N.O.W. News

2006·2 MB·English

by  Numismatists of Wisconsin

News
N.Q.W.
Vol. 44 No. Spring 2006
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Numismatists of Wisconsin
is incorporated in the state of Wisconsin as a non-stock nonprofit tax exempt corporation.
Your contributions are tax deductible
The objective of Numismatists of Wisconsin is to encourage and promote interest in numismatics, to
cultivate friendly relations between Wisconsin coin collectors and Wisconsin coin clubs, and to encourage
and assist new numismatic hobbyists. All resources of the organization shall be used to further these
objectives. Dues are $5 per year and entitles participants to NOW News, this quarterly publication. Among
the services offered are coin authentication, a Speaker’s Bureau, show calendar coordination and guidelines
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to assist coin clubs hosting the annual convention.
SPRING
2006
President’s Message 2
ANA
Highlights 4
BookNook 6
Coin Club News 7
What’s New? 8-12
Nevada Quarter 13
Nebraska Quarter 14
Wisconsin Quarter 14-15
The Law is the Law 15-16
Coin Show & Coin Meeting Information Forms 24-25
Coin Club Meetings 26
Ads 2,3,5,8,16,27
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Officers & Application 28
Show Calendar 29-30
Articles
Pipes From the Past 16-18
Stone Faces (Gene Johnson) 18-19
Milwaukee Shellcard -- Goldsmith & Co. (Tom Casper) 20-21
Coin in China Could Unearth Ancient Trade (Leon Saryan) 22
Wisconsin’s Territorial Centennial 22-23
St. Patrick Coins of New Jersey 23
NOW News Deadlines
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gated are: a website, a speaker’s
bureau for club meetings and shows, coin
collecting clinics, traveling displays and a
scholarship and awards program. As
more ideas are presented and expanded
upon, those will be included also. The
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I hope that all had a good holiday interest is to make more dynamic
season. The spring shows are right and involved with our member clubs and
around the corner and the end of collectors.
winter is in sight. For those of you NOW
has so much to offer. As projects
that enjoy outdoor winter activities,
may snow be wherever you go, enjoy are developed we will keep all informed. I
it while you can. cannot wait until I can make my next
updates to you.
In my last message, touched on
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changes has been the increase in
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Fox
Valley Coin Club
303 E. College Avenue
Appleton, Wl
51st
Annual
Spring
Coin Show
Sunday, April 2006
9,
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free Admission
Wave Bar
(formerly Tornado’s)
WI
2350 N. Casaloma Drive, Appleton,
Next to the Timber Rattlers Stadium
U.S. $10 gold piece - 1st Prize
Silver Dollars, Proof Sets, plus other valuable prizes
Drawings 3:00 p.m.
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For more information about the ANA, contact
ANA
them at 71 9-632-2646 or visit their website
at www.MONEY.org.
Highlights
ANA Gives Consumer
Fraud Alert
Take care to research paid advertisements
ANA
Offers Posters, Exhibit designed to look like newspaper articles.
Templates and More for 2006 Many ads will make reference to “U.S.” or
National Coin Week Celebration “United States” and this does not always
mean a government agency is involved.
The American Numismatic Association and Before “diving in” we encourage you to check
the coin collecting hobby will celebrate with a reputable dealer. More often than
National Coin Week April 1 6-22 with the not you will gain valuable information and will
theme, “A Penny Saved is History Learned.” be able to order the same product at a
reasonable price.
To help collectors encourage people in their
communities discover the fun of collecting, Any questions?? E-mail ANA’s Consumer
ANA
has developed materials, including a Protection Coordinator at
complete PDF ready-to-print two-case [email protected].
exhibit, “Benjamin Franklin: A Man for all
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Times.”
“We are excited to offer these innovative 2007 Milwaukee ANA Convention
resources on-line so collectors can host their
own displays,” said ANA Museum Director “Collecting Coins Captures Time”
Tiffanie Bueschel. “All they need to add are (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)
their own numismatic materials.”
With the turn into 2006 and the ANA 2007
The full-color exhibit template, posters, a 1 1 6th Anniversary Convention in Milwaukee
sample press release and proclamation, just over 1 8 months away, local planning
images and a promotional brochure are all activities are ramping up in intensity. The
available at www.monev.ora. Click on committee chairpersons and involved volun-
“National Coin Week” from the “Numismatic teers reflect the involvement of the 3 host
Events” drop-down menu. -
clubs Numismatists of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
The American Numismatic Association is a Numismatic Society and South Shore Coin
Club -- along with the 5 supporting clubs from
nonprofit educational organization dedicated
southeastern Wisconsin - Waukesha Coin
to educating and encouraging people to
study and collect money and related items. Club, Ozaukee Coin Club, Midwest Chapter of
the International Bank Note Society, Racine
With nearly 33,000 members, the Associa-
Numismatic Society and Kenosha Coin Club -
tion serves the academic community,
are all dedicated to delivering the best ever
collectors and the general public with an
interest in numismatics. The ANA helps all experience to all attendees, be they collec-
tors, exhibitors, dealers, or those interested
people discover and explore the world of
money through its vast array of programs in other program participation.
including its education and outreach, mu- * * *
seum, library, publications, conventions and
seminars.
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Ancient Coin Collecting
Book
2nd Edition /Vol.
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Nook This book was written by Wayne Sayles and is
a road map to finding your way around
ancient coin fraternity. More than 300
photos, many tables and charts and a pronun-
ciation guide. Learn how to buy and sell
coins effectively. The 31 2-page handbook
sells for $29.95. Contact Wayne Sayles, P.O.
Box 91 Gainesville, MO 65655.
Trade Token Book Updated 1 ,
The 3rd edition of A Compendium of Canadian
The Red Book
Municipal Trade Tokens by Serge Pelletier is
now available. Now 60 Years Old
Editor, Ray Desjardins, says “For the most Having first appeared in 1 946, with the
part, prices are strong with some rather inaugural edition of R.S. Yeoman’s A Guide
spectacular increases in the collector pieces Book of United States Coins, the Red Book is
with low mintage. There is also a renewed turning 60.
interest in varieties and silver pieces.”
The book will debut earlier than usual so that
New in this edition is a section that lists all it ties in with the ANA National Money Show
catalog numbers. The 1 58-page spiral April 7-9 in Atlanta. Red Book editor, Ken
publication includes more than 1,700 Cana- Bressett, who has written and edited the
dian municipal trade tokens known to date in book since 1 959 will be on hand at the show
all metals except gold and platinum. to autograph copies of the 60th edition.
Also provided is a reference number, denomi- The Red Book offers an annual analysis of the
nation, year, short description of obverse and coin market and prices more than 6.000
reverse, metal, mintage and value for each. coins, with nearly 30,000 individual values.
Tokens are presented by provinces and This 60th edition includes more than 700
territory with municipalities in alphabetical new full-color photographs updated mintages
order. The tokens are listed chronologically. and coin values, new auction records, addi-
There is also a built-in checklist included for tional pattern pieces, expanded coverage of
the convenience of Canadian municipal trade Civil War tokens, and the latest commem-
token collectors. oratives, sets and other coins.
The book is available for $1 3.95 from the Included in the 60th edition is an appendix of
publisher, Eligi Consultants, Inc. Call 613-823- the top 250 historical coin auction prices.
3844 or e-mail them at [email protected]
The 41 6-page spiral book is fully illustrated in
[source: Numismatic News] color and sells for $1 4.95 or $1 6.95 for the
hardcover edition. It will be available at coin
shops and general book stores.
[source: Numismatic News]
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Milwaukee Numismatic Society
Coin
The winner of the full scholarship to the
2006 ANA Summer Seminar was Tom Casper,
Club
with a partial scholarship awarded to Lee
Hartz. Congratulatons!
News
The program for the February meeting was
the ANA 2007 Convention Planning preview
with guest Brenda Bishop, ANA Convention
Director, and Cliff Mishler, General Chairman.
Brenda came from Colorado Spriings to
Racine Elects Officers answer questions about the convention in
general, the role the club would play as a co-
The Racine Numismatic Society held its host club and on an individual basis how
election of officers on January 1 2th. Filling members can help by volunteering.
the positions are: Bill Spencer, president; Dick
Gross, vice president; George Conrad, trea- Madison Coin Club
surer and Dick Roskres, secretary. Members
were also cautioned that thieves had broken Home Security was the topic of the January
into Rawley Taylor’s car and Hobo nickels meeting. MaryAnn Thurber from the Madison
were stolen. Police Department reported that Madison has
300-400 robberies each year. She had tips
for safety in your car, traveling on public
South Shore Coin Club
transportation, in elevators, hotels as well as
safety at home.
A special program was presented by Peter
Blochowiak of Bonafied Safe & Lock, Inc. The first rule of safety is to always let
Peter showed the members materials that someone know where you are, who you are
were used for different types of safes and with, and when you’ll be home. Go with a
answered numerous questions. He also friend whenever possible and be alert to your
offered members a special discount on the surroundings. This rule is for everyone (not
safes if they mentioned they were from the just kids).
South Shore Coin Club.
Chippewa Valley Coin Club
The April meeting will be held at the Renais-
Ozaukee Coin Club sance Festival in Eau Claire to promote the
hobby of coin collecting to South Middle
Eighteen members and one guest attended School students and the community. The
the February meeting. John Helm gave a
club’s website is 54701.com/coinclub.
presentation on Civil War Tokens. The
Club has accomplished a lot in the short
time that they have been organized -- Fox Valley Coin Show
they have good programs, great exhibits;
swap and auction nights and host an annual Plan to attend the April 9th coin show in
coin show. Appleton. The show will be held at the same
location, but the name has been changed to
“Wave Bar” -- (see ad & map on page 3).
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using a fake stake of $1 million. The prize
money, on the other hand, will be real.
What would you buy you had a million
if
dollars to spend on rare coins, and if some
of the coins went sharply up or down in
price, what would you sell and what coins
would you buy in their place? “We’re
looking for the best rare coin traders among
professionals and collectors” said David Hall,
PCGS founder and president of Collectors
New Color of Money Universe. There will be two divisions of
Safer, Smarter, More Secure competition... one open to PCGS authorized
dealers; the other for members of the PCGS
[U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing] Collectors Club. The contest will run to
December 31 st.
On March 2nd the Federal Reserve banks
began distributing the redesigned Series The top professional and top collector
2004 $10 notes to the public through whose hypothetical portfolios are the most
commercial banks. The notes began circulat- profitable each at the closing of the compe-
ing in the United States and will then be tition will receive cash prizes of $10,000.
introduced in other countries in the days and There will also be quarterly prizes of $1 ,000
weeks following as international banks place awarded in each division to the traders
orders for $1 0 notes from the Federal whose portfolios go up the most in each of
Reserve. Businesses that handle cash and the 3 quarters, ending June 30, September
use machines that receive or dispense cash 30 and December 31
should make final preparations for the new
There’s no fee to participate in the contest.
notes.
For complete details and to register online,
New money designs are being issued as part go to their website at www.PCGS.com.
of an ongoing effort to stay ahead of coun-
[ref. Numismatic News]
terfeiting and to protect the economy and
the hard-earned money of the U.S. currency * * *
users. The new series began with the
introduction of the $20 note on October 9,
2003, and continued with the $50 note
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PCGS Announces Coin Trading Prize
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Profes- Ancient, cMcdieral, (^fcreign
sional Coin Grading Service announced the
PCGS 2006 World Series of Coin Trading, a
competition with two $10,000 top prizes. POST OFFICE BOX 661 PHONE/FAX
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The fantasy adventure will allow contestants
to build imaginary numismatic portfolios
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US Mint at Denver Celebrates Government for $25,000. Gold and nuggets
brought there by miners from the surrounding
100 Years of Change area were accepted by the Assay Office for
assaying and melting, and then stamped with
The United States Mint at Denver commemo- their weight and quality. By 895, the Assay
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rated 1 00 years of service to the American Office was booming, bringing in more than
people in a centennial celebration at its $5.6 million in gold and silver deposits
historic facility last month. It was February 1 annually.
1 906 when the U.S. Mint at Denver struck its
first coins using 3 coining presses. The In 1 904 the Federal Government decided to
theme of the centennial commemoration was convert the Assay Office into a working mint.
“100 Years of Change.” For 1 00 years this A much grander facility was built, and coinage
Mint at Denver manufactured some of the operations began in February 1 906. The
beautiful United States Mint at Denver
world’s finest coins and served proudly in the
remains one of Colorado’s oldest institutions
history of American coinage.
and most treasured historic sites.
Acting Director Lebryk and Plant Manager,
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Tim Riley presented a time capsule to be
placed inside the doors of the Italian Renais- Old San Francisco Mint
sance style building modeled a century ago
after a Florentine Palace. Among other items, Gets Ship
the time capsule contains a set of 2006
uncirculated coins minted in Denver and a [ref. Numismatic News]
scroll signed by every current employee.
The remains of an 1818 whaling ship will have
During the entire year of 1 906 the Denver a home in the Old Mint in San Francisco when
Mint produced about 1 67 million gold and it becomes a museum.
silver coins valued at $27 million. Today the
Mint strikes nearly that many coins in a week, Its hull is almost intact, the 1 88-year old ship,
or about 30 million coins a day. That adds up found last fall by workers digging the founda-
to nearly eight billion coins per year (cents, tion for a high-rise building, will be the
nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and featured attraction in the History Museum
Golden Dollars). This year will be historic when it opens in 2008, according to an article
in the San Francisco Chronicle.
because it will include production of the
Colorado commemorative quarter-dollar coin, Maritime archeologists believe the ship, one
which is part of the 50 State Quarters of dozens thought to be hidden under the
Program. streets of San Francisco, is the 3-masted bark
Candace.
The Denver Mint is rich in history, beginning
in 1858 when gold was discovered in the Similar to the whalers in the novel Moby Dick,
Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Miners, mer- the Candace was built in Boston and was used
chants and settlers moved to Colorado with for years to hunt sperm whales in the South
dreams of riches. A year later, the city of Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian ocean.
Denver was founded; and in 1 863, the U.S.
Government established a United States According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the
Assay Office. Operations began in the ship was also one of the first American flag
facilities of Clark, Gruber and Company, merchant ships to trade in the Pacific long
formerly a private firm then located at 1 6th before California and the Oregon Territory
and Market Streets and acquired by the gained statehood.
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