N IO IT ON D 2009PE A SPECIALS RCNARCN CONVENTION EDITION VOL 56. ISSUE 7 August 2009 $4.25 Edmonton RCNA Convention Kicks off As hundreds of convention attendees until the late 1990’s. By 1981 West ood into Edmonton, it is only tting Edmonton Mall the world’s largest that we look back on the history of mall of the time, opened its doors this beautiful city. Anthony Henday, to the public making Edmonton a an explorer hired by the Hudson’s hotspot for tourists from around Bay Company, is thought to be the world. In 1987, an F4 tornado the rst European to set foot in the swept thru Edmonton killing and Edmonton Area in 1754. By 1795 injuring dozens of people. According Fort Edmonton was established to then mayor, Laurence Decore, to facilitate fur trading with the Edmonton’s response showed it to be aboriginal peoples. The name of the a true “City of Champions”. In the This Issue fort was chosen after Edmonton, last decade Edmonton has become England, the home town of the HBC Canada’s economic engine with Anatomy of a Medal governor, Sir James Winter Lake. The many of its residents working in the On L.S.D. rich land and economic prosperity in booming oil sector. Canadian Coin History the region drew many settlers, and in The rst CNA convention to be 1904 Edmonton was incorporated as held in the city took place in 1979, Tax Time a city with a population of 8,350. In then under the Edmonton Coin Club. Convict Love Tokens 1905 Edmonton became the capital The City’s second CNA Convention Coins of Richard Cour De Lion of Alberta, when the province joined took Place in 1998 hosted by the The Devils Metal confederation. Only three months rechristened Edmonton Numismatic after joining Confederation, The Society. This year (2009) the ENS ...Experiments with Paper Money Canadian National Railway (CNR) is hosting the First Royal CNA AND MORE! arrived in the city sparking extensive convention since its name change growth. With the rapid expansion last year. We welcome everyone to of the city, Edmonton amalgamated Edmonton and hope you enjoy the Next Meeting with the city of Strathcona in 1912. city’s warmth and cultural heritage. PIZZA NIGHT Edmonton’s growth became stagnant just prior to WW1 with the population Wednesday, 9 September 2009 decreasing by nearly 20%. Heavy Doors 7:00 pm Meeting 7:30pm recruitment in the area, lead to a Royal Alberta Museum further decline in population during 12845 102 Ave, Edmonton the war. Post war, Edmonton struggled to recover, and in the 1930’s Edmonton was hard Contact hit by the onset of the global Editor: Matthew Sztym depression. The discovery of [email protected] oil and the sequential boom, nearly doubled the city’s Edmonton Numismatic Society population in the 1950’s. A P.O Box 75024, Ritchie PO steep drop in oil prices in the Edmonton Alberta, T6E 6K1 late 70’s and the institution of the Canada National Energy Policy caused the city to once again fall into a recession www.edmontoncoinclub.com that the city would not recover from attend as this is the only day of the symposium. Several other bene ts are enjoyed by registrants, Message from the President the Presidents reception, unlimited access to the hospitality suite, unlimited bourse access, Mint Welcome to the special RCNA edition of the reception, BBQ at fort Edmonton, Museum tour, Planchet. old Strathcona tour, free WEM shuttle, and Saturday In 2008 the Canadian Numismatic association added evening Banquet. Please be sure to register to not “Royal” to their name. The ENS is honored to be host miss out on any of these great events. club of the rst ever RCNA convention! Running all convention long are meetings of the To those who attended in 1998, welcome back For various national clubs such as the CPMS, RCNA, those attending for the rst time, you’re in for a treat. Canadian error and variety collectors, wooden money, The RCNA annual convention is considered to be a International bank note association and more. Some numismatic “holly grail” so to speak. Compared to our of these meeting are for members only, but many are regular Money Show, this national convention offers open door to anyone interested. Attending may be a more to help you get the most out of this wonderful good way to get involved in something new. lifetime of learning we call numismatics. Just in front of the bourse entrance you’ll nd other The main focus, the 75 table bourse is as strong as displays including the Bank of Canada currency ever, with dealers from every region of Canada as well museum, the RCMP counterfeit detection squad and as from USA and even England! This show has 21 numismatic book sales.For our younger attendees, dealers who don’t normally attend the money show, there will be a koin kids table with treasure hunt and so there will be an abundance of new material for fun money auction. Saturday afternoon is host a to everyone. The Delta is the perfect venue for bourse spousal craft session featuring digital scrap booking, and displays in one room as it is the largest pillar less card making and tatting. ballroom in Alberta. The ENS is a busy and active club. Regular programs Besides the bourse, the RCNA offers numismatic include monthly meetings with at least 2 guest displays both competitive with judging and non- speakers, silent auction and door prize draw. Every competitive. Displays are a important aspect of any year the ENS gives back to its members by way of show for a few reasons but are often overlooked. several events, including a summer BBQ, fall pizza First, the exhibitors pour countless hours and research night, sponsorship of a delegate to both the RCNA into their displays, and we owe it to them to take a and CNA, hosting the Edmonton Money show twice look. Second, we owe it to ourselves to look for a year, and holding a donation auction, proceeds of inspiration. Quite often, the displays may be rare, or which go to a worthy cause. a product of several years’ work. They show what we The ENS are leaders in club innovation. To top the can aspire toward. list has to be the re-vamping our monthly newsletter, Another feature of the convention is the registrants the Planchet. It is now a larger format with regular package. The kit consists of a multitude of goodies, columnists, and almost 90% email distribution. including the convention medal in bronze, silver Congratulations and thanks are in order to our editor also being offered for purchase. Congratulations to Matt Sztym, for catapulting the Planchet to what is long time club member John Callaghan for having obviously the best club newsletter in the country. designed this years winning submission of a steam On behalf of the ENS executive and RCNA planning paddle wheeler on the North Saskatchewan river in committee I’d like to welcome you to Edmonton. 1909. We hope you take from this convention more than As an added bonus, registrants who are not members expected, inspiration, knowledge, friends, and of the ENS will receive a free 4 month subscription to hopefully a few new treasures along the way. the Planchet, the of cial newsletter of the ENS. Wednesday features a day-long educational Numismatically yours, symposium with several experts speaking on various aspects of numismatics in western Canada. Be sure to Jamie The Planchet Page 2 August 2009 2009 Executive Edmonton Numismatic Society P.O Box 75024, Ritchie P.O. President: Jamie Horkulak Edmonton Alberta Canada T6E 6K1 Past President: Dan Gosling Membership Application & Renewal Form Vice President: David Peter name: __________________________________ Secretary: Marc Bink address : ________________________________ Treasurer: Pierre Driessen _______________________________________ city: ____________________________________ Planchet Editor: Matt Sztym province / state: ___________________________ country: ________________________________ postal / zip code: __________________________ Directors tel (home): (____) ___________________ tel (work): (____) ___________________ *Chris Hale *Bill Demontigny fax: (____) _________________________ *Cathy Arbeau *Terry Cheesman e-mail: *John Callaghan *Bob Eriksson areas of interest / collecting: ________________ *Joe Kennedy *Greg Wichman _______________________________________ *Marv Berger *Howard Gilbey heared about/referred by: _______________ membership rates (annual - January to December) select the membership type desired NEXT CLUB MEETING Canadian residents: Canadian funds - regular / family: 15.00 ___ September 2009 - junior (16 or younger): 5.00 ___ - lifetime (after 1 year regular member) 300.00 ___ Wednesday September 9, 2009 US residents: US funds Royal Alberta Museum 12845-102Ave - regular / family: 20.00 ___ Doors open at 7:00pm Meeting starts 7:30pm - junior (16 or younger): 10.00 ___ PIZZA NIGHT Oversees residents: Canadian funds *Door Prizes - regular / family: 40.00 ___ *Refreshments - junior (16 or younger): 20.00 ___ *Guest Speakers Please accept my application for membership in the Edmonton *Silent Auction Numismatic Society, subject to the Bylaws of the Society. I also *Awards & Reports agree to abide by the Code of Ethics adopted by the Society. *Fellowship Please join us this September & MORE! and meet fellow collectors from the Edmonton area. signature: date: For more information regarding these events, please HOW TO APPLY / REGISTER and PAY send an email to [email protected] - in person at any ENS meeting or show - mail to the address above PRIVACY POLICY - electronically via the ENS website at The Edmonton Numismatic Society (ENS) does not engage in the sale nor distribution of personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. www.edmontoncoinclub.com All information collected is strictly for ENS internal use and purposes, to permit the ENS Executive and its agents to communicate with you about ENS cheques payable to: The Edmonton Numismatic Society related matters and to provide you with the full bene ts of ENS membership.