victimsofwhat:Skull “Hobo” NickelsThe sudden scarcity of jobs in the early 1930s forced a huge numbe
victimsofwhat:Skull “Hobo” NickelsThe sudden scarcity of jobs in the early 1930s forced a huge number of men to hit the road. Certainly some coins were carved to fill the idle hours. More importantly, a ‘knight of the road,’ with no regular source of income, could take one of these plentiful coins and turn it into a folk art piece, which could in turn be sold or traded for small favors such as a meal or shelter for a night. -- source link
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