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  Carving Chips..... • BoTales Headers from 2004 to date •
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Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #28 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 7/09 
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“hobo style” LEECH NICKELS ... 6/09 
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  10th Share ... 6/09 
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  Summer 2009 “BoTales” Feature Articles ... 6/09  
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Hobo Nickel Carver Keith Pedersen ... 5/09 
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Two More Fun New Guys ~ Larry Foster ~ J.W. Hughey ... 5/09 
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Sketchpad ~ Eric Truitt ... 5/09 
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Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #27 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 5/09 
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  The Eclectic World of “The Aurora Borealis Carver” Clifford L. Kraft ... 5/09 
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  9th Share ... 5/09 
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Two Fun New Guys ~ Adam Leech ~ Eric Truitt ... 4/09 
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  8th Share ... 4/09 
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Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #26 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 4/09 
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  Carving Chips..... • Rebuilding Bruno´s Art & Sculpture Garden ~ March 23, 2009 •
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  Carving Chips..... • Summer BoTales is Progressing •
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  Carving Chips..... • Fishing with friends in Warsaw, Missouri for Paddlefish on April 9, 2009! •
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens “ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  7th Share ... 4/09 
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  Hobo Nickels ~ 02.02.09 By Derek Dahlsad ... 4/09 
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  Carving Chips.....   • BoTales Headers from 2004 to date •  
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De Zwerver Dossier #28  [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
Classic... $78 on eBay
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Click to view an enlargement of this photograph. 		Larry Foster... $30 on eBay
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J.W.Hughey... $24 on eBay
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Superlative specimens from a Staten Island New York collection sold on eBay for $130, $179, $205 and $434.
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“Wee Willy” by Derek Pegnall
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 Owen Covert had a super day in May at a local California coin shop!
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Translation... “The Hobo File #28 [ bits and pieces ]”
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 642  8 June 2009
Walrafen's Rough Beard
Super-sized photo85: A “Rough Beard” carving.
85: A “Rough Beard” carving.
Ralph Winter's
Super-sized photo86: Carved by Keith Pedersen.
86: Carved by Keith Pedersen.
Double-Sided Drinker
Super-sized photo86: Carved by Keith Pedersen.
86: Carved by Keith Pedersen.
Art DelFavero's Tipo
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Craig Smith's Viking
Super-sized photo88: Carved by Steve Adams.
88: Carved by Steve Adams.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  10th Share
Owen Covert's Find
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Mel Neff's Emerging
Super-sized photo82: Carved by Bob Shamey.
82: Carved by Bob Shamey.
Ralph Winter's
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Double-Sided Gents
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Joe Goode's Gollum
Super-sized photo84: Carved by Stephen D. Cox.
84: Carved by Stephen D. Cox.
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Summer 2009 “BoTales” Feature Articles
Click to view an enlargement of this photograph. Hobo Nickel Ambassador ..... Front Cover
In Living Color ..... Front Cover
BoTales Banner Banter & Editor's Message ..... 2
New OHNS Members ..... 2
President's Message ..... 3
The World's Oldest Hobo Nickel by Bill Fivaz ..... 3
“BUM” Nickels by Ed Reiter, Aug. 1980 COINage ..... 4
2009, “The Rest of the Story” ..... 6
Recipe For Happiness ..... 6
2008 OHNS Board ..... 7
Hobo Tokens Available ..... 7
Membership & Quality Designation Form ..... 8
Unusual Find or Favorite Hobo Nickel Contest Rules ..... 9
Old BoTales Issues & Auction Catalogs ..... 9
Waiting For A Train ..... 9
 My Favorite Hobo Nickels by Ralph Winter ..... 10
A Very Special Hobo Anniversary by Don Haley ..... 11
Introducing “Smiley” by Stephen Alpert ..... 12
Introducing “'V'Neck” by Fred Avan ..... 12
Introducing “Twofer” by Ralph Winter ..... 13
Hobo Signs ..... 14-16
Applying for a 2010 ANA Summer Seminar Scholarship ..... 16
Hobo Nickel Carver Owen Covert ..... 17
The Hobo Wins ..... 18
BoRetro Follow-up Kaiser's Head on Hobo Nickels ..... 19
Bowers and Merena March 27th Sale of Hobo Nickels ..... 20
Some Recent eBay Sales of Hobo Nickels ..... 21
“My Pipe of Irish Clay”, by Bridget Haggerty ..... 22
Easy, inexpensive tips on taking good pictures of your hobo
      nickels by Marc Banks ..... Back Cover
Click to read this story “My Pipe of Irish Clay”, by Bridget Haggerty Click to read this story
Introducing “Smiley”, “'V'Neck”, and “Twofer”
Click to read this article   −by Stephen Alpert, LM10 and Fred Avan, RM908 and Ralph Winter, LM37 and Art DelFavero, RM552   Click to read this article
  “Smiley”  
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  “'V'Neck”  
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  “Twofer”  
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Hobo Nickel Carver Keith Pedersen
 Reprinted from the Fall 2008 BoTales Vol.17, No.3
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   I was first introduced to metal engraving when I was in High School. At the time I traveled to car shows selling T-shirts for Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, and etching designs on car windows for extra money. I was inspired to try metal engraving by a collection of hand engraved knives that Ed had. At the time I didn't have time to try it out, but I knew it was something I wanted to pursue.
   In the mid 1990s, I got my chance to give metal engraving a try. I had broken my ankle badly at work, and I needed two surgeries to repair it. While I was recovering, Click to read this story I bought some tools, and traveled to Montana, for a basic engraving course with Barry Lee Hands.   (continued)
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639  19 May 2009
Click to view an enlargement of this photograph. Larry
Foster
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Two More Fun New Guys
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Hughey
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De Zwerver Dossier #27  [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
Classic... $368 on eBay
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Art “Cinco de Arturo” DelFavero's “Cinco Por Cinco” engraved on a 1957 Mexican Five Pesos Coin ~ Unknown Subject ~ Unknown Artist
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Ralph Winter had a fun day at a Michigan Coin Convention! ~ April 23, 2009
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Three Interesting Postcards That Our Esteemed Editor Ralph Scrounged Up!
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Translation... “The Hobo File #27 [ bits and pieces ]”
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 635  1 May 2009
Verne Walrafen's
Super-sized photo78: Carved by James Stewart.
78: Carved by James Stewart.
Double-Sided “U2”Ranch
Super-sized photo78: Carved by James Stewart.
78: Carved by James Stewart.
Steve Alpert's
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Double-Sided Siberia
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Craig Smith's Smoker
Super-sized photo80: Carved by Steve Adams.
80: Carved by Steve Adams.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  9th Share
Ralph Winter's Boonie Hat
Super-sized photo73: Carved by Lee Griffiths.
73: Carved by Lee Griffiths.
Bill Fivaz's PeanutEar
Super-sized photo74: A “Peanut Ear” carving.
74: A “Peanut Ear” carving.
Bill Fivaz's Kaiser
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Bill Fivaz's FlatNose
Super-sized photo76: A “Flat Nose” carving.
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Ralph Winter's R.T.O.
Super-sized photo77: Carved by Bob Shamey.
77: Carved by Bob Shamey.
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Leech
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Two Fun New Guys
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Truitt
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 633  27 April 2009
Verne Walrafen's Opa
Super-sized photo69: Carved by Lee Griffiths.
69: Carved by Lee Griffiths.
Steve Alpert's
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Double-Sided Eva
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Art DelFavero's BeadyEye
Super-sized photo71: A “Beady Eye” carving.
71: A “Beady Eye” carving.
Craig Smith's Grant
Super-sized photo72: Carved by Steve Adams.
72: Carved by Steve Adams.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  8th Share
Steve Alpert's Mussolini
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Ralph Winter's Ralph
Super-sized photo66: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
66: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Dany Rothfeld's
Super-sized photo67: Carved by Stephen D. Cox.
67: Carved by Stephen D. Cox.
Double-Sided Sparty
Super-sized photo67: Carved by Stephen D. Cox.
67: Carved by Stephen D. Cox.
Ralph Winter's Buddy
Super-sized photo68: Carved by James Stewart.
68: Carved by James Stewart.
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De Zwerver Dossier #26  [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
“Beady Eye”... $183 on eBay
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 Paneossa's “Athena Noctua”
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 “EMcD”... $154 on eBay
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 Jameson's “Sus Scrofa”
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 John Carter... $203 on eBay
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Classic... $172 on eBay
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 Steve Cox... $302 on eBay
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 Classic... $30 on eBay
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 Lakeland VW Show ~ 3/14/09
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Nickel Carver James Steward Strikes Again!
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Bowers and Merena's... Highlights from “The Shrewsbury Hobo Nickel Collection”Click to visit auction website.
Lot 2658... $1,610
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 Lot 2663... $920
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 Lot 2668... $201
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 Lot 2675... $546
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 Lot 2678... $604
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Translation... “The Hobo File #26 [ bits and pieces ]”
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Thanks to Cliff Kraft for bringing this item to our attention!
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Emblems
of Ireland
−My Pipe of
Irish ClayClick to read this article
−by
Bridget
Haggerty
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Click to view Historical Precious specimens 628  6 April 2009
Verne Walrafen's Cinco
Super-sized photo60: Carved by Cinco de Arturo.
60: Carved by Cinco de Arturo.
Keith Pedersen's Delight
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Ralph Winter's Silverstein
Super-sized photo62: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
62: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Candace De Marco's Dandy
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Craig Smith's Bush
Super-sized photo64: Carved by Steve Adams.
64: Carved by Steve Adams.
“ It'ss My Preciousss, Yess! ”  ~  7th Share
Candace De Marco's TallEar
Super-sized photo56: A “Tall Ear” carving.
56: A “Tall Ear” carving.
Art DelFavero's Smoker
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Marc Banks' Donkey
Super-sized photo58: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
58: Carved by George Washington “Bo” Hughes.
Ralph Winter's
Super-sized photo59: Carved by Bill Jameson.
59: Carved by Bill Jameson.
Double-Sided Sow
Super-sized photo59: Carved by Bill Jameson.
59: Carved by Bill Jameson.
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