for the hobo nickels hobby was just released. Whitman Publications’ “The Red Book” will include a section on Hobo Nickels in the “2018 Mega Red” edition due out in March, 2017. Bill Fivaz is assisting by supplying text and photos. “The Red Book” editor, Ken Bressett, will be selecting from twenty-five photos supplied by Fivaz. Included in the batch of photos are representative examples of each of the quality designation (QD) categories. With Bo’s “Dicer” coin setting an all-time sales price, that one is definitely planned but selection of the other photo submissions is up to the editor.

The approved text is as follows:

Hobo Nickels in Red Book "A "Hobo Nickel" is primarily a Buffalo Nickel that has had one (or both) sides altered by someone outside the Mint to make it look like another image. It is usually the obverse that has been changed, typically showing a bearded man wearing a derby. Less often, the Buffalo side was altered to represent a different animal (donkey, horse, elephant, etc.) or a walking hobo wearing a backpack. During the 1930s depression, hoboes would carve these miniature works of art to sell or trade for a ride on a boxcar, a meal, clothing or a night's lodging. These are very collectible, with a Superior obverse/reverse carving (reverse illustrated) selling for over $24,000.00 in 2012."*

For more information about the Original Hobo Nickel Society, see:
www.hobonickels.org

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