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BULLETIN
Club Founded in 1937
January 2007
The Latin Monetary Union of 1865:
A Failed Forerunner of the European Monetary Union
by Ken Spindler, SDNS
The long history of coinage has seen many instances of states adopting the coins brought by foreign invaders and traders. Copied were designs, legends, denominations, and minting standards of metallic content (diameter, weight and fineness). Thus, some basic uni- formities of regional coinage around the
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Emperor Napoleon Ill ~~ tried to make France's franc the standard for European coinage.
world evolved. (Yap Island excepted!) At the Paris Exposition of 1865, Em- peror Napoleon IIIs France led an effort to create a system of freely inter- changeable currencies across Europe. This local “currency block” or “monetary union” was not the first instance of an agreement to stabilize exchange rates between nations. How- ever, it was the first major attempt to establish an international bimetallic system, fixing an agreed “mint ratio” between coinage of gold and silver. Although the proposed metallic stan- dards set for coinage (and interchange- ability of monetary units) enjoyed some widespread acceptance. the eco- nomics “first.” the fixed gold-to-silver ratio. collapsed almost immediately because it resulted in a_ significant over-valuation of the silver coins.
Italy. Belgium. and Switzerland initially joined France in the Latin Monetary Union (LMU). They agreed ~ 7 to harmonize the 5-unit ; denominations of their gold and silver coins as to size. fineness, and shape. All con- £/ forming coins were to Beit be accepted as legal
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The 820th | meeting. of the Sotiaty wi was s held 0 on n December 5, 2006, at the North Park Recreation Center. Attendance was 26. The meeting was called to order by President Ken Spindler. No Treasurer's report was given.
December Dinner: Rex Salmon said grace, then, assisted by Lynn and her mother Jean, served a feast of linguini marinara, salad, cakes, and all the fixin’s. Lucky members enjoyed the banquet.
Raffle: The year-end prizes were won by Rex Salmon (4), Lynn Salmon, Joyce Darnell (3), Lee Darnell (2), Ken Spindler (2), Virgil Brown, Dave Jones (3), Everett Jones (2), Ginny Bourke, and John Wachter. No attendance prize was awarded.
Show_and Tell: Roger Sullivan had some Navy medals and a bomb frag- ment from the Pearl Harbor attack, in memory of the December 7 anniversary. Election of Officers: Oops, they were not held! Will be the first order of business in January.
Donation Auction: Dave Jones served as auctioneer, assisted by Everett Jones and Ginny Bourke. The tables of do- nated items included a Christmas wreath, Dorothy's jellies, many books, . tokens, numismatic memorabilia, a tele- ht
vision set, a boom box, a vase filled with Roger Sullivan brought medals and a wheat cents, a watercolor painting, bas- bomb fragment found near the kets and tableware, Christmas items, USS Vestal, sunk at Pearl Harbor. toys, and other treasures. (See photos
on next page.) Ginny Bourke bought a huge platter of cookies which were eaten in two days! Spirited bidding brought in $181.75, which will be used for door prizes at the January meeting and the Member Participation Prize for 2006 (for providing programs, refreshments, exhibits, donations, etc. through- out the year.)
Respectfully submitted,
Kay Gagetton Senker, Secretary
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just as the ewro coins and paper cur- rency are today among the member nations of the European Monetary and Economic Union (EU). The existing French 5-francs gold and silver coins _ provided the technical standards: ke! Five-unit coins of the participat- ing nations were required to con- tain 22.5 grams of silver (.7234 oz.) or 1.4661 grams ef: (.0467 oz.) of gold. The manifest official silver- f to-gold ratio was ap- § proximately 15.5 to 1. Examining the coins already being minted by the four original members reveals that this treaty was only a formal com- mitment to coinage standards that were already in place. In fact, their coins had conformed to these same standards for many years. Silver coins of 5- denomination units were all being struck in .900 fine silver. Not everyone made a 5-unit gold coin, but all 5-unit gold coins were already
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being struck in .900 fine gold. All such coins were of uniform diameters and weights. Apparently, lower denomina- tion silver coins were not required to meet an equivalent standard, or any “\_ uniform standard. Most. but not
, all. such coins were being struck of .835 fine silver. A 1-franc (France. Belgium, Switzerland) ™, or L-lira (Italy) coin may
“\ contain less than 1/5 the amount of silver in the 5-unit. crown- (dollar) size coins. But the LMU provided that public offices in member nations had to accept up to 100 units of the for- eign subsidiary coinage at face value. Abuse of this rule has- tened the end of the fixed convertibil- ity of silver to gold coins.
The USA took several steps that could have prepared it to join the LMU, but it never did so. Its gold coinage was already within 1% of the LMU standard. yielding approximately 5 LMU (French) francs per one U.S. dollar. The US pattern 4-dollar Sre//a, made in 1879 and 1880, was designed to compete in trade abroad with simi- larly valued pieces, including the French 20 francs coin, the Spanish 20 pesetas. the Dutch and Austrian 8 flo- rins, and the Italian 20 lire. The US Mint Act of 1873 increased the mass of the dime, quarter dollar. and half dol- lar slightly to 25 grams of .900 fine silver per dollar. This placed those denominations in proportionate con- formity with LMU standards (25 grams of .900 silver = 22.5 grams pure silver), but the American silver dollar contained significantly more silver than a 5-unit LMU coin: .7736 oz. versus .7234 oz. The U.S. silver
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Gold Belgian 20 francs, Italian 20 lire, Swiss 20 francs, Spanish 20 pesetas,
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and Greek 20 drachmai coins matched the weight of French 20 francs coins.
dollar and gold coins were minted using a 16-to-1 ratio of silver to gold.
The various histories describing what followed for the LMU are incon- sistent and not necessarily logical. At an international monetary conference in Paris in 1867 most of the delegates voted to return to a_ gold-only standard. Yet. the original four LMU countries were joined by Spain and Greece in 1868 (probably why Spain changed its currency from escidos to pesetas). Perhaps the only LMU provi- sions still followed were those governing the gold content of coins.
Italy and Greece are said to have undermined the LMU © standards’ with “monetary manipulations.” According to one source, the agreement “ended” with the fall of the Second Empire of France (Napoleon III) in the Franco-German War of}} 1870-71. Other sources say|}| @ that Romania, Austria, Bul- garia, Venezuela. Serbia. Montenegro, San Marino, and the Papal States joined the LMU in 1889. Also, some other countries are reported to have voluntarily con- formed their coinage to the LMU stan- dards. One reference reports that the LMU officially ended in 1927.
The details of the changing minting standards of gold and silver coins of the member nations during the LMU era are complicated. of course. They are all set out in Krause-Mishler’s
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modem “foreign” coin collector's “Bible.” Suffice it to say the coinages of the member nations reflect substan- tial intrinsic debasement much earlier than 1927. particularly commencing with World War I.
It is my impression (and I am not an economist) that no modern nation’s currency continues to be officially linked to the bullion value or nation’s reserve of a precious metal. Unless it is in remote areas of the Middle East where Maria Theresa Thalers may still exchange hands, I am un- aware of all-silver (versus ringed bimetallic) or gold coins circulating or being struck for circulation any- where in the world today.
Many coin collectors and some nationalists within the current EU countries may rue the dis- continuation of traditional denominations and indi- vidual coin and paper cur-
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uniform euros. However. no one would want to have to abandon the present system as a result of widespread economic catas- trophe brought on by world war, which was certainly a major contributor to the LMS Geri
References: Wikipedia.com articles on “Latin Monetary Union.” “Gold Standard,” “Silver Standard.” and ~Bimetallism.” Standard Catalog of World Coins, 19th and 20th century editions, Krause Publications: The New Encyclopaedia Britaimica, 2005, Economics. Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus, 12th ed.. 1985.
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Another Yoar-Another State Quarter Gait!
Here we go again: five new statehood quarters for 2007. The year 2007 will be the ninth year of state quarters, with states numbered 41 to 45 in order of admission. Are you up on the upcoming quarter designs? Which of the following nine designs will appear in our change and proof sets this year? Or are any of these correct? For answers, see the bottom of the page — no peeking!
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50 Years Ago—The annual installation banquet was held at the House of Hospitality auditorium in Balboa Park. The Speaker was the Agent in Charge of the local FBI. Entertainment was provided by hula dancers! New officers were President Francis Jones, Vice President Paul Hamm, Sec- retary J. R. Givens, and Treasurer Earl Starr. The January Bulletin listed the names and addresses of all 145 members.
40 Years Ago—tEighty people attended the installation dinner at the Hanalei Hotel, chaired by Kay Edgerton. Herb Bergen, the 2nd Vice President of ANA, installed Pres. Stuart Edgerton, VP Lou Gottschail, Secretary Lowell Lundberg, and Treasurer Rex Salmon. Guest speaker John Lenker of Redlands spoke on “Too Many Napoleons.”
30 Years Ago—Caesar’s Restaurant in Mission Valley was the site of the installation dinner. Jim Hill installed new President Kay Edgerton, Vice President Roger Sullivan, Secretary Lupe Araujo, and Secretary Bill Schultz. Jim Hunt received the Past President’s medal. Kay Edgerton was named Exhibitor of the Year. Guest speaker Vince Bacon spoke on “Eagles on our Coins.”
20 Years Aqo—The monthly meeting was held in the Shuffleboard Room, and Fred Campbell spoke on Seated Liberty Half Dollars. The installation dinner was held at the Nordic Inn on Midway Drive, with an attendance of 34. Pappy Young was Master of Ceremonies. Jim Hill spoke on the “Ins and Outs of Auctions.” Frances Jones installed Roger Sullivan and Eric Millman as new three-year Board members. Continuing officers were President Larry Baber, VP Lloyd Lindemer, Secretary Kay Lenker, and Treasurer Pauline Hoover.
10 Years Ago—tThe installation banquet was held at the Old Mill Café, with 42 in attendance. Les Peich installed new President Ginny Bourke, Vice President Floyd Murphy, Secretary Kay Lenker, and Treasurer Larry Baber. Board members were Chuck Luce, Wayne Dickey, Al Baber, Jim Hunt, Roger Sullivan, Phil Centman, and Mike Shaw. The 1976 year-long Coin Quiz was won by Jim Wells. Quizmaster Jim Hunt announced that Ginny Bourke and Chuck Luce tied for Second place. Al Baber spoke on “The Medal That Didn’t Make It.” :
Website of the Month:
The Largest Fakes Database at http://forgerynetwork.com Le As reported in Zhe California Numismatist, this ™% Forgery Network website reports on coins and other collectables. Most are illustrated and classified as stolen, altered, forgery, suspect. uncertain. or authentic. Coins include ancient. medieval. modern, and * “old” ones from dozens of countries. You can also submit your own fakes to their database. Do you know of an interesting numismatic website? Submit it to the Bu//etin.
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Speaker: Jim Aill on "Modern Bullion ssues and their Effect on the Numismatic Market"
Officer Nominees for 2007-2008:
President: New 3-Year Board Vice President: Members: Secretary:
Treasurer:
1983 UNC Olympic Dollar 1982 UNC Washington Half
1883 Columbus Half 1973 Silver Ike Dollar
Canada 1979 Dollar Cayman Is. 1973 Silver Dollar
1939-P, D & S Mercury Dimes 1968 Mint Set
1992 Mint Set 1980 SBA Proof Dollar
1993 Panda Round Cook Is: BVI. Bahamas, Cayman Half's 1980 & 1981 Proof Half's 2005 Panda Round
2005 -D Mint Set 1976 Proof Ike Dollar
Canada 1965 Dollar Canada 1968 Mint Set
San Diego Numismatic Society P ©. Box 6909, San Diego CA 92166-0909
3-year: Dorothy Baber / Ellen Hunt 2-year: Ginny Bourke / Les Peich 1-year: Everett Jones / Terry Cruggs
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Editor& = | Jim Wells ... (858) 457-1533 Publisher: | Jimswell@aol.com
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A California Non-Profit Corporation
Club Founded In 1937
February 2007
Society’s Officer Slate Takes the Oath
Jones and Spindler swap roles; others continue
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Installing officer Jim Hill (right) swears in officers for 2007-08: (from left) Jim
Hunt, treasurer; Dave Jones, president; Terry Cruggs, board member; Kay Lenker,
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secretary; Everett Jones, board member; and Ken Spindler, vice president.
The SDNS officers for 2007- 2008 were installed at the annual installation dinner at Coco’s Res- taurant on January 2. Outgoing president Ken Spindler first con- tirmed the slate with a white ballot election, then Installing Officer Jim Hill conducted the ceremony. New President Dave Jones took over from Ken Spindler, who in turn replaced Dave as the vice president. Secretary Kay Lenker and Treasurer Jim Hunt will con- tinue their roles for another term. Board members Terry Cruggs and Everett Jones were also re-elected for three more years.
Club members gathered early to enjoy the meal and fellowship. Evervone won a door prize, and Everett Jones conducted his monthly coin raffle. Ginny Bourke won the gold coin for participation during 2006.
Thanks to Jean L. and Terry T. for camera support!
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Minutes of the Sine ori 2007 Meeting 7 4
The annual installation dinner on January 2 represented the January SDNS meeting, as reported on page 1. Jim Hill was the installation officer and speaker; a report on his presentation starts on page 4. No minutes were taken.
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& “@) . 50th COINARAMA. scheduled for July Fy ‘ Ss . 28-29 at the Scottish Rite Center. The © * tokens and the similar official medals
: have been designed by Chuck Luce.
J Bourse chairman Kay Lenker reports brisk “
sales of the planned 79 bourse tables.
COMING EVENTS Feb 6: SDNS Meeting Mar 6: SDNS Meeting Feb 11: NASC AwardsLuncheon Mar10: CSNA Symposium, Feb 14-17:Long Beach Coin, Stamp, Fullerton & Collectables Expo Jul 28-29: 50th Coinarama
— Memorable Members —
During our 70-year history, SDNS has signed up over 1.060 members. As in any organization, a faithful few have contributed much of the effort to keep the Society running. Pictured here are two members who helped organize the Society, served as officers, vol- untecred for committees, fostered Coinarama, and gave monthly programs. Do you remember these two distinguished luminaries? Their iden- tities will be revealed at the next meeting and in next month’s Bu//etin.
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SONS thads the way to CSNA San Lose
Several SDNS members made the trek to San Jose for the 120th Convention of the California State Numismatic Association, January 12-14. The convention was held in | conjunction with the San Jose Coin. Stamp & //- Collectables Show, sponsored by the San Jose Coin Club. \2 The show’s theme, “Grand Prix,” referred to the grand prize we collectors can realize with our collections, exhib- its. and fellowship at coin shows. Interesting speakers. raffles, a CSNA board meeting, and numerous coin exhibits complemented the large bourse. //
On the exhibit floor, SDNS members Kay Lenker // and Phil Iversen won first-place trophies for exhibits. | = Kay presented a two-case exhibit entitled “Schautalers Relief of Vienna 1683” with rare Austrian pieces. Phil won a W¥ first with his “Evolution of the Denver Mint” display.
At the convention banquet on Saturday night, the CSNA Thespian Players presented their traditional old West melodrama, this year entitled “The Good. The Bad and the Coin Dealer” to the audience's delight. In addition to other award presenta- tions, the new Association officers and board members for the next two years were
The CSNA Thespians (from left: Madam Ginny (check out that outfit), narrator Joel Anderson, “Philadelphia Phil” Iversen, “Sacramento (Jeff) Shevlin,” and “Vallejo Varmit” Michael Turrini.
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Installed as new CSNA officers and board members were (from left) James Laird, director: Gary Beedon, director; Lila Anderson, past president; Michael Stanley, vice president; lirginia Bourke, recording secretary; Roy Iwada, treasurer;
_ Freddie Grant, president; and Directors Michael Turrini, John Russell, Ellen Hunt,
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Modern Bullion Coinage ...
We collectors have all seen them— even bought them: those dazzling nu- mismatic beauties, oversized gold and silver coin-like masterpieces, nestled in velvet-lined, walnut cases, with cer- tificates extolling their importance and rarity. They boast exotic designs: mon- archs, pandas, flamingoes, ships, dogs, racecars, or any number of commemo- rated subjects. Fascinating to collect, yes; but are they good investments?
At January's SDNS Installation Dinner, speaker Jim Hill led a fast- paced discussion of "Modern Bullion Issues and Their Effect on the Numis- matic Market." He provided his phi- losophical thought process on collect- ing and investing trends. His talk fol- lowed his previous presentations on slabbing and cleaning.
Jim noted how mints around the world have turned to making money by issuing contrived issues of bullion ; coins. But are they numismatic rari- Speaker Jim Hill extolls the values ties? From his years of ownership of of older Mexican gold coins. the Treasure Trove coin shop, he believes this market stimulation has
been fueled by the lack of enough older, valuable coins on the market today.
The recent slabbing of modern proof coins has led to a mania _ in some collecting circles, .2> with modern proofs being we slabbed as PR-69 and “47 PR-70. Jim asserts that one >) more grade point on a slab b §«6does not justify the higher prices being charged today!
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Over-Hyped or Under-Valued?
The purity of gold bullion coins keeps increasing ...
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proofs. Should collectors resubmit 20- year-old slabs to see if they get these new designations?
Marrying bullion to another col- lecting interest is not a new concept. Jim reviewed the history of coinage and bullion pieces. from the Indian wampum and cowry shells that were traded for beaver skins and buffalo skins. He brought down the house re- counting how Oriental tea bricks were sometimes debased with cattle dung! Trading and bartering of valuables from Europe to China became com- mon, and the weight of the precious metal content became an ac- cepted value. He described the fiat currency in Europe. where several countries tried to standardize their coinage in the Latin Monetary Union (see article in January's Bulletin.) Eng- land became successful in dominating trade with their gold guineas, and later sovereign coins. England's parallel success with their silver trade dollar led to the issuance of U.S. trade dol- lars and French Indo-China trade dol-
Jim's nuggets of advice:
e The growing Chinese and AMlfexican- American markets will drive hot invest- ment areas in the future.
e Keep packaged sets together, many are broken up and their value is reduced.
e Keep GSA CC dollars with their paper- work; ensure the first two digits of the serial number match the coin's year.
e Watch for coins that are only being is- sued as part of special collector sets.
e Look for 20-year-old limited editions of
silver rounds, buy just above melt value.
0.999 pure 0.9999 pure 0.99999 pure
lars, which were widely used in trade with the Orient.
The New World's mines supplied the silver for Spanish milled dollars that were circulated widely in America and the Orient during the nineteenth century. The successor Mexican pesos were on par with the U.S. dollars be- fore World War II, but were greatly devalued in suc- ceeding years. This instability stimulated de- mand for the older Mexican onzas, which have been re- cently reissued by the Mexican mint.
In the twentieth century. national mints learned how to produce coins for profit. and many nations turned to private contractors such as the well-known Franklin Mint to package their wares. If a coin was stamped with its weight in gold or silver, collector and investor interest soared. The familiar flat packs for coin sets were replaced by velvet- lined wooden boxes with signed and numbered certificates to inflate the price and emphasize the "sizzle" of the
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Modern Bullion Coinage eee Cont. from page 5
but had apparently run its course and was dying until revived by the current telemarket- ing and eBay explosion, which has renewed sales.
The recent craze for bullion coins has spurred many nations to reissue previous rari- ties such as English sovereigns, Austrian coronas, South African Krugerrands, and Mexican pesos. Counterfeiters have even struck their own copies of sovereigns, which were gat in foreign trade alongside the good coins because they were of high- grade gold and correct weight. The counterfeits were profitable to make because they were still cheaper to produce than their own face value. In addition, other nations began new Wm series aimed at the general public: Chinese
Poe } °, pandas and Bahamas flamingoes are sold in ee itch cali Other sets mix coins with
These traditional bullion coins have been reissued by their national mints.
commemorative stamps or currency to cross collector fines. Philatelic-numismatic covers and U.S. notes reproduced in silver are other new attractions.
Are these contrived rarities worth the investment? Jim advises that if a coin or set is attractive and aesthetically pleasing to you— buy it! Try to find the older limited editions of coins now being restruck in quantity: the slight pre- mium should be well worth it. Collecting and investing can go together—based on Jim’s criteria of low mintage, high quality, original packaging. appropriate paperwork. and commemoration of special events.
To supplement Jim's topic, Ken Spindler displayed older bullion coins of China, Mexico, French Indo-China, and Russia.
Jim recommends that proof U.S. Platinum Eagles be bought only with the case and certificate.
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50 Years Ag i in February, the only month missed in 1957. At the February meeting, four member/coin dealers discussed grading: Irving Knickerbocker, Rowland Stokes, Dr. Bruce Wallace, and Eugene Johnson. They agreed that no two people will ever agree on the condition of a coin. Paul Hamm then spoke on the grades of the Buffalo nickel, from proof to good.
40 Years Ago - President and Program chairman Stu Edgerton conducted a guessing game, asking members to identify coins from verbal clues. Patsy Rose won the first two and Les Peich won the third. “Curly” Mitchell was in town and visited the club again, and commented on Mattie Knickerbocker's hats. The San Diego 200" Anniversary Committee (planning for 1969) invited SDNS to co-sponsor and co-judge the reverse side design of the commemorative medal. The obverse (a conquistador and friar) had already been chosen.
30 Years Ago - An auction was conducted by auctioneer Roger Sullivan to dispose of the remaining library books. Ted Gottschall spoke of "History of the Council" and displayed a number of photos, Coinarama, and Joint Meet- ing programs. Exhibits were brought by Kay Edgerton, Dorothy Baber, Harvey Rose, and Patsy Rose.
20 Years Aqo - We celebrated the 50th anniversary of SDNS, which was founded on February 8, 1937, in the offices of Dr. Bruce Wallace. The first formal meeting, however, was held in June of that year. Speaker Al Baber described the history of the Society, tracing the various meeting places and the changes in the number of attendees. Also at this meeting, the 1000" member joined: Agatha 'Babe' Deegan, whose husband, brother in law, and grandson are also members. (Ed's note - we now have signed up 1067 members.) The Bulletin listed all officers over the first 50 years - including 23 presidents and 33 vice presidents.
410 Years Ago - Kay Lenker presented a slide program on the Do's and Don'ts of Coin Collecting. Many became aware of things they were doing wrong --such as handling of coins, storage, and cleaning. Patty Jaeger spoke about the penny boards furnished by PNG, and of the scholarships for 5 and 6" graders. Mike Shaw joined the 'coin of the month’ raffle for the first time, and was the winner of 18 Anthony dollars. Show 'n Tell was brought by Kay Lender, Ginny Bourke, Vernon Reed. Les Peich. Jim
Hunt, Al Baber, Dorothy Baber, and Mike Shaw. rye : la Website of the Month: z
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| This website also features a pricing guide to U.S. coins, Coin Facts for each U.S. I type. coin tutorials, coin show schedules, a numismatic glossary, and many resource links. Do you know of an interesting numismatic website? Submit it to the Bu/letin.
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Next Meeting:
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2005 Proof Dollar 1971-S & 1973-8 proof Halves 1980 Mint Set 1943-S Mercury Dime
Canada 1965 Dollar New Guinea Proof 5 Kina
1965 Half Dollar Silver Medal - Donation
1997 Panda Round by Jim Hill
1904-O Morgan Dollar Roman Empire Coin - Donation 1980 Proof Set by Terry Tilton
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March 2007
Long-time SDNS member Chuck Luce is widely admired for his club leadership, collections, and coin exhibits. Chuck and his wife Jean have been friendly and enthusiastic participants in local coin club activities for decades. Like many members, Chuck collects coins, medals, tokens, and other numismatic items; but unlike most of us, he has himself designed several of the club and coin show medals he collects.
Chuck was raised in Sacramento and got his collection start as a boy, when he stored Indian Head cents and, commemorative halves in a small box. But) his hobby was dealt a blow when his. mother needed to pay the paperboy, and raided his collection box of three of his prized commemorative halves!
Only after he joined the Navy as a} submariner did Chuck rekindle his coin in- § terests, and he joined both the Key West Coin Club and ANA in 1965. He concen- trated then on crowns and half crowns that feature the busts of world leaders, and also & compiled their biographies for exhibits. He collected overdate U.S. half dollars and er- ror coins. He later branched out to include F% many tokens: transportation, prison, leper, colony, and so-called dollars. Chuck meté
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holds off-medal sets of his Coinarama designs.
Some of the many Coinarama medals and tokens Chuck has designed.
San Diego Numismatic Society _
Minutes of the February 2007 Meeting
The 822nd meeting of the Society was held February 6, 2007. The meeting started late because we had to move to another area of the North Park Recreation Center. There were 22 present including guest Donna Brown who will become a member.
President Dave Jones opened the meeting with the flag salute. No Treasurer's re- port was given. Ginny Bourke reported on the CSNA meeting in San Jose where she passed out flyers and wooden money for Coinarama. Kay Lenker had bourse applica- tions and got good responses. ANA’s next show will be in Charlotte NC March 16-18. National Coin Week is April 15-21 with the theme WA “Here Come the Presidents.”
Old Business: Ken Spindler satisfied the Center that we hold non- profit status so the cost will be $10 per meeting with the proviso that we vacate by 8:00 pm. John Stadnyk’s health is now OK
with a pacemaker.
New Business: Coin for March will be the Mercury dime. The Speaker will be Stuart Westdal and the host will be Dave Jones. The program for April will be Coins of the 1830s by Jim Wells; host will be Stan Turrini.
Program was given by Ken Spindler on “Call the Cop- pers.” He started with Catherine Il of Russia and passed around many coins as he described them.
Show and Tell: Mile Shaw had two copper Burmese medals that had been awarded to policemen. Jim Wells had a counterfeit silver dollar. Roger Sullivan brought in medals and citations awarded to J. Sullivan. Dave Jones j had photos of a dog in Antarctica who had survived a New “Tez Dave wields the winter there. Phil lversen’s name was drawn for the ‘DNS gavel for the first time. goodie jar but he was absent. Si. Sea Pa et Raffle: Prizes were won by Terry Tilton, Virgil Brown, Donna Brown (3), Kay Lenker, Joyce Darnell, Ginny Bourke, Jim Wells, Jean Luce (2), Wayne Dickey, and Jack Hook. Refreshments were provided by Mike Stanley and served by Kay Lenker.
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Coin for March: Mercury Dime Raffle for March
2007 Red Book
1979 Mint Set 1982 Proof Wash. Half
1 oz. Silver Round BVI Proof Dollar 0.925 Silver 1943-D Mercury Dime 1976-S Proof Ike Dollar
1992 Mint Set Canada 1973 Dollar
Canada 1976 Olympic $5 1981-D Mint Set
1990-S Proof Half "Events in U.S. History" - 3-coin 2007 Proof Quarters set donated by Terry Tilton
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.. Speaker Ken described — 4 numerous copper ; treasures from around the world. He likes coppers because they are the “coins used by the masses.”
Wayne examines some of Ken’s coppers that were passed around.
Ken shows his pages of copper coins to Terry.
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Burmese soldiers. Air Force medals.
Jean while in the Navy in Norfolk, and they were married in Washington, D.C. , His Navy travels took them to Long | Beach, Pearl Harbor, New London, Key West, Charleston, Treasure Island, and finally San Diego for his final two tours, culminating as a Lieutenant Com- mander with the Board of Inspection and Survey. He retired from the Navy after 30 years, but then worked with several companies involved with Navy shipbuilding and overhauls.
Chuck claims he never missed a ship’s movement in his Navy career. But one boat he did miss was the 1955 double die cents. While instructing at the Submarine School in New London, he visited the Navy Exchange and was talking with his cashier friend. The cashier complained about the “blurry” new cents and even broke open a second roll to show they were also the same. Chuck agreed they were bad and left. His ship had come in, but he missed it! Within a few weeks coin dealers were buying them up at 25 cents apiece. Today even an MS-60 example is worth $2,100!
After Chuck and Jean settled in San Diego, they both became active with local clubs. Chuck asked around about local coin activities, and joined SDNS in 1969, when we were meeting at Vasa
Hall. Jean joined later, as did their daughter
Chuck enjoys crowns that show world leaders like this “Peacock Throne” set with the Shah of Iran and his wife.
Be. Society vice president, then presi-
Sees, dent in 1990-91. He is also a past president of the San Diego County Inter-Club Council, Chula Vista Coin Club, and the Military Coin Club. Either Jean or Chuck held an officer position in Chula Vista's club for 18 years straight. Both have been granted the SDCICNC "Medal of Merit" and the Heartland Club's "Owen Bella Award." Both have been awarded life memberships in the Chula Vista and Heartland clubs. To- gether, they help in the kitchen at
Chuck is proud of his British “Lima” sets that have been displayed in three maritime museums.
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Heartland coin shows, with registration and program production at Coina- rama, and elsewhere as needed. Most recently, Chuck was the SDNS "Rafflemeister" for many years. And he is a member of ANA, CSNA, IASAC, CES, TAMS, and SSRC.
Jean, like many collectors' wives, had only passing interest in coin col- lecting but provides support to Chuck in his collecting. She also enjoys the fellowship of the many clubs, each of which has benefited from her com- puter assistance. At home, she stays busy with many craft projects and computer activities.
Among Chuck's ongoing collection favorites are club medals. He has one of the few complete sets of Coinarama medals and he claims all regu- lar issues of all coin clubs in San Diego County. He has been a frequent designer of many of them, and has produced 22 winning designs for the International Association of Silver Arts Collectors, Solano Silver Round Society, Tokens and Medal Society, Chula Vista Coin Club, Heartland Coin Club, International Numismatic Society of San Diego, and the SDCICNC. Chuck's latest design was selected for the 50" anniversary of Coinarama medal.
A goal Chuck has met in recent years was completion of a set of 1745-1746 Great Britain "LIMA" coins. These were issued to commemo- rate British Admiral George Anson's 1743 capture of a Spanish treasure galleon carrying silver (believed mined in Lima, Peru?) for trade in the Orient. The silver captured was ‘i minted by the British into crowns, half crowns, shillings, and sixpence with the word "LIMA" under the por- trait of King George II. Chuck's com- plete set of the varieties were dis- played at the Maritime Museums in #e3% San Diego, Monterey, and Santa BP 9) lies Barbara for over three years. .
Watch for Chuck and Jean at future meetings, and watch for Chuck's LIMA coin exhibit at the Jean helped Chuck run the monthly next Coinarama! SDNS raffles for many years.
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www ww we we ww ww Ww NASC NAMES SULZZTIN “BEST AGAIN
The Numismatic Association of Southern California has awarded the SDNS Bu/letin with the President's Trophy as the outstanding club publication for 2006. The presentation was made at the NASC Awards Luncheon held February 11 in Arcadia. The Bulletin also won in 2003 and 2005, under the editorship of Dorothy Baber and Rex Salmon.
Second place in club publications went to the Co- vina Coin Club, and third to Verdugo Hills CC. The Maurice Gould Junior Achieve- ment Award was given to San Diego County's NASC President Gary Beedon Cole Schenewerk. age
(left) presents the trophyto 12. As icing on the Mi 4
editor Jim Wells. cake, CSNA Director Fé of Education Jim Hunt presented Cole with the CSNA Scholarship to ANA's Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs.
Cole's father Greg was a featured speaker, talking on "How to Recruit New Members." He contends that coin clubs are not marketing their meetings and coin Greg Schenewerk urges us to shows. Many formerly active clubs like those in Los promote our coin shows and Angeles and Fontana have withered away by inatten- coin club meetings.
tion to recruitment. Greg has been developing flyers
jand posters for coin shops and reports good results at =| several clubs.
Greg recommends ad- vertising in small newspa- pers and at the local meet- __|ing sites. He has seen club "meetings re-energized by mentoring young collectors and publishing their want lists. Greg believes that interested collectors are out there, but we are failing to meet them or their needs.
a - ji Club websites (like the The San Diego contingent at the NASC luncheon included Glendale Coin Club's (front row) Cole Schenewerk, Torrey Schenewerk; (middle) www.glencoin.com) can Greg Schenewerk, Ginny Bourke, Dorothy Baber, Kay Len- also be used. to attract new ker; (back) Jim Wells, Phil Iversen, Jim Hunt, Ellen Hunt. blood.
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50 Years Aqo—The March meeting drew 96 members and guests to the MCA at Eighth and C downtown. Meetings are getting so large that a com- mittee was appointed to find another meeting place. Ralph Mitchell of Palo Alto spoke on the trend of prices and collector interest he has found in his ravels. Several members attended the Los Angeles convention and ban- quet of the "Southern California Numismatic Association" (NASC?) 40 Years Aqo—The death of prominent SDNS, CSNA, and ANA numisma- ist Leonel Panosh was announced. Speaker Pete Mitchell described the hree values of our coins: face value, bullion value, and numismatic value. Dwight Safford contributed two pages of "Did You Knows" to the Bulletin, including: Did you know that $1,000,000 in one dollar bills weigh over one ton? Editor Dorothy Baber reported on recent magazine articles that pro- moted one local bang-up coin show per city each year, instead of the cur- rent bi-weekly, tri-monthly, semi-monthly, and quarterly shows held by every 3-member club, one-horse dealer, and local organization. Our own Coina- rama Satisfies that need! 30 Years Aqo—Dwight Safford wrote on "Collecting," starting with Eve who collected apples. Dwight advocated learning about your collectables. He concluded, " If you desire to collect coins, get a book, become a collec- tor, not an accumulator." Harvey Rose was selected for this year's Mint Assay Commission, but President Jimmy Carter canceled the outside mem- bers. Al Baber has already tired of retirement and is opening a coin store. 20 Years Aqo—Speaker Al Baber continued his highlights of the first 50 years of the Society. Items of interest pointed out were the first Joint Meet- ing of the Council clubs, hosted by SDNS in 1959 at Vasa Hall, with an at- tendance of 205 for the evening meeting; and the recognition of 8 Medals of Merit and 15 Life Memberships awarded during the first 50 years - including Catharine Lenker, Roger Sullivan, and Dorothy Baber. Commemorative medals and wooden pieces have been struck for the birthday dinner in June. Dorothy Baber reported on her recent appearance as a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune." 10 Years Aqo—Here is one of those gaps in the files: no Bulletins saved for April, June, or November 1997. It seems Vernon Reed was scheduled to speak, Ginny was to be hostess, and the coin of the month was the 1964 Kennedy half. Lan
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at http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/metal.html | Here is technical information on 28 elements (aluminum to zirconium) and | 32 alloys (acmonital to white metal) used for coins and medals. Also 11 non- j metals used for currency, and additional “metals not used for coins and medals.” Do you know of an interesting numismatic website? Submit it to the Bulletin.
M emorable Members last month: Anna Merle Panosh and Leonel Panosh.
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Mar 16-18: ANA Money Show the Pirate—Jim Hunt
Apr 2: SDNS Meeting: Coins of § May 20: Heartland Coin Show
the 1830s—Jim Wells § Jul 28-29: 50th Coinarama
Coming March 10, 9:30 am—4:30 pm
Wyndham Anaheim Hotel, Fullerton - The Lusitania Medal and its Varieties—Greg Burns
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Crowns in my purse I have, and goods at home, And so am come abroad to see the world.
So spoke Petruchio in William Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew. Perhaps Petruchio refers to Z° England's first crown (5 shilling) coin. a 1551 coin showing the young King Edward VI on horseback.
This quote is one of many cited by our March guest speaker Stewart Westdal. As a collector and local coin dealer since the early 1970s, Stewart has been a student of the numismatics of many periods: aah ancient, medieval. and modern. He has authored books —_, 2 : es yet wie and articles on Roman, Russian, and Chinese coins, and kale Re Nelda has catalogued for Ponterio and Associates since 1991. But among his favorites are the coins mentioned in Shakespeare's works.
Many of us struggled through the complex writings of Shakespeare in high school. The so-called Bard of Avon lived from 1564 to 1616 in Elizabethan Eng-
land. He is considered the greatest writer of the English
language. having written some 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and
a variety of other poems. He excelled at both tragedy and
comedy, and his plays combine popular appeal with intri-
cate characterization, poetic grandeur, and philosophi-
cal depth. His word plays. puns. and double enten- dres often refer to European coins.
Stewart traces his interest in Shakespeare to the time he discovered what he calls "a fabulous list of type coins" in the small 1964 booklet Coins of Shakespeare, a Numismatic Guide by Eric Eng- strom. After eagerly purchasing the booklet. he collected many of the coins illustrated in it. and he showed slides of many of his treasures at the March SDNS meeting. His illustrated references from Shakespeare included silver crowns and
Stewart’s interest in coins of Shakespeare works started with this small booklet. .. continued on Page 4 a
‘Minutes ed the ‘Marchi 2007 Meeting
The 823rd meeting of the Society v was held ‘March 6, 2007 in the Adult | Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center. Attendance was 22. President Dave Jones opened the meeting with the flag salute. Minutes of the previous meeting were in the Bulletin. Treasurer Jim Hunt gave reports for December, January, and February. All were accepted.
CSNA—Jim Hunt reported on the Symposium in Fullerton on March 10.
ANA—Ginny Bourke reported on the Money Show coming up in Charlotte NC
March 16-18. National Coin Week is April 15-21 with the theme “Here Come the Presi- dents.” Old Business: none. New Business: Ginny Bourke moved that out-of-town members be able to claim at- tendance prizes if their names are drawn. Motion was approved. April refreshments will be Stan Turrini and coin of the month will be the 40% half dollar. The coin of the month for May will be the new Washington dollar. Show _and Tell: Ginny Bourke had a reproduction of the original Red Book. Jim Wells had the NASC award for outstanding club publication, and a poster of coins of The English Monarchs that he bought on the Inter- net. Roger Sullivan had a lucky penny from Glen Falls NY. Virgil Brown brought in his collection of Mercury dimes (the coin of the month) housed in albums. Ellen Hunt had photos of the skit performed at CSNA in San Jose. Program was presented by Stewart Westdal on Coins of Shakespearean Literature. He had found a small book that sparked his interest with coins in various plays. The talk was illustrated with these coins and the appropriate lines from the plays. Coins included the gold Angel Michael mentioned in Henry VIII. Included Dave serves up the were the denarius, taler, ducat, ecu, and shilling. chocolate cake. Raffle: Prizes went home with Chuck Luce, Terry Hig- ———————_______ gins, Donna Brown, Ellen Hunt, Jean Dickey, Ginny Bourke, Jim Hunt, Dave Jones, Dorothy Baber, and Jack Hook. Refreshments were provided and served by Dave Jones.
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County Fair Exbibit Update D
Ken Spindler reports that the San Diego County Fair has reinstated numis- Y matic exhibits, in response his detailed letter of appeal written on behalf of the SDCICNC. We can now show exhibits for the full run of the fair (June 8-July 4 this year), and must staff a table with our volunteers for the whole time. We ~ will be in the “Coins, Stamps. and Tokens Division” of the Home and Hobbies Department. The Fair requires that competitive exhibits use their smaller cases — (21” x 20.5” x 2”). Educational/non-competitive exhibits may use normal size cases. Stay tuned! ~
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Ellen brought photos of some of the CSNA con- vention shenanigans to contradict “What happens in San Jose STAYS in
San Jose.”
Everett kept :
watch over his raffle offerings.
Coin for April 40% Silver Half Dollar Raffle for April —
2006 Silver Eagle Dollar 1977-S Proof Ike Dollar Singapore 1973 $5 Panda Round
1969-71-72 & 73 Proof Quarters 1992 Proof Set
Barbados 1976 Proof $5 Albania 1987 5 Leke
2007 Proof Quarter Set 1982 Proof Half Dollar
1884 Morgan Dollar Vol’s I to VI of TAMS Journals 1965 SMS Half Dollar —donated by Dorothy Baber
Everett Jones, Rafflemeister
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Coins Roll Through Shakespeare's Plays
.. Cont. from Page 1
talers, Venetian ducats. Roman denarius, and historic English | 87 angels, noble. shilling. sixpence. and groat denominations. A coin that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold, but that's insculp ‘d upon;
But here an angel in a golden bed; Lies all within.
This line from Zhe Alerchant of Venice is one of | many referencing the gold Angel (72 pence) with the Archangel Michael on the obverse. and the king's boii! of Henry VII, warship on the reverse. Another passage by Sir John who defeated Richard III at Falstaff in Henry the Fourth (Part 2) perhaps alludes __ the Battle of Bosworth to to the frequent counterfeiting of the high-valued angel: end the War of the Roses.
Your ill angel is light, but I hope he that looks upon me will take me without weighing. Shakespeare was ahead of his time when he used the term dol- lar. in the Sixteenth Century the standard large silver coins were English crowns and Germanic and Austrian talers. In \facheth Ross declares: Nor would we deign him burial of his men Till he disbursed at Saint Colme's inch Ten thousand dollars to | our general use. i gies f fe ie Another of the large English an ee ae y coins cited by Shakespeare is
CPs ae ; e the gold noble. worth 80 ca The “dollars” in Macbeth's saslees were probably First struck by Edward Il Austrian talers or English crowns. features an impressive design of
the king standing in a medieval ship with furled sail. The king is wearing mail and holds a large sword and a shield bearing
the royal arms. The example shown
here has a cross in the reverse made of
the letter "E" for Edward. In the play Richard IT, Henry Bolingbroke states:
Look, what I speak, my life shall a bith prove it true; Gold Noble of Edward II, 1327-1377. That Mowbray hath received Edward's claim to the French throne eight thousand nobles started the Hundred Years’ War.
In name of lendings for your highness' soldiers.
(Bolingbroke later seized the throne from Richard II and became Henry IV.)
Not all Shakespeare's coins were English. The gold ducats like those minted in Florence and Ven- ice were cited in Two Gentlemen of T erona, where the character Speed recited:
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Sir, I could perceive nothing at all from her; no, not so much as a ducat for delivering your letter. And in Hamer, Polonius exclaims: How now! A rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!" a ; gt Going further back in history, the play Roman denarius of 49-48 BC. Julius Caesar has Marc Antony declaring: Al 1 elephant (representing Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. panne ps sae pel ot, To every Roman citizen he gives (representing Caesar's enemies.) Mii ly ae $$$ $$$ [0 every Several man, seventy-five drachmas. Here perhaps the term drachma, usually associated with Greece. is equivalent to the denarius, associated with Rome. Further in the play. Brutus states: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas. — Closer to home. Shakespeare cited many English coins in his dramas based on the turbulent kings A of England. The groat (four pence) was intro- As duced in 1289 under Edward I and became the model for the English coinage for the next two centuries. Richard II, in the play bearing his name, exclaims: Thanks, noble peer; ee The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. Groat of Edward III, grandfather Stewart's illustrations of Shakespeare coins — of Richard II. For centuries, provide us with another fascinating link between — coins portrayed only a generic numismatics, colorful historical periods. and in image of the monarch. this case, dramatic theatrical classics.
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CSNA SYMPOSIUM SUCCESSFUL AGAIN
Attendees at the March 10 Educational Symposium in Fullerton were treated to numismatic tales on a variety of subjects. The 39th annual all-day Symposium, sponsored by the California State Numismatic Association, was organized by CSNA Director of Education Jim Hunt. Four speakers. shown below. enthralled the audience with presentations and exhibits.
Greg Burns detailed the background s Joseph Lang taught the audience how to
saga and variety proliferation of See, read, classify, and appreciate some Lusitania Medals. — esoteric items—Chinese Cash Coins.
Dr. Robert Chandler of the Historical Services office of Wells Fargo Bank discussed the history of his historic bank, and brought two display cases of Wells Fargo memorabilia.
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50 Years Aqgo—Attendance at the April meeting was 102, the largest re- corded at a regular meeting. The meeting space at the YMCA has been outgrown and the Society will move its meetings to The Vasa Club on El Cajon Blvd. The theme was "Canadian Night" with Dr. Ray Wilson, a native Canadian, talking on the history and economy of Canada, and Paul Hamm gave a description of Canadian coins. The Junior Meeting drew 17 enthusiastic juniors and 5 adults. They call themselves the San Diego County Junior Numismatic Society and feature door prizes, a lively auction, entertainment, and competitive exhibits.
40 Years Ago—Herb Bergen, the ANA 2" Vice President (and future President), spoke at the April meeting on "U.S. Silver Dollars" and his dis- play had very few holes. President Stu Edgerton appointed the following to recent vacancies: Al Baber, Vice President, Paul Hamm and Roger Sulli- van, Board of Governors. At the 40" Semian- nual CSNA convention, Al Baber was elected CSNA Vice President (another VEEP-ship!), and SDNS members Paul Hamm and Bill Wisslead were elected to the Board.
30 Years Ago—Vice President Roger Sullivan conducted the meeting as President Kay Edgerton was on her Navy "tour of duty" in San Francisco. Members viewed a Franklin Mint film on "A Tribute to Robert Frost." Dwight Safford contributed a Bulletin article on Game Counters, also called Jetons or Spiel-Marke. Ca foe SS Forty-four local club members and guests took 41 Me 1967 SDN Installation: the charter bus to the CSNA Symposium, and = Exhibitor of the Year Roger all declared, "It was the best yet.” Atthe CSNA Su//ivar pre ¢ Us ane convention, Kay Edgerton was re-elected to /“8°’ dese Sh i aa the CSNA Board of Governors. PO ai kl 20 Years Aqo—Vice President Lloyd Lindemer presided over the meeting in the absence of President Larry Baber. Guest Virginia Bourke was intro- duced. Speaker John Lenker presented a program on the Medals of Jenny Lind, a renowned singer. An auction of 25 lots was conducted successfully, and John Stadnyk donated a commission to the Society for lots sold. Betty and Pappy Young, celebrated their 58" wedding anniversary with a cake.
10 Years Ago—Speaker Jim Hunt presented a program on Bonanza Kings, how they came together and made and spent their fortunes. Jack Hook introduced four juniors who reported on their coins: Mario Guerrero, Shane Fogarty, Matt McDaniel, and Matt Anderson (where are they to- day?) Show and Tell was brought by Ginny Bourke, Jack Hook, Vernon Reed, Mike Shaw, Les Grimes, Al Baber, Dorothy Baber, and Kay Lenker. Treasurer Larry Baber was presented his ANA Presidential Award by ANA Board Member Kay Lenker, making the presentation for ANA President Ken Bressett._ :
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6:30 pm, Tuesday, a 2007
- Presented by Jim Wells - Refreshments courtesy of Stan Turrini, served by Kay Lenker
Remember the 1830s? Come give us the answers to these questions about that decade:
1. What Presidential squabbling during the 1830s affected both the coinage and the U.S. economy?
. What U.S. coin denomination(s) started and/or stopped during the 1830s?
. What war during the 1830s greatly influenced U.S. growth?
. What famous U.S. coin set minted in the 1830s recently sold for $8.5 million?
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May 5: SDCICNC meeting Money, Milwaukee WI May 20: Heartland Coin Show Aug 25-26: Golden State Coin El Cajon Show, Arcadia
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May 2007 Hard Timey Tokens Praise and Parody President Jacksow
One of the colorful chapters in numismatics is based on the fascinating copper tokens issued during America’s “Era of Hard Times’ in the 1830s.
During this volatile decade, political struggles and the government's financial manipulations plunged the country into a depression. The Federal coinage was hoarded and everyday commerce became difficult. Many tokens the size of U.S. large cents sprang up as substitutes and were , widely used for several years. The tokens either advertised merchants’ stores, approximated genuine Federal ‘ coinage, or took sides in the political ~~ battles of the day.
President Andrew Jackson was at the center of the money controversy, and was portrayed on many of the tokens by admirers and detractors | alike. Jackson was first elected Presi- dent in 1828 after becoming famous _as the hero of the War of 1812 and victor of the Battle of New Orleans. Statues were erected in his honor, * continued on Page 4
Tokens honored Jackson by declaring WE COMMEMORATE THE GLORIOUS VICTORIES OF OUR HERO IN WAR & IN PEACE.
The 824th meeting of the Society was held April 3, 2007 in the Adult Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center. President Dave Jones suggested moving the start time of future meetings to 6:15 pm, since we must now vacate the building by 8 pm. During the business portion, Jack Hook asked for Coinarama Patrons, and also for volunteers in the Coin Section of the San Diego County Fair. The evening’s speaker was Jim Wells, who presented Coins of the 1830s—Hard Times Non-Cents, Hard Times Non- sense. The full minutes of the meeting will be published next month, after the return of the Secretary from a trip up the Amazon River. The piranhas ate the minutes!
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The registration deadline for numismatic exhibits at the San Diego County Fair is May 2. according to Ken
~ Spindler. The theme this year is “Salute to Heroes.” Exhibitors must use one or two of the Fair's
~ smaller cases (21° x 20.5” x 2”) this year: although by next year we may be allowed to use our regular-size cases. Registration in- formation is available online at http://www. sdfait.com/fair/index php? fuseaction=contests.home under the Home
~ and Hobbies Department. or from Ken Spindler.
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COINARAMA General Chair Ginny Bourke reports that in addition to official medals and wooden tokens, she has or- dered elongated cents with Chuck Luce’s 50th COINA- RAMA design. She is also planning a nice catered breakfast wi ——=- at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center this year in celebration —— — of our 50th COINARAMA, July 28 and 29. Don’t miss it!
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Dorothy brought memorabilia from
the ANA Charlotte convention.
For the 1830s theme, Ken brought a Gobrecht dollar and 3 Bechtler dollars, no less!
Jack solicited signups for the County Fair.
Wayne proved he can draw his John donated a dozen COINARAMA own ticket in the raffle. medals to the Society.
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DOWN WITH THE BANK.
oe Se EB I and | many of the decade’s “Hard Times To- “King Andrew the First’ was kens” praised his statesmanship. shown with crown and royal At issue was the Second Bank of the
_robes in this political cartoon. _ United States, which had been chartered in 1816 to stabilize U.S. currency and be a repository for all Federal funds. The bank aided in the economic boom in American agricultural products that were sold in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. But land speculation and easy lending became commonplace, and overextensions caused finan- cial panic. Fraud and corruption were widespread at the bank by the early 1830s. President Jackson had come to thoroughly dislike the bank, and wanted to cancel its Federal charter long before it ran out in 1836.
Jackson followed Jefferson’s ideals of an “agricultural republic” and felt the bank improved the fortunes of an “elite circle” of commercial and indus- trial sea dell at the expense of farmers and laborers. : The bank’s money-lending “%», functions were taken over by the % legions of local and state “2a banks that sprang up.
i This fed an expansion of credit and speculation. As. Jackson’ withdrew
money from the Bank to in- vest it in other banks, land sales, construction, pro-
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STAND IT. Harvard College granted Jackson an honorary LLD degree, which was lampooned on a mule by his political opponents.
silver reserves, there was soon rapid inflation and mounting debts by the states. In 1836 Jackson issued the specie circular, which required that government lands be bought in gold or silver coins. Because banks lacked the hard specie to trade for notes, many of them collapsed.
How did it all end? Jackson’s Vice President, Martin Van Buren, suc- ceeded him as President and continued Jackson’s philosophies for four more years. But the financial depression took its toll for decades. And thanks to Jackson's demagoguery, the American economy was left for almost a century without an effective central monetary authority. At least it left numismatics with some appealing souvenirs: Hard Times Tokens.
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50 Years Ago—The first meeting for the Society at The Vasa Club drew an aven 100 members and guests. President Francis Jones expressed satis- faction with the facilities and has a goal of 200 members. Secretary Joe Givens reports 131 paid up members, and 23 still unpaid. The highlight of the meeting was a talk by Clyde Grimm on Colonial coins and their history. Mr. Grimm also brought an outstanding collection of Colonials. Long-time active member Alfred Chalfant, 82 years old, was awarded life member- ship #1. SDNS member Lew Panosh, the ANA President, spoke at the banquet of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association in Portland.
40 Years Ago—Detective Don Newby of the San Diego Police Depart- ment spoke on "Protection of your Home and your Collections.” With tongue in cheek he told members that about the only sure way to identify your coins was to "scratch your initials in them." He stated that 75% to 80% of known coin thefts can be blamed on friends, relatives, or juveniles, and are usually taken for only their cash value, and not the numismatic worth. Eight exhibi- tors, including Les Peich and the Edgertons, provided displays. Exhibit Chairman Roger Sullivan announced the point standings in the exhibitor competition: Lowell Lundberg first, the Edgertons second, and Al Baber third in a field of nine exhibitors.
30 Years Ago—May meeting guests included Joan and Bill Noga, Vir- ginia Bourke, and Lillian Boltz. Virginia was seeking Patrons for the up- coming Coinarama. Roger Sullivan was soliciting exhibits for the Southern California Expo (County Fair). Harvey Rose pointed out that three SDNS members, Paul Whitnah, Adna Wilde, and Bill Wisslead are running for the ANA Board of Directors and solicits our support. (Paul and Adna are still loyal members, although Paul lives in Texas and Adna in Colorado.) Dwight Safford contributed a long article on The Statue of Liberty, and Bill Schultz wrote on the Martha Washington One Dollar Silver Certificate.
20 Years Ago—Former member Les Peich was a visitor this month, and it is hoped he will re-join (he must have!) Secretary Kay and John Lenker were off on the Island of Yap (looking for more odd and curious money?) Eric Millman spoke on Coins Commemorating World Cup Soccer games, and displayed his nearly complete collection of bronze and silver coins. Dorothy Baber has been elected President of CSNA, and was installed by her husband Al Baber, himself a CSNA Past President. SDNS members Larry Baber, Kay Lenker, and Tom Fitzgerald were elected as CSNA Board Members. Kay Lenker is a candidate for the ANA Board of Directors. 10 Years Ago—No Bulletin for June 1997 was saved in the archives to re- port on the May meeting. Al Baber was scheduled to speak on The Indian Head Cent. Dorothy Baber was to be the hostess, and the coin was the Flying Eagle Cent (wow!). The May Bulletin pictured the wooden nickel that Jean and Chuck Luce were issuing to commemorate the appointment of their granddaughter India Jones to the Naval Academy, where she will start in July. The raffle had 18 items with donations by Al Baber, Jim Hunt, Les
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Presented by Jim Hunt
Refreshments by Roy Peich, to celebrate his father Les’s birthday
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COMING EVENTS
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Jun 4: SDNS meeting: picnic Money, Milwaukee WI
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Show, Arcadia
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Officers Treasurer PTRETETUCILLEL Ie Jim Hunt
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SDNS member Everett Jones claims he doesn't have time to collect coins—he is too busy trimming his Bonsai trees, tending his extensive garden, collecting colorful rocks in Death beh 9 will i bs his beh ship reunion scrapbooks, assisting an elderly ggcer neighbor, developing a Navy Memorial, % 2%: and oh yes, editing two newsletters! Yet g* despite a busy life, our club's Rafflemeister has managed to assemble impressive coin sets of many nations and specialties. And as the founder and editor of the Chopmark News newsletter, he is one of the foremost experts on “chopmarked” coins.
His chopmarked coin interest started in _ Vp 1983 When friend Dave Jones (no relation!) / » purchased for him a chop-
&. marked 1792 Bolivian? Mm Piece of Eight. The tiny chop marks denote ac- | > ceptance of the silver |
by Chinese bank- Fs <r a ; : ers and mer- verett prizes his compiete type
4 ) chants during the sets in Dansco albums.
19th Century.
Some _ numismatists consider chopmarked coins "defaced," while others find the interesting marks fascinating and collectible. In researching
Everett has an exten- these marks, Everett learned there was little or no sive collection of Japa- information on their symbols and sources. Many Chi-
nese 1-ven coins, this nege records had been lost in a purge of Chinese one with chop marks
and a "Gin Right" mark on the reverse. ... continued on Page 4
books and records by the Communist Party. Over the
Minutes of the May 2007 Meeting The 825th meeting of the Society was held May 1, 2007, in the Adult Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center. Attendance was 23 with guest Jim Simon, friend of Jim Wells. Jim Hunt gave the treasurer's report which was accepted.
Ginny Bourke gave updates on ANA and CSNA. Ginny requested that the Society approve an ad in the COINARAMA program. The request was approved.
At the ANA convention in Milwaukee, SDNS will be well represented.
Old Business: The San Diego Fair deadline for exhibit applications is May 2.
New Business: The Heartland Coin Show is May 20. The coin for June is the Mercury dime. June will be our birthday month with a picnic in the park with Ken Spindler's chili, or brown bag your own repast. The meeting will be OTHER HOBBY NIGHT with birth- day cake from Texas member Paul Whitnah. Meet at 5:15 in the park.
Show and Tell: Roger Sullivan had a Life Saving Medal awarded to a Massachusetts man in 1858. Mike Shaw had a Naval Victories commemorative medal from England's Charles II (1660-1685). Jim Wells showed reproduction paper money of 1775 and rep- lica pieces of eight. Kay Lenker had a Washington dollar and a small bottle of Bai- ley’s—with a story of her American Airlines flight from Miami to L.A. Larry Baber showed a 1624 Swedish half dollar plate money recently acquired. Ken Spindler shared a treasure map of New Spain, 8 reales, and Jamaican com-
memoratives of Henry Morgan. Terry Higgins showed a 4-ounce Franklin Mint piece of the Republic of Panama.
Program: Jim Hunt spoke on Sir Henry Morgan the pirate, and the Panama Canal. Teddy Roosevelt started the canal and Jimmy Carter gave it back to Panama. Morgan was born in 1635 in geeeten Wales. He was kidnapped and taken to Barbados as an in- # dentured servant, and later worked under Cromwell. He be- Je} gan privateering and looted ships. Later he went toPanama JAF City with 35 ships and 2,000 starving men who were eating shoe leather. They overwhelmed the city. Morgan went back to England where he received honors. He later retired to Jamaica where he died at age 53 in Port Royale.
The attendance round was won by Mike Stanley and will be mailed to him. Eight Washington dollars were taken home by Ginny Bourke. Roy Peich served birthday cake in honor of his dad Les’s birthday.
Raffle: Prizes went to Dave Jones (2), Terry Tilton (4), Jim Hunt (2), Jack Hook (2), Les Peich, Kay Lenker, and Terry Higgins.
Respectfully submitted, Kay Gagerton Lenker, Secretary
Jim regales us about pirate treasure.
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‘| (Belated) Minutes of the April 2007 Meeting
The 824th meeting of the Society was held April 3, 2007, in the Adult Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center with an attendance of 23. The Pledge of Allegiance was lled by President Dave Jones. Jim Hunt gave the treasurer's report.
Old Business: None.
New Business: The San Diego County Fair is June 8 to July 4. Ellen Hunt moved that the Donation Auction be moved to November, giving more time for the dinner in December. Seconded and carried.
Show and Tell: Roger Sullivan had a Joe Givens letter about the first COINARAMA. Les Peich shared colorized state quarters. Kay Lenker brought her 25 year member- ship certificate and pin from ANS. Virgil Brown shared Kennedy halves. Ken Berger had Gobrecht and Bechtler dollars from the 1830s. John Stadnyk had 12 COINA- RAMA medals that he donated to the Society. Mike Shaw brought a Livery Guild Medal given to Henry Winchester through various steps to Lord Mayer of London. Jim Wells had a CoinChart of 18th and 19th Century U.S. coins (1790-1900).
Program: Jim Wells gave a Power Point presentation on Coins of the 1830s: Hard Times Non-Cents, Hard Times Nonsense. Presidents Jackson and Van Buren were in office. The mints were at Philadelphia (in its second building), New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega. U.S. gold pieces were quarter eagles, half eagles, and eagles. Pri- vate gold 2 1/2, 5, and 10 dollar pieces were made by Templeton Reid. The Bechtlers made dollar, 2 1/2, and 5 dollar gold pieces. Foreign coins in circulation were from Britain, France, Canada, and Mexico. The 1837 depression saw the use of Hard Times Tokens. Some were nonsense with parodies of Jackson and Van Buren. Feuchtwanger cents, merchant tokens, and other non-cents are listed in Russell
Rulau’s reference book Hard Times Tokens.
The attendance round was won by John Stadnyk. Refreshments were courtesy of Stan Turrini and served by Kay Lenker. Raffle: Prizes were won by Kay Lenker, Mike Shaw (2), Virgil Brown, Everett Jones (2), Wayne Dickey (4), Dave Jones, Terry Cruggs, Ginny Bourke, and Chuck Luce.
Respectfully submitted, Kay Gagetton Lenker, Secretary
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years he has built a near-complete date set of Japanese one yen coins. In addition to chopmarks, many include a mint-added circular "gin" mark, either left or right of center on the reverse.
To further his chopmark interests, Everett helped found the Chopmark Collectors Club in 1990. He now produces the club's Chopmark News quar- terly for 120 members worldwide. Along with friend Frank Rose's book Chopmarks, Everett's 16-page newsletters comprise the largest amount of information on the subject. His collection has grown to include hundreds of marked coins from Spain, Japan, Britain, France, China, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India. Among U.S. coins, Everett has chopmarks on U.S. Trade Dollars (the most popular target of counterfeiters), Morgan dollars, half dollars, and even quarters. (Of five known chopmarked U.S. quarters, Everett has three.)
Everett was born in Los Angeles and raised in Southern California towns. After joining the U. S. Navy, he spent 24 years touring the Pacific. He served aboard destroyers, supply ships, and on riverboats in Vietnam,
= ; and was tempted by interesting
% coins being sold in many West- \, ern Pacific ports. He retired as
} a Senior Chief Boatswain's + Mate and spent almost 20 ‘more years with the Chula ” Vista School District. Based on je his interest in world coins, he
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Oe b. %, outdoor activities to the confine- | » ment of a coin shop or coin show. Now he and his wife have perfected a garden filled with bonsai and landscaping to rival any nursery. The close friendships Everett developed aboard the USS a MARS (AFS-1) during 3 1/2 — [we years operating off Vietnam in- i «=. a spired him to attend their initial reunions. At these festivities someone remarked that they should keep a scrapbook of their }escapades, and maybe circulate newsletter. Everett volun-
Everett catal | re Maetpail teered! He has now compiled 19 verelt caltatogues an ocuments Lrade ? : dollars with and without chopmarks. notebooks of articles, photo
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ographs, and memorabilia regarding the 30-year bag rr of the Navy's first combat replenishment ship. He 7 | also writes a 16-page newsletter every 5 months for a growing list of 1,000 former shipmates.
Everett's riverboat memories and roles << as a Combat Control Boat Captain led ge him to volunteer in the development 4° of the Vietnam Unit Memorial Monu- 4.” ment in Coronado. For years §. Everett worked on the restoration of ; the CCB-18, now one of three boats - at the site on the Naval Amphibious Base. Even his son and grandson “3% have pitched in to help. And the scrap- “S8 books of memories and photos have been compiled by whom?—Everett.
As past president of the San Diego Bonsai Club, Everett is renowned as a master grower, seller, and exhibitor of many Bonsai plant varieties. His back yard and canyon are filled with gnaried, interesting specimens that he prunes and shapes into graceful styles.
Chopmarked coins are not Everett's only collection. He has compiled a high grade U.S. type set and a nearly complete set of circulated Morgan dollars with matching toning. He also prizes his top-quality type sets of Ja- pan, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, and even Austria. His sets have been carefully built by many visits to coin shops, coin shows, and ) Internet auctions. Several sets were initiated by his pal Dave's challenges of "Why don't you collect these too?"
Despite his alleged time constraints, Everett still searches for a few missing treasures: elusive Trade Dollar dates with chopmarks, Japanese coins, mod- ern U.S. commemoratives, and state -; quarters. But progress may be slow— , because instead of searching for coins, ic he is outside cele his Bonsai!
| Afany # Trade dollars Y and their chop ~ marks are coun- terfeited - authenti-
cation is difficult!
Everett’s champion Bonsai trees include corkbark pine (above), California juniper, bougainvillea, Shimpaku juniper (right), and Virginiana junipers.
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SDN¢ TURNS SEVENTY!
Our San Diego Numismatic Society celebrates its 70th birthday this June. The club was organized at the offices of Dr. Bruce Wallace on February 8, 1937, but the first formal meeting was not held until June.
Some interesting statistics: 1,069 Total members to date 825 Meetings through this May (70 years equals 840 months. so we missed only a few months) 55 Members active today 19 Total Life Members: including current members Kay. Roger, Dorothy, Phil C., Les, and Ivah 31 Different Presidents (mostly 2-year terms): including current members Kay (for 6 years), Dorothy (5 years), Ginny (a record 8 years), Jim Hunt, Larry, Chuck, Wayne. Mike. Ken, and Dave. 42 Different Vice Presidents: including current members Les. Roger (6 years). Phil C., Chuck, Dorothy (4 years), Wayne. Mike, Ken, Dave 27 Different Secretaries: including current members Les. Jim W (briefly). Dorothy (briefly). and Kay (now in her 18th year!) 27 Different Treasurers: including current members Roger. Rex. Larry (13 years). and Jim Hunt (since 1999)
Our longest-serving President
longest-serving Secretary
Our longest-serving Treasurer
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1962 & 64 Proof Quarters 1979 New Zealand 50 cents 2005 Proof Sacagawea Dollar =: 191 7-18-19-20 Canada cents 1888 Zaire 10 Centimes 1992 Mint Set
1980 Mint Set Donation by Terry Tilton:
1882-0 Morgan Dollar 1995 Canada Silver 5 Dollars Everett Jones, Rafflemeister a
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50 Years Ago—"Other Hobby Nite" brought out gems, picture post cards, a Norse ship model, South Sea Islands films, and foreign coins. President Francis Jones brought a framed display of coins belonging to the Society. A separate Mid Year Banquet was held at the Institute of Aeronautical Sci- ences, with entertainment by the Cabrillo Folk Dancers. Dr. Bruce Wallace related how SDNS was founded at his office and the first real meeting was held in the Electric Building (in Balboa Park?). SDNS sponsored the Far Western Numismatic Conference in 1937 at the San Diego Hotel; displays included an 1804 silver dollar. Dr. Wallace also initiated numismatic dis- plays at the San Diego County Fair in 1953.
40 Years Ago—Two SDNS members, Raymond Toy and Bob Meyer, have authored the book World War II Axis Military Currency with illustrations and valuations. Also just released is Sylvia Haffner's The History of Moa- ern Israel's Money from 1917 to 1967. Bulletin editor Dorothy Baber com- mended Dwight Safford for contributing articles on coins, tokens, medals, currency, banks, and mints. The Spaghetti birthday dinner included spa- ghetti, salad, drinks, and pudding for $1. A white elephant auction followed, conducted by Al Baber. The dinner brought $40, and the auction $120.
30 Years Ago—Another potluck, and the 40" birthday party of SDNS. More "Other Hobbies" this year: gems and minerals, a thimble collection, minia- ture liquors, roses, geraniums, and cruise photos. Belated thanks were is- sued to May's speaker Jim Hill for his talk on Gold. At the County Fair (now called Southern California Expo), Best in Show went to Harvey Rose for his three cases of 1915 Panama Pacific Memorabilia. Other prizewinners were Ed Raymond, Patsy Rose, and Catharine Edgerton. Member Jim Hunt wrote of his "Early Experiences of a Coin Collector," beginning at age 5 when his mother gave him an English penny and a Chinese cash coin.
20 Years Aqo—The 50" SDNS Birthday was celebrated with a spaghetti dinner. Other hobby night brought collections of soccer awards, key chains, arrowheads, genealogy sheets, oil paintings love tokens, PNC covers, and old keys. Kay Lenker is running for a seat on the ANA Board of Directors. County Fair exhibit winners included Larry Baber, Eric Millman, Barbara Smith, Lloyd Lindemer, and Harold Centman. Howard Smith's "Eagles on Mexican Coins" was the Best Senior Exhibit.
10 Years Ago—A Potluck Picnic was held with 27 attendees, including five guests and a long-distance member: USNA Midshipman India Jones. Paul Whitnah furnished the birthday cake. Jack Hook lobbied for Coins For Kids donations. Terry Cruggs won the coins of the month: ‘V’ nickels. Other Hobby Night brought out travel magazines, toy cars, miniature clocks, pho- tographs, Christmas Cactus cuttings, and history books. At the County Fair, SDNS exhibit winners included Ginny Bourke (a first place), Chuck Luce (a second), Jack Hook (two third places), and junior Matt McDaniel. Char- ter member Paul Boltz' name was drawn for the Goodie Jar, but he was in a convalescent home as the result of a stroke. The members voted to have President Ginny Bourke deliver the prize to him personally.
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5:15 p.m. Tuesday June 4, 2007 } in the park outside the meeting room — Featuring Ken’s Chili— then...
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The San Diego County Fair has opened its annual display of sum- mer exhibits: including gems, minerals, quilts, hobbies, pies, and COINS. As in the past, SDNS members garnered a lion’s share of numismatic exhibit awards. Ken Spindler took top honors & among coin exhibits with his dis- "A play of “National and _ Inter- & national Heroes on Coins Around the World.” His exhibit followed the Fair's 7 theme of “Salute to Heroes.” In a
similar vein, winning the Tokens category was Dorothy Baber’s display on “Everyday Heroes’—featuring the Purple Heart medals of her husband and brother. The Fair remains open until July
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The 826th meeting of the Society was held June 5, 2007, in the Adult Rooms of the North Park Recrea- | tion Center with an attendance of 18. The meeting =: . ae followed a picnic in the Park with Ken Spindler’s chili ss : ay Bee and some members bringing their own repasts. ‘
Following the pledge to the flag led by President Dave Jones, the following reports were made. Treasurer's report by Jim Hunt was read and accepted. Ginny Bourke reported that the ——— galt next CSNA meeting would be at the Golden State = Birthday cake from Paul Whitnah. Coin Show and she had exhibit applications. The —————— — —___—__—_—__——_— ANA meeting in Milwaukee was also reported by Ginny, with a day in lola to follow. The case of Manley vs. Kagin was settled at an ANA meeting in Long Beach. Kagin was exonerated. NASC: Kay Lenker had tickets for the gold drawing and some were purchased by the club to be used as raffle prizes.
Old Business: The COINARAMA bourse is sold out and there is a waiting list.
New Business: The club has received a gift of Dave Bowers’ book Obsolete Paper Money that will be sold at the November auction. The July meeting coin will be the Adams dollar. The name for the attendance drawing was Camille Horak, who was not present. Chuck Luce took home the seven Mercury dimes.
Other Hobbies were shared by members, with Jean Luce bringing various types of greeting cards that she has made. Dorothy Baber had miniature liquor bottles with fig- ures on them. Jim Wells brought bound copies of SDNS Bulletins. Ginny Bourke shared blue glass bears and paperweights. Roger Sullivan brought, in hand-carved birds that were made by Japanese in internment |] #R@UNeRMuam camps. Donna Brown showed us some of her quilts. Virgil Brown |] iiaaiam OEE collects guns and had a flint lock pistol and a four barrel gun. Kay a Cae Lenker likes Sheltie dogs and has some Sheltie Christmas orna- ments. (See photos, next page.)
The club's birthday cake was provided by Paul Whitnah. Raffle Prizes went to Chuck Luce (2), Donna Brown (3), Terry Higgins (2), Jim Hunt, Kay Lenker, Dave Jones (4), Terry Cruggs, i Jack Hook (3), Wayne Dickey and Ginny Bourke (2). : . Respectfully submitted, Book donated to
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In the Coin category, second place went to Ken Aring’s “Central Asian Coinage before 1000 A.D.” and third was won by Kay Lenker with “The Eagle on the Dollar.” Greg Schenewerk's “+ *, * “Prestige Proof Sets 1983-1997” won Honorable sins sig Vinee uu tuk Mention. Other exhibits were Catharine Edger-
ton’s “Washington Coins” and Richard White's p HEROES “Tools of the Coin Collector.” so | _
Ken Spindler won second place in Tokens with “Token Coinage of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto” ——- > jand ~=s Virginia Bourke won \third with “Condor Tokens.” Larry
Baber’s “Bulgarian Heroes” won Honor- able Mention. Other token exhibits were Kay Lenkers “Gaming Tokens of Siam,” Andrew Woodruff’s “Casino de Isthmus City Gaming Tokens,” and Catharine Edgerton’s “San Diego Tokens—200th Anniversary.”
In the Youth Category, Cole Schenewerk won first with “The Third Side—The Edge of the Coin” and
Dorothy 5 poignant exhibit Torrey Schenewerk was second with features Purple Heart medals of “Horses on Coins." her hero husband and brother. “America’s Smallest Postage
Stamp” (showing an Indian Head cent)
won first place in the Stamp Category for Andrew Woodruff. The International Numismatic Society of San Diego entered a non-competitive exhibit entitled “Foreign Coins, A to Z.”
Again this year there was no Best in Show awarded in the Coin, Stamps, & Tokens Division. A Best in Show among all Collections, Miniatures & Models, Coins, Stamps & Tokens exhibits was awarded to a miniature dio- rama of the Bodie, California, ai town.
Condor "TORING
Virginia Bourke exhibits Catharine F. Edgerton Ken Spindler’s tokens heroes on British explains the portraits of are from a World War II provincial Conder tokens. George Washington. Polish ghetto.
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Bulgarian Heroes
exhibits hvo
20:5 BRS cases.
- County
Larry Baber
cases of colorful
Bulgarian hero
medals. Exhibits use the Fair's
Fair Exhibit H story -
| I Numismatic exhibits at the San Diego County Fair were instigated in 1953 i by Dr. Bruce Wallace, SDNS founder and first President. Over the years
ithe exhibit awards have changed
in numbers’ and
titles, and
§ complete records have not been kept. Below is a compilation of known top § exhibitors, mostly winning the Best of Show award. Can anyone fill in the
s missing years?
Year Best in Show Winner 1981 #1953 No "Best;" four first places 1982 81954 No "Best;" 62 firsts 1983 #1955 Grand Awd: Eugene Cooper 1984 51956 (not recorded) 1985 #1957 Best of Show: Dean Starr 1986 81958 Eugene Cooper 1987 #1959 (not recorded) 1988 ] 1960 A.F. Andersen 1989 51961 Tom Ward 1990 y 1962 Harvey Rose 1991 : Elmer Tvedt 1992 (not recorded) 1993 Catharine & Stuart Edgerton 1994 Stuart Edgerton 1995 Stuart Edgerton 1996 Lowell Lundberg 1997 Jim Wells 1998 Jim Wells 1999 Beverly Lundberg 2000 (not recorded) 2001 Jim Wells 2002 (not recorded) 2003 Jim Wells 2004 Kay Edgerton 2005 Harvey Rose 2006 Kay Edgerton Gladys Moulton 2007 Kay Lenker
John Lenker Kay Lenker Howard Smith David Smith Howard Smith Ken Aring Howard Smith Eric Millman Eric Millman Jim Wells Jim Wells Eric Millman Jim Wells Jim Wells Ken Aring (not recorded) Ken Aring Ken Aring Ken Aring Andrew Woodruff Andrew Woodruff (not recorded) Ken Spindler Best/Div: K.Spindler/INNSD Best/Show: K.Spindler/INNSD No "Best:;" Firsts to K. Lenker, K. Spindler No "Best;" Firsts to K. Spindler, D. Baber
. See also Wallace Trophy history, Page 6.
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Remembering the Elise Wallace Memorial Trophy In 1958 Dr. Bruce Wallace (SDNS member #1) donated an engraved Trophy in memory of his wife Elise (member #2), who had died two years earlier. The trophy was awarded to the SDNS member with the best numismatic exhibit at the San Diego County Fair. It was retired after 1982. The winners: 1958 J. LeRoy Johnson 1967 Lowell Lundberg
1959 not awarded 1968 Kay Edgerton
1960 Paul Hamm 1969 Tony Lagera 1961 Michael McHenry (Jr) 1970 Beverly Lundberg 1962 Patsy Rose 1971 Jim Wells 1980 Kay Lenker 1963 Robert G. Estell 1972 Kay Edgerton 1981 John Lenker 1964 Elmer Tvedt 1973 Jim Wells 1982 Kay Lenker 1965 Roger Sullivan 1974 Jim Wells aa 1966 Stu Edgerton 1975 Jim Wells .
1976 Kay Edgerton 1977 Harvey Rose 1978 David Smith (Jr) 1979 Howard Smith
Wallace Trophy winners Jim Wells (left), Roger Sullivan, and Kay Edgerton Lenker. Roger also served as Superintendent of Numismatic Exhibits at the Fair for 37 years.
Coin for July: John Adams Dollar
Raffle for July
1964 Kennedy Half Dollar 1941 Mercury Dime
Papua New Guinea One Kina 1987 Mint Set
1969 Mint Set
France 1973 10 Francs
Italy 1927 10 Lire
1989 Proof Set
Mexico 1978 100 Peso 1971-S Proof lke Dollar 1999 P & D SBA Dollars Canada 1970 Mint Set
Everett Jones, Rafflemeister
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50 Years Ago—At the San Diego County Fair, 23 exhibitors entered 66 ex- hibits. Best of Show was awarded to Dean Starr's Wooden Nickels, which proved you don't have to exhibit a millionaire’s collection to win. The ANA issued a membership directory of all members. The total membership was estimated at 12,000; California having the most members. The City of San Diego had 72 ANA members. Ryan Aeronautical Coin Club has just started, with SONS member Douglas Decker as president. Eleven people joined SDNS this month, including Lowell L. Lundberg, a future president.
40 Years Aqo—At the County Fair, the Elise Wallace Memorial Trophy (for best exhibit by an SDNS member) was awarded to Lowell Lundberg (see above!) Other winners were Stuart Edgerton (Best in Show), Roger Sullivan, Catharine Edgerton, and Phil Centman. Irving Knickerbocker, a faithful member, spoke at the July meeting on his collecting, which started not with coins, but with cigar bands. His father (a coin collector) "forced" Irving to learn the value of coins after he had spent some "rare" coins for some trivial items! Plans were underway to host the ANA 1968 convention in San Diego.
30 Years Aqo—The July meeting was planned for July 4, despite the holi- day. But at the last minute President Kay Edgerton was told the meeting rooms would be closed! She tried to contact members by telephone, and then at meeting time went to the Center to notify members she couldn't reach. To her chagrin, the meeting room was open, but by then no meeting was possible. The July Bulletin listed all 70 SDNS members, only eight of whom are still members. The 20° COINARAMA was held July 9-10 with the theme of Charles Lindbergh, who made his famous flight 50 years before.
20 Years Aqo—At the July meeting Lloyd Lindemer spoke about U.S. Mints: their locations, buildings, and problems. The 30" COINARAMA drew over 700 people. SDCICNC President John Lenker presented COINA- RAMA chairman Jim Heine with Council medals. The Sunday Breakfast had 35 present at the Cafe Casino. SDNS nearly swept the exhibit awards: Howard Smith won Best of Show with his "Eagles on Mexican Coins," and Lloyd Lindemer took the Theme prize for "Cats on Coins." Other winners included Ellen Hunt, Tom Fitzgerald, Al Baber, Jim Hunt, Kay Lenker.
10 Years Ago—Speaker Michael Fogarty educated members on Coins of the Mexican Revolution, giving the history of the Revolution and the move- ment that resulted in agrarian reform. The cake was furnished and served by Patti Jagger (now Patty Jagger-Finner, running for ANA Vice President.) At the COINARAMA breakfast, Jean Luce was awarded the SDCICNC Medal of Merit. Jim Wells won the Edgerton Best of Show exhibit award with his "America's Smallest Coins," and Ginny Bourke and Phil Iversen were among other winners.
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North Park Adult Center, 2719 Howard Street, San Diego
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BULLETIN
Club Founded in 1957
August 2007
Vol. LX
501h COINGRAMEA a Golden Success
Over 600 collectors gathered for the landmark 50th COINARAMA, held July 28 and 29 at the Scottish Rite Center in San Diego. The Center’s large Corinthian room held over 70 tables of dealers offering coins, paper © money, tokens, and other tempting collectibles. a titn
General Chairman Virginia Bourke reports that “The \ Sag show was fabulous, with a busy registration, active sales, an auction, fine breakfast, and excellent exhibits.” Virginia credited the strong show to her experienced committee chairmen. Dorothy Baber hosted a nice Sunday breakfast with gift bags for the attendees. Kay Lenker assisted Virginia and was in charge of the busy bourse. Joyce Darnell organized the educational exhibits. Chuck Luce designed the 50th anniversary medal, and Larry Baber managed the medal’s production. Jack Hook solicited a long list of patrons. Rex Salmon published a lengthy keep- sake program and took photographs. Ken Spindler handled the finances and Lee Darnell managed the property. Wayne Dickey headed the busy registration table. Jim Hill's auction drew spirited bidding. The Schenewerk family ran the popular “Coins for Kids” tables. Many others volunteered too. Attendees ended the weekend tired but well pleased with the show. Yet
— + ss scust ee Virginia promises suai that COINA- He RAMA will
me be “bigger ihe and better
ek b2Ma_next year.”
A busy COINARAMA bourse drew many collectors.
More on Page 4...
The 827th nea of the dSatiotan was held aaiiye 3, 2007, i in ts ° Adult Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center. Attendance was 22 including two guests. President Dave Jones led the Pledge, and guests Shane Burke and Mel Moore were introduced.
The Treasurer’s report was presented by Jim Hunt and accepted. Ginny Bourke reported that CSNA would meet at the Golden State Coin Show in Arcadia. ANA meets in Milwaukee and a new Board will be installed. We voted the ANA ballot and Kay mailed it. Jim Hunt reported that the next Southern CSNA os would ee on March 15, 2008 and in San Diego. 7 Old Business: The County Fair ends tomorrow and we have had many visitors who have shown interest in at- tending local club meetings and COINARAMA. New Business: Refreshments in August will be brought by Donna Brown and the coin will be any bronze medal. Member Favorites: Ken Spindler had a notebook of French Revolution assignats, Russian coppers, and wire money. He also brought items that County Fair visitor Carol Lockwood lent him —a bag with a vinyl sheet cover- ing European coins, and a leather vest with Lincoln cents attached. Roger Sullivan shared one man’s Silver Star medal and Purple Heart that were named and numbered with citations. Ken Berger shared 33 pieces of California Gold. Jim Wells brought in Louisiana paper money from the Civil War. Three notes had Mississippi notes on the back, and three had pre-Republic of Texas notes on the back. Ellen Hunt showed her newest addition: Ken Bressett’s book Money of the Bible that she plans to start collecting. She —— with a widow's mite. (See photos, next page.)
The attendance prize was won by Joyce Darnell. Refreshments were brought and
served by Ken Spindler. Raffle Prizes went home with Doug Darnell, Lee Darnell, Everett Jones (2), Chuck Luce, Joyce Darnell (2), Terry Cruggs, Kay Lenker, Dave Jones (2), and Ginny Bourke (2). anaes a Respectfully submitted,
Kay Sageton Lenker, ee | | Website of the Month: —i|
The Coins of Colonial and Early America
at http:/Avww.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ | This website features photographs. | ‘descriptions and discussions of the coins and tokens used in Colonial and | ' Confederation America, based on examples in the Department of Special Collections | | at the University of Notre Dame. Companion websites include essays. bibliographies, | ‘and Colonial-era and Confederation-era paper currency. : | Do you know of an interesting numismatic website? Submit it to the Bulletin, |
Joyce won the attendance seal
an RNR |
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ju ly 's Member Favorites
Ken S. -_* brought & . an French if Revolution assignot notes.
A purse covered with small foreign coins.
Roger had Silver Star and Purple Heart medals.
A vest covered with Lincoln cents.
Jim showed
Louisiana Confederate notes.
Ken DID win Best of Division at the Fair!
2007 San Diego County Fair
tome Abcbbs Best of Division
Coins, Stamps & Tokens
’ “ . . . enneth J. Spindler Ellen’s new “numismatic But her longtime . pate ek passion” is numismatic passion
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Scenes from the Goiden COl NARAMA
. Cont. from Page 1
The Sunday breakfast buffet and gift bags were organized by Dorothy Baber.
SDCICNC Prez Dave Jones presents off- metal sets to medal designer Chuck Luce and General Chairman Virginia Bourke .
Larry and Dorothy Baber contemplate a deal at their bourse table.
Roger Sullivan exhibited 50 C OINARA MA programs back to the first, which he attended. ‘
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Kay Lenker surprises Dave Jones by presenting him with a SDCICNC \fedal of Merit. CENTER
MISSION VALLEY
. > ty SF ~ | DIEGO | :
Wayne Dickey (far left) and Everett Jones (far
SDCICNC Medals of Merit.
Jim Hunt explains his winning exhibit of gold coins.
Cole Schenewerk was proud of his Best in Show exhibit “The Third
Side. Thanx to brag Greg and Torrey Schenewerk manage Jor many Pix: the Coins for Kids table.
Coinarama Exhibits—2007
COINARAMA attendees were treated to 19 numismatic exhibits of coins. paper money. tokens, and even coin jewelry. To honor the Golden COINARAMA. a category for gold coins was added this year in addition to Senior and Junior exhibitor categories.
eaten
® The Kay Edgerton Lenker * Best in Show Award goes to | .. Cole Schenewerk!
Cole Schenewerk’s “The Third Side: The Tim H. od Edge of the Coin” won not only Best in im f2unt s ve Show, but also SDCICNC President First Place in the Gold Category, Dave Jones’ Special Award. = presented by Joyce Darnell.
. a Ge! Kay Lenker's “Coins of Catherine the fat Great” won Third © Place in the Senior
me we
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Ken Spindler’s “National and Interna- tional 'Heroes' on Coins” and Andrew 3 Woodruff’s “Union National Bank of San inn Category. Diego” tied for First Place in the Senior , = eens Sa a — Category. Andrew also won Second Torrey Schenewerk ’s “Horses on Coins” won
Place in Gold with “A Selection of U.S. First Place in the Junior Category. Gold Commemorative Coins.” AS PR Pe eae OE
nn ee EEEEEE EN EEEEEEEEEEEEEn!
Ken Aring - Central Asian Coinage Before 1000 AD Ken Aring - Personal Banking in Former Communist Countries, 1947-1997 Virginia Bourke - A Gold Coin Minted on the Lam
Joyce Darnell - Flowers of the Alphabet
Lee Darnell - John Deere Tractors
Jack Hook - Foreign Gold Coins
Jack Hook - Gold and Silver Recovered from the Ocean Floor
Ellen Hunt - I'm Not a Gold Collector - I'm a Gold Wearer
Int'l Numismatic Society of SD - Foreign Coins, A to Z (non-competitive) Chuck Luce - The Prize of All the Oceans (non-competitive)
Ken Spindler - Token Coinage of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto
Andrew Woodruff - C. L. Williams, San Diego Banker
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Other Exhibits
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30 Years Aqgo—The August meeting was Fiesta del Pacifico night, which jrew 88 attendees. Prizes were given for the best costumes worn by mem- ers. Several members brought their exhibits from the San Diego County =air and gave short talks on the contents. The club's library under librarian =rancis Jones has been moved to the Vasa Hall meeting site and consists f numismatic periodicals, catalogs, price lists, and books. Members Leonel and Anna Merle Panosh were at the Philadelphia ANA convention; Leonel s the ANA President.
10 Years Aqo—. Bruce Wallace, SDNS founder and Member #1, spoke on 1is earlier days of collecting, interesting sidelights of SDNS, and establish- ng the Elise Wallace Memorial Trophy. Auction Chairman Catharine Edgerton listed 33 lots in the monthly auction, including shield nickels, ndian head cents, and Canadian coins. INSSD recently installed SDNS nember Jim Center as its new president; 80 people attended the installa- ion dinner. Maurice Gould was speaker and installing officer.
30 Years Agqo—Ted Gottschall has suggested to the Board that monthly meetings include some swap sessions. Because it was his idea, he is chair- ng a committee to get things going. Items will be listed on a blackboard at he meeting. The recent 20" COINARAMA was chaired by Don Webb, with Virginia Bourke in charge of programs and Kay Edgerton in charge of oublicity. Former member Jim Wells returned to San Diego from living in Germany, and paid his SDNS dues. An article on "Gold Quarters and Halves" from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and Panama Pacific International Exposition was contributed by Dwight Safford.
20 Years Ago—The August meeting was the Society's 600", and wooden dollars commemorating the event were issued to the attendees. The By- Laws were amended to add the provision "The Vice President shall be responsible for planning the monthly programs and scheduling speakers." Ken Aring of the INSSD spoke to the August meeting on "Mongols" - the largest empire ever known. Ken's slides showed the progression of the Mongol society from primitive beginnings, measurement of wealth in jivestock, cowry shells, and on to silver and gold ingots and finally paper money.
10 Years Ago—SDNS members Kay Lenker and Helen Carmody have been re-elected to the Board of Governors of the ANA. Vernon Reed treated members to Part Il of his "Recollections of a Mint Director," continuing the saga of Frank Leach, his trial and tribulations as the Mint Director in San Francisco during and after the great earthquake. President Ginny Bourke displayed the certificate issued to SDNS at the 100 Anni- versary CSNA convention in Santa Barbara. Al Baber displayed his "Century Club" award he received for signing up over 100 members to ANA.
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Next Meeting:
’ 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2007 PROGRAM BY REX SALMOR: "Gullible Public
and Wise Collectors Divining
Numismasterical Smokescreens'
- Refreshments by Donna and Virgil Brown - : North Park Adult Center, 2719 Howard Street, San Diego
Call VP Ken Spindler (619) 543-0751 to volunteer. “Coin” for August: Any Bronze Medal
Raffle for August
1990 Proof Set Singapore $10 1976 Ded ae Mexico 1968 Olympic 25 Pesos 1982 Washington Half ee aD, Ries 1935-S Peace Dollar Gold Tickets Drawing pe ee 1961-64 (4) Proof Dimes Canada 1979 Dollar ey 1983 Proof Set 1955-D Washington Quarter Everett Jones, Rafflemeister
COMING EVENTS
Aug 7: SDNS: Rex Salmon Sept 4: SDNS: ANA & GSCS Recap Aug 8-12: ANA World's Fair of Oct 2: SDNS: Jim Hunt, speaker Money, Milwaukee Nov 6: SDNS: Donation Auction Aug 25-26: Golden State Coin Dec 4: SDNS: Spaghetti Dinner Show, Arcadia Dec 9: Heartland Coin Show,
El Cajon | on
\ San Diego Numismatic Society P o. Box 6909, San Diego CA 92166-0909
At dik Cage — Member: ANA #6380 -- NASC #215 -- CSNA #81 2007- oD: hg President TETTTTELT TT Dave Jones 2008 “Dye ‘€ Vice President «**::s*****"": Ken Spindler } ) % Secretary TRETETELIT Kay Lenker Officers: Treasurer PTePTERETICPE Jim Hunt Board 3-year: Everett Jones / Terry Cruggs Waratare: | 2-year: Dorothy Baber / Ellen Hunt oe oe 1-year: Ginny Bourke / Les Peich okey Pose ll Jim Wells .. . (858) 457-1533
i Jimswell@aol.com
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San Diego oo T]TTTZTmm oo Numismatic Society
A California Non-Profit Corporation
BULLETING
Club Founded in 1937
Vol, LX September 2007 No. 9
ANA Convention Brews rood interest
The World’s Fair of Money—otherwise known as the 116th Anniversary Convention of the American Numismatic Association—was held August 8-12 in the “Brew City”: Milwaukee.
Thousands of excited collectors of coins. tokens, medals. and paper money gathered to enjoy the festivities and shop at twenty World Mint displays and over 340 dealer and club tables.
In the exhibit area, 77 exhibitors filled several hundred exhibit cases. including Chet Krause’s non- competitive display of 1.500 Wisconsin bank notes. A three-inch Convention
The U.S. Mint exhibited their seldom-seen aie ee teed 22 karat gold proof Sacagawea dollars. Operation NPintonclie Me aee bocuore of an antique “spider press” and sheets of Series 1934 $100,000 gold certificates were highlights of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing exhibit. The Smithsonian Institution displayed gold rarities, and the ANA museum sent its 1913 Liberty Head nickel.
Educational programs included grading seminars, a Treasure Trivia game. and 46 presentations in the Numismatic Theatre. including presentations by SDNS members Jim
Wells and Stan Turrini. Numerous specialty clubs held meetings, and awards and recognitions were passed out throughout the week. The Convention was Wrapped up at a banquet Saturday night. when new ANA officers and board of governors were sworn in.
Ten SDNS members were among the crowd, and took part in the volunteer assistance, exhibiting, judging, speaking, and other convention activities. Next year’s convention will be in
Baltimore, and in 2009: Los Angeles! Plan to attend!
Peter the \fint Mascot
greeted convention attendees. .. more on Page 4...
Minutes of the August 2007 Meeting
RRL acne REASON SSE A A Sa ae
The 828th meeting of the Society was held August 7, 2007, in the Adult Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center. President Dave Jones called the meeting to order at 6:15 pm and led the Pledge to the Flag. We had no guests and many members were attend- ing the ANA Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The minutes of the July meeting were published in the Bulletin and were approved. Ginny Bourke read the Treasurer's report showing a balance of $860.32 prepared by Jim Hunt, which was also approved. There was no correspondence. Ginny Bourke covered the ANA Convention and said that those attending will report next month. Ginny announced the Golden State Coin Show in Arca- dia on August 25 and 26. This is a very nice show, a little smaller than COINARAMA .
Les Peich asked Ginny to report the Council doings. She reported that the elongated cents left over from COINARAMA were equally distributed between the clubs. Each club will receive $200 from the profits. Jim Hunt's exhibit “Denver Mint Gold” won First in the Gold Category and also the Kay Edgerton Lenker Best in Show Award. Cole Schenewerk won First Place in the Junior Category with “The Third Side.”
Larry Baber wants the club to address whether or not to continue striking COINA- RAMA medals. This will be addressed next month when more members are here. Old Business: None. New Business: Dave reminded members to start saving for the “club donation sale” in November. The December meeting will feature a potluck; Ken Spindler will bring in his special lasagna. Coins were chosen for upcoming months: September, Franklin Half, and October, dated buffalo nickels. Show and Tell: Les Peich brought in an old-fashioned Liberty Bell bank from the 1930's, which was locked. He received it from a friend while visiting in Wisconsin. While there, he tried various places to open the bank. Finally back in San Diego, he took it to a lock- smith who spent 5 hours working on it. There was nothing in it!! Les also brought in some of his com- pleted Franklin and Kennedy fifty-cent books. Program: Rex Salmon presented a tongue-in- cheek report on “Gullible Public and Wise Collec- tors Divining Numismasterical Smokescreens.” He started off by presenting posters on the words “Gullible,” “Hysteria,” “Pig in a Poke,” and “Cat in the Bag.” He had many news articles from private mints trying to guile the public into purchasing their wares. It is “Caveat Emptor’ to any who wish to tread these dangerous waters, which lead to “Creative Obfuscation.” Rex also displayed his own poster for purchasing coins. His nom de plume is “Chief Honest Face,” 1 Nebraska Hog —— Pen Mint Paying $10,000 for a 1943 Lincoln Cent Rex dispenses his wisdom. Minted in Copper.” Anyone owning such a coin. —————————— should immediately contact the Chief! Raffle Prizes went home with were Richard Horak, Terry Higgins, Virgil Brown, Rex Salmon, Wayne Dickey, Dave Jones, and Ginny for the Hunts. Ken Spindler won the attendance prize. Respectfully submitted,
Ginny Bourke for Kay Lenker, Secretary
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August Meeting Photos
All ae _ SecA Les relates his long saga of getting lirgil picks a raffle ticket under the
his Liberty Bell bank unlocked. watchful eves of Ken and Everett. It was empty!
And Jeanne
is a winner! (We knew that!)
. ~~ atl : Jack, Virgil, and Donna await the next raffle number.
#4
U. S. Mint Displays Never-Before-Seen Gold Space Coins Half-ounce gold versions of Sacagawea golden dollars that flew on a Space Shuttle Mission were displayed for the first time. Twelve gold proof Sacagawea Golden Dollars flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1999. Mint Director Ed
, . wu Moy unveiled the g ; coins at the P : eet) ANA’s’ World's } " : 'Fair of Money®
UNITED STATES
1 a» wa Milwaukee. | * . > me the coins trav- eled nearly two
wy. —* 30am million miles as
the shuttle orbited the Earth.
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Dorothy volunteered again at the registration
tables.
Kay wore her many hard- earned convention ribbons.
$100,000 gold certificates: Get ‘em by the sheet!
Bob completed his term as President of the Elongated Collectors Club.
BOARD OF GOVYENGRS * 200590
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Jim presented a Numismatic his term on the
Theatre talk on “Queen Victoria’s . Numismatic Family Tree.”
Stan completed
ANA “Board of Govenors. ”
The ANA displayed their Bebee specimen of § the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel.
Associate Curator Jim Hughes brought gold 1907 to 1916 experimental piedforts and other treasures from the Smithsonian collection.
The Royal Canadian Mint has struck 100-kilogram, 0.99999 fine gold coins, each weighing about 220 pounds. Do you have one?
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ANA Convention Exhibits
Convention attendees in Milwaukee were treated to over 100 exhibits in 26 exhibit classes. Including non-competitive entries, exhibits filled over 400 cases. SDNS mem- ber Kay Lenker won a Second Place with her “A Visit to Yap” exhibit. Jim Wells won a Third Place in U. S. Coins with his “Flowing Hair Silver.”
Six SDNS mem- bers were also judges: Kay, Jim, Jim Hunt, Larry Baber, Paul Whitnah (Assistant
Chief Judge), and 4 Bob Fritsch.
ANA President Bill Horton pre- sents Kay with the Second Place Award in the Primitive, Odd and Curious Money Class.
Jim Hunt judged several classes.
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ANA Governor Remy Bourne presents Jim Wells with a Third Place in U.S. Coins.
50 Years Aqo—James Anderson gave a talk on "Coins Through the Ages" based on his exhibit. Doug Decker spoke on Lincoln cents, and had a chart of the scarcity of the uncirculated vs. circulated cents. Outgoing ANA President Leonel Panosh presented SDNS Founder Bruce Wallace a 25-year ANA membership medal. Bruce was believed to be the first SDNS member to receive such a medal. Lew Panosh exhibited his Past President medals from ANA, CSNA, and SDNS. The SDNS board decided to separate the monthly auction from the full meeting, to allow those not interested in the auction to visit or trade coins.
40 Years Ago—President Stuart Edgerton read a proposed change to the By-Laws to raise the yearly dues from $3 to $5. Dwight Safford contrib- uted a three-page article on "Americana." The recently-completed Tenth COINARAMA, chaired by Lowell Lundberg, was held for the second year at the Scottish Rite Memorial Center, with an attendance of nearly 800. Maurice Gould and Vince Bacon talked at the speaker's forum.
30 Years Ago—The September meeting attendees actively joined a round- table discussion on exhibiting, which was moderated by Roger Sullivan and Kay Edgerton. They encouraged members to bring collection items to share with the club. One idea was to have members bring a UNO: Unidenti- fied Numismatic Object! Kay presented a quiz using the names of coins, metals, and other numismatic-related words to complete song titles, slogans, and mottoes.
20 Years Ago—Meeting Speaker was Jim Hunt, who spoke on The Dahlo- nega Mint. According to Cherokee Indians, Dahlonega means "gold." Geor- gia mines produced 0.950 fine gold. The first coinage was made in 1830 by Templeton Reid, who had many minting problems. When gold was discov- ered in California, many miners left Georgia, but they did drift back. Exhibits were brought by Larry Baber, John Lenker, Lloyd Lindemer, Kay Lenker, Chuck Luce, Bill West, Phil Centman, and Jim Heine.
40 Years Aqo—The program was presented by Mike Shaw on "South Africa and the Boer War" which lasted from 1899 to 1902. Mike had quite a few numismatic items relating to the Boer War. SDNS exhibit winners at the recent Golden State Coin Show were Al Baber, Kay Lenker, and Phil Iversen. Jean Luce won a gold coin in the NASC drawing.
IN NEXT
iKay Lenker announced the retirement of MONTH'S ANA Executive Director Robert Leuver. Char- BULLETIP. ter member Paul Boltz celebrated his 90" REPORT ON THE birthday. Jim Hunt continued his monthly COLDEN STATE Coin Quiz with questions like "Who COIN SHOW
succeeded Robert Scot as Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint?" (answer: William Kneass.)
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Programs & Refreshment Volunteer Hotline: (619) 543-0751 or kjspindler@hotmail.com Call VP Ken Spindler to volunteer.
1961 & 62 Proof Quarters 1979 Proof SBA Dollar 2000-P Mint Set Cook Island 1976 $5 1941-D Mercury Dime 1896 Morgan Dollar 1983-P Olympic Dollar Canada Cents (3) 1917-19 1992 Proof Set 1943 Half Dollar
Sep 27-29: Long Beach Coin Show Nov 3: SDCICNC meeting
Oct 2: SDNS: Jim Hunt speaking Nov 6: SDNS: Donation Auction on Denver Mint Gold, Re- _ Dec 4: SDNS: Potluck Dinner freshments by the Luces
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Vol. LX October 2007
Oo. —— Stafe Show draws SDNS Members |
Several members of SDNS supported and enjoyed the &» Golden State Coin Show, held August 25 and 26 in Arcadia. *, This annual show is jointly sponsored by the » California State Numismatic Association and the Numis- ==) matic Association of Southern California. The Convention int =" Medal (at left) honored the New Orleans Mint. ag 5 a 4 In addition to a bourse of 35 dealers. many other meetings. Ne presentations, and events took place. In organizing the show. [i Jim Hunt ran the Educational Forum on Saturday. (See separate article on Ted Koopman’s presentation.) Virginia Bourke oversaw the exhibits -presented by 22 exhibitors in 41 cases. Several SDNS members attended meetings of the CSNA and NASC Boards on which they serve. Members Phil Iversen and Lance Dohe were among the bourse dealers.
At the Awards Banquet on Saturday night. Kay Lenker’s exhibit on Schautal- ers Relief of Vienna 1683 was a double winner. Second Place exhibit awards were won by Phil Iversen, Ken Spindler. and Jim Wells, and Third Places by Joyce Darnell and Jim Hunt. (See full exhibit list on page 3.) The award for Best Article
in The California Numismatist in 2006 was won by Jim ues for No Joshin— Those 1883 Nickels. . more inside ...
Kay's exhibit wins Best of Exonumia Jim wins Best Article in from Gary Beedon, Vice President of The California Numismatist the California Exonumist Society. for 2006 from Editor Greg Burns. SA ERIN TARDE a RRND A ELTA SRE ETE ORI IS ARTE RE IBEAUSOL GSU HSE AB SE DT ENE SIMCOE LT VENT ORE SER TEI ROLE,
Minutes of the September 2007 Meeting The 829th meeting of the Society was held September 4, 2007, in the Adult Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center. Attendance was 22. Following the flag salute led by President Dave Jones, reports were made on the recent Golden State Coin Show and the Milwaukee ANA convention.
Our January meeting is slated for January 1, a holiday, and it was decided to delay the dinner meeting until January 8 at Coco’s Restaurant. Speaker will be Al Hoogeveen on the Lewis and Clark expedition. A discussion of meeting at- tendance was initiated by Jim Wells. Jack Hook volunteered to telephone local members who have missed recent meetings. Following another discussion, it was decided to have an auction and mini-bourse in February.
Show and Tell: Mike Shaw attended the OMSA meeting in Houston and found an Honorable East Indian Medal that was issued to Indian troops.
Kay Lenker brought some of the materials from the ANA including her Second Place exhibit award, special leather-bound Red Book, and other books and a medal for judging and exhibiting. She also had the nameplate from the®GSCS award for Best of Exonumia for her Schautalers Relief of Vienna 1683.
Terry Cruggs shared his Franklin Half Dollar collection.
Jack Hook had his special Coinarama medals including the gold.
Ken Berger had a slabbed Califor- ;—~ nia coin with pitting that he bought in a Heritage auction graded AUS8. |
Ken Spindler had his second | place award from GSCS.
Jim Wells brought his second place award from GSCS and the | Literary Award he received. He also had a batch of books and | other ANA materials. ie) ie) ||
Jim Hunt was presented with his ~ FeTe Best in Show at COINARAMA. ph apts
Dorothy Baber had material from ——— sb SE e the ANA Dinner with the Chairman at Maders Restaurant in Milwaukee.
Larry Baber had the Red Book that was given to dealers on Sunday at ANA, He also had a square 1672 taler of John George IV, Duke of Saxony.
Name drawn for the attendance prize was Tom Fitzgerald, who wasn't here. Three Franklin half dollars went home with Les Peich. Refreshments were brought and served by Ginny Bourke and Terry Cruggs.
Raffle Prizes were won by Rich Horak (2), Terry Cruggs (2), Mike Shaw (2), Wayne Dickey (2), Jim Wells, Virgil Brown, Everett Jones, Lee Darnell, Ken Spindler, and Joyce Darnell. Some raffle items were donated by Dorothy Baber from ANA.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kay Lenker wins a First Place in Kay presents a Second Place award for Foreign Coins to Ken Spindler.
Joyce Darnell—Flowers of the Alphabet. Third Place in Miscellaneous category
Lee Darnell—John Deere
Ellen Hunt—J/’m Not a Gold Collector—I’m a Gold Wearer
Jim Hunt—Denver Mint Gold. Third Place in U.S. and Foreign Gold category
Phil Iversen—Hawaiian Half Dollars. Second Place in U.S. Commemoratives
Kay Lenker—Schautalers Relief of Vienna 1683. First Place in Medals category, also Best of Exonumia
Ken Spindler—American History & American Heroes on Coins Around the World. Second Place in Modern Foreign category
Jim Wells—Flowing Hair Silver. Second Place in U.S. Coin category.
eek ——aa os |) Jim Wells wins a Second Jim Hunt shows off Joyce Darnell wins a Place from Exhibit Chair his Third Place Third Place from spon-
Ginny Bourke. award. sor Harold Katzman.
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Here's a piece that's been circulating for years about the imagery on a U.S. | dollar bill. It may nevertheless be new to you So it’s being shared here in that spirit. E Take out a one-dollar bill, and look at it. The one-dollar bill first came off the ) presses in 1957 in its present oe! This so-called paper sa is in fact a cotton Sand linen blend, with . ,
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If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's square. a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out. but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know.
If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles. Both circles. together. ‘comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental Congress re- ; quested that Benja- min Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it ap- proved.
If you look at the ‘ left-hand circle. you | will see a Pyramid. Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This | country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the West or de- ie icided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is Qt" | un-capped, again signifying that we were not even close to being , ce | finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an an- | ‘cient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man F couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God.
§ could do anything.
"IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this currency. The Latin above the
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The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLO- vicrsaman RUM. means, "a new order has begun." At the base of the © mes pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776. are a Re If you look at the right-hand circle. and check it carefully. you will learn that it is on every National >» Cemetery in the United States It is also on the Parade of , | Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery. a “sand is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President | cscs ie of the United States. and it is always & on operh, Sa visible whenever he speaks. vet very few By a = people know what the symbols mean. > fs
The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for | be two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm: he is strong. 4 “4. and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly. he wears re ; no material crown. We had just broken from the King of Ae™!s-, Sh <> England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signify- ing congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" meaning "one nation from many people."
Above the Eagle. you have thirteen stars. representing TE the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunder- 3" standing rolling away. Again, we were coming together as ef
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Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an | olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we 4% ‘ya ‘ will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle al- Pgh iif | ways wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his” °" “"*"* gaze turns toward the arrows.
They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a world- wide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or mo- tels with a 13th floor. But think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence. 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above. 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum." 13 stars above the Ea- gle. 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits. and if you look closely, 13 arrows. And, for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
People often ask, "Why don't you know this?" Your children don't know this, and their history teachers don't know this. Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade. Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care. Too many veterans never came home at all.
You may share this page with everyone, so they can learn what is on the back of the UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands for.
.. Thanks to Ginny for this article ...
Ted's Rules for Investing in Collectible Coins
Coin dealer Ted Koopman is well known to most San Diego County collectors. He has operated Ted's Coins & Stamps in Chula Vista for 19 years, and is a familiar pres- ence with his wife Mary at Southern California coin shows. His coin interest dates to his childhood, and grew during his previous career in the U. S. Navy, where he rose to Commander and captained a destroyer. After retiring, he has been even busier buying, selling, and even collecting the coins he considers fascinating. He likes American coins, but finds world coins captivating too. He especially enjoys coins from his an- cestors' country: The Netherlands.
At the recent Golden State Coin Show on August 25, Ted was the speaker at Jim Hunt's Educational Forum, discussing The Coin Market Today. Ted fascinated the crowd with his colorful anecdotes and ad- vice. Here in a nutshell are some of his nuggets for investing and collecting:
e If you are collecting a coin series, buy the toughest coin in the series first. The os inexpensive coins will remain inexpen- “ sive. the expensive ones will just get more expensive over time.
e Buy the best coin or grade you can |: afford. Ll
e Buying grades higher than MS65 is Mey just speculation. The higher grades are often “commercial grades" for use of eBay or television, used by dealers that don't want to look at you eye to eye. They know 99% of their buyers will not return an overgraded coin. Ted prefers the personal contact for transactions, he feels the current marketplace includes too many traders with poor ethics.
e Get smart about grading! Each coin series has different grading attributes. Grad- ing standards have changed over the years--just compare the Brown and Dunn Extremely Fine definitions to the more recent ANA definitions. Ted likes "raw" (uncertified) coins anyway--look at the coin, and not a slab holder.
e Beware of counterfeits flooding the market, like 1914-D cents, Trade dollars, and gold coins. Check the PCGS "Detecting Counterfeits" book. Use a digital scale and a millimeter gauge to check weight and size. Even looking at coins full time, Ted has a "Box of Mistakes" that is full of counterfeits that have fooled him.
e Treat your collectibles properly! Catalog them carefully, store them safely, insure them. Avoid staples in flips!
e Carefully-bought collector coins should appreciate in value. The economic mo- mentum is up. Gold and silver bullion will continue to rise. The market has not fully recovered from the highs of the late 1980's and early 1990's, so has room to improve. Better dates in all series have done well.
e Collect because it's fun! Enjoy it! Learn about your ancestry and your ancestors’ coins. Support your local coin clubs!
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from Yester-Years in Review ner err rr
50 Years Ago—Club Secretary Joe Givens composed a list of twenty questions on numismatics. Many members were stumped but Joe Garside and Jerry Beavers tied for best answers, and were each awarded a 1957 Proof Set. Last month's Bulletin report that Bruce Wallace's 25-year ANA membership medal was a first for SDNS. This month it was reported that member Mike Carey (of Los Angeles) had not only his 25-year ANA medal, but also his 50-year medal, having joined ANA in 1902. (Wonder if he picked up his 100-year medal?)
40 Years Ago—A by-laws amendment to raise SDNS dues to $5 per year was defeated after Bulletin editor Dorothy Baber reported she has found a cheaper way to reproduce the Bulletin.
30 Years Ago—President Kay Edgerton made an appeal in the Bulletin for members to bring in exhibits. In inventorying her own collection, she re- discovered material she had forgotten about, and many of these developed into exhibits, swaps, or show-and-tell subjects. Meeting speaker Jim Wells described travels and coins collected during a year in Germany.
20 Years Ago—The October meeting was shared with the International Nu- mismatic Society of San Diego, which hosted a Joint Meeting of SDCICNC. Bob Mross and Ken Aring jointly presented a slide program on "Survey of World Coins," covering an array of countries and materials. Kay Lenker's exhibit "The Wild Man on Coins" won the Council's silver medal. Bulletin editor Dorothy Baber reported "If you find mistakes in this publication, please consider that they are there for a purpose. We publish something for everyone, and some people are always looking for mistakes!!" (Dorothy's philosophy is still carefully followed.) :
10 Years Aqgo—Oops - no Bulletin in the files. Bob Rittenhouse was scheduled to speak on Swiss # Medals, with refreshments by Irving Wool. The coin #7 of the month was a ROLL of Lincoln cents. i
Coin for October: Dated Buffalo Nickel Raffle for October
Russia 1980 5 Rubles
1989 Congress Half Dollar
1968 Mint Set 1982 Washington Half
Austria 1780 Maria Theresa 1944-D Five Cents
1989 Proof Set Donations by Dorothy Fe op s by Dorothy Baber:
1992 Mint Set 1794 Dollar puzzle
Proof Dimes (3) 1960-62-64 2007 Wi fodgs9 Mennuachaed ANA 2007 Wisconsin Quarter
Everett Jones, Rafflemeister
Next Meeting:
6:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2007 | PROGRAM BY ‘N JIM HURT:
DENVER MINT GOLD
Refreshments by Jean and Chuck Luce
Novth Park Adult Center, 2719 Howard Street. San Diego
Meetings on First Tuesday of each month
Programs & Refreshment Volunteer Hotline: (619) 543-0751 or kjspindler@hotmail.com Call VP Ken Spindler to volunteer.
The September 24 Coin orld has three articles of interest to SDNS:
e Guest Editorial by SDNS member Stan Turrini on his 75 days as ANA Governor
e Erroneous report that the 2008 CSNA Symposium (now scheduled for March 15 in San Diego) is “in doubt” (page 10)
e Glowing report of success of 50th COINARAMA (page 50)
COMING EVEATS Nov 3: SDCICNC meeting Dec 9: Heartland Coin Show, Nov 6: SDNS Donation Auction El Cajon Dec 4: SDNS Potluck Dinner Jan 8: (second Tues.) SDNS Instal- lation Dinner at Coco’s
San Diego Numismatic Society ' PO. Box 6909, San Diego CA 92166-0909
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2007- ' ‘ é President «sccctsttsssesseessecane Dave Jones
2008 Vice President **:***:***"*""" Ken Spindler ; . Secretary TERR UUOOOO COUPEE eee Kay Lenker
Officers: | TreaSUrery "tcc ttsccstcssesccnecnenas Jim Hunt
3-year: Everett Jones / Terry Cruggs sae ; 2-year: Dorothy Baber / Ellen Hunt embers: l-year: Ginny Bourke / Les Peich Editor & Jim Wells . . . (858) 457-1533 Publisher: Jimswell@aol.com
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Club Founded In 19357
November 2007
Like many numismatists, SDNS member Ginny Bourke has a variety of interests: coins. tokens. and medals, both from the United States and around the world. And like many collectors. coins are not her only interest. She also collects dogs. turtles. animal figurines, fossils, Se books, rocks, plates. pictures, and other | a memorabilia. ae
Perhaps her favorite collection is the interesting friends she makes with her bright smile and cheerful manner that she takes to the many coin clubs she supports.
Ginny was born in Massachusetts and raised in Connecticut. But this former Yankee moved to Southern California at age 11 and graduated from Mar Vista High in Imperial Beach. After studies at Gross- mont and Southwestern Colleges. she embarked on a career with the Telephone Company and later Rohr
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Ginny is looking for sixpences from each English monarch, such as hers that show Queen Elizabeth I, King Charles I, and Queen Anne.
Minutes of the October 2007 Meeting
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The 830th meeting of the Society was held October 2, 2007, in the North Park Center Adult Rooms with an attendance of 18. President Dave Jones was out of town, so VP Ken Spindler led the pledge to the flag and conducted the meeting. Treasurer Jim Hunt made his report which was accepted. Ginny Bourke reported on ANA and said that members had covered that at the last meeting and there was nothing new. CSNA will meet in San Jose February 1-3. The Council will meet November 4 and tickets for the off-medal set are on hand.
Old Business: None.
New Business: The Installation Dinner will be at Coco’s on January 8, 2008. Speaker will be Albertus Hoogeveen on Lewis and Clark. November will be the Donation Auction. Kay will provide refreshments and the coin will be a Mercury dime. There will be a raffle. December will be a pot luck andthe " ™
coin will be a 40% silver half dollar. Program: Jim Hunt spoke on Denver Mint Gold. He told of the gold rush in the Rockies in 1858 and the founding of a mint by Clark & Gruber in 1860 which coined 2%, 5, 10, and 20 dollar coins of nine different types. Finally the federal government established an Assay Office and later a branch Mint in Denver. (See related article, page 6.) Show and Tell: Chuck Luce brought medals he struck for his high school reunion in Sacramento, class of 1947. The reunion was attended by 200.
Jim Wells had a DVD of his talk at the Milwaukee ANA. i He also had his great grandfather's Confederate medal. Jim spoke on the Les Peich brought in his collection of $5 and $20 gold Colorado gold rush.
pieces. He had one coin from each of seven mints and pictures of the mints. He also shared U.S. gold type coins, a 100 oz. silver bar and a strongbox used on stage coaches.
Joyce Darnell had a Montreal Olympics coin set she recently completed.
Terry Higgins had a blue 1909S-VDB cent.
Jim Wells collected the attendance prize. Refreshments were brought and served by Chuck and Jean Luce. Raffle Prizes went to Jean Luce (2), | Mike Shaw (2), Joyce Darnell, Ginny Bourke (2), Ken Spindler (2), Everett Jones, Terry Cruggs (2), and Ellen Hunt.
Respectfully submitted, or i TRE, Secretary sot *@ ®
Les brought a gold type set and half eagles from seven mints.
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e: ter-Years in Review —1977—1987—1997
50 Years Ago—Over 40 SDNS members attended the recent CSNA con- vention in Long Beach. The banquet attendance was 216. Abe Kosoff spoke at the forum on grading, and Dr. Glenn Curtis spoke on Ecuador.
40 Years Aqgo—Photographer Rex Salmon contributed photos of the Tenth COINARAMA to the Bulletin, including shots of Awards Chairman Kay Edgerton, Council Secretary Dorothy Baber, and exhibit winners Stu and Kay Edgerton, Al Baber, Paul Moulton, Harlan White, and Vince Bacon. Dwight Safford contributed a three-page article on numismatic "Capers," from Cortes' debasement of Aztec gold in 1521 and the silver plating of cop- per coins by "old coppernose" King Henry VIII, to the last-minute rider to a U. S. Congressional Act in 1933.
30 Years Ago—Bill Schultz reported on his recent 54-hour trip around the poles on Pan Am's clipper ship. He returned with a souvenir for everyone at the meeting. Though the trip sounded expensive, Bill said it was only 8.5 cents per mile! (You do the math.)
20 Years Ago—Meeting Speaker Kay Lenker reported on the visit she and John Lenker made to the Pacific Island of Yap. At the CSNA convention, SDNS member Tom Fitzgerald was on a roll: his exhibits won two first places, the Albert L. Baber Best in Show, and the Best in Exonumia award. As a climax, he was named a Krause Publication Numismatic Ambassador. Dan Harley was also named a Numismatic Ambassador.
10 Years Ago—Dr. Lee Solomon talked on his trip to Switzerland with Elderhostel. He had a multitude of maps and cards and other memorabilia to enhance his presentation. Jim Hunt reported that at the SDCICNC meeting, the Cabrillo lighthouse design by Mickie Urlie (Pappy Young's daughter) had been chosen for the 1998 COINARAMA medal. aoe is stil a SDNS member.) ANSWERS to the missing — November Quiz Questions by Jim Hunt were 1) Niles, ga
Ohio; 2) Richard Yeoman; and 3) James B.f “%
Longacre's reverse of the Seated Liberty dime. Now: /
what were the questions?
1987 Mint Set 1945 Mercury Dime Canada 1984 Proof Dollar 1962 & 64 Proof Quarters 1992 XXV Olympiad Half Bahamas 1974 Proof Dollar 1979 Proof SBA Dollar 1978 Proof Ike
Dominican Republic 1988 Peso _—- 1976 Silver Half
1981 Proof Set
| Beret Jones; Rattiemeisier
She has recently moved to a 2.5-acre ‘country estate’ in Lakeside with fellow ™SDNS member Terry Cruggs. with eee Chough space to house all her : collections and hopefully Terry's large Sees collection of automobiles. ~ Her interest in coins was started at an ¥ early age, when she filled out penny Pe boards. She soon found that life's ex- penses interfered with her hobby. but now is able to haunt coin shops. swap meets, auctions, and coin shows in search of her many interests. See eae ESE i. | After working through United States Seven dogs compete for Ginny’s attention. type coins, Ginny has ventured into They are well rewarded! Hard Times Tokens and Conder Tokens of England. She collects with exhibits in mind, and has successfully exhibited her tokens, as well as coins that show ships, animals, birds, and other topical subjects. She especially enjoys the history and artistry of her collectibles.
Her coin interests have led Ginny into several coin clubs, where she values the people she meets. She first joined the clubs in Imperial Beach and Bonita. After they merged into the Chula Vista club. Ginny eagerly followed and has served as President and is currently both secretary and vice president. She is also in the Inter- national Numismatic Society and is secretary of the Heartland Coin Club. At SDNS, Ginny holds the record by serving as president for seven years!
Ginny is an ANA member, on the Board of Directors of the Numismatic Asso- ciation of Southern California, recording secretary of the California State Numis- matic Association, and exhibit chair of the Golden State Coin Show. Whew! But one of her biggest accomplishments is as General Chair of San Diego's COINA- RAMA. a task she has held for ten years. Her son Lyle also helps with the COINA- RAMA setup. She attributes COINARAMA’s success to the capable committee
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Ginny admires the artistry of the many Society of Medalists designs ...
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Ships on coins, Canadian Hologram coins, and even Greek tetradrachms spark Ginny’s interests.
chairmen that assist her.
Her interest in medals was heightened after Ee a fortuitous purchase at a swap meet by Terry: a ie TD of 58 case of medals produced by the Society of Medalists. Ginny and Terry had to fight off other interested buyers for the box full of bronze and silver prizes, that also included early SDNS and ANA medals. Ginny especially likes the medals that juxtapose representations of war and peace. In another direction, Ginny is attempting to com- plete a collection of sixpences from each British monarch. She also searches for the proofs and hologram coins of Canada.
Look for Ginny to exhibit her prize pieces at an upcoming coin show, if she isn’t busy run- ning the whole event! And join her ‘collection’ of numismatic§ friends—that’s especially rewarding!
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-pounds is one of Ginny's three tortoises, in addi- tion to three box turtles and three Red-Eared Slider turtles.
This 1962 SDNS medal was another swap meet find.
.. that depict animals, famous people and events, and war and peace themes.
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: DENVER MINT GOLD by Jim Hunt
ee ee — The Colorado gold rush that started in eee 1858 led to three distinct Mints being
built in the mile-high city of Denver. Two of these Mints have produced coins as would be expected of a Mint, but the third produced only ingots.
Denver’s first mint was a private ven- ture of Austin and Milton Clark and Emanuel Gruber, who established a bank in Leavenworth, Kansas Territory in 1858. When gold was discovered in large quan- gare tities in the Denver area, the three enter- | prising partners decided to establish a bank and mint in Denver. Their facility was established in July, 1860, and they began to buy gold from the miners and turn it into both coins and ingots. They coined $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, and $20.00 denominations. In 1860, the $10.00 and $20. 00 coins_f oe a view of Pike’s Peak. The designer,
a m hever having seen the mountain, cre-
\ ated a “Pike’s Peak” design which
~\ was nothing more than a figment of ‘his imagination. The $2.50 and
$5.00 pieces of 1860 as well as all
four denominations dated 1861 were facsimiles of regular federal coinage. They were distinguished by legends
Clark and Gruber’s Mint served the Colorado gold rush.
Does either of these Clark & Gruber designs look like the real Pike's Peak?
that clearly identified them as private issue. Mintages were limited and the firm concentrated on producing ingots that were shipped all over the world. The company’s mint was sold to the
United States government and became | the United States Mint in Denver on January 1, 1863.
While the new federal facility ; was an expansion of Clark, Gruber & Denver's second Mint produced
Company’s Mint, it served only as an vii incite Page 6
Assay Office despite the fact that it was officially a Mint. Only one ingot from this “Mint” exists today. It is housed in the Colorado State Museum.
The third Mint was fie established by an Act of Congress in 1904 and be- ~ sale gan operations in a new wg aa di hed building in 1906. Gold ane coins were made in denominations of $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, and $20.00. These were the same denominations coined by Clark, Gruber & Co. The Denver Mint coined gold from 1906 to 1931 for circula- tion and produced a $10.00 Gold commemorative in 1984 for the Los Angeles Olympics. Most of the gold coins produced in Denver are very common as they were coined in large quantities. The late date $20.00 gold pieces, though coined in ample quantities, were held in reserve and most were melted after Roosevelt’s gold recall in 1933. Therefore, these coins have become major rarities. Transfers of gold bullion from the San Francisco Mint in 1934 ($% billion) and 1937 ($1 billion) turned the Denver Mint into a major gold repository.
The Denver Mint has been expanded several times since 1906 and now produces more coin for circulation then any mint in the world. Unfortunately, gold coins are no longer made in Denver. All the ear- lier gold coins represent a piece of Western history that should be thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by collectors today.
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North Park Adult Center. 2719 Howard Street. San Diego
Programs & Refreshment Volunteer Hotline: (619) 543-0751 or kjspindler@hotmail.com Call VP Ken Spindler to volunteer.
Dec 4: SDNS Potluck Dinner, And planning ahead: North Park Adult Center } Feb 1-3: San Jose Coin Show Dec 9: Heartland Coin Show, Feb 10: NASC Awards Luncheon El Cajon Feb 14-16: Long Beach Coin Show Jan 8: (second Tues.) SDNS Instal- Mar 7-8: ANA National Money lation Dinner at Coco’s; Show, Phoenix Albertus Hoogoveen Mar 15: CSNA Symposium, speaking on Lewis & in San Diego! Clark expedition Jul 19-20: COINARAMA
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Vol. LX December 2007
Canada's Capital Offers Numismatic Treats
The dignified city of Ottawa, Ontario lies across the Ottawa River from Que- bec, with the stately Canadian Parliament buildings gracing a manicured hillside. Amid the impressive museums of historic Canadian artifacts. fine art, and modern art. are two top-rated numismatic attractions.
The Royal Canadian Mint occupies a turreted castle alongside the river. Founded in 1908 as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint, it did not become Canadian prop- erty until 1931. Since 1976 foreign and do- mestic coinage has been produced in Winni- peg. but Ottawa continues to strike commemo- rative coins. tokens, medals. and bullion in- vestment coins. They have recently produced the 100 kg. gold coins valued at one million Canadian dollars. One of these 220-pound be- | hemoths was displayed at the ANA Conven- tion in Milwaukee last August.
The Mint contains a large gift shop (see Canada’s Ottawa Mint is a www.mint.ca) and offers guided tours daily of standout numismatic destination. the coin-manufacturing plant, but no photo- graphs are allowed inside. The on-line gift shop offers such products as proof sets, coins in watches, coins embedded in NHL hockey pucks, hologram coins, gift sets, and coins for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
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The Royal Canadian Mint’s 2007 commemoratives include tributes to the upcoming 2010 Olympics, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, end holographic representations of attractions such as Niagara Falls and the Canadian Rockies.
ma AER POTATO A ESS SE SES ITE TIE SCA OTT
The 831st acu a the Sopiety was held seecatiibes 6, 2007, in [= Adult Rooms of the North Park Recreation Center. Attendance was 21, with visitor Dominic Albert. Following the pledge to the flag led by President Dave Jones, the meeting began with the treasurer's report by Jim Hunt. Our balance on hand is $995.11.
Ginny Bourke gave brief reports on the next meetings of ANA and CSNA.
Les Peich read the minutes from the recent SDCICNC Council meeting.
Old Business: None.
New Business: A pot luck dinner will be held in December. The February meeting will be a members’ auction—members may submit five lots for a $1fee. Donation Auction: There followed a very spirited auction with auctioneers Dave Jones, Ken Spindler, and Ginny Bourke. There were lots of nice items that brought in about $150.00 that will be used for prizes at the January dinner. It will be on January 8th, not the first Tuesday as that is a holiday.
Refreshments were brought and served by Kay Lenker.
Raffle Prizes went to Jim Hunt (4), Dave Jones, Terry Higgins, Ken Spindler, and Wayne Dickey.
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¥& Coming in December: ee pi 4 pi 4 Election of Board Members 9 os | on The terms of our four officers continue through =~" Wi =
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pi 4 interested in another three-year term. Nominations will also be ph 4 open on the floor, then the election will proceed. Installation will
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Names from Vester-Vears in Review 57—1967—1977—1987—1997
50 Years aah sek new slate of officers was elected, including the first woman on the board of directors: Arlene Whalen. The officers included holdovers President Francis Jones and Vice President Paul Hamm; new Secretary Lou Golttschall and new Treasurer Douglas Decker.
40 Years Ago—New officers elected were President Stuart Edgerton, Veep Al Baber, Secretary Lowell Lundberg, and Treasurer Rex Salmon. Dorothy Baber signed off from four years as editor of the Bulletin, and Fred Lawrence took over. (But Dorothy got the job back after eight months!) Al Baber was in “rare form” as auctioneer in the donation auction, showing masterful salesmanship in auctioning the many items and gadgets. 30 Years Ago—Dwight Safford continued his on-going articles on coins and coinage, writing about Colonial and British tokens. Officers elected for next year included President Kay Edgerton, Veep Roger Sullivan, Treas- urer Bill Schultz, and (acting) Secretary Anna Merle Panosh. The dona- tion auction was conducted by Harvey Rose.
20 Years Ago—The nominating committee presented the following slate for 1988: President Lloyd Lindemer, Veep Chuck Luce, Secretary Kay Lenker, and Treasurer Larry Baber. The donation auction was conducted by Lloyd Lindemer, with over $100 collected for installation dinner prizes. 10 Years Aqo—Al Baber acted as auctioneer again for the donation auc- tion, with assistance from Ginny Bourke and Jack Hook. Bob Fritsch from New Hampshire was a guest at the meeting (and has become a loyal member!) Junior member Matt Anderson gave a report on the 1971 Proof set, and Mario Guerriero spoke on the 1958-S proof set. Each was —
a new coin to research and report ’ . on in the future.
—s—- Raffle for December
2007 Proof Dollars 1921 Morgan Dollar
1906 Cent French Indo China 1902 Piastre
Bahamas 1972 Proof $2 1981 Proof SBA Dollar
Mexico 1968 25 Peso Panda Medal 2005
1972-S Ike Dollar (Blue) Canada Five Cents (4) Types
1936-S Mercury Dime 1977 Mint Set
Canada 1965 pee Everett Jones, Rafflemeister —
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S22 A An equally fascinating attraction is the
g Gogens * ~\ Bank of Canada's Currency Museum, a few ro scenic blocks from the Mint. This museum Canada's _ = of Canada's central bank offers the most 2007 proof ==. comprehensive collection of Canadian silver dollar gNF notes. coins. and tokens in the world as well with gold i as currency from other countries. Fascinating
plating honors ii Thayendanegea, a respected war chief of the Six
displays of mediums of exchange include shells. glass beads, teeth. cacao beans. paper. Nations. Given the Christian and metal. They are among the more than name Joseph Brant, he was also 8,000 objects from the National Currency Col- a British military captain who lection on display. shaped much of Native Canada. The museum walks a visitor through several galleries explaining money throughout history. The colorful exhibits demonstrate that money is not necessarily limited to coins and bank notes. The first gallery examines the concept of money and shows how it had been interpreted and represented differ- ently by various objects spanning five continents. Shortcomings in the bartering system led to the invention of money. The museum traces the history of money in different parts of the world and highlights the development of three separate and independent currency systems in China. the Indian subcontinent. and the Western world. The development of coinage in the West is illustrated by pieces from different f eras: antiquity. the medieval period, and the modern, “far era up to the current day. Other topics of interest #BRguo0 wae include the technical evolution in minting coins. <i the origin of the dollar. the development of pa- WES per money. the use of unusual paper money. ;
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and hyperinflation. four-daler Swedish plate money, The abundance of beaver in North America English gold, and Athenian drew French fur traders to the New World. tetradrachm.
The Museum's exhibit on “Sacred Money” spoofs several nations’ currencies —
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With them came =- the first currency = to be used in Can- | » ada in the form of © French and other ‘ ‘|| foreign coins. Na- tives valued wampum beads and ornamental silver more than coins. Coins were always in use Mime but were in short supply mf in New France. The 'S shortage forced the Agee colonial government) to issue signed play- ing cards to pay the troops. The conven- ience of issuing paper money helped to fa- cilitate trade, but lack of control and the failure of redemption led to public mistrust that was to last for several years. The transfer of the Canadian colony to the British
after the Seven Years War did little to change the face of currency in Canada. Coins from different countries continued to circulate and were accepted anywhere currency was needed. Copper tokens of numerous types made up for the lack of small change in circula- tion. With British rule came the banks and the issue of "eae rs
bank notes. Bank notes gained popularity again fol- 1/"/8 visitor enjoyed the
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The classic 1939 Canadian dollar shows the Parliament building just a block from the \fuseum.
The Museum's Yap Stone is over 2 meters tall and weighs about three tons. (Do you have one this big, Kay?)
reshaping their money into other national symbols.
NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND
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War of 1812. Throughout the 19th century the banking industry flourished, and hundreds of
"|The success and profitability of issuing bank | notes inspired the government to participate. | Little by little, laws were passed and the right m= to issue bank notes was transferred from the =i» chartered banks to the government. @ With Confederation in 1867, Canada’s Do- minion Government began to issue its own et ™ coins and bank notes. As the provinces joined Canadian banknotes are displayed the Confederation, they too adopted Canadian on 300 vertical panels. currency. Chartered banks were gradually lim- —— —_——_———— ited in their note-issuing rights until the crea- tion of the Bank of Canada in 1934 gave the central bank the sole authority to issue notes. With the opening of the Royal Canadian Mint in 1908 it was no longer necessary to order coins struck in Britain. Among the items on display are the first Dominion notes, the first three series of Bank of Canada notes, the silver dollar, and some early commemorative coins.
The “Canada Today” gallery features the latest in Canadian currency, including the newest Bank of Canada notes. Also displayed is an authentic geometric lathe used to create the complex patterns on older notes, as well as a replica of an engraver's work area complete with tools, plates, and proofs. Finally, a small display explains the proc- ess for minting coins at the Royal Canadian Mint.
The “Collector’s Corner” offers an exhaustive representation of Canadian bank notes, coins, and colonial and merchant tokens with nearly every date and every vari- ety on hand. The Collector’s Corner also includes selections of ancient, medieval, Is- lamic, and foreign coins, as well as foreign bank notes of the 20th century. This com- prehensive museum is well worth a visit.
o maa Re patos ! Shinplasters. This derogatory term was applied to low- | denomination paper money of less than one dollar. In Canada, the term refers to notes | | of the 25-cent denomination. Its origin dates back over 200 years to the paper money | | issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. These notes
| were later redeemed at such a small fraction of their face value that soldiers stuffed
) the nearly worthless notes into their stockings for extra warmth. The same notes also ) gave rise to the familiar saying “Not worth a Continental.” ‘ | In 2007 the Canadian Mint issued a coin reproducing the Britannia that appeared | _ on the shinplaster. The 14-karat $300 gold coin has a mintage of 1.250 and can be : ' ordered from the Mint for $1.440.95 (Canadian).
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ing cards in 1685 and issued these to pro- Thaler—the origin of our word vide a circulating currency. They were dollar. Joachimsthal in Bohemia later redeemed when supply ships arrived byas the location of a fich silver ees and relieved the emergency. mine which provided the silver for a 16th century issue of over-size Joachimsthaler sil- ver coins. The name became abbreviated to “thaler.” and in Dutch to daalder.” and in English “dollar.” es” Thaler displays in the museum * include this Brunswick-Wolfen- buttel triple taler of 1612, anda square Saxony taler of 1699.
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TTC Next Meeting:
6:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 4, 2007
ELECTION OF siete od oe A
: ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER a
— Lasagna by Ken — e Bring a dish to share (salad, veggies, desserts, etc.) « * Bring your own place setting: plate and silverware iy a And bring your appetite! ‘> ¢ . North Park Adult Center, 2719 Howard Street, San Diego . . . 3 . < 3 Meetings on First Tuesday of each month < c Programs & Refreshment Volunteer Hotline: c a (619) 543-0751 or kjspindler@hotmail.com ot ¢* Call VP Ken Spindler to volunteer. «8 . COMING EVENTS m = Dec 9: Heartland Coin Show, Feb 5: SDNS members’ auction El Cajon Feb 10: NASC Awards Luncheon :=
: S Jail 8: (second Tues.) SDNS Instal-| Feb 14-16: Long Beach Coin Show ‘= lation Dinner at Coco’s; | Mar 7-9: ANA National Money =
< 2644 El Cajon Bivd. Show, Phoenix bl * Albertus Hoogoveen Mar 15: CSNA Symposium, y ee speaking on Lewis & in San Diego! oa > Clark expedition Jun 14-Jul 6: San Diego County Fair c * Feb 1-3: San Jose Coin Show dul 19-20: COINARAMA .
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San Diego Numismatic Society PO. Box 6909, San Diego CA 92166-0909
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2007- r ' ‘n President «************"" seeuceuce Dave Jones 2008 ~ Wice President +*-+*-*+*****- Ken Spindler / J f . Secretary aseneeususseaceuaseeaee Kay Lenker Officers: LF , Treasurer eusesesscnase secccccscscess Tim Hunt A nia Everett Jones / Terry Cruggs ee | 2-year: Dorothy Baber / Ellen Hunt ae 1-year: Ginny Bourke / Les Peich Editor & Jim Wells . . . (858) 457-1533 Publisher: Jimswell@aol.com
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