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North York Coin Club
Founded 1960
MONTHLY MEETINGS 4TH Tuesday 7:30 P.M. AT
Edithvale Community Centre, 131 Finch Ave. W., North York M2N 2H8
MAIL ADDRESS: NORTH YORK COIN CLUB,
5261 Naskapi Court, Mississauga, ON L5R 2P4
Web site: www.northyorkcoinclub.com
Executive Committee
Contact the Club :
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 416-897-6684
Member :
Ontario Numismatic Association
Royal Canadian Numismatic Assocation
President ........................................Bill O’Brien
1st Vice President ..........................Henry Nienhuis
2nd Vice President..........................
Secretary ........................................Henry Nienhuis
Treasurer ........................................Ben Boelens
Past President ................................Nick Cowan
Director ..........................................Roger Fox
Director ..........................................Vince Chiappino
Director ..........................................Andrew Silver
Junior Director ................................
Auctioneer ......................................David Quinlan
Auction Manager..........................David Bawcutt
..................................................../Paul Johnson
Editor ..........................................Paul Petch
Receptionist ................................Franco Farronato
Draw Prizes ................................Bill O’Brien
Social Convenor ..........................Bill O’Brien
Librarian ......................................Robert Wilson
THE BULLETIN FOR NOVEMBER 2014
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello again members and friends of the
North York Coin Club!
December is right around the corner, so
it’s time to plan the annual Holiday dinner
for club members and all others who wish to
attend. Last year, the buffet dinner was held
at Tucker’s Marketplace at 15 Carlson Ct.
out on the airport strip. It was decided to do
it again this year and I have been promised
much more elbow space for us to mingle.
The price of the dinner is up somewhat
this year at $30, but it is still a good value
for your dollar. The full buffet dinner is all
you can eat with salads, soups, main course,
dessert etc. for an evening of grazing in the
large buffet area. Also included in the price
for the meal are the taxes, gratuity, coffee
and a choice of draught beer or red or white
house wine. Now where else can you get
value like that? The best part of this dinner
is the opportunity for you to mingle with
other club members in a relaxed
environment, so we hope to see you all then.
And now for some exciting news for all
of you who helped the club out this summer
when we hosted the 2014 R.C.N.A. national
convention: For those members who helped
out at the convention, we have the deal of a
lifetime. The club will subsidize your meal
ticket to the tune of $20.00, so the night out
will only cost you ten bucks. WOW! Please
take advantage of this offer and join us on
the evening. See Ben at the next meeting or
e-mail your reservation to Ben or myself
([email protected]) anytime.
The next item I would like to bring to the
attention of the club members is that the
NYCC is holding our 4th annual Edithvale
Community Collectibles Hobby Show on
Saturday May 9th 2015 in the Banquet Room
at the Edithvale Community Centre. The
price of the table is up slightly from last
year at $40.00 each, first come, first
reserved, so fill out the paperwork and pay
early to hold your spot. See Ben, at the next
meeting with the Dealer Table Application
completed and your money and your table
will be reserved. You can also mail the form
and cheque to the address on the form. There
are only 18 dealer tables, so reserve yours
now.
The show schedule is quite light over the
next couple month’s with holiday events
and family commitments taking the
spotlight over the hobby which should leave
you plenty of time to attend the dinner on the
9th. If you do have a spare hour or two, and
any money left after Christmas expenses
then the Brampton Coin Show on December
7th or early next year the Unipex Coin &
Stamp Show January 16-18th might fill the
bill.
The last item I would like to mention is
the need of temporary volunteer to fill in for
Ben when he goes on vacation early in 2015.
It would be a four month job, or so, looking
This is the last issue of The Bulletin for
2014. Remember our Christmas Dinner is
on Tuesday December 9 (see the flyer), the
next executive meeting is at Gateway
Graphics on January 13 at 7:00 p.m. and
the next regular North York meeting is
January 27. Remember as well that it is
time to pay your 2015 club membership
dues — still only $10!
NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
IT’S IN THE BANQUET ROOM:
We start gathering in the Banquet
Room on the first floor of the
Edithvale Community Centre,
at 7:00 p.m. with meeting start
scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
We are having a “Show and Tell”
evening for November. We already have
confirmation from Ben Boelens, Phillip
Simms and Paul Petch that they will each
have a topic for the meeting. You are invited
to bring your own item of interest.
Remember, these participation meetings
work the best when LOTS of people
contribute.
Don’t forget to bring along your recent
finds or special treasures to share with us
during the show and tell!
We appreciate all donations to our
supply of draw prize material.
Please remember to bring your
auction lots if you would like an
auction at this meeting.
after the treasurer when Ben is away. If
anybody can help out in this time of need see
me, or e-mail, and I will pencil you in.
Well I guess that about covers the club
news, show updates, and everything else
you need to know. I would like to bring to
everyone’s attention the club’s meeting at
Edithvale on November 25th is member
participation so all club members are invited
to bring along an item and participate in our
“show and tell” evening.
Bill O’Brien
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NEWS OF THE OCTOBER 2014 MEETING
The 605th meeting of the North York Coin Club was held on
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in the 1st floor Banquet Room of the
Edithvale Community Centre. The feature of the evening was “An
Ancient Greek Timeline” prepared by Rick and Sandy Craig. The
PowerPoint presentation was managed by Henry Nienhuis and Paul
Petch read the script and served as facilitator for questions and
comments from the floor. We regret that the formal minutes of the
meeting are not available at the time of publication.
President Bill O’Brien (left) chaired the meeting and Franco
Farronato served as Receptionist and sold tickets to the lucky draw.
Secretary Ben Boelens (behind the table) joins in an examination of
the evenings luck draw prizes with (l-r) Arie Yark, Nick Cowan and
Henry Nienhuis.
There was lots of interest in the evening’s auction being managed by
David Bawcutt (seated). Ben Boelens (left) and Bob Velensky (right)
examine lots while (standing l-r) Vince Chiappino, Richard Duquette
and Arie Yark examine and discuss an item.
A smiling Roger Fox was glad to be into recovery
after an operation on his right shoulder.
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North York Coin Club
and
Etobicoke-Mississauga
Coin Stamp and Collectibles Club
TUESDAY D ECEMBER 9 — at Tucker’s Marketplace, 15 Carlson Court, Mississauga
We start gathering in our reserved room at 6:00 p.m. for buffet dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets now on sale — $30 per person
* * * Come for an evening of good food, fun, gift exchange, 50-50 and draw prizes * * *
TH
The Etobicoke-Mississauga Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Club and North York Coin Club have once again
decided to co-host a club Christmas dinner at Tucker’s Marketplace located in the area of Dixon Road and HWY 27
in north Etobicoke. This year we are planning for a bigger crowd in a bigger room!
The price is $30 per person for the Tucker buffet including Salads, Soups & Chili, BBQ Grill, Carvery Table, Main
Course Table, Stir Fries, Pastas, Seafood, Bread Bakery, Dessert Bar, Ice Cream Stand, Fruitstand, one draft beer
or house wine. Extra beverages are your own responsibility. The $30 price includes taxes and gratuity.
Following the dinner, festivities will continue with the usual draw prizes, optional gift exchange ($10 gift items
marked as “male” or “female”, please) and 50-50 draw familiar at both of the clubs.
Guests and Members of Other Area Coin Clubs are Welcome to Join Us!
To register, please notify Ben Boelens by e-mail at
[email protected] or telephone 905-890-9484
Map to
Tucker’s Marketplace
15 Carlson Court,
Mississauga, ON M9W 6A2
From Dixon Road turn north on
Atwell Drive and then right on
Carlson Court
The entrance to the parking lot
is a right hand turn.
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CARDS AND CURRENCY CAPTURE HISTORY
by Barb Pacholick, Regina Leader-Post, October 20, 2014
Copyright 2014 The Leader-Post. Used with permission.
To boost the sale of shares, the
wannabe bankers displayed proposed
bank notes in several store windows on
Main Street. But not enough people were
buying.
The displayed bank notes were
optimistically dated May 1, 1913.
“A lot of people lost money,” said
Manz, noting the shares sold for $100 a
piece.
Manz owns the only known tintype
mirror proofs for the $20 Bank of
Saskatchewan note that wasn’t to be,
while Gatewest Coin Ltd., of Winnipeg,
had the approval proofs for the bills on
display.
“It was artwork back then,” noted
Gatewest employee Christopher Porco.
The $10 bill has a beautifully detailed
scene of railway construction, while the
$20 bill shows the bustling Moose Jaw
rail yards. In 1913, the aspiring bank
project collapsed, and its fate was sealed
the next year.
“World War 1 came and wiped
everyone out,” he noted.
In 1935, currency was standardized
— all issued by the Bank of Canada.
Photograph by: Michael Bell , Regina Leader-Post
It was the Canadian Tire money of its day
— some two centuries ago.
Avid coin collector George Manz points
to two well-preserved playing cards. On their
face, they look like nothing more than a 10
of diamonds and a seven of clubs.
“They’re priceless,” said Manz, manning
his table at the Regina Coin Club’s fall show
on Sunday.
That’s because if you flip those cards
over, there’s some inky scrawl written on the
back and a date, on the clubs, of 1778.
The playing card money was a highlight
of this weekend’s show, said Manz, club
president.
At a time when hard currency could be
in short supply, some enterprising merchant
in what’s now Quebec made his own with
playing cards. It’s believed one of the cards
was good for the purchase of a bottle of rum,
the other for a pint of rum.
Manz, who often digs into the history
books to learn more about his collection,
said playing card money in what would
become Canada began in the late 1600s
when it was used to pay the troops in New
France. The ships carrying real currency
were sometimes delayed. The playing cards
fit the bill until the real stuff arrived so the
troops had spending money. Given the high
illiteracy rates of the day, the cards were
often cut in half or quarters to symbolize
varying denominations.
Manz bought his two cards at an auction
in Toronto. He’s since shown them to experts
in Canada and the U.S. “They have never
seen anything like these,” Manz said
proudly. “They’re extremely rare.”
They weren’t the only unique find on
display.
Ever hear of the Moose Jaw-based Bank
of Saskatchewan?
In this next-year country, a group of
Moose Jaw businessmen believed in 1912
that it would be a going concern, so had
proofs made for the money.
They had to come up with $250,000 —
which they hoped to raise through shares —
to put in trust in order to get government
approval.
George Manz holds-up two playing cards during the Regina Coin Club’s fall show held at the
Turvey Centre on Saturday October 18.
Bank of Saskatchewan $20 from the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada
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BOOKS AND THEIR VALUE TO COLLECTORS
by Harvey G. Stack, Founder Stack’s Coin Galleries, from his blog on the Internet
One question I hear quite often from beginning as well as advanced collectors is: “Why buy
the book before the coin?” The question often comes from Internet collectors, who seem to think
of that as the only source of information. Well, the Internet is good, but at the same time it can’t
offer everything.
I was brought up in a numismatic retail shop, run by my father and uncle, which was opened
in a recession period. The goal during the 1930s at the first Stack’s in New York City was
developing a solid base of collectors that the store could serve. So they assembled a vast
selection of inventory, with coins from ancient to modern, from the United States as well as the
rest of the world, in gold, silver, copper and any other metal. They also assembled a library of
reference books, auction catalogs, price lists and photographs. As dealers retired, Stack’s bought
entire libraries. Likewise Stack’s would purchase collectors’libraries, including those assembled
by specialists.
Printed information about coins and their history was not always found in the average coin
shop, but Stack’s tried to have as many books as they could among the items they offered for
sale. During the 1930s and 1940s many of the now-famous collectors were building their
cabinets. Each had a specialty or two or three, and when these specialized collections were sold,
the auction catalogs became current reference books.
Among printed references we had The Numismatist, and publications from the American
Numismatic Society. Unfortunately this type of publications often carried very technical
information about a series that interested the writer, and rarely had guidance for new collectors
on how to build their own collections. One of the early standard references published during this
period was the Standard Catalog of United States Coins. It was basically a tabulation of the dates
and mints issued by the United States, and showed suggested retail prices. Most other publications
had numismatic ads from dealers around the country, but no suggestions how to collect or what
to look for.
Some specialized references were more informative and descriptive, but many were either
the inventories of collections being formed or were so highly specialized that they made it difficult
to learn the basics. Auction catalogs of the period and of the decades before were the basic
guideposts for the collector. The dealers or auctioneers who wrote the catalogs (some were
extensively illustrated by drawings or early photographs) learned about the coins as they created
the catalogs. They were also the experts on grading and other aspects of collecting. In this way
the dealer/auctioneer became the teacher, passing this information on to other collectors.
It was (and still is) often said, that one should not try to build an outstanding collection without
guidance from books, dealers or fellow collectors. Coin clubs in and around large metropolitan
areas became sources for information and these clubs grew rapidly as the information disseminated
between members guided collectors in many areas including rarity, grading and more.
Collectors started to write books to encourage interest in their collections and therefore make
those collections more appreciated and marketable in the future when they were sold. Because
the collectors of the early 20th century loved their coins so much, many major collections formed
during that period were only sold when the collector passed away. These books became important
to later generations as more and more collectors began to specialize in various numismatic areas.
CLUB PUBLICATIONS,
PRINT AND ONLINE
Coin World editor Steve Roach
presented this editorial in the issue
dated November 17, 2014.
It considers the importance of written,
hold-in-the-hand communictions.
Surveys of membership organizations
(both numismatic and otherwise) typically
confirm one fact: that members view a
publication as the primary tangible benefit of
membership.
Each week in Coin World’s offices, we
get publications from organizations across
the country, big and small. Some are excellent
publications with a regional emphasis, such
as The California Numismatist or the Central
States Numismatic Society’s quarterly The
Centinel.
Others are specialty publications with indepth research of the sort that is necessary for
the growth of numismatics, but goes beyond
what a mainstream publication like Coin
World can publish.
As publications — both commercial and
non-profit — move toward digital platforms,
they must be careful not to alienate their print
subscribers.
Our own surveys confirm that a
surprisingly high percentage of Coin World’s
audience does not use computers for their
collecting and that they view printed
publications as providing a break from the
normal day. Further, in removing the print
publication, a club risks losing members.
Member engagement and happiness need to
be weighed against any cost savings when a
move to discontinue a club’s publication is
under consideration.
There are ways to reach new audiences
without alienating existing members, such
as the [Royal Canadian Numismatic
Association’s NumisNotes e-mail which
complements its Canadian Numismatic
Journal.]
It is sometimes forgotten that behind all
of these publications are patient, dedicated
editors and writers who often work solely in
a volunteer capacity. The quality of research
in many specialty publications has never been
higher, and they provide a wonderful
complement to more broad-ranging
publications like Coin World. [… and
Canadian Coin News too! … Ed.]
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SMALL CHANGE: THE TINIEST ANCIENT COINS
Coin Week Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz on the Coin Week website
Parva Ne Pereant —
Let not the small things perish
In 2014 the British Royal Mint issued a gold proof 50p coin only
8 mm in diameter*, weighing in at 1/40 Troy ounce (0.8 grams.) This
is the smallest coin the UK has ever struck and surely one of the
smallest modern coins. For comparison, the smallest coin the US Mint
has ever produced–the US gold dollar, struck in several designs from
1849 to 1889–weighed 1.672 grams and measured 12.7 to 14.3 mm.
*One inch equals 25.4 mm.
Compared to the
smallest coins of
Antiquity, these little
trinkets are big
bruisers. In this article
we will explore just
how tiny coins can
get.
There are three
ways a coin can be tiny: weight,
dimension (diameter and thickness),
and value. The Latin motto of the
American Numismatic Society is
Parva Ne Pereant: ”let not the small
things perish.” The survival of so
many extremely small coins from
the remote past shows how
appropriate this slogan is for people
who treasure ancient coins.
Adventures in Greek Metrology
Metrology is the study of
weights and measures. With
relentlessly logical minds, but
lacking the advantage of decimal
notation, ancient Greeks created
systems of weights based on simple
fractions. These became the basis of
their coinage denominations.
Let’s start with the silver drachma of the
Athenian or “Attic” standard, weighing 4.3
grams. For comparison, a fresh uncirculated
American nickel weighs exactly 5.000 grams.
The drachma was divided into six obols, each
about 0.72 gram. The little obol, in turn, was
subdivided into halves (hemiobol), quarters
(tetartemorion) and even eighths
(hemitetartemorion.) Measuring only 4-5 mm in
diameter and weighing 0.08 to 0.12 grams, the
little hemitetartemorion was the smallest Greek
silver coin. It is hard to imagine what such a
small bit of metal (only 1/48 of a days wage for a laborer) would buy
– perhaps a chunk of bread or a cup of cheap wine.
It is sometimes said that ancient Greeks carried these tiny coins in
their mouths, since their garments had no pockets. In 1913, the eminent
British numismatist Percy Gardner (1846-1937) wrote:
“A good reason for the fondness of the people for small coins of
silver, at a time when in some places, as in Sicily, a beautiful bronze
coinage was coming in, is to be found in the Athenian custom of
carrying small change in the mouth. Occasionally no doubt these
minute coins were swallowed: but this risk weighed less heavily than
the unpleasantness of the taste of bronze in the mouth.” (Gardner, 149)
This all appears to be based on the misreading of certain passages
in the comedies of Aristophanes[1]. Small change must have been
carried in leather or linen purses, tucked into a belt. But there is ample
archaeological evidence for the ancient custom of placing an obol in
the mouth of a corpse to pay Charon, the ferryman who carried the
spirits of the dead to the underworld.
Electrum Fractions
To find the tiniest
ancients we have to go even
further back in time, to the
electrum coinage of Lydia
and the Greek cities of Asia
Minor.
Like most questions in
classical numismatics, the
dating of these coins is
controversial, but circa 650
BCE is the earliest guess for
unmarked types and ca. 630620 for types stamped with
designs. The weight standard
was based on a stater of about
14 grams, worth three
month’s salary for a
mercenary. Because electrum
was so highly valued, most
of the coins were smaller; thirds,
sixths, twelfths, and twentyfourths. The 1/24 stater, weighing
about 0.57 grams and measuring
only about 6 mm in diameter,
could purchase a sheep or a
bushel of grain (Linzalone).
But the need for even smaller
units in the day-to-day
transactions of city life led to the
production of miniscule 1/48 and
1/96 staters. At 3 or 4 mm in size,
weighing just 0.15 to 0.10 grams, these
are the smallest coins issued in the
ancient world. I find it easier to avoid
the decimals and just think of the
weight as 150 to 100 milligrams. To
keep this in perspective, an aspirin
tablet weighs 325 milligrams.
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The Littlest Romans
The practical Romans had little use for impractically tiny coins. The
smallest regular imperial denomination until the mid-second century
CE was the copper quadrans, worth 1/16 of a silver denarius. At 15 mm
diameter and about two grams, it is roughly comparable to the modern
Euro cent (16.25 mm, 2.27 g). In the King James Bible (1609) the
English farthing, worth one quarter of a penny, was used to translate
quadrans According to Matthew 10:29, in first century Judea, two
sparrows were sold for a quadrans.
An even smaller coin that might
have been a half-quadrans was struck
at Rome for circulation in the East.
By the fifth century, inflation had
reduced the value of Roman copper
small change to nearly nothing. The
names of the denominations are often
uncertain, so numismatists use a code
based on the diameter of the coins. The smallest denomination is
designated as AE4 and it was probably called a nummus, which simply
means “coin”.
The Widow’s Mite
Any discussion of tiny ancient coins would be woefully incomplete
without mentioning the Biblical “Widow’s Mite.” As told in the Gospel
of Luke:
And He looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the
treasury.
And He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
And He said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath
cast in more than they all:
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of
God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
(Luke, 21:1-4)
In the local coinage of first century Judea, the smallest
denomination was a bronze coin called a lepton in Greek and a half
prutah in Hebrew. The smallest denomination coin known to the
translators of the King James Version of the Bible (begun 1604,
published 1611) was the Flemish mijt or “mite,” a debased silver
piece of about 0.7 gram, worth half a farthing or 1/8 of a penny. It
never circulated in England, but the word was familiar enough to
contemporary readers that “mite” was used to translate lepton.
Collecting the Tiniest
In 1964 the British numismatist Colin Kraay (1918-1982) wrote:
“Unless there was a supply of low value coins sufficient for the
needs of daily retail trade, coinage cannot have been used in anything
like the way with which we are familiar today. …the great majority of
ancient coins reach us through hoards, which represent deliberate
accumulations of substantial sums. Since such accumulations are
normally made in units of high value rather than in small change, there
is a possibility that for some mints our knowledge of the fractions may
be deficient, even though it is virtually complete for the larger
denominations.” (Kraay, 85)
The smallest coins are likely to
have a low survival rate, which
makes them relatively scarce. For
most collectors, they lack the “eye
appeal” of their larger cousins. They
seldom appear in major auctions, and
few dealers have many in stock, so
they can be quite challenging to
collect.
The upside of this is that when
they do appear on the market, they can be quite affordable. Well-worn,
poorly struck examples of the bronze “Widow’s Mite,” commonly
found in large numbers in the Holy Land, can often be purchase for
under $20.
The smallest fractional electrum coins, on the other hand, go for
strong prices, in the $500-1000 range. One exceptionally rare early
Ionian 1/24 stater sold for $5500 (CNG Electronic Auction 282, July
2012, Lot 74). The silver tetartemorion and rare hemitetartemorion
often sell for under US$100 at auction, and even high-grade specimens
rarely bring over $250. The highest recent price I could find for a
hemitetartemorion was $1000 for a specimen from the city of Magnesia
in Ionia dated c. 470-450 BCE and described as having “exceptional
metal and style” (CNG Auction 90, May 2012, Lot 589).
For small silver coins, crystallization is another problem. Over the
course of centuries, ancient silver tends to form small crystals, giving
the surface a grainy appearance and making the metal brittle. This
seems to happen more readily with very small coins.
As might be expected, a good magnifying lens is essential to
appreciate the remarkable detail that ancient engravers were often
able to achieve on these tiny coins.
End Notes
In The Wasps (lines 790-1) Philocleon puts fish scales into his
mouth, thinking they are coins. When he goes home with his jury
pay under his tongue, his daughter (lines 608-9) manages to get it
away from him with a welcoming kiss! Uelpides (The Birds, 503)
swallows an obol when he is startled. Reference:
http://www.usagold.com/gildedopinion/mundellgresham-two.html
References
Gardner, Percy. “Coinage of the Athenian Empire.” Journal of
Hellenic Studies 33. (1913)
Hendin, David. Guide to Biblical Coins, 5th edition. New York,
(2010)
Kraay. Colin M. “Hoards, Small Change and the Origin of
Coinage.” Journal of Hellenic Studies 84 (1964)
Linzalone, Joseph. Electrum and the Invention of Coinage. Dennis
McMillan (2011)
Weatherford, Jack. The History of Money. New York. (1997)
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ROYAL CANADIAN MINT DEPICTION OF FATHER AND CHILD FISHING
WINS COIN OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR “MOST INSPIRATIONAL COIN”
Ottawa, November 18, 2014 — The Royal Canadian Mint is
honoured that its 2013-dated $3 Fine Silver Coin - Fishing won the
Most Inspirational category of the 2015 Krause Publications Coin
of the Year awards. This award places the Mint in the running for
the overall Coin of the Year prize, which will be announced on
January 31, 2015 at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany.
Krause Publications, based in Iola, Wisconsin, is the world’s
largest publisher of leisure-time periodicals and books. Today,
Krause Publications, owned by F+W Media, offers more than 40
periodicals, 10 hobby shows, including the Chicago International
Coin Fair and Chicago Paper Money Expo, 750 reference and howto books, and web properties such as www.NumisMaster.com, and
the online coin price database.
“The Royal Canadian Mint
takes great pride in designing
coins with Canadian-inspired
themes which resonate with a wide
variety of customers,” said Marc
Brûlé, Interim President and CEO
of the Royal Canadian Mint.
“Winning the Coin of the Year
award in the Most
Inspirational Coin
category is yet another prized recognition of our efforts to produce
collector coins which are as memorable for their meaning as they
are for their craftsmanship.”
Designed by Canadian artist John Mantha, this 99.99% pure
silver coin depicts an idyllic scene of a father and child sitting on a
dock with their fishing line bobbing in the water as they and their
loyal dog calmly wait for the fish to bite. This iconic vision of
Canadian summers is brought into beautiful contrast by the delicate
frosting of the central design over a mirror-like proof background.
The annual Coin of the Year competition receives nominations
from an international consortium of mint representatives and
numismatists. The judging is conducted by an international panel
of the world’s leading mint officials, medalists, journalists, central
bank and museum officials.
COMING EVENTS
Dec. 7, Brampton, Brampton Coin Show,
Century Gardens Recreation Centre, 340
Vodden St. E. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission: $3, under 14 free. Free parking.
Coins, medals, tokens, paper money, trade
dollars, supplies, militaria. Buy, sell, trade
and appraise. Children’s table. Funds raised
for children’s charities. Sponsor/Affiliate: The
Brampton Rotary Club and B&W Coins &
Tokens. For more information contact B&W
Coins & Tokens, telephone 905-450-2870.
Jan. 16 -18, 2015, Toronto, Unipex Coin &
Stamp Show, Toronto Plaza Hotel, 1677
Wilson Ave. (HWY 401 & 400) More details
to follow. For more information contact
Unitrade
Associates,
email
[email protected], telephone 416-2425900.
Feb. 14 - 15, 2015, Toronto, TOREX –
Canada’s National Coin Show, Hyatt Regency
Toronto on King, 370 King St. W. Hours: Sat.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission $7, under 16 free. Featuring
Canada’s finest dealers in Canadian, ancient,
and foreign coins, paper money, coin and
paper money supplies and reference books.
For more information contact Brian R. Smith,
email [email protected], telephone 416-7055348. Website: www.torex.net
Feb. 21, 2015, Oshawa, COIN-A-RAMA,
Five Points Mall, 285 Taunton Rd E. at Ritson
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free dealer and
membership draws and NEW hourly public
draws + free admission and parking.
Featuring paper, coins, tokens, medals trade
dollars books and supplies and many more
other items. For more information contact
Sharon. For more information, email
[email protected], telephone 905-728-1352.
May 9, 2015, Toronto, Edithvale Community
Collectibles Hobby Show, Banquet Room,
Edithvale Community Centre, 131 Finch Ave.
W. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Free admission,
free parking, all sorts of collectibles and
featuring coins, paper money, stamps, etc.
For more information contact Paul Petch,
telephone
416-303-4417,
email
[email protected] .
Website:
http://www.northyorkcoinclub.com.
Listings are courtesy of
Canadian Coin News Coming Events
North York Coin Club Presents the 2015
Edithvale Community Collectibles Hobby Show
-- Dealer Table Application -Location:
Edithvale Community Centre
131 Finch Avenue West
Toronto ON M2N 2H8
Show date:
Dealer set up:
Open to public:
Room cleared:
Saturday, May 9, 2015
8:00am to 9:00am
9:00am to 3:30pm
4:00 pm
Tables are $40 each, which covers cost of room, table rental, advertising and incidentals.
Two types of tables may be assigned at the discretion of the show organizer:
• The first type available is 2-1/2 feet deep by 6 feet long.
• The second type is two 3 by 3 foot tables giving a length of 6 feet
For information, e-mail Paul Petch at [email protected] or phone 416-303-4417.
Applicant Information:
Name
Address
City/Prov/Postal Code
Telephone _______________________________ E-Mail ______________________________
I am requesting _________ table(s) and am enclosing my cheque for $____________ at $40 each.
Please make the cheque payable to “NORTH YORK COIN CLUB”. (Payment may also be made in
cash along with this completed form to the Treasurer, Ben Boelens, at a meeting of either the North
York Coin Club or the Etobicoke-Mississauga Coin Stamp and Collectibles Club.) We need your
payment with a completed form to reserve a table.
Signed: ________________________________________________
Mail this completed form along with your payment to:
NYCC Hobby Show
c/o Paul Petch
128 Silverstone Drive
Toronto ON M9V 3G7