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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...... Paul Johnson Phone: 416-897-6684 1st Vice President ...... Henry Nienhuis Director ...... Paul Johnson Editor ...... Paul Petch 2nd Vice President...... Director ...... Andrew Silver Receptionist ...... Franco Farronato Member : Secretary ...... Henry Nienhuis Junior Director ...... Draw Prizes ...... Bill O’Brien Treasurer ...... Ben Boelens Auctioneer ...... Dick Dunn Social Convenor ...... Bill O’Brien Ontario Numismatic Association Past President ...... Nick Cowan Royal Canadian Numismatic Assocation THE BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE NEXT MEETING Good day to all fellow numismatists and Speaking about the R.C.N.A., it’s not too TUESDAY, MARCH 28 our members and friends who receive the early to make your arrangements to attend We start gathering in the Banquet North York Coin Club’s monthly bulletin. It the annual convention this July in Room on the first floor of the seems like just yesterday that I wrote my last Boucherville PQ. Much sooner on the Edithvale Community Centre, President’s Message but, because of the calendar, however, is the O.N.A. convention at 7:00 p.m. with meeting start weather, rescheduled meetings and a planned being held down the 401 in Kitchener between scheduled for 7:30 p.m. vacation, this message is being to get written April 21st and 23rd. This show is well worth the The feature for our March meeting is early, or it’s never going to get done. Mother drive to visit the bourse, but also for the many an auction of some very interesting and Nature had an unwelcome surprise for us in club meetings and the banquet that highlight varied consigned items from our members. Southern Ontario; this coming after I thought the weekend event. Everyone is invited to the meeting. You the calendar told me it was almost Spring. Oh don’t have to be a club member to March Meeting is Auction Night well, life goes on. participate. Because we have so much Our February meeting was the submission auction material, we are unable to accept Annual Coin Show night for auction material for the March 28th additional auction items at this meeting. The North York Coin Club’s Annual coin meeting that will be a meeting-long auction Don’t forget to bring along your recent show this year is scheduled for May 28th. It is night. The bulletin that you are presently finds or special treasures to share with us continues to be held in the Banquet Room at reading has all the information about each lot during the show and tell! the Edithvale Community Centre on Finch so you may make an educated bid for your We appreciate all donations to our Ave. in North York. As with prior years, we favourite item. Please arrive a little early on supply of draw prize material. have 18 dealer tables set up with many March 28th to examine the lots closely before familiar faces returning. Doors open at 9:00 the auction starts. The auction will take some R.C.N.A., is striking a club medal to celebrate a.m. and close at 3:00. Thanks to all who time so we will have to keep it moving. Please Canada’s 150th birthday. Please either purchase purchased tables for this SOLD OUT event. help make this night a success as it is our the limited edition .999 silver medal or the Your support is a major reason we have the second most important revenue tool in the bronze medal version. See our club treasurer necessary funds to operate this Club for the year for the club. at the next meeting at the latest to reserve year. NYCC Canada 150 Medal your sesquicentennial keepsake. R.C.N.A. & As I have mentioned before, and will be March Executive Meeting Discounted Membership doing again and again during the next few Not much else is new with the club or This is the last call for club members that years, I encourage everyone to take on a more numismatic events except for that the Club’s wish to try out the R.C.N.A. for a year at a active role within the club. This will lessen the executive did meet this week to plan the discounted price. Up to six individuals per burden of the few who run the club and give upcoming months’meetings schedule, as well club will have the opportunity to join the everyone an opportunity to gain experience in as work on updating the volunteer list that R.C.N.A. for a reduced price on regular or its operation, including the logistics of hosting will be used to assign duties for the upcoming digital memberships. Please see the R.C.N.A. a national convention. Helping the club can be 2018 R.C.N.A. convention. There will be a district representative, Bill O’Brien, if you accomplished by more ways than meeting in early April regarding this show so are interested. volunteering your time. Our club is one of the check your e-mails inbox for meeting details. many numismatic organizations across Canada that, in conjunction with the Continued page 3... PAGE 2— MARCH 2017 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

NEWS OF THE FEBRUARY 2017 MEETING The 630th meeting of the North York Coin Club was held on concluded Bill invited John Regitko to come to the front to share Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in the 1st floor Banquet Room at the his memories of our recently departed friend and long-time secretary Edithvale Community Centre. It was hammered to order at 7:37 p.m. Lucille Colson. John brought along NYCC memorabilia that Lucille with our President, Bill O’Brien, in the chair and 26 members and had collected from her time as an active member of the club. Among 3 guests in attendance. the many woods and ribbons Lucille kept were 9 uniface The first order of business was the on-time attendance draw. presentation medals that had been awarded to her through her many Member Jim Heifetz was present when his name was drawn to years of service. This included a 1986 C.N.A. convention medal. receive the on-time attendance draw prize of $5.00. The draw will John also brought along a collection of photographs of various club reset to $5.00 for the March 28th meeting. events including the 1985 Christmas meeting. Bill asked the members present if they had noticed any errors We then moved on to our show-and-tell session. Jim Heifetz or omissions in the minutes of the January meeting as published in brought along material he had obtained from his visit to the F.U.N the February newsletter. With no corrections identified, John Regitko show held at the beginning of the year in Florida. Jim indicated that made a motion to accept the minutes, which was seconded by the show was huge certainly more that could be taken in one day. Norman G. Gordon. Motion carried. Treasurer, Ben Boelens, was on vacation and so the financial report was deferred until the March meeting. Bill O’Brien opened the business portion of the meeting reminding everyone of the membership drive initiative with the R.C.N.A. He invited anyone interested to talk with him at the break if they had further questions. Bill then indicating that the pre- sales for the silver North York Coin Club CANADA 150 medals would be taken at the meeting. Everyone interested in purchasing a medal should contact him. Bill then reminded members of the Annual Coin Show, scheduled for Saturday, May 13, 2017. Paul Petch asked for the floor to report that the tables were now sold out. As the last order of business, Bill invited everyone present to enjoy our customary cake, celebrating the club’s anniversary, during the break. Carl Anderson (left) and John Regitko addressing the meeting With the business of the club now NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2017 — PAGE 3

Norm Belsten brought along a collection of North York club woods the purchase of draw tickets and draw prize donations. Please that he then donated to the club’s auction. Phillip Simms talked about consider supporting your club through a donation of numismatic the “numismatic buddy” initiative that he is leading for the club. Paul material or other items. We would like to thank Italo Villella, Mark Petch, in celebration of the club’s anniversary, read about the club’s Argentino, Dick Dunn and Norm Belsten for their kind donations founding from the early history. Carl Anderson also talked about his to the club. (Don’t forget to mention your donations to the club memories of the early days of the club, reporting on the health of secretary so that your support can be recognized in the minutes and Harry Booth, long-time member of the Oshawa club. John Regitko newsletter.) brought along a set of woods that he had made for the “Error and Our next regular meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 28, Varieties Convention” he arranged a couple of years ago. He offered 2017, in the 1st floor Banquet room of the Edithvale Community them for sale at a special price for anyone interested in then. Centre. We hope to see everyone there! After the show and tell, Bill called for our customary refreshment break from 8:20–8:30 p.m. We then resumed the meeting with our regular club auction and lucky draw. Dick Dunn served as our Auctioneer and Andrew Silver as the runner for the evening. Lucky draw numbers were called at various times while the auction took place. Lucky draw winners for the evening were- David Quinlan, Richard Duquette, Bill O’Brien (2), Tony Hine (3), Phillip Simms (2), Davis Potok (2), Carl Anderson (2), and Len Kuenzig. The club earned $21.00 through the sale of the draw tickets! Our auction manager, Paul Johnson, reported that receipts from the auction added $8.30 to the club coffers and $13.00 resulting from donated material. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The club executive would like to thank members for Phillips Simms supporting the club through Norm Belsten donation woods

President’s Message ... continued from page 1 The last item on the list to be included in my message is a thanks to Mark, Italo and Dick for their generous donations last meeting. I encourage more of the members to do the same to help the club replenish our draw prize kitty. Again thanks to those individuals and all who have donated draw prize merchandise in the past. Until the 28th, happy collecting and get out and enjoy spring. Bill O’Brien

The large amount of preparation work for the auction has prevented the inclusion of Lucille Colson's club memorabilia in this issue. It will appear in the April issue. [Ed.] PAGE 4— MARCH 2017 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

CATERPILLAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY MEDALLION by Phillip Simms, NYCC Member #536

In 1954 Caterpillar, Inc. celebrated the 50th anniversary of the of. Recently when I was searching through some containers holding introduction of the first practical crawler tractor on November 24, mementos from my youth I discovered the medallions. They were 1904 by Holt, a parent company of Caterpillar. The year long held together by a keychain and were in remarkably good condition. celebration gift items included: 3-inch medallion, key chain with a Being a coin collector I immediately placed the coins in protective tag like design, playing cards, matchbooks, lapel pins, set of six holders. I wanted to learn more about the commemorative medallion water tumblers, a commemorative book containing photos of and the search for information began. Caterpillar’s unique 65-year old collection, and a 28 minute film An Internet search produced very little information about the “The Big Track” narrated by Walter Cronkite. The key to the entire medallion. The website www.worthpoint.com reported that it was program was “Commemorative Plans Book.” November 24, 1954 issued on a very limited basis in 1950 by Caterpillar, East Peoria, was “Caterpillar Day.” In the same year the D9 prototype tractor was Illinois. A larger quantity was issued in 1954 to celebrate the 50th introduced as the D9X. anniversary of the first commercially successful crawler track. A Of special note to coin and medallion collectors is the search of eBay identified a few examples for sale. The asking prices commemorative medallion. It is a 31 mm diameter coin ranged from about $4.00 to over $40.00. One example was with a small hole at the top for affixing it onto a keychain. The manufactured from a light coloured metal, possibly aluminium. Is obverse featured a front view of a Caterpillar crawler tractor, it genuine or counterfeit? Another example was a 3-inch version. possibly a D-4. The tractor is encircled by five small stars Larger versions of medallions are often produced to serve as representing five decades of crawler track production. The paperweights. inscription reads “CATERPILLAR PIONEER IN TRACK-TYPE I wish to thank Caterpillar Heritage Services for providing a copy POWER“. The reverse of the medallion contains the description “50 of the following: YEARS ON TRACKS 1904—1954.” Each side of the coin contains an impression of a crawler track circling the image, wording and • “The Dealer” Vol. 9, No. 1, January 1954, published by dates. The rim is plain. Caterpillar Tractor Co. • Caterpillar “News and Views” Mar. - Apr., 1954. My mother told me that one evening my father arriving home from work and was sporting two copper coloured coins attached by Other sources: a keychain to his belt loop. My mother was amused by the inscription “50 years on tracks” as thought it pertained to my father. I vaguely • “Caterpillar D9” Wikipedia Foundation, Inc., recalled seeing the medallions. Being a young child I quickly let it en.wikipedia.org slip from my mind. Over the years the image of the medallions would • WorthPoint Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, come to my mind and I was curious as to what became of them. My www.worthpoint.com father was not a collector so they could have easily been disposed NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2017 — PAGE 5

HOW THE WORLD’S GOT THEIR NAMES by Alex Lockie from Business Insider and Oxford Dictionary’s OxfordWords blog A fistful of dollars the Estonian kroon (now replaced by the ) and the Czech The dollar is one of the most common currencies in the world koruna. The Spanish real, a former of Spain derived from used by the US, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, and Singapore the Latin regalis meaning ‘royal’which is the origin of a number of to name a few. The origin of the dollar, also the Slovenian tolar, is Middle Eastern currencies such as the Omani and , and from a coin called the Joachimsthaler, shortened to Thaler (or daler the Qatari, Saudi, and Yemeni riyal. in early Flemish or Low German), named after the valley in which A weighty subject the silver it was made from was mined, the Joachimsthal, literally Although the Germans and the Finns use the Euro now, their ‘Joachim’s valley.’ The term began to be used in other languages, former currencies the German mark and the Finnish markka, both especially Dutch, and was later applied to the most widely used coin have their origin in units of weight. While the Spanish peso meaning in the American colonies. In 1792, it was adopted as the name of the ‘weight’ in Spanish, is also no longer used in Spain, it lives on as US monetary unit. the currency of Mexico, Argentina, the Philippines, Chile, Uruguay, All that glitters is not gold the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Colombia. The , Many countries use the , which comes from the Latin also used in Belarus, was originally a measure of weight used for , an ancient Roman silver coin: , Algerian silver. The British (or ) comes from the Latin dinar, , and among others. The Indian pondus ‘weight’(sterling probably originally from Middle English and derives from the Sanskrit rupya meaning meaning ‘little star’ because there was a star on early Norman ‘wrought silver,’which is also the origin of the . coins). The Italian and also have their origins in units of weight from the Latin libra meaning ‘pound.’ The South African rand is named after the Witwatersrand, the area around Johannesburg known for its gold deposits, while Poland uses the zloty which means ‘golden’ in Polish. The Hungarian forint comes from the Italian fiorino, originally the name of a gold coin from Florence, Italy with a flower (Italian fiore) stamped on it. The British coin the florin (used until 1971) has the same origin. Serrated edges on coins became popular when coins were made of precious metals like gold and silver because the ridges made it harder for people to scrape off metal and devalue the coins. The is from the Malay for ‘jagged’ and refers to the serrated edges of the Spanish silver dollars used as currency in Malaysia before the ringgit was introduced. Doing the rounds The Chinese yuan, , and Korean won all originate from a Chinese character that means ‘round’or ‘round coin.’ Although in English, we ReutersCzech crown banknotes speak about the or the , in From country to country, monetary units vary nearly as much as Chinese these are referred to as yuán. Likewise, in Chinese, ‘dollar’ the cultures and languages that use them. But have you ever is translated as ‘yuan,’ so the US dollar reference is literally wondered why a dollar is called a “dollar”? ‘American yuan’ in Chinese. A recent post on the Oxford Dictionary’s OxfordWords blog Royal crown explained the origins of the names of the world’s most common Many Scandinavian countries use currency whose name is currencies. In the list below, find out where these “everyday” words ultimately derived from the Latin corona meaning ‘crown’: Swedish come from. krona, Norwegian krone, Danish krone, Icelandic króna as well as PAGE 6— MARCH 2017 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

DOLLAR The dollar is the world’s most common currency, used in the US, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, and Singapore and elsewhere. According to OxfordWords, the Flemish or Low German word ”joachimsthal” referred to Joachim’s Valley, where silver was once mined. Coins minted from this mine became “joachimsthaler,” which was later shortened to “thaler” and which eventually morphed into “dollar.” Thomson Reuters

PESO “Peso” literally means “weight” in Spanish. Xchange LIRA The Italian and Turkish “lira” come from the Latin word “libra,” meaning “pound.” Source: OxfordWords Left over currency Left

MARK Before the euro, the Deutsche mark and the Finnish markka also draw their names from units of weight. Source: OxfordWords Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia

RIAL The Latin word “regalis,” meaning “royal,” is the origin for the Omani and Iranian “rial.” Similarly, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen all use a currency called the “riyal.” Before the euro, Spain used ”reals” as well. Source: OxfordWords Britannica NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2017 — PAGE 7

RAND Like the dollar, South Africa’s rand comes from the Dutch name for the South African city Witwatersrand, an area rich in gold. Source: OxfordWords South African Reserve Bank South

CHINESE YUAN, JAPANESE YEN, AND KOREAN WON The Chinese character meaning “round” or “round coin,” is responsible for the name of the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, and Korean won. Source: OxfordWords REUTERS/Jon Woo

CROWN Many Scandinavian countries use a currency that derives from the Latin word “corona,” meaning “crown.” Sweden’s krona, Norway’s krone, Denmark’s krone, Iceland’s króna, and the Estonian kroon (now replaced by the euro), and the Czech Republic’s koruna all derive from the same Latin root. Source: OxfordWords Norges Bank PAGE 8— MARCH 2017 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

DINAR , Algeria, Serbia, and all call their currency “dinar.” This is a pretty straightforward truncation of the Latin word “denarius,” which was a silver coin used in ancient Rome. Source: OxfordWords TravLang

RUPEE The Sanskrit word for wrought silver is “rupya,” which lends its name to the Indian and Pakistani rupee, as well as Indonesia’s rupiah. Source: OxfordWords Left Over Currency Left

POUND The British pound is derived from the Latin word “poundus” meaning “weight.” , Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria call their currency pound. Source: OxfordWords Britannica

RUBLE Russia’s and Belarus’ ruble are named after a measure of weight for silver. Source: OxfordWords Thomson Reuters NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2017 — PAGE 9

ZLOTY “Zloty” is the Polish word for ”golden.” Source: OxfordWords Bank Polski

FORINT The Hungarian forint comes from the Italian word “fiorino,” a gold coin from Florence. The fiorino had a flower, or “fiore” in Italian, stamped on it. Source: OxfordWords Xchage

RINGGIT When coins were minted in precious metals, thieves would shave off small portions of the metal to create new coins. To combat this, countries began minting coins with jagged edges. The Malaysian word for jagged is “ringgit,” the name of the currency. Thomson Reuters PAGE 10 — MARCH 2017 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

COMING EVENTS FOR SPRING 2017

Apr. 21 – 23, Kitchener, Ontario Numismatic Association 55th Annual Coin Show Margaret Clarke, email [email protected], & Convention, Holiday Inn Kitchener-Waterloo Conference Centre, 30 Fairway Rd. telephone 519-735-0727. Website: S. at Hwy 8. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. http://wwwwindsorcoinclub.com Buy-Sell-Trade-Appraisals. Coins, paper money, tokens and more! Over 50 qualified May 13, North York, North York Coin Club dealer tables. Featuring a Youth Only Table and a FREE Coin Kids Auction on Annual Coin Show, Edithvale Community Saturday. Hotel reservations call 1-519-893-1211, mention O.N.A. for special rate. Centre, 131 Finch Ave. W. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 For updates, visit the ONA website. For more information contact Robb McPherson, p.m. Free admission, free parking, all sorts of General Chair, email [email protected], telephone 519-577-7206. Website: collectibles and featuring coins, paper money, http://www.the-ona.ca/con2017.php tokens, etc. Contact Paul Petch, email [email protected], Mar. 25 – 26, Mississauga, National Postage Apr. 29, Kingston, Kingston Stamp & Coin telephone 416-303-4417. Website: Stamp & Coin Show, Hilton Mississauga / Festival, Ongwanada Centre, 191 Portsmouth http://www.northyorkcoinclub.com Meadowvale, 6750 Mississauga Rd. Ave. FREE admission and parking. Hours 10 June 2 – 3, Toronto, Toronto Coin Expo – Presented by Canadian Coin & Stamp News. a.m. to 3 p.m. The Kingston Stamp and Coin Canada’s Coin & Banknote Show, Toronto Admission $3 on Saturday, free on Sunday. Clubs are sponsoring a stamp / coin collectors Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. Located on Free parking. Hours: Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., show. Come buy, sell, trade and learn. Stamp the 2nd floor. Hours: Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. to Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will feature and coin supplies will be available for sale. 5 p.m. Admission $6, under 16 free. Join us coin and stamp dealers from across Canada, Contact Trevor Beresford, email at Canada’s premier coin and banknote show who are selling, buying and appraising all [email protected], telephone and auction, representing Canada, United kinds of numismatic and philatelic materials. 613-544-0272. States, and the world of collectable currencies. Special room rate available at the hotel. Apr. 30, Brampton, Rotary Club of Featuring 30+ internationally renowned coin Check out our website for show updates and Brampton Coin and Trading Card Show, and banknote dealers, . This is the place in list of dealers. For more information contact Century Gardens Recreation Centre, 340 Canada to buy, sell, trade. Appraisals in coins, Mike Walsh, email [email protected], Vodden Rd. E. Buy, sell, trade and appraise at banknotes, tokens, medals, militaria, gold, telephone 905-646-4820. Website: more than 40 tables of dealers, including a silver and jewelry. Partnering with Geoffrey http://www.stampandcoinshow.com children’s table. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bell Auctions; auction June 1-2, 2017. You are Apr. 9, Chatham, Kent Coin Club Spring Admission is $3, under 14 free and free sure to find a one-of-a-kind coin or banknote Coin Show, Active Lifestyle Center, 20 parking. Funds raised for Children’s Charities. treasures! Contact Jared Stapleton, email Merritt Ave. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free For more information contact Willard Burton, [email protected], Website: admission and parking. Free token or foreign email [email protected], telephone 905- http://www.torontocoinexpo.ca telephone coin to all children entering the show 450-2870. 647-403-7334 complements of the Kent Coin Club. Twenty- May 6, Guelph, Guelph Spring Coin Show, June 11, Brantford, Brantford Coin Show, five dealer tables (coins and paper money for Colonel John McCrae Legion Branch 234, Branlyn Community Centre/School, 238 all interests). Food available on site for 57 Watson Parkway South Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 Brantwood Park Road All are invited to the purchase. Hourly draws and a raffle. For p.m. Admission $3, under 16 free. Free level 56th Annual Coin Show. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 more information contact Lou Wagenaer parking, fully accessible. Legendary lunch p.m. Free admission, and ample free parking (President), email [email protected], counter, free draw for gold coin. Coins, around the back of the school. Over 80 dealer telephone 519-352-5477. banknotes, tokens, Canadian Tire money, tables of Canadian and world coins, paper Apr. 29, Timmins, The Timmins Coin Club, medals, books and supplies at more than 35 notes, tokens, trade dollars, gold and silver, and the Timmins Stamp Club, are proud to dealer tables. Featuring some of Canada’s books and supplies, Canadian Tire money, jointly host their fourth annual show. McIntyre top numismatic dealers. Club-sponsored Kid’s and some estate jewellery. Free evaluations, Community Centre, 85 McIntyre Rd. Free Table for under 14; buy, sell, trade or come by and talk to the dealers, buying and admission & parking. Hours from 10 a.m. to evaluate. For more information contact Mike selling onsite. Breakfast and Lunch available 4 p.m. downstairs in the Lion’s Den. This is Hollingshead, email [email protected], from outdoor food truck. Kid’s table for those Ontario`s most northern annual coin show telephone 519-823-2646. Website: under 18 to help start their collections at and is well attended by collectors around http://www.southwellingtoncoinsociety.com subsidized pricing. Wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Cassidy Stroud, Northeast Ontario. It features several dealers, May 7, Windsor, Windsor Coin Club Annual email [email protected], silent auctions, exhibit and club tables. Need Spring Coin Show, Caboto Club, 2175 Parent telephone 519-427-6158. collecting supplies, Canadian and world Ave. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. coins, banknotes, trade dollars, tokens and Admission is $1. Junior are free when Canadian and World stamps? For more accompanied by an adult.. Thirty-nine dealer Listings are courtesy of information, email [email protected], tables. Handicap accessible entrance. Plenty Canadian Coin News Coming Events telephone 705-288-3277 of free parking. For more information contact NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2016 — PAGE 11

MARCH 28 MEETING AUCTION The auction catalogue is available on the Internet at Lot Starts at http://www.northyorkcoinclub.ca/auction. In addition to listing the lots there are also pictures of many of the lots. Since it may be 27 Souvenir woods, personalized woods, necessary to make adjustments to the catalogue, the online catalogue trade dollars, Oakville C.C. medal, should be considered the authoratative version. personalized medals from Lot Starts at Jerry Remick & Ken Palmer - 32 pieces on two sheets ...... no reserve 1 1939 - $1 coin VF-20 graded by vendor ...... $25.00 28 Souvenir woods, personalized medal from 2 1950 - $1 coin VF-30/F-12 graded by vendor ...... 35.00 Jerry Remick, pins - 3 1959 - $1 coin MS-60 graded by vendor ...... 30.00 RCNA convention, Hamilton, 1984 - 19 pieces...... no reserve 4 1950 – 50 cent coin VF-20 graded by vendor ...... 20.00 29 Canada 125 collection; face value $5.25 ...... no reserve 5 1953 LD 50 cent coin F-12 graded by vendor ...... 12.00 30 Book: Canadian Colonial (4th ed.) and 6 1867 - 1967 50 cent coin MS-64 graded by vendor ...... 25.00 Canadian Communion Tokens (2nd ed.) 7 25 cent collection of 20 coins 2009 to 2015 ...... 12.00 hardbound 2001 Charlton Collector Edition #187...... no reserve 8 1 cent collection of 96 coins 1930 to 2012 ...... 35.00 31 Book: Memorabilia of John Paul II, 9 5 cent collection of 99 coins 1927 to 2015 ...... 55.00 Three Visits to Canada by Peter Mechulec, 10 25 cent collection of 123 coins 1968 to 2015 ...... 65.00 signed ...... no reserve 11 Newfoundland 20-cents 1900 ICCS EF 40...... 75.00 32 Book: Money, a History by Jonathan Williams; hardbound, well illustrated - library discard...... no reserve 12 Canada 25-cents 1917 AU ...... 27.00 33 Book: Medals of British India by R.P.Puddester ...... no reserve 13 Newfoundland 50-cents 1918C XF ...... 23.00 34 Book: Money of the world by R.G.Doty, 14 Canada Official Confederation 1 oz. silver medal ...... 25.00 hardbound, well illustrated ...... no reserve 15 India 1897 Temperance Medal - large pitted area ...... 5.00 35 Book: Collectors Guide to Paper Money by 16 Jamaica 5- 1966 Commonwealth Games UNC...... 4.00 Yasha Beresiner, hardbound, well illustrated ...... no reserve 17 Australia Florin 1901-1951 Silver UNC...... 10.00 36 Book: Toronto Calling, 1976 Olympiad 18 Fiji 1-shilling 1934 XF...... 10.00 for the Physically Disabled, non-numismatic...... no reserve 19 C.N.A. 1965 Convention medals in custom case, 37 US Commemorative medallion 225 years from RCM...... $4.00 bronze & silver ...... 75.00 38 Sunnyside swimming pool locker token ...... 3.00 20 Trade Dollar 1970 Vancouver...... 4.00 39 Set of woods, medals, trade dollars, etc. from 21 US Dollars 1980, 2000 & 2009 in holder ...... 5.00 1999 C.N.A. Convention kit; 43 pieces including 29 woods ...... 10.00 22 New Zealand $1 1969 Cook commemorative, 2-Euro 2002, UK 5-pounds 1998 Prince Charles 40 Reproduction Mexican “gold” coin 1865...... 3.00 50th birthday in holder ...... 7.00 41 RCM POGS with one autographed by toonie 23 C.N.A. 2002 Convention bronze medal ...... 12.00 designer Brent Designer at Metro Zoo event; 4 pieces ...... 15.00 24 Trade Dollars, 4 pieces, 1978 Smith Falls, 1980 K-W, 1982 Saskatoon, 1990 Iroquois Falls $2 ...... 4.00 42 1980 1-cent clipped planchet ...... 5.00 25 Canadian $2 1986 BABN note sheet 43 1962 5-cent die deterioration double date ...... 3.00 (5 across by 8 down) ...... 150.00 44 RCM sterling silver broach ...... 5.00 26 Science North, souvenir medallion ...... no reserve 45 Bahamas 1971 Silver 50-cents proof ...... 3.00 PAGE 12 — MARCH 2016 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

Lot Starts at Lot Starts at 46 Great Britain Henry VIII portrait medal ...... $5.00 73 German Meissen porcelain Altenburg 1922 Memorial 1914-1918 47 Great Britian 1953 5- ...... 3.00 “They Died for the Fatherland” ...... $35.00 48 Canada 1974 proof silver dollar ...... 5.00 74 German Meissen porcelain Bayern 49 Marshal Islands 5 First Men on the Moon ...... 3.00 1919 St. George and the Dragon 1914-1918 50 Great Britain & Northern Ireland 1976 proof set...... 5.00 “Honour to the Dead” ...... 35.00 51 Bank of Canada 1954 3 consecutive $1, plus 2, plus 1 ...... 8.00 75 Canada Large cents 1897, 1903, 1915 ...... 3.00 52 Disneyland California key chain medal...... 3.00 76 Norway 1/2 Sk 1897, Swiss 2 frank 1973, 53 Great Britain 1994 3-pence UNC ...... 3.00 Australia 1 penny 1919...... 5.00 54 UNC Mint Roll 1971 1-cent Canada ...... 2.00 77 Collector spoon - Queen’s Silver Jubilee 1977...... 2.00 55 UNC Mint Roll 2002 1 loonie commemoratives ...... 27.00 78 Canada 1-cent 1859, 1893, 1919...... 6.00 56 1966 Mint Coins$ 1, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢, 5¢, 1¢ +holder ...... 21.00 79 PEI 1-cent 1871, 57 1oz SILVER Bar Engelhard 1 troy oz 999...... 25.00 Nova Scotia 1-cent 1861, New Brunswick 1-cent 1865...... 5.00 58 1965 PL set from RCM Plyofilm holder...... 21.00 80 UK Mint set 1953 ...... 3.00 59 1973$ 1 Notes in SEQUENCE Crow Bouey...... 6.00 81 Canada Proof Like sets 1968, 1984, 1989 ...... 10.00 60 1945/2005 Victory 5¢ Commemorative Roll...... 3.00 82 Canada Proof Like set 1967...... 25.00 61 1998 RCM 1oz. silver bullion 90th Anniversary Lunar Coin .9999 fine ...... 45.00 83 Canada Proof Like set 1965...... 20.00 62 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 specimen 84 Canada Proof set 1988 RCM overprinted souvenir bill set ...... 20.00 special Chrysler promotion...... 20.00 63 1967 Centennial Set - 5 Silver coins and $1 Note ...... 28.00 85 Canada 3 silver RCM monkey, damaged box with certificate ...... 20.00 64 Thailand. Three uncut notes, celebrating the 80th birthday of the King...... 20.00 86 Canada Proof double dollar set 1988 RCM ...... 20.00 65 Confederate States of America 87 Canada Proof double dollar set 1973 RCM ...... 15.00 25 cents. State of Alabama. 1863...... 20.00 88 Canada 10 silver 2015 66 50 cents. State of Alabama. 1863...... 15.00 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs RCM ...... 20.00 67 $1, State of Alabama, 1963 ...... 20.00 89 Canada Centennial coins set from Bank of Montreal ...... 25.00 68 $50, Confederate States of America, 1864...... 30.00 90 Canada 1974 double cent 69 $100, Confederate States of America, 1864...... 50.00 choice business strike set RCM ...... 7.00 70 1796 Spanish 8 reales, Mexico mint, EF 91 Canada Library of Parliament 1976 KM109 (first US silver coin)...... 150.00 proof silver dollar in case RCM...... 10.00 71 1791 Spanish 8 reales. Mexico mint, EF 92 Canada $1 Dominion of Canada note KM109 (first US silver coin)...... 150.00 1923 McCavour-Saunders ...... 30.00 72 1897 Mexican 8 reales ...... 50.00 93 Canada 25-cents 1950 ICCS MS 63 ...... 25.00 94 Canada $1 1959 ICCS PL 66 ...... 75.00