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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7927274, member: 19463&quot;]I stopped collecting modern coins when I as close to FFIVN&#039;s age but before then I really wanted a hobo nickel.&nbsp; At that time there was a strong preference shown for coins carved by actual hobos before it became a cottage industry for craft show artists whose skills were far better than hobos using nails as tools but whose &#039;cool&#039; was close to non existent.&nbsp; This coin looks like it has a chance of being &#039;original&#039; but I never was clear on exactly how you could tell the &#039;good&#039; from the later rip-offs of the idea.&nbsp;&nbsp; How could we be sure a hobo was a hobo?&nbsp; Who has a hobo carved on a high grade three legged or other nickel worth too much for a modern artist to utilize in this way?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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