RALEIGH COIN CLUB NNeewwsslleetttteerr Established in 1954 April 2003

In This Issue David Boitnott Wins ANA “Best of Show” Exhibit Award ARTICLES By Dave Provost David Boitnott Wins ANA “Best of Show” Exhibit Award From the moment it was set up, it was clear that David Saint-Gaudens Exhibition at Boitnott’s exhibit “Wanted: A Few Oddball North Carolinians: NC Museum of Art North Carolina Statehood Quarter Errors” was the exhibit to Wright Brothers Seminar beat at this year’s ANA National Money Show in Charlotte. Planned at NC Collection Gallery More than 40 exhibits were dealers who knew of his efforts National Wildlife Refuge mounted at the show, but none to assemble a definitive NC System Centennial Medals could top the tremendous quarter error collection, a display created by RCC member number of his “oddballs” were and Director David Boitnott. either purchased from general- REGULAR FEATURES purpose dealers at coin shows The four-case exhibit show- or won via eBay online auctions. Club Business cased a comprehensive array of possible planchet, die and By winning the Best-of-Show President’s Message striking errors through the use of award at the springtime National North Carolina Statehood Money Show, the exhibit is North Carolina quarters. The exhibit was automatically eligible to compete Numismatic Showcase creative, attractive, interesting for the same prize at the ANA’s for collectors and non-collectors annual convention — the Numismatic News from alike and provided plenty of World’s Fair of Money — without Outside the Triangle detailed information for the having to first win its category. dedicated error collector as well. This year’s convention will be Show Calendar It set a new standard for the held in Baltimore, MD at the end exhibiting of error coins. of July.

David has been acquiring In recognition of his efforts, the coins for the exhibit since David received a Saint-Gaudens the release of the NC quarter in $20 gold piece donated by 2000. While many of the coins Richard Nachbar Rare Coins of came directly from specialty Williamsville, New York. Raleigh Coin Club Newsletter April 2003 Club Business Page

The Raleigh Coin Club March Meeting Notes

Editorial Address: PO Box 354 RCC President Paul Landsberg called the Morrisville, NC 27560 March meeting to order at 7:33pm. Twenty-one [email protected] members and one guest were in attendance. Merl Trimmer was voted in as a new member. Business Address: PO Box 18801 Raleigh, NC 27619 As Kent Woodson was not present, no Treasurer’s Report was given.

Club Officers It was noted that Halbert Carmichael’s wife, Anne, had suffered a stroke. She was recuperating and it was hoped she would be back home within a President Paul Landsberg few weeks. James Gahrmann was injured in a Vice President Bob Schreiner ladder mishap that left him with two broken ankles. Secretary David Provost He was reported to be in good spirits, however, and Treasurer Kent Woodson is expected to make a full recovery. Sergeant-at-Arms Thomas Powell Bob Schreiner reported that he had received Directors (Term Expiration) show commitments from 25 dealers (34 tables) for Halbert Carmichael (2003) our June show. He indicated that this level of Dot Hendrick (2004) response is typical when still three to four months David Boitnott (2005) prior to the show. Dave Provost passed out several mock-ups of the postcard mailer to be used to promote the Club Affiliations club’s annual show. It was decided to go with a design featuring the NC Statehood quarter. Bob S. American Numismatic Association volunteered to produce a ½-page flyer about the Member #C-79478 club show with a similar design. Flyers will be made available to club members to use to help Blue Ridge Numismatic Association promote the show at their workplace, local shops, BRNA Member #C-3383 libraries, etc. Eastern States Numismatic Association ESNA Member #0026 (Life) Harry C. raised the question of whether the club North Carolina Numismatic Association would once again create a souvenir card for our NCNA Member #C-14 (Life) annual show. After a brief discussion, it was decided to move forward with the project and Harry was authorized to have the cards produced. Harry will be bring a mock-up of the card to the April Contents Ó Raleigh Coin Club 2003 meeting. The RCC grants permission for the reprinting of any article contained herein (except for those already Gary Werner asked if the club had ever copyrighted by the author) for non-profit educational considered putting flyers or brochures in the purposes provided that the RCC Newsletter and the Raleigh Visitor’s Center. Halbert C. agreed to original author are cited as the source for the check into it and report back at the April meeting. material. See Meeting Notes on Page 3

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President’s Message

Greetings and welcome to April! drop into circulation.

Well, the ANA Money Show in Charlotte has I hope that everyone took some of the two- wrapped up and I want to thank each and every dollar bills that I brought in last time. For this month, Raleigh Coin Club member who made it over to I picked up some Kennedy Half Dollars from the Charlotte. I honestly think that it would be easier to credit union. Once again, you can pick some up at name the RCC members who did not attend, rather face value to use as change for your daily than to try and name those who did. I should also purchases. point out that RCC members were volunteering in many different roles. Participation from local See you at the meeting! organizations is key for the success of any national show and I can confidently state that the Raleigh Meeting Notes Coin Club stepped up!! Thanks!! Continued from Page 2 From my personal perspective, I had a fantastic Several club members promoted the upcoming time in Charlotte. I actually went to Charlotte by ANA National Money Show in Charlotte. Quite a way of Dallas based on my travel schedule for work few RCC’ers indicated that they planned to attend. but the upside was that I spent the entire three (Secretary’s note: I personally saw a dozen club days at the convention. I have to admit that the tiny members at the show!) slice of Charlotte I saw on the way into and out of the convention center didn't convince me to venture Club activities for National Coin Week (NCW) outside the hall so I spent pretty much 100% of the were discussed next. After discussing past time inside. So what did I do? Bought coins, met a activities, including the “RCC” counterstamped fellow porcelain coin/medal collector, met other Buffalo nickels, it was decided to investigate the ancient coin collectors, chatted with dealers, possibility of creating “sticker” NC quarters. Dave attended an education session or two, browsed the P. agreed to check into computer-generated labels exhibits, volunteered some help and...did I mention that could be applied to NC quarters. Each label I bought some coins? would promote the RCC and direct interested parties to the club web site. If the idea is feasible, Given that the convention is targeted at stickers and quarters will be available for collectors of US material, the number of dealers in distribution at the April meeting. ancient coins was rather limited. However, the convention hall was extremely spacious and I never Setting up a booth at the Fairgrounds flea found collectors stacked three deep in front of the market was also discussed. As too few club tables. This allowed me to spend a great deal of members expressed an interest in staffing the time chatting with some dealers I would normally booth, the idea was tabled until some future date. never have that chance with. One dealer in particular waved me over and whispered quite The evening’s program was given by Dave P. It conspiratorially, "Take a look in these two trays, was entitled “Collecting North Carolina History.” here is $250,000 worth of coins." Hey!! That was The talk was an abbreviated version of the program the best offer I had all day! (grin) he was to give at the ANA show in Charlotte later in the month. The fast-paced slide show presented a On more club related matters, I want to remind variety of commemorative medals and tokens that everyone that National Coin Week is April 20-26, celebrate NC history. 2003. I believe we agreed to distribute "sticker quarters" to the public. We can haggle over the The meeting concluded with a settling of Bid details of exactly if and what we want to offer as Board sales and the monthly raffle and door prizes. prizes for the first ‘n’ people that return them. I will be bringing along the stickers and we can work as James Hearn volunteered to bring the a team to sticker them up and prepare them for a refreshments to the April meeting.

Page 3 Raleigh Coin Club Newsletter April 2003 Agustus Saint-Gaudens Exhibit at the NC Museum of Art

The North Carolina Museum of Art is currently notably Robert Louis Stevenson. And the hosting an exhibition of the works of one of the exhibition also features Saint-Gaudens’ decorative most famous designers of US coins — Augustus objects, jewelry and coins, such as the famed Saint-Gaudens. The exhibition, running through Twenty-Dollar Gold Piece (“”) May 11, offers a broad survey of Saint-Gaudens’ commissioned by President Theodore Roosevelt. sculptural commissions, both public and private, as well as some of his smaller works such as the $10.00 and $20.00 gold coins of 1907-1933. Following is a description of the exhibition taken from a promotional release from the Museum.

Return to the sophistication and affluence of the Gilded Age when the North Carolina Museum of Art kicks off the national tour of Agustus Saint- Gaudens: American Sculptor of the Gilded Age.

The preeminent American sculptor of the era, Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) set the standard for public art in America with his large civic monuments, many commemorating heroes of the Civil War. His sculptural portraits offered private, intimate studies of the human condition.

Obverse of 1907 High-Relief Double Eagle

The Museum will augment the show with paintings by Saint-Gaudens’ contemporaries, reflecting the “American Renaissance.”

The Museum is located at 2111 Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh (near the State Fairgrounds). It is closed on Monday and Tuesday. It is open from 9:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday through Saturday and on Sunday from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

For more information about the exhibition, check out the Museum’s web site at Mildred and William Dean Howells, 1897-98 www.ncartmuseum.org. For more information about Saint-Gaudens and the Saint-Gaudens The exhibition features 71 sculptures, both National Historical Sight, visit www.sgnhs.org. finished works in cast bronze and numerous studies, such as Admiral David Farragut (1875-81); (1886); Abraham Lincoln (1884-87); and three of the artist’s most celebrated works: The Puritan (1883-86), the Shaw Memorial (1883-97) and the Adams Memorial (1886-91). Sculptural portraits selected for the show depict industrialists, aristocrats, artists, architects and writers, most

Page 4 Raleigh Coin Club Newsletter April 2003 Wright Brothers Seminar Planned at North Carolina Collection Gallery

The North Carolina Collection Gallery will be Norton will present an overview of centennial hosting its fifth annual numismatic program on events planned throughout the state as well as Saturday, May 3rd at the Wilson Library on the UNC discuss the soon-to-be-released Wright Brothers Chapel Hill campus. The Raleigh Coin Club is commemorative coins. once again a co-sponsor of the event, along with the North Carolina Numismatic Association and the Other planned talks include a look at the coins Blue Ridge Numismatic Association. in circulation at the time of the first flight, an over- view of the design Each year, the selection process day-long program for the NC ties together North Statehood quarter Carolina history and and a survey of the numismatics. The many commem- theme of this year’s orative pieces that program is the “First have been struck to Flight Centennial.” honor the aviation The Wright Brother’s pioneers. Also historic flights on planned is a December 17, 1903 program on errors are being celebrated throughout the state in 2003 seen on North Carolina quarters. Several RCC with a wide range of events. This is the only event members will be among the presenters. currently planned, however, which will present the Wright Brothers story in the context of numismatics. The program will begin at 10:00am and will conclude at 4:00pm, with a lunch break from Noon Highlighting the day’s events will be to 1:00pm. Light refreshments will be provided presentations by Dr. Thomas Parramore, professor during breaks. Admission and parking is free. emeritus of history at Meredith College and Mr. Ferg Norton of the North Carolina First Flight The NC Collection Gallery will be open during Centennial Commission. Dr. Parramore, author of breaks for self-guided browsing! Neil Fulghum, the recently published book First to Fly — North Keeper of the NC Collection, will serve as host for Carolina and the Beginnings of Aviation, will speak the day’s events and be available to answer any on the history and lore of the Wright Brothers. Mr. questions about the Gallery.

Show Calendar

April 12 Fayetteville, NC Cape Fear Coin Club Show Kiwanis Recreation Center, 353 Devers Street

RCC Membership Dues Adult membership is $7.00 YN membership is $3.00 Family membership is $10.00 See Kent Woodson at any RCC meeting to pay your dues!

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North Carolina Numismatic Showcase

The Wright Brothers Hall of Fame for Great Americans Medal

By Dave Provost

Though the “First Flight Centennial” is not until The high-relief silver medal shown here was December of this year, I thought I’d feature a one of a series of medals produced to honor each Wright Brothers commemorative piece this month of the inductees to the Hall of Fame for Great to tie into the NC Collection Gallery seminar that Americans. The medals were promoted during the will be held on May 3, 2003 at the Wilson Library on 1960s and early 1970s and were available in silver the UNC Chapel Hill campus. (See page 5 for full and bronze. They were struck by Medallic Art details.) Company (MACO) of New York.

Though not North Carolina natives (they were The obverse features conjoined busts of the born in Ohio), the Wright Brothers are forever two inventors, while the reverse features the linked to North Carolina by the events of December mythical Icarus and Daedelus, the Wright Flyer and 17, 2003 — the day of man’s first successful flight two modern (circa 1960s) jet planes. of a powered heavier-than-air machine. Want one of your personal favorites to be a The Wright Brothers and their achievements featured NC Showcase collectible? Just send me a were not immediately or universally lauded. In fact, digital image of the item, or contact me about there were many contemporaries that refused to arranging a “photo session” for the piece. I can be acknowledge the contributions of the brothers. In contacted via email at [email protected] or at time, however, Wilbur and Orville took their proper any of the RCC monthly meetings. place in the upper echelons of important aviation pioneers.

Obverse of the Wright Brothers Reverse of the Wright Brothers Hall of Fame Medal Hall of Fame Medal

Page 6 Raleigh Coin Club Newsletter April 2003 NUMISMATIC NEWS FROM OUTSIDE THE TRIANGLE

US Mint Unveils Designs for third reverse design depicts a leaping salmon in full side view in the foreground, and a second smaller 2003 National Wildlife Refuge salmon leaping in the background; both are against System Centennial Medal Series a river and rocks background. The upper edge of the medal’s rim carries the inscription “SALMON.” United States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman The final reverse design depicts two canvasback Fore recently unveiled the designs for the 2003 ducks in flight, one with wings fully spread, the National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Medal other with upswept wings, both against a wetlands Series. background. The inscription “CANVASBACK DUCK” circles the edge of the upper rim. The series features four commemorative silver medals and one commemorative bronze medal in The silver medals will be 1.5 inches in diameter honor of the 100th anniversary of the National with a smooth edge, struck in proof condition, Wildlife Refuge System. The initial silver and encapsulated in plastic and packaged in a blue bronze medals are tentatively scheduled for release presentation box. The bronze medal, with the same in early summer 2003. The remaining three silver diameter and edge as the silver medals, will be medals will be released throughout 2003. packaged in Mylar.

“These designs celebrate the priceless natural The silver medal series will have limited treasures of our nation, and the legacy of a production. A sales commission based on a pioneering, visionary President who a century ago percentage of the proceeds is authorized to benefit recognized the value of conserving this Nation’s the National Wildlife Refuge System and its precious resources,” said Director Fore. conservation efforts. The medals will be struck in Philadelphia, but will not bear a mint mark. The series will feature a common obverse honoring President Theodore Roosevelt, the Refuge System’s founder. The obverse depicts a Common full-body image of the 26th president standing on obverse design high ground with the inscription “CELEBRATING A for all medals CENTURY OF CONSERVATION 1903 – 2003 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” Circling the edge of the upper rim is the inscription “NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.”

Each of the four silver medals will feature a different reverse design, depicting a bald eagle, elk, salmon, and canvasback duck, representing the diversity of wildlife that the System protects. A bronze duplicate of the bald eagle reverse design medal also will be available. Reverse of Bald The first reverse design for the medals, Eagle medal. available in both silver and bronze, depicts a bald eagle with upswept wings in a dramatic upward flight. Treetops are in the background. The inscription “BALD EAGLE” circles the upper edge. The elk reverse design portrays an elk in full side view, with large antlers, standing on grassy ground. The upper edge carries the “ELK” inscription. The

Page 7 April Meeting Notice

Thursday, April 10, 2003 7:30 PM

Program Confederate Counterfeits

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