Nebraska Numismatic Association Newsletter: January 2001

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COIN HUSKER
Nebraska Numismatic Association
January 2001
In This Issue
From The President Page 2
Nebraska City Coin Club Show Page 3
Tires Chains? Or Gold? Page 4
Thin Plancet Cents Page 6
N.N.A. News Page 8
Calendar Page 9
Club News Page 9
A.N.A. News Page 10
“Meditations of a Young Numismatist” Page 12
Club Improvement Idea Connection Page 14
Lincoln Coin Club Show Page 16
COIN HUSKER is the publication of the Nebraska Numismatic Association. Articles are
solely the views of the authors. Your questions, suggestions and articles or advertising
are avidly solicited. N.N.A., P.O. Box 82, Omaha, NE 68101-0082.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
"Probably nothing in the world arouses more false hopes than
the first four hours of a diet" - Dan Bennett
FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Dear Members
The Holidays are upon us and I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.
Christmas is just around the corner. Area coin sows are a great place to find
numismatic gifts for the collector on your gift list.
I regret to announce that the N.N.A. show to be held in Lincoln in 2001 has
been canceled. Conflicts with another show date force this cancellation.
We are working to change location for our show. Siouxland Coin Club has
offered to put a show together for 2001. As soon as they send their proposal
we will inform everyone of the new location and date.
Next year is an election year for the N.N.A. Please send in any nominations
you have for office in the N.N.A. Second Vice-President will be vacated in
2001. Jim Crosby will be running for President and M.F. Rumbaugh will be
running for First Vice-President. You must be a member to run for office.
I want to take the opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year. I hope the New year brings you health and happiness.
Cathy Taysen
President NNA
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Nebraska City Coin Club
37th Annual
Coin Show
Sunday, February 11,2001
9:00 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.
Coins, Currency, Tokens, Medals, Etc,
MEMORIAL BUILDING, DOWNTOWN, 810 1st CORSO
Nebraska City, Nebraska
GRAND PRIZES: $100 Bill and Many Others
Drawing to be held at 4:00 P.M.
$1.00 Donation Need Not Be Present To Win
PUBLIC INVITED
SEE-BUY SEE-SELL
FOOD ON PREMISES
^/hourly door prizes-must be present to win-
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR THEFT
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. ROGER BOLZ
402 456-7328 6120 Kearney Ave.
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8’ TABLES - S 17. 50 Lincoln, Nebraska 68507
TIRE CHAINS? OR GOLD?
It was the summer of 1976 when Miss G made her final ascent out of the cellar under the
trap door in the general store in Ulysses, Nebraska. She paused to scan for anything she had
forgotten, because her close out sale was tomorrow. Her trusty eyes spotted a cloth bag mostly
concealed by years of dust tucked on the wall between the rough-cut floor joists of her old
building. She felt - felt like tire chains - she grabbed it and flung it through the trap door
figuring someone might just buy those things. The bag hit the floor, split open, and sent a gallon
of Farmer Co-Op, Ulysses, Nebr., bimetal token clanking all over the store.
FARMERS CO. OP, STORE / 5}! / ULYSSES, NEBR.
Good For / / In Trade [bimetal rd 22mm]
(10jJ similar, 25mm)
(25*!, similar, 29mm)
(50)!, similar, 31mm)
($1.00 similar, 35mm)
Miss G started working in town in 1929 for Carl Diers (the family that later had several
other stores in Nebraska). She bought tire business in 1947. Today she lives in Seward still
walking allover the town every day (“taking care of old” as she puts it) and could arm-wrestle
each of you. This activity comes from her living over the river and through the woods - walking
to work every day - chopping her own wood for heat - had pumping her own water. She still
carries the grape vine basket her father made so she could carry eggs from the family farm to
Rising City as a child for that extra penny a dozen.
I am tossing in some of this trivia for your reading enjoyment and to let younger readers
among us realize that the age of tokens was no picnic. It is so important that we pay attention to
current affairs and understand the “good old days” knowing that in one’s lifetime things can
change so radically.
Figuring nobody would want those worthless things rolling around on the floor, but
being attuned to years of marketing (and as you could guess - rather conservative), she put $20
face value in tokens in small sacks for the auction. They all sold. She was amazed. “Even
brought more than tire chains” she explained to me.
Miss G remembered the tokens because in her early years at the store she would stay late
after work on New Year’s eve to help take the' annual inventory. There were no accounts to pay
since you paid cash for items off the truck. Charge accounts were few and far between and most
likely handled personally by the owner. So, you add up the inventory. Then you count the cash
register. Then you make payroll. Then you take the sack of tokens out from under the cash
register, count the contents, subtract that from the amount of the original order (they kept the
invoice for the tokens in the bag), and the differnce is your accounts payable! Your accounting
is done. Sounds reasonable doesn’t it?
(This is reprinted from the November 2000 NATCA “Talkin’ Tokens, written by Jay Cattle)
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I belong because the ANA represents my Interests on state and federal levels.
I belong because the American Numismatic Association is a well-respected organization, and my
membership enhances my reputation with the public and fellow collectors.
I belong because the American Numismatic Association safeguards and promotes my hobby.
If you don't Lelong to tlie ANA, you’re missing out.
THIN PLANCET CENTS
By Quent Hansen
Blank planchets are from sheets of metal from which the planchets are punched by dies in
a machine called a blanking press. When the strip from which the planchets are punched
is thinner than normal, a thin planchet results. They can be identified by the difference in
their weight.
One of the easiest ways to search for thinner blanks or struck coins is to stack them
edgewise. The thinner coin will stand out among the rest of the coins. These coins will
be weakly struck when pressure applied to the planchet. These coins can appear to be a
mushy strike.
Fabricated thin plachets continue to plague the hobby. This con can be easily detected
since it is usually very thin as it has been reduced in size by a strong chemical process,
usually nitric acid, which eats the copper away leaving the features of the cent
compressed and sharply struck, and the lettering relatively sharp. It will have a somewhat
grainy appearance.
Bibliography
Kolman Jr., Michael. The Numismatic Flying Eagle.Indian and Lincoln Cent Errors.
Cleveland, Ohio: Federal Brand Enterpriser, Inc., 1963
Margolis, Arnold. The Error Coin Encyclopedia. Arnold Margolis, 1994.
NUMISMATIC DATES
The production of Lincoln Memorial Cents began on January 2,1959.
U. S. decimal coinage system was approved on January 15,1782
The first coinage of nickels took place at Denver February 5,1912
Fractional currency issues ended February 23,1876
Authorization of first Confederate States currency was March 9,1861
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N.N.A. News
NEW ADDRESS
The club has a new address. The Omaha Coin Club lets the N.N.A. use their post office
box. With the upcoming remodeling of the Zorinsky Federal Building in Omaha, the post
office is moving to a new location. The Omaha Coin Club was force to change post office
box numbers since boxes at the new location did not go to four digits. So make note that
the Nebraska Numismatic Association address is P.O. Box 82, Omaha, NE 68101-0082.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Article V, Section 1, of the constitution states that the President shall call for nominations
of officers to appear in the January issue of the clubs publication. This year the offices of
President, First Vice-President, and Second Vice-President must be filled. Please send
nominations to the Nebraska Numismatic Association, P.O. Box 82, Omaha, NE 68101-
0082. Nominations must be received by March 1,2001.
TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
It is time to renew your membership if you have a 00 after your name on the mailing
label. If you do now renew your dues, this will be your last issue. The following persons
should take note: Willy Barnes, J. Roger Bolz, Herbert Brinkman, George Canterbury,
John DeMaris, Dick Fielding, Les Focht, Mark Froid, D.J. Hogan, Wayne Hohndorf,
John Jackson, Becky Klein, Boyd Mattox, Calvin Ohrt, John Pestal, Max C. Potter, Ed
Saulbury, Charles Stowers, Marlene Windhorst, Roger, Wolver. Dues are $3.00 for one
year, or $10 for 4 years. Send payment to: Nebraska Numismatic Association, P.O. Box
82, Omaha, NE 68101-0082.
State Quarters to be released in 2001: New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont
and Kentucky.
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