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First Examiner: Farnsworth
     This classic carving has a nice eye-appeal. The field was completely dressed except for BERTY. The eye (punched), nose, and mouth were pleasingly altered. The subject is wearing a simple collar and lapel with what looks like a jewel in front. The hat has a plain brim and a narrow hatband with a bow. A liner tool was used to create fine straight lines in the hat dome; also, “wiggle” carving was used there.
Second Examiner: Alpert
     This is an old (classic) hobo nickel. It has a strongly altered nose and a small altered eye. The hair-beard-mustache was punched. The braid is still discernible. The outer ear is recessed.

First Examiner: Farnsworth
     This is a reverse classic carving of a donkey, one of Bo’s favorite subjects. The eye, ear, nose, and mouth of the donkey were very well carved. The house in the background was also well done. The roof line was created via raised metal; whereas, the windows and the door were created using incuse lines – good effect. The donkey is swinging his tail. The rear legs of the bison were unaltered while creating the donkey.
Second Examiner: Alpert
     This is a classic (old) carving. This is one of Bo's favorite reverse designs Behind the donkey is a more substantial house than the usual shanty. The head and ear were nicely carved.

First Examiner: Farnsworth
     This classic carving is the most beautiful carving that I have ever seen (to date) on an Indian cent. This carving is loaded with lots of detailed work. The carving displays a very happy scene of a flower, a bird, and a buck. The lettering of “H. D. YERKES” – possibly the artist – was extremely well done. Fine vertical lines enhance the buck. The background was very well done – probably with two different tools – a picking tool and a punch tool.
Second Examiner: Alpert
     This is an old love-token-like carving. It is an elaborate pictorial reverse carving with a person's name. It was very nicely done, with a nicely textured field. No use was made of the original coin design.

First Examiner: Farnsworth
     This beautiful classic carving by Bo is also a plate coin, pictured on page 38 of Del Romines’ second book. This is a cameo carving against an attractive background created by many small punches. The profile was unaltered. Except for the background and the dimpling of the hat dome, it was completely carved.
Second Examiner: Alpert
     This is an old (classic) carving. It is probably an early carving by Bo (illustrated by Romines, book 2, page 38, as an early Bert). The profile was unaltered. The carving has a simple collar, an oval ear, and a knife-carved hair. It has a nice gouge-textured field with LIBERTY removed (but not a cameo).

First Examiner: Farnsworth
     This classic carving is also a plate coin displayed on page 39 of Del Romines’ second book. After a very careful study of this carving and the material written by Del on pages 38 – 42 of his second book, I believe that this carving was done by Bo’s mentor, Bert Wiegand. Most of Bert’s works did not have his sign “BERT” from “LIBERTY”. Also, the shape of the nose is typical of Bert – but not of Bo. This is a nice cameo carving with great eye-appeal!
Second Examiner: Alpert
     This is a classic old carving. It is a nice carving by Bert, with LIBERTY removed and the entire field well dressed. The hat has a thin raised brim, and no band. It is a typical Bert-style hair-beard-mustache, ear, and nose.