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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 Contact the Club : Executive Committee E-mail: [email protected] President ........................................Bill O’Brien Director ..........................................Roger Fox Auction Manager..........................David Bawcutt Phone: 416-897-6684 1st Vice President ..........................Henry Nienhuis Director ..........................................Vince Chiappino ..................................................../Paul Johnson 2nd Vice President.......................... Director ..........................................Andrew Silver Editor ..........................................Paul Petch Member : Secretary ........................................Henry Nienhuis Junior Director ................................ Receptionist ................................Franco Farronato Treasurer ........................................Ben Boelens Auctioneer ......................................David Quinlan Draw Prizes ................................Bill O’Brien Ontario Numismatic Association Past President ................................Nick Cowan Social Convenor ..........................Bill O’Brien Royal Canadian Numismatic Assocation Librarian ......................................Robert Wilson THE BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER 2014 RESIDENT S ESSAGE P ’ M NEXT MEETING Welcome back everyone from the never- the shows held educational programs, which TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 ending, blistering hot summer that Southern greatly added to the show experience. IT’S IN THE BANQUET ROOM: Ontario has endured over the last couple of This support of the hobby, your local club We start gathering in the Banquet months. That relentless heat and sunshine has, and the other local, regional or national I am sure, left everyone exhausted and Room on the first floor of the organizations that are your numismatic Edithvale Community Centre, yearning for the cool autumn temperatures community are the lifeblood of numismatics at 7:00 p.m. with meeting start and splendour of the fall foliage. (Please note in Canada. If you don’t get out and attend scheduled for 7:30 p.m. that this was not last summer’s weather, only shows or meetings, volunteer with your local A contact between Rick Craig and a wish.) or regional clubs or submit articles for Henry Nienhuis at the Toronto Coin Expo However, when autumn finally arrives I publication in one of the national or other has laid the groundwork for our featured would recommend everyone take their loved specialty groups newsletters or publications, presentation at the October meeting. With one with them and enjoy a long leisurely drive the hobby is liable to die a slow death. So help from his wife Sandy, Rick has put a in the country to one of your local coin shows. please get out and support the hobby and club great deal of work into a PowerPoint This upcoming month or so, before winter the way so many of you did this year with the presentation called An Ancient Greek arrives, there are a number of shows that club’s hosting of the 2014 R.C.N.A. Timeline. This timeline sets the context for might make a great destination for your drive. Convention. A great job was done by an overview of some breathtaking Greek coinage. This work is still being developed Whether it’s the 18th annual Scarborough everyone who participated, especially Paul and improved and we thank Rick for the Coin Show on November 1st, or something Petch, Henry Nienhuis and Paul Johnson for chance to preview it. further a field, why not venture down to the their long and dedicated work on this very Don’t forget to bring along your recent 64th annual show in Windsor on the 9th. If successful convention. finds or special treasures to share with us neither of those shows is a favourable December and winter weather is during the show and tell! destination why not head to Niagara Falls for unfortunately almost here, but on the bright November 15th or to the last show before the We appreciate all donations to our side it’s time to plan the annual Holiday dinner supply of draw prize material. holiday season, the Brampton Coin Show on for the club and others who wish to attend. Please remember to bring your December 7th. Last year, the buffet dinner was held at auction lots if you would like an Well, enough about all the great show that Tucker’s Marketplace, on Carlson Court out auction at this meeting. are upcoming, but how about the R.C.N.A. by the airport. It was decided to do it again this Convention and the recent Toronto Coin Expo year, hopefully with more elbow space for us Well I guess that about covers the club and Torex? These three shows, over the last to mingle. news, except I would like to bring to few months, have given GTA area The next item I would like to bring to the everyone’s attention the next club executive numismatists all the fellowship and quality attention of club members is the 4th annual is meeting on November 11th at my Gateway material that they could handle. That said, NYCC Collectibles Hobby Show, taking Graphics offices 2001 Albion Road, these shows also put a huge dent in the place on May 9th 2015 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Etobicoke. As always, all club members are pocketbook since the wide range of Banquet Room at the Edithvale Community invited to attend, offer their input on how the exceptionally high quality material presented Centre. This is all official since we have our club should be run and what the meetings everyone with the opportunity to fill those permit and information has been submitted to should consist of. So that’s it from me, and I holes in their collections. Each show had a the Coming Events column at Canada Coin will see you on October 28th at the next large bourse and excellent auction, and two of News. meeting. Bill O’Brien PAGE 2— OCTOBER 2014 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN NEWS OF THE SEPTEMBER 2014 MEETING The 604th meeting of the North York Coin auction that took place recently in London by Paul Petch gave a brief update on the Club was held on Tuesday, September 23, Jeffrey Hoare Auctions. Jared Stapleton Hobby Show, indicating that he had not yet 2014 in the 2nd floor Gibson room. It was reported that he had attended the auction and received the permit for the May show. hammered to order at 7:32 P.M. with our found that the medal portion was particularly Since Norm Belsten was not able to attend President, Bill O’Brien, in the chair and 25 strong. One of the most interesting items in the our August meeting Paul Petch took the members and 3 guests in attendance. sale was an 1874 Indian Treaty No. 4, Indian opportunity to present him with an engraved Member Arnie Goldstein was present Chief Medal that was estimated to sell at silver medal for his work as the chairman and when his name was drawn to receive the on- $4,500, which was hammered down at layout artist of the convention souvenir time attendance draw prize of $2.00. The draw $40,000 in spirited bidding. The medal was booklet. th purchased by representatives of the original will reset to $2.00 for the October 28 meeting. Paul Johnson asked for the floor to present First Nations band that had received the medal. Moving on to business items, Bill asked Henry Nienhuis with a certificate of members present if they had noticed any errors Jared Stapleton also took the opportunity recognition from the R.C.N.A. for his work as or omissions in the minutes of the June and to remind everyone of the upcoming Toronto organizer and moderator of the Educational August meeting as published in the September Coin Expo. He also mentioned that he would Symposium held in conjunction with the newsletter. With no errors noted, Dr. Marvin again be hosting an educational event with R.C.N.A. convention. Kay made a motion to accept the minutes, two speakers: John Mantha, a Toronto which was seconded by Dick Dunn. Motion illustrator who has designed a number of coins carried. Bill did make a comment about having for the Royal Canadian Mint and François a record of the 602nd meeting, which took the Rufiange, who will talk on wildlife on ancient form of a business only meeting in preparation coins. Jared, who is the current president of the for the 2014 R.C.N.A. convention. Canadian Paper Money Society, also talked about the CPMS 50th anniversary events, Ben Boelens, our treasurer, then gave a which took place at the R.C.N.A. convention. brief report on the club’s financial status. Bill introduced the topic of the annual Bill took a moment to welcome and to Christmas meeting. After a lengthy discussion recognize the guests who were joining the two possibilities were suggested. There was a evening’s meeting. Nico B. is a person who great deal of interest in the Tucker’s collected a “whole pile of coins” in his youth Marketplace venue we attended last year. It and is now renewing his interest in the hobby. was mentioned that the side room we had last Sam K. mentioned that he had inherited a year was a bit small and cramped though and collection of coins from his wife and was that if we were going to attend we would like invited to attend by his friend, Italo Villella. access to the larger room in the rear of the Bill then asked if any of the members restaurant. Dick Dunn liked the Swiss Pick present had attended any numismatic related venue we had attended previously and Ron Zelk, a North York Coin Club Past events (other than the R.C.N.A. convention.) proposed it as an alternative.