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THE NONAGON WINTER 2003 NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION U• 1 **;;M)%g^PvAr'kPN•i-^^C~a~~TaI. 4PA1 ^-ff%^ogyx-4.I./:%- 'tAp£lH$-?ti,.v- BowersandSMerenaGalleries’ Spectacular action Season CanRealizeTopMarketPricesforYou. asrheeunWvcndeoedrrMradeiel-nrdmbvesirinlteaolea’fikysoiomnneiugdxlotpllsoeilarobaltnereissssa,eowptifahglreoldtosotlsaolfhmaoorweuwso’rcqruaskwasploeefircotttryyahoyocuofuorulpf!arcrceoWosiaihenunsnecs,ttt,aihstopeeintaorsps,neeyaroaonrsumdoreonnncnftuoeoimlryrile,2es0cmc0atao3inlt.odlineWccoihtestixhewopennoer.rrtitnOtihucvsmeoseiemrtsvehemastrathattecliihmctayerehaaoitrcoutstessemeawrlsnlie,dzfelohdedraotolvBtlueoearnwrsspseoarlososdrtf thousandsofconsignors,rangingfrommuseums,governmentagencies,andinstitutionstoprivatecollectors. SiCmopnlsyicganlilnJgohisneaPsayckanodrRgiecnekrBoaugsgcaatsh1-a8d0v0a-n4c5e8s-4ar6e46a,vafiolracbloempilnesttaentdleytauilpso,ninrcelceuidpitngofouyroulrocwocnosmimginsmseinot.n rates.Itmaywellbethemostfinanciallyrewardingdecisionyouhaveevermade! 2003AuctionSchedule: March6,2003•KingsvvoodCoinAuctions TelephoneandInternetAuction ConsignmentDeadline:January24,2003 March13-15,2003•Baltimore,Maryland inconjunctionwiththeBaltimoreCoinandCurrencyConvention ConsignmentDeadline:January10,2003 June5,2003•KingswoodCoinAuctions TelephoneandInternetAuction ConsignmentDeadline:April22,2003 June26-28,2003•Chicago,Illinois inconjunctionwiththeMidAmericaCoinExpo ConsignmentDeadline:April18,2003 Mit July30C-oAnusiggunsmten2Tt,hD2ee0aA0dl3NinA•e:BSaMallateyim2o3r,e,20M0a3ryland August7,2003•KingswoodCoinAuctions TelephoneandInternetAuction ConsignmentDeadline:June24,2003 September14,2003•LosAngeles,California TheRaritiesSale ConsignmentDeadline:July14,2003 September25,2003•KingswoodCoinAuctions TelephoneandInternetAuction ConsignmentDeadline:July31,2003 December4-6,2003•Baltimore,Maryland inconjunctionwiththeBaltimoreCoinandCurrencyConvention ConsignmentDeadline:September12,2003 Bowers and Merena Galleries Box1224•Wolfeboro,NewHampshire03894•800-458-4646•InNH:569-5095•Fax:603-569-5319 itrmiiilrlwww.bowersandmerena.com•e-mail:[email protected]•NASDAQ:CLCT /m / NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION > VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page911 MEMBERSHIPNEWS NHTOWNMEDALSQUIZ Pleasetakeacloselookatyourmailing ByBobFritsch labelonthefrontofthisissueofTheNonagon.If NewHampshireTownMedalsofferafascinating a“0!”isafteryourmembershipnumber,youowe arrayoftopicsandareawonderfulwaytobuilda tfoorthlaestSyaemarAlalnedn;thPisOyeBaorx.1P6l5e5a;seDsoevnedr,yoNuHrdues nHiecreenaurmeiasmfaetwicquceosltlieocntsioanboatutretahseomnatbolegectosyto.u 03820.Wehaveincludedahandymembership started. formonYtoheubmaackycnoovteer.thatLifeMembershipsare b1e.stWhtaowtntboywnapdraomclsaiitmes?onitsmedalthatitisthe nolongerofferedbyNHNA.TheExecutive 2.Whatwastheerroronthe1972Rochester Councilmetanddecidedthattheclubcanno TownMedal? longeraffordthiscategoryofmembership.We 3.WhichmedaldepictsthesteamerKusumpel appreciatethelongtimesupportourLifeMembers 4.Whichmedaldepictsglassblowersatwork? havegivenusandlookforwardtocontinued 5.Whattownmedalfeaturesaniftyrailroad associationwiththem.Wewelcomeourpotential bridge,completewithsteamtrain? newmembersandalsolookforwardtolong 6.WhichtownmedalwouldfitwellintheWells associationwiththem. FargoMuseum? 7.WhichtownishalfwaybetweentheNorthPole WehavehadafewNonagonsreturnedby andtheEquator,accordingtoitsmedal? thePostalService.Ifyouknowthesemembers’ 8.Whichtownmedalfeaturesamoose? whereabouts,pleaseletusknow. 9.Whichthreetownsusedacommonobversefor HaroldWhiteneck their1969medals? JohnMazeau 10.Whatwasunusualaboutthe1938Hampton JRobertMerrill BeachmedalfeaturingGoodyCole? WenoteCthhaerlpeasssPiinkgeofEdGetzand 1121..WWhhiacthtotwonwnismtehdealonfleyatounreesontheeatrothw?n’svery JamesGormanandthankthemfortheir elaborateweathervane? involvementwithNHNA. 13.Whichtownhadaredenameledstrawberryon ThankstoJimGuinessoforupdatingus their350thanniversarymedal? oPlnesaesveersaelndmemmebmebresr.newstotheeditor. R11a45..ilWWrhhoiiatdcehfoinuenliitdsfdamecepediatclto.swnaWnmhoealdtdaliesnf(gewiaantseu)roetfshteahewPo&PlOf&??O 16.Whichtownmedalfeaturesahotairballoon? 17.Whichtownmedaldepictsalogdriveonthe AndroscogginRiver? ANNUALMEETING m1e8.daTlh?eLadyoftheLakeresidesonwhattown TheAnnualMeetingofNHNAwillbe 19.Whattownthatmademastsforsailingships heldonSunday,20April2003(EasterSunday)at depictedoneontheirmedal? 2PMduringtheThirdSundayShowinNashua. 20.WhichtownmedaldepictstheBlueberry TAislhliosnmesehmoofbwethriessbhaeersletdilanittvtiltteheesdhHtooowlcsiodiamnyeNIeenanwrlayEtntEgoxlicatrnu4di,.seand AExnpsrweesrss?nextissue.Andyes.youquizmaster theboursethenattendthemeeting.Annual lovestrains. edTlihesecctuRisoasnyiooWnfshoeafebflioceuetrrstChowelillclelcuttbaikoaennpdwliaNlcleH,bepnluaumvsiasiimlnaatbtelrieecssft.oirng PWhOaBtodxo3y0o0u3;thNiankshoufathi0s30q6u1i-z?300W3r,itoerttooBobat viewingbyanymember. bobfriischdbearthlink.netwithyourcomments. Enoughfavorableresponseswillencouragemore quizzes. > 2 NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page91 NewHampshireNumismaticPrimer-Part3 MerchantsObsoleteCurrency! ByMikeGarofalo,LM#110 ContinuingouroccasionalseriesonGraniteStatenumismaticitems,letsexplorethepapermoneythat wasissuedbyvariousmerchantsinourstate-NewHampshireObsoleteMerchantsScrip! WhyTheseNotesExist SincetheUnitedStatesGovernmentdidnotstarttoprintnationalcurrencyuntil1862,thestates, authorizedbanksandalargevarietyofmerchantsprintedtheirowncurrency.Technicallythe mmeneegrrrccahhvaainnndtgisss;ep,roitnMhtoeesrdtnsoocftrietpsh,ebrenaaotrtheebrseatauhrtaeinfsumclaulrvlri,egnngecetynt,eerswa;hlilscyohm2w"eaxsno3tr"eesidneaesrimezaes.bilSmepolimneetahnneoditrepslstaoibnre.easrMtaronatyphueorrfchotahrseneantoetes wereissuedinlargequantities,asitwasgoodforthemerchantstohaveafairamountcirculating.That representedan'interest-free'loantohim. The'Common'Notes Displayedbelowaretwodifferentnotesfromfairlycommonmerchants.Theyarerelativelyeasyto acquireinmostgrades,includingcrispuncirculated. iiyry TtfCKKH&STILUS, vvj.cr.s/. Ime/M7..V/»-//!•/<rv is////,////'/>/•/./.>/y//S/,f////./,,'S'/'/////,,V.////,//.//.,////f/t///,W/r./it/// RUMKffmioicrm.v Tucker&StilesNotefromBrookline,NH Quincy&WardNotefromRumney,NH Stuonod$mi4se0tr.oi0fb0tuthieendsGeneonmtoetseU.nscGieexrnicesurtlaalitnleydC,.ritSshpoemsoereGtoyefpmetshUeonsfceicrnocoumtlemasoteandrencooetnvedesintaiarovenaiwalonardbtlhmeafinnryosmmaar$lel5.rs0eh0meaeintisnFdioenfrestcwooofndoirtimoonruep denominations. OtherfairlycommonnoteswereissuedbythemerchantnamedTucker,drawnontheTownsendBank ofBrookline,NH.AseriesoflowdenominationswasissuedbyTredick,SwinertonandGilmanofUnion, NH,andisavailableinhighgrades. TorwefhelerNaretaeisvihenaulrayaeg,cnrooNenHme-,mmveoiingnstnseuittenhtdaaeltalnnwgoertaaethtdsraeaivscsetsfiurnveoeedmv.eb2Gry5oeotnvhdoeetnetSotsdaVerteeaernwyCnaaFnpoiinnutena.tclhiIerBccaIounnnlkdsaituoaelfndteCHsdoepnaaeccdoviraBmdrae,inenktNy.oHf.oWfthMhioielstrehcnehotrathiends!teasnloeWtrhesitiasend&aHlilll, Commonincirculatedgrades,butunknowninCrispUncirculated? The'Rare'Notes NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page913 OfcoursenotallNewHampshiremerchants'notesarerelativelycommon.Therearewonderful equxacnetpittiioenss.byFoarmeexracmhpalnet,farnom18C6a2nd5iaC,enNtHs,nroetael,izweidth$7a48pe.l0i0cainnvtihgeneWtatey,newhiRicchhwSaasleiscsounedducitnevderbyytiny Bowers&MerenaGalleriesinMarchof2002. JNo.jjfii'. iCavnduei'jao,aCN.oHe.k-,jDaoci.s1,t1jS—G•2A•- >AV(V(lDtAIN-KIND(lLltO-iO,D.SANIANDTNuMIfYJrMaK(n.u(O>sUf,NlOCMN.OtNlOCLLU>AI.INLNlI}l Lot3052,Candia,NH5Cents,VeryRare,WayneRichSale AtthhneeotsChoaenmrneercaWtraiecyumnteerRciRhivacenhrtsBS'aalnsekc.riopfwChaasrlaenst1o8w6n2,2N5H.CeInttrseanloitzeeditshseuehdefbtyyGseuomrgoefW$o5l7c5o.t0t0,,Jra.salnotd#d3r0a5w4noinn Lot#3054,RareGeorgeWolcott,Jr,notefromCharlestown,NH,WayneRichSale AfinalrarenotewasLot#3056,issuedbySherburneR.Merrill,ofthetinyhamletofColebrook,NH. Tithiwsasvepruyncrahr-ecannocteelerde,alibzuetdiatiwshvoeprpyiRnAgRE$!920.00intheWayneRichSale.Itisnotespeciallyprettyand Notespeciallypretty,butveryRare,Lot#3056,SherburneMerrillofColebrook,NH. Summary Fbpeoefrrohmraoepssw,teoconclaelneocfrtionmrdso,rorethaoeffsfeotrhedelsuteshiervmaer.irtaBireuisttimkesanyowiwlwlleeltdlagkbeeeiassigttrhteeinagkteidyne.aslSoimonfecesdeteaharleceyhri'cnsegritanavinnedlnytaodrgoyrenwaoattitd'ielnaoglokt'oofvasblaeuvaibnlge, discoveredbytheknowledgeablecollector.Studyyourauctioncatalogsandread,read,read! NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page914 tFAfihslrrl.oememaWpnhteayhoetpolDfyeeoys-uokWuaaolkysfnontoehp,weroSBtbehoacebbrlpeFaytrsaidsrtoiysn-cnghTortoaefnkadWnsauomryween.riesStRihinactchethlWeeafteynnaeevr’ogsiyddbeienahtithhnedsoNtmhHeeNNoAfHtNthheAatNhwHaislNlcAboembeduisfiffnriecosumlsthtaos beendelayedduetocommunicationproblemsassociatedwithBobandIbeingastate’swidth aapnadrtm.emCboemrpsohuinpdidunegs.thiWshpirloebgloeimngwatshrtohueg“hlossosm”eofofantheenNveHlNopAecionnftoarimnaitnigonadfvreormtilsaisntgsppariynmgenIts foundthemissingenvelope.Ifyousubmittedapaymentforanadvertisementormembership betweenMarch2002andMay2002pleasebeassuredthatyouraccounthasbeencreditedandthe checkshavebeendeposited.SothatcheckyouwrotetotheNHNA8-9monthsagoshouldbe clearinganyday!Myapologiesforanyinconvenience. PBloexas1e6b5e5,suDroevetro,seNnHda0l3l8c2h0e.cksandaddresschangesdirectlytomeatSamAllen,NHNA,P.O. New1923DoverNHmedalfound! Anewmedaltypefromthe300thanniversarycelebrationinDover, NHhasbeenfoundinarecenteBayauction.Themedalmeasures fm-A*-1 M 3Wh5imtmehxea4d0amnmdHaondagisocfoNmepwoasrekd,oNfJ,gotlhdecmoeldoarledhbarsoLnzaed.yMLiibnetretdybaty P'SlV.S*cVC-.7vV-•v\i'AIS..'-. ttohhfeeNcDeeonwvteeHrramwNipHtshhCihirateny.dSseAaatltotahpnetdtwotoopstoehfaeltslh.eeftTmeihsdetahsleeaoGlnrteaoattfhlSeoewraiilnghgotfrhtiahbenbdoSntiasitse “DoverTercentenary”andatLiberty’sfeetis“Celebration,August 1923”.Themedalissuspendedfromaroyalblueribbonwithtoppinbar.Sincethemedalwas issuedinvelvet-linedboxandwassealedwithawaxbandaroundthebox,itcanbesafely assumedthatthemedalwasapresentationpiece.Itwasprobablyanhonorariumtoaspeaker, officerorpresenter.Strengtheningthissuppositionisthefactthatthismedalhasyettobelistedin theNonagonorinRobertHeath’sbook“MedalsofNewHampshireCitiesandTowns”.The medalwasobtainedfromadealeronLongIslandwhopurchaseditseveralyearsagoatageneral estateauction.Thisisanexcitingdiscoveryastherehasbeenextensiveresearchdoneonthe subjectofNewHampshiretownmedalsbynumerouscollectorsandthisvarietyhasyettobe cataloged. IfyouknowofotherNewHampshiretownmedalvarietiesthathaveyettobecataloged,please [email protected]. ResearchtoBeginoilNewHampshireExonumia-SamAlien OneofWayneRich’son-goingprojectswasacatalogofNewHampshireexonumia.Notonlydid hecoverthetopicofNewHampshiretownmedals,healsobegantocategorizemerchanttokens, offooNdeswtaHmapmptoskheinrse,aenxdonpuampiear.moIfneyyo.uhIaavcequinitreerdesmtainngyNoHfWmaeydnales’,stnookteenss,anedncaarsteicdlecsenotns,thfeootdopic stamptokens,woodennickels,touristmedals,commemorativecoinsorotheralliedexonumia, pleaseletmeknowsothatIcanincludetheminthison-goingresearchproject.Ihopetobeginto listsomeofthisexonumiabycategoryinfutureNonagonissues. I Like New Hampshire Currency! o 5317 • ^fjKKr10X0JaX<^r*^S! i Jf/vtr/wr. ,,r3-*V//ttr.'y/'/y!J// Ienjoycollectingcolonial,statechartered,andNationalBankcurrencyfromNew Hampshire, anything and everything, including different denominations, signature combinations,plateletters,seriesvariations,andmore.Ialsolikeoldstockcertificates, correspondence,etc.,relatingtotheabovebanks. DoyouhavesomeNewHampshirecurrencyforsale?Iwouldbedelightedtolearn aanbyotuthiint!g1thaamtIncotanatusaell.lIowoiklilnggifvoerabnarignasitnasntbduetcwiislilonpaoyntahneyfuiltlecmuyrroeuntofmfaerrkmeetparnidcewiflolr payinstantlyforanythingIcanuse. Thankyouforcontactingme!Ireallyappreciateit. DaveBowers P.O.Box539 WolfeboroFalls,Ml03896-0539 e-mail:ijuuareimetTinelrucast.ilet NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page916 NHTOWNMEDALSINTHERAYWHEELERCOLLECTION TOWN DATE MEDAL SER# COMMENTS Bamstead 1977 Silver 12 w/Brochure Belmont 1969 Silver 12 Brookline 1969 Silver 12 Chester 1972 Silver 12 Chichester 1977 Silver 12 w/Brochure Derry 1969 Silver 12 Exeter 1938 Bronze None Franklin 1928 Bronze None Fobloop Gilmanton 1977 Silver 12 w/Brochure GoldPI 12 Bronze 12 Greenville 1972 Silver 012 Harrisville 1970 Silver 12 Keene 1975 Silver 12 w/Brochure Londonderry 1969 Silver 12 Madbury 1968 Silver 12 InCapitolPlasticsholder.Presented Bronze None bytheTownofMadbury. Nottingham 1972 Silver 12 FromTownCommittee Pittsfield 1982 Silver 12 DonatedbyTown Pewter None Bronze None Randolph 1974 Silver 12 w/Brochure Bronze 12 Rochester 1972 Silver 12 Non-Error GoldPI 12 Bronze None Salisbury 1968 Silver 12 InCapitolPlasticsholder. Bronze None Bronze None Sanbornton 1970 Silver 12 Shelburne 1969 Silver 12 Surry 1969 Silver 12 Bronze None Tilton 1969 Silver 12 Warner 1974 Silver 12 w/Brochure Windham 1969 Silver 12 NHNAwouldlovefurtherdonationsofTownMedalswithserialnumber12tothiscollection. PleasecontactthePresidentorSecretary. Nextissue:OtherMedalsinthecollection,followedbywoodissueswhichcompriseitsbulk. 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Freeverbal appraisalsofyouritems. Expert appraisalsforattorneysand estates. Life Members: New Hampshire Numismatic Association,American NumismaticAssoc. Email: [email protected] Phone:603-893-5073 Fax:419-715-5192