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THE IOWA COLLECTOR ★ ★ ★ * * ★ *★*★*★ IOWA ? NUMISMATIC / ' ■ ASSOCIATION 1993 upport for the hobby from NUMISMATIC NEWS FREE COIN SHOW LISTINGS: Only NUMISMATIC NEWS provides free weekly listings of coin shows, because we know how important shows are to the hobby Ours is the largest and most thorough listing of shows anywhere! Enthusiastic collectors, dealers, clubs and show promoters avoid show conflicts and plan their travel with this user-friendly directory. An appreciative reader had this to say "Thank you for supporting the collector by continuing to publish the coin show schedule at no cost to coin clubs. To charge a fee for this service could be cost prohibitive to small clubs which sponsor coin shows and would deprive collectors from the information." Michael M. Greenspan, Newark, NJ. That's not all! Twice a year our free Show & Auction Guide delivers valuable long-range planning information, up to a year in advance, in a handy format- NUMISMATIC NEWS is ready and willing to spread the word about your show We sincerely encourage free show listings as one more way to help the hobby. Thousands of active hobbyists benefit from the service. Plus, subscribers also receive a free yearly club guide. Joining a club is an excellent way to learn more about your collecting specialty. Be sure you don't miss a single issue With this special offer you can receive 1/2-year (26 issues) of NUMISMATIC NEWS for only $9.95. Call toll-free 1-800-258-0929 today! numismatic nSWI FEATURING COIN MARKET ■ 1W W 700 E. State St., lola, Wl 54990-0001 THE IOWA COLLECTOR Volume 28, Number 2 Summer 1993 A Publication of the Iowa Numismatic Association President First Vice President Dean Petersen Roger A. Wolver 4232 Orleans Ave. 309 North 11th Street Sioux City, IA 51106 Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Second Vice President Secretary/Treasurer Gail McKee JoAnn Peters 914 Third Ave. W. Route 1, Box 16 Oskaloosa, 1A 525 77 Kanawha, IA 50447 District 1 District II Ward Kain Robert Hamling P.O. Box 32 P.O. Box 10304 Keokuk,IA 52632 Cedar Rapids, IA 52410 District II Director At large Brian Fanton Harry Peters P.O. Box 81 Route 1, Box 16 Hiawatha, 1A 52233-0081 Kanawha, IA 50447 District III Director At large Gene Bright Thomas Robertson 2604 Walnut 828 Fairway Lane SE Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Iowa City, IA 52240 District IV Director At large Lowell Carroll Dale Dye P.O. Box 37 1027 East Court Floris, IA 52560 Iowa City, IA 52240 District V Director At large Don Mark Paul Becker P.O. Box 1 2727 N. 15th PI. Adel, IA 50003 Fort Dodge, IA 50501 District VI District VII Don McCulloch (vacant) 900 28th Street Spirit Lake, IA 51360 1 Advertising Manager Legal Advisor JoAnn Peters Route 1, Box 16 Kanawha, IA 50447 Club Show Coordinator Editor, The Iowa Collector Roger Wolver The Keokuk Coin Club 309 North 11th Street Attn. Tom Gardner Oskaloosa, 1A 52577 P.O. Box 172 Keokuk,IA 52632 **« * * * * * * * * * * * * IN THIS ISSUE I.N.A. Fall Show page 3 President’s Message Dean Peterson page 4 Secretary’s Message JoAnn Peters page 5 Show Calendar pages 5-6 When & Where Iowa’s Coin Clubs Meet pages 6-7 Robert L. Ulstad [obituary] page 8 A Checklist of Iowa’s Billiard Tokens Jack Glass pages 8-13 I.N.A. Articles of Incorporation & By-Laws pages 14-24 Coins in Great Works of Literature (Part One) page 24 I.N.A. History Dean Oakes page 25 2 IOWA NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION 1993 ANNUAL SHOW WHEN: October 30 and 31 [The show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.] WHERE: The lakeside Center, 400 NW lakeside Drive, Ankeny, Iowa [Take the First Avenue exit ofT of 1-35. Go west 1 & 1/2 miles. When you get to the railroad tracks, do not go across, but turn right And you’re there!] SATURDAY EV ENTS: Long time collector Milton Heitman of Marengo will chair Saturday morning’s "Breakfast with Conversation." AH collectors are welcome to visit with this growing group of Iowa token collectors! Saturday afternoon the Clarion Coin Club will conduct a short auction of Iowa tokens, medals and other small collectibles. Consignments are being accepted. For more information, call (515) 532-3560. SUNDAY EVENTS: I.N.A. President Dean Peterson, from Sioux City, will moderate the "President’s Breakfast and Round Table Discussion.” All I.N.A. Directors, all Iowa coin club presidents, all Iowa show chairmen and any and all dedicated I.N.A. members are especially urged to attend this important meeting. This Sunday morning breakfast will be at the Starlight Motel. The after-breakfast speaker will be Tom Gardner, of Keokuk, who will talk about Iowa’s palaces, and the tokens and medals issued for them. SHOW CHAIRMAN: BOURSE CHAIRMAN: ANKENY MOTELS: Don Watts Don Mark Starlight Hotel Heartland Inn 215 First Ave. NE R.R. n\ 1-35 & 1st St. 201 SE Delaware Av Clarion, IA 50525 Adel, IA 50003 (515) 964-1717 (800) 334-3277 3 * * * *** * * * * » * * * * A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT: I hope that by the time you read this, some warmer weather will be upon us. There’s too much rain out our way, too! Say, wasn’t the last issue of the Collector good looking? (Our thanks to the Keokuk Coin Club and Tom Gardner for writing most of it and putting it together.) I understand Tom is going to try to get out two or three issues this year, all looking as good as Vol. 28, No. 1. To do this, we’re going to need some help from our members and clubs. Right now Tom needs articles and input from your club and you. Let him know what’s going on at your club’s meeting-and tell him all about the shows you’re putting on. (Be sure Roger Wolver knows about them, too!) Also, consider writing an article or two about your collection-or what you collect and why. You might get some else interested in your area of collecting. We all have a story to tell! You don’t need to provide a polished, finished piece of writing, either. Tom will help you with editing, so that you’ll end up saying what you want to say in the way you want to say it. Just put your ideas down on paper and send them along to him. And thanks! Even as I write this (in June), we have started to work on a state show for sometime this fall. We are having some difficulties in arranging for a place and date. Most places are already booked up; however, we hope to have this problem resolved by the time you’re reading this. If we do, there will be a show announcement in another part of the bulletin. We also need to arrange for state shows for the next two years. If your club would like to put on a state show in 1994 or 1995, please get in touch with JoAnn Peters or me. We would love to have a state show in your area. Hope to see you all at this fall’s l.N.A. Convention & Show! Dean Peterson President The Iowa Numismatic Association June, 1993 *** * * * * * « * * * * * * 4 FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK: We welcome several new members to the I.N.A. this quarter, hope they find many years of making new friends through our organization and become more informed about their collecting interests. One of our members didn’t know where to send his $5.00 in annual dues. Dues are to be sent to me at Route 1, Box 16, Kanawha, IA 50447. The first issue of our beautiful new Collector is now out. 1 hope you are all reading it "cover to cover." We want to encourage those readers who are also dealers to place their ads in this attractive, interesting publication. And, of course, all of you should consider sending along a letter or article for publication, too. Collecting is slow in the summertime, but with gold and silver prices on the increase, we will most likely see some higher prices at 1993 and 1994 shows. Have you been having trouble getting order blanks from the mint? I have spoken with several collectors who have not been receiving their forms, even though they have ordered for years. Apparently this problem is most likely to occur with the order forms for the silver proof and prestige sets. Hope you are receiving yours! Have a great summer! Numismatically yours, JoAnn Peters * * * * * » SHOW CALENDAR * * * * * * July 28 - August 1 American Numismatic Association Convention, Baltimore, Maryland August 21 Iowa Token Collectors Breakfast-still to be held at the same location: Best Western’s Westfield Inn, the Diplomat Room, in Coralville, Iowa. But the date is now August 21, not August 14! August 21-22 14th Annual Iowa Great Lakes Coin, Card & Paper Money Show. Community Building, Hwy. 9, Spirit Dike, IA 51360. Bourse: Don McCulloch. September 12 Collectors’ Expo, Five seasons, Cedar Rapids 5 September 19 The Decorah Area Coin Club’s Coin & Currency Show, Community Building, Winneshiek County Fairgrounds, Decorah, IA Bourse: David Sanderson. September 25-26 The Fort Dodge Coin Club’s 1993 Coin, Stamp, Sports-card, Post Card and Collectible Show. Crossroads Mall, east on Highway 20, Fort Dodge, IA Bourse: LeRoy Collins. October 10 Tri-Cities Coin Club Show. Details T.B.A. October 30-31 I.N.A. Show, Ankeny, Iowa. [Details on page 3] October 30 Burlington Coin Club’s Annual Fall Auction. Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 200 Front Street, starting at 7:00 p.m *** * * * * * * •** When and Where Iowa’s Coin Club’s Meet: Ames - Last Wednesday of the month, Senior Citizens Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. Burlington - Last Tuesday, Buescher Hall, 611 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m. Cedar Falls - Last Thursday, Cedar Falls Utility Bldg., 7:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids - Third Wednesday (except July), KUBA Community Center, 1300 13th Avenue SE, 7:30 p.m. Central Iowa - Third Wednesday, The Fisher Community Center, 7:30 p.m. (Marshalltown) Clarion - Third Wednesday, I.P.S. Community Meeting Room, 7:30 p.m. Davenport - First Tuesday, Davenport Public Library, Fourth & Main Streets, 7:00 p.m. Decorah - First Tuesday, Army Reserve Center, 7:30 p.m. Des Moines - First Tuesday, Easter Seal Center, 2920 Thirtieth Street, 7:30 p.m. Forest City - Second Tuesday, Manufacturers Bank and Trust, 8:00 p.m. 6 Fort Dodge - Second Thursday, Airport Meeting Room, 7:30 p.m. Fort Madison - Third Tuesday, Midwest Savings & Loan Drive-in, 4520 Avenue L, 7:30 p.m. ILLOVVA - Third Thursday, Gateway State Bank, Clinton, 7:30 p.m. (Clinton) Independence - Third Saturday, Courthouse Basement, 7:30 p.m. Iris City - First Thursday, Senior Citizens’ Center, 7:30 p.m. (ML Pleasant) Keokuk - Fourth Thursday (a week earlier in Nov. and Dec.), Keokuk Sr. High School Library (summers at SCC’s South Campus Student Lounge), 7:30 p.m. Old Capital - Second Tuesday, West High School, Room 13, 7:30 p.m. (Iowa City) Oskaloosa • Second Tuesday, Basement of Farm Bureau Bldg., 7:30 p.m. Ottumwa - Fourth Tuesday, Colormaster, Inc., 800 Gateway Drive, 7:30 p.m. Port City - Fourth Tuesday, Holiday Inn, Muscatine. Hwys. 61 & 38, (Muscatine) 7:30 p.m. Red Oak - First Monday, Farmers Mercantile Bldg., Old Hwy. 34, 7:00 p.m. Storm Lake - Third Thursday, IPS Meeting Room. Winters at 7:30 p.m.; summers at 8:00 p.m. Tri-Cities - Third Thursday, Moline Township Hall, 620 Eighteenth St., (Moline, IL) 7:30 p.m. Wadena - Third Thursday, Historical Center, West Union, 8:00 p.m. Second Thursday, Waterloo Arts & Recreation Center, First and Waterloo - Commercial Streets, 7:00 p.m. * • * **• * * * *** *** 7 ROBERT L. ULSTAD Robert L. Ulstad, 65, of Fort Dodge, died April 15 at Trinity Regional Hospital. Burial was in North Lawn Cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post No. 1856. For many years he was the Legal Advisor for the Iowa Numismatic Association. Survivors include his wife, Betty; son, Steven, of Dubuque; daughter, Sarah, of Ames; four grandchildren; brothers, Duane, of Fort Dodge, and Kenneth, of Billings, Montana; and sister, Mary Krouse, of Vienna, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Robert Ulstad was born June 19, 1927, in Fort Dodge. He graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1945. He attended Fort Dodge Junior College and entered the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. Following his discharge, he graduated from Drake University Law School in 1951. He married Betty Allen in 1954 in Webster City. He worked for the Iowa Industrial Commission, then began a law practice in Fort Dodge in 1957. He was a member of the Noon Lions Club, Elks Club, American Legion, Iowa State Bar Association, Webster County Bar Association, Iowa Association of Workers Compensation attorneys, Ashlar Lodge, the Karl King Band-and The Iowa Numismatic Association. * * * * * * * * * * * * *•* A CHECKLIST OF IOWA’S KNOWN BILLIARD SUPPLIER TOKENS by Jack Glass Several suppliers of billiard tables and related equipment provided their customer: (in Iowa and elsewhere) with tokens employing a stock reverse that advertised the supplier. Best known are the Brunswick tokens, which include those tokens produced by or for any of firms that trace their origin to John M. Brunswick and his brothers, Joseph and Emanuel. Julius Balke in 1874 and H.W. Collender in 1884 added their names to Brunswick’s in successive corporate restructurings. Thus, Brunswick tokens from Iowa have been found with the following names: Brunswick & Co., J.M. Brunswick & Balke Co. and Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Each name has been used in several stock dies, all of which are described and illustrated in The Brunswick Token Story, a booklet written by William E. Fowler, Richard G. Magnuson and Paul F. White. This booklet was published by the Token and Medal Society in 1977 and is indispensable for anyone who wishes to study this token series. 8