 
1930's Hobo Nickel Pendant Man Smoking Cigarette with Bushy Beard and Hair - 1916 S
 1916 S buffalo nickel altered with a hand carved design. This hobo nickel has a man with a bushy beard and hair who is smoking a cigarette. The coin has been placed in a new sterling silver holder so that it can be worn as a pendant. The date of 1916 is still visable on the coin. Insured shipping in the USA will be $6.00, and shipping costs for multiple purchases are automatically discounted.
When the nation was in the midst of the Great Depression people did whatever they could, just to exist. One of the most interesting and creative ways for itinerants, such as hoboes, to survive those tough times was to carve coins--changing a coins's original design into something else. A carved coin could be bartered for a night's lodging or a hot meal.
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