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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;saltysam-1, post: 2085394, member: 23368&quot;]I have met several members of this society and I own a few hobo nickels myself. If you click on the tab &quot;modern carvers&quot; you can get an idea of the level of quality there is in the market. Your three coins were done by very novice individuals and the value would only be to the artist himself. There are several know artists from the depression area who are highly collectable in their own right. It was in those years that the hobo nickel became a source of survival for some of the non working class. Several organized field trips are made every year by society members to locations known as &quot;Hobo Campsites&quot;. As you can guess, these locations are along established railroad routes and near towns. The nickels were sold to the townspeople as a source of income (Or traded with individuals for a specific item). Yours unfortunately aren&#039;t in the proper condition or quality to be valuable. There are certain tells that each notable artist has in his engravings that allow for attribution. They are cataloged similar to civil war tokens. The OHNS has an official publication called BO-Tales. Email Becky Jirka at <a href="mailto:beckyjiohns@yahoo.com">beckyjiohns@yahoo.com</a> She is the club&#039;s secretary and could mail out a copy to you. It&#039;s only $20 a year for membership in the society. She and I live in the same general area and met at the FUN Show this past January.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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