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 APRIL 2017 BANK NOTE CERTIFICATION NEXT MEETING As announced at our March meeting, Mark Argentino is trying to obtain as many TUESDAY, APRIL 25 banknotes as possible to send for professional grading at Banknote Certification Service Ltd. We start gathering in the Banquet in Kitchener, ON. If anyone has notes they would like graded, please bring them to the April Room on the first floor of the NYCC meeting. Edithvale Community Centre, We are trying to get a ‘bulk’price and will pay $7.50 per note plus HST and will attempt at 7:00 p.m. with meeting start scheduled for 7:30 p.m. to get a lower price depending upon the quantity of notes we can submit. Mark will catalogue, photograph and then hand deliver the notes to the certification service sometime The annual O.N.A. convention is the in late May or June. It will take between 8 to 10 weeks to get the notes back once submitted weekend before our next North York meeting, so join us for all the news from for grading. Mark will personally pick up the notes in Kitchener once they are ready. It may the Provicial organization and all the not be until September or October that they are returned to the owner. Thus, people can’t special interest groups that meet be in a rush to have their notes graded, but remember that the benefit will be a lower price duringthe event. than anyone could get on their own. Don’t forget to bring along your If you wish to read about the grading process and the holder that the notes will be returned recent finds or special treasures to share in you can find more information at http://www.banknotecertification.com with us during the show and tell! Please remember to bring your PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE auction lots so we can have a really fine auction at this meeting. Also, we Good day to all fellow numismatists and in North York, the same place as previous appreciate all donations to our supply everyone who receives the North York Coin years. Once again we have 18 dealer tables set of draw prize material. Club’s monthly bulletin. My favourite time up with many familiar faces returning. Doors of the year is now upon us as the trees, open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 3:00. Thanks to Plan for the R.C.N.A. flowers and plants, that have laid dormant all who purchased tables for this SOLD OUT Speaking of the R.C.N.A., it’s not too for months, so quickly emerge from their event. Your support is a major reason we have early to make your arrangements to attend slumber with renewed vigour. I’m hoping the funds to operate the club for the year. the annual convention this July 18-23 at our club’s members also have the same Buy our Canada 150 medal Mortagne Hotel in Boucherville PQ. As feeling as I will be calling on a lot of you too always, it’s the numismatic event of the year emerge from your cocoon and blossom into Helping our club can be accomplished in and the largest three-day bourse in the an active participant in the operations of the more ways than simply volunteering your country. The local host club has a series of club and the monumental task ahead of our time. This club is one of many numismatic excellent tours organized and the usual hosting the R.C.N.A. 2018 convention. clubs across Canada that, in conjunction banquet is planned. All the national collector with the R.C.N.A., is selling a club medal Remember our Annual Coin Show! clubs are having meetings, including the with the Canada 150 logo. Please either newly formed Hudson Bay Company Every member should by now be well purchase one of the limited edition .999 Collectors Society. Make it a weeklong trip aware that our annual coin show is less than silver medals or the bronze medal version. down to Montreal to enjoy the vibrant a month away and is scheduled for May These sesquicentennial keepsakes should European flavour culture and Canada’s 13th. It is being held in the banquet room at be available at the club show May 13th and premier numismatic event. Edithvale Community Centre on Finch Ave. at our club meeting later in the month. Continued page 3... Remember that our next Executive Meeting is Tuesday, May 9 — and our Annual Coin Show is Saturday, May 13 PAGE 2— APRIL 2017 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN NEWS OF THE MARCH 2017 MEETING The 631st meeting of the North York Coin Club was held on Tuesday, March st 28, 2017 in the 1 floor Banquet room at the Edithvale Community Centre. It was MARCH AUCTION – PRICES REALIZED hammered to order at 7:30 p.m. with our President, Bill O’Brien, in the chair and 30 members and 3 guests in attendance. Lot Reserve Sold Lot Reserve Sold The first order of business was the on-time attendance draw. Member Jim 1 $25.00 not sold 48 $5.00 $5.00 Heifetz was present when his name was drawn to receive the on-time attendance 2 $35.00 not sold 49 $3.00 $10.00 draw prize of $5.00. This is the second meeting in a row that Jim’s name was 3 $30.00 not sold 50 $5.00 $10.00 drawn! The draw will reset to $5.00 for the April 25th meeting. 4 $20.00 not sold 51 $8.00 $17.00 5 $12.00 not sold 52 $3.00 $3.00 Bill asked the members present if they had noticed any errors or omissions in 6 $25.00 not sold 53 $3.00 $3.00 the minutes of the February meeting as published in the March newsletter. With 7 $12.00 not sold 54 $2.00 $9.00 no corrections identified, Phillip Simms made a motion to accept the minutes, 8 $35.00 not sold 55 $27.00 $29.00 which was seconded by Marvin Kay. Motion carried. 9 $55.00 not sold 56 $21.00 $31.00 Treasurer, Ben Boelens, was on vacation and so the financial report was 10 $65.00 not sold 57 $25.00 $26.50 deferred until the April meeting. As acting treasurer, Bill mentioned that cash on 11 $75.00 $75.00 58 $21.00 $26.00 hand amounted to $364. 12 $27.00 $37.50 59 $6.00 $20.00 Our March meeting is the club’s annual Auction Night; as such Bill O’Brien 13 $23.00 $23.00 60 $3.00 $6.00 mentioned that the business portion of the meeting would be kept brief to allot as 14 $25.00 $25.00 61 $45.00 not sold much time as possible to our extended auction. 15 $5.00 not sold 62 $20.00 $27.00 There were three items of club business, all relating to the R.C.N.A. First, Bill 16 $4.00 not sold 63 $28.00 $33.00 mentioned that the North York Coin Club CANADA 150 medals were in the 17 $10.00 $12.00 64 $20.00 $20.00 process of being struck and those who pre-purchased the medals should be able 18 $10.00 $10.00 65 $20.00 not sold to pick them up at the April meeting. Everyone interested in purchasing a medal 19 $75.00 not sold 66 $15.00 $22.00 should contact Bill immediately. Secondly, Bill mentioned that he was in the 20 $4.00 not sold 67 $20.00 $20.00 process of determining when meeting space would be available for our introductory 21 $5.00 $5.00 68 $30.00 $30.00 Convention Committee meetings. And thirdly, Bill mentioned that this year was 22 $7.00 $7.00 69 $50.00 not sold an election year for the R.C.N.A. executive and asked the membership if they 23 $12.00 not sold 70 $150.00 not sold would support the club nominating him as Director representing South-Central 24 $4.00 $4.50 71 $150.00 not sold Ontario and Henry Nienhuis as Director and President of the Association. After 25 $150.00 $150.00 72 $50.00 not sold a brief discussion about the process involved in the election the members were 26 none $9.00 73 $35.00 not sold unanimous in their support of both nominations by a show of hands. 27 none $25.00 74 $35.00 not sold 28 none $5.00 75 $3.00 $8.00 With the business of the club now concluded Bill invited Paul Johnson and 29 none $11.00 76 $5.00 not sold Paul Petch, as Auction Co-managers, to begin the Auction Night.