North York Coin Club Founded 1960 MONTHLY MEETINGS 4TH Tuesday 7:30 P.M
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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.