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
 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:
 "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
Wayne Homren, Editor
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