("Buffalo") Nickel Varieties Bank of Washington (1851
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1938 INDIAN HEAD ("BUFFALO") NICKEL VARIETIES EARLY-D ATED EUROPEAN COINS The Indian Head or "Buffalo" nickel five-cent coin was struck from 1913 through 1938, with coins produced Putting dates on European coins didn't become common until the 17th century. There is one coin dated at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. Within the series are dozens of collectible varieties that are the 1234 but then no more until the late 1400s. The practice then grew slowly through 1500. Any European result of distinct, non-standard characteristics of one or both of the dies used to strike the coin. This exhibit coin with a date 1500 or earlier is considered an Early-Dated European Coin. The series was first cataloged takes a look at the major mint mark varieties created at the Denver Mint in 1938. in 1915 then much more extensively in 2007. This collector formed a small collection but soon abandoned the effort. The exhibit is a sample of what can be found in this challenging series. A NORTH CAROLINA FANTASY NOTE FIFTY+ YEARS OF CLAD COINAGE: WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Building upon the US Mint’s Statehood Quarters program, Tom Stebbins, a commercial artist with a specialty in line art, is creating a series of fantasy banknotes he calls American States Banknotes. Presented 2015 marked the Golden Anniversary of clad coinage and over that time production has seen its share of is the fantasy note he created for North Carolina. stumbles and bumbles. One thing clad coinage did almost immediately upon its introduction was create a new class of error coin - the missing clad layer! This exhibit showcases an obverse and reverse type set of ANOTHER ONE-CENT MAGENTA? twentieth century coins struck with one of their outer clad layers missing leaving the inner copper core exposed. While stamp collecting itself is a fulfilling hobby, finding an error stamp can heighten that feeling significantly. This exhibit presents the story of such a discovery error! Found on a 2006 Snowflake stamp FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, EMERGENCY MONEY (Scott# 4113a), to date, it is the only one that has come to light – could it be the only one known? It is the exhibitor's hope that his discovery and story will inspire the viewer to redouble (or start) their stamp (or During the Civil War, coins – including gold, silver and eventually even copper – disappeared from coin) searching efforts. circulation as people on both sides were not sure how the war would turn out. Several different means were tried to relieve this situation as it was impossible to conduct commerce without the ability to make change. BANK OF WASHINGTON (1851 - 1866) The idea that finally worked was Fractional Currency or currency with a value less than one dollar. Overall, there were 23 different designs issued and there are several varieties within many of those designs. Chartered in January of 1851, the Bank of Washington issued two series of banknotes as well as other related fiscal paper. Survival rates are such that the Bank is heavily collected today. This exhibit features a HELL COMETH AND THE DEVIL IS SEEKING HIS DUE... complete type set of circulated banknotes along with remainder sheets of unissued notes. This exhibit uses surviving bank documents, supplemented with banknotes issued by the bank to describe CANADA CELEBRATES ITS 150TH BIRTHDAY how one antebellum North Carolina bank prepared for and dealt with General William Tecumseh Sherman's march through Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Canadian Confederation was formed in 1867. In 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint is celebrating th Canada's 150 anniversary with a wide range of collectible coins. This exhibit presents Canada's circulating MESSAGES THROUGH MONEY commemorative coins for 2017, along with several of the Mint's more traditional collector coins. CONTINENTAL CONGRESS HELPS INSPIRE A REVOLUTION WITH PAPER MONEY CHEERIOS® MILLENNIUM COINS This exhibit shows examples of the paper money designed by Benjamin Franklin and issued by the Continental Congress during the revolutionary war. These bills were meant to inspire the colonists and In the year 2000, General Mills and the US Mint held a promotion featuring the first cents minted in the warn their enemies. The focus is on the symbolism in the vignettes and Latin emblems included on these new millennium as well as the first of the new Sacagawea dollars. This exhibit presents the story of this notes. promotion and shows how some of the dollars were later discovered to be a rare and valuable variety. MILLED MAUNDY COINAGE FROM CHARLES II TO ELIZABETH COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLARS OF THE CAROLINAS The exhibit will present coins from each monarch, along with photos and pictures of Maundy ceremonies. The exhibit presents the stories of the 1936 Columbia, SC and 1937 Roanoke Colony commemorative half dollars. It features mint state examples of each of the coins along with related ephemera and exonumia from RALEIGH COIN CLUB: MEMBER'S SHOWCASE the same time period. The collecting interests of the members of the Raleigh Coin Club are far ranging. This exhibit showcases many of these interests by presenting selections from the collections of club members. The exhibit features US and World coins and currency, tokens, medals, wooden money and more! RALEIGH COIN CLUB COLLECTIBLES: A RETROSPECTIVE The Raleigh Coin Club, an organization of coin, currency, token, medal and even a few stamp collectors A GUIDE TO THE 2017 has a very diverse range of interests as can be seen in our annual "What We Collect" exhibit (as well as other member presented exhibits). Over the years, in promoting our club and annual coin show, we have EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS OF created a few collectibles of our own. This exhibit showcases the wooden nickels, souvenir slabs, counterstamps, first day covers and souvenir cards the club has issued over the years. The exhibit could just THE RALEIGH MONEY EXPO™ as easily be called "What We Created." REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 This exhibit presents the silver and bronze medals authorized by Congress and struck by the US Mint to commemorate the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and to recognize and honor those that lost their lives as a result. SACAGAWEA DOLLARS: NATIVE AMERICAN STORIES This exhibit explores the various images celebrating the important contributions made by Native American individuals and tribes to the development and history of the United States. STANDING LIBERTY QUARTERS Displayed are examples of the Standing Liberty Quarter minted from 1916 to 1930. The exhibit illustrates the differences between the various types created within the series as its design evolved over its short fifteen- year lifespan. STRIKING A HIGH-RELIEF MEDAL A look at the multi-step process required to create a high-relief medal. Using the 1971 150th Anniversary of Missouri Statehood commemorative medal as its example, the exhibit illustrates each major step of the production process from blank planchet to fully-finished medal. US MINT CENTENNIAL COINAGE A display of the coins issued by the various US mints in 1876 from one cent through silver dollar. Coins on display include cent, nickel, dime, quarter, 20 cent, half dollar and trade dollar from the Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson City mints. Missing is the 20 cent “CC” issue; 20 or less are known. US SMALL SIZE EXPERIMENTAL NOTES Since the July 1929 launch of US small size currency (Series 1928 notes), the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has conducted multiple tests of the paper and processes it uses for the printing of small size $1.00 notes. This exhibit examines all tests to date through presentation of examples of the notes in question. US WORLD WAR II EMERGENCY COINAGE This exhibit looks at the changes to our small change during World War II as precious copper and nickel www.RaleighCoinClub.org were diverted from our coinage to the war effort. The exhibit features a set of gem uncirculated wartime zinc-coated steel Lincoln cents and silver alloy wartime Jefferson nickels. .