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..........................David Bawcutt Phone: 416-897-6684 1st Vice President ..........................Henry Nienhuis Director ..........................................Vince Chiappino ..................................................../Paul Johnson 2nd Vice President.......................... Director ..........................................Andrew Silver Editor ..........................................Paul Petch Member : Secretary ........................................Henry Nienhuis Junior Director ................................ Receptionist ................................Franco Farronato Treasurer ........................................Ben Boelens Auctioneer ......................................David Quinlan Draw Prizes ................................Bill O’Brien Ontario Numismatic Association Past President ................................Nick Cowan Social Convenor ..........................Bill O’Brien Royal Canadian Numismatic Assocation Librarian ......................................Robert Wilson THE BULLETIN FOR MAY 2014 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE NEXT MEETING UESDAY AY We Need Your Help Meeting the Challenge T , M 27 How time flies. It seems like only a couple As mentioned last month, the club has IT’S IN THE BANQUET ROOM: of months ago that the serious planning for the applied for its permit from Edithvale for the We start gathering in the Banquet R.C.N.A. 2014 convention was begun and use of the room for the next meeting season, Room on the first floor of the now the August convention is just weeks however there was a huge surprise for us. Edithvale Community Centre, away. Most things related to the bourse, After about twenty-five years of getting a at 7:00 p.m. with meeting start educational symposiums, day trips and hotel room at Edithvale for free, the people in scheduled for 7:30 p.m. scheduling seems to be under control, but control at Edithvale have given notice that It’s a milestone for our club as we now we need you, the members of the North since many of our members are non-residents, celebrate general meeting number 600 on York Coin Club, to step up and get involved we should pay an hourly rate for the use of the Tuesday May 27. Naturally, for such an important occasion, we will celebrate with with this monumental task. room. cake and there will be a few collectible The co-chairs for the R.C.N.A. 2014 The large Banquet Room or Gibson Room souvenirs available at the meeting. conventional are our club’s members Henry would cost around $57.00 an evening while Dick Dunn will be our guest speaker N. and Paul P. They have completed a the smaller Dempsey Room would be about with his topic on Canadian and tremendous amount of work so far, but now $37.00 a night. This may not seem like a lot Newfoundland War Savings Certificates and Victory Bonds. Some members may as the convention quickly approaches is the of money, but the club is not-for-profit and if remember that Dick is one of the authors of time for all of us to roll up our sleeves and we have to pay that fee for an extended period a book on the subject that appeared in 2010. contribute with our time and talent. then it will be detrimental to the long-term We are interested in your show and tell I will be speaking one-on-one with all viability of the club. Paul Petch has submitted items as well! members in the upcoming weeks to try to an appeal letter, but as of now we have nothing We appreciate all donations to our entice you to put in some of your time beyond our June meeting. supply of draw prize material. supporting this convention. We need lots of Our Hobby Show Please remember to bring your help before, during and after the convention. auction lots if you would like an The registration and admission table, Earlier in the month the club held its auction at this meeting. hospitality suite and bourse floor among other third annual Hobby Show at Edithvale in the I would like to thank all of those members areas will need your help if they are to run Banquet Room as it has in previous years. who bought a bourse table or showed up to smoothly during the convention. A lack of Again this year all of the bourse tables sold search through the tables of treasurers that service and attention to our visitors will be a and with some money also being made at the club members displayed. It is that type of black mark against our club — and we don’t refreshment table the club was able to turn effort I hope will be offered again as the want that. a profit of almost $260. The show was very well attended in the early morning with R.C.N.A. 2014 convention draws closer. Meeting Number 600 Coming Up many eager shoppers on the bourse floor Well, until we meet for our club’s 600th At our May meeting the club is celebrating well before the official 9:00 opening. time next week, everyone keep your fingers its 600th general meeting with a few special However, like most shows, the later crossed that the warmth of summer, and less commemorative items and an anniversary afternoon could have used some of the early rain, be with us for the balance of the cake. Come out to the May 27 meeting and morning excitement. Thanks to Hamo for outdoor season hear in Southern Ontario. the donation of coins for our monthly draws. help the club celebrate this milestone event. Bill O’Brien PAGE 2— MAY 2014 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN NEWS OF THE APRIL 2014 MEETING The 599th meeting of the North York Coin cap from the current $1.00 to $5.00 starting Bill then asked Henry to report on the Club was held on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in with the May 2014 meeting.” After a status of the 2014 R.C.N.A. convention being the 1st floor Banquet Room at the Edithvale discussion period, which included suggestions hosted by the club. Henry mentioned that he Community Centre, 131 Finch Ave. West. The from the floor, an open vote was taken and the was very happy to report that the 65-table meeting was hammered to order at 7:30 p.m. motion carried with 3 members opposing. bourse (including the Royal Canadian Mint with our President Bill O’Brien in the chair; Bill O’Brien and Paul Petch then took a booth) had been sold out! He mentioned that there were 35 members and 2 guests in moment to update everyone on the status of registration was now open either online or attendance. our annual coin show on Saturday, May 10th; through the mail and forms were available at The on-time attendance draw was the first they reported that tables were now sold out and the head table for anyone interested in order of business. Member Andrew Silver was looked forward to a successful show. registering for the events. He also mentioned the fine job that Paul Petch had done in not present when his name was drawn to Henry Nienhuis reminded everyone of the arranging the tour to the Niagara Region on receive the prize of $4.00. The draw will upcoming 600th meeting milestone Tuesday, August 12 and the trip to the Artcast increase to $6.00 for the May 27, 2014 approaching in May. Henry passed around a foundry on the Friday. meeting. draft of the fantasy note he had been working Moving on to business items, Bill asked on to commemorate the event. The note was Bill O’Brien asked if anyone had brought members present if they had noticed any errors based on the one issued to celebrate the clubs along any items for show-and-tell. Jim Heifetz or omissions in the minutes of the February 50th anniversary in 2010. Norm Belsten was first, with mention of items he brought meeting as published in the March newsletter. brought along the special woods that were back from a recent trip to Israel, including a David Bawcutt pointed out that Paul Johnson commissioned for the event in May. Bill book of the banknotes issued by the state Israel had acted as the Auction Manager at the last O’Brien reminded everyone that he had also as well as an uncirculated set of coins meeting and not himself as it was recorded. arranged for a cake to help celebrate the produced by the Israel Coins and Medals With that correction duly noted, Norman G. meeting milestone. Corp. which was established in 1958 by Prime Minister Ben Gurion for the purpose of Gordon made a motion to accept the minutes, Jared Stapleton asked for the floor to commemorating the historical events and which was seconded by Phillip Simms. remind everyone of the upcoming Toronto milestones of the State of Israel and privatized Motion carried. Coin Expo and mentioned that the show in 2008. Jim also mentioned that, contrary to Ben Boelens, our treasurer, then gave a would feature two speakers: François Canada, Israel has regularly demonetized brief report on the club’s financial status. Rufiange, Past President of the Ottawa previous series banknotes when new ones Numismatic Society and author Jill Moxely Bill O’Brien introduced a motion that had were released. He passed around an example who would be launching her book, Faking It! been mentioned at the last meeting and of such a demonetized note. recommended by the executive at their March A History of Counterfeiting in Canada, co- Bill continued the theme of banknotes by meeting.