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ORIGINAL HOBO NICKEL SOCIETY, INC. A Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation to be held at the Original Hobo Nickel Society Meeting Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 10 a.m. Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center 1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FUN2005 Online Catalogue ~ Notes Letter from the Auction Manager ~ OHNS Auction #13 Rules ~ From the Editor's Page ~ List of Donations
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Letter from
the Auction Manager Welcome
to our thirteenth hobo nickel auction.
Thirteen could be considered a lucky number for buffalo nickels. They were introduced in 1913, and struck for
26 years (2 x 13), 1913 through 1938.
And coming up in 2013 will be the 100th anniversary of the
hobo nickel (worthy of a commemorative postage stamp?). This
auction has a wide assortment of nice material, from old to modern, inexpensive
to valuable and single specimens to multiple-coin sets and lots. Two collections are featured - the best of
the Bill Goetz collection (lots 2 to 73), and the entire Donald Pisar
collection (lots 152 to 155). Among
the older hobo nickels are two-sided carvings, and many Above Average to
Superior pieces, from unknown artists.
Old known and nicknamed artists represented in the auction are George
Washington Bo Hughes, Flat Nose, Needle Ear, Rough Beard, and Peanut Ear. A
large selection by recent carver John Dorusa includes many of his nicest
works: two-sided carvings, a big
menagerie of animal reverse carvings, cartoon characters, and his sets of US
Presidents, and Jesus/Apostles. Other
“older modern” carvings in the sale include pieces by Frank Brazzell, J. Allen,
and “H.S.”. Many
very nice to spectacular pieces by current artists are in the auction: Ron Landis, Dick Sheehan, Robert Shamey,
Michael Cirelli, Bill Jameson, Joe Paonessa, Lee Griffiths, Owen Covert, and
Elmer Villarin. Thanks to those artists
who donated carvings, with the proceeds going to OHNS and the Gallery Mint
Museum. I
hope you enjoy perusing this catalogue and hopefully win some lots by mail bid
or attending the auction. The lots will
be available for viewing at the OHNS booth at the FUN show, all day Thursday
and Friday, and for a brief period just before the auction in our
meeting/auction room on Saturday morning. All
successful floor bidders must pay for and pick up their lots immediately after
the auction. We hope to have everyone’s
invoice printed via computer shortly after the auction ends, to expedite
matters. As always, funds raised from
this auction will go toward OHNS-sponsored ANA scholarships. Anyone interested in receiving a scholarship
should contact Gail Baker at FUN or by mail or EMail, to get your name tossed
into the hat.
Steve Alpert Auction Manager
P.O.Box 66331 Los Angeles, CA 90066-0331
OHNS Auction #13 Rules
Welcome to the thirteenth OHNS Hobo Nickel Auction! We hope
you are successful in obtaining the lot(s) you bid on and that you enjoy the
fun and fellowship of one of the fastest growing numismatic clubs in the
country! Bid liberally and with confidence that each lot is described
completely and accurately. We ask that you review the Auction Rules below and
adhere to them closely which will make it a fun auction for everyone. GOOD LUCK. . . 1. All lots are guaranteed as described. Any typos or other errors will be called to your attention at the beginning of the auction.
2. Bidding is open to all paid up members of OHNS, and will be conducted on both a Mail Bid and Floor Bid basis. 3 ALL Mail bids and Fax bid must be sent to Steve P. Alpert, P.O. Box 66331, Los Angeles, CA. 90066 and received by January 10, 2005. NO phone bids will be accepted. Fax bids are acceptable (310-836-5691), as are EMailed bids (to ). 4. The certification or quality designation papers for lots examined by OHNS will accompany each lot. 5. There will be a 10% buyer’s fee and a 5% seller’s fee.
6. Owners may
submit one (1) mail bid on each of their coins. This will serve as a “minimum
bid” if the owner desires. NO floor bids
will be accepted from an owner on his/her coins. 7. NO unlimited bids will be accepted. The Bidder’s OHNS number must be included on all Mail Bids. This number will also be your floor bidding number. 8. ALL payments must be made by check or cash only, with checks being made out to Stephen P. Alpert. PLEASE include your OHNS number on all checks. Have any questions about this sale? Telephone Steve at 310-836-2482 or email at: . 9. Postage and insurance will be added to the invoice for all successful Mail Bidders. 10. All sales are final, and payments must be made promptly. 11. A list of prices realized will appear in the next Bo Tales following the auction. NOTE: Some lots in this sale were donated, with the proceeds going to OHNS or Ron Landis’ Gallery Mint Museum, as noted in the catalogue.
From the Editor’s Page Artist Robert Shamey did such a good likeness of me that I could not resist displaying it here. Displayed is the obverse of a two-sided carving. This carving received the grade of superior from both designators. It can be yours if you are the high bidder of lot 140. In the banner section on the front cover is a classic (original) carving (lot 128) also rated Superior by both designators. It is engraved “In God We Trust—Others Pay Cash”. On the right of the banner is a modern carving by Ron Landis of the Indian from the buffalo nickel. It was carved on a Jefferson nickel! It will go to the high bidder of lot 111. On the bottom center of the front cover is the reverse of a two-sided carving also done by Robert Shamey. I am not favoring him over the other excellent modern artists. I could not resist because of an Arab on a camel under “UNITE AMERICA”. It is only five days since the election as this is being written, so I thought that the message was appropriate. See lot 142 if you wish to bid on it. Also at the bottom of the front cover are two classic carvings, both of the typical “Bearded Man wearing Derby”. The one on the left is lot 118, and the one on the right is lot 124. Both were graded “Above Average”. Please note two important changes for the FUN convention. (1) The dates are about a week later– January 13 – 16, 2005 and the location was changed from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale. This is also the 50th anniversary FUN Convention. The general OHNS membership meeting will take place Saturday at 10AM followed by the auction. I would like to thank my wife, Barbara, for helping me with the typing and “putting up” with me while I tackled this large task. Also much thanks to Verne Walrafen our webmaster for putting this catalog on the website. At the website you can also see enlargements of our lots: www.hobonickels.org/scraps06.htm#fun2005 As usual, OHNS will have a table in the club section. As of this writing we are expecting Don Haley, Rollie Taylor, Steve Alpert, James Taylor, Gail Baker, Archie Taylor (Sr), Ron Landis, Bill Fivaz and his lovely wife, Marilyn, and me, Don “Sport” Farnsworth. So…Come on down, have some Mulligan stew, and shoot the breeze with your fellow hobos.
List of Donations
The board would like to thank the following people for their generous donations to OHNS and to the Gallery Mint Museum (GMM). Lot 113 Robert Shamey Lot 130 Owen Covert Lot 131 Michael Cirelli Lot 134 Bill Jameson Lot 138 ------------ Lot 139 ------------ Lot 143 Joe Poanessa Lot 145 Dick Seehan Lot 156 Elmer Villarin Lot 157 Elmer Villarin
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Auction information provided here as a courtesy only. The "offical" auction catalog is the printed version and will have all the final editing shown in it.
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