Collecting Chinese Coins
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“The Bulletin” June, 2003 Collecting Chinese Coins The next meeting of the North York Coin Club, will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at the Edithvale Community Centre, 7 Edithvale Drive. We start gathering about 7:30 p.m. with meeting start scheduled for 8:00. President’s Message This month we will have a subject which is not familiar to many of us. Shawn The most important message that I must Hamilton and Del Murchison will talk about Chinese numismatics. Del, along with a deliver this month is that our June meet- few of his books, will tell about the oldest Chinese coinage while Shawn will talk ing will be our last until September. about his approach to collecting and more recent Chinese coinage. Unlike other years, there will be no meet- ing in July or August. We will return with We have a small listed auction this month (see page 3) and you are encouraged to meetings on September 23, the first day bring additional auction material for this meeting. Hope to see you at the meeting! of fall. As I announced at the May meeting (and is also mentioned in the minutes), Paul Coming Events Johnson has agreed to be our delegate to the C.N.A. Convention. There seem to be Torex, June 28-29 at the Novotel To- 9:30am, CMNS Sat. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., quite a few of our members planning to ronto - Centre, 45 The Esplanade. Sat. CPMS Sat. Noon to 2 p.m., CTCCC Sun. register or at least planning to make the 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-3pm. Admis- 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. trip and attend for a day. It will be much sion $6 - Under 16 Free! Coins, paper Auction Sessions Sat. 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. easier to attend next year when it is held money, cards, books, supplies, pens, and 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Sun. at the Holiday Inn by Toronto Airport. A watches, and militaria. Contact Brian R. from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. few of us had a tour there recently and we Smith (416) 861-9523. Web site: http:// For more information, contact T.L (Tom) were all very impressed with the facili- www.torex.net. Clarke (519) 735-0727, ties. e-mail [email protected]. Canadian Numismatic Association If you are now on the Internet, please 2003 Convention, July 17-20, hosted South Western Ontario Numismatic send an e-mail to the editor at “p. by the Windsor Coin Club, Cleary In- Coin and Collectable Show, Aug. 10, [email protected]”. This will allow us ternational Centre, 201 Riverside Dr. 9am-4:30pm at the Convention Centre, to send you any last-minute emergency W. Contact T.L (Tom) Clarke (519) Paris Fairgrounds. Admission $2. More announcements. You may contact the 735-0727, e-mail mclarke@wincom. than 50 tables of tokens, coins, paper President, Bob Wilson, at 905-677-3765 net. The following events are open to money, sports cards, jewellery militaria, or the Editor, Paul Petch at 416-303- the public: postcards and artifacts. Contact Ted Bai- 4417. Bourse floor and displays Sat. ley (519) 442-3474. Web site: http:// 10:15am-6pm and Sun. 10am-5pm www.weare.ca/tedcollectables. Educational Forum Sat. and Sun. Next Meeting: 3:30pm-5pm Specialty Clubs CATC Sat. Noon- (Continued on page 3) June 24 1:30pm, CAWMC Sun. 7:30am- Page 2 North York Coin Club Bulletin, June 2003 Meeting News from the May 27 Meeting The 485th meeting of the North York Coin Albert Kasman recommended two videos of order in a sequence of new coupons – it Club was held on Tuesday, May 25, 2003 with a numismatic theme to the member- being obvious that it had been inserted in at the Edithvale Community Centre, 7 ship. These were “Who’s Minding the place of another coupon – or to have the Edithvale Drive, Willowdale, Ontario. The Mint” and “The Black Coin” a 1936 serial ‘inside knowledge’ that serial numbers President, Bob Wilson, opened the meeting centred around 12 black coins, which to- higher than a particular number are replace- at 8:00 p.m. and welcomed 22 members gether form a treasure map. ments. Roger passed the notes among the and 3 guests. He introduced the guests as members and then donated them to the auc- Dr. George Gale, Martin Zelikovitz and Marvin Kay gave background on the Af- tion. Peter Baiocco. rican country of Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, which produced a note John Regitko brought false newspaper front depicting the slave trade. Noting the recent passing of long-time pages with personal commemorations. The member Jean Orr, the President invited first was a Canadian Coin News front page George Gale had recently acquired 3 uni- members to stand for a moment of memo- reporting on John and his wife Monina’s face coins with minimal inscriptions and rial silence. recent wedding. The second was a front no identification of origin. He invited page from Today’s Seniors reporting on members with any ideas to assist him in th Following a reminder from the Chair for Monina’s 5 birthday. Both were gifts from their attribution. Don Atanasoff, who produced CCN at the everyone to sign in and put on the name badge, the $6 On Time Attendance Draw time. Dick Dunn had attended the Chicago Coin was won by Mark Argentino. Show and brought back a souvenir article Paul Petch had reviewed the Royal Cana- produced by the Chicago Coin Club on the dian Mint Annual Report and highlighted It was announced Lucille Colson had been subject of Salt and Pepper Money from directed to place herself in voluntary isola- some of the bad news that it contained. He which he read excerpts to the members. commented that it was little wonder there tion because she had been to North York was a change in senior management at the General Hospital and might have been ex- Mark Argentino brought a 3-ring binder end of 2002, considering the $5.4 million posed to SARS. Paul Petch served as Sec- filled with background information on dollar loss, a failed initiative to sell foreign retary for the meeting. The Minutes of the Propaganda Script. This is typically made numismatic products and the loss of so April 22 meeting were read by the Secre- to look like the paper money of the area on much foreign circulation coinage business. tary and were accepted by the Chair. one side but has a message to the populace He directed members’ attention to the fig- from another country or military force on ures printed in the May issue of The Bulle- John Regitko provided copies of a free the other side. Items such as these were tin. Stamp and Coin hobby publication from dropped in Iraq before invasion in 1991 Trajan Publications. Len Kuenzig remarked and 2003. Mark reported that there is The President thanked everyone who par- on an article by John Regitko inside that much information on the web on the sub- ticipated. publication which took readers behind the ject, especially at the Iraq CenCom site scenes at the Mint. regarding scrip currently in use and the Roger Fox continued to make it look easy to deck of cards of Iraq’s most wanted lead- be an outstanding host and served up a cou- The Chair invited comments on recent coin ers from the old regime. ple of varieties of juice, fresh coffee and a shows. John Regitko reported that he had variety of cookies for the break. Thank you operated a C.N.A. and coin hobby informa- Paul Johnson collects memorabilia from Roger! tion table at TNS on Friday evening, Satur- the American Numismatic Association and day and Sunday. Members indicating they brought along a small display of Conven- Lucky Draw winners were: Martin Zelik- had made the trip were Len Kuenzig, Dick tion badges, auction catalogues and souve- ovitz(2), Dick Dunn(2), George Gale, Bill Dunn, Bill McDonald, Vince Chiappino nir programs – many of the items being O’Brien, George Fraser(2) and Russ Brown. and Paul Petch. from the 1920s and 30s. Of particular in- The draw was run by Roger Fox with Albert terest were a couple of Convention badges Kasman selling $27.00 worth of tickets. Birthday greetings were extended to worn by J. Douglas Ferguson. Thanks to Bill McDonald for donations. George Fraser on his recent 92nd birthday and endorsed by applause from the floor. Roger Fox spoke on Canadian Tire Cou- The auction of 14 lots was ably run by Bob pon replacement notes. He alerted the Porter with the assistance of Mark Argen- The Chair announced that Paul Johnson has members to both the traditional style, eas- tino and Marvin Kay and in brought in the agreed to serve as the North York Coin ily recognizable by an asterisk, and the fabulous amount of $66.80 in commissions Club delegate at the C.N.A. 2003 Conven- new style that shows a serial number that with donations from Frank Zahra, Rick tion in Windsor in July. is out of range. That is, the serial number Craig and Roger Fox. is a higher number than the total number This was a member participation evening. of coupons being issued in a particular There being no further business the meeting We had very good response. series. He said it was necessary to either closed 9:50 p.