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Hobo Nickels are re-engraved/re-carved old buffalo nickels that were minted in the USA from 1917-1938. The tradition started during the Great Depression with the traveling Hobos who would alter the face of the nickel and then trade them for necessities.
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Hobo Nickels are re-engraved/re-carved old buffalo nickels...were minted in the USA from...