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O.N.A. OFFICERS

Pasr Presrdenfs

R.R Rekofsk~ (1962-65) L T S m ~ t h (1965-67) W English (1x7-69) D Fllck(1969 71) C 0 Laister (1971-73) W E P Lamberi (1973-75) E Jephson (1975-77) B . R . Wat.t ( 1977-1.9S1

Prssiden f F . C . JEWE'I'T

First Vrce-President M . F I S K E

Second Vrce-Presrdenf S . HODGE:

Secretary THOMAS MASTERS

Treasurer and Membershrp BRUCE H RASZMANN

Marlrng Address Box 33. Waferloo. Ont N2J 326

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D i f f i c u l t a s it i s t o b e l i e v e , t h e c a l e n d e r conf i rms t h a t ano the r New Year i s upon u s .

We a s Canadians would do we l l t o remember t h a t we have much t o be t h a n k f u l f o r , even though it seemed we had more t h a n our s h a r e of problems du r ing t h e p a s t y e a r , b u t 1982 i s a n o t h e r y e a r - a New Year - which g i v e s a l l of u s t h e oppo r tun i t y t o r e - t h i n k our p r i o r i t i e s and t h e n make an- o t h e r f r e s h s t a r t .

During t h i s New Year, we Canadians should r e f l e c t on our many b l e s s i n g s , no t t h e l e a s t of which i s t h e p r i v i l e g e of l i v i n g i n a count ry t h a t i s t h e envy of a lmost every o t h e r n a t i o n i n t h e world . C o l l e c t i v e l y we have t h e oppo r tun i t y i n 1982 t o work t o g e t h e r i n harmony f o r t h e be t t e rmen t of Canada and our hobby.

A l l of u s a t t h e On ta r io Numismatic Assoc i a t i on wish a l l of you a Happy Holiday Season and hope t h a t t h e dream of ownership of a r a r e c o i n comes t r u e . C e r t a i n l y , we w i l l do eve ry th ing we can t o h e l p you ach ieve t h a t dream a t our 20th Anniversary Convention i n Toronto, March, 1982.

Bruce R . Watt E d i t o r On ta r io Numismatic Assoc i a t i on .

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When James E . F r a s e r designed t h e Ind ian head o r b u f f a l o n i c k e l f o r p roduc t ion s t a r t i n g i n 1913, he developed one of t h e most d i s t i n c t i v e and avoca t ive of American c o i n s . H i s c l a s s i c Ind i an head, modeled a f t e r t h r e e d i f f e r e n t s u b j e c t s , and h i s powerful b i son o r b u f f a l o r e v e r s e comprised a sagebrush scen ted m e t a l l i c p o r t r a i t of t h e Old W e s t . And i n h i s b u f f a l o F r a s e r produced a des ign which would be t h e v i c t im of one of America 's most c e l e b r a t e d mint e r r o r s . It would l o s e a l e g i n Denver.

The 1937 th r ee - l egged b u f f a l o n i c k e l s t r u c k i n Denver i s among t h e r a r e c o i n s of l a t t e r - d a y American mintage. While t h e number s t r u c k i s unknown, it must have been comparat ively sma l l . The broken o r clogged d i e t h a t e l imina t ed t h e b u f f a l o ' s r i g h t f o r e l e g probably was des t royed a f t e r t h e e r r o r was d i scovered ; s t r a n g e l y enough, it n o t on ly was clogged b u t it had many des ign f e a t u r e s d i f f e r e n t from t h e a c c u r a t e d i e used f o r t h e f o u r l e e - ged c o i n . They a r e a s fo l lows :

1 . The e n t i r e b u f f a l o on t h e t h r e e - l e g g e r i s s l i g h t l y smal l - e r t h a n on any o t h e r n i c k e l i n t h e se r ies .191 .3-38 .

2 . The llE P l u r i b u s Unumll i s s m a l l e r .

3 . The bottoms of t h e i n i t i a l l e t t e r s P and U i n P l u r i b u s I

Unum a r e w e l l c l e a r of t h e b u f f a l o ' s back; on o t h e r bu f f - a l o n i c k e l 1 s t h e y almost t ouch .

4 . The b e a r d i s narrower t h a n on f o u r - l e g g e d b u f f a l o s . I t s

t i p ends a r e s h a r p p o i n t e d and t h e r i g h t one hangs lower t h a n t h e l e f t ; on a l l o t h e r b u f f a l o s t h e t i p s a r e more b l u n t and n e a r l y even i n l e n g t h .

5 . The a r e a of h a i r i n f r o n t of t h e a n i m a l ' s lower s h o u l d e r i s narrower t h a n on t h e o t h e r s .

6 . The hoof below t h e m i s s i n g l e g i s a weak s t r i k e ; on t h e o t h e r s it i s w e l l s t r u c k .

7 . The l i n e of t h e underbody i s q u i t e even a s it j o i n s t h e f r o n t l e g ; on t h e o t h e r s a narrow sunken a r e a a p p e a r s .

8 . On t h e t h r e e - l e g g e r s a s e r i e s of lumps i n t h e meta l forms an a r c i n t h e a r e a between t h e upper h i n d and lower f r o n t l e g s ; t h i s d o e s n ' t appear on t h e o t h e r s .

9 . The t i p below t h e b e l l y i s r e l a t i v e l y l o n g and narrow, s l a n t s back toward t h e h i n d l e g s and a p p e a r s t o have a b a l l end; on t h e o t h e r b u f f a l o s t h e t i p i s much s h o r t e r , wider and s q u a r e d a t t h e end.

1 0 . The h i n d l e g s a r e w e l l formed and p r o p o r t i o n e d excep t t h a t t h e y ' r e n o t f u l l y rounded, which g i v e s them a somewhat motheaten appearance; on t h e o t h e r s t h e l e g s a r e f u l l y rounded, t h i c k e t and more s t o c k y .

The Monkey Coins of Ceylon

S e p a r a t e d from I n d i a by t h e 30 m i l e wide Pa lk s t r a i t , t h e l a r g e i s l a n d of Ceylon h a s had a c u l t u r e of i t s own from a n c i e n t t i m e s . One m a n i f e s t a t i o n of t h i s c u l t u r e i s a long t ime r e c o r d of a r t i s t i c c o i n a g e .

During t h e 1 0 t h c e n t u r y a powerful empire embraced t h e e n t i r e i s l a n d , and from t i m e t o t i m e even p o r t i o n s of t h e I n d i a n mainland were r u l e d by t h e S i n g h a l e s e emperors of Ceylon. U n t i l t h e 1 5 t h c e n t u r y , when t h e empire d e c l i n e d , t h e c o i n a g e c o n s i s t e d of b ronze and g o l d massu. S t r a n g e l y enough, t h e r e were v e r y few s i l v e r c o i n s . The massu were t h e s i z e and t h i c k n e s s of Roman gold aurei , whence t h e y t o o k t h e i r appearance o r i g i n a l l y , f o r Roman g o l d c o i n s were much used i n medieval I n d i a .

One one s i d e t h e c o i n showed t h e emperor s t a n d i n g , wear- i n g crown and m a n t l e and h o l d i n g a k i n d of o r b . The r e v e r s e usu- , a l l y d e o i c t e d t h e monkey-shaped god Hanuman, who i s p a r t of t h e I n d i a n Buddhis t pantheon. I n s c r i p t i o n were i n Hindu c h a r a c t e r s b u t S i n g h a l e s e l anguage . The c o i n s were w e l l s t r u c k and showed c r a f t s m a n s h i p . Today t h e bronze massu i s r a t h e r common and b r i n g s

two o r t h r e e d o l l a r s . The g o l d massu i s r a r e and d e s i r a b l e .

The monkey c o i n s of Ceylon were s o popula r a t one t ime t h a t o t h e r c o u n t r i e s i m i t a t e d them, b u t t h e y l a c k e d t h e s k i l l e d mint workers of t h e S ingha l e se emperors and t h e i r product was n o t a s w e l l made. Thus it i s r a t h e r easy t o d i s t i n g u i s h between Ceylon massu and t h e c o p i e s made on t h e mainland.

"Dean of Chnadian numismatics"

f i n ~ l tribute J.Douglas Ferguson, t h e dean of Canadian Numismatics,

h a s d i e d i n h o s p i t a l i n Cocoa Beach, F l o r i d a , a f t e r s u f f e r - i n g a massive h e a r t at*ack on December 7 , 1981. H e had r e - c e n t l y c e l e b r a t e d h i s 80th b i r t h d a y .

J .Douglas Ferguson was born i n Bracebr idge , On ta r io on October 26 th , 1901. He a t t e n d e Humberside C o l l e g i a t e i n Tor-. on to , and t h e n went on t o s t udy a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Toronto . I n 1926 he mar r i ed B e s s i e Helena Hubbel l . They had one son , John. M r s Ferguson passed away on January 1 4 , 1979, on ly a few months a f t e r t h e i r f i f t i e t h wedding a n n i v e r s a r y .

On J .Douglas Ferguson f i f t h b i r t h d a y h i s g r a n d f a t h e r Gave him one of t h e e a r l y c o l o n i a l n o t e s of t h e colony of Penn- s y l v a n i a . I n t h i s way was born t h e s t a r t of t h e f abu lous c o l - l e c t i o n t h a t Doug Ferguson developed.

Doug Ferguson s t a r t e d h i s b u s i n e s s c a r e e r i n Toronto , but a f t e r one y e a r ' s expe r i ence h i s employer, The B e l l Teleohone Company, t r a n s f e r r e d him t o t h e Province of Quebec i n 1924. He remained w i th t h i s company f o r t e n y e a r s i n v a r i o u s management and supe rv i so ry p o s i t i o n s . I n 1933 he became t h e General Manager of t h e f i r m of Spencer Suppor t s (Canada) Limited, a s t e p which e n t a i l e d t h e Fergusons moving t o s t a n s t e a d , Quebec.

I n S t a n s t e a d .he devoted much of h i s t ime t o l o c a l a f f a i r s , s e r v i n g a s p r e s i d e n t of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Chamber of Commerce, a s t h e f i r s t p res ide 'n t of t h e Rotary Club of t h e Boundary, and P r e s i d e n t of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Water Company, a s w e l l a s a c t - i v e l y promoting s p o r t s f o r t h e young. H e was named Chairman of t h e Sherbrooke D i s t r i c t of t h e Canadian Manufac ture r s Assoc ia t - i o n d u r i n g t h e second World War, and s e rved a s chairman f o r t h e Province of Quebec of t h e same o r g a n i z a t i o n . L a t e r h e became p re - s i d e n t of t h e Assoc i a t i on f o r a l l of Canada.

J.Douglas Ferguson a l s o se rved a s p r e s i d e n t of t h e Can- ad i an Corse t Manufacturers Assoc i a t i on , and t h e Canadian Manufacturers Assoc i a t i on r e p r e s e n t a t i v e on t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Chamber of Commerce of Canada. He was a l s o a r e r e s e n t a t i v e of Canadian i n d u s t r y a t many c o n - f e r e n c e s i n t h e g n i t e d S t a t e s , B r i t a i n and Asia and was appo in t - ed t o t h e Canadian Business and I n d u s t r y Advisory committee t o t h e OECD ( o r g a n i z a t i o n of Economic Cooperation and Development) a s one of two vice-chairmen. He l a t e r became Chairman of t h i s body and was t h e f i r s t Canadian t o be appointed t o t h e x n t e r - national Execut ive i n P a r i s , where he succeeded i n helping t o make Canada one of t h e t h r e e c o u n t r i e s t o be permanently a member of t h i s execu t ive .

Being conversan t wi th economic and b u s i n e s s m a t t e r s i n Can- ada and abroad, Doug Ferguson was i n v i t e d by prime m i n i s t e r s and l e a d i n g c a b i n e t m i n i s t e r s t o Ottawa f o r economic c o n s u l t - a t i o n s .

Refe r red t o a s t h e "Dean of Canadian n u m i s m a t i c s ~ ~ , Doug Ferguson se rved a s p r e s i d e n t of ( t h e only Canadian t o eve r hold t h i s o f f i c e ) t h e American Numismatic Assoc i a t i on from 1941 t o 1943, was t h e f i r s t r e c i p i e n t of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s Order of Mer i t , and a l s o r ece ived t h e p r e s t i g i o u s Fa r r an Zerbe Award. He was t h e f i r s t Canadian t o be e l e c t e d a s a member of t h e Royal Numismatic S o c i e t y i n 1945 and was a Fellow o r an Honor a r y Member of many l e a d i n g numismatic s o c i e t i e s throughout t h e world. He was t h e honorary p r e s i d e n t of t h e Canadian Numismatic Assoc i a t i on , a t i t l e which was bestowed upon him soon a f t e r t h e Assoc i a t i on was formed, and he had a l s o been t h e Honorary p re s i d e n t of t h e Canadian Paper Money S o c i e t y s i n c e it was founded.

I n 1969 he e s t a b l i s h e d an award w i t h i n t h e Canadian Assoc i a t i o n , t h e J .Douglas Ferguson Award i s t h e h i g h e s t award i n Canadian numismatics.

He a l s o l e n t h i s name t o t h e CNA'S J Douglas Ferguson Foun- d a t i o n , which was formed t o a s s i s i n t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of new works d e a l i n g wi th Canadian numismatics, a s wel l a s numismatic r e sea rch and educa t ion .

I n r e c e n t y e a r s , wi th most of h i s c o l l e c t i o n d i s t r i b u t e d t o v a r i o u s museums and founda t ions , he concen t r a t ed on c o l l e c t i n g Canadian wooden n i c k e l s , t r a d e d o l l a r s and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t okens .

He was t h e t h e g u e s t speaker a t t h e On ta r io Numismatic A s s o c i a t i o n ' s 17 th ,Annual Convention i n Hamilton, Onta r io , June, 1979.

Funera l s e r v i c e s were scheduled f o r h i s home town of Rock I s l a n d , Quebec, on Sa turday , DeCember 12, 1981.

CHAMPLAIN C O I N CLUB C21 O R I L L I A , ONTARIO

The December meet ing was very s u c c e s s f u l , wi th an a t t e n d - ance of twen ty - f i ve mem e r s and g u e s t s , Being t h e Christmas meeting, t h e r e was t h e exchange of g i f t s f o r t h o s e who wished t o do so . There was l o t s of fun and a d e l i c i o u s lunch f o r a l l . A t t h e end of t h e evening Chr is tmas Ca ro l s were sung. The 50- 50 draw was won by S a l l y Tregenza and Gordon Pim.

M r s . Alma Gage was nominated f o r l i f e membership and accept- - .ed. Alma i s a h a r d working member of t h e Champlain Coin Club. She i s always busy l ook ing a f t e r t h e k i t c h e n and l unch , t h i n k s up c o n t e s t s and dona t e s p r i z e s . Congra tu l a t i ons , Alma and keep up t h e good work.

M r . James R . Aus t tn and M r s . Dauna R . Aus t in have been accep ted f o r membership I n t h e c l u b .

OSHAWA & DISTRICT C O I N CLUB C 3 5 OSHAWA, O N T A R I O .

Wayne Goring, P r e s i d e n t of t h e Oshawa & D i s t r i c t Coin Club h a s j u s t annouced t h a t t h e c l u b w i l l ho ld t h e 1982 Coin - A - Rama I n t h e Oshawa Shopping Cent re , King s t r e e t , W e s t , on Sa turday , A p r i l 24th; 1982 t o honour Coin Week Canada. Th i s w i l l be a ve ry l a r g e c o i n show.

For i n fo rma t ion . . . Wayne Goring P r e s i d e n t Oshawa & D i s t r i c t Coin Club P.O. Box 212, Oshawa, On ta r io , L l H 7L1

MARKHAM V I L L A G E C O I N CLUB MARKHAM, O N T A R I O .

There were about 35 members and g u e s t p r e s e n t a t t h e December meeting.

It was q u i t e a l i v e l y meeting wi th many s u g g e s t i o n s from t h e members on how t o mould t h e c l u b more t o members i n t e r e s t s and improve it h e r e and t h e r e . Ed Keetch proposed a S i l e n t Auction and Marvin Kay w i l l conduct it a t t h e Jan- u a r y meet ing.

Paul Johnson w a s t h e g u e s t speaker f o r t h e evening. H i s t o p i c was l l A l t e r n a t i v e s To Decimal C o l l e c t i n g ~ l .

ST. CATHARINES C O I N CLUB C13 ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO.

The S t . Ca tharnes Coin Club h e l d t h e i r 226th meet ing on December 20th; 1981, w i t h 63 members and g u e s t s i n a t t endance .

There a r e 88 S e n i o r Members, 6 J u n i o r Members and 9 Honou- a r y L i f e Members i n t h e c l u b .

P r e s i d e n t Glen Wai te c a l l e d on P a s t P r e s i d e n t Hi lda Shep- a r d t o p r e s e n t t h e Nominating Committees r e p o r t f o r t h e 1982 Execut ive . They a r e a s fo l l ows , P r e s i d e n t Ken Sp i ece ; P a s t P r e s i d e n t Glen Wai te ; Vice P r e s i d e n t M i s s D . Cece; S e c r e t a r y R . N . Voaden; T r e a s u r e r Fred Bar ley; L i b r a r i a n C a r l S z i c ; . H i s t o r i a n Glen Waite; Membership Chairman Gary Obl insky; Auct- i o n e e r Lloyd Dorsey; refresh men*^ W . N ie l sen .

D r . E a r l Hunt made a p r e s e n t a t i o n t o P a s t P r e s i d e n t Hi lda Shepard f o r h e r y e a r i n o f f i c e a s P r e s i d e n t , and t o t h e outgo- i n g P r e s i d e n t Glen Wai te , each r ece ived a pen h o l d e r wi th c o i n s i n l u c i t e .

P r e s i d e n t Waite made a p r e s e n t a t i o n t o W i l l i e N ie l sen of an Honoury L i f e Membership f o r h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e S t . Cath- a r i n e ~ Coin Club.

A t t h e c l o s e of t h e meet ing sandwiches, cook i e s , cake , c o f f e e and re feshments w e r e s e rved .

Draw winners w e r e Lloyd Dorsey, A Greco and I a n Dixon.

The draw f o r t h e t u r k e y was won by Frank S z i c , duck by Dennis L a v e r i d e r s and t h e chicken by Dian Cece.

C I T Y of OTTAWA C O I N CLUB C19 OTTAWA, O N T A R I O .

The 163rd meet ing t ook p l a c e on November 23rd i n t h e National Archives Bu i ld ing on Wel l ington S t r e e t , Ottawa.

Frank Fesco i n t roduced t h e g u e s t s p r e s e n t b e f o r e pro- ceed ing w i th t h e draws. Ray Ke l ly performed a remarkable f e a t by winning bo th t h e 50/50 draw and t h e door p r i z e .

Ruth McQuade was t h e speaker f o r t h e evening. H e r t o p i c was t h e "Bank of Canada Currency Museum. The p r e s e n t a t i o n s t a r t e d w i th a s l i d e show of i n fo rma l s cenes t a k i n g d u r i n g t h e p roduc t ion of t h e museum. Ruth t h e b r i e f l y d e s c r i b e d t h e work of Major Sheldon C a r r o l i n p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r t h e cur rency c o l l - e c t i o n and h i s many months of t r a v e l l i n g t o o b t a i n m a t e r i a l

the A 48 l o t a u c t i o n concluded t h e evening,

Dealer has 'trade woods' The Vancouver Coin The com pan y , chase, according to the

and Stamp Company is however, will be using value of the item bought adop t ing t h e o 1 d wooden money rather by a customer. "Canadian Tire" approach to its marketing.

The B.C. dealership is offering trade vouchers in numerous denominations to its customers which will be good on future ~urchases.

than the famous paper bills used by Canadian Tire.

At p~esent, the company has printed 25 cent, 50 cent a : d 75 cent trade tokens, which will be given out, one per pur-

When completed, the series of trade tokens made in wood by John Hnatiuk of Vancouver wlll contain some of the highest valued tokens in Canada.

Eventually, says John Hnatiuk, of Vancouver Coin and Stamp, the firm will offer wooden tokens in values of $1.00, $2.00 and $5.00, making them some of the 'highest valued tokens ever offered.

The woods will be offered to customer who buy in the store as well as to mail order customers, or anyone interested in picking a few up for their collections.

The Vancouver Coin and Stamp Co. Ltd, is located a t 520 West Pender Street, Van- couver B.C. V6B 1V3.

New penny: 12-sided coin will be easier for blind to identify, lighter and cheaper to produce.

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Dutch P.O. Box 714, West Caldwell, New Jersey 07006 (201) 228-9053

FOR: Dutch Mint Appoints IPM US and Canada Agent

The Dutch Mint h a s announced t h e appointment of I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o s t a l

Marketing (IPM) C o r p o r a t i o n a g e n t s f o r t h e market ing and d i s t r i b u t i o n of

f u t u r e Dutch co inage i n t h e U . S . and Canada. P i c t u r e d above a t a r e c e n t

meet ing a r e , from l e f t t o r i g h t , D r . J . d e Jong, Master of t h e Dutch Mint ,

and John E. Van Emden, IPM P r e s i d e n t .

C o l l e c t o r s may now p l a c e t h e i r names on a s p e c i a l m a i l i n g l i s t t o re -

c e i v e i n f o r m a t i o n about impor tan t f u t u r e Dutch i s s u e s by w r i t i n g t o t h e Dutch

Mint , P.O. Box 714, West Caldwel l , New J e r s e y , 07006.

The Dutch Mint is a government agency and the official producer of coinage for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Association News:

MEMBERSHIP

The A p p l i c a t i o n s f o r membership t o t h e On ta r io Numismatic Assoc i a t i on , which appeared i n t h e December 1981 i s s u e of t h e On ta r io Numismatist h a s been accep ted .

Your 1982 MEMBERSHIP t o t h e O N T A R I O NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION i s DUE NOW! - -

Bruce Raszmann Membership Chairman & T r e a s u r e r .

' 330 Bay St., Suite SfM Toronto, Ont. M5H 2% Phone (416),36&7637

The brainchild of pub- will assure top qu:lity lisher Jack Veffer will be content m the Courier. a full-format numismatic publication to be issued

' every two weeks. The Courier will be a Cana- dian paper of world-wide scope. Head offices and prpduction facilities are located in the Toronto area assuring .tight su- pervision of the new enterprise.

Jack Veffer a long-time internationalnumismatic personality has assembled a competent numismatic team. Veffer's well known integrity and experience as a leader

The Numismatic Cou- rier will maintain a high profile in the numismatic community. and the community in'general. This -will be done by active participation at events and wide distribution of the paper.

Aceording to Veffer, "The main goals of the paper will b e .to 'help bring together dealers and collectors in a common forum and to attract new collectors to the hobby."

Not just news in Courier

In addition to Numis- matic news on the local and world scenes. the Courier will bring to the dealer and collector new and expanded services.

We feel that i t is our responsibility as a hobby newspaper to broaden the horizons of both the collector and dealer.

Included in the paper will be features not usually found in similar publications.

We are using a new approach which should excite present collectors and attract a broader segment of readers. This

in turn will provide dealers with a larger share of those attracted to collecting.

Aesthetic appeal is a part of numismatics that is often overlooked. Many "would be'' collectors are distracted or turned off.

While this paper is in tabloid form it will have some "magazine-li ke" qualities.

We will work along the lines that follow. but reader and dealer sug- gestions will be seriously considered. We will be open to new ideas.

F E B R U A R Y 1 3 t h - 1982 BARRIE , O N T A R ~ O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HURONIA NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION s

W i n t e r C o i n S h o w B a y f i e l d M a l l , B a r r i e , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . H u r o n i a N u m i s m a t i c A s s o c i a t . i o n P . O . B o x 2 4 3 , B a r r i e , O n t a r i o , L 4 M 4 T 2

MARCH 1 2 , 13 & 1 4 , 1982 . T O R O N T O , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O N T A R I O N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C I A T I O N ' S

20th; A n n i v e r s a r t C o n v e n t i o n L o e w s W e s t b u r y H o t e l Y onge S t r e e t , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . O . N . A . 2 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y C o n v e n t i o n P 0 . B o x 7 9 2 , S t a ; "A1!, T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , M5W l G 3

A P R I L 2 - 4 , 1982 T O R O N T O , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 r d ; T O R O N T O I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O I N

F A I R S e a w a y T o w e r s H o t e l L a k e s h o r e B l v d . W e s t T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . L e s l i e M o o r e 226 Q u e e n S t r ee t , W e s t , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

A P R I L 15-18, 1982 ,

M I S S I S S A U G A , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . S P R I N G T O R E X C O L L E C T I B L E SHOW I n t e r n a t i o n a l C e n t r e 6900 A i r p o r t R o a d , M i s r i - s s a u g a , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o m . . A 1 B l i m a n 2 9 9 Q u e e n S t r e e t , W e s t , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , M 5 V 129

A P R I L 2 4 t h 1 9 8 2 OSHAWA, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OSHAWA & D I S T R I C T C O I N C L U B

C O I N WEEK CANADA SHOW OSHAWA S H O P P I N G C E N T R F K i n g S t ree t , W e s t , O s h a w a , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n W a y n e G o r i n g , P r e s i d e n t O s h a w a & D i s t r i c t C o i n C l u b , P . O . B o x 2 1 2 , O s h a w a , O n t a r i o , L 1 H 7 L 1

MAY 15th 1 9 8 2 DOWNSVIEW, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . T H I S T L E T O W N C O I N & STAMP CLUB

C o i n & S t a m p S h o w N o r t h Y o r k Sher idan M a l l , W i l s o n A v e n u e , D o w n s v i e w ,

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . R o b e r t R o o k

106 R i v e r c r e s t R o a d , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , M 6 S 4 H 6

J U L Y 1 5 - 18 , 1982 W I N N I P E G , MANITOBA . . . . . . . . . . . . CANADIAN N U M I S M A T I V A S S O C I A T I O N

A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . .

M a n i t o b a C o i n C l u b P . O . B o x 3 2 1 , W i n n i p e g , M a n i t o b a , R 3 C O K 0

COME ONE, COME ALL, TO

I CANADA'S GREATEST COIN SHOW to the

20th; ANNIVERSARY

"The most

BASH IN 40 - 50 Bourse Tables

Tours Delegate Breakfast

Banquet Clubs and Associations Meetings

Wine & Cheese Party Prizes

Competition Displays Court o f Honour Displays Law Enforcement Displays

A e tc.

LOEWS

WTW 475 Yonge St, Taronto, CaMda

March 12 - 14 1982 FOR INFORMATION

CONTACT POST OFFICE BOX 7 9 2

STATION llAfl

TORONTO, ONTARIO, M W 1 ~ 7

CLASSIFICATIONS ON DISPLAY CATEGORIES ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION'S

20th; ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION TORONTO, O N T A R I O , MARCH 12-14, 1982

1 J U N I O R . . . A l l d i s p l a y s e n t e r e d by pe r sons under 18 y e a r s of age . A c o n t e s t by themse lves a p a r t from a l l o t h e r c a t e g o r i e s .

2 . C A N A D I A N . . I n c l u d e s a l l P r o v i n c i a l and Canadian Coins. ( I n c l u d e s N e w Foundland)

3 . U.S.A. . . . I n c l u d e s a l l U.S.A Coinage.

4 . BRITISH EMPIRE and COMMONWEALTH . . . I n c l u d e s a l l Coinage of B r i t i s h Colon ies , Dominions and Grea t B r i t - . a i n . (EXCEPT CANADA)

5 . FOREIGN.. From any one coun t ry exc lud ing c a t e g o r i e s 2 , 3 and 4.

6 . PAPER.. I n c l u d e s a l l paper money, documents and o t h e r forms of exchange, e t c ; from any one count ry o r from v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s , i n c l u d i n g Canada and U.S.A

7 . MEDALS. . . I n c l u d e s a l l War Decorat ion Medals.

8 . MISCELLANEOUS. . . I n c l u d e s a l l o the numismatic i t ems and nove l t y e x h i b i t s no t a p p l i c a b l e i n any of t h e above c a t e g o r i e s . T h i s i n c l u d e s any one d i s p l a y showing meta l i t ems from more t h a n one country, ( o t h e r t h a n d e f i n e d i n #5 and #11, and any one d i s p l a y showing bo th meta l and paper i t e m s t o - g e t h e r , s e a l s and stamps n o t i n c l u d e d . )

9 . ERRORS... E r r o r s occu r ing i n t h e o f f i c i a l p roduc t ion of Numismatic m a t e r i a l .

10. TOKENS . . . I n c l u d i n g t o k e n s from U.S.A., CANADA, FOREIGN and BRITISH EMPIRE & COLONIES.

11 . WOODEN M O N E Y . . . A l l wooden money from Canada, U.S.A and Fore ign .

12. O . N . A . CLUB DISPLAY... I n c l u d e s a l l above c a t e g o r i e s , 0.N.A Club Members i n good s t a n d i n g 6 months p r i o r t o show d a t e , ( October 1981) on ly can p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s c a t ego ry . M a t e r i a l must be from Club Archives , L ib ra ry o r m a t e r i a l loaned t o t h e 0.N.A Club.

13 . NON-COMPETITION EXHIBITS... Open t o a l l C o l l e c t o r s , Banks Dea l e r s and Manufactur ing. No award i s g iven i n t h i s c a t e g o r y .

1 4 . BEST of SHOW.. . A l l c a t e g o r i e s l i s t e d above excluding #13 w i l l c o n s t i t u t e one ca tegory t o a s c e r t a i n t h e i n d e n t i t y of t h e h i g h e s t po in t s co r ing I

d i s p l a y i n t h e e n t i r e e x h i b i t i o n .

Awards and Ribbons w i l l be awarded according with t h e O . N . A . Display Rules and t h e 0.N.A Judging Point System.

The "CHAS. B. LAISTER TROPHYf1 donated t o t h e Ontar io Numismatic Assoc ia t ion f o r t h e Annual Competition of O . N . A . Club Member Displays .

This t r o h y w i l l be up f o r compet i t ion a t t h e 20th; Anniversary Convention a t t h e Loews Westbury Hotel , Toronto, Ontar io , March 12-14, 1982.

The t rophy w i l l be awarded f o r t h e b e s t d i s p l a y from any O . N . A . Member Club i n Ontar io t h a t i s i n good s t and ing a t Convention t ime. The d i s p l a y can be put i n a s a c lub p r o j e c t , o r by a member of an Ontar io Club but only i n t h e name of t h e Club he o r she i s a member o f .

Only one d i s p l a y w i l l be allowed from each member c lub . The space o r a rea allowed w i l l be t h a t of one, two o r t h r e e d i sp lay cases . The catagory w i l l b e . o f any catagory t h a t t h e c lub wish t o e n t e r i n . But a l l d i s p l a y s i n t h i s competi t ion w i l l be compet i t ive and none of t h e s e d i s p l a y s

' w i l l be allowed t o compete i n any o the r O . N . A . c a t e g o r i e s .

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ThenW. E . "PAT" LAMBERT MEMORIAL TROPHYf1 w i l l be awarded t o t h e b e s t Junior Exh ib i t . Th i s t rophy i s donated by t h e Ontar io Numismatic Associat ion i n memory of t h e l a t e llW.E. "Pa tn Lambertll who was t h e O . N . A . P re s iden t f o r t h e term

b WOMMER of 1973 - 197.59

EXHIBIT RULES

1 . S e c u r i t y w i l l be provided du r ing t h e t h r e e day conven t ion .

2 . Competi t ion f o r e x h i b i t o r s i s opened t o a l l members of t h e On ta r io Numismatic Assoc i a t i on o r any Recognized Coin Club.

3 . Disp lay m a t e r i a l must be t h e p r o p e r t y of t h e person d i s p l a y i n g same.

4 . The name o r i d e n t i t y of any e x h i b i t o r i n compe t i t i on ' s h a l l n o t appear on t h e e x h i b i t u n l e s s t h e e x h i b i t i s e n t e r e d a s NON-COMPETITIVE o r CLUB DISPLAY.

5. E x h i b i t o r s a r e asked n o t t o a t t e n d t h e i r e x h i b i t s whi le t h e d i s p l a y s a r e be ing judge. ( ~ x h i b i t o r s can be d i s q u a l - i f i e d i f he o r s h e does n o t ab ide w i th t h i s r u l e . )

6 . A l l m a t t e r s r e l a t i n g t o t h e d i s p l a y a t t h i s convent ion s h a l l be determined by t h e E x h i b i t Chairman.

7 . E x h i b i t o r s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r s e t t i n g up d i s p l a y and r e - moving same.

8 . E x h i b i t o r s must n o t remove h i s o r h e r d i s p l a y wi thou t t h e permiss ion of t h e E x h i b i t Chairman.

9 . The Judges w i l l submit f i n a l p o i n t s c o r e s f o r a l l compet- i t i v e d i s p l a y s t o t h e E x h i b i t Chairman a t t h e c l o s e of t h e judging. The s e l e c t i o n of t h e p r i z e winning e x h i b i t s i s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e judges and t h e i r d e c i s i o n i s f i n a l .

10. Cases s u p p l i e d a r e t h e s t a n d a r d e x h i b i t s i z e .

11. No v e r t i c a l f rames o r c a s e s e x h i b i t s a l lowed. ( excep t non- compe t i t i ve ) A l l c a s e s must l i e f l a t o n . e x h i b i t o r s t a b l e .

12 . No moving o r animated d i s p l a y s f o r compet i t ion a l lowed.

13. No m a t e r i a l of any k ind a l lowed o u t s i d e t h e c a s e .

14. No a d v e r t i s i n g i n any form w i l l be pe rmi t t ed w i t h any com- p e t i t i v e e x h i b i t .

15. Any m a t e r i a l known t o be a l e g i t i m a t e copy o r r e p l i c a must be l a b e l l e d a s such . Any m a t e r i a l known t o be fo rged , s p u r i o u s o r c o u n t e r f e i t cannot be d i s p l a y e d u n l e s s t h e ex- h i b i t i s l a b e l l e d and t i t l e d a s an e x h i b i t of f o r g e r i e s and d i sp l ayed non-compet i t ive ly f o r e d u c a t i o n a l purposes on ly .

16. E x h i b i t s i n o r d e r t o q u a l i f y must be p l aced between 9 : O O A . M . & 6:00 P.M. F r iday March 12 th ; 1982 o r between 8:30 I

A . M . t o Noon Sa turday , March 13 th ; 1982. The d i s p l a y must ' I I

be l e f t i n t a c t u n t i l 1 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 14 th ; 1982.

I

1 7 . Judging w i l l t a k e place around 2 : 0 0 P . M . on Sa turday M a r c h 13 th ; 1 9 8 2 .

1 8 . D i s p l a y A w a r d s w i l l be presen ted t o t h e w i n n e r s a t t h e B a n q u e t on Saturday E v e n i n g , M a r c h 13 th ; 1 9 8 2 .

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PLEASE TAKE N O T I C E .

SATURDAY EVENING BANQUET SPEAKER . . . F . DUNBAR, SECRETARY t o t h e BO-4KD of T R U S T E E S , ROYAL ONTARIO, MUSEUM, TORONTO, ONTARIO.

That's 23,450 for his thoughts

BOURSE ROOM HOURS: F R I D A Y , MARCH 1 2 T H . loam. - 1Opm. (with set up from 8am.) SATURDAY, MARCH 13th.lOam. - 1Opm. SUNDAY, MARCH 14th. loam. - 6pm.

WESTMINSTER HALL TRAFALGAR HALL

I

"IT'S UP TO YOU.''

Every Club, Organization, o r Association have an Executive who put many hours and much e f f o r t i n t o the successful operation -of t h e group, These people who do so much and ask so l i t t l e have shown i n t h e pas t t h e i r support f o r t h e Ontario Numismatic Association and now we a r e c a l l i n g on a l l members! "IT'S UP TO YOU"

This month included with most issues of the'Numi~matist~~, is a book of DRAW TICKETS. These tickets on a trip to Las Vegas for Two for five days and four nights, should sell exceptionally well. Second prize is a 1/2 ounce GOLD KRUGERRAND or $250.00 in cash. This EXCITING draw needs only one thing. YOUR SUPPORT. Please note that the Winner of the trip may be allowed to substitute Destination and Departure date through the Travel Agent Halcyon Days Travel.

"IT'S UP TO YOU,"

One of t h e most unique fea tu res of t h e draw is t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of p r o f i t s , For every book of t i c k e t s sold a $2.00 rebate w i l l be returned t o a designated 0,N.A. Club.*** The t i c k e t s a r e put up i n books of 1 2 with $10.00 t o be turned i n so i n f a c t t h e i r s a l e of these t i c k e t s w i l l help not only the 0,N.A. but a l s o your own indiv idual Club. I n f a c t , even you can p r o f i t by s e l l i n g t h e s e t i c k e t s .

"IT'S UP TO YOU,"

Ticket Stubs a r e shown t o be returned t o me and I would request t h a t t h i s be done a s soon a s so ld so t h a t we w i l l not have a problem with any l o s t books, F i r s t c l a s s postage i s suf f ic ient t o cover t h e r e t u r n of t h e stubs. If you could s e l l another book. o r two of t i c k e t s j u s t make a note and I w i l l ge t them out by r e t u r n mail.

"IT'S UP TO ME

Af ter t h e draw a f i n a n c i a l repor t 'dl1 be prepared and published i n t h e N u m i s m a t i s t showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of p r o f i t s and Club rebates, The winners names and p r i z e s won w i l l be l i s t e d so a l l members w i l l be aware of a l l information. The f inanc ia l records of the'draw w i l l be avai lab le f o r any club t o examine.

"THIS IS UP TO US,"

***CLUB REBATES WILL BE PAID AFTER THE PRIZE EXPENSES, AND DRAW EXPENSES nAVE BEEN COVERED, I personal ly f e e l t h a t the re i s a 98% probab i l i ty t h a t t h e f u l l rebate w i l l be awarded, I n closing I would l i k e t o suggest t h a t any person who d id not receive a book of t i c k e t s o r who could s e l l another book o s two, drop me a l i n e . Remember I can't answer m a i l i f it i s n ' t wri t ten. We a r e not asking only t h e Executive of t h e Clubs but each and every Member f o r t h e i r support,

Ken Wilmot, O.M,A raw. Chairman, Box 78, Sebringvi l le , Ont, NOK 1x0

O N T A R I O N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C I A T I O N ' S 2 0 t h ; A N N I V E R S A R Y CONVENTION

E X H I B I T A P P L I C A T I O N FORM

MARCH 1 2 - 1 4 , 1 9 8 2

LOEWS WESTBURY H O T E L , TORONTO, O N T A R I O .

A condi t ion of accept ing your e n t r y is t h a t a l l c o m p e t i t i v e and c o m m e r c i a l e x h i b i t s a r e se t up b e t w e e n 9 : O O A M. & 6 : 0 0 P . M . on F r i d a y , M a r c h 12th; 1 9 8 2 , and 8:30 A.M. t o 1 2 o ' c l o c k noon Saturday, . M a r c h 13th; 1982 .

( p l e a s e p r i n t o r t y p e )

NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AGE ( ~ u n i o r s ) . . .

A D D R E S S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P O S T A L CODE

O . N . A . M E M B E R S H I P N U M B E R , ( i f m e m b e r ) . . . . . . . . T O T A L NUMBER O F C A S E S . . . . NUMBER O F YOUR OWN C A S E S . . . . . .

NUMBER O F C A S E S W I S H T O BORROW.. . . C A T E G O R I E S

1 J U N I O R . . . . . . . . . . .( ) NO of C A S E S . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CANADIAN ..........( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . . 3 U . S . A . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . 4 B R I T . EMP.&COMM . . . ( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . 5 F O R E I G N . . . . . . . . . .( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . 6 P A P E R . . . . . . . . . . . . .( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MEDALS . . . . . . . . . . . . ( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . . 8 M I S C E L L A N E O U S . . . . . ( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . 9 E R R O R S ............( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . .

10 T O K E N S . . . . . . . . . . . ( ) NO. O F C A S E S . . . . . . 11 WOODEN MONEY ......( ) NO. O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . 1 2 O . N . A . C L U B D I S P L A Y ( ) N O . O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . 13 N O N - C O M P E T I T I O N . . ( ) NO. O F C A S E S . . . . . . . . . . .

D e a d l i n e f o r e n t r i e s - P o s t m a r k e d m i d n i g h t M a r c h 5 th ; 1982 .

S E N D E N T R I E S T O : - E X H I B I T CHAIRMAN

ROBERT P O R T E R 0 . N . A 20th A N N I V E R S A R Y CONVENTION

P . O . BOX 792 , S T A ; " A Y 1 ' TORONTO, O N T A R I O , M5W 1 G 3

WOK WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS YEAR FOR THE ONA CONVENTION RAFFLE

TO BE DRAWN MARCH ll+th,1982

1st PRIZE . . . . A TRIP FOR TWO TO THE JWERIAL PALACE, U S VEGAS, FOR FIVE DAYS AND FOUR NIGHTS

( Inc ludes Transpor ta t ion , Accommodation, Depar ture Taxes and a Courtesy Book Valued a t $ 200,W)

THE WINgIER WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE A DEPARTURE DATE BETWEEN APRIL 1st and DECElMBER LSth, lWO

TRIP TO BE ARRANGED THROUGH HALCYON DAYS TUVEL, OSYWA & BRANTFORD

2nd PRIZE ......, HALF OUNCE GOLD KRUGERRAND or 250000 CASE,

PLUS THREE GREAT CONSOLATION PhI;LE;S

WHE3 YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS SOLD

FORWARD STUBS AND CASH TO KENNETH WILMOT

PoOo BOX 76,

SEBRINGVILLE,

NOK lX0

IF MORE TICKETS ARE NEEDED JUST REQUEST THEM

SO SEU.,, SELL .., SELL,., SELL

T H E . OFFICIAL PUBLlCATlON OF THE ONTARIO NbBMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

FOUNDFD 19a2

ISSN 0048- 189 5

191'51-198.3 Volume 2 1 FEBRUARY 198 2

O.N.A. OFFICERS

Past Presrdents

R R Rekofsk~ (1962-65) L T Smlth (1965-67) W Engl~sh (1967-69) D Fllck(1969 71) C B La~ster (1971 -73) W E P Lamberr (1973-75) E Jephson (1975-77) B . R . W a t t (1977-1 , ' )h l

Prssr den I F . C . JEWEI'T

First Vrce-Presrdenr M . FISKF.

Second Vrce- Pfesrdent S . HODGI.


rreasurer and Membershrp BRUCE H RASZMANr4

Marlrng Address Boa 33. Waterloo. Onl N2J 326

DIRECTORS Area l a Howard W h i t t ' i e l d

l b Vacant Area 2 C . B . L a i s t e r Area j R . Voaden Area 4 Vacant Area j Wm. Gordon Area C, W. Hamm Area 7 C. F r a s e r .Area 8 E . K e e t c h Area 0 l . B . F l e t c h e r Area 10 R . A l b e r t

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The l a c e i s fravmr! and vfil.l.~.--". . . Thn r ibbon ' s f a d ~ d , t93.

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Throughout t h e years I ' v e had it

With many o t h e r keepsakes Of a dim and d i s t a n t day.

I t b r ings back v i v i d mem' r i e s Of an e r a long s i n c e p a s t .... The s t a r t i n g of a romance Nobody thouqht would l a s t .

Recol lec t ions come t o mind O f whispering i n t h e dark. . . Those s.~xkward k i s s e s we exchanged

My v a i t i n g f o r t h e phonc. t o r i n g And a e t t i n a all u p t i a h t For f e a r my y ~ u t h f u l Romno Miaht f a i l t o c a l l t h a t n i s h t ;

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And t h e reason whv I ' v e ke Is a s s i m ~ l e a s ca It was t h e f i r s t y husband s e n t

25

CASIMIR PULASKI, POLISH PATRIOT AND AMERICAN HERO

by Tom Kostaluk

Casimir P u l a s k i ( ~ a z i m i e r z i n p o l i s h ) was born on March 4,1747 i n t h e smal l town of Warka, near Warsaw, i n Poland.

A f t e r completing h i s educa t ion i n Warsaw, he s e rved f o r a t ime

a t t h e c o u r t of P r i n c e Cha r l e s of Courland, Courland t h e n be ing

under P o l i s h s u z e r a i n t y . T t was h e r e t h a t , i n June 1767, Pu la sk i

encount&ed t h e Russ ians , i r i ' b a t t l e . Surrounded by 4000 Russian

s o l d i e r s , Pu la sk i and 200 of h i s cava l ry broke th rough t h e Russ-

i a n l i n e s , and a f t e r a long and d i f f i c u l t journey, reached s a f e t y

i n Poland.

On January 22,1768, P u l a s k i , wi th h i s f a t h e r Jozef and a group of p a t r i o t i c g e n t r y , formed t h e Confederacy of Bar t o or- gan ize Po land ' s f o r c e s and save t h e country from t h e t h r e a t of

f o r e i g n aggress ion . He was e l e c t e d Marshal of t h e f o r c e s of t h e

Confederacy i n 1769, and became a n a t i o n a l he ro i n 1771, when he

de fea t ed a Russian army a t Czestochowa. A l i t t l e l a t e r , some mem- b e r s of t h e Confederacy p l o t t e d t o abduct t h e k i n g of Poland,

S t a n i s l a u s August Poniatowski. The p l an was no t c a r r i e d o u t , bu t

Casimir Pu la sk i was accused of r a i s i n g h i s hand a g a i n s t h i s k ing

and e x i l e d i n 1773. I n November 1776 he came t o P a r i s , where he

was known t o t h e French c o u r t a s an ou t s t and ing s o l d i e r . He was

warmly recommended t o Benjamin F rank l in , who was seek ing volun-

t e e r s f o r t h e American r evo lu t iona ry armies .

Po la sk i a r r i v e d i n America i n 1777 and.was in t roduced t o

George Washington by La faye t t e . Pu la sk i was accep ted , and i n Sep-

tember 1777 he proved h i s q u a l i t i e s by s topping t h e B r i t i s h ad-

vance on Washington's supply l i n e s a t t h e B a t t l e of t h e Brandy-

wine. G r a t i f i e d wi th P u l a s k i l s conduct i n t h e f i e l d , Congress

made him a cava l ry b r i g s d i e r . He was wi th Washington a t Val ley

Forge i n 1778. I n w arch 1778 Pu la sk i was p laced a t t h e head of

an independent co rps which came t o be known a s P u l a s k i l s Legion.

Th i s l e g i o n was a t Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from May t o October

1778, and i n 1779 t h e l e g i o n was s e n t t o t h e sou th , j o i n i n g t h e

army of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln. A t t h i s t ime Char les ton , S.C. was

besieged by t h e B r i t i s h and was about t o su r r ende r t o a B r i t i s h

ultimatum. Pu la sk i convinced t h e c i t y counc i l t o r e j e c t t h e u l t i -

C A S I M I R PULASKI

matum, qu ick ly a t t a c k e d t h e B r i t i s h army, f o r c i n g it t o r a i s e

t h e s i e g e .

On September 15 ,1779, Pu la sk i and h i s men, w i th French

f o r c e s commanded by Admiral DIEs ta ing , advaced towards Savan-

nah, Georgia. The Admiral was concerned f o r t h e s a f e t y of h i s

f l e e t i n t h e event of a l ong s i e g e and proposed t o storm t h e

city a t once. An a s s a u l t began on October 9 , b e f o r e dawn, bu t

t h e B r i t i s h l a i d down a w i t h e r i n g f i r e from t h e c i t y . Pu la sk i

a t tempted wi th 200 c a v a l r y t o break through t h e B r i t i s h l i n e s

and a t t a c k t h e c i t y from t h e r e a r , bu t he was m o r t a l l y wound-

ed, dying on October 11,1779, a t t h e age of 3 2 .

During t h e n i n e t e e n t h cen tu ry , Pu la sk i was a he ro i n t h e

United S t a t e s - - a k n i g h t - e r r a n t f o r t h e cause of l i b e r t y . H i s

name i s r ep re sen ted i n many p a r t s of t h e count ry , c o u n t i e s

be ing named a f t e r him i n Arkansas, Georgia, I l l i n o i s , and o t h e r

s t a t e s . C i t i e s , pa rks , s t r e e t s , boulevards , and even a nuc l ea r

submarine b e a r s h i s name. Eleven United S t a t e s Post O f f i c e s a l s o

a r e named a f t e r him. On October 11,1969, s e v e r a l s t a t e s named

t h e day a f t e r him and d e c l a r e d it a ho l iday . P u l a s k i Day became

a n a t i o n a l holday i n 1972 by p r e s i d e n t i a l proclamat ion.

The Polish-American Numismatic Assoc ia t ion and t h e Polonus

P h i l a t e l i c Soc ie ty j o i n t l y i s s u e d a b i cen tena ry medal i n March

- - 1979 t o honour General Pu la sk i . It was designed by a r t i s t s of

P o l i s h descen t and s c u l p t e r e d by Rolf Beck. The medal was iss-

ued a t t h e Polpex I n t e r n a t i o n a l Show, he ld i n Chicago i n March.

The obverse shows a b u s t of Pu lask i i n m i l i t a r y uniform, wi th

app rop ra i a t e i n s c r i p t i o n s . The r e v e r s e shows t h e image of Swia-

towid, a p r e h i s t o r i c S l a v i c god wi th f o u r f a c e s . Th i s d e i t y was

t o govern t h e world by looking s imul taneously i n f o u r d i r e c t i o n s

w i th f o u r f a c e s . Thus no e v i l could escape h i s s i g h t . The medal

was s t r u c k i n bronze and s i l v e r , and i n s i l v e r - p l a t e e d and gold-

p l a t e d bronze.

. .- OBVERSE

P O L I S H - AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION MEDAL

REVERSE

MEMBERSHIP

The December 1981 a p p l i c a t i o n f o r membership of

John H . Cant #1199 which was accep ted i n e r r o r i n t h e

January 1982 i s s u e of t h e ONTARIO NUMISMATIST h a s been

DECLINED.

The name of a p p l i c a n t #1204 h a s been changed from

CLAUDETTE ENR t o ANDRE THIBOUTOT because t h e O N T A R I O NUMIS-

MATIC ASSOCIATION does n o t accep t t r a d e names f o r members.

The fo l lowing a p p l i c a t i o n s have been r ece ived and

if no w r i t t e n o b j e c t i o n s a r e r ece ived , t h e acceptance w i l l

be acknowledged i n t h e March i s s u e of t h e ONTARIO NUMISMAT-

IST.

1205 Guy L a s c e l l e , Box 524, I r o q u o i s F a l l s ,

Ontar io , POK 1 G O

1206 For tuna to Tarab le , 85 Rusty Crestway, Willowdale,

Ontar io , M 2 J 2Y4

1207 M r s . Sandra Mi lo j ev i c , 8250 Westwood S t r e e t ,

Niagara F a l l s , Ont. , L2H l Y 4

C91 MARKHAM VILLAGE C O I N CLUB, Box 172, Markham,

Ontar io , L ~ P 357

C92 NUMISMATIC COURIER, 330 Bay S t r e e t , S u i t e 808,

Toronto, Ontar io , M5H 2S8

The fo l lowing have been t r a n s f e r r e d from r e g u l a r membership

t o L i f e Membership.

LM 69 Tom Kennedy, S t r a t f o r d , Ontar io

LM 70 Edwin D. Keetch, Oshawa, Ontar io ,

LM.71 Glen R. Will iams, T h o r n h i l l , Ontar io .

Bruce H. Raszmann

Membership Chairman

ST. - THOMAS NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION C78

The Christmas s p e c i a l dinner meeting of t h e S t . Thomas

Numismatic Associat ion was he ld on December 14 th ) 1981, a t

6 : 3 0 P.M. a t t h e Central United Church on Wellington S t r e e t .

Roast Beef, mashed pota toes , mixed vegetables , ju i ce and

beverage was suppl ied by t h e club. Each person who at tended

was asked t o supply as d e s e r t or a s a l a d , r e l i s h e s , f r u i t , o r

A member of t h e Elg in School Board, Gordon Boughton show-

ed a t r a v e l f i lm on Thailand and Napal.

A t t h e end of t h e enjoyable evening a 5 5 l o t Auction was

conducted by George Connoy.

CHAMPLAIN C O I N CLUB C21

O r i l l i a , Ontario.

The f i r s t meeting f o r 1982 of t h e Champlain Coin Club

was he ld on January 7 th , 1982 a t S t . David's Anglican Church.

It was a very successfu l meeting, with eighteen members and

four guest a t t end ing t h e enjoyable evening. P res iden t Ken

Huggins chai red t h e meeting. There was a reques t f o r he lpe r s

t o he lp out i n organizing var ious events i n 1982, and i f

everone works t o ge the r 1982 w i l l be a very good year .

Pe te r Marcucci w i l l be t h e upcoming coin show Chairman.

BRANTFORD NUMISMATIC SOCIETY C15

Brantf ord, Ontario.

The Brantford Numismatic Socie ty he ld t h e January Meeting

on January 17th, 1982 a t t h e Woodman Community Centre, Brant-

fo rd , a t 8:00 P.M.

The speaker f o r t h e evening was t h e Founding Pres iden t ,

Walter Griggs. He gave another onr of h i s famous t a l k s on

Numismatics.

Ivan Kodric conducted t h e coin auct ion f o r t h e evening.

STRATFORD C O I N CLUB C20

S t r a t f o r d , Ontario.

The January Meeting was cancel led due t o t h e weather.

.This was t h e f i r s t t ime i n two yea r s t h a t t h e weather was

t h e s p o i l e r f o r t h e evening.

HURONIA NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION C17

The following members were e l e c t e d t o t h e execut ive f o r

t h e year 1982 . . . Pres ident : Ken Prophet Direc tors : Lorraine Acker

Vice-president: Ray J e f f r e y Conway Bishop

Treasurer : Cec Sharpe Alma Gage

Secretary: B i l l Gage Linc Mueller

Edi tor : B i l l Gage Noreen Howcroft

3$3$3+3t3+3$3+3t?$3+3$

F E B R U A R Y 13th. 1982 BARRIE . O N T A R ~ O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HURONIA NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION I s

W i n t e r C o i n S h o w B a y f i e l d M a l l , B a r r i e , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . H u r o n i a N u m i s m a t i c A s s o c i a t i o n P . O . B o x 2 4 3 , B a r r i e , O n t a r i o , L 4 M 4 T 2

MARCH 1 2 , 13 & 1 4 , 1982 T O R O N T O , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O N T A R I O N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C I A T I O N ' S

20th; A n n i v e r s a r t C o n v e n t i o n L o e w s W e s t b u r y H o t e l Y onge S t ree t , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . O . N . A . 20 th A n n i v e r s a r y C o n v e n t i o n P 0 . B o x 7 9 2 , S t a ; l ' A " , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , M5W 1 G 3

A P R I L 2 - 4 , 1982 T O R O N T O , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 r d ; T O R O N T O I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O I N

F A I R S e a w a y T o w e r s ~ b t e l L a k e s h o r e B l v d . W e s t T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . L e s l i e M o o r e 226 Q u e e n S t r e e t , W e s t , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

A P R I L 15-18, 1982 M I S S I S S A U G A , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . S P R I N G T O R E X C O L L E C T I B L E SHOW

I n t e r n a t i o n a l C e n t r e 6900 A i r p o r t R o a d , M i s s i s s a u g a , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o m . . A 1 B l i m a n 299 Q u e e n S t ree t , W e s t , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , M 5 V 1 Z 9

A P R I L 2 4 t h 1982 OSHAWA, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OSHAWA & D I S T R I C T C O I N C L U B

C O I N WEEK CANADA SHOW OSHAWA S H O P P I N G C E N T R E K i n g S t ree t , W e s t , O s h a w a , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n W a y n e G o r i n g , P r e s i d e n t O s h a w a & D i s t r i c t C o i n C l u b , P . O . B o x 2 1 2 , O s h a w a , O n t a r i o , L 1 H 7 L 1

MAY 15 th 1982 DOWNSVIEW, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . T H I S T L E T O W N C O I N & STAMP C L U B

C o i n & S t a m p S h o w N o r t h Y o r k Sher idan M a l l , W i l s o n A v e n u e , D o w n s v i e w ,

. . For i n f o r m a t i o n . R o b e r t R o o k

106 R i v e r c r e s t R o a d , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , M 6 S 4 H 6

J U L Y 15 - 1 8 , 1982 W I N N I P E G , MANITOBA. . . . . . . . . . . . CANADIAN N U M I S M A T I V A S S O C I A T I O N

A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . .

M a n i t o b a C o i n C l u b P . O . B o x 321 , W i n n i p e g , M a n i t o b a , R 3 C O K 0

COME ONE, C O ~ ~ B U , m i CANADA'S -- - CBRE!A - :SHOW tothe

20th; ANNIVERSARY

"The !iim

BASH 40 - 50 Bourse Tables

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Banquet Clubs and Associations Meetings

Wine & Cheese Party Prizes

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~ : O O P . M . R e c e p t i o n

7 : O O P . M . B a n q u e t - G u e s t Speake r , F . D u n b a r Sec re t a ry t o t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s , R o y a l O n t a r i o M u s e u m . M e r i t A w a r d , B e s t of S h o w , A w a r d , P e s t J u p i o r A w a r d w i l l be p resen ted

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SUNDAY, MARCH 14 th , 1982

9:00 A.M. O . N . A . Club Delega tes B r e a k f a s t

1 0 : O O A.M. Bourse & Display Rooms open.

1 2 : O O NoongLouise Graham Apprec ia t ion Luncheon

A luncheon t o honour Louise Graham f o r

h e r many y e a r s of devot ion t o NumismaDics.

There w i l l be a s p e c i a l wooden p i e c e

t o commemorate t h i s s p e c i a l even t p r e

p re sen t ed t o only t h o s e t h a t a t t e n d .

5:00 P.M. O . N . A . Draw.

6 :00 P.M. Convention c l o s e s f o r 1 9 8 2 .

O . N . A . 20th Anniversarv

Convention P u b l i c i t y

Release # 4

C. N. A. Sponsors Seminar at 0. N. A. Toronto Show

The Canadian Numismatic Association is pleased to announce

the sponsoring of another Educational seminar to take place in

Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, blarch 13, 1982. This Forum will

co-incide with the 20th annual convention of the Ontario

Numismatic Association, March 12 - 14, 1982 at the Westbury

Hotel, 475 Yonge Street in downtown Toronto.

Plans for the seminar were recently finalized between

the C.N.A. Education Committee and the O.N.A. 1982 Convention

committee. This co-operation is another-step in the -fine :

relationship that exists between the two organizations.

C. N. A. is committed to assisting regional associations as

well as local ones. Education in nmisrnatlcs is a prime goal \ \

of C.N.A. and regional Seminars such as this one contribute

to that end.

Three excellent speakers have accepted an invitation

to give presentations at this Educational Seminar beginning at

2 P.M. in the Kent Room of the Westbury Hotel.

HILLEL KASLOVE, Ottawa, Ontario: Curator of the Bank of Canada

Currency Collection. Mr. Kaslove will present "An Update of the

Bank of Canada NationsiJ. Currency Collectian" featuring a.rsview

of the museum since it's opening on Dec. 5, 1980. More than

100,000 numismatic items are included in the National Currency

Collection and Kaslove will discuss the public gallery, activities

of the museum as well as plans for the future. It has been an

ambitious venture and the museum is something that all Canadian

numismatists can be proud of. A story of coinage from it's

inception to money sf the present era awaits the collector

visiting this exciting Ottawa museum. Come and listen to Curator

Hillel Kaslove give this fascinating account.

DORA DE PEDERY-HUNT: Canada famous medallic Sculptress. Mrs.

Hunt will speak on "Canadian Social Uevelopment as Reflected

by Coins, Tokens and Medals". For much of her life, Dora De

Pedery Hunt has had an interest in designing medals and was

trained in her native country of Hungary as a sculptor and

architectural designer, When she arrived in Canada in 1948,

she literally introduced the art of making medals in Canada.

Mrs. Hunt is well known for designing the $100 1976 Canadian

Olympic Gold coin. She has also designed hundreds of three

dimensional medals for such places as tho Hoyal Ontario Museum,

the centennial of the Public Archives of Canada and the 300th

anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company. Her talk

:.:; will explore the social structure and economy of -1

Canada during the past one hundred years using slides of coins,

tokens and medals to illustrate these changes, Mrs. H u n t will

take you on a pictorial history of Canada's development using

the three dimensional scope of a medal.

DENIS CUDAHY, Ottawa, Ontario: Production Manages of the Royal

Canadian Mint. Mr. Cudahy will discuss the topic "Royal

Canadian Mint Activities, with Emphasis on the 1982 I $ and 5#

Coinsn. The Mint is known world wide for it's high quality

coinage and we are fortunate to have Denis Cudahy speak to us

I about a variety of topics; reasons for the changes in the 1982

I $ and 5 $ pieces, the 1982 silver dollar design, why the imple-

mentat&on of coinage chamges, future plans and direction

of the Mint and other activities of interest to the coin

collector. There will be time allotted for a question and

answer period. Cudahy joined the Royal Canadian Elint in

the Winnipeg branch during 1976 and became Vice President

of Manufacturing with responsibility over all production

facilities. He was later transferred to the Ottawa Mint

where he .is currently the Production blanager.

The Chairman of this C.N.A. Educational seminar will

be Paul Johnson who is the Ontario Director of the Canadian

Numismatic Association. Johnson has had much experience

organizing similar forums in other cities such as Halifax,

Fredericton and Saskatoon.

It is'hoped that all area collectors will plan to

attend this exciting educational event during the Ontario f

Numismatic Association convention in Toronto. Further

information regarding exhibits and registration can be

obtained by writing: 0. N . . - A . 20th Anniversary Convention,

P. 0 . Box 792, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1G3. S t a t i o n "Ayy

Paul Johnson C . N . A . Educational Form Chairman f o r 0 . N . A .

20th Anniversary Convention

Bruce R . Watt

0. N . A . 20th Anniversary Convention P u b l i c i t y Chairman

O N T A R I O N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C I A T I O N FOUNDED - 1962

BOX 3 3 , W A T E R L O O . O N T A R I O . C A N A D A N Z J 2 2 6

20 th , ANNIVERSARY C O N V E N T I O N " BASH of 8 2

P r e - R e g i s t r a t i o n

( ~ a c h person 11 y e a r s of age o r o l d e r , must r e g i s t e r s e p a r a t e l y )

P l e a s e complete where a p p l i c a b l e

N A M E : . . . . . . . . . . .............................. 0 No.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADDRESS:........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CITY:. . . . . . . ........................ POSTAL CODE.: . . . . . . . . . PROV: . . . . . . . A r e you an ONA Execu t ive? If s o , P o s i t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A r e you an ONA Club Delegare , Y e s : . . . . . No : . . . . . . ( 1 f y e s , s t a t e Name of C lub ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Are you a p a s t O N A . O f f i c i a l ? I f s o , P o s i t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO. REQ'D TOTAL

..;...... R e g i s t r a t i o n ................................$ 3.00 . . . . . (3days Ribbon, Program, e t c . )

......... ONA W I N E & CHEESE PARTY ( ~ r i d a ~ MarchJ12,1982, 9:OO.P.M.) . . . ( 3 d r i n k t i c k e t s $ 7 . ) ) . . . . .

ONA BANQUET ( ~ a t u r d a ~ March, 13, 1982, 7:OOP.M) ......... Each. .$20.00 . . . .

......... ONA. CLUB DELEGATE BREAKFAST (sunday, March, 14, 1982) . . . . ( ~ u s t purchase a p re - reg . r ibbon) Each. . $6.00

LOUISE GRAHAM HONOURARY LUNCHEON, ( sunday, Mar.14, 12: Noon ......... ..... sunday March, 14, 1982, 12. noon) Each $20.00

......... ONA BRONZE MEDAL ($10.00 + .7O@ Ont S a l e s ax) $10 70 . . . . . ( i f mai led add $2.00 f o r ma i l i ng )

........ 0NA.SILVER MEDAL ($45.00 + $3.15 Ont. S a l e s Tax)$48 1.5 . . . . . ( i f mai led add $2.00 f o r pos tage)

...... ONA. ANNIVERSARYWOODENMONEY SET ( 3 p i e c e s ) $2.00 ....... Cheque .......... Money O r d e r . . . . . . Cash . . . ..TOTAL . . . . . . . .

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The tale of the 'Prince'

THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIST is published by the Ontario Numismatic Association. The publication can be obtained with membership in one of the following categories: Regular Membership q.W annually. Husband and Wife annually. Junior (up to 18) $3.00 annually. Club annually. Life Memberships available for $50.00 after 3 years of regular membership.

Remittances payable to the Ontario Numlsmatlc Association, P.O. Box 33, Waterloo, Ontario. N2J 326.

Authorized second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage In cash.

The of tbe 'iinae' There a r e t h r e e examples of t h e e l u s i v e 1921 f i v e c e n t s i l v e r

i n t h e for thcoming C h a r l e s D . Moore Numismatics L td . Auct ion, which w i l l be h e l d i n con junc t i on wi th t h e Toron to I n t e r n a t i o n a l Coin F a i r on A p r i l 2 4 , 1982, a t t h e Lakeshore I n n , Toron to , Ont a r i o . The t h r e e examples g r a d e F ine 15; EF 40; and S e l e c t BU 6 3 , and r e p r e s e n t t h e l a r g e s t o f f e r i n g of t h e o f t e n c a l l e d f lP r ince l l of Canadian c o i n s , i n r e c e n t y e a r s .

The s t o r y behind t h e r a r i t y of t h e 1921 f i v e c e n t is i n t e r e s t i n g and mys t e r i ous . The mint r e c o r d s show t h a t 2,501,238 of t h e 1921 5qt s i l v e r had a l r e a d y been s t r u c k , when it was dec ided t o u s e a l a r g e r n i c k e l c o i n f o r t h i s denomination. The L e g i ~ l a ~ i o n was passed i n May, 1921, and t h e r e a f t e r no more f i v e c e n t p i e c e s were co ined i n s i l v e r . The mint r e c o r d s a l s o show t h a t 3,022,655 c o i n s of t h i s denomination were subsequen t ly mel ted , and it i s g e n e r a l l y assumed t h a t t h e composi t ion of t h i s m e l t was t h e 1921 mintage and a p o r t i o n of t h e 1920 mintage, t h u s e x p l a i n i n g t h e r a r i t y of t h e 1921 d a t e t o d a y . But how many p i e c e s of t h e 1921 f i v e c e n t s i l v e r s u r v i v e d , and how d i d t h e y s u r v i v e ? Var ious e d i t i o n s of t h e Cha r l t on "Standard CatalogueIf have e s t ima ted t h e s u r v i v i n g mintage a t 100 p i e c e s , 200 p i e c e s and c u r r e n t l y a t 400 p i e c e s .

A few a r e specimen c o i n s , i s s u e d t o c o l l e c t o r s i n se ts , hut. t h e r e s t of t h e s u r v i v i n g p i e c e s a r e b u s i n e s s o r c i r c u l a t i o n s t r i k e e s . It h a s been r e p o r t e d i n t h e l i t e r a t u r e t h a t a number of t h e c i r c u l a t i o n s t r i k e s were s o l d t o v i s i t o r s t o t h e mint i n t h e e a r l y months of 1921. however, no r eco rd of t h e number s o l d i f any, was recorded .

I t is most improbable t h a t t h e mys t e r i e s su r rounding t h e 1921 f i v e c e n t s i l v e r w i l l e v e r be so lved , and t h a t numismat i s t s w i l l e v e r know how many p i e c e s su rv ived and how t h e y escaped from t h e min t . But r e g a r d l e s s of t h e unsolved r n y s t e r i e s ' t h e 1921 f i v e c e n t s i l v e r s t i l l remains one of Canada'a r a r e s t c o i n s . The "PRINCE" l i v e s on.

ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION'S 1982 20th ANNIVERSARY MEDAL

Owing t o manufacuring problems, t h e 1982 Anniversary Con-

v e n t i o n Medal w i l l n o t be a v a i l a b l e f o r about 6 weeks.

To a s s u r e t h a t a l l members have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of o b t a i n -

i n g t h e medals , o r d e r s w i l l b e accep ted u n t i l A p r i l l s t h , 1982.

The p r i c e s a r e a s f o l ~ o w s . . . . . . . . . Bronze. . . $10.00 p l u s O.S.T. . .7 0$ . . . $10.70

S t e r l i n g S i l v e r . . $ 4 5 . 0 0 p l u s O.S.T. 3 . 1 5 . . $48.15

The theme of t h e Convention was "THE ROYAL O N T A R I O MUSEUM

1912 - 1982 and t h e Avenue Road main e n t r a n c e appea r s on

t h e medal.

REMEMBER... CUT OFF DATE FOR ORDERING I S APRIL 1 5 t h , 1982

Orders a r e t o be s e n t t o O . N . A . 20th Anniversary Convention

Committee, P.O. Box 792, S t a ; A ,

Toronto , Onta r io , M5W 1G3

1982 - A benchmark y e a r a t t h e Roll --- ---- - - --- ---

T h i s y e a r p r o m i s e s t o b e one o f t h e most e x c i t i n g i n

t h e 70-year h i s t o r y o f T o r o n t o ' s Royal 0 n t a r i o Museum.

With t h e open ing o f t h e f i r s t new g a l l e r i e s s c h e d u l e d

f o r J u l y 1, t h e ROM i s now e n t e r i n g a phase o f growth

t h a t w i l l see it d e v e l o ~ th rough t h e n e x t d e c a d e t o

t a k e i t s p l a c e a q a i n as one o f t h e l a r g e s t museums i n

North A m e r i c a .

Few i n s t i t u t i o n s have e v e r a t t e m p t e d such a complex

expans ion and r e n o v a t i o n proqramrne and one r e q u i r i n g

such f i n e l y - t u n e d moves. Each phase - from c o n s t r u c -

t i o n and occupancy o f t h e new C u r a t o r i a l C e n t r e t o t h e

t a k i n g a p a r t and p a c k i n g o f e x h i b i t s i n . t h e a n t i q u a t e d

main b u i l d i n g , and t h e d i s m a n t l i n g o f t h e Chinese

Garden t o make way f o r t h e T e r r a c e G a l l e r i e s - set o f f

a c o m p l i c a t e d c h a i n - r e a c t i o n o f t r a n s f e r s o f s t a f f ,

c o l l e c t i o n s and equipment . To t h e d e l i g h t o f e v e r y one

concerned , e s p e c i a l l y M r . Sydney Hermant, Chairman o f

t h e Board o f T r u s t e e s , and ROM D i r e c t o r , D r . James E.

C r u i s e , e v e y t h i n g i s now.meshing t o g e t h e r .

The n i n e - f l o o r C u r a t o r i a l C e n t r e , w i t h i t s s o p h i s t i c a t e d

c o n s e r v a t i o n and s t o r a g e a r e a s and cus tom-des igned

r e s e a r c h l a b s , i s p r o v i n g t o be t h e e f f i c i e n t ne rve -

c e n t r e it w a s d e s i g n e d t o be. The err ace G a l l e r i e s

have r i s e n t o maximum h e i g h t t o i n d i c a t e t h e B l o o r

S t r e e t landmark t h e y w i l l soon become, a n d , i n t h e

renova ted main b u i l d i n q , q a l l e r i e s are i n t h e p r o c e s s

o f b e i n g i n s t a l l e d .

There a r e a c t u a l l y 20 q a l l e r y teams made up o f d e s i g n e r s ,

c u r a t o r s , e d u c a t o r s and programmers, p l a n n i n g f o r t h e

f u t u r e . New a r c h i t e c t u r a l s p a c e s , and new c l u s t e r s o f

g a l l e r i e s , e a c h grouped around a common theme, w i l l be

emeruing. F i r s t t o go on view a r e p o r t i o n s o f t h e L i f e

S c i e n c e c l u s t e r and t h e Anc ien t World c l u s t e r .

Numismatis ts w i l l bc d c l i u h t c d to know t h a t a d i s p l a y

o f Roman I m p e r i a l c o i n a q e i s b e i n g p lanned f o r t h e

f i r s t s e c t i o n o f t h e Anc ien t World c l u s t e r by A l i s o n

Easson, A s s i s t a n t C u r a t o r , Greek and Roman Department .

By March o f 1983, Greek, H e l l e n i s t i c and Roman

Republ ican c o i n s w i l l a l s o be on view t o round o u t

t h e p i c t u r e o f t r a d e and commerce e x t e n d i n g t h r o u g h

t h e a n c i e n t Medi te r ranean wor ld . A l s o enqaged i n t h e

same f i e l d as M r s . Easson i s Research A s s o c i a t e D r .

J .S . Wilk inson, p a s t p r e s i d e n t o f t h e Canadian Numis-

m a t i c A s s o c i a t i o n and a s p e c i a l i s t i n a n c i e n t Greek

co inage .

O t h e r ROM d e p a r t m e n t s w i t h h o l d i n g s of i n t e r e s t t o

n u m i s m a t i s t s i n c l u d e t h e W e s t As ian , F a r E a s t e r n ,

European and Canadiana Departments . Canadiana col-

l e c t i o n s i n c l u d e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 700 c o i n s a n d - t o k e n s

i n c l u d i n g t h o s e o f t h e French regime a n d - B r i t i s h col-

o n i a l r u l e . Fur t r a d e c o i n s and t o k e n s , bank and

merchant t o k e n s , and Canadian c o i n s d a t i n g from 1859

a s w e l l a s some 500 Canadian medals o f h i s t o r i c or

s o c i a l i n t e r e s t can be s t u d i e d a t t h e Siqmund Samuel

Canadiana B u i l d i n g .

The bu lk o f t h e ' c o i n a g e found i n t h e F a r E a s t e r n

Department came f r o m t h e B r a c k b i l l C o l l e c t i o n s g i v e n

t o t h e ' ~ u s e u m from V i c t o r i a C o l l e g e i n 1924. I ts Chin-

ese c o i n s i n c l u d e examples o f a l l major , ' t y p e s from

t h e 6 t h c e n t u r y B.C. t o t h e C h ' i n g Dynasty o f t h e

2 0 t h c e n t u r y .

Throughout i t s c l o s u r e t h e ROM h a s a t t e m p t e d t o main-

t a i n i t s r e c o r d o f p u b l i c s e r v i c e . Coins have been

loaned f o r e x h i b i t t o t h e Nick le A r t s Museum, Ca lga ry

and t o Scarborough C o l l e g e , Toronto . Through r e s o u r c e

boxes and s c h o o l v i s i t s o r g a n i z e d by t h e E x t e n s i o n

S e r v i c e s Department and t h e Educa t ion S e r v i c e s Depar t -

ment r e s p e c t i v e l y , s c h o o l c l a s s e s have been i n t r o d u c e d

t o some o f t h e f a s c i n a t i n g a s p e c t s o f h i s t o r y t h a t t h e

s t u d y o f c o i n s can o f f e r . A s w e l l , t h r o u q h o u t t h e

upheaval o f moving, t h e ROM h a s main ta ined i t s p o l i c y

o f f r e e c o n s u l t a t i o n , i d e n t i f i c a t i o n and c o n s e r v a t i o n

a d v i c e .

Numismat is t s w i l l be even b e t t e r s e r v e d i n t h e f u t u r e .

The e n l a r q e d r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r y and t h e s t u d y a r e a s i n

t h e expanded q u a r t e r s w i l l o f f e r t h e s e r i o u s s t u d e n t

b e t t e r s p a c e and r e s o u r c e s t o pursue h i s p a r t i c u l a r

i n t e r e s t .

During i t s l o n g h i s t o r y t h e ROM h a s depended on t h e

s u p p o r t o f i t s many f r i e n d s and t h i s i s p a r t i c u l a r l y

s o d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d 05 expans ion . Donat ions t o t h e

f u n d - r a i s i n g campaign, and g i f t s t h a t have added t o

t h e grdwth o f c o l l e c t i o n s have b o t h been generous - and have c o n t r i b u t e d immeasurably t o t h e R O M ' s new

growth and p u r s u i t o f knowledge.

Audrey E l l a r d Media R e l a t i o n s O f f i c e r -

k 1917, E h y Ford arlered the to hand it out to fiends and custom- mniating of a coin beaxing his own ers as a goodwill gesture. Detroit's

l i hess . Is resembled the I

Wyhing Brdhersmlry firm Lincoln pcrmy but -bae was hired to s t r k the die, themdto"&lptheOtb and a million wins &re er FeHown in place of ordered. However, U.S. "InG0d~Trost"andl entry into World War I was- engrw&d with scuttled the project af- F d ' s pottPait instead -just a handful of coins of Liacoh's. had been turned out--but

~ ~ n o i n t e M i o n not behm Ford had prov- of fobbing off the funny enthatamsoumhliadustri-

alist not only could earn rnon- spite its deliberate likeness to the ey, be cpdd make it. A Ford cent is Lincoln cent. Rather, he ph3nmX.l I now mrthabout $5.

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Association News: *

MEMBERSHIP

The a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r membership t o t h e On ta r io Numis

mat ic Assoc i a t i on , which appeared i n t h e February 1982 i s s u e

of t h e On ta r io Numismatist have been accep ted .

The fo l lowing a p p l i c a t i o n s have been r ece ived and i f no

w r i t t e n o b j e c t i o n s a r e r ece ived , t h e acceptance w i l l be acL- knowledged i n t h e A p r i l i s s u e of t h e On ta r io Numismatist.

51208.. En Hwa Ng, 233 Ta lbo t Cres . , Newmarket, Ontar io , L3Y 1A4

1209. . J o e Hubinger, 90 King S t ; Delh i , Ont.., M4B 1x6.

1210.. Stephen M . Pearce , 20 F i r s t Ave., P o r t Colborne,

Ont. L3K 5N4

1211.. B i l l Sanders , 130 C l in ton S t : Uni t 17 , Toronto,

Ont - M6G 2Y3

1212.. Norm Jackson R . R . # ~ , Gadsh i l l , Ont. , NOK 1JO

1213.. U l r i c h Rinne, 1108-1850 V i c t o r i a Park Ave;

Scarborough, Ont .MlR 1T1.

1214.. C e c i l McCann, 22-2 J a s p e r Ave; Toronto, Ont, M ~ N 2M8

1215.. Henry Har r i son , box 151, S t a t i o n "Sn , Toronto,

Ont. M5M 4L7

The fo l lowing have been t r a n s f e r r e d from r e g u l a r membership

t o L i f e Membership ... LM72 Mart R . Munk, Ottawa, Ontar io .

LM73 Aubrey L e s l i e , Aurora, Ontar io .

Bruce Raszmann

Membership Chairman

BRANTFORD NUMISMATIC SOCIETY C 1 5

The February meeting of t h e Brant ford Numismatic Socie ty was h e l d on Sunday, February 2 1 s t , 1982, a t t h e Woodman Com- munity Centre , 491 Grey S t r e e t , Brantford a t 8:00 P.M.

There were a very good a t tendance of members and gues t t o see t h e ONA Audio S l i d e s Program, "ONE CENTS of CANADA".

The s o c i a l convener f o r t h e evening was Gord Durnford

and Larry Laevens w i l l t a k e t h e March meeting.

#293 Tom Hebert app l i ed f o r membership t o t h e c lub .

The 22nd Anniversary Coin Show w i l l be h e l d June 27th,

1982 i n t h e Auditorium B.D.CC South Market ~ * e e t , 9:00 A.M. -

5:00 P.M., f o r information about bourse and d i s p l a y s w r i t e ,

Show Chairman, Arnold Conrad, P . O . Box 953, Brant ford , Ontario.,

ST. THOMAS NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION C78

The January meeting was h e l d on January l l ' t h , 1982 a t

8 ~ 0 0 P.M. a t t h e Cen t ra l United Church, Wellington S t r e e t , S t .

Thomas, Ontario.

A s l i d e programe on t h e "Grading of Coinsff by Charl ton

Numismatics was shown, which was enjoyed by a l l .

A Coin and Paper Money Auction was h e l d a t t h e c l o s e of

meeting and a lunch of donuts and beverage was served .

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NORTH YORK C O I N CLUB C74

The meeting of t h e North York Coin Club f o r February

was h e l d a t t h e North York Community Ha l l , 5099 Yonge S t r e e t ,

Willowdale, Ontar io , a t 8:00 P.M.? February 23rd, 1982.

Paul Johnson was t h e gues t speaker f o r t h e evening and

h i s t o p i c f o r t h e evening was ffSome A l t e r n a t i v e s t o C o l l e c t i n g

Decimal Coins". He showed a s l i d e p resen ta t ion wi th t a l k and it

was a very e n t e r e s t i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n which was enjoyed by a l l .

The fol lowing persons h a s been.accepted a s members,-

#400 Marvin Kay, 401 Margret Blennand, 402 Paul P a r r i s h , 403

Russe l l E a r l and 399 J i m Smart.

INGERSOLL C O I N CLUB C59

The February 15th meeting of t h e I n g e r s o l l Coin Club

was he ld i n t h e Senior C i t i zens Room a t t h e Lions Ha l l on

Thames S t r e e t , I n g e r s o l l , Ontar io with 40 members and gues t

i n at tendance.

The meeting was c a l l e d t o o rde r a t 8:10 P.M. by Tom

Masters t h e p res iden t .

S t e l l Hodge gave a t a l k on t h e search f o r Spanish Gold

Gold Treasures o f f t h e coas t of F lo r ida .

Roy Har t , M r & M r s Norman Car te r s joined a s members t o

I n g e r s o l l Coin Club.

A t t h e c l o s e of t h e meeting refreshments were served

followed with a 40 l o t auc t ion .

WATERLOO C O I N SOCIETY C1

Pres ident Harold Marshall welcomed 24 members and gues t s

a t t h e January 19th meeting. Don Robb conducted a Quiz on ,

Newfoundland Coinage. It generated a l o t of i n t e r e s t and

some e x c e l l e n t ques t ions and d iscuss ions followed.

The Feature Draw winners were, - 1 s t P r i z e S c o t t Linton,

2nd Pr ize Harold Marshall and 3rd P r i z e Paul M i l l e r .

John McIntyre conducted a 29 l o t auc t ion . A l l l o t s were -

sold. and t h e bidding was very a c t i v e . )$9+$+$93$3$+$+$+$+$+$yC

OSHAWA & DISTRICT C O I N CLUB C35

The monthly meeting of Oshawa & ~ i s t r i c t Coin Club was

he ld a t t h e Valleyview Park Club House, Gladstone Ave, Osh-

away 2:00 P.M. February 28th, 1982.

Paul Johnson was t h e gues t speaker and h i s t o p i c was

"Some Al te rna t ives t o Co l l ec t ing Decimal Coinstt . He a l s o

presented a s l i d e p resen ta t ion with h i s t a l k . It was g r e a t l y

apprec ia ted by a l l t h a t a t tended.

Coffee and Donuts were served a t t h e c l o s e of t h e meeting

followed with a a c t i v e coin auct ion .

C I T Y of OTTAWA C O I N CLUB Cl9 I n what may prove t o be a p r e c e d e n t - s e t t i n g venture, t h e

innovat ive Ci ty of Ottawa Coin Club has announced i t s p lans f o r Coin Week North America, 1982. On Saturday, Apr i l 17th) member Stanley S h i f f and Pres ident Paul Nadin -Davis w i l l be t h e gues t s of a l o c a l c o u n t r ~ and western s t a t i o n CKBY f o r a one hour phone i n show on t h e sub jec t of numismatics. Nadin Davis, who has appeared on t h e s t a t i o n ' s hobby show before, hopes t h a t t h e venture w i l l ' g e t t h e c l u b ' s a c t i v i t i e s of f t o a good s t a r t and b r i n g Coin Week t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of l o c a l r e s i d e n t s f o r a 100 mi le r ad ius .

The r e a l l y new i n i t i a t i v e , however, w i l l appear between covers and be t i t l e d NUMISMATIC OTTAWA. I n t h e 150 page book e d i t e d by Paul Nadin-Davis and Frank Fesco, t h e b e s t of 14 yea r s a r t i c l e s and c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e Club ' s b u l l e t i n a r e r e p r i n t e d , t o g e t h e r with t r i b u t e s t o J . Douglas Ferguson and Guy P o t t e r , and h i s t o r i e s of t h e var ious Coin Clubs i n Ottawa. I n two main s e c t i o n s , t h e book d e t a i l s t h e h i s t o r y of t h e f i r s t Ottawa Coin Club, which funct ioned i n t h e 1890s under t h e t i t l e of "La Soc ie te Numismatique d 'Ottawafl . Later c lubs , which amalgamated t o form t h e present body, a r e a l s o chronicled. A h i g h l i g h t of t h i s s e c t i o n i s o r i g i n a l research by J. Graham Es le r i n t o t h e wr i t ing and a c t i v i t i e s of a M . Paquet, s e c r e t a r y of t h e f i r s t Society i n t h e l a t e 19th century. Th i s research d e t a i l s not only some amusing moments of Paque%'s c a r e e r , but a l s o h i s somewhat ne fa r ious a c t i v i t i e s i n r e l a t i o n t o token r e s t r i k e s of t h e per iod, and h i s pub- l i s h i n g ventures , which were i f anything l e s s t h a n euccessfu l .

The second por t ion of t h e book i s divided between Canad- a i n content a r t i c l e s , and a r t i c l e s on world numismatics. Se- e ra1 d i s t inqu i shed au thors inc luding Shel ton C a r r o l l , H i l l e t Kaslove, Ruth McQuade and Michael Curry f e a t u r e prominently.

The book is a v a i l a b l e a t $12 postpaid from Ci ty of Ottawa Coin Club, P.O. Box 2180, Ottawa, Ontario, of- from Pres ident Paul Nadin-Davis a t Box 95, Ottawa, Ontario.

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HONORARY PATRONS

Honorable W. Anthony Padon, CM, MD., Lieutenant Governor. Newfoundland

Honorable Joseph Aubin Doiron. B.A., D.D.S. Lieutenant Governor. Prince Edward Island

Honorable John E. Shaffnw, Lieutenant Governor. Nova Scotia

Honorable Hedard J. Robichaud. P.C., D.C., 1L.D. Lieutenont Governors, New Brunswick

Honorable Jean-Pierre Cote.P.C., Lieutenont Governor. Quebec

Honoroble John 8. Aird, OC, Q.C., Lieutenont Governor. Ontario

Honorable Mrs. Pearl McGonigal, Lieutenont Governor. Manitoba

Honorable C. Irwin Mclntosh. lieutenant Governor. Saskatchewan

Honorable Frank Lynch-Staunton. Lieutenact Governor, Alberta

Honoroble Henry Bell-Irving. D.S.O., O.B.E., E.D.. Lieutenont Codernor, British Columbia

NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Ald. Geoffrey Bell. 3;5 kt89hfield Street,

Mo:lc!orl. N.B.. ElC 5R7

Guy Lestrode. P.O. YCQ- 1144, Station B. Montr.:~~I, P.Q., H3B 3K9

Wd!er Loudon, 1 1 1 % Parc George,

Mon:real. P.Q., HlH 421

Fay Gregbry, P'.O. Box 112,

Cookstown, Ontario LO1 110

Glon Williams, P.0 Box 294. Station A,

W i l i ~wdu e, OntarioM2N 5P0

Nick Gerbinski. 1982 C.N 4. Convention Choirrnan.

Eo* ;:23, Station B. Winnipeg 4 . Monitobo R2W 3R4

5.1. Dunk, !'. -1vilo Avenue,

Wir3.,.rt'~y Monitoba R3T3A4

S!anley Clute. ;J C). Box 2082,

Higtl dlvar. Alberto TOL 100

Lns Copan, P . 0 B>x 65732. Stotion F, Voncou Jer. B.C. V5N 5K7

Waltgr Ostromeckl. Jr.. Box 4 159.

Ponora~-, : Caty, Ca. 91412. U.S.A.

Gory Littrell, 4300 Pi ail ae Avenue, Apt. 41. Rninf :;in Texas 79109. U.S.A.

Las Winners, Chu:rrron. Naticrnol Coin Week,

Un~:il. i ;:,.~tes of America P . 0 Box212,

Pine\.~!i~- Lr>,~siana 71360. U.S.A.

APRIL 18 - 24

F e b m y 5, 1982,

The appointment of A l Bli-, executive secretary of

the Canadian Assooiation of Numismatic Dealers, as ndealer

boostern for Canadian Coin Week, April18-24, 1982, was announced

by L~H."SCOO~" Lewry, general chairman for the. national

coin week observation,

Al has been executive secretary of the dealers'

association on its f o m t i o n in 1975. He is active13 engaged

i n the numismatic hobby on a daily basis and is known a s

Ifthe numismatic dynamon in the oro onto coin community.

He was chairman of Coin Week Canada in 1980 and is

a computer specialist by trzde,

He w i l l co-oMinats Coin We& Canada 1982 act iv i t ies

amongst the numismstic dealers across Canada who 211 each

receive nbooster b ~ t t o n s , ~ t o signify the i r co-operation,

AL. BLIMAN

GENERAL CHAIRMAN Louis H. Lewry, CM. 1161 - 3rd. Ave. N.W.. Moose Jaw. Soskotchewan, Canada S ~ H 3 ~ 1 .

CO-ORDINATOR, FIRST COIN WEEK NORTH AMERICA. 1982

Coil) Weel) ..... - Nortb . Aqerica - - -. . ..........................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APRIL - 18-24.1982 "NUMISMATICS KNOWS N O BOUNDARIES"

'l'hc, f i n a l i t e m p r o v i d e d f o r Coin Week 1982 i s " t h e p i e c e

de rtls i s t a n c e " a c c o r d i n g t o L . M . "Scoop" Lewry , g e n e r a l cha i rman

o f Coin Week Canada 1952 and c o - o r d i n a t o r o f t h e f i r s t Coin

Week Nor th Amer ica .

Lewry i s . a l s o e d i t o r and s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r o f t h e Canadian

Large Cent c l u b . Canadian l a r g e c e n t s w e r e - m i n t e d be tween

1858 and 1920. With t h a t i n mind, a new c o i n t o commemorate

Coin Keek Nor th America i s f a s h i o n e d a f t e r t h e l a r g e c e n t .

I t i s a 2 5 m i l l i m e t e r c o p p e r c o l o r e d c o i n , t h e same a s t h e

l a r g e c e n t i n s i z e . The o b v e r s e shows a d rawing o f Lewry w i t h

t h e words C o - o r d i n a t o r Coin Week Nor th America A p r i l 1 8 - 2 4 , 1982.

The r e v e r s e h a s t h e two c o i n week o b s e r v a t i o n s - Coin Week

Canada, N a t i o n a l Coin Neck i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a r o u n d t h e c i r c l e

w i t h t h e words Numismatics knows no b o u n d a r i e s , r e c o g n i z e d by -

American Numismatic A s s o c i a t i o n , Canadian Numismatic A s s o c i a t i o n ,

S o c i e d a d Kumismatica dc blexico, C . L . C . C . $1 .00 i n t r a d e i n t h e

c e n t r e .

I t i s t h e 2 5 t h i t e m p r i n t e d o r m i n t e d by Lewry f o r t h i s

y e a r ' s o b s e r v a t i o n s .

Tho new c o i n i s ' a v a i l a b l e - f o r $2 .00 p o s t p a i d f rom L . H . "Scoop" .-

Lewry, 1161 3rd Avenue N . W . , Moose Jaw, Saska tchewan , Canada

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> .\.z--, ..- . 32 YEARS OF SERVICE 1 I L ' i L I 1 Z .

F U N D A D A EN 1952 : i Full Intormollon orallobi. Irom.

Cresldmnl JOSE LUIS HERRERA SOMELLIRA

_,. .- % . . Memb8rship opplicotlon and InformotIan ovallobl* fmm:

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KENNETH B. PROPHET Eugmlo No. 13-301

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S e a w a y T o w e r H o t e l

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T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

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OSHAWA, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . OSHAWA & D I S T R I C T C O I N CLUB

C O I N WEEK CANADA SHOW

O s h a w a Shopping C e n t r e

K i n g Street W e s t ,

O s h a w a , O n t a r i o ,

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n

W a y n e G o r i n g , P r e s i d e n t

P . O . B o x 2 1 2 ,

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N o r t h Y o r k Sheridan M a l l , W i l s o n A v e n u e , D o w n s v i e w ,

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MAY 16 th , 1982 I N G E R S O L L , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . I N G E R S O L L C O I N C L U B

2nd, M i n i - S h o w

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . T o m M a s t e r s

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A u d i t o r i u m B . D . C . C .

M a r k e t S t reet , B r a n t f o r d ,

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I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n n , W i n n i p e g .

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B o x 3 2 1 , M a i n P . O .

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F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . . . . P .0 . B o x 2 4 3 ,

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

1931-1983 Volume APRIL 1982 Page 59

O.N.A. OFFICERS

R R R ~ k o l s k ~ (1962-65) L T Sm~th (1965-67) W Engl~sh (lo(i7-69) D Fl1ckf1969 71) C 0 La~s te r (1971 -73) W E P Lambsfl(1973-75) E Jephson (1975-77) B.R. W a t t ( 1 9 7 7 - 1

Prosiden I F . C . .JEWFIT

Frrs 1 VICC-Pres~den' M . FISKF.

Second Vrce.Prestden1 S . H O D G t

Secretery THOMAS MASTERS

Treasurer and Membershtp BRUCE U RASZMANN

Metltng Address 601 33. Warerloo. On1 N2J 326

Area Area Area Area A re a Area Area Area Area

DIRECTORS l a Howard Whitt' l b Vacant 2 C . B . L a i s t e r j R . Voaden 4 Roy H o l l i n g s h j W m . Cordon b W . Hamm 7 G. F r a s e r 6 E . Keetch 0 1 . B . Fletche 1 0 R . A l b e r t

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H i s t o r i a n W a l t e r C r i g g s

Editor Bruce R . Watt 1 1 53 N o r t h r i d g e St ; Oshawa, Ont; LlG 3 P 3 .

Librrrirn

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THE ONTARIO NUM1SMATIST Is published by the Ontario Numismatic Association. The publication can be obtained with membership in one of the following categories: Regular Membership e . 0 0 annually. Husband and Wife (one journal) q .00 annually. Junior (up to 18) $3.00 annually. Club Membership $40.00 annually. Life Memberships available for $50.00 after 3 years of regular membership.

Remittances payable to the Ontario Numlrmatic Assoclatlon, P.O. Box 33, Waterloo, Ontario. N2J 3Z6.

Authorized second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash.

S U P P L I E D BY

ONA Gowwenti~ae semiwar spakars. Left to right: Denis Cudahy, Dora De Pdcavy i#laewt, HCEIQd Kasiowe, Paul Johnson (co-ordlwatorl.

Norm Wells (!eft) receives the Best of SEnoe~r award Prom ONA president Fred Jewett.

UP, ;

Greg Ruby of Baltimore receives Best Junior Award from Bob Porter.

THE O N T A R I O NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION'S

1981-1982 MERIT AWARD

M r s S t e l l a Hodge of London, On ta r io , 1 s t Vice P r e s i d e n t

of t h e O n t a r i o Numismatic Assoc i a t i on was t h e r e c e p t o r of

t h e 1981 1982 O n t a r i o Numismatic Assoc i a t i on M e r i t Award. S t e l l a was r ecogn ize by t h i s award of h e r e n d l e s s p r o

motion of numismatics, suppo r t v a r i o u s c o i n c l u b s i n t h e London a r e a . Congrat ;ulat ions S t e l l a , keep up t h e good work.

George Rasee presesee ONA Award s% Merit to reclpitaaat Stella Hdge.

. - J DenL Cendahy end Dora De Pekdsry W u m l make polwUs during &ureatiowa! forum.

Faawk W a s @ throws a g o ~ - n g l t ~ r ~ !barb in the direction sf Uuenchmar guest of honor, Louise Graham.

Mrs. Fred Jewett shares a dinner time J&e with banquet speaker Fred Dunbar.

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Om the bourse dluooa* Dealers report a slight upswing in business during three day shows

Australian Mint production up

The Royal A u s t r a l i a n Mint r e p o r t s t h a t an a l l t i m e r eco rd out pu t of 494,770,000 m i l l i o n A u s t r a l i a n cur rency c o i n s were s t r u c k d u r i n g t h e 12 months end ing June 30, 1981. t h i s o u t p u t was up 18% over t h e p r ev ious 12 months p e r i o d .

I n a d d i t i o n , 11,300,000 f o r e i g n cur rency c o i n s were s t r u c k by t h e Royal A u s t r a l i a n Mint d u r i n g t h e 1980-81 f i s c a l y e a r compared t o 52 m i l l i o n d u r i n g t h e 1979-80 f i s c a l . y e a r . Coins ' s t r u c k du r ing 1980-81 i n c l u d e 10,900,000 I$ , 2$, 5 @ , l o$ , 20$ and c o i n s f o r F i j i and 400,000 1$ c o i n s f o r Western Samoa.

The P e r t h Mint ( A u s t r a l i a ) produced 36 m i l l i o n A u s t r a l i a n 2qt c o i n s d u r i n g 1980 -81.

Due t o l a b o u r d i s p u t e s a t t h e Royal Austral l .an Mint 220 m i l l - i o n A u s t r a l i a n cur rency c o i n s were a l s o o r d e r from two f o r e i g n m i n t s d u r i n g t h e 1980-81 y e a r .

P roduc t ion o f A u s t r a l i a n proof se ts i n 1980 81 i nc luded 2 6 , 300 1980 s e t s and 36,361 1981 se ts .

Produc t ion of A u s t r a l i a n u n c i r c u l a t e d s e t s i n 1980 81 t o t a l - l e d 44,600 1980 s e t s and 52,503 1981 s e t s .

A s w e l l , 50,100 proof specimens and 207,738 Unc. specimens of t h e 1980 A u s t r a l i a n $200 go ld c o i n s were s t r u c k d u r i n g t h e 1980- 81 y e a r . The proof i s s u e was oversubscr ibed and s o specimens were l i m i t e d t o one p e r o r d e r .

Fore ign numismatic specimens i nc luded 6004 Unc. and 10,004 proof 1980 Tokelau $1.00 3005 Unc. and 5005 proof 1980 F i j i $10 c o i n s and 10,007 Unc. F i j i 50qt p i e c e s .

A r e c o r d number of 237,694 v i s i t o r s , an average of more t h a n 900 people p e r working day, were r ece ived by t h e Mint d u r i n g 1980-81. T h i s i s probably ? r eco rd f o r any min t .

There were 377 people employed by t h e F-oyal A u s t r a l i a n Mint a s of June 30, 1981.

T h i s a r t i c l e i s a summary of d a t a p r e sen t ed by P e t e r F i sh , e d i t o r of A u s t r a l i a n c o i n Review i n t h e February 1982 i s s u e of t h a t magazine.

Association Neys: 4.

ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION'S

20th ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION EXHIBITS WINNERS

CATEGORIES 1 J U N I O R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s t , Greg Ruby

Maryland, U . S . A .

2 CANADIAN DECIMAL . . . . . . . . 1 s t . Tom Kosztaluk

London, Ontar io .

2nd. Clayton Johnstone

Scarborough, Ontar io .

4 BRITSH EMPIRE. . . . . . . . . . I s t . Tom Kosztaluk

London, Ontar io .

6 PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l s t . . p a u l Johnson

Toron to , Ontar io .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MEDALS.. 1 s t . Norman Wells

Peterborough, Ontar io .

2nd. Norman Howcroft

B a r r i e , Ontar io .

. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MISCELLANEOUS 1 s t . Noreen Howcroft

B a r r i e , Ontar io .

2nd. Tom Kennedy

S t r a t f o r d , Ontar io .

3 rd Roger Zabizewski

Guelph, Ontar io .

9 ERRORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l s t . Roger Zabizewski

Guelph, Ontar io .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TOKENS 1st. Tom Kosztaluk

London, Ontar io .

l l W O O D E N MONEY.............^^^. Russe l l Brown

Richmond H i l l , Onta r io .

. . . 12 O . N . A . CLUB DISPLAY.. 1 s t . S tyakford Coin Club.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BEST of SHOW NORMAN WELLS PETERBOROUGH, O N T A R I O

TREASUREIi ' S REPORT

FOR PEKIOD JANUARY 1, 1981 TO DECEMBER 31, 1981

GENERAL ACCOUNT

P e t t y Cash @ Jan. 1, 1981 Bank Balance @ Jan . 1 ,1981 (Dai ly I n t e r e s t )

I I 11 11 (Scl iolarship Fund) I I I I I I (General Fund) I I 11 11 (L ibrary) I I 11

11 V i r g i l Hancock Award) I I I I

11 (Audio V i sua l )

RECEIPTS

Memberships (Kegular, J u n i o r & Club Conventions (Ottawa & Niagara F a l l s ) O.N..A. Convent ion Draws Club T icke t Rebate Bank I n t e r e s t B u l l e t i n Adver t i s ing Name. Badges Premium U.S.A. Money Donat i o n s

EXPENSES

N. A. P u b l i c a t i o n "Ontario Numismatist" Pos tage $96.50 & P r i n t i n g $125.33 Sa fe ty Depos i t& P.O. Box Renta l Honorariums O.N.A. Delega tes Breakfast CNA & ANA Dues $33.47 & O.N.A. Membership O f f i c e Suppl ies $161.40 & Telephone $51.11 Bookbinding $52.32 & Membership Badges $101.58 E l e c t r i c a l Wiring Coin Week Insurance Trophies & Engraving Medal For L a i s t e r Trophy V i r g i l Hancock Jr. Membership Proof Like Set Bank Se rv i ce Charges & Returned Cheque Advance - F. C. Jewet t 1982 Convention Advance (Toronto) Excess Rece ip ts Over Expenses

P e t t y : C a s h . @ December 31, 1981 Bank Balance (Dai ly I n t e r e s t )

I t . . " . (Gencrnl Fund)

I I ", (Library) I1 " ( V i r g i l Hancock Award) I I " (Audio Visua l )

BANK RECONCILIATION

Bank Pas s Book Balance @ December 31, 1981 (3) Outstanding Cheques T o t a l l i n g

~ t s t r a m r a n t Rnnk Rnlance f l December 31, 1981

O N T A R I O N U M I S M A ' I ' I C A S S O C I A T I O N - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

TREASURER ' t; REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1981 TO DECEMBEII 31, 1981

CONTINENCY ACCOUNT - - - -. .- .- .

Bank Balance @ January 1, 1981

RECEIPTS

Interest Guaranteed Investment Certificates $365.00 Bank Interest 680.48 $1045.48

EXPENSES NIL

Excess Receipts over Expenses

Bank Balance @ December 31, 1981

LIFE MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT - - - - . -. - - -

Bank Balance @ January 1, 1981

RECEIPTS

Life Memberships $450.00 Interest Guaranteed Investment Certificates 272.01. Guaranteed Investment Certificate (Matured) 950.00 Bank Interest 173.67. $1845.68

I EXPENSES

Membership Dues (1981) Guaranteed Investment CertiEicate

Excess Receipts Over Expenses Bank Balance @ December 31, 1981

CASH ASSET SUMMARY @ DECEMBER 31, 1981 - . - - - . - - - -

Cash & Bank Balance - General Account Bank Balance - Contingency Account Guaranteed Investment Certificates

Contingency Account Bank Balance - Life Membership Account Guaranteed Investment Certificates - .

Life Membership Account

Total Cash Assests 1980 Increase in Cash Assets

The Bank Accounts are Maintained at The Canada Trust, Belmont Branch Kitchener, Ontario

''Curioser and curioser '' Mort Reed's book. delves into some unorthodox substitutes

Sanford Durst, publisheR d numismatic literature, recently released a & d o n a8 Mort Red's n anwertoItp$ley's~@ve It Or Nd. "W and Curious" is a

-for today's coins and column that Reed -has pumhed in Axnerican plmeraaorrs for many years. I t outlines prhitivefonrrsdmoney that have exi!&d around rn =la, as well as s o m h e s mentioning

trivia about American coinage.

Itam from the column have been collected together in two volumes plblishedbyDmtin1m and 1m.

'Fhe story d odd and

dollar bills curious item9 is rarely catalogued and the onlv other two BOOlGS on the subject, by Quiggios and E W g , a r e b o e h ~ .

The book covers just about every variation of cwency known to man, frantheslaveunibused bymanyAfricantribesto more recent use of c ig tmth in the black market as units of trade. Some of the more remarkable units of money Wude the use of beetle legs strung t u g ~ o n ~ f i b r e i n Fan Matthias. hother pessorral favorite was the "mat money9' used in Portugal. ~ O O M o n g &raw mats bearing the -ofthe- govenrment were said to have the value of 100 reis. Rather large for folding money: c&@dlypubllshedin

softcover, Durst has an- noucedl that they will soon a]Bo be available in hard m e r as d. Order in- fopmetion chln be obtained from W o r d Durst, 170 East 6M Street, New York, New Y&, U.S.A. 1ma.

ST. CATHARINES C O I N CLUB C13

The S t Ca tha r ines Coin Club h e l d t h e i r 227th meet ing on January 17 th , 1982, wi th 4 5 members and g u e s t i n a t t .end ance .

P r e s i d e n t Ken Spiece opened t h e meeting by a s k i n g t h o s e p re sen t t o s t a n d and observe a minute s i l e n c e i n memory of Pas t P r e s i d e n t Frank Ki ley who d i ed on January 13 th , 1982.

P r e s i d e n t Ken a l s o r e p o r t e d t h a t Ca r l S z i c t h e c l u b l i b r a r i a n i s s e r i o u s l y ill i n t h e S t . Josephs H o s p i t a l i n Hamilton.

P a s t P r e s i d e n t Vic S n e l l read a l e t t e r from t h e mint say i n g t h a t a new f i v e c e n t p i e c e i s be ing minted t h i s y e a r , make up of 75 pe rcen t copper and 2 5 pe rcen t n i c k l e t o r e p l a c e t h e a l l n i c k l e f i v e c e n t p i ece . Vic a l s o s a i d t h a t t h e $50.00 b i l l now h a s t h e t h r e e l e t t e r p r e f i x .

Draw winners were C h r i s t i n e Fa lhaz i , Bra in Penner and Will iam S t e i n h o f f .


The March meeting of t h e Champlain Coin Club was h e l d a t t h e S t . David Church, James S t r e e t , O r i l l i a , 8:00 P.M. on March 4 t h , 1982.

Twenty brave s o u l s ven tured through a stormy n i g h t t o have a n i c e f r i e n d l y evening f o r a l l . There was a d i s c u s s i q q about t h e up coming May 15th Coin Show. There w i l l be a l i m i t of 16 Bourse Dea le r s .

The members planed t h e menue f o r t h e June b u f f e t . The menue c o n s i s t of ham, b e e f , p o t a t o e s a l a d s , J e l l i e d s a l a d s and f o r d e s e r t , p i e and i c e cream. The c o s t w i l l Be $5.00 f o r a d u l t s and $ 3 00 f o r c h i l d r e n under 12,

HAMILTON C O I N CLUB c62

The new ma i l i ng a d d r e s s of t h e Hamilton Coin Club is . Hamilton Coin Club P.O. Box 182, McMaster P.O. Hamilton, Ontar io , ~ 8 s 1CO

m@@ama - @@am @&WD P. 0. BOX 174 RECIHA,SASR. C A N A D A S4P iZ6

Dear Club Organizers,

Enclosed with t h i s l e t t e r i s a sample o f t h e Regina Coirr.

Club's souven i r button,,,, ,our t r i b u t e (one o f then, t h a t i s ) t o Coin Week

l ior th m e r i c a , We f e e l t h a t t h e but ton i s both a t t r a c t i v e and d is t inguished,

and :hope t h a t i t might appea l t o you and your c l u b members s u f f i c i e n t l y f o r

you t o p lace a n o r d e r f o r some, The p r i c e s a r e shoivn'overleaf ( t h e a r t i c l e

appeared i n t h e Numismatic Cour ier , i s s u e #3, as w e l l a s i n o t h e r numismatic

p u b l i a a t i o n s ) ,

We a r e a l s o accep t ing o r d e r s f o r our Club's s p e c i a l

Coin Week North America e d i t i o n o f i ts Quar ter ly Bul le t in , 64 sitdes of

this-s ize-paper , single-sp:iced typing, a t $ 2 . 0 ~ p l u s mai l ing cos t s , T h i s i s s u e

c o n t a i n s tvro f e a t u r e a r t i c l e s - "Pre-I792 Coins and Tokens o f t he (present-day)

United states o f AmerTcatl (24 pages i n l eng th ) and 'VCanpaign Eledals i n I

:Ti;ietr.ailtli Centnry C~nailii, Part it: (8 pages i n l eng th , comprising a n in t roc iuc t i~ . )

and a d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e Naval General Service medal and t h e two a c t i o n s on the

Great Lakes f o r which i t was awarded), It f u r t h e r con ta ins Coin Week messages

from Saskatchemanfs Lieutenant-Governor and Premier,

We hope t o hear from you soon,

Yours s i n c e r e l y

(Chr is Gilboy, RCC s e c r e t a r y / ~ d i t o r )

With b e s t wishes f o r a l l Coin Week a c t i v i t i e s t h a t you have planned,

O.N.A.

A Short Thumbnail Sketch of the Stratford Coin Club

The Stratford Coin Club was born on a beautiful evening,

October 4, 1960. Nineteen interested people gathered at the City

Hall to see if enough interest was present to form a Club. With

the turnout as indicated it was evident that a City of 24,000 could

support the club. Ed Anstett was elected the first president.

By the end of 1960, membership had risen to 41 members. In

1961 spectacular growth occurred and we reached 81 paid up members.

In 1962 this growth continued until a high of 102 was achieved.

The meetings were held at St. Joseph's Parish Hall and attendance

would frequently reach 50. The mid and late sixties were a period

of consolidation when many of the speculators gave up and true

collectors remained true.

Early in the 70's the Club faltered and almqst failed when

dissension arose among the executive. Open letters were printed

in the Club Bulletin and interest was spurred on. The vitality

of the Club surfaced and once again the Club was healthy. A

treasurer appeared in this area named Jim Ellison and through his

careful (close fistedness). control of the Club finances we were

able to build up a reserve.

POST OFFICE BOX 262 STRATFORD, ONTARIO

In 1975 the Stratford Coin Club hosted the O.N.A. Convention

at the Victorian Inn. Building on a theme of "Where Hospitality

Beganff this convention has been reputed as the most friendly and

successful in the history of the O.N.A. The convention also

placed the Club on a tremendously solid financial base and it has

never looked back.

Through the financial success and an astute executive, the

Stratford Club has been able to maintain their membership dues at

the lowest rates for any club in Ontario. Dues are Adults $3.00

Family $4.00 and Junior $1.00. These dues include the monthly

bulletin (6 to 10 pages), a free Xmas party and free refreshments

at all meetings. Over the years we have been blessed with many

exceptional speakers. John Pittman, Jim Charlton, the late Pat

Lambert, Jack Veffer, Bill English and many more than I can remember.

In 1965 we held a special meeting on counterfeiting at which

117 turned out.

In 1967 as a centennial project the Club formed a Coin ZOO

and now have over 60 coins included.

This year the Stratford Club will be holding a C.N.A:Night

at their regular meeting in MAY. The Club meets the second Monday

each month from September to June and these meetings have been

exceptionally well attended of late. On Monday, March 8th we had

50.members and guests out for a normal meeting - nothing special. This certainly brought back memories of the mid 60's.

The annual Show is planned for October 31, 1982 and it will

mark the 20th Consecutive Year the Club has held a show. This

rates it amongst the longest running consecutive Coin Shows in

Ontario.

One of the accomplishments the Stratford Club has been

responsible for was the early release of the 1982 Stratford Trade

Dollars at their 8 show. Through the co-operation of the Stratford

Chamber of Commerce we were able to get the official unveiling

at last years show. The Club purchased 300 of these trade dollars

and they were completely sold out in 20 minutes.

The future? Who knows but one thing is sure Stratford has

applied for the 1985 O.N.A. Convention. It will be held on our

silver anniversary and super plans are starting to form. Don't

ask me but we are going for the "Scoop of the Century" for Coin

Clubs. Sorry this one is strictly confidential.

We welcome non resident members and membership can be

obtained through writing to the Club at its permanent mailing

address. The bulletins are worth the price of membership I'd say

and I should know as I write them.

Respectfully Submitted. I

KWW : im Kenneth Wi1mo.t

A P R I L 15-18, 1 9 8 2

TORONTO, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . S P R I N G TOREX C O L L E C T I B L E SHOW

I n t e r n a t i o n C e n t r e

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. . . . . . . . . . . OSHAWA, O N T A R I O . OSHAWA & D I S T R I C T C O I N C L U B

C O I N WEEK CANADA 'SHOW

O s h a w a Shopping C e n t r e

K i n g S t r e e t , W e s t ,

O s h a w a , O n t a r i o .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . W a y n e G o r i n g

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DOWNSVIEW, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . T H I S T L E T O W N C O I N & S T A M P C L U B C o i n & S t a m p S h o w

N o r t h Y o r k Sher idan M a l l ,

W i l s o n A v e n u e ~ o a d .

. . F o r i n f o r m a t i o . R o b e r t R o o k

106 R i v e r c r e s t R d . ,

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MAY 1 6 t h ) 1982

. . . . . . . I N G E R S O L L , O N T A R I O . . I N G E R S O L L C O I N C L U B

2 n d M i n - S h o w

- F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . T o m M a s t e r s

8 2 3 V a n S t ree t ,

L o n d o n , O n t a r i o .

J U N E 2 7 t h , 1 9 8 2

BRANTFORD, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . BRANTFORD N U M I S M A T I C S O C I E T Y 2 2 n d C o i n S h o w

A u d i t o r i u m B . D . C . C . M a r k e t S t r ee t , B r a n t f o r d , O n t .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . A r n o l d C o n r a d , S h o w C h a i r m a n P . O . B o x 953 , B r a n t f o r d , O n t a i o .

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J U L Y 15-18, 1982 . . . . . . . . . W I N N I P E G , M A N I T O B A . CANADIAN N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C I A T I O N

ANNUAL CONVENTION I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n n , W i n n i p e g , M a n .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . M a n i t o b a C o i n C l u b Pox 3 2 1 , M a i n P . O . W i n n i p e g , M a n i t o b a , R 2 C 2 ~ 6

S E P T E M B E R 11, 1 9 8 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . B A R R I E , O N T A R I O H U R O N I A N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C I A T I O N

A n n u a l C o i n S h o w B a y f i e l d M a l l , B a r r i e .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . P . O . B o x 2 4 3 , B a r r i e , O n t a r i o . L 4 M 4 T 2

2 L > C > L > C > I > C > L > C > L > L > C > L > L > L JC 1, ,, ,, 1, ,, ,, ,, ,, 8 , ,, ,\ ,, ,, ,\ ,,

OCTOBER 3 1 s t , 1982 S T R A T F O R D , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . S T R A T F O R D C O I N C L U B

20th C o n s e c u t i v e C o i n S h o w 10 B o u r s e D e a l e r s , A u c t i o n D i s p l a y s L u n c h C o u n t e r

" F R E E A D M I S S I O N " F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . S t r a t f o r d C o i n C l u b

P 0. B o x 2 6 2 S t r a t f o r d , O n t a r i o N 5 A 6 ~ 1

L A T E E N T R I E S

MAY 8 t h , 1 9 8 2 . . . . . . . . . CANNINGTON, O N T A R I O V I C T O R I A S I M C O E N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C .

A n n u a l C o i n S h o w & B a n q u e t R e b e c c a ' s H a l l , C a n n i n g t o n , O n t .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . W i l f S m i t h H e r o n R o a d , C a n n i n g t o n , O n t a r i o , L O E 1 E O

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MAY 1 6 t h , 1 9 8 2 W I N D S O R , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WINDSOR C O I N C L U B

Spr ing C o i n S h o w K n i g h t s of C c l u m b u s H a l l 1 1 4 0 G o y e a u S t , W i n d s o r

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . G a r y S t a m c o f f 1 1 6 5 L i n c o l n R o a d ,

W i n d s o r , O n t a r i o , N ~ Y 2 H 6

MAY 2 9 t h , 1 9 8 2 PETERBOROUGH, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . PETFPBOROUGH N U M I S M A T I C

A S S O C I A T I C N A n n u a l C o i n S h c w

R o c k h a v e n M o t o r H o t e l H i g h w a y 2 8 S0ut.h

Peterborough, O n t a r i o . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . J a c k M a r c h e n

1 2 4 B H u n t e r S t r ee t , Peterborough, O n t a r i o ,

K 9 H 2 ~ 6

AUGUST 1 4 t h , 1982 COLLINGWOOD, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . . . . . COLLINGWOOD C O I N & S T A M P C L U B

A n n u a l C o i n & S t a m p S h o w L i o n ' s D e n , H u r o n t a r i o S t . ,

C o l l i n g w o o d , O n t a r i o . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . B o x 565,

C o l l i n g w o o d , O n t a r i o , L 9 Y 4 B 2

S E P T E M B E R l a t h , 1 9 8 2 S T . C A T H A R I N E S , . Q N T A R I O . . . . . . . . S T . C A T H A R I N E S C O I N C L U B

A n n u a l C o i n S h o w & B a n q u e t C l u b H e i d e l b e r g I n c . , 569 L a k e S t r ee t , S t . C a t h a r i n e s .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . P . O . B o x 1492 , S t . C a t h a r i n e s , O n t a r i o ,

T H E O N T A R I O N U M I S M A T I S T OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

DIRECTORS A r e a l a H o w a r d Whitfield

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B r u c e R. W a t t 11 3 ~ o r t h r i d g e S t ; 2 0s a w a , O n t . L 1 G 3P3

Librarian Thomas Masters 823 Van Street, London, Ontario N5Z 1 M8

THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIST Is published by the Ontario Numismatic Association. The publication can be obtained with membership in one of the following categories: Regular Membership q.00 annually. Husband and Wife (one journal) annually. Junior (up to 18) $3.00 annually. Club Membership $1 TW .00 annually. Life Memberships available for $50.00 after 3 years of regular membership.

Remittancas payable to the Ontario Numlsmatlc Association, P.O. Box 33, Wahrloo, Ontario. NU 326. Authorized second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash.

And the Sculptor 's knife is broken, And the Moulder's clay is dry, And the Painter ' s canvas crumbles, I n the darkness of the sky...

And a l l the po'ma are written, And yellow is the page, And the t h r i l l s of l i f e a re tainted, With the r u s t of pain and age:

And a l l the sunny days a re gone, And l i fe is near the end, I s h a l l face the night with courage, If I have one t r u e friend;

The knowledge t h a t i n t i m e of need, 1'11 always f ind her near, To Laugh away a sorrow, O r Brush away a t ea r ;

To smooth a s p l i n t e r from my cross, And help me push the plough, And comfort me, i n time of loss, And cool my fevered brow:

And I s h a l l not mind the twi-light, Though t h e sun w i l l cease t o shine, For we,.11 walk i n t o the sunset. With her f ina hand, i n mine.. . . . . . .

by Terry R o i t . A s s t . Edi tor , S t r a t f ord Coin Club

I wrote t h i s poem f o r my Mother a long t i a m ago, she enjoyed it, I hope you w i l l too.

ABOUT 1969P AND 1969s 00UBlE0 PIE CENTS

Edi ted by Bruce R . Watt from t h e

Apr i l 25, 1982 i s s u e of ERROR TRENDS C O I N MAGAZINE

I n recent months we have heard murmerings and seen a few c l a s s i f i e d ads which ask open-ended ques t ions about t h e poss i b i l i t y of t h e ex i s t ence of some a l l e g e d 1 9 6 9 ~ doubled d i e c e n t s which were a l l eged ly made a t Ph i l ade lp ia . This kind of over ture o r prelude o f t en he ra lds t h e s t a r t of some kind of promotion o r adver i s ing campaign which l e a d s t o a major o f f - e r i n g by some d e a l e r s who w i l l t a k e advantage of any advance p u b l i c i t y incur red by such exposures. It i s o f t e n a matter of implied h i n t s and Innuendo which made t h e reader be l i eve t h a t t h e r e is more t o t h e s t o r y than r e a l l y e x i s t s . Having l i v e d through t h a t e r a , and s i n c e we have a f i l e t h a t has q u i t e a b i t of p e r t i n e n t da ta on t h e sub jec t , i nc lud ing t r a n s c r i p t s and r e p o r t s from t h e U.S. Court of Appeals, we f e e l t h a t We a r e i n an i d e a l p o s i t i o n t o t r y and l a y t o r e s t some of t h e s e rumors, impl ica t ions , and h i n t s a t t h i n g s t h a t do not e x i s t . What fol lows i s a b r i e f but accura te account of ma t t e r s which would r e l a t e t o t h e s e a l l eged coins , t o t h e b e s t of our Know- ledge, and i n keeping with promises made t o c e r t a i n ind iv id - u a l s t o maintain t h e i r pr ivacy i n t h e s e long p a s t ma t t e r s .

Back i n 1969 thereimas; arat&a3; .aAt. t h a t ; t r i a l , evidence was produced which i n d i c a t e d t h a t approximately 2300 Lincoln Cents conf i sca ted from t h e home of one of t h e defendents were found t o be c o u n t e r f e i t . The coins involved were 1 9 6 9 ~ doubled d i e cen t s . The prosecut ion put t e c h n i c a l personnel from t h e U.S. Mint on t h e s tand who t e s t i f i e d t h a t t h e coins i n quest ion were a l l faked and t h a t t h e Phi ladelphia Mint had never i n f a c t , produced them.

During c r o s s examination t h e defense t r i e d t o e n t e r some 1969s doubled d i e c e n t s i n t o evidence t o i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e type of e r r o r co in d i d indeed e x i s t , and t h i s could produce reasonable doubt t h a t t h e same kind of acc ident could have happened i n Phi ladelphia . The j-ldge d id not allow t h e evidence t o be en te red and l a t e r , t h e U.S. Court of Appeals he ld t h a t t h i s was not jud ica l e r r o r .

The 1 9 6 9 ~ cent& were found t o be faked, and a l l were con- f i s c a t e d and a s f a r a s we know, were destroyed by t h e U.S. Treasury a s c o u n t e r f e i t . We know from an event which d i d occur yea r s l a t e r s l a t e r , t h a t t h e Treasury d i d r e t a i n a very few of t h e co ins i n a f i l e f o r f u t u r e reference .

A t t h e t ime of t h e t r i a l and s h o r t l y a f t e r , a l l such co ins were l a b e l l e d a s c o n f i s c a t i b l e , and a l l known spec- mens were taken by t h e Sec re t Service. It i s st i l l unlaw- f u l t o own o r possess one of those 1 9 6 9 ~ doubled d i e s . A t t h e same t ime, word went out t h a t t h e 19698 doubled d i e s were a l s o under a cloud of suspicion. They d i d n ' t say s o i n s o many words, bu t t h e word went out t h a t t h e 19698 doubled d i e s were a l s o not c o l l e c t i b l e and would be taken by t h e Sec re t Service i f they were shown o r seen p u b l i c a l l y .

Much l a t e r , c e r t a i n people i n t h e hobby s e n t specimens of t h e 19698 doubled d i e t o t h e Off ice of Technology of t h e U.S. Mint f o r t h e i r opinions.; I n a few ind iv idua l mai l ings , t h e coins were re turned t o those who had s e n t them i n , and no comments were made e i t h e r way. However t h e very f a c t t h a t they d id not cons ider them t o be c o n f i s c a t i b l e a t t h a t t ime. The impl ica t ion t h e r e f o r e was t h a t t h e Sec re t Service had erroneously l a b e l l e d t h e co ins a s such t o s t rengthen t h e case aga ins t t h e 1969P doubled d i e c e n t s which were t h e sub- j e c t of t h a t t r i a l .

Much l a t e r , i n sepe ra te i n c i d e n t s , both Er ro r Trends Coin Magazine, and t h e Er ro r Var ie ty News received some specimens of t h e 1969s doubled d i e cent back from t h e Treasury with a l e t t e r which i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e co ins were indeed genuine mint-made products . Photographs of t h o s e co ins were run i n both pub l i ca t ions .

The determinat ion t h a t t h e 19698 doubled d i e c e n t s a r e genuine mint e r r o r s only means t h a t t h e cloud of suspic ion surrounding t h a t p a r t i c u l a r e r ro r sco in i s now d i s p e l l e d . But it i n no way has anything t o do with t h e f a c t t h a t i n cour t , and i n l e g a l process , a batch of c o u n t e r f e i t 1969P doubled d i e c e n t s were conf i sca ted and never re turned t o t h e owner. It may very wel l be t h a t p r i o r t o t h e t r a i l , a few s c a t t e r e d p ieces of t h a t same batch were indiv idual ly- given t o some people and never conf i sca ted by t h e Sec re t Serv ice . It may a l s o be a t t h i s l a t e da te , 14 yea r s l a t e r , t h a t some i n d i v - i d u a l s who have a few of t h e s e i l l e g a l p ieces , a r e t r y i n g t o s t i r up some advance p u b l i c i t y which w i l l he lp t o imply t h a t t h e r e might be an aura of leg i t imacy t o t h e p ieces , i n advance prepara t ion of an o f f e r i n g f o r s a l e .

To t h e b e s t of our knowledge, based upon f a c t s i n our f i l e s and t h e information which has come down through t h e years , and our involvement i n t h e mat ter , t h e r e were no 1 9 6 9 ~ Lincoln c e n t s made a t t h e Phi ladelphia Mint which a r e known a s doubled d i e s . This means t h a t t h e r e a r e none which have t h e severe doubling and appearance of t h e acknowledged 1969s doubled d i e cen t . One o r two very minor 1 9 6 9 ~ doubled d i e s a r e known, and - This i s Not a Major Type. -

Any campaign t o "seek out t h e t r u t h " and delve i n t o t h e l1mystery" of t h e hidden 1 9 6 9 ~ doubled d i e s made i n Phi ladelphia i s doomed t o f a i l u r e because oE t h e l e g a l a t t i t u d e s and f ind ings which have f i rmly stopped such conjec ture . The f a c t i s t h a t t h e r e were no 1 9 6 9 ~ doubled d i e s made i n t h e Phi ladelphia Mint of t h e t y p e s which were produced a t t h e t r i a l i n ques- t i o n . Those en te red i n evidencs were fake and were coun te r fe i t ed , and conf isca ted . Any at tempt t o imply t h a t t h i s i s not accura te and t h a t a s e c r e t source of information i s a v a i l a b l e which w i l l prove t h e co ins genuine, has t o be viewed a s se l f - se rv ing and an over ture f o r f i n a n c i a l promotion of a l e s s t h a n e t h i c a l

type

We s t rong ly advise our readers t o avoid such promotions, should they appear and t o r e l y on t h e dependable and known sources cf accura te information on t h i s sub jec t of mint e r r o r coinage. I f you see r e p o r t s of such "astounding f inds" and llsuppressed u n t i l nowl1 d i scover ie s , we warn you t o t a k e them with a g r a i n of s a l t and suspect them. Unless you see a f i rm repor t i n John Wexler ls Error Var ie ty News, o r i n Error Trends Coin Magazine, you can be assured t h a t such llnews and f i n d s " have not been checked o r au thent ica ted by respons ib le people i n t h e e r r o r hobby. By respons ib le people, we would inc lude such a u t h e n t i c a t o r s a s B i l l Fivaz, and t h e people a t t h e ANACS. Unless you hear t h a t they have f i rmly OK'd such a co in , you can pass it by a s a l e s s than e t h i c a l f i n a n c i a l promotion which has only one goal.. .namely t h a t of sepa ra t ing you from your- mmpy .

One more t h i n g . To t h e b e s t of our knowledge, i f any 1 9 6 9 ~ doubled d i e c e n t s (except t h e one l i s t e d by ~ e x l e r ) i s of fered f o r s a l e openly, it i s sub jec t t o conf i sca t ion by t h e U.S. Secre t Service. To t h e b e s t of our knowledge t o da te , t h e r e has been no l i f t i n g of t h a t r u l l n g , and a l l such co ins found a r e immediately dec lared i l l e g a l t o own and t o use t h e l e g a l phrase, " t i t l e may not passll. That means t h a t t h e y can not l e g a l l y be so ld .

Ottawa - mints symbollic coin for constitution

OTTAWA (CP) A $1 c o i n commemorating t h e p a t r i a t i o n of t h e c o n s t i t

u t i o n w i l l be g iven t o t h e Queen E l i z a b e t h 11 Sa tu rday March 17 th , 1982 and w i l l be i n g e n e r a l p u b l i c c i r cu1a t ) i on by J u l y l s t , 1982, Supply and S e r v i c e s M i n i s t e r J ean - J a c ques B l a i s s a y s .

The c o i n " is in t ended t o symbolize, i n a t a n g i b l e way, t h i s h i s t o r i c a l moment f o r t h e Canadian p o p ~ l a c e , ~ ~ B l a i s s a i d i n a s t a t emen t on F r iday 16 th , of A p r i l .

The f r o n t of t h e c o i n i s a p i c t u r e of t h e Queen. The r e - v e r s e i s a r e p r o d u c t i o n of a p a i n t i n g of t h e F a t h e r s of Confedera t ion w i t h t h e i n s c r i p t i o n "1867 Confede ra t i onn and " C o n s t i t u t i o n 1982.''

The c o i n i s made of n i c k e l . Bob Hunt, Vice-Pres iden t of marke t ing f o r t h e Royal Canadian Mint , s a i d t h e mint w i l l p robably produce about 10 m i l l i o n c o i n s depending on p u b l i c demand.

New Csnadian $1 coin, commemorating patriation of the constitution, shows the Queen on the obverse. -

Reverse of csmmemorative coin shows Fathers of Confederation. It will go into circulation by' July 1.

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ST. THOMAS NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION C78

The March 8 t h , 1982 meeting of t h e S t . Thomas Numis mat ic Assoc ia t ion was h e l d a t t h e Cen t r a l Uni ted Church, Well ington S t r e e t , S t Thomas, a t 8:00 P.M.

Don Cosens p re sen ted an i l l u s t r a % e d t a l k on England. Which was enjoyed by everyone t h a t was p r e s e n t .

A very a c t i v e c o i n a u c t i o n was conducted by George Connoy a t t h e c l o s e of t h e bus ines s meeting fol lowed a appet- i z i n g lunch provide by M r s . G lo in .


The March 23rd was c h a i r e d by P r e s i d e n t Harvey Farrow a t 8:00 P.M. a t t h e North York Memorial Community H a l l 5090 Yonge S t r e e t , Willowdale, Ontar io .

Both Harvey Farrow and F.C. Jewett gave a b r i e f account of t h e O . N . A . " s 20th Anniversary Convention h e l d on t h e week- end of March 12-14. A t hanks was extended t o t h e N . Y . C . C . mem- b e r s f o r t h e i r a s s i s t a n c e i n t h e show.

The gues t l e c t u r e r was M r . Ve r r a l Whitmore, who gave a t a l k on t h e debasement of Canadian coinage. He presen ted a b a s i c h i s t o r y of Canadian c o i n s wi th an emphasis on t h e i r m e t a l l i c composit ion. The debasement was i l l u s t r a t e d by r e viewing t h e changes t h a t have occurred i n our cur rency , t h a t i s , p i e c e s g e t t i n g s m a l l e r i n s i z e and be ing made of l e s s v a l - uab le meta l . He expla ined s tep-by-s tep t h e debasement of our decimals from s t e r l i n g s i l v e r t o p re sen t day n i c k e l . He con- c luded wi th t h e r e s u l t s of a s tudy h e d i d on p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e debasement.

New members f o r l a s t month inc lude : - firs. Mari lyn Giggie, M r s . Ter ry OIBrien, M r . Howard Richardson, M r . J o s e Ta lavera , M r . Mar t in Ta lavera , and M r . Harvey Brown.

The winners of t h e r a f f l e f o r t h e March meet ing were:- Russel E a r l , Leon Saraga , B i l l Van Laetnem, M r s . B e a t t i e , John Regitko, James Thorton, M r s . Cruickshank and V e r r a l Whitmore.

A l i g h t lunch was se rved a t t h e c l o s e of t h e b u s i n e s s meeting followed wi th a co in auc t ion .

The March meeting was he ld i n t h e Woodman Community Centre, 491 Grey S t r e e t , Brantford, Ontario, 8300 P.M. There were 35 Members and 7 guest i n at tendance a t t h i s enjoyable evening.

B i l l and M r s Norma Cookney app l i ed f o r membership t o t h e club.

B.L.was announced t h a t t h e r e w i l l be 2 d i f f e r e n t t y p e s

of wooden money a v a i l a b l e a t t h e upcoming coin show. Collect- o r s wish 20 purchase a p a i r may do by sending f o r $1.00 p lus stamped a dressed envelope.-

Brantford Numismatic Society

P-0. BOX 953, Brantiiord, Ontaro

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OSHAWA & DISTRICT C O I N CLUB C35

The March meeting was he ld a t t h e Valleyview Park Club House on Gladstone Ave, a t 2:00 P.M., March 25, 1982.

The h i g h l i g h t of t h e meeting was t h e e x c e l l e n t t a l k

giaen by t h e P res iden t of t h e C . N . A . , John Regitko. He t o l d

of b a r t e r been .used before t h e days of money. He show some of t h e ma te r i a l t h a t was used a t t h e beginning of c i v i l i z a t i o n .

A repoek was given on t h e Coin Week Canada Coin Show a t Oshawa Shopping Centre on March 24,1982. It was very success- f u l show, one d e a l e r from Ohio has booked h i s t a b l e f o r t h e next show next year a t t h e Centre.

The d i sp lay winners a r e a s follows-

1 s t P r i z e Alex Majer, Oshawa, Ontario. 2nd P r i z e Alex Majer, Oshawa, Ontario 3rd P r i z e A r t Joynt , Whitby, Ontario 1 st P r i z e Jr ,. Gh&stopher Burke, Oshawa, Ontar io 2nd P r i z e Jun io r Loony Dyl, Oshawa, Ontario.

Next meeting w i l l be he ld May 16th, 1982 +t?~3;i$+t+$+$~+$+$+C+$i$+t .....................

Here 's t o t h e g r e a t e s t gambler of a l l time- Lady Gogiva. She put everyth ing she had on a horse.

What t a n g l e s some couples up i s t h a t t h e y d o n ' t know t h e ropes.

To mbarure adl csater atruck coim d all dmomiaatiau, align the obvetrre d the coin 80 that it fa vertlcd, regardlea8 of how it i a atruck While holding the obverse design vertically, check the chart and watch the arms aa sach diagram. Apply your adl ember ahck codn to the c h r t bind l e poritbe which L ellorest to the ohidation d your cods Make rura that taae blankorumtmkpohtion of your coin b orion- ted t n d the centtsrd&ecBarb,r d g o a i h M occugfer. The harr d the c l a k w i l l I d ~ t h c e o P f ~ m d your edla4'Prevdour chmta, o m Qbrolleb, wed bo me &e 'K* p&hm, Thme are tde&d to the clock pasWam i thb saviWOECt&m C& P w i k Gawa.

I n 1805, Abraham Erb came from Pennsylvania and became Water loo ' s f i r s t s e t t l e r . An unknown surveyor had named t h e township 'Waterloo' t o commemorate t h e B r i t i s h v i c t o r y over Napoleon and Abraham chose t o r e t a i n it..

I n 1857, Waterloo was incorpora ted a s a v i l l a g e . The v i l l a g e became a town i n 1876 and on January l s t , 1 9 4 8 , Water- l o o became a c i t y .

The uptown a r e a alomg with t h r e e major shopping m a l l s and many neighbourhood convenience c e n t r e s provide r e s i d e n t s and t o u r i s t s with a wide range of shopping o p p o r t u n i t i e s . Many of t h e s t o r e s and banks i n Waterloo w i l l have t h e 125th Anniversary t r a d e d o l l a r a v a i l a b l e from Apr i l 1 s t t o June 30th.

Waterloo has a r i c h h e r i t a g e and a b r i g h t f u t u r e , and t h e Waterloo Trade Dol la r Committee i n v i t e you t o h e l p and come t o "CELEBRATE OUR PROUD FOUNDATION".

First ever trade dollar commemorating the founding of Waterloo Worth $1 .OO in commercial transactions Great gift Unique collector's item For information on silver, gold or gold-plated coins write to:

Waterloo Trade Dollar Commlttee P.O. Box 908

Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4C3

Sponsored by the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area

20th ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION MEDALS

Because of t h e l a t e ma i l i ng o fAacnh&. . !+ l~ r i l i s s u e s of t h e Numist is t t h e Convention Committee h a s exstended t h e d a t e of o rde r ing t h e Medals t o l a t e r p a r t of May 1982.

The c o s t of t h e medals a r e a s fol lows:-

Bronze . . . . $10.00 p l u s O.S.T. .70$ . . . $30.70 S t e r l i n g S i l v e r . . $45.00 p l u s O.S.T. $3.15 . . . $48.15.

Orders a r e t o be s e n t t o . . . O . N . A . 20th Anniversary Convention Committee, P.O. Box 7 9 2 , S t n , A , Toronto, Ontar io ,

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

O . N . A . EXECUTIVES CHANGES

P r e s i d e n t F.C. J ewe t t h a s announce t h e fo l lowing change i n t h e Execut ives of t h e Ontar io Numismatic Assoc ia t ion a s of A p r i l 1 8 t h ~ 1982.

Henry Burke appointe'd t o 2nd. Vice P re s iden t r e p l a c - i n g Me1 F i ske who h a s r e s igned because of poor h e a l t h .

JL I> '4 'L*JL . 7> *L>LJLJL Q CJ 7> ~ L > L ~ j + j + i + ; + j ~ $ + j ~ ~ + j + ; - ; - ~ j + j + j ~ ; - *>

O N T A R I O N U M I S M A T I C ASSOCIAT ION FOUNDED - 1962

BOX 33. WATERLOO. ONTARIO. CANADA N2J 326

ONTARIO NUMISMATIC 20th ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION DRAW RESULTS

Las Vegas Extravaganza Won By Carol1 Allen,

370 Westmount Ave., Toronto, Ontario.

112 Ounce Gold Krugerrand or $250.00 Cash Glen Springer, Tillsonburg, Ontario.

1st Consolation Prize Cameron Matthews, Brantford, Ontario.

2nd Consolation Prize Barbara Zavitski, Stratford, Ontario.

3rd Consolation Prize Jane MacLachlan, Kingston, Ontario.

"We wished everyone could have won but would take this opportunity to thank all who participated by selling or buying our Draw Tickets.

Thank You."

Ken Wilmot, Draw Chairman.

O . N . A . CONVENTION DRAW CLUB SALES REBATES

CLUB NO. BOOKS SOLD

Waterloo Coin Socie ty 23 Cambridge Coin Club 2 Sarnia Numismatic Socie ty 4 S t . Catharines Coin Club 4 Brantford Numismatic Socie ty Huronia Numismatic Association 1 Ci ty of Ottawa Coin c lub 8 S t r a t f ord Coin Club 77 Champlain Coin Club 1 Oshawa & D i s t r i c t Coin Club 1 3 Thistletown Coin & Stamp Club 3 Niagara F a l l s Coin Club 3 Nickle Bel t Coin Club 4 I n g e r s o l l Coin c lub 60 Hamilton Coin Club 2 Richmond H i l l Coin Club 6 Welland & D i s t r i c t Coin Club Timmins Coin Club Canadian Numismatic Association 2 North York Coin Club 29 Windsor Coin Club S t . Thomas Numismatic Association 1 Toronto Coin Club 1 8 Lakeshore Coin Club S.O.B. Numimatist Can. Associat ion of Wooden Money Col l ec to r s 1 4 Kent Coin Club 1 Can. Large Cent Club Woodstock Coin Club 3 Peterborough Coin Club 2 Scarborough Coin Clb 9 Lake Superior Coin Club 5 Markham Vi l l age Coin Club 9 Central Coin Club 1 Ontario Numismatic Association

O N T A R I O N U M I S M A T I C A S S O C I A T I O N FOUNDED - 1969.

B O X 33. WATERLOO. O N T A R I O . CANADA N2J 326

ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION'S ZOth, ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION DRAW

RECEIPTS.

Ticket sales. 338 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3 , 3 82.00 Bank interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.61

Disbusement s

Draw Tickets. (Printing) ...........,..........$ 186.61 Puralator. .................................. 16-33

License. ..................................... 16.00 .. Postage,Telephone,Bank Service Charge, Etc. 71.60

Draw Prizes. ................................ 1,375.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Club Rebates. 666.00

DRAW PROFIT. .......................... ; . . . ............... $1078.81

MEMBERSHIP

The a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r membership t o t h e On ta r io Numis mat ic Assoc ia t ion , which appeared i n t h e March 1982 i s s u e of t h e On ta r io Numismatist have been accepted.

The fo l lowing a p p l i c a t i o n s have been r ece ived and i f no w r i t t e n o b j e c t i o n s a r e r ece ived , t h e accep tance w i l l be acknowledged i n t h e June 1982 i s s u e of t h e On ta r io Numisma t i s t .

1216 E r i c M i l l e r , Toronto, Ontar io . 1217 Al lan Davies, 23 Jansen Rd., Nepean, Ontar io ,

K2H W6 1218 Howard Richardson, 2 2 Sophia D r . , Scarboro, Ontar io ,

M1H 124 C93 Cen t r a l Coin Club, P.O. Box 26, Oshawa, Ontar io ,

L1H 7 ~ 8 .

i Bruce Raszmann

Membership Chairman

ATTENTION WOODEN MONEY COLLECTORS

The Chairman f o r Nat iona l Coin Week, L e s Winners, and Chairman of Coin Week Canada 1982 i n Canada, L . H . llScoopll Lewry..are p leased t o announce t h e i s s u e of a j o i n t Chairman's Wood. The wood i s now a v a i l a b l e t o a l l c o l l e c t o r s a t two ( 2 ) f o r $1.00 pos t pa id . C o l l e c t o r s i n t h e United S t a t e s may o rde r t h e i r woods from t h e N a t i o ~ a l Coin Week Chairman, Les Winners, P.O. Box 212, P i n e v i l l e , Louis iana, 71360. C o l l e c t o r s i n Can- ada should order from Coin week Canads Chairman, L . H . "Scoop" Lewry, 1161 3rd Avenue N . W . , Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, S ~ H 3V1.

~ $ + $ + $ ~ $ + L > L > L > L , ,, ,, ,, 3, i r i r \f

The Oshawa & D i s t r i c t Coin Club h a s i s s u e d a s p e c i a l s e t of fou r ( 4 ) d i f f e r e n t co lou r wooden n i c k e l s t o honour t h e i r Coin Week Canada Coin Show A p r i l 24th, 1982, a t t h e Oshawa Cent re , one of Canada ' s l a r g e s t shopping c e n t e r s .

C o l l e c t o r s may o b t a i n t h e woods from t h e O . D . C . C . P res - i d e n t , Wayne Goring, P.O. Box 212, Oshawa, On ta r io , L l H 7 L l , o r Bruce R . Watt , 1153 Northr idge S t r e e t , Oshawa, Ontar io , L1G 3P3 f o r $2.00 p o s t pa id .

Linday, Ontar io 125th Anniversary Wood

S p e c i a l Offe r t o Clubs o r Groups P r i c e $9.00 f o r 2 5 Woods POD

o r .SO$ each SASE .

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A n n u a l C o i n S h o w & B a n q u e t R e b e c c a ' s H a l l , C a n n i n g t o n , O n t .

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MAY l s t h , 1982 DOWNSVIEW, ONTARIO.......THISTLETOWN C O I N & S T A M P CLUB

C o i n & S t a m p S h o w N o r t h Y o r k Sheridan M a l l

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MAY 1 6 t h , 1 9 8 2 I N G E R S O L L , O N T A R I O . . . . . . . I N G E R S O L L C O I N C L U B

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Spring C o i n S h o w K n i g h t s of C o l u m b u s H a l l 1140 G o y e a u S t , W i n d s o r

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . G a r y S t a m c o f f 1165 L i n c o l n R o a d , W i n d s o r , O n t ,

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2 2 n d , C o i n S h o w A u d i t o i u m B . D . C . C .

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ANNUAL C O N V E N T 1 ON

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C o l l i n g w o o d , O n t a r i o . F o r i n f o r m a t i o m , . . B o x 565,

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A n n u a l C o i n S h o w B a y f i e l d M a l l , B a r r i e . .

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OCTOBER 31s t , 1982 STRATFORD, O N T A R I O . . . . . . . ... STRATFORD C O I N CLUB a .

20th Consecutive Coin- Show 10 Bourse Dealers, Auction, Displays, Lunch Counter.

"FREE ADMISSION" For information. . . S t r a t f o r d Coin Club

P . O . BOX 2 6 2 , S t r a t f ord, Ontar io, N5A 6 ~ 1

4:-919+*314$X-+X-E+*

TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION THROUGH THE AGES

Rare t o k ~ These 1968 TTC

They're made a t t h e mint, t h e y j i n g l e i n your pocket or purse, and a ha l f -mi l l - i o n of u s spend them every day. But t h e y ' r e not money.

They're TTC tokens, and h e r e ' s a l l you ever wanted t o know about them:

*There a r e 18 m i l l i o n tokens i n c i r c u l - a t i o n , and 3 mi l l ion have been around s i n c e 1954 when t h e Yonge subway opened. They're t h e worn ones, stamped:llSUBWAY. GOOD FOR ONE FARE. ''

-m-w ,- tokens are scarce, but stin in dri. - _cula!on. *The t h i c k e r , s h i n i e r ones come from a

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batch of 15 mi l l ion s l ipped i n t o t h e system , I

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- f rom 1975 t o 77 . They I r e stamped "TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSIONII with symbols and crests ' .

*Scarcest a r e t h e 2.500 b r a s s tokens i s s u e t o commemor- a t e t h e 1968 openings of t h e Bloor subway extens ions . These heavier tokens , bear ing images of t h e Scarborough B l u f f s and Etobicokes Canadian Indian symbol, a r e s t i l l dispensed from coin-operated vending machines a t some s t a t i o n s .

+$The TTC may reap $30.000 a year from s a l e of tokens which a r e l o s t o r never used. On a t y p i c a l weekday, about 7 m i l l i o n a r e i n tf ie hands of t h e publ ic , while 11 m i l l i o n a r e he ld by t h e TTC. Tokens see used by about one- th i rd . of a l l passengers, while another t h i r d use t i c k e t s . The r e s t use monthly passes o r pay cash.

And t h a t ' s t h e s t o r y on tokens - except t h a t we may be see ing them much longer . Seems t h e TTC has been t e s t a new, permanent magnetic t i c k e t which w i l l make then s o l e t e .

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION FOUNDED !¶a1 ISSN 0048- 181 5

1979-1981 O.N.A. OFFICERS

Past ~res lden ts

R.R.Rekofskl(1962-65) L.T. Smith (1965-67) W. English (1967-69) D. Flick (196d .71) C.B. Laister (1971 -73) W.E.P. Lambert (1973-75) E. Je~hson (1 975-77)

B . R . Watt (1977-81) President

F . C . Jewett First Vice-President

S . HODGE Second Vice-President

H = BURKE Secretary

THOMAS MASTERS

Treasurer and Membership BRUCE H. RASZMANN

Mailing Address Box 33, Waterloo, Ont. N2J 328

DIRECTORS Area l a Howard Whitf ie ld

. lb Vacant Area 2 C.B. Laister Area 3 R . Voaden Area 4 R . Hollingshead Area 5 Wm. Goedon Area 6 W . Hamm Area 7 G . Fraser Area 8 E . Keetch Area 9 L . B . Fletcher Area 10 R . Albert

Historian Walter Griggs

Audio-Visual Service

Chas. B. Lalster No. 3 Highway Tillsonburg, Ont. N4G 3Jl

Editor

Bruce R . Watt 11 3 Northridge S t ; i 0 s awa, Ont. L 1 G 3P3

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I Volume 2 1 JUNE 1982

J u n e Sound I'lorence A. Cass

T h e wind blows soft and scented. T h e summer homes spring alive.

There 's low-pitched meadow music, And bees on the roses thrive.

Sparrows sing in the golden green And the mating partridge drums

T h e song of the brooks and birches As the silvery salmon comes.

The sound of summer vacations, Lawn mowing and cleaning of sheds,

There's graduating and lolling, And'gardens reaching from their beds.

Frogs peep in the rippling marshe's. . Deer drink in the dewy dawn.

June-bugs splattering windshields, T h e dandelions fuzzy and long.

.There a r e barbecues and camping. Beach parties and wee happy feet.

As midsummer beauty is nearing, Our &lden J u n e days, color sweet.

THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIST Is published by the Ontario Numismatic Association. The publication can be obtained with membership in one of the following categories: Regular Membership $7.00 annually. Husband and Wife (one journal) $9.00 annually. Junior (up to 18)$3.00 annually. Club Membership $10.00 annually. Life Memberships available for $50.00 after 3 years of regular membership.

Remittances payable to the Ontarlo Numlsmatlc Assoclatlon, P.O. Box 33, Waterloo, Ontarlo. N2J 328.

Authorized second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage In cash.

SEARCH your pockets - this 1911 silver dollar is worth a mint. And it's for sale- in shares, 40% of which are owned by a Canadian.

\

By FRANK TOUBY dians haven't really caught on to how valuable their The Toronto Sun Staff Writer rare coins are. Also, because it's a much smaller

coiiecting canadian coins as an investment pays country than the U.S., there were fewer minted, and off better than collecting U.S. coins, says a Mich- they're says igan dealer who specializes in Canadian coins. Canadian investment quality uncirculated coins

He's also the U.S. head of the limited partnership have declined in value just 15% since last June which owns Canada's rarest coin - the 1911 pattern when the economy started its steady downward silver dollar it values at $450,000. climb, he says. Collectors of U.S. coins, on the other

It's the first such coin minted by Canada. hand, are suffering a 30% to 40% decline. There are only two known examples. The other Still, he says coins are a good deal as investment

normally resides in the Royal Mint Museum in London, England, currently on loan to the Bank of "In the Great Depression years between 1930 and Canada. 1938, U.S. coins dropped only 15%, while the U.S.

~h~ coin, which the U.S, dealer terms ua national economy lost 80% of its value in such investments treasure for Canada," is also one of the 10 rarest in eal estate." the world. He didn't bring the rare

coin with him on this

Only two in the whole world trip. ' It's not something

yrru carry arond," he Prior to its acquisition in 1960 by a prominent says. But he adds the

British coin dealer, no documentary evidence had coin wi'l be returned ever been found to confirm the numismatic rarety's lo Cansda as soon as the existence. current depi-esslon ends

Government plans to mint and circulate the 1911 and prices of collect- silver dollar never materialized. Thus, the two ables pick up a bit. which exist are a form of sample. The coin never "The coin belongs to found its way into anyone's pocket or till. Canada, and there are

A dozen investors, paying $1,500 for each per- some interested buyers centage point, own the silver dollar. Four sub- i n C a l g a r y who 've scribers are Canadians, one of whom has sub- agreed to keep the coin scribed to 40%. JOE CARLTON i n this country," he

The partners operating the syndication retain says. 30% for themselves.

"It's the first time there has ever been a syndication of a rare Canadian coin," says coin dealer Joe Carlton, of Birmingham, Mich.

"1 specialize in Canadian coins because Cana-

D I D YOU KNOW?

by Ter ry R o i t S t r a t f o r d Coin Club A s s i s t a n t E d i t o r

That t h e h i s t o r y of ~ a n a d i a n coinage p a r a l l e l s t h a t of - t he

Uni ted Ska te s i n many r e s p e c t s , a l though i n s e v e r a l a s p e c t s it a l s o

c o n t r a s t s q u i t e s h a r p l y .

Canadian c o i n s a r e widely c o l l e c t e d i n t h e U.S., p a r t i c u l -

a r l y i n t h e no r the rn s t a t e s .

When t h e d o l l a r was e s t a b l i s h e d a s t h e monetary u n i t * o f Can-

ada , i n 1857 it was g iven t h e same va lue a s t h e U.S. d o l l a r . Through

t h e y e a r s t h e Canadian d o l l a r h a s t r a d e d on an approximate pa r wi th

t h e U.S. d o l l a r , a l though from t ime t o t ime one o r t h e o t h e r u n i t s

h a s t r a d e d a t a s l i g h t premium.

The f i r s t Canadian decimal c o i n s were i s s u e d i n 1858 - 1 ? 5 ,

10 and 20 c e n t s i n t h e name of t h e Province of Canada (upper and

Lower Canada, o r t h e p rov inces of Ontar io and Quebec a s we know them

t o d a y ) . The f i r s t t r u l y Canadian coinage was o f f e r e d i n 1870,- 5 ,10 ,

25 and 50 c e n t s fo l lowing t h e con fede ra t ion of t h e s e prov inces wi th

Nova S c o t i a and New Brunswick i n 1867. Both of t h e l a t t e r had o f f e r e d

t h e i r own d i s t i n c t i v e coinage i n e a r l y 1860 ' s .

P r ince Edward I s l a n d a l s o o f f e r e d a s i n g l e i s s u e of a one

cen t co in 1871, p r i o r t o i t s 1873 e n t r y i n t o t h e con fede ra t ion . A

coinage of Newfoundland was a l s o i n i t i a t e d dur ing t h i s p e r i o d , i n

1865, which cont inued through 1947, wi th t h e B r i t i s h dependency mov-

i n g i n t o t h e con fede ra t ion i n 1949.

I n c o n t r a s t t o t h e ,900 f i n e s t anda rd of American s i l v e r co ins ,

Canada's coinage was o r i g i n a l l y launched wi th a .925 f i n e s i l v e r con-

t e n t , and a s a r e s u l t s l i g h t l y sma l l e r co in s i z e . I n 1920 t h e s tand-

a r d was reduced t o .800 f i n e , remaining t h e r e u n t i l mid 1967 when it

was lowered t o ,500 f i n e , t h e n abandoned i n favour of pure n i c k e l a

yea r l a t e r . Another c o n t r a s t wi th U.S. coinage was ev iden t i n t h e

i s s u e of t h e l a r g e cen t from 1858 t o 1920, when a smal l cen t of s i m -

i l a r s i z e , c o n t e n t and weight t o t h e U.S. c e n t was in t roduced .

When Canada's Dominion c o i n i s s u e of 1870 was in t roduced , t h e

1858 P r o v i n c i a l i s s u e of a decimal 20 c e n t p i e c e was abandoned i n

favour of a quasi-decimal 25 c e n t p i ece . T h i s move was made, i n

p a r t , because of t h e confus ion between t h e 2Ocent p i e c e and t h e

U.S= 25 c e n t p i e c e , which a l s o c i r c u l a t e d i n Canada, f o r e c a s t i n g

t h e s i m i l a r f a t e which would b e f a l l t h e U.S. 20 c e n t p i e c e a few

Years l a t e r . Although t e n t a t i v e s t e p s aimed a t t h e c r e a t i o n of a

d o l l a r co in were i n s t i t u t e d i n 1911, it was no t u n t i l 1935, t h e

Year t h e i s s u e of s i l v e r d o l l a r s was h a l t e d i n t h e U.S., t h a t Can-

ada launched t h e i s s u e of a s i l v e r d o l l a r .

The f i r s t d o l l a r was a commemorative of t h e S i l v e r J u b i l e e of

t h e r e i g n of George V , whi le t h e o t h e r George V d o l l a r s c o i n (1936)

u t i l i z e d d i e s which had been prepared a t t h e Royal Mint i n London

i n a n t i c i p a t i o n of t h e l 9 l l d o l l a r which d i d no t m a t e r i a l i z e . From

t h e beginning, Canada's d o l l a r s e r i e s h a s been f r e q u e n t l y employed

a s a v e h i c l e f o r t h e commemoration of n a t i o n a l even t s . I n a d d i t i o n ,

a 1951 n i c k e l commemorated t h e 200th anniversary of t h e i s o l a t i o n

of n i c k e l , of which Canada i s t h e wor ld ' s l e a d i n g producer , whi le

t h e e n t i r e 1967 s e r i e s commemorates t h e Centennial of Canadian Con-

f e d e r a t i o n .

I n t h e e a r l y y e a r s , Canada's c o i n s were s t r u c k i n England a t

London's Royal Mint o r a t t h e Heaton Mint i n Birmingham. I s s u e s

s t r u c k a t t h e Royal Mint do no t bear a mintmark, b u t t h o s e produced

by Heaton c a r r y a "HV Mintmark. A l l CanaCian c o i n s have been s t r u c k

i n Ottawa a t t h e Royal Canadian Mint s i n c e January 2 , 1908, except

some 1968 pure n i c k e l dimes which were s t r u c k a t t h e U.S. Mint i n

Ph i l ade lph ia , and do n o t . b e a r mintmarks. Ot tawa 's mintmark ( c ) does

appear on some 20th cen tu ry Newfoundland i s s u e s , however, a s it does

on Engl i sh t y p e sove re igns s t r u c k t h e r e from 1908 th rough 1918.

Canadian c o i n s a r e graded on s t r a n d a r d s s i m i l a r t o t h o s e used

f o r t h e U.S. s e r i e s . The p o i n t s of g r e a t e s t wear a r e g e n e r a l l y

found on t h e obverses i n t h e bands of t h e crowns, t h e sp rays of

1 a u r e l . a r o u n d t h e head and i n t h e h a i r l i n e s above o r over t h e e a r .

PROOF:- Coins s p e c i a l l y s t ruck from pol i shed d i e s f o r c o l l e c t o r s

o r f o r p resen ta t ion purposes. These co ins have a mirror- i I

l i k e su r face . I I

B . U . : - B r i l l i a n t Uncirculated. I n new condi t ion w i t h ' o r i g i n a l

mint l u s t r e .

UNC. :- Uncirculated. I n new condi t ion , o lder co ins may be dark

from oxida t ion .

E.F.:- Extremely Fine. S l i g h t l y c i r c u l a t e d with only very l i t t l e

evidence of wear.

V.F.:- Very Fine. S l i g h t wear on higher p a r t s of design.

F. :- Fine. More wear on higher p a r t s than i n V . F .

V . G . : - Very Good. Much wear, but main f e a t u r e s of design and

legend c l e a r .

Good or Poor. : - ,- Badly worn or mut i la ted .

U.S.A. LAFAYETTE DOLLAR by TOM MASTERS PRESIDENT of INGERSOLL C O I N CLUB

March, 1982 i s s u e of Club B u l l e t i n

Cha r l e s E. Barber designed t h i s co in . It was a f i r s t i n two departments. It was t h e f i r s t commemorative c o i n of one d o l l a r denomination and t h e and t h e f i r s t au tho r i zed United S t a t e s co in t o b e a r t h e p o r t r a i t of a p r e s i d e n t .

On t h e obverse you f i n d t h e p o r t r a i t of George Washington superimpose over t h e p o r t r a i t of General L a f a y e t t e . La faye t t e was a French s o l d i e r an a s ta tesman who came t o America: in 1777 t o a s s i s t t h e c o l o n i s t i n t h e i r f i g h t f o r Independence. He became Major General by Congress ional appointment and was wounded a t t h e b a t t l e of Brandywine. It was s a i d t h a t L a f a y e t t e was l i k e son t o George Washington. So t h e two p o r t r a i t s on t h i s co in c o u l d n ' t be more a p p r o p r i a t e .

Around t h e p o r t r a i t s , t o t h e t o p a r e United S t a t e s of Amer- i c a and a c r o s s t h e bottom is L a f a y e t t e Dol la r . The two ph rases broken by two s t a r s a l l i n s i d e a r a i s e d border .

The r e v e r s e shows L a f a y e t t e mounted on a h o r s e , wi th t h e i n - s c r i p t i o n i n s i d e t h e r a i s e d border read ing ," Erec ted by t h e

Youth of t h e United S t a t e s i n Honor of Gen. L a f a y e t t e and a c r o s s t h e bottom " P a r i s and t h e Date 1900f1.

The S t a t u e on t h e r e v e r s e i s s i m i l a r t o t h e monument of Gen- e r a l L a f a y e t t e which was e r e c t e d i n P a r i s a s a g i f t from t h e Am- e r i c a n people. 36,000 of t h e s e c o i n s s o l d f o r $2.00 each bz- t h e L a f a y e t t e Memorial Commission.

1982 C O N V E N T I O N MEDAL

D i f f i c u l t i e s which have accompanied o b t a i n i n g t h e 1982 Convention Medal have now been reso lved , and , t o t h o s e who have ordered t h e i r medals, your o rde r should reach you by June l s t h , 1982. Thank you f o r your suppor t .

F.C. Jewet t Henry Burke, Chairman 1982 Convention Committee.

0. N. A . P r e s iden t f'

THE STRATFORD C O I N CLUB C20

The S t r a t f o r d Coin Club he ld t h e i r May meeting on May 10,

1982, 7:30 P.M. a t t h e Kiwanis Community Centre, Lakeside D r ;

S t r a t f o r d . There was a very good at tendance t o hear John Regitko

t o speak on Odd and Curious i n Numismatics. There were gues t s

from Waterloo and I n g e r s o l l Coin Clubs t o hear John. He a l s o

brought g r e e t i n g s from t h e C . N . A . a s he i s i t s Pres ident .

A Coin Auction followed t h e business meeting and Tom Kenn-

edy t h e Pres ident looked a f t e r t h e refreshments.

The Grand F ina le Meeting before t h e summer break w i l l be a

Roast Beef Dinner ( served Country s t y l e ) Meeting on June 14th.

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BRANFORD NUMISMATIC SOCIETY C15

The Brantford Numismatic Society has issued a wooden token f o r t h e i r June 27, 1982 Coin Show: Collectors can order a s e t i n blue and purple f o r $1.00 f o r t he pa i r plus SASE. Contact the Brantford PJumismatic Society a t P.O. Box 953A, Brantford, Ont., N3T 551, o r a t tend our show and receive one f r e e token with 50$ admission.

WATERLOO C O I N SOCIETY Cl

There were 27 members and gues t s present a t t h e Apr i l meeting. Pres ident Harold Marshall welcome Laura and B i l l English, and a l s o Tom Gitschner back from F l o r i d a .

Enrico Glowacki won t h e f e a t u r e draw f o r t h e , evening. It was a 1979 Cased Canadian S i l v e r Dol lar .

B i l l English Conducted a 25 l o t s of numismatic ma te r i a l . 'The bidding was very a c t i v e .

Don Robb presented a t a l k based on h i s c o l l e c t i o n of l 1 A l l

Types of Souvenirs of Canada's Centennial Year 1967. It was en joyed by everyone.

Waterloo Coin Socie ty has a very a t t r a c t i v e Wooden Token i s sued t o congra%.ulate t h e City of Waterloo on i ts 125th ann- ive r sa ry . These tokens a r e a v a i l a b l e from t h e c lub by mai l , P.O. Box 41, water loo, Cntar io, N 2 J 3 2 6 . The c o s t i s 3 f o r

$1.00 p lus 35$ postage.


The 246th meeting of t h e North York Coin Club was he ld on t h e 4 th Tuesday~of Apr i l , a t t h e North York Memorial Com- munity Ha l l , Wil lowdale.at 8:00 P,.Pf. There were 44 members and 11 guest t o wi tness Harry Scheinman win t h e Attendance Draw.

A 1 Cornish presented a b r i e f summary of t h e Coin Week Canal ' . i i .activit ies. He a l s o was t h e gues t speaker f o r t h e evening. H i s t o p i c was "What I n t e r e s t s t h e New Col lec tor i n Canadian Coinagef1.

D r . Marvin Kay a l s o gave an i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k on a Nobel P r i z e winning physic.%an, a D r . Robert Kolk, who c r e d i t e d with t h e discovery of t h e cause of t u b e r c u l o s i s . D r . Kay then presented a d i sp lay of medals and books assoc ia ted with D r . Kolk.

Jean O r r a s s i s t e d with t h e refreshments followed with a 28 l o t auc t ion conducted by Karl Anderson and Bas i l Latham.

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The May 6 t h meeting of t h e Champlain Coin Club was h e l d i n t h e S t . Davids Anglican Church, James S t r e e t , O r i l l i a , Ontaio a t 8:45 P.!:, There were 21 members and gues t p r e s e n t . The main p a r t of t h e b u s i n e s s meeting was f i n a l i z i n g t h e p l ans f o r t h e c o i n show.

It was decided t h a t t h e r e w i l l no corn r o a s t t h i s y e a r , do t o t h e l a c k of h e l p , b u t corn w i l l be se rved a t h e September meeting lunch.

It was announced t h a t t h e June meeting w i l l be t h e 20th Anniluersary Meeting. It w i l l s t a r t a t 6:30 P.M. wi th a b u f f e t s u p p e r ' b e f o r e t h e r e g u l a r meeting s t a r t s .

PETERBOROUGH C O I N CLUB C87

The e x h i b i t winners a t t h e peterborough Club Coin show h e l d a t t h e Rock Haven Moter l , May 29th, 1982 a r e a s fo l lows .

1 s t J u n i o r . . . I a n Shaw

2nd Jun io r . . . C . Burke

1 s t Tom Kostaluk

2nd Col in Caldwell

3rd George F r a s e r

4 th Tom Kostaluk

It i s r e p o r t e d t h a t t h i s was a very s u c c e s s f u l co in show. The a t t endance was v e r t good and t h e Bourse Dea le rs were p l ea sed wi th t h e i r s a l e s . There were d e a l e r s from Toronto, S a r n i a , Owen Sound, B a r r i e , Ottawa and Peterborough.

SPECIAL NOTICE:-

Th i s s p e c i a l n o t i c e i s t o inform t h e members and f r i e n d s of t h e d n t a r i o Numismatic Assoc ia t ion t h a t Louise Graham ~ ~ 6 2 h a s been i n t h e h o s p i t a l do t o a acc iden t she had i n h e r home

i n t h e p a s t month.

Well wishers may send t h e i r g e t w e l l wishes t o : -

M r s Louse Graham P.O. Box 192, S t a ; "A" 9

Willowdale, Ontar io , M 2 N 5S8

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HOLD FOR RELEASE For further information On Tuesday, April 27, 1982 Call 202 376-0477

Preliminary Sketches of G.W. Coin Design Released Today

Photographs of the artist's preliminary sketches of the design for the George Washington commemorative half dollar coin were released today by Mint Director, Donna Pope. Both the obverse and reverse designs of the coin are being finalized by Elizabeth Jones, Chief Sculptor and Engraver of the United States. The preliminary sketches have been reviewed and approved by the Commission of Fine Arts and by Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan.

The obverse of the half dollar commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington features an equestrian figure of George Washington. Miss Jones has stated that she received her inspiration for the rendering of the design from a portrait by the American artist, Rembrandt Peale. This painting, executed around 1824, is owned by the Independence ~ational Historic Park Collection in Philadelphia and hangs in the portrait gallery of the Second Bank of the United States building in Philadelphia.

The central obverse motif is encircled by the inscriptions GEORGE WASHINGTON, 250th ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH, 1982. The legend LIBERTY and the artist's initials EJ ap2ear to the left of the figure.

The eastern facade of Mount Vernon, Washington's home on the Potomac, is depicted on the reverse of the coin. Below the building is placed the heraldic eagle bearing the banner "E Pluribus Unum." Miss Jones has indicated that this eagle is similar to those on U.S. coins issued during the period 1798-1804. .The surrounding inscriptions read: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR, and above the building, IN GOD WE TRUST.

Mrs. Pope specified that the George Washington Commemorative Coin Act, Public Law 97-104, provides for the minting of up to ten million 90% silver half dollars. These coins will be the first 90% United States silver coins to be minted since 1964 and the first commemorative coins to be produced by the Mint since 1954.

The Mint Director added that it would be several months before these coins, which will be offered in both proof and uncirculated condition, will be available for purchase. .Details of this historic coin offering will be.announced in the next several weeks, she said.

Royal Australian int I

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Shari L. Silk No. 12

Set Features Change in Design

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT ANNOUNCES SIX- COIN PROOF AND UNCIRCULATED SETS FOR 1982

The Royal Australian Mint has announced the striking of 1982 proof and

uncirculated sets featuring the Commonwealth's six circulating coins. Mint

officials also noted a change in the reverse design of the 50 cent coin fea-

tured in both sets. The new design pays tribute to the XI1 Commonwealth

Games, which will be held in Brisbane, Australia, in September 1982.

The new coin, designed by well known artist Stuart Devlin, features the

sign of the games superimposed over a map of Australia in the center.

Figures symbolic of the games' 12 events, depicting archery, track, bad-

minton, weightlifting, swimming and diving, cycling, lawn bowls, demon-

stration table tennis, boxing, wrestling, Australian rules football and

shooting, surround the main design. The inscription, "XI1 Commonwealth

Games, Brisbane, 5 0 cents,'' completes the design of this new cupro-nickel

coin.

Australia's 1982 Proof Set also includes the 20 cent, 10 cent and 5

cent denominations struck in cupro-nickel, and the 2 cent and 1 cent bronze

coins. The common obverse of all coins in the set features Arnold Machin's

famed portrait of Queen Elizabeth 11.

The Royal Australian Mint is the Official Government Mint of the Commonwealth of Australia.

1982 Australia Proof Set

With the exception of the 50 cent coin, the reverse of each coin bears

a Stuart Devlin design depicting wildlife unique to the Australian con-

t inent . The 1 cent coin bears the feather tail glider, the smallest gliding

marsupial indigenous to eastern Australia.

The frilled lizard, found in the Northern Territory of Australia, is

featured on the 2 cent coin, while the reverse design of the cupro-nickel 5

cent coin is the echidna, or spiny anteater, one of only two egg-laying

mammals in the world.

The male lyrebird, known for its melodious crooning and enthusiastic

dancing, is shown in action on the 10 cent piece. The reverse of the 20

cent coin features the platypus, the second egg-laying mammal, which is also

unique to Australia.

The Royal Australian Mint, in Canberra, has been producing coins for

the Commonwealth of Australia since 1965 and is the official Mint of the

Commonwealth of Australia.

The 1982 Australia Proof Set is priced at $50 (US), and there is a

three set per customer limit. In addition to sets in Proof condition, the

Mint will also make uncirculated sets available. These consist of coins

produced with new dies and carefully examined to ensure that flaws and

damage marks from the production process are minimal. The coins are mounted

in presentation wallets which include information about the coin as well as

detailed specifications. The 1982 Australia Uncirculated Set is priced at

$6.50 (US).

For more information, write the Royal Australian Mint, P.O. Box 2200,

West Caldwell, New Jersey 07006.

Final ly! The Canadian Trade Dol lars Checkl i s t - March 1982 by t h e author of "The 1980 Charl ton

Canadian Trade Dollar Guide - 1 s t e d i t i t i o n " ,

Serge P e l l e t i e r . The Checkl i s t conta ins d a t a

a v a i l a b l e a s of March 1982 from h i s manuscript

f o r t h e next e d i t i o n of t h e Guide, expected l a t e r

t h i s year . It i s i n a new 4" x 6" format and covers

over 700 Trade Dol la r s with a l l v a r i e t i e s known

t o da te .

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F . C . J e w e t t First Vice- President

S . HODGE Second Vice- Presiden t

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TURN OF THE CENTURY ENGRAVINGS GIVE A RARE VIEW OF

THE EARLY DAYS OF COINING '

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by SANFORD J. DURST

Most collectors are aware that the minting process today is handled by highly sophisticated, often compu- terized machines. But few of us may be aware of exactly how coins were produced before our modern technical age.

, A book, HISTORY OF THE U.S. MINT AND COINAGE first printed at the turn of the century has just been published by Sanford J. Durst, Numis- matic Publications, 1 3 3 E. 58th St., New York, N.Y. and it gives us that information .along with highly graphic steel engravings of actual minting rna- chines. In these exciting scenes of the Old Mint, we see the coining process not from the viewpoint of 1977, but through the eyes of 19th ..century

b - visitors.

"The coining room, the most interesting to the general visitor, occupies the lorger portion of rhe first floor on the eost side o f the building. The rooms ore divided by on

iron roiling, which separates the visitors on either side from the mochinery, etc., but ollows everything to be seen."

d " ~ h e rolling room - the pressure applied (to the metal) i s so intense that half a day's rolling heats not only the strips and roller, but even the huyr iron stunchions woyhiny severul tons so hot that you can horwly hold your hand on them. When the rolling is mmpleted the strip is about six feet long, or six times as long as.the ingot (from which i t came.")

In the weighing room are both balance scales and automatic weighing scales. "The scales are wonderfully delicate and are examined and aajusted every morning. -. I t is estimated that aboul; 1500 million dollars worth o f gold has been received and weighed in this room; preobably nine tenths from California. . . "

"The plar.~chetc. . . are received (in the milling room) and in order to protect the surface of the coin, are passed through the

milling machine. The planchea are fed to this machine through an upright tube, and, as they descend from the lower

aperture, they are caught upon the edge of a revolving wheel and carried about a quarter of a revolution, during which the edge is compressed and forced up. This apparatus moves so nimbly

that 565 halfdimes can be milled in a minute; but, for ' larger pieces, the average i s about 120. I n this room are the

milling machines and the massive but delicate coin presses."

"After being thoroughly washed, the strips are consigned to the cutting machines. These are in the rear o f the rolling mills and ore several in number, euch when in uctive oprrotion cutting 225 planchets per minute. The press now used consists of a vertical steel punch . . . in a round hole. . . cut in solid steel plate."

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"The transfer lathe, a w r y complicated piece of machinery is used in making dies for coins and metals. By it, from a large wst the design can be transferred and engraved in s size in perfect proportion to the original. . . . Ingots (below) are about 12 inches long an half an inch thick and vary in breadth. . . The value of gold ingots is from $500 to f 1,400."

After heating, the met table with a bench on this are fastened two perpendicular steel cylinderr firmly supported in a bed t o prevent their bending or turning around. . . I t (strip o f metal) is drawn between the cylinders which operate on the thick part of the strip with greater power than upon the thin, reducing the whole t o an equal thicknrsr "

Coin Desi

The Mona L i sa P a i n t i n g by Leonardo Da Vinci Created between 1503-06 was on d i s p l a y i n t h e Uni ted S t a t e s i n t h e e a r l y p a r t of 1 9 6 6 .

Warranted r a v e s f o r t h i s mas te rp ieke have been loud and

long from an a r t - t h i r s t y American p u b l i c i n t h e p r e s s and

t e l e v i s i o n . Poss ib ly few read ing o r l i s t e n i n g r e a l i z e d t h a t

o t h e r mas t e rp i eces by Leonardo, i n o t h e r forms, have been

P re sen t on t h i s Cont inent f o r many y e a r s .

The d i v e r s i t y of Da Vinci who i n modern t i m e s has been

r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e " g r e a t u n f i n i s h e r , " e s t a b l i s h e d f o r him a

r e p u t a t i o n f o r des ign second only t o t h a t of h i s a r t . Amus-

i n g l y enough, he could we l l be t h e f i r s t modern numismatic

des igne r t o have c r e a t e d a two-headed c o i n , and t h e r e f o r e

r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e phrase - "heads I win, t a i l s you l o s e . "

The b u s t adorn ing each s i d e of t h i s s i l v e r Testone (eq-

u i + a l e n t t o a modern s h i l l i n g ) a r e of Giovanni G.M. S fo rza

wi th t h e s h o r t h a i r ( 1 4 8 1 ) and h i s nephew Ludovico M . S forza

long-haired.. ( 1 4 9 4 ) . It was hand- struck i n 1504 . It i s a com-

b i n a t i o n of two s e p e r a t e c o i n s of t h e a c t u a l p e r i o d i n which he was commissioned by h i s Pa t rons who were t h e n t h e Regent and r e i g n i n g Duke of Milan.

Leonardo Da Vinc i , 1452-1 5 1 9 , t i t l e d Homo Universa le

" u n i v e r s a l man", was c e l e b r a t e d a s a d e s i g n e r , s c u l p t o r ,

a r c h i t e c t , eng inee r , s c i e n t i s t a s w e l l a s a famous p a i n t e r .

H i s i n s a t i a b l e l o v e of knowledge and r e s e a r c h r e s u l t e d i n

h i s appointment a s p r i n c i p a l eng inee r f o r t h e Martesna Canal,

m i l i t a r y eng inee r f o r Cesare Borgia , de s igne r of t h e Cathedra l

of Milan, c o n t e s t a n t t o Michelangelo f o r t h e wa l l of t h e Pa l-

ace Veechio, and i n h i s l ~ t t e r y e a r s a d v i s o r t o t h e Medici

Pope Leo X .

I n c i d e n t a l l y , t h e Mona L i sa was never f i n i s h e d , and t h e

s u b t l e smi l e t h a t p l a y s on t h e mouth of La Gioconda. could

have been t h e r e s u l t of a compel l ing whispered comment by Leo-

nardo t o t h e e f f e c t t h a t " a f t e r t h i s p a i n t i n g i s completed I

w i l l r e t u r n once more t o t h e des ign ing of c o i n s . "

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11. 14'07tin)r olr orrr qrrnrler, 1892- vmse, zeirs 0 1 2 tlrrone. 1916 pro?rorriz 13. Bronze or tni~ror coin, (rbbr.

12. ~ ' C T I / S C S 15. Sic?/ God, atrciort Egyptni7z 1 . u I i S I C I - 17. Yes, Sp(l?rislt

terns 21. Turner or /igitcrtor 16. ENS~C?-IZ .st<171d(rl.d I ~ ~ I C , (zbbr. 24. l inin mi71glcd witlz slrou~ 18. ficilily 26. Val-iely, I858 U . S . cent, nbbr. 19. Coin cotldition 27. Scl-enc 20. Ano(l ie~- rr(r?,1e Jo)- tlre birr1 0 7 1 29. I)cno772i?1(1tion U . S . N o t P,

oiir (oi?l~,qe I l ~~r s l~ i?~g ton I'ot.1 rrtit 22. Corn f j~~ - r~ f i v c suffix 31. Po.rtsrripl, uhbr. 23. f'(1~1s oJ h l ~ i l fjid Sole 32. LiCl~cr 25. ,S'iIli l(irc or ?rcttitrg 33. Ih~cl~elor of Arts, (1661.. 27. l i t of A i q - 31. I~xclurnalio?~ of svrpy-ize

ruped) answer on page 12 3

SEPTEMBER I l t h , 1982

. . . . . . . . . . . . BarrLc., On ta r io BURONIA NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

Annual Co<.n show

Bayf ie ld Mal l , Eay f i e ld S t . , N .

B a r r i e , Cnta1.i o.

SEPTEMBER 1 8 t 11 1 9 6 2

S t . Ca tha r ines , Ontar io . ..... S t . Catharj.r:e s Coin Club

Annual Cc'n Shcw & Banquet

Club HeidleS:crg, 569 Lake S t ,

S t , Cathartines, Ontar io .

SEF!"EMBER 30th t o OCTOBER 3 1 d , 1982

Toronto, 0n ta r i .o . ........... .The Tcre:c C o l l e c t a b l e s Show

Harhour.f ~ ~ c ' n t Bui ld ing ,

Queerl's Quay, West, Toronto,

SEP~EMBER 2 6 , 1982

. . . . . . . . . . . S a r n i a , On ta r io . . .Blue Water I n t e r n a t i o r - a 1 Coin Show

Holiday I n n , Sarmia, Ontar io .

OCTOIJFR 16 th , 1982

. . . . Ti l l con l ;~ i rge , Q n t a r i o . . . T i l l s o b u r g Coin C l u b ' s

Fz11 Coin Show

Lions Audi.t,oi-iu.m, T i l l s o n b u r g , Ont

OCTOBER 31 th , 1982

S t r a t f c r ~ d , Ontar io . . . . . . . . . . . S t r a t f o r d Coin C l u b ' s

Annual Coin show

Kinanas C l ~ ; b , Lakeside D r . , S t r a t . f o rd , On ta r io .

1 1 1 Keep t h a t CLUB NEWS coming in, folks ... INGERSOLL C O I N CLUB C59

The June 21s t meeting of t h e I n g e r s o l l Coin Club was

h e l d i n t h e S e n i o r C i t i z e n Room a t t h e Lions Ha l l on Thames

S t r e e t . One Bourse d e a l e r was busy a t t e n d i n g t o t h e needs of

a l a r g e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of members and. g u e s t s i n attend.anc6..

Vice P r e s i d e n t , S t e l l a Hodge c a l l e d t h e Ladies Night

Meeting t o o rde r a t 8: 15 P.M. w i th a warm welcome t o a l l and

an i n v i t a t i o n t o any g u e s t t o become members t o t h e c lub .

M r s Hodge informed t h o s e who wished t o j o i n , t h a t t h e member-

s h i p f o r t h e ba lance of t h e y e a r w i l l be k z l f p r i c e .

Len Coles r ead a n a r t i c l e which s t a t e d t k . e 1911 Canadian

P a t t e r n S i l v e r D o l l a r , which was purchased by C a r l t o n s Numis-

ma t i c s I n c . , of Birmingham, Michigan f o r $325,000.00 i n 1983.

i s now valued a t $750,000.00. I t ' s owers goa l i s t o s e l l t h e

co in f o r a t l e a s t a $1,000,000.00.

Jack G r i f f i n r epo r t ed t h a t whi le searck-.i.ng f o r arrow heads

he had found an 1857 U.S. dime.

A f i f t e e n minute break w a s h o s t e d by T . Mas te rs and s e v e r a l

h e l p e r s which t h e y se rved s t r a w b e r r i e s , i c e cream and cake .

S t e l l a Hodge spoke on t h e problems t h e U . S . Mint was hav-

i n g t r y i n g t o g e t t h e pub l i c and banks t o accep t t , l le 520 m i l l -

i o n Anthony D c l l a r s t h a t t h e y Eave s t ~ r e d i n t h e i r v a u l t s .

A s u c c e s s f u l 40 l o t a u c t i c n concluded t h e evening.


The June meet ing f e a t u r e d B i l l Engl i sh speaking about

about "How To Clean and P r o t e c t Coi r s f l and t h e Sheldon System

of Wadifig c o i n s . A t o t a l of 33 members and g u e s t s were a b l e

t o benef i t . fror. B i l l I s many y e a r s of exper ience and h i s know-

lecige . John Mc1ntyr.e corlduct,ed a 31 l o t a u c t i o n and w a s success-

f u l i n s e l l i n g a l l b u t one of t h e l o t s .

The 8 o ' c l o c k draw was won by B i l l Tu rnbu l l .

The Fea tu re Draw winners a r e a s fol low:

1 s t P r i z e - Agnes Whetham

2 n d P r i z e Agnes Whetham

3rd P r i z e - John Regit,kc.

NORTH YORK C O I K CLUB C74 .-

The "On T i m e Attendance Draa" for. tile June 2 2 meeting

prorluc~r-(1 t.kle name of D r . J .S . Wi lk i r~son , and a s he was nct,

i n &+tendance, t h e p r i z e was no t claimed. A t r i o of g u e s t speake r s was fezt,ur.ed i n t h e June pro-

grantKe. George F r a s e r , Harvey Farrow and John Regitkc) pre-

s e n t e d t h e i r t . l i ~ ~ g t i f .E. c.n t h e s t . c r ing , reccli-dj ng a.nd photo-

g rah i l . 1~ c - f c.cin and. paper money c c l l e c t i o n s .

The 1~tc.ky c l ~ . : : ~ ; p r i z e winners w e r e kr:cc Saraga, Paul

Johnscr:, Harry Lennox, Joseph Ta la \ ' e ra , Bob For t e r , Frank

D F ; I ~ I I ~ h and Jchn Regi tko.

A l i g h t lunch was se rved ;-it t l ; e conc lus ion o f t h e meetding.

puzzle on page rj;d

by JOEL MALTER

The u s e of an imals on c o i n s i s of cou r se , n o t on ly an

a n c i e n t mot i f b u t modern a s w e l l . Y e t on modern c o i n s t h e

p o s t u r e s t h e an ima l s m o t i f s t a k e a r e u s u a l l y q u i t e r i g i d

and ske ro typed . I n r e c e n t c e n t u r i e s t h e animal forms have

become h e r a l d i c and somewhat l i f e l e s s .

I n a n c i e n t Greece , t h e implementa t ion

of an imals on co inage b rought on wide

v a r i e t i e s of d e s i g n s , some of which I ' d

l i k e t o i l l u s t r a t e and d i s c u s s . I t i s p o s s i b l e f o r a " t o p i c a l c o l l e c t o r " t o p u t t o g e t h e r an amazing c o l l e c t i o n of a n c i e n t Greek c o i n s which show j u s t a f e w d i f f e r e n t animal i n an amazing a s - sor tment of concep t s .

The h o r s e a s d e p i c t e d on t h e p l a t e below shows t h e animal

s t a n d i n g r a t h e r s t i f f l y i n f r o n t of a palm t r e e on a bronze

c o i n of Car thage . The h o r s e i n t h e c e n t e r i s a runaway Sea-

t t l e Slew, r i d e r l e s s , w i th j u s t p a r t of t h e b r i d l e showing.

The t h i r d c o i n shows a p a i r of

h o r s e s p u l l i n g a c h a r i o t . These

a r e , of c o u r s e , many o t h e r t y p e s

t h a t cou ld be shown. The famous

h o r s e head t e t r ad rachm from Car th-

a g e , t h e f o u r h o r s e c h a r i o t from

Syracuse , and t h e many v a r i a t i o n s

of t h e winged h o r s e , Pegasus , from

t h e s t a t e r s of Cor in th .

The do lph in appea r s q u i t e f r e -

quen t ly on t h e c o i n s of a n c i e n t

S i c i l y i n c o n j u n c t i o n wi th a female

head - t h e goddess of f e r t i l i t y . h he do lph in was recognized a s

a s p e c i a l ' !fish' ' by t h e Greeks who unders tood i t s mammalian d i f f -

e r e n s e s from t h e o t h e r c r e a t u r e s of t h e s e a . ) What b & t t e r s e a

animal cou ld symbolize t h e f e c u n d i t y of t h e mother goddess

t h a n a mammal who gave milk t o i t s young. But t h e do lph in

had ano the r f r equen t d e p i c t i o n on a n c i e n t c o i n s- t h a t of a .

means of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r t h e you th fu l he ro , Ta ra s , who

i s seen on a a t a t e r from Tarentumc ta here a r e hundreds of var-

i a t i o n s of t h 3 s theme i n T a r e n t i n e co inage . The most famous

c o l l e c t i o n of t h i s series by V l a s t o was pub l i shed y e a r s ago

i n a book t h a t was imposs ib le t o

o b t a i n . F o r t u n a t e l y , it h a s r e-

c e n t l y been r e p r i n t e d and is cur-

r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e . ) On one c u r i o u s

c o i n from I s t r u s , t h e dolphin i s i

i n an awkward pos tu re having been

l i f t e d from $he s a f e s e a by a sea-

e a g l e .

The l i o n a l s o appears on a g r e a t

many a n c i e n t c o i n s . I n one of i t s

e a r l i e s t appearances it is shown a s

a b e a s t of prey a t t a c k i n g a b u l l and e a t i n g t h e h ind q u a r t e r

of i t s v i c t i m . On a number of ama l l e r s i l v e r c o i n s from Cnidus

only t h e l i o n ' s p r o f i l e and f r o n t paw a r e v i s i b l e . A s i m i l a r

pos tu re i s seen b e s i d e t h e Cnidus c o i n on an e lec t rum h e c t e

Srom Lesbos. The l i o n ' s skinned s c a l p i s shown on ano the r

h e c t e on t h e p l a t e below. The l i o n i s a l s o shown a t t a c k i n g

b u l l s from t h e o t h e r d i r e c t i o n such a s on t h e Ta r sus s t a t e r

below t h e h e c t e s . And, of c o u r s e , t h e l i o n ' s s c a l p g r a c e s thou-

sands of c o i n s w i th t h e head of Herak les .

T H E O N T A R I O NUMISMATIST UFftCl A l PUBPZCAl?ON -OF THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCtATlON

*OUHDOO rasa FSSN 40148-1855

h t - h R.R .R+kohkF fl- L.T. Smith (1-7) W. Engllsh (1 M7-68) 0. Flick (lWd 4 7 1 ) C.B. Lalater4197t-73) W.E.P. Lambwt (1W3-rn E. Jmhaon (1 $r%n) R.R. W a t t 11977-81)

k l s l h n r F . C . Jewett

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T m r u m md Msmkrrhlp BRUCE H. RASZMANN

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Hiatar i sn Walter Grfggs

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err#. 0 , t.1rt.r No. 3 Highway TIIImnburg, Qnt. NJam

Bruce R. Watt 11 3 No*hri.dge St; i: O e awa, O n t . t l G 3P3

W a n T h o m m M u t r n 823 Van Strwt, London, Onlado WZtW

Counterstamps W E ONfAStfO 1IUMISHAm I8 publlrhsd by t h Ontulo

Numlsrn8tlc Assw!st1on. Tbs pub(h!bn cw tm o b t a ~ w with mernixmhlp In one of Ihe followln~ catwarlea: Regular Membership S-lm mnullly. H u W d and WHs (one journal) S V ' M unnually. Junior (up to 18)$3.M) annuslly. Club Memkshlp $16.00 annually. LHs M m M ~ s h l p s .rslEabre for S5O.W alter 3 years of regular mrnbrshlp.

~uthorlrsd uoond clun mall by th. Bort Oltros W m t , Ottawa, and tor payment of post&gitln cmh.

Why Counterstamps?

by Maurice i1:~ould

One of the m o s t fascinating phres of nurnismat5.c~ is

collectine and attributing caunter~tamped c a i n ~ ,

A c o i n may be counterstamped or countermarked for many

reaaona : political, advert is ing, revolutionary or siege.

admf ssion t i c k e t s , and many m o r e .

Among t h e most sought a f t er countesstamped coins are

those which have been used for a d v ~ r t i a i n g purposes and among

them ape such unusual item^ a~ Sage's Candy Coin, known on an

U.S. 1874 Ttade Dol lar , Ifouck 'a Panacea, which i n known on vnr-

5ous silver coins, Dr. Shattuckts Wnter Cure, Waterford, Maine:

Dr. Kirstead, Dent is t , Baaton: and in the amusement field, Par-

i s i a n V a r i e t A e ~ , 16th St. and Broadway, New York an well a3

Young, t h e Magician. These are struck on W.S. s i l ver coina.

Spanish Colonial S i lver was- legal tender in the United

States until 1847 and a f e w OF the counttratampw appear on this

series and show that they w e r e circulating in the Uni ted States

for many years.

Among these counterstampa arc Consult Dr. Dasby, Boston,

Wood % MMfnrstrcls, 144 Broadway, Blanchard House, Monmouth, 111-

127 tnois, R. Flanagan*~ Punch, Sachem OyRtcr Saloon,

One of the m o s t interest ina is Kunkel- Opepa Troupe,

which appears on a Spanish 2 reale of 1744. Gcasge J. Kun-

k e l was one sf the fiz&&%ineator& af negro mfnstrelsy in the United state^ and during his theatrical career was %ndcnt-

i f i e d with three historic t h e a t e m in Baltimore. John Wilkcs Booth and Joe Jefferson were i n hia company.

Many of these p i e t c n have exciting histories or arc associated w i t h the well.-'known namea. f.n numi-matics.

The E*R. tamped an w 1799 dol lar i s the nark of Ephsairn

Braf ihe~ , Famous in numimatics for the EphrsQm R ~ a a h e r Doubl-

oon, one of the wasld'a rare& cotns.

One of t h e rare& Hawaiian i t e m s i s the counterstamp on

e Urns. h a l f d o l l a r of 1872 of the Thmas Nobron Hawaiian T s k -

en. It i s believed Unique and wan original ly i n the collect-

i o n of the author.

S t r . Jewel, struck on an 1853 quarter, refers t o t h e

Steamer J e w e l which w a * a coastwf~e craf t running from Port- land, Msfnc to Gapdiner and a l a o to Nova 'Scatf a about 1900,

Same U,S, capper and s i l v e r c n i n n arc known w i t h vasious

Masonic counterntamps and in some cafies the reverse and ob-

verse have been shaved and then engraved for use as Royd

Arch Chapter pennies.

Among t h e political t o k e n s i s an American Large Cent

counterstamped, V o t e the Land Frctgw These circulated during

the presidential election of 1848. P a r t of the platform of

the Free Soil Party was, Whereas w e have assembled in con-

v e n t i o n as a union of free men for the sake of freedan, for-

getting a l l past political differcncta, in common resolve to

maintafn t h e rights of a l l free labor agacnst the aggres~ ian

of s &lave power and to secure free n a f l for free people."

The slogan in t h i s campaign w a ~ ~ ~ P r e e 'soil, Free Speech,

and Free Men."

The cwntermwktd and cut c o i n of the West Xndies are a-

mong the moat glamorous of t h i s ~er i . ea . They bring vlsions of

pirates , Pieces of Ff ght, two b i t and four bit oicces , as well as the mysterious markings on same of the c o i n s . Ta date, many have not been a t t r i b u t e d , even though a great many scholars

have worked in thia field FOP years.

Authority for t h e use of many of t h e counterstamps is

to be found i n the taws and Ordinances of d i f f e r e n t islands,

Some of the stamps were within t h e Napoleonic War period,

when the f lag of aavernl OF the i f f lands changed hands accord-

ing So the fortune^ of w a r , h a n g t h e m counte~stampn are in-

cluded A Rone w i t h 5 p e t a h , which was used i n Curacao during

t h e English occupation, 1807-1815.

Cuba used a nkeym counterstamp. Dominica had a circular

piece cut from t h e center of Spanish P i l l a r Dollar and this?

section was stamped w i t h a script enclosing a star with-

i n a circle of says. Same of the dsllara have bean found w t a

stamped w i t h m ~ b * and a crown above it. S i l v e r , copper, and

g o l d coins of the West Xndies have been ~ o u n t e r s t a r n ~ d . , and

an ordinance was p a s ~ e d in Martinique i n 1865 authoslzing the

countermarking of g o l d hal f -joes wgth a &amp having the fig-

urea w20" or n20@4 over a m a l l eagle, thaue coins to have a

value of 2 0 or 22 livres.

These has been a great deal of interest 5n this serses in

secent t i m e s and w i t h the reatarch work and a new hook to be

published by Ray Ryrne of Pitt~burgh, Pennsylvania, t h i s ca l l -

e c t i n g w i l l roach a new height .

b r i n g the 18th century, there was a shortage of change

and s i l v e r in England. This was graatly duc to the govern-

ment not coining any silver larger than a four-pence for a

number of yearR.

The E n g l i s h government had in i t s vault a h g c numher af

Spanish dollass that had been captured From varf aus Spanish

vcaat2s. Recause sf the trmnendoua demand for c h a n ~ e , the Gav-

ernment decided to place these Spanish Pillar Dollars on the

market ,

In order to g i v e o f f k c i a l sanction for t h i a experiment,

the King's head was stamped an the head of the Spanish King.

This was the same stamp used at Goldsmith's Hall for masking

silver plates.

On March 6 , 1797, a public n o t i c e appeared that the bank would upp ply these coins and becaunc they w c r e in such de-

mand, there w a s a great runh for this counteratamped money

and over 2 , 3 2 S g 0 0 0 were issued.

A s noon aa the dollars w e r e ~ R R U C ~ by the bank, none cun-

ning counterfeiters set to work and issued counterfeit ~ t s r n p s

of t h e King" head and stamped Spanish dol.lars to t h e i r o m

advantage.

Because of t h i s , t h e Rank of England c a l l e d in the doll as^

and issued a notice t h a t they w o u l d no longer be redeemable

after October 31, 1797.

It i n i n t e r e s t i n g to note that the king^ head has been

f w n d on bath U.S. doZlars and half -dol lars .

For further information on this f a s c i n a t i n g area of n u m & ~ -

m a t i t s , read the nMtrchant Counterstamps on American SiPvcr

Coinsm by Maurice M. Gould and a T r i a l L i s t of the Counter-

marked Hodcrn C a i n ~ of the Worldfi by F. G. D u f f i t l d .

"Don't be ridieulm, fatha; J just m p p e d my coin album ia bby bbnkrt to hccp it /wm ~ c t l i n f f wtr

1 1 1 Keep tha t CLUB NEWS coming in, folks . . .

YORT14 YORK COT N CLUB C74 The July 2 7 t h meeting was h e l d at t 15(1 K.lor*th York Mem-

G r i d Community H a l l 5090 Yonfie St., Will owdale, at 8 P . M .

The prcErammc fcr thc rc--.r?r,fng consist of a sharr 0:' C,N.A,

Library slides or+ RCainaat of Edward V l l l r and nRaa5c Terms

of Numi ..:pet i c s n , Comwcnttlsy I*',!.: ~ I I ovidtd t y Harvey F L ~ I ~ I . ~ J F e t:d

Marvin Kay.

Prrsrjj r l c r t t F~PFOW gave a report r * n t.1 e C,N .A. Convent,i.cn

which was h e l d in Winn. i~cp, t*n July 15th-18th.

The! Lt>clry Draw Prize winners i1r.p F S F o l l e w ~ t r T. O v R r i t * t ~ ~ ,

Ha Kay, FF. Farrow, B, taI .httm, F. Dennrts, T. B@x#:lJ. 3. C u r t f ~ .

RiokAar.Rnc~n, M, Talavera and W. Ciona.

Coinword Puzzle Acrmi

1. AnMhcr nnmc fa+ # milled or mded mdfr of a coin

9. N ~ n t ... --,,--. =---

I@, Chnmbr of C e m m n w T&n, 192??.)1 .. ,.,.,. Pow I Fmnt, fmncr

I f . Sourh A m r n ~ n , abhr. 12. Alrricff 14. Coin radifirm,abhr. 16. Xirrrh krtcr, Grrr& n l p h n k t 1s. CNI sifurr inpf , C 1 1 i n w 7f. D c ~ i p t r r f m a Comm ?Orn init. ?I. Elnkr u r a j ~ of ?S. Obrrmd ?6. Jnfmnrrr d r r r yw 19-M, tin f 1-n I. ..... ..,.,.,,, orntcnsial I#xingfow

Contmd corn2 5Or

... ... 4. .......,.. Amcn'catm 1722 Trrra p n r r 5. S i f w r . n h h , 7. Dr$ipnrr Hohinmn - Rrhanw~ Cawn

>Of, Inirial$ 8. A t l r i n v

I?. HrJlrodtttSiart of am ariginnl A r s i ~ n IJ. .. ...,. ............... f ~ r t e n t m n ~ P m J .

Urnrr Comm SQt, Srntr nbbr. IT. .*rrrslcl~ part a! prtrnits om coin1 !7. D e r i ~ r r e r Indium n r r r Lnr~g . . . . *.. fP. Pcrrtrd of long drrrntion -3. Fd:vnrd. nrrknnmr ' I . A. rrrtot I?. ftnrlriimrnl for writing ?I. Al l $0 rrntrs, obbt.

*t- mn P E P ,d+

SEP'IEHBER l l t h , 1982

Barrin, Ontario .,.......... ) t fSRONId NUMXSMATTC ASSOCTATIOS

Annual Coin Show

B a y f i e l d Mal l , RayFie3d St., N.

B a r s g c , Cntar.50.

SEPTE8IBFR l g t l t 1982

St. Catharincs, O n t a r i o . . .... St. Catharinpn Coin C l u b

Annual Cef.lt Shcb & Banquet

Club Hcld3rt:vrg, 569 Lakc St,

- St. Ca*harines, Ontario.

SEPCbT;MBER 30th to OCCORER 3a*d, 1982

Tarc-nta , O n t a r i o . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Tcrclx Crr7.J ~ctables Show

iiarhcut.Y~bc.nt Ruildf ng , puern k Quay, West, Torcnt o,

SW.rrnn~a 2 6 , 1982

Sarn5.2, 0nt .ario . . . ,. . . . ., . ...Bkuc Water Internat ior-al Coin Show

Holiday Xnn, S a r n i a , O n t a r i o .

QCTOL1FP lbth, 1982

T i l l a . o n k t : r k c , O n t a r i o , . . . . . . Till soburg Coin Cluba s

F211 Coin Show

L i o n s Aucli .rf-.u~*Sum, T i J . l s o n b u r ~ , Qnt

~ T O ~ R R 3 1 t 1 1 , 1982

St rill Sr:t.d, rtntarl o. . . . . . . . . . . Stratf ord C o i n C l t t E ' I I

Fannual Cof n Show

K i itam:. C l C I I ? I . akcs icSc DR.. +

Strwt ford, Ontat-in.

Prison counterfeiters are halted q d + s u . m m Sf. PETERSBURG TlMlES h t d a

Yoonlighting inmates at the V i r g i n i a S t a t e Penit~ntiasy have apparently been competing w i t h the Dureau of Engraving and Printding ( t 3 F ~ ) a R producers of $100 h i l J s . According S o the head sf the Secret Service" Richmond off ice, WiLlinm 11. Suthcrlend, an undisclosed number of those assigned to the

Richmond facblity" 22-man print shop appear to have been i n -

v ~ l v c d i n an unusual sideline; they've bean printing counter-

feit $100 b i l l - , at leeat $33,606 worth of them. Because t h e case in still being fnveatigated 5uthtrland

deeMned to elaborate on many d e t a i l s , but d i d conf&m that

the c o u n t e r f e i t i n g operation has been l i n k e d to t h e prison

and that investigators have seizad same bogus bills there.

Prison o f f i c i a l s and t h e Secret Service pul led the plug

on t h e opasatian l a s t month, Auguot 1982, but not before a

f e w of the counterfeit bil1.s had been passed on several Vir-

ginia merchants.

Generally, notes Sutherland, people don't really take the

t i m e to examine t h e i r money before u ~ i n g f t and t h a t tends to

make it tougher for the Secret Service when it comes to back-

track in^ a counterfeit b211 to the orig inal passer. That was-

n% t h e case here.

Lucki1.y a worker at one of the firms was a l e r t enough to spot something funny and the prmpt detect ion enabled t h e Sec- ret Sesvf ce to a c t q u i c k l y , thereby X 5 . m f t l n g the number of bills which otherwise might have wound up in c frcu la t ion ,

Thus f a r , three arrests have been made i n Virginia in connection with the case. One woman admitted carrying a package Qut Of the pr i son several weekends ago af'tsr she had v is i ta ld an inmate at the f a c i . l i t y . Repostcdly, same money was a l s o mailed f r o m t h e p r i s o n .

The F i r s t t w c cm~c . ter f t i ta w e r e patt tad Aug, 1 6 , 1982 by a store employee who w a s suspicious of receiving a $100 bill and had doubts about its appearance.

The Chaslottesville police were ccmtacttd and the worker "aa able to provide authorities w i t h an automobi.lc l icenae

Just sbwt the time the Charlottesville police dtpart-

merit was natff ing the Secret Service of the appearance of

the fake b i l l s , affic%als of the Virgin5.a Depastmcnt of Cor- rections w e r e l e t t i n g t h e Secret Service kndw about mapic- ions they w e r e having over the way t h e print shop posaibly was beinl: used.

Xoma).ly the print ahop produced farms and publfcetiono far a var iety af state agencies, but in t h i s instance one of t h e offset prenses was appamntly be in^ used f ~ r something else.

The b i , l l ~ , wh$,le probably not b a t h c r i n ~ anyone who doesn't take the time to pay particular attention to what they e t i c k Pn

t h e i r packets or purse, w w l d l i k e l y have been potted by any-

one w i l l i n g ; to examsne them, i.f only b r i e f l y . "The quality an thcsre is a bit worse then on mast others I%e seen," says Will-

%am Sutherland .

ARTHRITIS SOCIETY INTRODlJCES_~GUVENIa MEDAL C - -

The A r t l t r i t i s Soc-l-tty anfiarrncprt yroductfon of its first souvenir medal, hmourf ng t h e outstanding support for arth-

r i t i s research made poss ib le through the generosity of val-

unteers and contributo~s.

The medal prcduccd by Sharr-ltt Mint in M-B-S has an engraving ef the Scciet y 's fipmbol, thc Sac5 &-y % bbluedird, and t,!ict ; ? t ~ - c ~ c "The Arthriti~ Socitpty-Service Since. The obveree bears C:hc: ertgrsving of a microsecpc, and thc phrase " A r t k r i t - i a Research 1s Paying Off - 1982".

T h i s l i m i t e d edition first f s ~ u e medal la available from the Arthrit5.s Society, 920 Yongc St., Ste. 420, tor ant.^, Ont.. M4W 3J7 , at a cont of $I.CO per medal. On ardcss for one or t w r ; medalr; plr-a:-*. nCd 3,2e each for postsgc i n d hsndling. On order i ! r ; l aore than t w o please .:dr! s"5e each for postage rarlt; h arrdl i n g .

e o n WEEK NQRTII: AMERICA, I 983

wNumismatfca: Exploring Our Proud HarCtage,H waa the

theme unanimously chosen far Na+imal Cotn Week, U.S.A., C o i n Week Canada and Coin Week North A m e r i c a , for 1 9 8 3 , at a meeting in Boston during the annual Ilmcrican Numis-

mat ic Associat ion Convention,

The theme was retommendad by National Coin Week Chair-

man, tealie A. winner^ and Coin Week Canada Chairman, L.H.

"Scoapm Lewry, who alaa co- ordinate^ Coin Week North Amer-

i c a . The recommendatfon was accepted by the ths ta psanidants,

G Wilde, Jr; for the American )rTumimnatie Association,

John U e g i t k o , for the Canadian Numismatic Assothiation and

Jose Luis Herrtrm Samellera, far Soeiedad Numismatics de

MC?.X&CO.

The wtck- long ob~ervatian wf ll be absarvcd j o i n t l y A p r i l

17 to 2 3 , 1983.

Winners and Lewty also announced t h a t they plan to "EXPORTn

Coin Week abservat ians to ~ o m c European e o u n t r i e ~ as part of

a planned expansion.

Full details of t h e plans will be announced after the

end of the year,

CNA982-. = - Low attendance, but a high calibre show stagcd by Winnipeg

host

h p b~ ItiRhtl is p m m * Q the b@ Canadian Mht Award by Rob HwE, a vkepmldcnt n l the Mint.

*ml W b b m s [left) with Norm- WeEb, uimwr af & ~ c s t d Sbaff g a

aad plagm.

W WIlley (left) p m t s CCN cab ' m d s l . Sten Qute with the CNA

AaarrS.

Old Mcartq bushes pa- aad ccr w o r h r s in the CNA, .Fohn R e g l t b (right) pmmtJ Harvey Fsrrm 4th a '25 year eertiflcgtc.

ATTENTION WOODEN MONEY COTAtECPORS

HEW ISSUES - Three new wooden tokens iamed recently by t.11. WScoapfi

Cewry, Moose J a w , Saskatchtwa , ,are now avaf lable to collectors.

h wooden dol lar irsmed joi.ntly by A 1 Blirnan, who was

dealer boaster for Scoop aa Cotn Week 1982 Chairman la printed red on the obver~e and blue on the reverse. A l Blirnan

is executive secretary of the Canadian Association sf Numis-

matic Dealers, Toronto, Ontar io .

The second wooden dol lar is the t h i r d in Seaop'~ "Datble L Q U ~ ~ " aeries- t h i s is Double L o u i s 111 and in p r i n t e d i n red

bath ~ i d c d . One side commemorates the Canadian NunrIsmatic ~saociatiQh Convention in Winnf.peg, Canada, ,?uly T 5-1 8, 1982 and the okher t h e Ameriean N u m i s m a t i c Association Conventi,on i,n Boston, Mass., Auguet 1 6 - 2 2 , 1982.

L e w r y ha5 also announced hi^ candidacy aa maysr of Maaae

Jaw for October 27. 1982, and h a s issued a wooden n i c k e l for

the event. This i s a ~ e ~ l a r size wooden nickel, pr5nted in

black and suggemts vo ters vote for him in the e l e c t f o n . A three-wooden met w i l l be sent to collectors for $2.00

postpaid. The mailing s d d r e s ~ i~: L o u i n H. "Scoopn L e w r y 1161 3rd Avcnuc N . W . , Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Canada, S ~ H RV1

Slue sfde Red s ide

B l a c k an b

Ever d rtn editorial and Wght ""Idd do better than that! "?

Well, hm's your chance.

Each month, t h e 6,N.h.

Editor needs s t o ~ i c s and

member^ and readers. Itus

not simply an expanded

letters-t-the-editor f ea*

t u n ; the guest editarfals

or ntosfee ~ h m l d be orig-

inal thinking on a subject

of numismatic i n t e r e n t .

If poss ib le , aub-

m i s s i o n s should be typed ,

daublespaeed; if n o t , thcy

ahould be clearly printed .

up any spelling or grammar

drr takcs , but it % up to

challenge - to make your

fmdtrs think.

SEW TO--- Bmce R, W a t t

0 .N.A. E d i t o r

11 53 Northridge St. , Oshawa, Ontario,

LIG 3P3

New Washington coin to go on sale

~ W ~ ~ & femmm imags of t b first Resident and a view of Mt. Vernon.

The C . S . Mint has been acccptir-R ordcrs for t h e nek

G c n r - ~ e Washington corr.rcc~...c~*:~~ ire 50 cent piece. Thereby end-

ing. the* 22 :?c.ur lu31 in t h e i,snuar!ee crf part-s i lver V.S . c m -

?:lr:r;lsba-zt j va ha] f do1 la r 4 . 0 ; n s . The tribute tc W a s h - i n k i . is bcirg Issuerl t< narl i .be

250tV an~istr-:;ur.j' .~:r t h e nation's First. ch:cf C - x ~ c ~ t l v e ~ s

b i r t h .

Tk+c r - i . k cc;rrlremorative ranin rPich matches the gtzc* ;;r.rt em.-

Position cf c.a;.F:irn C.S, cmmernot.xtivc ttaJS c e l l a r s , is bcir?g

~ f f c s x - 8 . '.II., bat? prcof and uncit=c:rlated condition. The price F e r c o i n is $10*5[? (proof) and S f l . 5 0 (uncircuft . tcd) .

Callectcr s nlay p k . r c h a ~ e up to 25 p r ~ o f are rmc5 rculated

ccins ~ i v - order. Paymert slrcht! r: be i n the farm cf a pea*:awr 3

b ~ f f ~ : k t r r.7 t1.e M i n t . Orders for the? QO percent siZver Watth5n~;-

tcr: Fa1 f d c l l a r shau3 a t tic- fcrwarded to: Burc:rtu c f tl c. M i n t ,

5 5 M i n t St., St la Fr*ancinco, C a l i f . , 94175.

C r e d i t for dc?rsi~n51?g the new coin goes to the* s c k l n t r y v s

new c h i p f scc1 ytor and engraver, Eli zabeth Jones. Appear3 r ,g on

the cbverse i~ a view 0 5 W a ~ h i n g t o n in military drckz astride

a hcrst; The reneering uscad !\as ir:api r e d by a portraa't ky A n m ~ r -

3 CaK art i s t Renbl-ctir*!.l Feale . Domirrat i t s g 4+k e. rcrin % sreverEe i E a vi cw c r ~ f the eastern

facade cr Writhfr&en s VVi rg in i n rs* . ; .Cc , Mount Verncr.,


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OCTOBER 1 9 8 2 P a g e 140

~ a t u r d a ~ , October 30,1982 THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIST Is published by the Ontario

Numismatic Association. The publication can be obtained with membership In one of the following categories: Regular Membership $ .00 annually. Husband and Wife (one journal) $. .OO annually. Junlor(up to 18)$3.00 annually. Club Membership $10.00 annually. Life Memberships available for $50.00 after 3 years of regular membership.

Remittances payabk to the Ontario Numlsmrtic Asroclrtlon, P.O. Box 33, Waterloo, Ontarlo. N u 326.

Authorized second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage In cash. I

Replicas Of Obsolete Notes Create Major Problem For Numismatic Field Crllde Pieces Mean Tror~ble To Hobby-Money To Otliers

By Ed Neuce Coin World

Making flantiqued reproduct ionsf ' of obso le t e paper money

i s b i g bus iness t o some, bu t t o t h e t r u e numismatist such

reproduct ions a r e s ickening , and d e s p i t e t h e i r crudeness

t h e y a r e s u f f i c i e n t t o f o o l t h e gene ra l pub l i c - p l u s a l o t

of people i n numismatics.

Packets of "Confederate Currencyv reproduct ions can be

bought i n v a r i e t y s t o r e s , drug s t o r e s , a i r l i n e and bus l i n e

wa i t ing rooms, e t c . , AND ( g e t t h i s ) from some numismatic mus-

eums AND through some numismatic newspaper advert isements .

The l a t t e r does not i nc lude Coin World, which has a pol-

i c y forb idding t h e acceptance of a d v e r t i s i n g on such i tems .

We have even seen packets o f f e r e d a t co in shows by a few

d e a l e r s who apparent ly a r e not aware of ( o r d o n ' t c a r e about)

t h e problem. these r e p l i c a s make. I f t h e people who produce o r

s e l l numismatic r e p l i c a s had t o answer t h e mai l p e r t a i n i n g t o

them, they might g i v e another thought before producing o r sel l- i n g more such i tems.

Nonnumismatic newsp'apers (and, y e s , even some with numis-

mat ic l ean ings ) have seen fit t o devote cons iderable space t o

applauding t h e e f f o r t s of one,rnanufacturer of paper money rep-

l i c a s . We cannot c o n t r o l what o t h e r s p r i n t , bu t we can do some-

t h i n g t o a l e r t OUR READERS about t h e danger t o numismatics t h a t

t h e s e r e p l i c a s r e p r e s e n t . . . and we can po in t ou t some t h i n g t o

look f o r when buying obsole te paper money. I The danger i s of course, obvious, and it i s not confined I

I

t o t h e noncollector . We receive many l e t t e r s , with r e p l i c a s I I

enclosed, from coin c o l l e c t o r s who want u s t o g ive them t h e

approximate value of I f th i s note which has been i n t h e family

f o r many years ." Who knows how much the se c o l l e c t o r s were .

stuck f o r t h e i r "notes?"

What makes our problem worse, i n some cases , a s with t h e

r e p l i c a s show i n connection with t h i s a r t i c l e , i s t h e f a c t t h a t

t h e word "REPLICAw o r wFACSIM~LEw or "REPRODUCTIONn does not

appear on them.

We urge our readers t o be espec ia l ly caut ious when pur-

chasing obsolet notes . Know t h e s e l l e r and above a l l , obtain

some knowledge about genuine obsolet notes before buying.

Very r a r e l y ( i f ever) was Confederate paper money ( o r Co-

l o n i a l ) made with parchment paper. S ignatures were handsigned

on t h e ind iv idua l notes and i n 95 per cent of t h e cases i n brown

ink.

T H I S REPLICA OF A ClEORdIA COLONIAL NOTE SHOULD FOOL NO ONE--BUT I T DOES.

SERIAL NUMBER ON ORIGINAL O R I G I N A L NOTES WERE NOTES WAS PLACED BY HAND PRINTED ON T H I N PAPER I N BRO'fl INK. REPLICA AND NOT ON PARCHPlENT NOTE HAS REPRODUCED NWMBER NOR PAPER WORKED OVER TO RESEFBLE PARCHMENT AS ON T H E

MAJOR POINT TO LOOK FOR IS THE DEW. ON ORIOINAL

TOO SEVERE ON REPLICA.

BLACKS A!?E

S ~ G N A T U H Z S ON QHIGINALS WE3E PLACED INDmIDUALLY BY HAND I N BROWN INK. I T IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT SIGNATURES ON RLPL1C.G ARE REPROWCTIONS.

T H I S REPLICA OF A $100 'STATE OF MISSISSIPFI" NOTE W O W BE QUICKLY SPOTTED AS A REPLICA BY MANY COLLECTORS, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ORIGIRAL WAS PRIN-PED I N RED AND RUCK, AND MOT JUST BLACK AS WAS TEE PIECE SHOWN HERE. HOWEVE~~ER. TLIE NON-INFORMED COULD BE. I N PACT l B r EASILY FWLED.

DESXONS Om LIUPPOSED TO READ 'NO.' LIWIAL RO. ONCHAIGINO ON R E P L I C U REPLICA ~ Z T B ~ ~m EXTREHE BLACKNESS

MKES READ110 I U M I S I B L E . #= \ W I L E EACH GENUINE NOTE TOO BLAOK. DIFFERENT SERIAL NUMBER. DFPAIL ROT

I

SIONATURIRES S- ARE DATEm WCEPT FOR Y HILB ORIGINAL NOTES Y W E ALL RAND-SIONED IWDNIWIALLll AHD I N BROW IRK OY F oent OF ALL c OHFEDERA~E OR%RXERQTTATES

ARB SO BLACK THEX BLOT O m DESIOY REPRODIICED BY AND HOST LETTERINO PRINTINO P R W M

ISSUES. SHOWM HERB

TRIS S L A C R E ~ S P ~ ORIOINALLY CARRIED mt u r n OF THE PRINTER--AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY--~ur M REPLICAS TIlE HIIRTBR'S HAME I S B L A C W OVT.

We have noted many d i f f e r e n c e s between genuine no tes

and t h e "uniquew r e p l i c a s i n t h e t e x t appearing next t o

each r e p l i c a shown. We have not p ic tu red a l l t h e r e p l i c a s ,

but t h e same genera l d i f f e r e n c e s apply t o o the r r e p l i c a s on

t h e market.

Many numismatists have expressed concern over t h e appear-

ance of unmarked paper money r e p l i c a s i n such g r a e t quan t i ty ,

inc luding George Wait, p res iden t of t h e Socie ty of Paper

Money @ o l l e c t o r s . One numismatist, J u l i u s Weiss of Cleve-

land , Ohio s e n t Coin World an a r t i c l e on t h e s u b j e c t and

t h a t a r t i c l e appears i n t h i s i s s u e of The ONTARIO NUMISMATIST.

Weiss a l s o s e n t a packet of r e p l i c a s , enabl ing u s t o note d i f f -

e rences and make up t h e accompanying photos.

MMT OF THE REPLICAS BBIR) bPIERBb ARB PR1NT.m bll PAPER THAT X8 W O R m - O m TO d I V B LOOK OF BIIlb PARCBWHT PAPER. SELDOM, IP WAS. PARCEHWT PA- USBD II MKINO OEHUIliE IOTE3

WAS BELIEVED THAT TEE HAIIDLSIOUR16 W HOTES WOVLD PREVENT O O ~ E R P B I T I N O . PAPIZi U O m EX- STATE THAT 5 par cant OF CONFEDERATE OR SOWKERM STATES PAP= IQTR.9 WERE SIONED I N BROW! INK. PXAHINATIOI OF REPLICAS WILL REVEAL THE SIONATWES TO BE PRESS-FllRITgD COPIES AND NVI' ORIOIAAL.

AS WITH TBE OTHER REPLICAS SHOW WITH T B I 9 REPORT, THE ONE REPRODUCED BELOW WAS PRINTE!D ON PAPER WIDE TO RESEHBLE PARCHMENT. ORIOINAL NOTES WERE PRINTED ON nucH THINNER PAPER VHICH DID NOT RES- EHBLE PARCHMENT I11 ANY MANNER. AOAIN 'BURNEJI EWES' AND mAOE-YELLOUED' APPEARANCE ARE TOO SEVERE. -

ZN3RAVER IS NAPE "KExTIWE & BALL. RICHWONDO VA. APPEARS ON ORIGINAL NOTE, BUT HAS WAS SIGNED INDIVIDUALLY I N BROWN INK. REkLICAS P M T l m E BEEN ELIIIINATED FROM REPLICAS. SIGIATURE3 REPRODUCED II

EXTREm BLACKNESS ON REPLICAS* MAKES SANE EASY TO SPOT AS SUCH.

DESIONS. FPC. ON ORIGINALS MUCH LIGHTETi WITH DETAIL VMY CLEAR.+

WEIGHT OF PAPER USED FCR ORIGINALS MUCH LIGHTER.

A MAJOR POINT THAT SERVES AS AR IHHEDIATE ALFRT TO THE FACT THAT THIS REPLIEAS IS A REPLICA IS TXZ INK USED. ORIGIIIALS, WERE PRINTED WITH ORANGE AND BLACK INK----REPLICAS ARE A L L ~ C K .

SERIAL NIJ?BERS SHOULD EE I N BROWN

ON ALL ORIGIXAL NOTES WERE FR I ti~m BY HAND OllE AT A TIME

'ToyS Or Replica Notes Resel~lble 0rigirtu.l~ Enough To Fool Novice

By J u l i u s Weiss

Coin World

A new s e t of "Toys" i s making t h e rounds i n t h e form

of "Unique Rep l i cas of t h e Or ig ina l Currencyv i n use dur-

i n g t h e Colonial and Revolu t ionar t per iods .

This currency i s on s a l e a t dime s t o r e s and t h e informed

c o l l e c t o r should be a l e r t e d t o t h i s m a t e r i a l . The s t o r e have

every r i g h t t o se l l such pulp which i s packaged and l a b l e d a s

"Unique Repl icasv on t h e o u t s i d e of each packet . Each u n i t

l ooks somewhat l i k e t h e r e a l t h i n g and even though t h e y a r e

b i l l e d a s "Antiqued Reproductionsv t h a t "Look Old and a c t u a l l y

Fee l Old" they cannot alway be de tec t ed by a novice o r embryo

c o l l e c t o r .

Anyone may purchase them, p l ace them i n some mud f a r a

Per iod of t ime and pawn them of f t o unsuspec t ing f o l k s a s or-

i g i n a l s . The o r i g i n a l i t ems a r e r a r e i n most i n s t a n c e s .

Repl icas i n t h e packet resemble a V i r g i n i a , 1862, $100

n o t e ; a Georgia $100 b i l l from 1864; a M i s s i s s i p p i b i l l from

1862, and o t h e r s . Th i s s e t of "Confederate Currencyn comes i n

two s e t s , each s e t c o n s i s t of s i x r e p l i c a b i l l s and s e l l s f o r

25 c e n t s per s e t . l lColonial and Revolutionary Currency 1773-

178111 con ta ins two sets of seven r e p l i c a s each. The s e t c o s t

2 5 cen t s .

Th i s envelope ' con ta ins r e p l i c a s of t h e 18 s h i l l i n g s no te

from Pennsylvania of 1773, and 18 pence no te from New J e r s e y

(1776) p l u s many o t h e r s . Severa l people have shown s i m i l a r r e p l i c a s t o t h i s w r i t e r ,

no t knowing t h a t he a l r eady knew about them, and t h e y w e r e t o l d t h e "notesf1 have no va lue - t h a t i s t o c o l l e c t o r s . Th i s m a t e r i a l w i l l cont inue t o spread and an informed numismatist should be

a l e r t e d t o t h i s t y p e of toy .

m w h Daily News,

NEW YORK

I f you a r e i n t e r e s t e d 2n unloading gold co ins , you won't have any t r o u b l e f i n d i n g a buyer. Why? Because gold bugs

apparent ly wants t o buy, a t l e a s t i n t h e U.S.

Dealers say t h e U.S. gold co in market, which has been

dead f o r a yea r and a h a l f , i s booming. lfEveryone i s buy-

i n g , everyone wants a p i e c e of t h e a c t i o n Y f 1 s a i d Robert War-

r ing ton , v i c e p r e s i d e n t of Deak-Perera, an i n t e r n a t i o n a l i n -

vestment and banking f i rm. "It ' s been going ,on f o r about

t h r e e weeks, s i n c e t h e end of August.

The reason , d e a l e r s s a y , i s g o l d ' s r ecen t s p e c t a c u l a r rise from $296 an ounce i n June t o t h e mid $400 range now. But not a l l i n v e s t o r s a r e impressed. l1Once t h e p r i c e went up we saw a l o t of s e l l i n g i n Europe and Hong Kong," s a i d Mich-

e a l V i g i l of I n t e r n a t i o n a l Gold Corp., r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e South

Afr ican mining i n d u s t r y .

ffIt was a case of t a k i n g p r o f i t s . The c o i n s were then

shipped over h e r e a d t h e American s p e c u l a t o r s have been

buying them up.

For t h e l a s t t h r e e weeks, South Afr ican KP.ugerrands have

been s e l l i n g a t f o u r t imes t h e i r normal r a t e , s ays a spokes-

man f o r Manfra, Torde l l a & Brooked, a New York gold and sil-

v e r d e a l e r .

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e one-ounce Krugerran. h ighe r s a l e s a r e

be ing r epor t ed f o r o t h e r go ld co ins inc lud ing t h e Canadian

Maple Leaf and t h e Mexican gold peso.

"The buying h a s been l i k e a panic ," s a i d Joseph Demarinis

p res iden t of S i n c l a i r - Demarinis Coin Operat ions i n New York.

"Gold co ins a r e being bought up by p r o f e s s i o n a l t r a d e r s , t h e wealthy and i n d i v i d u a l s . What they have i n common i s t h e y a r e a l l buying, no one i s s e l l i n g . "

Coin d e a l e r s around t h e country r e p o r t e d t h e same con-

d i t i o n s . "For t h e p a s t two weeks, we have been s e l l i n g more

t h a n 200 c o i n s a day," s a i d Richard Mar t in , p r e s i d e n t of t h e

San Diego Coin Exchange. ' 'Usually s e l l i n g 70 i s cons idered a

b i g day. John Ker r , who runs a co in shop i n New o r l e a n s , s a i d he

s o l d 15,000 ounces of go ld c o i n s i n t h e f i r s t s i x days of

September. That compares t o 10,000 ounces s o l d i n a l l of Aug-

u s t , ' ! he s a i d . But i f t h e p r i c e beg ins t o drop a g a i n , you

might no t be a b l e t o f i 'nd a buyer .

OCTOBER 3 1 s t . , 1982

S t r a t f o r d , On ta r io . . . . . . . . . . . . S t r a t f o r d Coin C l u b ' s

Annual Coin Show

Kiwanas Club, Lakeside D r . ,

S t r a t f o r d , Ontar io .

NOVEMBER 6 t h . , 1982

Oshawa, On ta r io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oshawa & D i s t i c t Coin C l u b ' s

.22nd Annual Coin-A-Rama,

Midtown Mall , John S t . & Park Rd

Oshawa, Ontar io . f o r i n fo rma t ion . . Box 212, Oshawa, Ontar io , L1H 7L1

. .

NOVEMBER 7 t h . , 1982 '

Windsor, Ontar io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual F a l l Coin Show

Knights of Columus Hal l

1140 Goyeau S t . , Windsor.

NOVEMBER 19-21) 1982

Toronto, Ontar io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The 4 th Toronto I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Coin F a i r

Seaway Towers Hotel ,

Lakeshore Blvd, W, Toronto.

f o r information. . 226 Queen S t . , W.

Toronto, Ontario.

SPRING 1983

Peterborough, O n t a r i o . . . . . . . . . . Ontario Numismatic Association

21st Annual Convention.

Rock Haven Hotel , Peterborough.

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Association News:

ATTENTION TO ALL O . N . A . MEMBERS, CLUBS ETC.

I n order f o r me t o update t h e Ontario Numismatist, Iam

asking you f o r your he lp , t o supply me with your news i n f o r -

mation, show d a t e s e t c no l a t e r than t h e 15th of t h e month

prceeding t h e next pub l i ca t ion i s sue . (example= January 1983,

DEADLINE DATE would be DECEBER-'15,1982.) a r t i c l e s received

a f t e r t h e 15th of t h e month, they w i l l be publ ished i n t h e

fol lowing i s s u e .

Thank you f o r *your support .

Bruce R . Watt

O . N . A . Ed i to r ,

1153 Northridge S t r e e t ,

Oshawa, Ontario,

1 1 1 Keep t h a t C L U B NEWS coming in, fo lks . . .

INGERSOLL COIN CLUB C59

The September meeting of t h e I n g e r s o l l Coin Club was

h e l d on Monday, September 20th, 1982, a t 8:00 P.M., Senior

C i t i z e n s Room, Lions H a l l Thames S t r e e t , South.

Pres ident Tom Masters cha i r ed t h e meeting and made no te

t h a t t h e c o s t of membership f o r t h e remaining of 1982 would

be $1.50.

A d i scuss ion c e n t r e d around t h e "Two Day Coin C o l l e c t o r s

Coursev o f f e r e d by John Regitko a t S t r a t f o r d on November 6

and 1 3 t h ) a t a c o s t of $10.00 f o r s u p p l i e s and room r e n t .

A d i scuss ion was h e l d on t h e 1983 membership dues, and

a purposal was made of :

Regular membership $4.00

Husband & Wife $5-00

Family $6.00

J u n i o r $1.50

It was noted t h a t t h e Christmas re) Banquet would be

h e l d on November 15th , 1982.

S t e l l a Hodge, Velma McGinnis and F ranc i s Hollingshead

served t h e refreshments .

The feakure f o r t h e evening was a C . N . A . s l i d e p resen t -

a t i o n showing t h e paper money produced by t h e Union Bank and

t h e Commercial ~ a n k of Newfoundland.

A success fu l 40 l o t auc t ion concluded t h e evening.


On September 2 1 s t , 1982, a t 8:00 P.M. t h e Waterloo Coin

S o c i e t y h e l d t h e i r r e g u l a r c o i n meeting a t t h e Waterloo pub-

l i c L ib ra ry , 35 A l b e r t S t r e e t .

The speaker f o r t h e evening was Paul Johnson of Toronto,

C . N . A . On ta r io D i r e c t o r . H i s t o p i c was C o l l e c t i n g Numismatic

L i t e r a t u r e .

A 20 l o t a u c t i o n was h e l d a t t h e conc lus ion of t h e meet ing. .

MARKHAM VILJ,AGE C O I N CLUB

The meeting was h e l d a t t h e P a r t i c i p a t i o n House, Mark-

ham, Ontar io , September 14 th , 1982, 8:25 P.M.

There were 11 a d u l t s p r e s e n t t o John Regi tko speak on

Photographing your c o i n s and c o l l e c t a b l e s .

P r e s i d e n t p u t a motion t o t h e f l o o r t h a t t h e c l u b l o g o be

of t h e same des ign a s t h e t a i l s i d e of t h e 1981 S i l v e r Do l l a r

wi th t h e Locomotive t o r ead M.V.C.C. founded 1981. No o b j e c t i o n s

were r a i s e d and hence t h e motion was c a r r i e d .

P e t e r E a r l was vo ted Recording S e c r e t a r y and Albe r t Kasman

a s E d i t o r .

The meeting was adjourned a t 10:15 P.M: Thr November- meeting

w i l l be h e l d on November 9 t h , 1982 a t 7:30 P.M.


FOUNDED 19#1

1 9 8 1 - 1 9 8 3 O.N.A. OFFICERS

Past Presidents

R.R. Rekofskl (1 982-65) L.T. Smith (1965-67) W. English (1967-69) D. Flick (196g -71) C.B. Laister (1971 -73) W. E. P. Lambert (1 973-75) E. Jeohson (1975-77) B . R . &tt ( 1 9 7 7 - 8 1 )

Pmsident F.C. J e w e t t

F h t Vice-Pmsident S . HODGE

Second Vice-president H* BURKE

Secretary T HOMAS MASTERS

Treasurer end Membership BRUCE H. RASZMANN


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Tourism News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MINISTER AWARDS FIRST CANADA TOURrSM MEDALLIONS

OTTAWA: September 27, 1982 -- The Honourable Charles Lapointe, M in is te r of State (Small Business and Tourism), today announced the awarding by the Canadian Government o f special s i l v e r and n icke l medall ions t o mark the importance o f tour ism and the con t r ibu t ion made t o t h a t world-wide indust ry by 1 eading Canadians and in te rna t iona l f igures.

A t an Ottawa news conference, the' M in is te r declared September 27 World Tourism Day and announced the names o f i n te rna t iona l and nat iona l rec ip ien ts of the special medal 1 ions. M r . Lapointe w i l l be presenting medals t o the p rov inc ia l and t e r r i t o r i a l winners i n person.

The Min is te r said he wanted " t o i l l u s t r a t e the importance the Canadian Government places on tourism and , t o show the pervasiveness of tour ism and how i t 1 inks one p a r t o f the country t o a l l o f i t s other parts, from Newfoundland t o the Northwest T e r r i t o r i e s and Yukon.

The in te rna t iona l and nat iona l winners o f the s i l v e r medall ion were: Robert Lonat i , Secretary General o f the World Tourism Organization, Madrid, Spain; P ie r re Berton , author and broadcaster; F.G. (Gerry) Brander, Past-President o f TIAC ; Gerard Del age, . in ternat iona l ly-known food and wine connaisseur; Reg Groome, President o f H i 1 ton Canada, Inc. ; D r . Antoine Samuel 1 i , Di rec to r General o f the I n s t i t u t de Touri sme e t d lHb te l l e r i e du Quebec; Max Ward, President o f Wardair Canada Ltd. ; and Isobel Whi teside, President o f the A1 1 iance o f Canadian Travel Associations.

The Min is te r a lso announced t h a t n i cke l copies o f the medall ion were t o be made f o r presentat ion t o tour ism workers and supporters across the country, approxmately 5,000 i n t o t a l . "We want t o recognize and thank as many people as possible," sa id Mr. Lapointe. "We want t o b r i ng home t o Canadians the importance of tourism."

M r . Lapointe sa id Canada was a lso honouring the World Tourism Organization fo r i t s work promoting " the growth o f tourism throughout the globe."

Canadian Government Office de tourisme I + Office of Tourism du Canada Ottawa, Canada KIA OH6

World Tourism Honoured -- This i s the medallion being presented by the Canodian Government Office of Tourism to recipients across Canada this week in honour of world tourism. The World Tourism Day Medallion was minted from two world famous Canadian metals, silver and nickel, by the Sherritt Mint of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. ~easurin- in diameter , o total of 30 rtoJirg silver(.~i~q) and 5,000 pure nickel medal lions were struck. !&-- - (

32.i dy

Le tourisme mondial ir I 'honneur -- Voici l a m6daille pr6sent6e cette semaine par I' Office de tourisme du Canada w x rgcipiendaires du pays, pour marquer l a Journ6e mondiale du tourisme. Frapp6e par la Sherritt Mint de Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, en argent et en nickel, deux m6taux canadiens de r6putcltion mondiale, la m6dail le mesure 33 mm de d im i t re et compte 30 exemplaires en argent sterling et 5 000 exemplaires en pur nickel.

SCROLL TEXT TEXTE DU PARCHEMIN

On the occasion of World Tourism Day

27 September, 1 982

the Canadian Silver Tourism Medallion

i s presented to

i n grateful recognition

o f outstanding service

to Canadian and world tourism

that has enhanced and furthered

international understanding.

Presented on this day on behalf of

the people and governments of Canada,

i t s provinces and territories.

A I 'occasion de la Journ6e mondiale du tourisme

du 27 septembre 1982,

l e MBdail Ion du tourisme d ' argent canadien

est pr6sent6 21

en reconnaissance de pr6cieux services rendus

au tourisme canadien et international,

services qui ont contribue 21 valoriser et

21 faire progresser

l a compr6hension mutuel le entre l es nations.

PrBsentB ce jour au nom de l a population et

des gouvernements du Canada,

de ses provinces et de ses territoires.

The Honourable ~har les Lapointe, P.C., M.P. L'honorable Charles Lapointe, C.P., M.P.

Minister of State Ministre d ' Etat (Petites entreprises et Tourisme)

(Smal l Business and Tourism)

Association News:

1983 O . N . A . C O N V E N T I O N A U C T I O N T E N D E R S I N V I T E D . T O A L L N U M I S M A T I C A U C T I O N E E R S , profession-

a l and a m a t e u r , t h e E x e c u t i v e of t h e O.N.A. i s i n v i t i n g you t o s u b m i t a tender f o r t h e 1983 C o n v e n t i o n A u c t i o n , w h i c h i s t o be

held A p r i l 8-10, 1983, a t t h e R o c k H a v e n M o t e l , Peterborough,

O n t a r i o . T h e Peterborough C o i n C l u b w i l l host t h i s three day

C o n v e n t i o n .

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n or s u b m i t t enders t o . . . H e n r y B u r k e

181 A l b e r t S treet ,

O s h a w a , O n t a r i o .

P L E A S E N O T E . . . . . H i g h e s t B i d d e r no t necesary w i l l be accepted. A u c C i o n w i l l be a w a r d e d t o t h e be s t i n f o r m a t i o n presented t o t he c o m m i t t e e .

T h e deadline date f o r tenders is D e c e m b e r 30, 1982.

O . N . A . 2 1 s t , C O N V E N T I O N ... A P R I L 8-10, 1983 H o s t e d by the PETERBOROUGH C O I N C L U B .

ROCK HAVEN M O T E L , PETERBOROUGH, O N T A R I O .

C O N V E N T I O N CHAIRMAN. . . J A C K M a r c h e n

BOURSE CHAIRMAN. . . . . . . . J O H N NUNNEY

E X H I B I T C H A I R M A N . . . . . . . C O L L I N CALDWALL

F o r i n f o r m a t i o n . .... Peterborough C o i n C l u b P . O . B o x 1870, Peterborough, O n t a r i o ,

K 9 J 7x7

MEMBERSHIP

EARLY MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE FOR 1983 MEMBERSHIP TO THE

ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

The membership t o t h e O . N . A . i s due on January lst , 1983.

To avoid a ru sh on t h e membership chairman, would you t h e

members be s o k ind i n sending i n your membership renewals e a r l y .

The c u t o f f d a t e w i l l be February lst , 1983.

You w i l l f i n d t h e renewal form enclosed i n t h i s b u l l e t i n .

The 1983 membership f e e s a r e a s fol lows:

Regular ....... $7.00 annual ly

Husband & Wife ..... $9.00

Jun ior ( u p t o 18) 33.00

Club Membership $10.00

Bruce Raszmann

Membership Chairman & Treasu re r

P, 0 Box 33, Waterloo, Ontar io , N2J 326.

NOVEMBER 6 , 1982

Oshawa, O n t a r i o . . . . . . . .. Oshawa 6 D i s t r i c t Coin Club

22nd Annual Coin -A- Rama

The Midtown Mall

John S t r e e t , Oshawa, Ontar io .

Large s e l e c t i o n of bourse t a b l e s

and d i s p l a y s .

f o r in format ion .... Wayne Goring P.O. Box 212,

Oshawa, Ontar io ,

NOVEMBER 7 th . , 1982

Windsor, O n t a r i o . . . . . . . . . . .... Annual F a l l Coin Show

Knights of Columbus Hal l

1140 Goyeau S t . Windsor.

NOVEMBER 19-21, 1982

Toronto, O n t a r i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . The 4 t h Toronto I n t e r n a t i o n a l Coin F a i r

Seaway Towers Hotel

Lakeshore Blvd, W . , Toronto.

f o r information. . . 226 Queen S t . , W . ,

Toronto, Ontario.

CANADA'S COMMEMORATIVE DOLLARS

1935 - 25th Anniversary of t h e Accession of George V .

1939 - V i s i t of The i r Majes t ies , King George V1 and

Queen El izabeth .

1949 - Entry of Newfoundland i n t o Confederation.

1958 - 100th Anniversary of t h e gold rush and t h e c r e a t i o n

of B r i t i s h Columbia a s a Crown Colony.

1964 - 100th Anniversary of t h e 1864 Conferences which l e d

t o Confederation.

1967 - 100th Anniversary of Confederation of Canada.

1970 - To mark t h e 100th Anniversary of Manitoba's en t rance

i n t o t h e Dominion of Canada. ( t h e f i r s t Commemorative

Dollar produced i n n i c k e l )

1971 - To honour t h e Centenary of B r i t i s h Columbia jo in ing

Confederation i n 1873. (produced i n s i l v e r and nickel.)

1973 - 100th Anniversary of t h e formation of t h e R.C.M.P.

(produced i n s i l v e r )

- t o commemorate t h e e n t r y of Pr ince Edward I s l a n d i n t o

t h e Dominion of Canada i n 1873.(produced i n n i c k e l )

1974 - Centenary of t h e founding of t h e c i t y of Winnipeg,

~ a n i t o b a . ( p r o d u c e d i n s i l v e r and n i c k e l )

1975 - The Centennial of t h e Ci ty of Calgary, Alber ta .

1976 - The 100th Anniversary of t h e opening of t h e Library

of Parliament.

1977 - The 25th Anniversary of t h e Assession t o t h e Throne

of Queen El izabeth 11, it d e p i c t s t h e th rone of t h e

Senate, which i s used by Her Majesty on Ceremonial

Occasions.

1978 - The Eleventh Commonwealth Games he ld i n Edmonton,

Alber ta .

1979 - The "Gri f fonff , t h e f i r s t s h i p t o be b u i l t above Niagara

F a l l s and s a i l t h e Great Lakes, b u i l t i n 1679.

1980 - - The po la r bear t o commemorate t h e t r a n s f e r of t h e

A r t i c I s l a n d s from England t o Canada.

1981 - A locomotive t o represent t h e Act of Parliament which

was passed t o permit t h e bu i ld ing of t h e T r a n ~ ~ C a n a d a

Railway,

1982 - The Centennial of t h e Ci ty of Regina.

- To Commemorate t h e P a t r i a t i o n of the ' Cons t i tu t ion .

(produced i n n i c k e l )

'Bank ride keychains !now illegal

P o l i c e a c r o s s Canada w i l l s t a r t - c r a c k i n g down on s t o r e s s e l l i n g keychains wi th minature c o l o r cop ies of Canadian and

United S t a t e s bank n o t e s a f t e r l e a r n i n g t h e y v i o l a t e t h e coun- t r y ' s c o u n t e r f e i t i n g laws .

An OPP spokesman s a i d p o l i c e f o r c e s have been given a l e g a l

opinion i n d i c a t i n g i t ' s i l l e g a l t o s e l l t h e $2 keychains.

P o l i c e have been asked t o advise s t o r e owners t h e y ' r e break-

i n g t h e law and should e i t h e r r e t u r n t h e p rope r ty t o t h e d i s t r i b -

u t o r o r sur render it t o p o l i c e s o it can be des t royed .

The keychains wi th p l a s t i c r e p l i c a s of f o u r Canadian bank

n o t e s a r e on s a l e a t s t o r e s a c r o s s Canada, p o l i c e s a i d .

P o l i c e were t o l d t h e s e l l i n g of t h e keychains could be con-

s i d e r e d d i s t r i b u t i n g c o u n t e r f e i t currency.

Money, Please ~ R A D L W W Z I N E

!- THE SUNDAY NEWSFAPER MAGAZINE

According t o t h e U . S. f e d e r a l law, you must be dead t o g e t Your p i c t u r e on United S t a t e s currency. Th i s h a s no t always been

t h e case , however.

Between 1862 and 1976, when co ins were ' s ca rce , t h e U.S. Treas-

ury i s s u e d f r a c t i o n a l currency paper money i n denominations of l e s s

t h a n $1. The t h i r d i s s u e , f i r s t p r i n t e d i n 1864, inc luded 5 c e n t ,

2 5 cen t and 50 cen t n o t e s bea r ing p o r t r a i t s of t h r e e U.S. Treas-

ury o f f i c i a l s who were s t i l l very much a l i v e . Many persons f e l t

s t r o n g l y t h a t t h e l i v i n g had no bus iness appear ing on currency,

e s p e c i a l l y someone a s unimportant a s Spencer Clark, t h e super in-

tendent of t h e Nat ional Currency Bureau, whose bearded f a c e adorned

t h e 5 cen t n o t e .

I n 18M, Congress r u l e d t h a t "no p o r t r a i t s h a l l be placed upon

any of t h e bonds, s e c u r i t i e s , n o t e s , f r a c t i o n a l o r p o s t a l currency

of t h e United S t a t e s whi le t h e o r i g i n a l of such p o r t r a i t i s

l i v i n g . " The l a w ' s prime mover was Rep. M . R u s s e l l Thayer of

Pennsylvania, who s a i d t h a t , al though he had noth ing a g a i n s t

Clark, "1 would l i k e any man t e l l me why h i s f a c e should be on

on t h e monev of t h e United S t a t e s . "

The law was passed j u s t i n t ime t o prevent c i r c u l a t i o n

of a 15 cen t no te bea r ing t h e p o r t r a i t s of two l i v i n g m i l -

i t a r y he roes , Ulysses S . Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. Since then , no l i v i n g American has been por t rayed on U.S.

currency.

CHAMPLAIN C O I N CLUB C21 O r i l l i a , Ontario.

The September meeting of t h e Champlain Coin Club was held

September 2nd, 1-982 a t 8:00 P.M., i n t h e S t . Davids Anglican

Church, O r i l l i a .

It was noted t h a t t h e successfu l b u f f e t supper he ld l a s t

June t h e 3rd , was a very success fu l a f f a i r . There were e ighty-

e i g h t members and gues t present . The evening came t o a c l o s e

with t h e showing of s l i d e s from t h e O . N . A . , "The Canadian Coat

of A r m s . " The proceeds f o r t h e evening was $102.65. Refeshments f o r t h e September meeting was Corn on t h e cob

, p l u s co f fee & t e a .

A speedy recovery was wished t o M r s Alma Gage and Sandy

Draper, and hope t h a t they w i l l enough t o a t t e n d t h e next meet-

ing .

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Waterloo, Ontario.

The October meeting was h e l d i n t h e Waterloo Publ ic Library

35 Albert S t r e e t , Waterloo, a t 8:00 P.M. on October 19th, 1982.

The guest speaker f o r t h e evening was Grant Monck of London.

H i s t o p i c f o r t h e evening was "The Brasher Doubloonf1. This pre-

s e n t a t i o n was c e r t a i n l y on a d i f f e r e n t type of s u b j e c t . A very

good at tendance was on hand.

A 32 l o t s Auction was he ld a t t h e c l o s e of t h e meeting.

NORTH YORK C O I N CLUB C 7 4

North York, Ontario.

October 26th, 1982 was t h e d a t e of t h e North York Coin Club

October meeting. It was he2*d$.at-.the North York Memorial Community

Ha l l , 5090 Yonge s t r e e t , Willowdale a t 8:00 P.M.

The program was a s p e c i a l t r i b u t e t o t h e members of t h e club who h e l d membership f o r 15 yea r s or more. Eight of t h e n ine sen io r members were present t o r ece ive t h e i r award; Louise Graham was un- f o r t u n a t e l y s t i l l confined t o t h e h o s p i t a l . The master of ceremonies f o r t h e evening was Paul Johnson.

Doris Frazer and h e r daughter perpared t h e lunch which c o n s i s t

of sandwiches and fancy cakes a s wel l co f fee and orange ju ice .

Pres ident Harvey Farrow handed out 2 2 c e r t i f i c a t e s t o members

who helped p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s years Coin Week Canada. campaign.

Paul Johnson present P res iden t Harvey Farrow a c e r t i f i c a t e t o

honour h i s 25 yea r s of s e r v i c e t o t h e C . N . A .

It was announced t h a t t h e c l u b ' s annual coin show w i l l t a k e

p lace on Saturday, March 12, 1983. More information w i l l be a v a i l -

a b l e next month.

The Lucky Draw p r i z e winners were: Howard Richardson, Jan Baj-

orek, Walter Ciona, Marvin Kay, Glen Williams, F . C . Jewet t , Bob

Watt, Aaron Eaton and Paul Johnson.

THE STRATFORD C O I N CLUB C20

S t r a t f ord, Ontario. The October meeting was h e l d on t h e 11th of October. The even-

i n g was a fun n igh t . It was s t a r t e d with a draw f ~ r a 1978 Proof-

l i k e S e t . A coin quiz was conducted with a s h o r t break t o allow

Bob Dowsett t o s e t up h i s p r o j e c t o r f o r a f i lm on llTreasures of

Mexico." It was g r e a t f i lm.

Af ter a very e x c i t i n g coin auct ion cof fee , chocolate milk and

cookies were served t o c l o s e t h e meeting,

Keep t h a t CLUB NEWS coming in, fo lks! ! !

DID YOU KNQW: BY TERRY ROIT.

1 6 3

From t h e October, 1982 B u l l e t i n of The Strat ford Coin Club.

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CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY:- Prefixes are = F/P, G/P, H/P, I/P, J/P, K/P, L/P, M/~,and * B/M, * F/P, 10 Types.

My luck has changed, I did get the other bill to complete my set and would you believe it, I got it in Toronto at Silver Dollars Reg' d owned by George Oblinsky who said it was impossible to put together a set for $ 5,000, Mine cost me $ 165.00 and you can all see it at our 20th Annual Coin Show on Sunday 31 October 1992.

Now let's get on with other dollar bills:-

BAHAMAS. Issued by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, this one-dollar banknate bears a portrait of Queen Elizabeth 11, . the Bahamas' chief of state, The watermark appearing at the right is in the form of a conch shell common to the crystal- clear waters of the islands.

Various forms of sea life are portrayed on the back, and the national coat of arms of the Bahamas is depicted near the right border. The heraldic shield depicts the famed S a a t a Maria, flagship of Christopher Columbus. The ship recalls the famed explorere s landing in the New World at San Salvador in 1492. The resplendent rising sun which appears above the ship evokes both the warmth of the islands and the country's bright future. A flamingo and blue marlin support the shield on either side, and the national motto - Forward, Upward, Onward, Together - is inscribed on a ribbon.

The Bahamas are composed of some 700 islands scattered about the Atlantic off the southeast coast of the United States. In 1973, the Bahamas achieved independence within the British Commonwealth of Nations.

2. BERMUDA. The framing of Bermuda's constitution and the beginning of self-government in the spring of 1968 initiated a move for a monetary system independent of the British pound. 3n February of 1970 Bermuda converted its currency from the pound to a decimal system, completing the transition in 1972, when it pegged its dollar to the same gold value as the United States dollar. Bermuda is about 600 miles east of America's Atlantic coast, and much of its income is derived from American tourists.

On the face and back of its one-dollar bill, Bermuda honors its rich British heritage. Queen Elizabeth 11, the titular head of state, is portrayed on its face. To the left appears the gull-like national bird, the cahow. Bermuda's colonial origins are recalled in the lion and shield crest also shown on the bill's face. On the scrolled shield is depicted the Sea Venture, a ship that ran aground on a Bermudan reef in

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1609 while transporting colonists to Virginia, Two of the passengers on board became the island's first white settlers.

A race between two of Bermuda's famous tall- masted fitted dinghies is depicted on the reverse side. In the upper right sector, the skyline of Hamilton is shown.

3. CAYMAN ISLANDS. This one-dollar banknote was issued by the Cayman Islands, a British dependency in the Caribbean Sea consisting of three islands - Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and +

Cayman Brac. The coral reefs surrounding the islands are the habitat for many species of tropical fishes and other fascinating marine life. Appropriately, the design on this banknote features a marine motif, the denomination being shown against stylized sea - creatures. In addition to portraying Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11, the obverse also depicts an open treasure chest with its contents visible inside, me denomination also appears . on the banknote's reverse along with a depiction of an underwater scene showing tropical fish and marine growth. The watermark, which occupies the blank space on the banknote, consists of a tortoise.

Discdvered by Columbus in 1503 and ceded to Great Britain by Spain in 1670, the islands have been controlled by Great Britain ever since. They encompass an area of about 100 square miles and support a population of 11,000. Turtles and rope are the islands' primary exports, and a flourishing tourist industry contributes substantially to their total income. Thousands of tourists visit the Cayman Islands each year to enjoy the balmy climate and to swim'in the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean,

4. EAST CARIBBEAN CURRENCY AUTHORITY. This one-dollar banknote was issued by the East Caribbean Currency Authority, which circulateq banknotes for the Leeward and Windward Islands in the British West Zndies. Annigoni's portrait of Queen Elizabeth 11 appears on the right side of the obverse. A map ofsthe islands can be seen on the left. There is also a watermark consisting of the profile of the Queen on the left. A typical island scene forms the design on the reverse. The islands of the Caribbean were discovered in the late 15th and early 16th centuries by Columbus and various other explorers sailing under the Spanish flag. They were called the West Indies because they were then believed to be part of Asia. Today, many af the nearly 1,000 islands are independent states, . The United States, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom retain possession of the others. Great Britain's possessions in the Caribbean include islands which form the West Indies Associated States. Established in 1967, this organization is made up of the Eonner British crown colonies of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia and I

Antigua. While the organization maintains control over the islana, internal affairs, rea at Britain assumes responsibility for external affairs and defense.

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

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Editor B r u c e R. W a t t

I 11 3 N o r t h r i d g e S t ; d 0s a w a , O n t . L1G 3P3 Librarian

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THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIST is published by the Ontario Numismatic Association. The publication can be obtained with membership in one of the following categories: Regular Membership v.00 annually. Husband and Wife (one journal) .OO annualiy. Junior (up to 18) $3.00 annually. Club Membership $2.00 annually. Life Memberships available for $50.00 after 3 years of regular membership.

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Submitted by: T e r r y Roit

S t r a t f o r d Coin Club

The P r e s i d e n t ' s M e s s a ~ e . . . I n h i s forward t o t h e ca t a logue I'or h i s 1)ecernber 10-11,

1 9 c 2 Sa le i n :,Jew York, l,?rn. 8.. Chr i s t ensen , P r e s i d e n t of Henry

ChrisOensen Inc . o f I - ~ a d i s o n , N. cT. , g i v e s a message which h a s g r e a t

re levence t o a l l p ~ u n l s m a t i s t s . He w r i t e s . . . As the cataloguer drafts this letter, our October sale is in its closing hours, and, on the uncivilized side of the Hudson,

the mammoth Eliasberg sale is underway i n New York City. The Pridmore sale has just been a booming success i n London. A l l indica- tors point t o the fact that the numismatic doldrums are over, and series after series is rising l ike the phoenix. It is probably shouting in- t o the wind, but may we cautiously urge that people exercise just a modicum of discretion during the incipient coin boom. To para- phrase a recent editorial by our philatelic colleague Mr. Robert Siegel, during our many years as professional numismatists we have Wit-

nessed and participated i n both rising and declining markets many times over. "Advisors" and "Numismatic lnvestment.Counselors" rise and fall. The numismatic gunslingers ride high and have their day i n the sun, but, by the t ime o f the final showdown in the cycle, they have usually faded o f f into the sunset.

The speculators o f 1962 and the investors of 1979-1980 wil l no doubt be replaced by a new breed during the coming market uptick, and they are not t o be disparaged; they do ful f i l l a vital function in the marketplace. But fads and fancies regarding "hot series" do and wil l change, and collecting tastes wil l continue t o evolve. What has endured has been the true collector's basic desire t o acquire quality coins for his collection at what he deems t o be a fair price. Let's not forget that the collector is the basic raison d'etre o f the organized numismatic marketplace, and, for the past several centuries, the true collector wisely has rejected the numismatic "bigger fool" theory o f coin investment schemes. Coins can and should stand on their own merit as desirable items t o acquire and hold. The patient collector who regards any eventual financial benefit as a lovely but not essential extra dividend, seems t o do better in the long run thanethe adherent o f the get rich quick schemes.

With this t i l o ~ ~ g h t , I exteud t o you

f$j COlNS AND CURRENCY % OF NORTH AND SOUTH 5%

% Tht . issunrirc~ of (soins a n d currt,ncy hy hoth %

the Ncarth a ~ ~ d tht. Stiutli t:, finilncc. !hi. ('i!il \17ar c c ~ n ~ ~ ) r i s r s a +taggcring volurnc. anci ,~ossibli. % yc.t. a n ir~comyilt~tc~ and untahulatcd sum. F igur - (id a t numisr~ia t ic balucn rnorrB than 100 ycSars late-r. ttit. t r~ta l \r.cluItl b c b inct~rni~ri.lii~nsii!I~~!

53 g$ 'Ttit- fitiarlcial dt.tnancls 1,. thtn t ~ . o military t'ot- c.~.s :r.cb~.tS t r~ .mc~ndou?. not t o nitbntion the, s tn ig- % <It* 4 1 1 tiit. c i ~ i l i a t ~ j~ i~ l~u!a t i c~n ttr i t s + ilriL thc~ ' %3 small c,l.i;r~~c*, nt.c,tLssary to carry on daily tru.;i- r1c.s~ ant1 cornmc~rcial transactions. I n c1ffc:rts @ to rtbn~c,cfy the ahsencc. o f circulating moncay on this horn,. front hoth the U.S. a n d Conf~dttratc.

% ri~\-t.rnmc n t . issut~d a n imprcssivt. nurnh(.r c ~ f % r r~ ( ,~ id~y s i ~ h s t ~ f i ~ f c s . r a n ~ i n g from fractinnal anti i ~ ~ & i y c cwrrt.ncy to tokens, cardboard rnoncby. % .-illin l,lastt.r-. hank arid gt,v+.rnrnr.nt nc,tt:i - virtually a n y itcam which tht. puhlir would ac- !$j c.c.l)f a n d rirculatv. Thr, sitrtation r~allc~tl on the, grcsatt.st resources to keep this country 93 noing f inanc~al ly . a n d it is truly a \vondc.r % t ha t t h e Union survivcd economically in the % IJrnct.ss of solving i t s philosophical conflict. %

5% $23

The U.S.'s f~ rs t legal tertder notes, authorized by Under Natronal Bariking Act of 1863 banks buyrng gcvern the Act of Feb. 25, 1862, were issued as "lawful monev men! bonds with specie were chartered and permitted ,?nd a legal tender tor all deb:s, pc~hllr: & private " !o !srne therr r w n paper called National Har~k Notes

PHOTOS BY LARRY STEVENS AT THE SMlTHSONlAN

Left panel from top: $50 Rirhmond issue of. 1861 depic!s Industry & Agriculture seated on bale of cotton; State of

iiciriiid $3 note u i 1363 depicts a sarl!ng shrp, Hope at right; $100 note of Louisana wi:h Governor Thomas Moore left,

Liberty seated right (1863). .4isb~n;a $100 cote lSG4 depjcts Group of Indians, tree & map. Right panel: $100 Virginia

Treasury note 1862, depicts Gov. Letcher, Washington left; $50 Confederate States nott? of 1863 (1st series plain paper)

depicts Jefferson Davis. "Fundable ~n Stccks or Bonds" at left end; $100 Confederate note of 1862 shows Negroes

hot?ing co:fon, J.D. i'al~?ou,? ieft, Columbia, right, bears "interest at twcl cents per day": $500 note of

iR64 depicts eqllestriari stztue af W,?shington d Confederate flag left. General Jackson ri.ght Ciose~~p nf Wahing!on

mounted is beauti!rr/lv denicted on medal

Excepting the Washington 10-cent encased postage stamp of 1862 which served in a limited way as circulating small change during the period, all other items shown are clazsed as Civil War tokens. These varied and interesting pieces are classed as: Tradesmen's Cards and Patriotic Tokens and their function primarily was to provide small pieces of exchange in lieu of scarce bronze cents and nickels. Included are Knickerbocker, Lindenmueller and Cardboard currency, all representing substitute money.

Fractional currency succeeded postage currency as a substitute for non-circulating legal small change.

Shown above right: 3-cent note of 3rd issue 11864-1869); 50 cent note 3rd issue; 3-cent copper-bronze piece

issued 1865 to redeem 3-cent fractional notes.

Though forbidden by many states, private firms issued lclw denomination mtes that found pub/ir acceptance. A: !eft: a 5 Shin PIa~!er issuer! by f l+rk A iVh.rp of New York; rlgh!: 3 25 cent Shin .D!rjster t:::c3 "Corporation Order." circoiaieci ir, Viilaep rli Rc.-~dou!

: - . .. . .. -,.n .,.,. .,a+, ..u.&*- ~ ~ ~ . - ~ ~ . * , ( . I .-..... ".,:- ..,. &-+*+.&-..a

Compound Interest Treasury notes (6 per cent for 3 years) were issued under the Acts of March 3, 1863 and June 30, 1864. Each has small red treasury seal with spikes, signatures of Colby-Spinner or Chittenden-Spinr~er.

Left: the obverse and reverse of the 1861 Con!ederate Half-dnllar [four originals only) : f r ! ~ c k in tb!e Nerv @!!ems Mint, made on hand press. ~is;,7g orig~nal sit've~ h?lf dollar pl~nchets and or:gin.>! c b v ~ r s e die.

Coins Minted for 125th Bowm e Anniver~

Bar r ing un fo re seen h i t c h e s i n p roduc t i on , 10,000 n i c k l e - s i l v e r c o i n s commemorating Bowmanvil le 's 125th Anniversary i n 1983 w i l l be a v a i l a b l e t o c o l l e c t o r s t h e week p r i o r t o C h r i s t - mas.

The c o i n s showing Bowmanville Museum on one s i d e and t h e town c r e s t on t h e o t h e r s i d e w i l l be a v a i l a b l e from l o c a l banks

and merchants a t $1.00 each. Coin Committee Co-Ordinator Doug Jackman d i s c l o s e d t h a t

t h e committee p l a n s i n c l u d e t h e min t ing of a l i m i t e d e d i t i o n g o l d p l a t e d c o i n . These g o l d c o i n s w i l l be s e r i a l numbered.

The Bowmanville Museum was chosen t o appear on one s i d e of

t h e c o i n i n view of t h e f a c t it i s one of t h e town b u i l d i n g s i n

e x i s t a s e e when Bowmanville was i n c o r p o r a t e d .

Min t ing of t h e Commemorative Coins h a s been consigned t o

t h e Johnson Matthey Mint L imi ted i n Toronto .

The c o s t of m a i l o r d e r s a r e N ick l e -S i l ve r ... $1 .50 each

Gold P l a t e . . . . . . . $10.50 each

Send o r d e r s t o M r s .I. Jackman Anniversa ry Trade D o l l a r s Committee

52 C a r l i s l e S t ,

Bowmanville, On ta r io , .

L1C 1W5.

ATTENTION WOODEN MONEY COLLECTORS

New i s s u e s

Newly-elected Mayor of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Louis H .

"Scoop" Lewry, h a s announced t h e i s s u i n g of two new wooden

d o l l a r s a s he cont inues h i s numismatic i n t e r e s t s .

The f i r s t , a 52mm wooden d o l l a r has been produced i n co-

opera t ion wi th A 1 Bliman, Chairman of t h e Board of t h e Donald

B . Thomas Memorial Foundation, Mississauga, Ontar io . It com-

memorates t h e memory of Donald B. Thomas, t h e l a t e pub l i she r

of Canadian Coin, Stamp and Antique News. Each yea r s i n c e 1978

t h e Board of Govenors of t h e Foundation have awarded g r a n t s t o

jun io r numismatists and p h i l a t e l i s t s i n Canada.

Donations may be s e n t t o t h e Donald B. Thomas Foundation,

2160 Stillmeadow Road, Mississauga, Ontar io , L5B 1x3. and t h e

wooden tokens may be obta ined f o r 50 c e n t s each p l u s 35 c e n t s

pos tage , from Mayor L . H . Lewry, 1161 3rd Aveniie N . W . , Moose

Jaw, Saskatchewan, S ~ H 3V1, or A 1 Bliman P.0. Box 3145, S t a t i o n

"D" Wil lodale , Ontar io , M2R 3G5.

The secand 52mm wooden d o l l a r i s t h e second Chairman's

woods i s s u e d j o i n t l y by Les Winners, Chairman of Nat iona l Coin

Week i n t h e Uni ted S t a t e s , and Louis H . vScoopv Lewry a s Chairman

of Coin Week Canada 1983 and co-ord ina tor of t h e second annual

Coin Week North America. T h i s wood may be ob ta ined f o r 50 c e n t s

p l u s SASE from e i t h e r Louis Lewry o r from Les Winners, P.O. Box

212, P i n e v i l l e , LA. , 71360, U.S.h.

MARCH 12, 1983

Willowdale, O n t a r i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . North York Coin C l u b ' s

Annual Coin Show & E x h i b i t i o n

North York Community H a l l , 5090 Yonge S t r e e t , Willowdale.

Free Admission

f o r i n fo rma t ion . . . Harvey Farrow, Chairman,

P.0. BOX 294, S t a t i o n !'A",

Willowdale, Ontar io , M 2 N 5S9.

APRIL 8-10) 1983

. . . . . . . Peterborough, O n t a r i o . . . . . . O . N . A . ' s 21s t Convention I

Rock Haven Motel , Peterborough.

f o r i n f o r m a t i o n . . . . . Henry Burke

181 Albe r t S t r e e t ,

Oshawa, Ontar io .

The f i n e l y d e t a i l e d d e s i g n s on some cu r r ency have provided i d e a l camouflage f o r s u b v e r s i v e messages.

On t h e f r o n t of s e v e r a l U . S . l e g a l t e n d e r n o t e s of 1869,

1878 and 1880, t h e engrav ing of an e a g l e , when - turned ups ide-

down, becomes t h e head of a donkey. Known a s " j a c k a s s

t h e s e b i l l s were an embarrassment t o t h e Republ ican a d m i n i s t r a t -

i o n s of UPysses S. Grant and Ru the r fo rd B. Hayes. Perhaps t h e r e

was a mischievous Democrat, a t work i n t h e engrav ing depar tment .

I n 1954, t h e Bank of Canada u n w i t t i n g l y i s s u e d cu r r ency of

a l l denominations w i t h a p i c t u r e of t h e d e v i l c l e v e r l y e tched

among t h e c u r l s of Queen E l i z a b e t h 1 1 ' s h a i r . It was wide ly sus - pec t ed t h a t an I r i s h n a t i o n a l i s t was r e s p o n s i b l e f o r d e f i l i n g h e r m a j e s t y ' s image on t h e n o t e s .

And i n 1968, Queen E l i z a b e t h 11 was aga in f e a t u r e d on an u n f l a t t - I

, e y ing p i e c e of cu r r ency t h i s t ime a I

50 rupee n o t e i s s u e d by t h e S e y c h e l l e s ,

t h e n a B r i t i s h colony. C l e a r l y v i s i b l e

i n t h e engrav ing , among some palm l e a v e s

behind t h e Queen ' s head , was t h e word

f f s e x . f f It was a c a s e where money n o t

on ly t a l k e d , it t a l k e d naughty .

ONE U N w*; $$j- DOLLAR DOLLAR .*~a$i &.id

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k d - s n i r s fa rar- (m ~ b e g , w ~ : ~ n I& d m W a ' d aching Sntan9s i h q e amid Qwen ElMe&'s

cuds OE @&ire issue of1954,fioma this ds& on asp through Bigger bih3 .

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The U . S . Mint once i s s u e d a 2 5 c e n t co in t h a t many people

judged t o be obscene.

I n 1916, t h e s c u l p t o r Herman A . MacNeil was commissioned

by t h e d i r e c t o r of t h e mint t o modernize t h e q u a r t e r . MacNei l ls

des ign showed L i b e r t y f a c i n g e a s t , a s h i e l d i n h e r l e f t hand

and an o l i v e branch i n h e r r i g h t . Everyone a t t h e mint was pleased

wi th t h e new look , and t h e L i b e r t y q u a r t e r was du ly i s s u e d f o r

p u b l i c u s e .

But t h e American p u b l i c was not s o r e c e p t i v e t o t h e new co in .

Many c i t i z e n s f e l t t h a t MacNeil had t aken u n c a l l e d f o r l i b e r t i e s

w i th M i s s L ibe r ty . Her r i g h t b r e a s t was completely exposed, a s was an i n d e c e n t l y l a r g e expanse of h e r r i g h t t h i g h .

Thousands of l e t t e r s poured i n t o Washington, D . C . , t o p r o t e s t t h e mon- e t a r y lewdness. The ou tc ry fo rced Con- g r e s s i n 1917 t o a u t h o r i z e MacNeil t o r e v i s e h i s des ign , though t h e lawmakers

d i d no t a t any t ime d i r e c t l y add res s t h e

i s s u e of M i s s L i b e r t y ' s undress . Ra the r ,

Congress asked f o r s e v e r a l minor des ign

changes, which inc luded a l t e r i n g t h e r e l i e f

of t h e c o i n s t o make it e a s i e r t o s t a c k

them i n banks. MacNeil o b l i g e d , and a t

t h e same t ime he covered M i s s L i b e r t y ' s Miss Libem in brief bare-breasted

appearance that shocked the citizenry

b r e a s t and neck wi th cha in mai l and chas te -

l y draped h e r t h i g h . The no longe r t o p l e s s

q u a r t e r remained i n c i r c u l a t i o n , unp ro t e s t ed ,

u n t i l 1930.

.Association News. MEMBERSHIP

The App l i ca t ions f o r Membership t o t h e On ta r io Numismatic

Assoc ia t ion , which appeared i n t h e May, 1982 i s s u e of t h e Ont-

a r i o Numismatist have been accepted.

The fo l lowing App l i ca t ions have been r e c e i v e d and i f no

w r i t t e n o b j e c t i o n s a r e r e c e i v e d , t h e acceptance w i l l be ack-

nowledged i n t h e January , 1983 i s s u e of t h e On ta r io Numismatist.

1219 Robert Levack, 13 Kerr Rd., Uni t # l 9 , Toronto, Ontar io , M4L 1K2

1220 Nick P . V i l l e l l a , 206 Lincoln S t r e e t , E . ,

Welland, Ontar io , L3B 4M9

1221 R . E . ( ~ a y ) D e s j a r d i n s , 49 Larkin Drive,

Nepean, Ontar io , K 2 J 1B1

Bruce H . Raszmann

Membership Chairman

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1983-1985

I n accordance w i t h our B y - L a w s and A m e n d m e n t s passed a t t h e

A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e m b e r s h i p M e e t i n g , M a y 1977 A r t i c l e 7 , S e c t i o n

5, w e quote: A l l n o m i n a t i o n s s h a l l be m a d e i n w r i t i n g , s igned

by a m e m b e r i n good s t and ing o r by an o f f icer of a m e m b e r c lub

t h a t i s i n good s tanding, a n d s e n t t o t h e C h a i r m a n of t h e E l e c t -

i o n C o m m i t t e e . A l l n o m i n a t i o n s m u s t be a c c o m p a n i e d by a w r i t t e n

acceptance f r o m t h e n o m i n e e o r a d e c l a r a t i o n s igned by t h e nom-

i n a t o r s s t a t i n g t h a t t h e n o m i n e e s h a l l s t a n d f o r o f f ice i f e l e c t -

ed* F a i l u r e t o do t h i s , n o m i n a t i o n s h a l l be i n v a l i d and t h e nom-

i n e e s h a l l be advised.

N o m i n a t i o n s h a l l c lose four m o n t h s p r i o r t o t h e open-

of t h e A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e m b e r s h i p M e e t i n g . T h e c l o s i n g d a t e f o r

t h i s n o m i n a t i o n i s January 1 5 t h , 1983.

T h e C h a i r m a n m a i l i n g address is: M e 1 F i s k e

7795 B e a v e r d a m s R d . , N i a g a r a F a l l s , O n t a r i o , L2H 1 ~ 6 .

U s e t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r m t o send i n your n o m i n a t i o n s

P R E S I D E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st V I C E - P R E S I D E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 n d VICE P R E S I D E N T . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECRETARY.

TREASURER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTOR, AREA # l a

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTOR, AREA # l b

DIRECTOR, AREA #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTOR, AREA^#^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTOR, AREA #4

DIRECTOR, AREA # 5 . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DIRECTOR AREA #6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTOR, AREA #7

DIRECTOR, AREA #8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTOR, AREA #9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTOR, AREA # l o

NOMINATOR N A M E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O.N.A. #. . . . . . . . S I G N A T U R E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 AWARD of MERIT

Nomination Form

We would l i k e t o submit t h e fo l lowing Numismatist f o r t h e most

cover ted "AWARD of MERIT of t h e ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION."

NAME ..................... Nominee)

SIGNATURE...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADDRESS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ADDRESS........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The fo l lowing a r e some of t h e reasons f o r our Nomina t ion . . . . .

( L i s t achievements, S p e c i a l Se rv i ce , Wr i t i ng , Research, Advance-

5i.-t of Numismatics. )

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( p l e a s e u se s e p e r a t e s h e e t s i f necessary)

Rules: Nomination: 1 Resident of On ta r io

2 Summary t o be i nc luded

3 Closing d a t e , JANUARY 15, 1983.

MARK ENVELOPE: "AWARD of MERIT" and mai l t o Award of Meri t

Chairman; Robert P o r t e r , 46 Bankfie ld D r ; Rexdale, Ontar io ,

M9V 2 ~ 8 .

IMPORTANT: Make s u r e two s i g n a t u r e s a r e on your nomination form

a s two a r e r e q u i r e d Members n o t wishing t o m u t i l a t e t h e i r cop ie s

of t h e Numismatist, may . take t h e necessary in format ion down on

p l a i n paper and mai l t o Robert P o r t e r , bu t make s u r e YOU HAVE

TWO SIGNATURES.

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