Wooden Nickels are an inexpensive form of advertising, they are cheaper to make than metal items.

Wood, 38 mm, 2.57 gm
Obverse:
Wooden nickel with Indian head
WOODEN NICKEL
Reverse:
BURMA ROAD COIN SHOP
1537 CYPRESS ST.
Walnut Creek, Calif.
PH. 934-1151
Public Teletype Service
Buy & Sell U. S. Coins

The Burma Road Coin Shop is no longer in business.

Wood, 38 mm, 2.12 gm
Obverse:
Wooden nickel with Indian head
WOODEN NICKEL
Reverse:
RICHMOND COIN SHOP
717 - 23rd St.
1959
Souvenir of Richmond, California

The Richmond Coin Shop is no longer in business.

Wood, 38 mm, 2.65 gm
Obverse:
Wooden nickel with Indian head
DON'T TAKE WOODEN NICKELS
FOR THE REAL MCCOY SEE OTHER SIDE
Reverse:
THIRD NAPA VALLEY COIN SHOW
May 21, 1967
Napa Calif.

Wood, 38 mm, 2.38 gm
Obverse:
Wooden nickel with buffalo
WOODEN NICKEL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reverse:
WEST COAST NUMISMATIC ASSOC.
Free Coin Exhibit
May 28-31, 1965 10 a.m. TO 10 p.m. (Monday To 6 p.m.)
McCabe HALL
San Carlos & Almaden
San Jose, Calif.

Wood, 51 mm, 5.67 gm
Obverse:
Wooden nickel with Dwight Eisenhower facing left
SOUVENIR / EISENHOWER DOLLAR
Reverse:
SIXTH ANNUAL M.W.N.A. CONVENTION
(M.W.N.A. is Metropolitan Washington Numismatic Association)
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SHERATON PARK HOTEL
JULY 24-26, 1970