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LOT 11 Modern Carving Average(L)/Average(L) Final Price: ___$55___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Soldier Artist: John Dorusa Coin: 1937-P VG |
First Examiner:
Farnsworth
This is a modern carving of a bearded (goateed) soldier by John Dorusa on an average circulated nickel. His initials appear in the back of the soldier’s head. The profile remains unaltered. The subject has a large ear and long sideburns. The strap and the horizontal lines in the hat probably created with a drill. The field is not dressed; LIBERTY remains.
A quick carving by Dorusa, poorly dressed. The over wide helmet has horizontal lines and a simple chinstrap. The hair and beard punched (not using his typical arc punch). The subject has no collar.
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LOT 12 Modern Carving Superior/Superior Final Price: ___$77___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Man Wearing Fedora with Feather Artist: Steve Campbell Coin: 1937-P F |
First Examiner:
Alpert
There are nice details everywhere. The profile is nicely altered as are the eye, lips, and jaw line. The small hat has a wrap-around brim with a feather on top. The subject has a nice ear, finely carved hair, and no beard. The field is nicely dressed and there is beading around the date. The bison’s tail is recarved. It is signed “SC 8” on the edge.
The subject is wearing a hat with a wrap-around hat brim, a feather in the fedora hat at the back, and a small hole in the crown. It has a very professionally carved profile, eye, ear, hair, and neck. There is no collar on the coat. The subject has furrows in his brow, no beard, but a light moustache. There is a beaded arc over the date. It is signed “SC 8” on edge. This is overall, a handsome coin.
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LOT 13 Modern Two-Sided Carving AboveAve/AboveAve Final Price: ___$143___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Boxcar Betty Artist: Michael Branham Coin: 1937-P |
First Examiner:
Fivaz
The obverse is a likeness of a longhaired (African American?) woman the carver has dubbed “Boxcar Betty”. She has a restructured profile. The field is stippled dressed with the date remaining. The reverse is of a lone boxcar on tracks with the upper field stipple dressed and small mounds placed above FIVE CENTS. Carver’s signature is above the boxcar.
The woman on obverse has coarsely carved hair and a strongly altered profile. Continuous zigzag carving is around the edge. The reverse is a boxcar on tracks against a coarsely textured foreground.
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LOT 14 Modern Carving AboveAve/AboveAve(H) Final Price: ___$55___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: Michael Branham Coin: ND AG (mintmark indeterminate) |
First Examiner:
Fivaz
The artist altered the entire profile (eye, nose, mouth, etc.). The subject has a nice ear. His hair, beard, moustache, and eyebrow were well done. He has a curved brim on his hat, a hatband, and a bow. There is some depth to the jaw and cheek. It has a textured field, a raised rim, and a zigzag edge. The artist signed on the shoulder, and dated and numbered on the reverse: “100/2006”.
This is a standard design hobo nickel with a strongly altered profile and facial features (cheek, eye, nose, and ear). It is signed on the shoulder. The field is nicely stippled with LIBERTY removed. It is numbered 100 and dated 2006 on the reverse. There is a continuous zigzag carving around the edge.
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LOT 15 Modern Carving AboveAve/AboveAve Final Price: ___$55___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Griffin Artist: Michael Branham Coin: Type 2-P G |
First Examiner:
Fivaz
The subject is a griffin, a mythological figure with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. It is cameoed nicely with a raised rim and textured field. It is signed, numbered and dated on the bison’s body “B 92 – 2006”.
This is a seated griffin, facing left, carved on the obverse against a nicely stippled field. It is signed, numbered, and dated by Branham on the bison.
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LOT 16 Modern Carving AboveAve(L)/AboveAve Final Price: ___$45.65 Mail___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Fedora Artist: Michael Branham Coin: Type 2-P |
First Examiner:
Fivaz
This is a well-done representation of a sharp-nosed bearded man wearing a hat that Branham has dubbed “Old Time preacher Man”. The profile (nose, eye, and mouth) is altered. The subject has a large ear. The carving has an ornately carved rim surrounding the figure and a stippled field. The artist signed it on the lower obverse, and dated and numbered it (#103/2006) on the bison. The edge has a zigzag design.
This is a totally carved portrait, mostly with bold cuts, on the obverse. It has an altered profile and facial features. The field is recessed and stippled with LIBERTY removed. It is signed by the artist on the shoulder; numbered and dated on the bison. There is a continuous zigzag cut on the edge.
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LOT 17 Modern Carving AboveAve(H)/AboveAve(H) Final Price: ___$55___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Cupid Painting Flowers Artist: Michael Branham Coin: Type 2-P AG |
First Examiner:
Fivaz
The figure of Cupid (with wings) painting a large flower is very nicely carved. The ropelike rim around the figure on a textured field is attractive. Cupid is seated or squatting while doing his work. The artist signed, numbered, and dated on the reverse: “B #104/2006”. It is a very nicely done modern piece of an interesting subject – very creative.
The subject depiction is unusual and creative. The carving has a stippled field with LIBERTY removed and an ornate border. The artist signed the reverse, numbered it #104, and dated it 2006. A continuous zigzag cut is on the edge.
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LOT 18 Classic Carving AboveAve(L)/Ave(H) Final Price: ___$550___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: Telephone Ear Coin: 1913-P Type 1 F |
First Examiner:
Alpert
This hobo nickel is totally carved. It is a nice example of a typical carving by the unknown artist nicknamed “Telephone Ear”. All the characteristics of this artist (nicely curved hair, simple hat, bold ear, and wide thin collar) are depictured here. The profile is unaltered and the field behind and above the head is nicely dressed.
This is a slightly better than average carving by the artist we have dubbed “Telephone Ear” because of the shape of the subject’s ear. The carving has a plain hat with no hatband, curly beard and hair, and an unaltered profile. The field behind and over the figure is dressed. Since been carved, the coin circulated.
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LOT 19 Classic Carving Ave(H)/AboveAve(L) Final Price: ___$148.50___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Bearded Man Wearing Derby Artist: Unknown Coin: Type 2-P VF |
First Examiner:
Alpert
This is an old carved and punched hobo nickel. The simple hat has a long raised brim and no band. It has a simple ear, punched hair-beard-mustache, no collar, an unaltered profile, and a large “IBC” carved on the shoulder. Course sub-radial grooves line the entire field, which has LIBERTY removed. The work has decent eye appeal.
The subject has a plain hat and an unaltered profile. The most noticeable feature on this carving are the “red” beard, hair, and moustache (all of which are punched). There is a large “IBC” carved in the date area. The field is radically dressed with heavy lines all around the figure. There is an arc of large circular punches in the reverse from the bison’s beard down to its rear legs.
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LOT 20 Classic Reverse Carving AboveAve/AboveAve Final Price: ___$357.50___ ...Hammer Price plus 10% Buyer's Fee. Man with Sack on Back Artist: Unknown Coin: 1913-P Type 1 VF |
First Examiner:
Alpert
This hobo nickel is totally carved. I have seen several near-identical carvings by this yet-to-be-nicknamed early carver. Nice work done on the head (hat, ear, eye, and beard), sack, long coat, and man’s feet. This carving has nice eye appeal.
This is a popular reverse carving subject. The artist transformed the bison into a bearded man wearing a long coat with a pack or sack on his back. This is nicely a carved figure with hat and shoes. No remnant of the bison remains except for the profile of the man and the textured sack (the fur of the bison).
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