This Hobo Nickel is the second issue in the 2017 Silver Hobo Nickel collection. This design is by Chris DeFlorentis, who has one of the greatest collections of original Hobo Nickels.

Contains 1 oz of .999 fine Silver.

Individual rounds come in a capsule along with a certificate of authenticity.

Mintage of only 5,000 rounds.

Obverse: Intricately detailed on a 1930 nickel, it features a caped skeleton ghost holding a sickle walking through a graveyard. The skeleton uses one of the headstones as a time punch clock.

Reverse: This design better known as the "Unlucky Fisherman" features a fish as the one fishing and the Hobo hooked on the line.

Edge-marked with a unique mint number matching the certificate of authenticity.



Protect and display your Silver round in style by adding an attractive presentation box recommended for this round.



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The hobo nickel is a coin that has had its original artwork altered into a new design by the homeless, often referred to as hobos, and then sold to make money. The U.S. nickel is a favorite coin to use due to the softness, size and thickness of the coin.



When the Buffalo nickel, or Indian Head, was introduced in 1913, it became popular among coin engravers. The large Native American head gave the artists a large template to work from that allowed finer detail work to be done. With this large template to work from, the hobo nickel became highly popular. Due to the softness of the metal in the nickel, hobo nickel tools could be made from any crude tool that could make a scratch, displace or punch into the coin.



The artwork of each hobo nickel is unique. Some hobo nickel artists would repeat specific designs due to their popularity, but most tried to create something new with each coin. Whether you are a veteran hobo nickel collector, or you are looking to start a hobo nickel collection, these Silver hobo nickel replicas at APMEX are perfect for you.