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Hobo nickels start out as Indian Head nickels. During the depression enterprising and talented itinerant artists (hobos) would carve or reshape the Indian Head into other shapes (skulls, clowns, animals) then sell them as trinkets to the public at a more than 5 cent cost - thus turning a profit.
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