[Reaganite Republican]

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[cripplecreek]

I’ve heard of them. Interesting stuff.

[Paul46360]

It's kinda like this...

[archy]

You see 'em on dogtag chains sometimes....

[smokingfrog]

I like that eagle coin. I’m guessing the silver coins were a lot easier to work with than today’s coins.

[greene66]

There also used to be something called a “hobo pocketknife.” A real pocketknife, but the blade was connected and encased within a thick wire-like, outer frame. I carried one in school for about a year or two.

[Menehune56]

I had heard the term but had no idea what it meant. Thanks for posting this article.

As a side note, I noticed that the issue of legality was not mentioned. I found another website that indicates that Hobo Nickels are considered by the Treasury Department to be mutilated coins and thus no longer legal tender. However their numismatic value more than makes up for that.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Amazing.

[virgil283]

Great Stuff .......here's some more photos.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3062208/posts

[Bigg Red]

Yes, I have heard of these, but only because some FReeper posted a piece about them about a year or so ago.

I had a friend in college who wore a beautiful ring that her father had found. It was a Liberty dime that someone had reworked so that only the Liberty head was visible, while the rest of the dime apparently made up what became the part that actually encircles the finger.

[Cowboy Bob]

I think today they are referred to as “Homeless nickels.”

[TBP]

I don’t know what a hobo nickel is, but that sure looks like President Reagan.