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LOT 1 Classic Carving AboveAve(L)/AboveAve(L) Final Price: ___$176 Mail___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: Unknown Coin: 1913-P Type 1 F |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
Many fine lines make up this attractive carving. The field behind the head was dressed and LIBERTY remains. The subject has an unaltered profile, punched hair and beard, a nice ear, a nicely carved hat brim, and a bow in the hatband. He is wearing a jewel in front of his neck. The coin received a small amount of circulation after it was carved.
Fine parallel lines cover the hat, neck, forehead, collars and coat. The field behind the head is wiggle-cut dressed. The subject has a small ear, punched hair and beard, and his profile is unaltered. The “jewel” at his neck looks more like a tie to me.
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LOT 2 Classic Carving Superior/Superior Final Price: ___$3,960___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: Bert Wiegand Coin: Type 2-P F |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
“1933 ATLANTA” carved on shoulder. According to Fivaz, the carving was “purchased in Macon, GA by a chain-gang prisoner and was later sold to the dealer by the ex-con”. According to “Compiled Information on ‘Bert’”, page 12 of Romines’ second book, The Hobo Nickel, Bert was a prisoner in Georgia. The carving is of Bert’s style, particularly the hair and profile of the nose. The subject has a nicely formed “pushed metal” ear and a nice bow carved on the hatband. The field is completely dressed. The carving has a nice eye appeal.
This is a classic carving that has an engraved date and location. It is a typical Bert-style carving; with a raised metal ear (has internal detail not visible in photo). It is in a custom Capital plastic holder and it has a nice eye appeal.
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LOT 3 Classic Carving AboveAve/AboveAve Final Price: ___$2,640___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: George “Bo” Hughes Coin: Type 2-P F |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
“KANSAS” carved on shirt collar. “1928” carved on jacket collar. “GH” carved on shoulder. According to Fivaz, this is the oldest known carving by Bo. This is a neat carving with a nice eye appeal. The field is completely dressed except for TY, which remains from LIBERTY. The profile was altered slightly. The beard and hair were punched. There is a nice bow on the hatband. The subject has a large nicely formed ear.
This is a classic early “Bo” hobo nickel with inscription “KANSAS 1928” and his signature “GH” in script. Subject has a large hat low on his head, a large ear, pointy nose, and a Bo-style hair-beard. The field was nicely dressed. It has nice eye appeal and is housed in a custom Capital plastic holder.
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LOT 4 Classic Two-Sided Carving Superior(L)/Superior(L) Final Price: ___$1,540___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. My Elizabeth Artist: Bert Wiegand Coin: Type 2-P |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
This carving, in a custom Capital holder, is pictured and identified as a “BERT” in Romines’ second book on page 55; also similar to a Bert carving pictured in Alpert’s Guidebook. The carving is of a woman with attractive hair done in the style of Bert. The profile altered to nicely formed lips, nose, and eye. Engraved on the tombstone are “MY ELIZABETH” and “B-1-11-77 D-4-1-41”.
The obverse is a cameo carving of a woman with a large hairdo against a concave field. Carved on the reverse is Elizabeth’s tombstone; she died in 1941 at the age 64. This is unusual, historical work by Bert.
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LOT 5 Classic Carving AboveAve/AboveAve(H) Final Price: ___$1,430___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: Walt Hart Coin: Type 2-S VF |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
Engraved on the neck are “Hungry But Alive”, and on the shoulder “Walt Hart Iowa 1933”. Its picture is on page 41 of the Hobo Nickel Guidebook. Probably carved in the depression when many people went hungry. The coin was possibly toned in a campfire. It has a dressed field with LIBERTY removed. The profile was altered to form a nice nose, eye, and mouth. The subject has punched hair-beard, and a nicely carved ear.
This is a historical old hobo nickel. Old hobo nickels dated and signed with a message and location are extremely rare. This one has great eye appeal. The roughly dressed field adds to its charm. The carving has a wrap-around hat brim, nice ear, pointy nose, altered eye, and carved hair/beard. The carving is housed in a custom Capital plastic holder.
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LOT 6 Modern Carving AboveAve/AboveAve Final Price: ___$495___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Teddy Roosevelt Artist: Del Romines Coin: 1918-P VG |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
Its picture appears on page 36 of Romaines’ first book. Del said that he spent approximately sixty hours to carve this. It is a nice carving of Teddy Roosevelt by Romaines, the author of the original hobo nickel book. It has a dressed field with LIBERTY remaining and a profile altered to Teddy’s likeness, and punched hair. The moustache, eye, eyeglasses, nose, and mouth were nicely done. Del’s initials are carved on the back of Teddy’s head. Del. did very few carvings.
This is a 1981 modern carving by Del; probably the only one he did. It is a nice depiction of TR, with a rectangular head (no hat), nicely carved hair, ear, glasses, mustache, jaw line and simple collars. It has a decently dressed field with DR signature behind the head. It is housed in a custom Capital plastic holder.
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LOT 7 Classic Carving AboveAve(L)/AboveAve(L) Final Price: ___$1,980___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Middle-Aged Bo Artist: George “Bo” Hughes Coin: 1930-P VG |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
The coin was probably charred in a campfire. According to Fivaz, this is the only known carving signed “Bo” by Bo. Bo did several carvings of his middle-aged self. The profile, especially the nose, was altered in Bo’s style. A series of S punches separate his hair from his baldhead and neck. The rest of his hair and beard are punched. The field is dressed with only two letters of LIBERTY remaining: “B” and “E’, which was altered to an “O’, creating “BO”.
This is a post-hand injury self-portrait. It is a bald “Bo” with ski-nose and “S” punched hair and beard. It is signed “BO” using the “B” and “E” of LIBERTY. The subject has a carved ear and a simple collar. The coin is toned dark.
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LOT 8 Modern Carving AboveAve/AboveAve Final Price: ___$385___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Annie Oakley Artist: Howard Hughes Coin: Type 2-P VG |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
This carving has a nice eye-appeal. The hat has a raised brim. The long attractive hair was done with a punch tool. The profile (eye, nose, and mouth) is altered. Annie is wearing a punched necklace. The carving was buffed in an attractive way and is signed “HH” on the reverse under the bison.
This is a character carving by Howard Hughes, probably of Annie Oakley. She is wearing a large western hat, a punched necklace, and has long curly hair. The profile was strongly altered. The field is nicely dressed with LIBERTY removed. The coin has even dark toning.
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LOT 9 Modern Carving AboveAve/AboveAve Final Price: ___$110___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Belle Starr Artist: Howard Hughes Coin: Type 2-P VG |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
Belle has a raised metal ear and attractive long flowing hair. She is wearing a necklace with a locket on it. The altered profile gives a determined look on her face. Her nicely formed hat has a slightly raised brim. It is initialed “HH” under the bison. The carving was attractively buffed.
This is a character carving by Howard Hughes, probably of Belle Starr. She is wearing a flat-topped western hat. She has long wavy hair and bangs. She has a raised metal ear, punched earring and necklace. The field is nicely dressed with “LIBERTY” removed. The coin is evenly toned dark.
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LOT 10 Modern Carving Average(H)/Average(H) Final Price: ___$55___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: John Dorusa Coin: 1936-P G |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
This carving has a nice eye appeal. The hatband has a bow; the profile remains unaltered; the field is not dressed. The subject has punched beard and hair, and a slanted narrow “O” for his ear. “J Dorusa” signature is on the collar.
This is a typical John Dorusa standard design hobo nickel with his name signed on the simple collar. The Indian’s hair is still visible on the dome of the hat.
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