Coin and Paper Money Collecting/1913 hoho nickle

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Expert: - 3/24/2008


Question

hobo nickel
i have a 1913 hobo nickel and the only letters left in Liberty is berty,one guy offered me $100.00 right away, i'm just couriour if it's worth alot more because he jumped at it, and if so where would be the best spot to sell it and do i do anything before selling it to make it worth more? attached is a front pic of the coin.

Answer
Hi Steve,
I am not an expert on Hobo nickels but I know some are VERY valuable.

Do some more research as some of the "artists" signed their pieces, maybe "Berty" was the artist.

I wouldn't sell it just yet, do some ore digging.

Regards
Joe Hylas

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