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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION WATERLOO. ONTARIO

1967 - 1969

0. N. A. OFFICERS Pas t Pres idents

Ro R. Rekofski (1962-'65) L o T o Smith (196 5-6

P r e s i d e n t . W i l l i a m Engl ish

First Vice-president Vacant

Second Vice-president W a t e r Griggs

Secre tary Mrs. Pat L m b e r t

Tkeasurer Bruce H, Raszmann

Mailing Address Box 33, Waterloo, Gntari.0

DIRECTORS Airea 1 Howard Whi t f i e ld

z w t t Jephson 2 Arthur Honour 3 J, Edward Stahley 4 D o n F l i c k 5 K e n Prophet

l 1 5 R. R. Morse I t 7 C.harles Mi l l e r I t 8 E a r l C. Grandmaisc~n

I' 10 Charles John McKay-clemenzs B. L a i s t e HISTORIAN -

Walter Griggs PUBLICITY -

Lo T o Smith (Temporary) LIBRAXIAN -

Mrs. Hazel Munro, Box 33, Waterloo, Ont.

AUD I 0 VISUAL SERVICE - Charles Be L a i s t e r , No. 3 Highway, Ti l lsonburg, Ontario,

EDITOR - W. E, Pat L m b e r t , 57 Emmett Road, S t , Catharines, Ontario

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Volume 7 Becember Page 92

DELEGATES MEETING OF T-El3 0. N. A. Held October 6 t h , 1968

i n t h e G r a n i t e c l u b , Kitchener, Ont. 7) - --

The Pres ident , W i l l i a m Engl ish, opened t h e Delegates meeting by wel- coming a l l who came and expressing a wish t h a t more had at tended, A t t he beginning of t h e meeting t h e r e were 7 present bu t a s time went on t h e numb€? swelled t o 13,

A l l were reminded of t h e lunchson a t 12,00 noon sponsored by t h e K i t c h ~ . . ~ ~ e l ~ Coin Club and t h e 0. N,A,

X t was repor ted t h a t 7 execu t i~?? meetings were held l a s t year wi th zn average attendance of from 9 t o 12,

A resume of tile General Meeting was quickly gone over inc luding thc t r e a s u r e r i s r e p o r t , passing of t h e Cons t i tu t ion and By--Laws and the Audic- Visual r e p o r t . Again a p l e a was i ssued f o r more s l i d e s and t h e d i r e c t o r s and de lega tes were asked t o t r y t o provide coins t o he photographed t o make s l i d e s . Char l i e L a i s t e r pointed out t h a t he has no paper money s l i d e s and they could prove i n t e r e s t i n g , Char l ie asked t h a t c lubs who wished t o a d v e r t i s e s p e c i a l events on t h e s l i d e s t o l e t him have t h e information as e a r l y a s poss ib le , 2 or 3 months ahead- That they g e t t h e sets back as quickly a s poss ib le a f t e r use and end-ase t h e $1~00 charge a t time of apg l i ca t ia l l .for s 1idc.s. 1 c; was moved by Pat Lambert, seconded b s Char l i e L a i s t e r t h a t a con t r ibu t ion of $1,00 per s l i d e up t o a maximum of $30.00 be given t o any club or member f o r making a s e t of s l i d e s ::or use , Carr ied.

It was suggested t h a t a l i s t be co l l ec ted of t h e d z t e and p lace of eacll club s meeting ard t h a t i t be p r i n k d - n

P a e 93 .t;l~e b u d e t i n from time t o time, ALSO a l i s t of all ~~x~c~t.%-c,.~7i;%1'ai~~. be made and a l i s t of all club members and s e n t t o all d i r e c t o r s .

The C,N.E. d i sp lay came up next and it was brought out t h a t t h e d i sp lay by the 0, N,k, was an improvement on previous years . One sugges- t i o n mad- was Chat all cases on the w a l l s should be locked t o prevent coins or b i l l s disappearing. It was estimated t h a t thousands saw t h e e x h i b i t s , . ,i;ht o r t s n 2 i T . J mmcnzbers' j.ch?cG 'dming or ar%t;r t l f i the &, 6 la@- pins verc sold. iric zlso r e a l i z e d $22.00 p r o f i t from t h e medals so ld , Wellings Manufacturers made the medjl.s a t c o s t and even wi th allowing those who helped a t t h e d i sp lay t o buy the medals a t cos t we w i l l break even, A s p e c i a l t h m k s was given t o Vince Doran and l i is worlrers who looked a f t e r t h e 1968 C.N.E, show,

A s p e c i a l p l e a was made concerning t h e Spea-kers C i r c u i t and t h e de lega tes were urged t o t r y and ge t speakers and t o p i c s i n t h e i r own c lubs and then make them known t o t h e 0. No A. and o the r c lubs,

The C l a s s i f i c a t i o n of Category Displays came up, e s p e c i a l l y . the one f o r medals and t h e genera l f e e l i n g was t h a t t h e r e should be a d i f f e r e n t category f o r medals a lready s e t up, as s o c i e t y medals, and those t h a t go back f o r yea r s and n a t u r a l l y cannot be i n a s good condi t ion- Tills . % t o be looked i n t o f u r t h e r ,

A l l were then i n v i t e d t o look a t t h e d i sp lays and v i s i t t h e boursi? d e a l e r s and assembl a fo r lunch a t 12,OO noon, The Pres ident then closed t h e meeting, -.--.----- -------- ----em-- - - - - - -em ----...---

NlWS FROM THE C O I N CLUBS CHAMPLAIN C O I N CLUB - ---

Held t h e i r m u d banquet on Thursday, N O ~ . 7 t h beginning with a hot turkey d inner , followed by an address- &d a f i l m ' from t h z : O r i l l i a Film Board. It was a huge success.

ADDITIONAL 0, 3, A, BZRVICE$ Chairman of Display Cases -- Speakers C i r c u i t Service . M r , Walter Holst , Mrs. Ruth Mueller, 4 Maple Court, 239 Lancaster s t ..west, W a t e ~ l o o , Ont. Tel. 576-7831 (1\mJ) ICitchener, Ontario.

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THE: ONTARIO NUMISMATIST i s published monthly by t h e Ontario Numismatic A.ssociation. The pub l i ca t ion may be obtained wi th meinberships of one of t h e following ca tegor ies . L i f e meri~berships - $50.00, r e g u l a r memberships- ?$3.00 year ly , Juniors - $2, year ly , (up t o 18 years of age) , Husband and Wife (one j o u r n d j - $5, yea r ly , Club - $10. year ly . Specia l O.I\ToAo S t e r l i n g S i lve r Lapel Pins (screw back or p in back) only $2.50.

Remittances (p lus bank exchange i f paid by cheque) payable t o t h e Ontario Nunisniatic Association, P. 0. Box 33, Waterloo, Ont~t-ioo

Authorized as second c l a s s mail by the Post Off ice Department, Ottawa, and f o r payment of postage i n cash,

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On Thanksgiving weekend, Oct. 1 2 t h 9 the Bay of Quinte Nw~iismatic Association held i t s annual Coinarana i n t h e Pinnacle Room of t h e Hotel Quinte i n B e l l e v i l l e , The show was we l l a t tended and was a g r e a t success, The auct ion saw severa l good coins so ld a t f a i r pr ices . The Best of Show A~gard went t o Gwen Sager of B e l l e v i l l e wi th a love ly d i s p l a y of conmunion tokens. Gary Show of Tweed won t h e Gordon Grey Best Junior d isp lay . BRAWFORD C O I N CLUB -

Held t h e i r 8 t h Annual Banquet, Bourse and Exhibi t ion a t which members and gues ts enjoyed'.a f i n e r o a s t beef dinner . The founding Pres ident , Walter Griggs, w a s t h e gues t speaker. He spoke on Newfound- l and , o u t l i n i n g the h i s t o r y of B r i t a i n ' s o l d e s t colony, e a r l y currency, t r ad ing , f i s h i n g and lumbering. Coinage f i r s t made i t s appearance i n 1865. One of i t s s p e c i a l t i e s was 2 0 ~ ~ ' picocs, It was a most enjoyable time. HAMILTON C O I N CLUB -

To d a t e the r e p o r t on t h e F a l l Show i s n o t i n and we w i l l have a f u l l s t o r y on i t next month, but i t was a huge success wi th good d i s p l a y s aid a f i n e auct ion. m O N I A IVLIMISMAYIC ASSOCIATION -

The November meeting fea tured the O.N.A. audio v i s u a l s l i d e s on "Canadian Voyageur Dollar1 ' which i s t h e s t o r y of t h e 1963 ; ; i lver d o l l a r :from i t s shape a$ i t s design. It was much enjoyed.

LONDON NUMISMATIC SOCIETY - A t t h e l a s t meeting t h e club was en te r t a ined by the pas t -

p res iden t , Tom Masters, w i th coloured s l i d e s of t h e Numismatic Monument Parlc a t Sudbu-ry, and followed t h i s wi th an i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k on t h e l1U0 S, Flying Eagle Centst1. There were two n i c e d i sp lays on t h i s t o p i c made up by Tom Masters and Lloyd T. Smithh, NIAGARA FALLS C O I N CLUB -

Mr. Arthur Honour, the 0. N,A. D i rec to r f o r tinis a r e a was t h e gues t speaker . Also a liorninating committee was appointed and w i l l br ing t h e r e s u l t s of t h e i r work a t t h e next meeting, C I T Y OF OTTAWA C O I N CLUB -

A t t h e October yee t ing a s l i d e was shown f e a t u r i n g Hudson Bay Numismatics through the courtesy of t h e C. N.A. and Jack Roberts provided t h e comentary. The Noveyber meeting i s i n the Chateau Laxcrier and w i l l take t h e form of a t r ad ing n ight . PORT CREDIT C O I N CLUB -

The gues t speaker a t the November meeting was M r . P ierce of Sherritt-Gordon mines, His theme was n i c k e l coin mintage a t Ottawa and elsewhere. The Club i s looking forward t o i t s Christmas par ty t o be held on December 12, and i t i s t o be highl ighted by a t a l k by M r , Gale J a r v i s on Canada's Coin Production. STRATHROY C O I N CLUE -

The Annual Coin Show was held on Nov. 17,1968, a t vh ich about 50 people had an enjoyable afternoon. There were t h r e e bourse t a b l e s and a 58 l o t auc t ion included Canadian Decimal, token, paper money, B r i t i s h and Foreign coins, F i r s t p r i z e winners i n each category were - Canadian Decimal - Mr. J. DeShutter, Forest;, Fkeeign - Mr. Howard Whit-- f i e l d , London; Tokens - M r . E. W. Sanders:, Crediton; Paper Money - Carl Lehrbass, AZvinston and Jun io r s - Miss F lo ra J a l k e r , Judges were Mr. H, Whitf ie ld and M r . Eo Jephson.

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On Sunday af ternoon 89 members ,ad guests enjoyed an i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k by Vice-President Pat Lambert on h i s r ecen t t r i p t o England &d -b.h~ Royal Mint. Guests were welcomed from as f a r away as Buffalo, I7T.Y. A t a b l e auct ion brought much enjoyment, a f t e r which t h e meeting closed, SARNIA I\TUMISMATIC SOCIETY -

The November meeting showed candid s l i d e s of t h e Blue Water I n t e r n a t i o n a l Coin Show and a Blind Auction was conducted by Fred Robert- son and enjoyed by dl. A t t h e October meeting Happy 100 th m r t h d a y I , was ce lebra ted by t h e Society wi th a huge b i r thday cake. THISTLETOWN C O I N CLUB -

A t t h e November xeeti i ig MY, Ricky Morse gave a t a l k on "Why I c o l l e c t v a r i e t i e s 1 v a id showed s l i d e s of some of t h e v a r i e t i e s he has. Also nominations were held, the r e s u l t s of which w i l l be made known a t a l a t e r da te . TORONTO C O I N CLUB -

A t t h e i r r egu la r meeting the Toronto Coin Club enjoyed a t a l k by M r . Alan MacNab, P res iden t of t h e I n g e r s o l l Club, on "Fighters of Canadavv, the explorers , m i l i t a r y and goverment p e r s o n a l i t i e s i n the e a r l y days of Canadian developement. M r . MacNab a l s o had h i s award winning e x h i b i t o f - n c d a l s of Canadar s m i l i t a r y and p o l i t i c a l f i g h t e r s . A l l g r e a t l y enjoyed t h e i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k , ST. THOMAS IYUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION -

The November meeting was known as rtDisplay Meetingv1 and members brought i n t h e i r d i s p l a y s of Canadian and Foreign Coins, 8 i l l s and Medallions and made a good time f o r al l . It w a s a l s o nomination n igh t , WOODSTOCK C O I N CLUB. -

A t t h e l a s t nee t ing MrS Walter Griggs of Brantford presented a f i n e t a l k on Newfoundland and Newfoundland Coinage. H i s v a s t knowledge on t h e sub jec t portrayed h i s keen i n t e r e s t i n helping o ther N u ~ i s m a t i s t s . E l e c t i o n of o f f i c e r s w i l l be announced next meeting.

TRY T-HIS ON YOUR. YOUNGSTZRS When should you st 'wt impressing a youngster w i t h t h e value of a

n m i s m a t i c co l l ec t ion? Reader Lincoln Wilding of Paxton, Mas s o has some p e r t i n e n t thoughts on t h i s sub jec t , expressed i n a r e c e n t l e t t e r which i s as follows: "We have a l l met many youthful (and some no t so youth'ful) coin c o l l e c t o r s , who i n a weak or thought less moment, have spent a p o t e n t i a l l y valuable c o l l e c t i o n , much t o t h e i r l a t e r r e g r e t .

Recently I r e c a l l e d using t h i s l i t t l e j i n g l e t o a young r e l a t i v e , and a f t e r d isp laying i t i n a pe rmaen t , easy-to-see l o c a t i o n , I asked her t o read it cfloud, then look me s t r a i g h t i n the eye, promising t o abide by her pledge always, It worked, Here i s the j ingle-

IvIf ever I tempted t o t ake f r o n t h i s c o l l e c t i o n , 1'11 look i n t o my mir ror and say t o ray r e f l e c t i o n : I. hereby make a promise, t o keep, I hope and pray, To l eave these coins jusC as they ~ w e , u n t i l I ' m old and gray, I"1 add more t o t h i s , my promise: These coins I w i l l n o t l end , But keep, p r o t e c t and save them, n e i t h e r give away nor spendOvv

How about c l ipping t h i s and p lac ing i t on t o p of your coins i n your s a f e t y depos i t bcl; so you w i l l see it f i r s t when you open t h e box.

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Thanks t o Mrs. Hi tchie , L ib ra r i an , The St . Catharines Coin Club,

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NOMINATIONS FOR O.N,A, OFFICERS FOR 1 9 6 9 - n TERM OF OFFICE ----- We a r e pleased t o announce t h e appointment of M r . E l l i ~ , t t Jephson as c!:a:i.rman f o r our 1969 N~minat ions and E lec t ion of o f f i c e r so Nominations fo? t h e following Of f i ce r s and D i r e c t o r s a re t o be mailed to:-

M r . E l l i o t t Jephson, 0 .N.A. Nominating Corn i t t ee , Po00 Box 33, WATERLOO, Ontario

The o f f i c e s t o be f i l l e d are:-President, F i r s t Vice-President, Second Vice President , Secre tary , Treasurer and Di rec to r s f o r each of t h e t ~ n a reas l i s t e d i n the By-Laws of ow: cons t i%ut ion .

To a s s i s t members i n determining those e l i g i b l e f o r nomination, we r e p r i n t t h e following sec t ions of A r t i c l e 7- s f our cons t i tu t ion : -

Sec t ion 1 --Any L i f e or Regular Member who has been i n good s tanding f o r ' t w o yea r s or longer s h a l l be e l i g i b l e t o hold o f f i c e i n t h e

Sec';ion 2 - No member s h a l l be e l i g i b l e f o r o f f i c e of Pres ident u n t i l - he has served a f u l l two-year term as an e lec ted o f f i c e r ,

Sec t ion 5 - All nominations s h a l l be made i n w r i t i n g , signed by two -.--- menibers i n good standing and s e n t t o t h e Chairman of t h e E l e c t i o n C o ~ ~ ~ i t t e e , Each nomination s h a l l be accompanied by a w r i t t e n acceptance f : r m t h e nominee or a d e c l a r a t i o n signed by the nominators s t a t i n g t h a t tkic noillinee has expressed wi l l ingness t o serve . i f e l e c t e d ,

Sec t ion 14 - The t e r n of o f f i c e of an e l ec ted p res iden t s h a l l be --,--.- ?:.im%ted t o one e lec ted two-year term,

Sect ion 15 .- No member s h a l l s tand f o r e l e c t i o n f o r more than one ---.. --- o f f i c e ,

Cone on, Members, l e t u s have your noninat ions f o r yaw Executive and Di rec to r s f o r t h e new year. "I .-..--.-.- ".. -- ---------- -------- -------- -----.-,

RECOMI\ENDATIOi\TS FOR "THE &JARD OF MERIT 196911 - 4 1 1 O.N.Ao members and p a r t i c i p a t i n g clubs are requested t o subn i t zecomendat ions fo r the 1969 O,?J,A, Award of Meri t , Please adhere t o the r u l e s governing t h i s d i s t i n c t i v e m d h ighes t of t h e O0R7A, Awardso A.ddress all correspondence to:- 1969 O.N.A. Award of Merit ,P. 0. Box 33, Waterloo, Ontario. ...---.---- -------- -------- -------- ------em

A FILLER - UPPER IIaving a few l i n e s t o spare, Ye Ed thought t h i s n i g h t be t h e i d e a l time .to give a few thoughts on t h e many Coin Shows, C.oinarmlas, Banquets, e t c , t h a t he has attended over t h e l a s t t h r e e months. Conrxencing wi th t h e 0, N,A, Show a t the beginning of Oc@ober and ending wi th the s n d l but 2 e x c e l l z n t show at Hamilton, Ye Ed has had hii-aself a b a l l - One th ing judging does f o r you (bes ides a l i t t l e work) i s i t makes you llLOOK1l a t t h e e x h i b i t s and here i s where I would l i k e t o make a few h e l p f u l comients, F i r s t , t o t h e numerous winners of t h e F i r s t Awards and t h e n e s t of Show pr izes , congra tu la t ions , Watching t h e expressions on yow: f a c e s as you rece ive your awards - i s OW reward f o r t h e mi les of t r a v e l and time consumed i n judging. Second, t o the f o l k s e s who won seconds and t h i r d s and those who d5dnot win any awxrd, L would say Chat i n many .i.nstw-ces t h e d i f fe rence between I1place ah6 showH w.as only alraatter of ::I po in t or two, which l e a d s ne t o o f f e r some h e l p f u l h i n t s .

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To he lp clubs decide upon a coin show d a t e t h a t w i l l n o t c o n f l i c t wi th another club i n i t s a r e a we a re liStigg proposed da tes . Proposed d a t e s w i l l be l i s t e d every t h r e e nonths and f o r the l a s t t h r e e consecutive months p r i o r t o show d a t e s , 3-969 Mar 22 -- S t Q Thorilas Nunismati c Associat ion S ix th Annual Coin Show

and B a ~ q u e t a t t h e Grace United Church, S t . Thomas, On$ario. Mar , :?? - Waterloo Coin Society Annual Banquet and Coin Show, May 3-4- Ci ty o f Ottawa Coin Show at t h e Talisman Motel, 1376 Carling

Ave,, Ottawa, Onto Chairman of the Co~imittee i s N.A. Burton, 104 Cote Des Neiges S t , , Ottawa,

Oct. k-5- Icitchener Coin Club Annual Show and Banquet. -------- X ------...- ------me -------- -------- ADDRESS GIVEN B Y o E i PRESIDENT AT THE 0. No A. BANQUET

(For those who were n o t a t the Convention t h i s i s w e l l worth reading) ,

The p a s t four years have been t r y i n g years f o r t h e nml i sna t i c hobby. Since 1964 t h e r e has been a dec l ine i n coin club attendance a t r e g u l a meetings, Many c o l l e c t o r s , d i sa l lus ioned by t h e specula t ive bug, were h u r t f i n a n c i a l l y and were l o s t t o the hobby. The 0oN.A. has weathered t h i s storm but n o t without some c a s u a l t i e s . Our c lub member- s h i p i s down s l i g h t l y , 4 raeribers, due t o the f a c t that; ~ a n g clubs ceased t o opera te , But our club membership on a percentage b.asis of a c t i v e clubs i s higher ,

We have had a n m l i f e i n the coin c o l l e c t i n g hobby. What caused t h i s upsurge, I be l i eve t h a t two or t h r e e th ings have brought about t h e new l i f e and growth t h a t we a e seeing, F i r s t , Cenkennial Year c rea ted an i n t e r e s t t h a t i s no t y e t f u l l y r e a l i z e d . Second, l e i s u r e time i s increas ing and t h i r d , and most important, we are again g e t t i n g more a c t i v e clubs t o br ing back and en l igh ten t h e new c o l l e c t o r s about our hobby,

The Ontario Nmlismatic Associat ion i s dedicated t o the advancement of t h e hobby and through p a t i c i p a t i o n i n the Canadi,m- Mat iond Exhibi t ion where we reach thous,ands 3f non-col lectors we he lp your clubs t o ga in new and i n t e r e s t e d menber s,

Coin Shows and Coin Exhibi t s a l s o wet t h e a p p e t i t e of t h e i n t e r e s t e d but lion - a c t i v e people,

Ladies, and gentlemen, and p a r t i c u l a r l y you junior c o l l e c t o r s , you can make t h i s hobby i.nSe?esting, educat ional =and n o s t of a l l enjoyable t o those you meet,, Let the O,N.A, help you t o t h i s endt through your p a r t i c i p a t i o n and belonging t o a club, you can be t h e b igges t winner.

We need you as nenbers of our Associat ion so we i n t u r n can he lp - only you. W i l l you he lp u s - Renew your neri1bership i n t h e Ontario Nm~isrfiatic Associat ion now.

B i l l Englisli, Pres ident of tlie 0, N.A. -------- ---.-----.>. -------- -------- -------- QUESTIONS FJ ANSWERS

What i s an overs t r ike? A.n o v e r s t r i k e i s a coin s t ruck over another, such as t h e Bank of Eng1,and d o l l a r of 1804 s t ruck over t h e Spanis:?. mil led d o l l a r . &e t h e r e any C,madi,m over s t r i k e s ? Not i n t h e decimal. s e r i e s , but t h e r e a r e seve ra l a-ong t h e tokens,

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The following i s a p a r t i a l l i s t of Coin Clubs i n Ontario with the t ine , place and date of meeting:- Bay of Qinte Mmisnatic Associatiog,

Meets Kiwanis Club Rooms 3rd. Thursday - 8.00 p.m. P. 0. BOX 125, 2nd. Sunday - 2.00 p.m,

BELLWILLE, Ontario. Brantford Coin Club,

Hotel Kirby, 212 Colborne St. , Meets 3rd Sunday of the Month BRAMTFmD, Ontario

Cobourg Coin Club, Public Library, Meets 3rd Monday of month- 8-00 p , ~ ,

. CQB!Bo1lEiGBG. .. w ? i o ! 1'

Hamilton Coin Club, Wentworth Arms Hotel, Meets 2nd Sunday of nonth- 2.00 p,m,

HAMILTON, Ontario Huronia Nunismatic Coin Club,

Loyal True Blue Eodge, Meets 3 rd Thursday of month E g h St , , BARRIE, Ontario 8,00 porn,

Hmber West Coin Club, Etobicoke Recreation H a l l , Meets 1 s t & 3rd Wednesday Brmnond St. & Royal York Rd., of month.

TORONTO 14, Ont.

Ingersoll Coin Club, Ingersoll & Dis t r i c t Memorial Centre, 3rd Monday of nonth

Mutual St . , Ingersoll , Ont . Kingston Coin Club,

Hockey H a l l of Fane, Meets 2nd Sunday of nonth Kinzs ton, Ont , 2.00 p.m.

London ITmisrnatic Society, London Labour Ha11 , Meets 1 s t Tuesday of month

135 Kent St., LOlUDON, Ont, 7.45 pen. Miagma FciLls Coin Club,

Canadian Legson#. North S t , , Meets 3rd Wednesday of month NLAGARA FALLS, O n t o 8-00 p.no

Nickel Belt Coin Club, SUDBURY, Ontario

Oshawa Coin Club? Meets 4th Sunday of month 125 Albert St., Oshawa, Ont. 2.00 polno

Ottawa C o i n Club, Meets 4th Monday of conth Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Onto 8.00 pone

Port Credit Coin Club, Meets 2nd & k t h Tuesday of ronth PORT CREDIT, Ont,

Richmond H i l l Coin Club, Lion's Cornunity H a l l , 3rd Tuesday of nonth

Ce-c -St , , RICHMOND HILL, Ont. 7.00 p.r.1, St , Catharines Coin Club, Meets 3rd SWday of nonth Gale Cresc., St. Catharines, O n t o 1.30 P.U.

S a n i a Numisiliati c Society Meets 1 s t Wednesdyy of month Canada Trust Bldg . , S ~ N I A , Onto

Str a t f ord Coin Club, 3rd Monday of nonth Coliseunl Board Room, STRATFORD, Ont. 8.00 p.m.

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(By M r . L. D. Beaver, Coin c h a t t e r )

Each nonth I have t o f i n d sordething i n t e r e s t i n g w i t h which t o f i l l a page.. Sorae of you w i l l no doubt f e e l t h a t L don't* b o w what I ' m ta lk- i n g about a f t e r you read t h i s , and --I 'll have t o agree. I s tar t nos t sub jec t s i n the middle a d then don: t know which way t o go. This i s no exception. I only hope t h a t I g e t my poin t across ,

The p a s t few years have seen ow teenagers t u r n i n t o U p p i e s , Hoppies, Happies and Flower Children, e t c , There i s no doubt t h a t t h i s i s a young peoples? worl2.l I l o s t contact wi th t h e i r language a few years ago and I ' d wager t h a t a good many parents a r e n ' t up on t h e i r jargon e i t h e r , Our teenagers should be reached so t h a t they w i l l follow t h e f i n e r th ings of l i f e and make f o r b e t t e r l e a d e r s of to-morrow.

Nowadays, a penny d o e s n P t yean much, but $1~60 f o r a s i l v e r c e r t i f i c a t e igeans an e x t r a soda or g a l l o n of gas f o r t h a t Honda. Somehow, it must be put across t h a t i n a few years t h a t Lincoln cen t wi th t h e wheat on the reverse w i l l be out of exis tence. J u s t t e n yea r s ago an Indian-head cent would show up i n change. Not so today,

The advLanced c o l l e c t o r s have t h e i r s e t s proofs and r a r e coins so they can s i t back and play around wi th t h e faB of t h e time. I n t e r e s t now l i e s i n Gold Coins and S i l v e r Bars, How many teenagers a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n saving a bar of s i l v e r ? How rnFy a re w i l l i n g t o save any money?

I f the teenager could be made i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e beauty and h i s t o r y and t h e coming r a r i t y of t h e 20th century coins , perhaps h i s i n t e r e s t could or would go back t o t h e o lder co ins ,

Eight or n ine months a year the teenager r eads books, s t u d i e s l e s s o n s and th inks t h a t he i s i n pr ison, so when vacat ion comes he no longer w a n t s t o study. Books a re g r e a t f o r re ference , b u t could he see and be t o l d by an i n d i v i d u a l who i s t r u l y i n t e r e s t e d i n co l l ec t ing , t h e background of our coinage, perhaps he wo~?-d be nore i n t e r e s t e d i n c o l l e c t i n g . Who wants t o study about something t h a t they know they can never have or be a p a r t of?

I n t h e eleven y e a s t h a t our c lub has ex i s t ed , we have i n t e r e s t e d over 500 people, How nal.y of t h e f i r s t members a r e s t i l l i n t h e club? How many juniors do we have?

Those who have been i n t e r e s t e d i n c o l l e c t i n g these years should have some knowledge of nux~isnat ics . It i s t h e o b l i g a t i o n of each and every one of the o lder c o l l e c t o r s should be able t o t each a new c o l l e c t o r about h i s own type of c o l l e c t i n g or r e f e r hin t o another co l l - e c t o r t h a t s p e c i a l i z e s i n what t h a t teenager i s i n t e r e s t e d i n ,

Just because t h e advanced c o l l e c t o r has long ago completed h i s s e t s of Liber ty Stcanding Q u a r t e r s or Mercury Di i~es , ha should n o t scoff a t t h e new co l l ec to r and h i s 20th century coins, He should he lp make access ib le t o t h e junior some of t h e o lder coins t h a t a r e no longer i n c i r c u l a t i o n a t a p r i ce t h e junior could a f fo rd , Reneber back when you old t i n o r s s;'i:rted c o l l e c t i n g the valuable c o l l e c t i o n s t h a t you have to-day were as easy t o c o l l e c t as the Lincoln Memorial s e t i s to-day,

I have heakd t h a t some schools have a Numismatic Class. One of t h e ways t o gwt a Meri t Badge i n Scouting i s coin co l l ec t ing . I s n i t t h e r e some way t o incorpora te those c o l l e c t o r s i n t o our club? We need t h e younger s e t t o keep t h e work going t h a t you have s t a r t e d ,

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Page 100 Manv of the older c o l l e c t o r s have ~ u t t h e i r l i v e s i n t o t h e i r

c o l l e c t i b n s and have sonething n o t only- of monetary value, but of per- manent personal s a t i s f a c t i o n . Do you want t h e work of your l i f e t i m e t o go i n t o t h e lzands of someone t h a t knows what they have -and apprec ia te it f o r what It i s or do you want i t t o go a l i t t l e a t a time f o r an extTa soda or a g a l l o n of gasol ine? Thanks t o M r . Beaver of Coin Chat ter , Old F o r t Coin Club, F o r t Wayne, Indiana and t h e Ed i to r of t h e L.N.S. b u l l e t i n , -----I-- --------- -------- --------- -------

C.OMMOI%JEALTH C OINAGE - GUYAiTA BY C. R. J o s s e t

(From Coins, Medals & Currency, October, 1.967) Guyana a t t a ined f u l l independence i n 1966, a s a member of t h e

B r i t i s h Commonwealth b u t before t h i s d a t e t h s country was known as B r i t i s h Guiana, a crown colony of Great Br i t a in .

It i s s i t u a t e d on t h e nor thern coas t of South America between t h e Orinoco and the Amazon, wi th the A t l a n t i c Ocecm t o t h e nor th , Surinam on t h e e a s t and Venezuela on t h e west, w i t h an a r e a of approxi- mately 83,000 square miles.

It has an est imated population of 650,000 cons i s t ing mainly of Eas t Indians and Africans, wi th about 120,000 mixed races , inc luding whites.

The Spaniards claim t o be t h e f i r s t i n B r i t i s h Guiana, landing i n 1499; b u t t h e e a r l i e s t s e t t l e r s were English, who landed i n 1604, under Capt. Leigh, more s e t t l e r s following i n 1616 and 1627.

I n the meantime, t h e Dutch had a l s o formed a se t t lement i n 1616, a s w e l l as t h e French about t h e same period.

From t h a t time t h e r e was continuous f r i c t i o n between t h e r i v a l s e t t l e r s . Lord Willoughby, t h e sponsor of t h e Barbados se t t lement founded a colony i n t h e present neighbouring s t a t e of Surinam i n 1633, b u t t h i s was captured ,and t h e Engl ish d r iven out. It w a s eventua l ly ceded t o t h e Dutch a t t h e Peace of Breda,

After a number of changes and rese t t l ement B r i t a i n captured Guiana then i n t h e t h r e e separa te se t t l e~ .aen t s of Berbice, Demerary. and Essequibo from t h e Dutch i n 1803, and it was f i n a l l y confirmed as a B r i t i s h possession i n 1814.

I n 1961 B r i t i s h Guiana a t t a i n e d f u l l i n t e r n a l s e l f government and f i n a l l y , i n 1966, . became an independent s t a t e , renamed Guyana? w i t h a new Assembly and e l e c t i o n s by propor t ional r ep resen ta t ion .

There i s some u n c e r t a i n t y as t o which coins f i rs t c i rcu la tbd but t h e Spanish Americ,m 4 o l l a r wi th a c i r c u l a r hole and a c r e n a e d edge w a s probably the e a r l i e s t ,

The cent re of t h i s cu t w a s n o t q u i t e i n t h e cen t re of the coin, but s l i g h t l y lower, leaving enough space f o r t h e oval countermark E & D t o be made above t h e hole. It was given a value of f i v e s h i l l i n g s ? while t h e c u t out 3 GL piece was bel ieved t o have a value of 1 5 pence wl th t h e counter stamp 3. BTS;, The E & D s tands f o r I1Essequibo and fienerarau while 3 GL s tands f o r 3 gu i lde r s . The 3 BTS i s somewhat mysterious and one can only conclude t h a t t h e s i l v e r cen t re was c a l l e d "3 b i t s n .

The d a t e when these coins were c u t i s considered t o be between t h e years 1873 -1809. It i s c e r t a i n , t h a t theBraz i l i an 64-00 r e i s gold coin of the 1727-1804 i s s u e w a s c i r c u l a t e d about t h e sane time, some of these coins have the counterstamp E D while o the r s have no mark a t all,

P a ~ e 101 The f i r s t coins o f f i c i a l l y issued were t h e . r e s u l t of a decision of

the committee for the settlements of Demerara and Essequibo, known as the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, who recommended t h a t £ lOpOOO of s i lve r should be made i n t o token coinage.

The Br i t i sh Government decided t o r e t a in the old Dutch currency when issuing a s e t of coins which i s as follows: 16 du i t s (or pfennigs) equal t o 1 s t iver ; 23 s t ive r s equal t o 1 guilder, The guilder was equal t o l s h 1/3d English giving a s t i v e r a va3ue of nearly 7/12ths of a penny. The denominations issued dated 1809 were three, ~ W O , one, half and quarter guilders with the bust of George 111,

This issue was followed by the only copper coins issued--a s t ive r and half s t iver struck i n 1813. Three years l a t e r , in1816 another issue of guilders cme out. No fur ther issues were made u n t i l 1832, when a similm issue was made, plu a one eighth guilder, but with the head of William 1V. I n 1836 the inscription on the reverse was a g a n "Brit ish Guianan being substituted fo r "United Colony of Demerary and EssequiboI1 but the three and two guilders were omitted. I n 1838, the old Dutch monetary system was abolished;-and money baaed on the American dol la rs and cents, giving the three-guilder piece the same value as the dol lm. From t h i s date, ho coins were issued u n t i l 1891, when a Br i t i sh fourpenny with the head of Queen Victoria was issued,again with a cl~mzcd . inscription, reading "Brit ish Guiana and Wes$ Indies". There were no other denominatiorls issued u n t i l the recent Br i t i sh Caribbean Terr i tor ies coinage, The prob:!.e;n of payment for t raders during the middle and l a t e 19 th century must have caused considerable additional calculations as the Englishs Spanish, Mexican, South American and United States coins were made l e g a l tender, The fourpenny piece, with i t s "Bri t ish Guiana and West Indiesl1 inscr5.p=- t ion was issued i n Edward V l l ' s and Gcol-zc V r s re ign but from 1917, t?? inscr ip t ion was "Bri t ish Guianatl. After George V 1 1945 issue, the i5: - ;~17 ceased i n favour of the Br i t i sh Caribbean Coinage which s t i l l continues- -------- -------- -------- -------- - - - - - . y = F .

THIS'N & THAT'N - Your club secratary had a nice l e t t e r from ms. Norval

Parker thanking your President? executive and members for t h e i r expressi'n of sympathy---0.N.A. Medals - your president wishes t o advise those members who me anxiously awaiting rece ip t of the corrected O.N.A. medals tha t immediately they arr ive we w i l l ship them out.--- A t the l a s t executive meeting of your Association your president had much pleasure i n delivering honor ariums t o the secretary? truasurer , audio-visual chairman, aisplay csaa chairman and ye ed i n appreciation of the hard work done by these club nembers---This has been a strenuous time f o r your edi tor who, once again, acknowledges the great help he has received i n the past year, from the many clubs who write t o him f a i t h f u l l y every month and permit him t o t e a r t h e i r bu l le t ins apart, pick out the nice in te res t ing pieces which go t o the making of t h i s bulletin---in closing your ed i to r i a l s t a f f (ye ed, and h i s two typis t s , our envelope addressers and packaging s t a f f , not forgett ing the stamp l i c k e r s ) , wish t o all our readers a joyous and healthy Christmas and New Year.

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. 3 . , : . , .:... : 1P ,I: ? .', . Bill English, President, Ontario Numismatic Association.