Hobo Nickels

Never heard of these before. Pretty interesting collecting hobby.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_nickel
https://www.google.com/search?q=hobo...w=1280&bih=608

What people did before the interwebz I guess.

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Originally Posted by Robb

What people did before the interwebz I guess.

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In for a Penny

I thought this thread was going to be about the knock out slugs from metal electrical boxes.
We used to save them up in a cup in the work truck, then when we cruised by the old Denver rescue mission, we would grab a hand full and shout out to the bums "here's a little something for you" and toss them in their direction making sure that the slugs landed well short of the curb.
You should have seen them scramble into the street to pick up the slugs.......

Reminds me of these coin rings. Paging Arngstrom for some website Hobo Nickles!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyJ3CXoENUQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPhCYLWDo2c

The Nickel Rings look cool. Isn't Nickel the metal a little toxic to be wearing against your skin for a long period of time?

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Originally Posted by rbeau30

The Nickel Rings look cool. Isn't Nickel the metal a little toxic to be wearing against your skin for a long period of time?

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Killin another thread, [dig][ROFL1][ROFL2][LOL][Coffee]?

I actually do Hobo Nickels/Quarters/Pennies, etc... from time to time for practice. I also went through a 90% silver quarter ring-making phase, too.

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Here's a ring made out of a Hobo Nickle.

http://static1.squarespace.com/stati...7/IMG_0002.jpg