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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 344384, member: 11521&quot;]From one Bruce to another Bruce, I think you should buy a hobo nickel. Be aware there are tons of modern hobos that were carved to fool you into thinking it is an original hobo. You would need to do some reading (e.g., the Hobo Nickel Guidebook published by the Original Hobo Nickel Society) to learn all the particulars but a few things to look for are:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A hobo nickel carved on a nearly smooth nickel may be a modern hobo. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Original hobo nickels were almost exclusively carved by hand. If a nickel has been carved with a power tool (like the one from eBay shown below) it is almost certainly a modern carving.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If the metal looks freshly disturbed it is probably a modern carving. Old carvings have had time to tone.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is much more to know but that is part of your hobo education.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=207763&amp;image=108569386&amp;images=108569386,108569390&amp;formats=0,0&amp;format=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=207763&amp;image=108569386&amp;images=108569386,108569390&amp;formats=0,0&amp;format=0" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/0/7/7/6/3/webimg/108569386_tp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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