BoTales ~ Special FUN Show Issue ~ January, 2006
Welcome to the Special Issue of BoTales
The purpose of this special issue (mailed to you in first class) is to inform you of several important timely issues. They are: (1) There will now be two OHNS auctions with the second one being planned for the ANA Summer Convention, (2) The list of prices realized at the OHNS FUN auction, (3) the OHNS scholarship announcement, and (4, very unexpectedly) - the report on the carvings stolen from Rollie Taylor, Keith Pederson, and Owen Covert. The regular spring issue will be in the mail before March 1st with a complete report of our activities at the FUN show and articles. –Sport-
Hundreds of Hobo Nickels Stolen at FUN Show
Saturday night, January 7th, between 7 and 8:30 pm, the automobile of Archie Taylor was broken into at the Chevys Fresh Mex® Restaurant in Kissimmee, Florida and an entire collection of Hobo Nickels were taken. Also included in the heist were the 2 1/2 years worth of carvings by Keith Pedersen of New Jersey and the works of Owen Covert of California.
The culprits followed the car from the Orange County Convention Center and took only the coin cases while leaving all the personal belonging in the trunk. Access was gained by punching the driver’s door lock and using the trunk release in the glove box.
The Orange County Sheriff's office is conducting the search for the coins which include over 800 original carvings by Pederson and Covert, up to 50 or more other Hobo Nickels, Gallery Mint museum and the 83 coin collection of Wabon Eddings.
Many coins taken were purchased at the OHNS auction that Saturday morning and will be easy to identify through pictures and the following carver initials: KP, OC, CdA, AA, GW, WE, and JAP. The majority of the modern coins were signed; the older (classic) coins were in a Dansco album. [ Editor’s note: The following lot numbers from the OHNS Auction 14 were among the stolen coins: 3, 25, 45, 58, 61, 91, 93, 94, 100, 101, 102, and 106. See: One dozen of the many hundreds of carved nickels stolen at FUN2006  ].
If you have information, please contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, D/S Joe Warren at 407-737-2400 or Archie Taylor at 863-603-7514 or Archie's
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OHNS to Award Four Scholarships to the ANA Summer Sessions
Each scholarship is worth up to
$1250. One is a donation to ANA to be awarded to a recipient of their choice
and the other three are to go to lucky OHNS members.
All OHNS members (including OHNS YNs) who have paid their dues through 2006 are eligible to receive a full scholarship up to $1250 to attend one week of the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs. If you are interested, please contact Gail Baker before March 31, 2006. Include your name, OHNS number, address, phone number, e-mail address and date-of-birth (if YN). Names will be placed in the proverbial hat and three names will be selected at random on April 14, 2006. Please note that those who have received the OHNS scholarship in the last two years (2005 and 2004) are not eligible.
Gail Baker can be contacted via
or by USPS at:
Gail Baker, Manager of Market and Brand Development
The American Numismatic Association
818 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs,CO 80903
Phone: 719-632-2646, ext. 153
OHNS Auction 14 (FUN 2006) Big Success
The total hammer prices of 121 lots came to $29,764
In the listing below: T stands for type (B means book or sold to a mail bidder.
BFee means buyer’s fee (set at 10%; seller’s fee was 5%).
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Lot#
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T
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Hammer
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BFee
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Net
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Lot#
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T
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Hammer
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BFee
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Net
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1
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1,900
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190
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2,090
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61
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60
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6
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66
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2
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B
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92
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9.20
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101.20
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62
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90
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9
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99
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3
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80
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8
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88
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63
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100
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10
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110
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4
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375
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37.50
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412.50
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64
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150
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15
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165
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5
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75
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7.50
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82.50
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65
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125
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12.50
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137.50
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6
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200
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20
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220
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66
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235
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23.50
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258.50
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7
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B
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450
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45
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495
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67
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200
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20
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220
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8
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550
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55
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605
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68
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100
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10
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110
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9
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600
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60
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660
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69
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70
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7
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77
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10
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400
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40
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440
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70
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110
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11
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121
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11
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B
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225
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22.50
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247.50
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71
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270
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27
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297
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12
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350
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35
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385
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72
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575
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57.50
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632.50
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13
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75
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7.50
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82.50
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73
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275
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27.50
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302.50
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14
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60
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6
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66
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74
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80
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8
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88
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15
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45
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4.50
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49.50
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75
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80
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8
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88
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16
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B
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700
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70
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770
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76
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925
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92.50
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1,017.50
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17
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130
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13
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143
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77
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210
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21
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231
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18
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0
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0
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0
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78
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110
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11
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121
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19
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50
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5
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55
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79
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80
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8
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88
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20
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175
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17.50
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192.50
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|
80
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|
170
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17
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187
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21
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275
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27.50
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302.50
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81
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130
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13
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143
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22
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225
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22.50
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247.50
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82
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25
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2.50
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27.50
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23
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175
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17.50
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192.50
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83
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130
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13
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143
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24
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175
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17.50
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192.50
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84
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60
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6
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66
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25
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1000
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100
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1,100
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85
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B
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140
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14
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154
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26
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|
100
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10
|
110
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|
86
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200
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20
|
220
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27
|
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125
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12.50
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137.50
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87
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40
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4
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44
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28
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75
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7.50
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82.50
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88
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35
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3.50
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38.50
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29
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|
80
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8
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88
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|
89
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215
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21.50
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236.50
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30
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|
80
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8
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88
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90
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100
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10
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110
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31
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45
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4.50
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49.50
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|
91
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50
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5
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55
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32
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120
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12
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132
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|
92
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|
70
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7
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77
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33
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75
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7.50
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82.50
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93
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|
80
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8
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88
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34
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30
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3
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33
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94
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50
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5
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55
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35
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30
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3
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33
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95
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|
50
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5
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55
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36
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130
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13
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143
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96
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2600
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260
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2,860
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37
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150
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15
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165
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97
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B
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2500
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250
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2,750
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38
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125
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12.50
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137.50
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98
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75
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7.50
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82.50
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39
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|
130
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13
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143
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|
99
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|
50
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5
|
55
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40
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|
150
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15
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165
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|
100
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|
75
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7.50
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82.50
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41
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475
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47.50
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522.50
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101
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60
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6
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66
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|
42
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150
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15
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165
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|
102
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75
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7.50
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82.50
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43
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200
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20
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220
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|
103
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350
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35
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385
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44
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|
200
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20
|
220
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|
104
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350
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35
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385
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45
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90
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9
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99
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|
105
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200
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20
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220
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46
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90
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9
|
99
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|
106
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105
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10.50
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115.50
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47
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100
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10
|
110
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|
107
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140
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14
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154
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48
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200
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20
|
220
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|
108
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|
210
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21
|
231
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|
49
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60
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6
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66
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|
109
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|
325
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32.50
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357.50
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50
|
|
70
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7
|
77
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|
110
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B
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42
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4.20
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46.20
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|
51
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|
50
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5
|
55
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|
111
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250
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25
|
275
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|
52
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|
60
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6
|
66
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|
112
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690
|
69
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759
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|
53
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|
60
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6
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66
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|
113
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|
70
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7
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77
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54
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45
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4.50
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49.50
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|
114
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B
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550
|
55
|
605
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55
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|
750
|
75
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825
|
|
115
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1500
|
150
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1,650
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|
56
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|
230
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23
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253
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D1
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100
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0
|
100
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57
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400
|
40
|
440
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D2
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100
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0
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100
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58
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90
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9
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99
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D3
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100
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0
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100
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59
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325
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32.50
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357.50
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D4
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100
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0
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100
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60
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125
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12.50
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137.50
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D5
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|
110
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0
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110
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|
|
|
|
|
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D6
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|
50
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0
|
50
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Three New Members Elected to the Board
Three new members were elected to the board to replace the two outgoing board members, Gail Baker and the late Archie Taylor, Sr. The three new members are Candace Kagin, John Yancho, and Ralph Winter. Regular attendees to the FUN show will have no problem recognizing them. John spent a lot of time helping behind our table at the FUN show. Ralph has become our official photographer. It was his pictures that appeared on the front and back covers of the spring 2005 issue done in color. In the upcoming spring 2006 issue the pictures he took at FUN 2006 will again be displayed on both covers. Candace is an avid collector of hobo nickels and is a familiar sight at our table. They will bring a lot to the board. The remaining members of the board were reelected for another two year term.
Carol Decker Wins the 2005 Editor's Award
This is the second year that the annual Editor’s Award was made. This award goes to the person who, in the editor’s opinion, wrote the best article published in BoTales during the year. Carol’s article was Potty Dollars, a Relative of Hobo Nickels.
OHNS will now Conduct Two Auctions per Year
(One at FUN and the Other at the ANA Summer Convention)
Material is now being accepted for both: the OHNS ANA auction (OHNS Auction 15) to take place probably on Saturday, August 19th in Denver, Colorado at the Colorado Convention Center and the OHNS FUN Show auction (OHNS Auction 16) in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center in January, 2007.
Cathy Taylor will be the auction manager for the Denver ANA convention, while Steve Alpert will remain as the auction manager for the FUN show.
If you are consigning material, be sure to specify which auction you are consigning to. All consigned carvings must be accompanied by QD or OHNS Authentication papers. Modern carvings must receive the grade of Above Average or higher to be accepted. Classic (old) carvings must receive the grade of Average or higher to be accepted. Carvings of lower grades may be grouped in multiple carving lots at the discretion of the auction manager. Modern carvers may consign up to five of their carvings for each auction. All consignees must be fully paid up members of OHNS and must be in good standing.
If your carvings do not have QD papers (or the older Authentication papers), then you must send the carving(s) to one of the two authenticators listed on the QD papers. QD papers are available from any recent past issue of BoTales or may be downloaded from our website www.hobonickels.org Be sure to specify which auction the carving is being consigned to. The cost for the QD service is $15 for each carving and if ten or more are consigned, $12.50 each. If a carving is valued at over $100, you must include an extra $5 per coin to cover added insurance. The value section must be filled in.
For Auction #15 (the ANA Denver Convention in August), send those carvings with papers to:
Cathy Taylor, Auction Manager
P.O.Box 489, Lakeland, FL 33802-0489
For Auction #16 (the FUN 2007 Show in Orlando in January), send those carvings with papers to:
Steve Alpert, Auction Manager
P.O.Box 66331, Los Angeles, CA 90066-0331
Membership Medal Update
Ron Landis reported that due to defective engraving done by the engraver hired to do the job, he had to reject a total of thirty engravings. He is currently working on them and they should be out soon. If you haven’t yet received them, please wait until an announcement appears in BoTales that the medals have been sent out before you write to us.
Dues Reminder
If your address label has the year 2005 on it; then it is dues time again. Please send your renewal to Verne Walrafen. The renewal form may be found in any recent past issue of BoTales or may be downloaded from our website www.hobonickels.org
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