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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  6th Share ... 3/09 
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  5th Share ... 3/09 
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Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #25 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 3/09 
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  4th Share ... 3/09 
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  Carving Chips..... • Bruno´s Art & Sculpture Garden ~ North East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. •
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  3rd Share ... 3/09 
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  Spring 2009 “BoTales” Feature Articles ... 3/09  
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  2nd Share ... 2/09 
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  1st Share ... 2/09 
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  Call To Share ... 2/09 
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  Carving Chips..... • NAVERNE is an old organization for well traveled journeymen from Scandinavia. •
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  The Shrewsbury Hobo Nickel Collection ~ Auction −by Bowers and Merena ... 2/09 
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Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #24 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 2/09 
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  Dave Boulay Visits www.YourStamps.com ... 2/09 
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  “The Engraver” Shows Stephen Cox Carved Nickels ... 2/09 
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  Carving Chips..... • Fred “Roo” Ross, Esq. • OHNS's “Cartoon Scratcher Emeritus” •
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  Carving Chips..... • Two books... ...published with-in six weeks of each other in early 2008! •
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  Numismatist in Action: Joe Paonessa −by Barbara Gregory ... 1/09 
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  Carving Chips..... • Spring BoTales is Progressing •
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Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #23 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 1/09 
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  2009 Prices Realized OHNS Auction #17 ... 1/09  
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  F.U.N. Convention Underway ... 1/09 
Click to view Historical Precious specimens 626  29 March 2009
Verne Walrafen's Pride
Super-sized photo51: Carved by Joe Paonessa.
51: Carved by Joe Paonessa.
Candace De Marco's Moses
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Max Zalkin's Atlanta
Super-sized photo53: Carved by Bert Wiegand.
53: Carved by Bert Wiegand.
Don Haley's Donkey
Super-sized photo54: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
54: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Craig Smith's Jewel
Super-sized photo55: Carved by Steve Adams.
55: Carved by Steve Adams.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  6th Share
Max Zalkin's BigEar
Super-sized photo47: A “Big Ear” carving.
47: A “Big Ear” carving.
Candace De Marco's “JK”
Super-sized photo48: Click to view a super-size version of this photograph.
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Adam Taylor's Kansas
Super-sized photo48: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
48: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Wayne Weaver's Tele.Ear
Super-sized photo49: A “Telephone Ear” carving.
49: A “Telephone Ear” carving.
Don Haley's Walker
Super-sized photo50: Carved by Ron Landis.
50: Carved by Ron Landis.
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 625  26 March 2009
Verne Walrafen's Mirror
Super-sized photo42: Carved by Lee Griffiths.
42: Carved by Lee Griffiths.
Ralph Winter's Find
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Adam Taylor's Bert
Super-sized photo44: Carved by Bert Wiegand.
44: Carved by Bert Wiegand.
Wayne Weaver's Goober
Super-sized photo45: A “Peanut Ear” carving.
45: A “Peanut Ear” carving.
Verne Walrafen's Matey
Super-sized photo46: Carved by Steve Cox.
46: Carved by Steve Cox.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  5th Share
Owen Covert's Cinco
Super-sized photo37: Carved by Cinco de Arturo.
37: Carved by Cinco de Arturo.
Ralph Winter's Bert
Super-sized photo38: Carved by Bert Wiegand.
38: Carved by Bert Wiegand.
Don Haley's Love Owner's interesting “story” about this carved nickel is planned for inclusion in a future issue of BoTales!
 Super-sized photo39: Carved by Mike Pezak.
39: Carved by Mike Pezak.
Don Haley's Dirk
Super-sized photo40: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
40: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Dave Silver's Friend
Super-sized photo41: Carved by Steve Cox.
41: Carved by Steve Cox.
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De Zwerver Dossier #25
 [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
Classic... $251 on eBay
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 Classic (carved on 1913-S Type-I 5¢)... $397 on eBay
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 Mystery (vise screw?) mark on reverse.
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Recently Carved Nickels by Cliff Kraft.   “Sadie” $126, “Badger” $146, and “Maggie & Jiggs” $129... all on eBay.   Plus “Pals” a Personal Gift.
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Bill Jameson... $73 eBay
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 Classic... $27 eBay
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 Classic... $205 eBay
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 Amy Armstrong... $160 eBay
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 Bill Jameson... $153 eBay
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Joe Paonessa... $150 on eBay
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 Icarus “Ichabod” Crane
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 Bumper Ben's Domicile
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 Bernie “Cyrano” Bergerac
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 Classic... $40 on eBay
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Translation... “The Hobo File #25 [ bits and pieces ]”
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 623  18 March 2009
Verne Walrafen's Ghillie
Super-sized photo32: Carved by Derek Pegnall.
32: Carved by Derek Pegnall.
Marc Banks' Dandy
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Bill Lorman's Abe
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Ralph Winter's ICB
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Dave Silver's Sun
Super-sized photo36: Carved by Bob Shamey.
36: Carved by Bob Shamey.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  4th Share
Art DelFavero's Pearl
Super-sized photo28: Click to view a super-size version of this photograph.
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Owen Covert's Golden
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Bill Fivaz's
Super-sized photo30: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
30: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Double-Sided Dicer
Super-sized photo30: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
30: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Dave Silver's Thinker
Super-sized photo31: Carved by Bob Shamey.
31: Carved by Bob Shamey.
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Thanks to Cliff Kraft for bringing this item to our attention!
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 621  7 March 2009
Verne Walrafen's Jumbo
Super-sized photo23: Carved by Sam Alfano.
23: Carved by Sam Alfano.
Keith Pedersen's Boon
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Art DelFavero's Kaiser
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Verne Walrafen's Classic
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Verne Walrafen's Tower
Super-sized photo27: Carved by James Olivencia.
27: Carved by James Olivencia.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  3rd Share
Owen Covert's Trophy
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Art DelFavero's BigEar
Super-sized photo19: A “Big Ear” carving.
19: A “Big Ear” carving.
Keith Pedersen's Coup
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Dave Jackson's Nugget
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Don Haley's Pal
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Spring 2009 “BoTales” Feature Articles
Click to view an enlargement of this photograph. Auction 17 Sets Record - $47,701.45 ..... Front Cover
BoTales Banner Banter & Editor's Message ..... 2
President's Message ..... 3
Youths earn hobo nickels at FUN Show ..... 3
Her Name is Penney O'Copper ..... 4
Olivia “Hattie” Nicole Snodgrass by Janet Wilkey ..... 4
Announcing a New Contest for 2009 ..... 4
A Hobo Love Story by Dennis Tucker ..... 5
Auction 17 Sets record continued from front cover ..... 6
OHNS Board & Annual meetings ..... 6
2008 OHNS Board ..... 7
Hobo Tokens Available ..... 7
Membership & Quality Designation Form ..... 8
2009 FUN Show Bourse ..... 9
Prices Realized − OHNS Auction #17 ..... 10
Green Bay Jack ..... 10
 Hobo Survival Kit ..... 11
Applying for a 2010 ANA Summer Seminar Scholarship ..... 11
Introducing “Dots Beautiful” ..... 12
Introducing “Heini Schmidt” ..... 12
Introducing “Spring Beard” ..... 13
BoRetro, “How Can I Tell the Difference” ..... 14
Gail Baker honored by ANA co-workers ..... 18
Member Quests ..... 19
New OHNS Members ..... 19
Some Recent eBay Sales of Hobo Nickels ..... 20
More Recent eBay Sales of Hobo Nickels ..... 21
BoRetro, “A Hobo Nickel By Al Nalick” ..... 22
Historian and Archivist Duties Split ..... 22
Member Ads ..... 22
Bowers & Merena Auction Advertisement ..... 23
Kudos to Our Members ..... Back Cover
Click to read this story “A Hobo Love Story” Starring Nick O'Honis by Dennis “Books” Tucker Click to read this story
Introducing “Dots Beautiful”, “Heini Schmidt”, and “Spring Beard”
Click to read this article   −by Art DelFavero, RM552 and Fred Avan, RM908 and Max Zalkin, RM961 and Verne R. Walrafen, HLM620   Click to read this article
  “Dots Beautiful”  
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  “Heini Schmidt”  
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  “Spring Beard”  
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 619  25 February 2009
Verne Walrafen's Dragon
Super-sized photo13: Carved by Ron Landis.
13: Carved by Ron Landis.
Dan Brady's Delight
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Marc Banks' Owner's interesting “story” about this carved nickel is planned for inclusion in a future issue of BoTales!
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Art DelFavero's Pride
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Verne Walrafen's Joy
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“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  2nd Share
Marc Banks' Find
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Art DelFavero's Baby
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Alan Weinberg's Kaiser
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Ralph Winter's
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Double Sided Owner's interesting “story” about this carved nickel is planned for inclusion in a future issue of BoTales!
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 618  23 February 2009
Verne Walrafen's Prize
Super-sized photo5: A “Peanut Ear” carving.
5: A “Peanut Ear” carving.
Ralph Winter's
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Double Sided Stunner
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Art DelFavero's Star
Super-sized photo7: A “Virtuoso” carving.
7: A “Virtuoso” carving.
Verne Walrafen's Pearl
Super-sized photo8: Carved by James Stewart.
8: Carved by James Stewart.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  1st Share
Marc Banks' Gem
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Don Meller's Jewel
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Fred Avan's Trophy
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Ralph Winter's
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Double-Sided Beauty
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 617  19 February 2009
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  Call To Share
Marc Banks' Gem
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One ring to rule them all.
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.
   Something we SELDOM do is share our collections with each other! We each have a handful of favorite carved nickels... often they are our most expensive pieces but not always. Sometimes they are pieces we acquired under special circumstances. Ralph Winter, our BoTales Editor, is asking that you share the latter with our membership... along with their stories ...by sending him photos and stories for publishing in BoTales.
   Like Ralph, I would like to facilitate the sharing of our most beautiful carvings with each other. So... even if you don't have an interesting story to share, I encourage you to send us digital photographs of your favorite carved nickels so I can show them here on our website. If needed, we can convert physical photos to digital for you.
   The update of Steve Alpert's "Hobo Nickel Guidebook" is looming upon the horizon so select photographs obtained from as many member's collections as possible are desirable as candidates for inclusion in the new edition. We cannot promise you that your favorite carved nickel will be in the new edition of the Guidebook but if you don't send us a photo you can sure bet that it almost certainly won't be. ~ V-Dubya Click to EMail V-Dubya
   Postscript: If you provide your own digital photos we need very high resolution ones... a minimum of 600dpi but preferably 1200dpi or even greater. We are aiming for carving photo diameters of 560 pixels but with the capability of cropping out specific details from the original picture should an area/subject of interest come up.
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 Upcoming Auction DatesBowers and Merena's Upcoming Auction Dates.                                                               615  17 February 2009
Scroll down to read entire auction announcement. ~ Click to visit auction website.
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De Zwerver Dossier #24
 [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
 Numismatic News • January 27, 2009 Click to view an enlargement of this photograph.
“Pioban ‘Dúidíns’ O'Hanlon on a rainy Knockcroghery day.” Click to view supersized image carved on a 1913 TypeI 5¢.
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“Emblems of Ireland −My Pipe of Irish Clay” −by Bridget Haggerty
Classic... $13 on eBay
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 Classic... $364 on eBay
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 "Death comes for us all!" −by Bob Shamey
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 Classic... $76 on eBay
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Exquisitely carved nickels from Steve Cox's workbench!
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Found at a Michigan Coin Show by Ralph Winter!
Found at a Michigan Coin Show by Ralph Winter! • “Sam Francisco” 5¢Found at a Michigan Coin Show by Ralph Winter!Found at a Michigan Coin Show by Ralph Winter!Found at a Michigan Coin Show by Ralph Winter! • “Howard Hughes” 5¢ 		Classic... $490 on eBay
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Translation... “The Hobo File #24 [ bits and pieces ]”
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  Carving Chips.....   • Spring BoTales is Progressing •  
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     On the right is a modern carving by OHNS member Lee Griffiths (RM712) of Hyde Park, Utah. This hobo nickel is the only one Lee carved in 2008, as gun engraving has occupied most all of Lee's time. Go on his website: www.lgartistry.com to see some more of Lee's wonderful artistry.
     On the left is the two-sided classic beauty that Ralph Winter was able to pick up in an eBay auction late in December 2008. This hobo nickel is by the same carver as one found on page 83 of The Hobo Nickel by Joyce Ann Romines, which is the same hobo nickel pictured in the Romines book showed up as Lot #19 in OHNS Auction #2 (August, 1995).
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Fine beaded beard Classic
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Carvings continue to come tumbling out of James Stewart's creative cornucopia!
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A treasure found at FUN2009!
Click to view an enlargement of this photograph. 		A trio of recent classic carving sales... $266, $62 and $55
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Classic carving... $722 on eBay
Click to view an enlargement of this photograph. 		Jefferson Nickel Carvings... −by Bill Jameson
Negentien AchtendertigJarhead BottomsHell Fire Jack
Translation... “The Hobo File #23 [ bits and pieces ]”
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Auction info provided here as a courtesy only.   The “official” auction catalog is the printed version and will have all the final editing shown in it.


ORIGINAL HOBO NICKEL SOCIETY, INC.
 A Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation
FUN2009  Mail and Floor Bid Auction
 to be held at the
Original Hobo Nickel Society Meeting
Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 10 a.m.
Orange County Convention Ctr, North Concourse
9400 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32819
Individual “Prices Realized” are posted with each LOT description on the catalog pages.
Work Is Hard Here
Water
There Are Dogs
Man With Firearms
Here Lives A Kind Woman
Here Lives A Gentleman
Fresh Water Safe Camping
$47,701.45 Auction Total
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