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We will not have the TNA Convention and Coin Show coverage in this issue due to the later date of the event.However, we will be able to give congratulations to our Literary Award winners since our members will be receiving this issue just after the show.Mike Ross is the recipient of this year’s Kalvert K. Tidwell Award for best articles in the TNA News during the year of 2014. Yes, you read correctly - plural articles. Both “Anchor Coinage” and “Nuremberg’s Numismatic Salute to the The Peace of Westphalia” were of excellent quality, appearing in the May/June and July/August issues. Our First Runner Up Award went to Garry Moore for “Soaring on the Wings of Eagles” in the January/February issue. Our Second Runner Up was Rick Ewing for his “Early Steps Toward Adoption of Small Size Currency” in the November/December issue. The TNA News is fortunate to have these members contribute to our publication. Needless to say we very much appreciate all of our contributors to the TNA News and hope you will continue with your articles.The Best Club Newsletter Award goes to the Northeast Tarrant Coin Club. Editor, Sam Fairchild, puts together a fine publication each month. The club is fortunate to have him as editor and his numismatic articles are a regular feature in the TNA News.This year we are presenting a Special Recognition Award to John Barber of the Greater Houston Coin Club for his authorship of the “Questions for Dr. Coyne” column that appears in the club’s “Double Shift” newsletter. The TNA News is glad to share this column with our readers each issue because it includes a great variety of numismatic information for new and old collectors alike. We thought it a good idea to let John know our appreciation. We have another interesting issue for you this time with some education, some history and lots of news.We look forward to telling you about this year’s TNA Convention in the July/August issue of our publication.Now it’s time to send this issue to the printer.

Greetings................................................................1.Ron Kersey

From.the.President.....................................................2Debbie Williams

Secretary’s.Report.....................................................4Larry Herrera

TNA.Ad.Rates.&.Copy.Information...............................6

Financial.Assistance.Programs.&.Treasurer’s.Report...........7Jack Gilbert

The.Third.Side....................................................... 8-9

John Barber

In.memoriam.......................................................... 10

Americans.Came.to.the.Plate.When.Chips.Were.Down. 11Tommy Sawyer

Grading.for.the.Rest.of.Us,.What’s.in.a.Number?.......... 12Lane Brunner

Missouri.Centennial.Half.......................................... 13Sam Fairchild

Lion.Coins.Club.Celebrates.National.Coin.Week...... 14-15Dr. Ralph Ross, Youth Director

Questions.for.Dr..Coyne....................................... 16-18

Articles.From.TNA.Club.Newsletters........................... 19

General,.President,.Statesman...Numismatic.Icon?......20-21Garry Moore

A.Visit.to.the.Texas.Paper.Cabinet..........................22-23Richard Laster

Texas.Happenings..............................................24-33

NCIC:.Education.&.Alerts.........................................34

Word.Search.Puzzle...............................................34Doug Davis

Club/Professional.Directory...................................36-37

New.TNA.Officers.&.Chair.Info................................38

TNA.Membership.Information.&.Application.................39

Calendar.of.Events.-.2014........................................40

May/June 2015Volume 58, Number 3

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I enjoy writing about individuals who excel in their contributions to the TNA and our hobby. Hal Cherry has done both for many years! As First Vice President, he has also provided

me with outstanding support throughout my first term as TNA President. I have always been able to count on Hal and his knowledge of historical facts, figures, and details, along with a very willing and helpful attitude. Without Hal’s support, there would have surely been more “bumps in the road” for me during these first two years.

I clearly remember the first time I met Hal Cherry. It was when I attended my first TNA show back in 1997. I approached then President Kirk Menczer and asked if there was anything I could do to help with the show. He took me to the registration booth and asked Hal to show me the ropes. Hal went beyond the call of duty, giving me meticulous information on what I would come to find out is the Hal Cherry way of doing things – conscientious and thorough. It was readily apparent Hal was proud to be a member of the TNA. He introduced me to a number of people that day who are still a part of my life. Little did I know this brief afternoon with Hal was the beginning of a friendship that has spanned almost 20 years.

Through the years, Hal and I have served on many committees together. One of the earliest was the Texas State Quarter Committee, which is when I really got to know him well. In 2003, the membership elected Hal as secretary and me as treasurer. Since then we have both been deeply involved and have spent many hours on the phone talking “TNA.”

Hal’s father introduced him to numismatics at a very young age. He still has fond memories of “dad being my mentor and us using a B. Max Mehl catalogue for a reference book vs a Redbook.” Hal completed his first collection for a Cub Scout project. To get started, his dad gave him a Morgan dollar, a large English penny, and two Mexican coins. These four coins along with a Canadian nickel from his grandfather were the starting point of this very first collection and, as it turned out, a life-long hobby. Hal eagerly set out to find as many type coins as possible from circulation to add to his starter set, and then proudly mounted the entire collection in a large picture frame.

Hal will proudly tell you he has been a coin collector for 65 years without ever taking a hiatus from the hobby, even during those lean years as a student at the University of Texas. He has collected

a wide variety of numismatic items through the years with his favorites being Colonial coins, Mexican coins, Crown size coins, Texas related paper money and U.S. Type coins. In retrospect, Hal finds it fascinating that when he started collecting in the 1940’s “you could still find Barber coins and an occasional Liberty seated coin in circulation.”

Hal joined the TNA in 1991 and was elected to his first “official” position as District 5 Governor (Dallas Area) in 2001. He served as Secretary from 2003 until elected First Vice President in 2011. He was re-elected as Vice President in 2013, which equates to 15 consecutive years of service. Through the years, Hal has placed educational exhibits, served as an exhibit judge, given numerous educational programs and served on a wide variety of committees. He currently serves on the coin show committee. One of Hal’s biggest contributions was the time, work, and research he dedicated to the TNA’s fiftieth anniversary celebration in 2010. Ron Kersey credits Hal with providing almost all of the historical information used in the anniversary issue of the TNA News. In fact, Ron said, “I have always attributed our 2nd Place ANA Publication Award for 2010 to the Anniversary Edition of the TNA News and Hal’s efforts to make it a great issue.”

The TNA has honored Hal’s dedication and hard work with its top awards including the Lewis Regan Memorial award in 2007 and the Mac Kennedy Memorial award for lifetime achievement in 2013. He was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2011.

Hal has also made significant contributions to other coin clubs and historical organizations, especially the Dallas Coin Club. In fact, the Dallas club membership recently recognized Hal’s substantial contributions by honoring him with an Honorary Life Membership. He is only one of two members the club has ever awarded this title.

Hal and his wife, Peggy, enjoy traveling and have visited all 50 states. They also enjoy spending time with family, which now includes four grandchildren.

Even though Hal has recently retired from the board due to family related reasons, this “life-long” numismatist does not plan to go far. In fact, he is looking forward to his next numismatic phase – extending his mentoring skills beyond that of his grandchildren. And, the man I like to refer to as “a walking encyclopedia” has a lot to share.

Debbie Williams

From the President

TNA News MAy/JuNe 20152

May/June 2015

Secretary’s Report

Welcome New TNA Members…

By Lawrence Herrera

2015 MeMBeRSHIP DueSDues are $20 and should be mailed to the lawrence Herrera, Tna Secretary, 4717 W. lovers lane, Dallas, TX 75209.

CHange of aDDReSS Please notify the Secretary=s office and not the Tna news editor of any changes of address. Mailing labels for the Tna news are prepared by the Secretary=s office from the membership database which must have current information if you are to receive the Tna news.

Welcome to new Tna members R-7482 to J-7491 and lM-264-lM267. no objections were received and these applicants became active members on May 1, 2015.The following have applied for membership. If no written objections are received from the membership, they will become Tna members on July 1, 2015.

number name Proposer DistrictR-7492 Dudley Vann Tom Bennington 12 R-7493 larry Vann Tom Bennington 22 R-7494 Paul Ramirez Frank Galindo 7 R-7495 alvin Stern website 6 a-7496 leon Stern website 6 R-7497 earl Coppersmith Russell Prinzinger 1R-7498 Bill Warren none 6 R-7499 Craig Warren none 22 R-7500 Patrick Mason website 5R-7501 Brian Markel website 5R-7502 Dale Winter none 22R-7503 John Jackson none 22

The following have applied to convert to Life Membership:lM-268 Jack Copeland 7


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as previously reported, the northeast Tarrant Coin Club completed a plan and requested funds under the FInanCIal aSSISTanCe In PRoMoTInG nuMISMaTICS program. Their plan was to present educational programs at the Grapevine Coin Show in March and September. approximately 50 people attended at least one of the three educations programs.

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During 2013, Tna initiated several new educational and financial assistance programs to promote our hobby. These included: assistance in Hosting a Coin Show; Financial assistance in Promoting numismatics; Financial assistance in Promoting young numismatists; Grant Program to Fund your library; and,Grant Program to attend the ana Seminar. all of these Programs are open to all members (subject to eligibility requirements) and were fully detailed on pages 8-12 in the September/october 2013 issue of the Tna news (available online - http://www.tna.org/downloads/tna-news/2013/tna_news_sept-oct_2013.pdf ) Clubs interested in the Tna Programs for: assistance in Hosting a Coin Show; Financial assistance in Promoting numismatics; and/or Financial assistance in Promoting young numismatists; should contact Jack Gilbert at [email protected], one of the committee members listed above, or your local Tna Governor.

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by John Barber

The Thi

At the recent Baltimore coin show, your editor found the table of his favorite Texas numismatic couple and began to study the offerings in their case. The material shown had the mark of a

superior “eye” in inventory selection by the couple. It centers on the classic u.S. type collector pieces which your editor usually finds irresistible. Their inventory this time was heavy on half dollars. There were multiple examples of 1807-1836 lettered edge coins. There were many of the comparatively scarce reeded edge models of 1836 to 1838. It was time to recognize the importance of that “third side of the coin” – the edge -- for its importance.

From ancient times through the experience of europe, and continuing to Colonial and post-Colonial times in america, authorities noted that there were always those in society that would seek to profit from shaving, clipping, abrading, or otherwise removing metal from silver or gold coins which passed through their hands. They would then spend the now-lightened coin at face value. The shavings or clippings were then melted and sold for profit. authorities sought to make this crime harder to pull off by making the edge of the coin tamper-evident. a good way was to impress an edge device, such as lettering or reeding, which if removed would signal that the coin had reduced diameter – without having to measure it with tools! The earliest coins of the infant u.S. mint had incuse lettered edges on all denominations with planchets thick enough to accommodate it, and reeded edges on planchets that were too thin to allow lettering. This included even the copper coins of 1793-1795, and all silver and gold coins.

The edge treatment in those days had to

be applied in an operation separate from striking the obverse and reverse. This occasionally

gave rise to an error coin made with

doubled or partially missing lettered edge.

It was a technological breakthrough and a genuine productivity enhancement for the mint when in 1836 the first u.S. coins were struck on steam powered presses with a close collar which could be engraved to make a reeded edge.

The half dollars of late 1836 were the first to have this.

It is unclear why the Gobrecht Dollars of December 1836 were struck in a plain close collar, but by 1837, all u.S. silver and gold coins (except the tiny trimes and the short run of twenty cent pieces) were being made with reeded edges from a close collar.

If we now flip the pages of history to 1907 when the St. Gaudens double eagles were being designed, we see an innovation: The edges are lettered, but


From the GHCC “Double Shift” Newsletter

rd Side

the lettering is in relief and not incuse as it

had been in 1793-1836. Furthermore, these coins had to be made in a coin press with no subsequent

operation for applying the lettering. This

requires that the collar (engraved with the lettering) must

split apart and withdraw from the edge of the coin a moment after striking so that the now-struck coin can be ejected from the press without scraping off the lettering. evidence that there was a mechanism

for doing this comes from the “witness marks” or faint joint lines that are left on the edge of the coin, showing where the collar split.

The use of this engineering feature ended on u.S. coins with the production of the last $20 pieces in 1933.

In the modern era (not the focus of your editor’s collecting!), we have seen the return of edge lettering on the Presidential Dollars and the Sacagawea Dollars. In this case, however, the lettering is applied in a separate operation from the impressing of the obverse and reverse designs. This leaves open the possibility of coins released without having the edge lettering applied (bypassing this step in production by accident).

[Geo. Washington Dol.]

It takes one of the new-style prong holders to be able to see this in a slab. Perhaps it was the discovery of these modern error coins which prodded the grading companies to invent this kind of holder. But collectors of classic-era coins also appreciate being able to see the edge in a mostly unobscured way.

They say the obverse is the “money side” when appreciating coins and attempting valuation, but your editor says: don’t ignore that third side when considering a purchase. It can hold many interesting keys and may help you unlock value.


i would like to ThANK all of the dealers and Attendees for your support and attendance in 2014, and look forward to growing these shows in 2015. Thanks Again! Jim

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fRank SCHICkTNA member , Frank Schick, passed away on April 5, 2015. He was 78 years old. Frank was born in Nutley, N.J. and was preceded in death by his wife Judy in 2008. They were married for 48 years. He was a devoted Christian and family man, who was passionate about airplanes and collecting coins. After serving in the Air

Force from 1956-1960, he went to work for American Airlines as a line mechanic. He retired in 2003 after 42 years of service. He was an active member of the Northeast Tarrant Coin Club

Frank joined the Texas Numismatic Association as Member R-6995 and served as Youth Coin Auction Chairperson at several TNA Annual Conventions.

Frank was a man of his word and an example of the importance of character and integrity. A Celebration of Life service for Frank (a.k.a. Dukester) was held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the College Hill Church of Christ in North Richland Hills.

Those who will miss him most include his sons, Tom and wife, Lillian, Mark and wife, Melissa, and Matthew and wife, Lisa; grandchildren, Heather, Jordan, Chelsea, Tiffani, Brandon, and Rachel; brother, Carl Schick; and many others he touched throughout his life.

L.R. DavIS MCkInney, JR.TNA member, L.R. Davis McKinney, Jr., has passed away. Mr. McKinney was born July 1, 1931 in Dallas, Texas and passed away March 30, 2015 in Dallas, Texas after a courageous struggle with diabetes for many years.

Davis’ passion during his entire lifetime was the study of numismatics. He was a member of the American Numismatic

Society, the American Numismatic Association. He joined the Texas Numismatic Association June 1, 1973 as Member #2548.

Mr. McKinney was drafted in the early 1950’s and served in the U. S. Army. Davis was an employee for the City of Dallas in the Information Services Dept. for 28 years prior to his retirement in 1996. Davis is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Jane Walker McKinney and by brother, Walter Edward McKinney and wife Tracey; sister, Dana Hyde; sister-in-law, Barbara Jean Walker Metzger; and sister-in-law, Anita Ruth Walker Marshall; several nieces, nephews, and friends.

A Memorial Service was held Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Restland Wildwood Chapel.


Many times in our past history the American people have been asked to come to the aid of their country and have responded with a batting average twice that of the late Ted Williams. This

brings to mind the sacrifices made by our countrymen and women during the World War II. Immediately our women think of the things they could no longer get at the grocery store—meats, sugar, canned goods, nylon hose, candy, and an abundance of other items we took for granted. Our men experienced another kind of a setback in that they could no longer could obtain as much gasoline as they might have wanted, and tires were much harder to obtain. Tools and new cars might as well have been stored on Mars. Even with these home front adversities, Americans pulled together and the efforts achieved were a major RESULTS IN HELPING WIN THE WAR.

Let’s certainly not leave out another area these sacrifices that today’s generations may not have known about those times—the death and rebirth of the penny. Did you know that the content of the penny was changed from 85% copper and 5% zinc to 95% shell-copper and 5% zinc during World War II? The new penny, known in Numismatics terms, was now the “steelies”. The war effort was in need of copper, so Congress was asked to pass legislation providing for the above effort to become a reality. The effort was extremely realistic in that the copper saved accomplished the following: enough to meet the needs of two cruisers. two destroyers, 1,243 Flying Fortresessairplanes, 120 field guns and 120 howitzers, according to the Treasury Department officials report. Information like this helped us realize the importance for the change from copper to “steelies.” Acceptance of the new cent posed very little confusion to the public and it remained a main stay for two years.

The American people didn’t complain about the change that took place because they knew everything being done was done to help win and see the war to its conclusion. So, historically, the new “steelies” were minted only a very short period (1943-44). The new pennies wore quickly and even displayed major signs of rust as the coins made their way through circulation. After the war, some companies knowing the Numismatic needs of collectors began buying the “steelies” for a small premium and reprocessed the coins, knowing the collector would need to fill these to have a completed book of pennies. These dated pennies are the ones easily recognized at your coin shows.

Some of you will remember the “Ration books” that certainly controlled exactly how much of the previously mentioned items a household could receive? For an example I can remember back in the 1940’s my dad pulling into a Gulf filling station in Stamford, Texas and all the gasoline he could buy was three gallons. And he couldn’t buy it if he didn’t produce stamps from his ration book provided him by the government. ( Gasoline was 13 cents a gallon). The number of stamps a family would get was based on your occupation and how far you had to drive to work. If you were in a war essential job, you received more stamps. The household had to keep up the days that you could buy meat, even sugar. As time passed mothers taught their children the only certain days they could purchase the products the ration stamps stated, there were no exceptions.. The theme of America’s thinking during these times was we can certainly tighten our belts at home in order that our fighting men and women can have the supplies they needed to win the war. Again, tell the American people the truth of any matter and they have always answered the bell for the 15th round. The decision was never in doubt.

By today’s standards, the minting of all these new cents was small---just over one billion 1943 new pennies were minted and near one and one-half billion of the 1944’s saw circulation. Many Numismatists obtained these coins from their banks and other sources and simply placed their coins away as an investment for their grand-children. Chances are the 1943-44 “steelies” you see at you coin shows are reprocessed (and the coins look good). The prices are reasonable. The quality is acceptable. Seeing these at the shows reminds me of those dark days in 1943-44 when the team efforts of both war and home fronts met and proved that cooperation could be achieved in this effort to win the war. One will need all three “steelies” to complete your number two coin folder. This being the San Francisco, Denver, and Philadelphia mintages. We realize the only permanent thing in the universe is “change”, so with the penny, so with our acceptance of its appearance during times of war. A business in Philadelphia during the 1960’s advertised they were buying “steelies” and literally thousands upon thousands were packaged and sent to them for a small premium. The process they used to change the rusted appearance proved to meet with approval of the public and coin collectors.

by Tommy Sawyer


GradinG for the rest of UsWHAT’S iN A NUMBER?

From the Tyler CC “Your Two Cents Worth” Newsletter

When American coin collecting was in its infancy, coins were graded using descriptive words, such as good, fine, and uncirculated. However, a coin’s grade varied greatly

based on a person’s experience and how the person interpreted the words used. In other words, one person’s “fine” was not the same as another person’s “fine.”

Complicating this further was the use of common words to describe a coin’s grade. For example, a non-collector may view a nice looking Morgan dollar and say it looks “good” and another person says it’s “perfect.” Of course, as collectors we know that a coin in “good” condition is not really all that “good” and a “perfect” coin is often quite a ways from “perfection.”

Collectors today have many different qualitative terms to use when grading coins, which is greatly beneficial. And often there is a number attached to the grade. Why a particular number is attached to a qualitative grade is an interesting numismatic story.

During the late 1940s, a collector who was passionate about United States large cents was trying to develop a quantitative way to equate the grade of a coin to its value in the marketplace. He was seeking a science for determining the value of collector coins. That scientist and collector was Dr. William Sheldon.

While reviewing the sales records of 1794 cents from the 1920s through the 1940s, Dr. Sheldon noticed a correlation. He noticed that as the grade of the coin increased, so did the price. While that observation seems obvious, what was novel at the time was how closely the correlation was for 1794 cents in all grades.

Dr. Sheldon observed that 1794 cents that were barely recognizable as a 1794 cent, sold for $1 each. This became the base, or basal, grade. Coins that were graded good, usually sold for $4 each. Coins that were graded fine, sold for about three times as much, or $12 each. Coins with just a small amount of wear, sometimes referred to at the time as about uncirculated, were about $50 each. And finally, 1794 large cents that were nearly perfect were priced around $70.

A scale was then constructed where the basal grade was given a value of 1 and perfection was given a value of 70. The grades of good, very good, fine, very fine, extremely fine, about uncirculated, and uncirculated (mint state) were given values between 1 and 70. The following table illustrates those grades.

by Lane Brunner

GradinG for the rest of UsWHAT’S iN A NUMBER?

Description in “Sheldon Numbers”

Basal (Poor) 1Good 4Very Good 8Fine 12Very Fine 20Extremely Fine 40About Uncirculated 50Uncirculated 60Perfect 70

Ironically, Sheldon’s system was outdated as soon as it was published in his landmark 1949 book, Early American Cents. Since the entire system relied on historical pricing of a specific coin, changes in the market could not be accounted for and the correlation between price and grade collapsed. In fact, the only folks to use this system much were collectors of American large cents. It would be many years before Sheldon numbers were used widely in the hobby.

Today, most collectors use Sheldon numbers along side of their respective word descriptors. As such, seeing a listing for a Barber quarter in F-12 or a Franklin half in MS-67 is not confusing at all. In fact, the use of numbers is so common, that when we only see a word describing the grade, it may even seem a bit odd.

(Thanks to Dr. Sheldon for giving us numerical language to distinguish between the two above)

(Editor’s Note: Lane has committed to writing regular articles for Your Two Cents Worth on the topic of coin grading. I trust I speak for all of us with appreciation his willingness to share insight from his own experience and expertise. Thanks Lane!!


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4 miles NorthWest of DFW AirportExit Main St. off Highway 114 The Missouri Centennial Half Dollar was authorized

to mark the 100th anniversary of the admission of Missouri to the union. authorization called for

production of up to 250,000 of the silver half dollars. The coins would be released at the Missouri Centennial exposition and State Fair held in august 1921 at the first state capital of Sedalia. The original cost was $1 per coin with distribution through the Sedalia Trust Company.a certain number of the Centennial halves were minted with “2*4″ on the obverse to signify admission as the 24th state in the union. The first 5,000 pieces would carry this special marking, which be believed would make the coins instantly rare and therefore more marketable.The designer of the coin was Robert aitken, a medalist and sculptor who had previously designed the 1915 Panama Pacific $50 Gold Piece. The obverse design features a bust of Daniel Boone, wearing his well-known coon-skin cap. While Daniel Boone is generally associated with Kentucky, he spent his last 25 years in Missouri, and died there in 1820. The reverse design features a scene of Daniel Boone standing with a native american against a background of 24 stars. Boone holds a power horn and rifle, pointing westward. Inscriptions include “Missouri Centennial” and “Sedalia”. Conspicuously absent are the usual inscriptions lIBeRTy, e PluRIBuS unuM and In GoD We TRuST, no doubt omitted for lack of space.50,000 Missouri half dollars were struck: 5,000 with the 2*4 designation and 45,000 without the designation. all of the 5,000 coins with the special 2*4 designation were quickly sold. However, the plain variety didn’t fare as well, as 29,600 pieces were later returned and melted. although intended to be a scarce variety, availability of the “2*4″ is only slightly less than the plain version due to the overall low mintage of the issue.Strike on most Missouri halves is surprisingly soft for a coin with such a limited mintage. The sharpest strikes are usually found on the 2*4 coins because they were the first pieces struck. Today, the two varieties are virtually the same in rarity in most grades, but the allure of the incused 2*4 symbol persists, and these specially struck coins frequently command higher prices.

Missouri Centennial Half

by sam Fairchild

From the NETCC Newsletter


lion coin club celebrat

ralph rossYouth Chair

Amber Felderpresident

Jack YaTes seNi

The national Coin Week 2015 theme was: ‘Building Tomorrows: Inspiration and Innovation at World’s Fairs’.World’s Fairs and expositions have long celebrated mankind’s achievement in science, architecture and social progress. The 2015 national Coin Week theme, will celebrate the history of these great events and the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International exposition in San Francisco.The Jack yates lion Coin Club selected albert einstein as the 2015 national Coin Week iconic person. albert einstein inspired millions with his brilliance and many of today’s innovative technologies are based on his scientific work.The lion Coin Club highlighted science as a major contribution to Building Tomorrows … Inspiration and Innovation in mankind’s achievement in Science, Technology, engineering, and Mathematics (STeM).The Jack yates lion Coin Club celebrated national Coin Week, april 19-25, 2015 with several miscellaneous activities.

1) The students obtain a proclamation from the Mayor of the City of Houston, annise D. Parker.

2) The members distributed wooden dimes (token with the value of 10 cents) 3) albert einstein poster contest nine (9) posters around the school4) Four members: amber Felder, amber Wright, Gurpreet Garcha and

Claudia Bookman created albert einstein extra credit tri-fold posters. 5) Members gave free pencils and paper to 8th graders as they toured the

school in preparation for their 9th grade course selection.6) Pop-Corn, Cookies, and Punch were enjoyed by all.

dr. ross describing National Coin Week during the poster contest.


es national coin Week

Einstein with hair lighting up like a

Christmas tree

or HigH scHool

Kyra davis, Amber Felder (president), Christopher lewis, and Madisen Clarkson distribute wooden Einstein tokens.

Members: i’yona Kelly, gurpreet garcha, and

Melissa henriquez

lion Coin Club Members

A few examples of some great posters...


1) a railroad rim is a type of striking error. It occurs when a planchet fails to fully enter the collar surrounding the coining chamber in the press. The part of the planchet outside the collar (usually above it) is not constrained by the collar and remains unstruck as the obverse and reverse designs are impressed. The coin is thus a bit oversized, and the profile of the edge looks something like the profile of a railroad track.

2) This is somewhat of a trick question; the most recent example of a u.S. coin where the intrinsic value is above face value is the current lincoln Cent. The price of zinc and copper has increased to the point where there is negative seigniorage – the cost of metal plus the costs of striking are more than the one cent face value. This is part of a long term trend. The amount of copper in earliest large Cents had to be reduced to avoid the same situation in 1794. It happened again at the end of the era of the large Cent in 1857 and again in 1864. History repeated in 1982 when the current mostly-zinc cent was adopted. In the 21st century, even the copper-plated zinc coins are worth more as metal than in face value. Discussions on what should be done with the cent are ongoing.

3) Deep mirror proof like Morgan Dollars come only in certain years and are scarce compared to coins with regular business-strike uncirculated surfaces. about two thirds of the dates/mints in a set are known by at least one encapsulated DMPl coin. no coins reaching DMPl standards are known for the other one third of the set.

4) The “Mega” Red Book, formally to be known as the Deluxe edition, was introduced at the March Baltimore Coin Show by Whitman. It seems to verify the claim that the Red Book is the go-to one-volume library for u.S. coins. Per Dennis Tucker: Billed as the “biggest, most useful Red Book ever,” the Deluxe edition measures 7x10 inches and has 1,504 pages. The larger size and increased page count combined make the Deluxe edition five times bigger than the regular-edition Red Book. It prices 8,018 items in up to 12 grades each, with 50,205 individual values and 16,667 auction records covering circulated, Mint State, and Proof coinage. The book is illustrated with 5,753 images. Whitman has the list price at $49.99 which seems like a bargain for the contents!

5) The Third Party Grading companies have long had the policy of keeping the full fee if they find it necessary to return a submitted coin without slabbing it. up until around five years ago, the most common reason for “body bagging” was evidence that the coin had been abrasively cleaned (“improper cleaning”). at that point, the TPG firms began slabbing these and other minor problems in “details” slabs which gave an opinion on degree of wear, but also listed the reason for not placing the coin in an unqualified slab. lately,

1) What is a “railroad rim” and how does it occur?

2) Did the u.S. ever have a copper coin whose intrinsic value was equal to or greater than its face value?

3) are there Deep Mirror Proof-like Morgan Dollars available for all years?

4) What is a “Mega” Red Book?

5) Do the Third Party Grading companies charge a fee if they “body bag” my submission?


From the ghCC “double shift” Newsletter - Editor, John Barber

even holed and plugged coins make it into “details” slabs. now, the usual reason for body bagging is that the TPG does not believe the coin is genuine. Modern Chinese counterfeits are returned bagged, though some vintage “circulating counterfeits” are slabbed with full identification on the tags.

6) The illustrated piece is not a federal u.S. coin, but it is a Colonial issue. It is a “1652” oak Tree Shilling, made in 1660-1667 in John Hull’s private mint just outside Boston. It is one of the earliest silver coins struck in lands that would later become the united States. This issue was made before the more famous Pine Tree Shilling, but all the “tree” shillings show the same date, 1652, as that is the date the mint was established and also the date when england had no king to object to a colony making its own coinage.

7) The term “broadstrike” has meaning only for coins of the modern minting era in which a collar die is intended to surround the planchet in the press as the obverse and reverse dies are impressing their images. a broadstrike occurs when the feeder fingers of the press fail to center the incoming planchet in the coining chamber and the collar die does not surround the planchet. The planchet is laying atop the collar (which is spring-mounted to avoid damage to the press) when the obverse and reverse designs are impressed. a broadstrike coin is thus usually a bit oversize as the edge was not constrained at the moment of striking, and the designs may show weakness near the edge. The centers of the designs are likely to look normal.

6) Is this piece a u.S. coin?

7) What is a “broadstrike” and how does it occur?

8) The most recent u.S. coin to have raised stars on the edge is the gold $20 St. Gaudens piece of 1933.

9) Regular sales of u.S. proof coins from the Philadelphia mint began in 1858. Before that there are small, sporadic mintages of mirror-finish, specially prepared coins which have come down to today’s collectors. Some of these “specimen” pieces do not fully meet the standards as we know them now for “proof”, but they are clearly better than run of the mill business strikes. Certain large cents and half cents are the most available of these.

10) The “Greysheet” is the Coin Dealer newsletter. It has been published regularly in Southern California since 1963. It is by far the most popular (some would say most reliable) measure of wholesale dealer-to-dealer prices for coins in the most popular u.S. series. It does not show all coins in the Red Book, and the Greysheet prices on more seldomly traded coins are somewhat speculative.

8) Did the u.S. ever have a coin for circulation with raised stars on the edge?

9) are there Deep Mirror Proof u.S. coins made before 1858?

10) What is the “Grey Sheet”? Who uses it?

a worthy type coin?

no. It is a dealer’s store card advertisement.

Dr. Coyne continues on next page...


11) Why are there short threads of red and blue embedded in the paper of our currency?

12) Do the Third Party Grading companies charge a fee if they feel my submission has been cleaned or has artificial toning??

13) Is this piece a u.S. coin?

14) Which issue is generally regarded as the most beautifully engraved u.S. paper money ?

11) The tiny red and blue fibers in the paper supplied to the Bureau of Printing and engraving by Crane Paper Company of Dalton, Massachusetts are an anti-counterfeiting measure. This innovation came very early in Crane’s relationship with the Treasury, as far back as the 1860’s. Counterfeiters could still print tiny blue and red lines on their bills, but it would require additional steps to do it, and the questionable results would help distinguish them from the genuine notes.

12) The Third Party Grading companies have long had the policy of keeping the full fee if they find it necessary to place a submitted coin in a slab, but with “problems”. up until around five years ago, they most commonly “body bagged” and kept the full fee. at that point, the TPG firms began slabbing these and other minor problems in “details” slabs, usually for cleaning evidence, but noting the defect on the slab tag. Still, they kept the full fee. The justification seems to be that the TPG needs to invest the full degree of effort in judging a “details” coin as they do in a straight-graded one.

13) The illustrated piece is not a federal u.S. coin, nor an official pattern for one. It is a token issued by Dr. lewis Feuchtwanger to support his proposal for use in coinage of his proprietary alloy of “German Silver”. The alloy has nickel, copper, and zinc. There are several die varieties of these in the one cent size, and a scarcer three cent token is also available.

14) Most u.S. coin collectors would agree that the St. Gaudens $20 piece is the most beautiful coin design. The paper money collectors seem to favor the “educational Series” of $1, $2, and $5 notes of 1896 as the most beautifully engraved.

a worthy type coin?

no. It is a dealer’s store card advertisement.


THe key To CoIn CoLLeCTIngKey coins are the stoppers in a series, the coins with the lowest mintages and often the highest values. These are the coins that everybody needs for set completion, but there aren’t enough survivors to go around.

another type of key coin, the condition key, is a coin that is relatively common and inexpensive in low grades but rare and pricy in higher grades. Condition keys (or condition rarities) will not be the focus of this article.

The advice frequently given to beginning collectors is to buy the key coins first, as these are the coins that appreciate faster than their more common brethren. If you don’t get them early, you may find that they’ve appreciated so much while you were buying common dates that you can’t afford them now.

THe fLIgHT of THe eagLeThe Flying eagle cent’s flight was short and turbulent. The Mint struck 1856-dated patterns for distribution to congressmen and newspaper editors. The idea was to publicize the cent’s new design, smaller size and copper-nickel composition. later, the Mint created 1856 Flying eagle cent restrikes for collectors. Millions of regular-issue Flying eagle cents poured from the Mint’s presses in 1857 and 1858, until striking problems compelled officials to replace the design with the Indian Head cent.

Respect for the Flying eagle cent has echoed for more than a century. Sculptor augustus Saint-Gaudens considered it the most beautiful u.S. coin and worked on a similar flying eagle for the reverse of a new cent in 1907.

“I am using a flying eagle,” he wrote to President Theodore Roosevelt, “a modification of the device which was used on the cent of 1857. I had not seen that coin for many years, and was so impressed by it that I thought if carried out with some modifications, nothing better could be done. It is by all odds the best design on any american coin.”

although Saint-Gaudens’ cent didn’t make it into production, he placed a similar eagle on the reverse of the gold $20.

The Flying eagle cent originated as a cost-cutting measure. The Mint had struck pure-copper large cents since 1793, but by the mid-1850s they had become too expensive to produce. Many people complained about their unattractive color and odor.

The copper-nickel cent was the first u.S. coin containing nickel. Before the introduction of the nickel five-cent piece in the 1860s, copper-nickel cents were known as “nickels” or “nicks.” equally as significant as the new cent’s size and alloy was its new design. engraver James B. longacre originally worked on liberty Head designs for the cent. Mint Director James R. Snowden suggested a Flying eagle.

longacre copied the eagle from the Gobrecht dollar. on the reverse he placed a wreath of corn, wheat, cotton and tobacco, the same as on the gold dollar and gold $3 piece.

GettinG to Know YouJunior ColleCtor andrew

tells His numismatiC story

When I was four years old, my grandfather introduced me to the hobby of collecting coins.

He gave me a few coins to start my collection. He showed me some of his coins, and I thought that they were really cool. Over the next few years, we went through boxes of coins from the bank. We would look for wheat cents, uncirculated coins, and older nickels. We took out the commemoratives such as Western Nickels, 2009 Lincoln Cents, and any foreign coins.

As I got older, my grandfather gave me more and more coins. We searched more boxes and found all kinds of interesting stuff. Some of the coolest things that I have found are an 1887 Indian Head Cent, 1909 Wheat Cent, over 100 Canadian Cents, a rainbow toned 2004 Westward Nickel, blank (un-struck) cents, and many foreign coins. Once my grandfather and I found three full rolls of wheat cents in one box.

In 2013, when I was 12, I was in the young numismatists table at the Texas Numismatic Association (TNA) show. (Courtesy of the Northeast Tarrant Coin Club). My grandfather helped me with it, and I made about $90. About a month and a half after the show, my grandfather went to the hospital with cancer. He passed away about 2 months later. After he died, I got away from coins for about a year. I collected sports cards during that time.

When we moved to Tyler in the summer of 2014, I went to the Tyler Coin Club show. I rediscovered coins for the first time since my grandfather had died. I had a great time at the show and spent about $50. I bought some of my favorite coins at that show. The week before that, I had a young numismatists table at the 2014 Texas Numismatic Association Show. I spent half of my 2014 TNA earnings at the Tyler show. Since that Tyler Coin show my collection has doubled or even tripled. I am now an active member of the Tyler Coin Club. I participate in the monthly club auctions. I have made a lot of new friends and found mentors in the Tyler Coin Club that have helped make collecting as exciting as it once was.

I will be a young numismatic dealer at both the 2015 TNA Show and the Tyler Coin Club show. My biggest interests are wheat cents, silver U.S. coins, and toned coins. I have since gotten some uncirculated examples of some of the coins that my grandfather started me with years ago. Some of my favorite coins in my collection are an 1877 CC Seated Liberty Half Dollar, an AU/MS 1909 VDB Cent, 1943 uncirculated Mercury Dime, an MS63 1942 Walking Liberty Half Dollar, a blue and purple toned BU 1941D Wheat Cent, 1985 Proof Centennial Train Dollar (a very special 13th birthday gift from my grandfather that he left for me before he passed away), and many other coins.

I am excited for future opportunities in numismatics and to see where my collection will be in a few years. I will collect coins for the rest of my life and hope to share my passion with many others.

ArTiClEs FroM Your TNA CluB NEWslETTErsGolden spread

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“General Eisenhower was never in combat on the battlefront. The majority of his military career (23 of 38 years) was at the rank of major or lieutenant colonel, mid-level field ranks. He spent a great deal of his military career in staff positions as a planner or trainer and not as a commander of combat army units. He was an aide to the legendary general Douglas MacArthur who was very difficult to deal with. General Eisenhower’s skill at dealing with difficult personalities persuaded President Roosevelt to promote him to become the commanding general of the largest amphibious military invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy.”

by Garry MooreTNA R-6805

Throughout.his.lifetime,.Dwight.David.Eisenhower.had.numerous.accolades,.orders,.awards,.medals,.and.titles.bestowed.upon.him..They.

ranged.from.the.United.States.Army.Distinguished.Service.Medal.(5th.Award),.to.the.British.Most.Honourable.Order.of.the.Bath,.the.Luxembourg.Order.of.Merit,.the.Czechoslovakian.War.Cross,.the.French.Liberation.Medal,.to.the.Supreme.Allied.Commander.-.Europe,.General.of.the.Army,.and.finally.to..the.President.of.the.United.States,.just.to.name.a.very.few..Eisenhower’s.name.was.also.given.to.a.countless.variety.of.streets,.avenues,.etc..in.cities.around.the.world,.including.Paris,.France..Of.all.the.awards,.decorations,.and.the.titles.that.Eisenhower.had.bestowed.upon.him,.I.do.not.think.he.would.have.ever.imagined.that.one.of.them.would.be.a.numismatic.icon..However,.that.is.precisely.what.he.is..Dwight.David.Eisenhower.holds.three.unique.places.on.our.national.coinage.hertiage.

General, President, Statesman

In.1971,.Eisenhower.became.the.nation’s.first.Army.General.to.have.his.image.portrayed.on.a.large.size.(38.1.mm).business.strike.dollar.coin..In.1990,.he.became.the.first.person.to.have.his.image.portrayed.twice.on.the.same.side.of.the.coin,.as.was.the.case.with.the.1990.Eisenhower.Centennial.commemorative.dollar..Now,.Dwight.Eisenhower.is.making.history.again.in.2015.when.his.likeness.appears.on.the.latest.small.dollar.(26.5.mm).in.the.Presidential.Dollar.series..

In.1971,.after.a.36-year.hiatus,.the.United.States.Mint.once.again.began.minting.dollar.coins..This.time.the.mint.selected.two.sets.of.individuals.to.honor.on.the.coin..The.obverse.design.features.the.portrait.of.one.of.America’s.finest.generals.and.respected.Presidents.–.Dwight.David.“Ike”.Eisenhower..This.marked.the.first.time.in.our.nation’s.history.that.one.of.the.Presidents.of.the.United.States.was.portrayed.on.the.dollar.coin..

The.reverse.design.featured.a.tribute.to.Neil.Armstrong.and.Buzz.Aldrin’s.historic.Moonwalk.in.July.1969.during.their.Apollo.11.mission.to.the.Moon..I..think.this.series.is.often.overlooked.and.dismissed.as.a.common.run.of.the.mill.dollar,.which.I.guess.it.is,.given.the.large.quantities.minted..


. . . Numismatic Icon?

However,.from.a.purely.historical.standpoint,.this.short-lived.(1971-1978).Frank.Gasparro.designed.coin.was.used.to.commemorate.or.honor.some.of.our.country’s.most.significant.historical.events..In.addition.to.honoring.Ike.and.the.Apollo.Mission.to.the.Moon,.this.coin.was.one.of.three.coins.selected.to.commemorate.our.nation’s.Bicentennial..The.mint.chose.Dennis.R..Williams’.rendition.of.the.Liberty.Bell.superimposed.on.the.moon..This.design.was.featured.on.the.reverse.of.the.Eisenhower.dollar.from.1975-1976..

In.1990,.the.US.Mint.coined.the.Eisenhower.Centennial.commemorative.silver.dollar.marking.the.100th.anniversary.of.his.birth..These.coins,.minted.at.West.Point,.portrays.Eisenhower’s.image.twice.on.the.obverse.–.once,.facing.left,.as.the.General.of.the.Army.and.the.second.time,.facing.right,..as.the.34th.President.of.the.United.States.(POTUS).of.America..This.creative.design.is.the.work.of.Mint.Engraver.John.Mercanti..The.reverse.design.is.the.work.of.Marcel.Jovine.and.features.Eisenhower’s.home.at.Gettysburg..This.is.the.second.numismatic.first.for.this.icon.of.American.history..

Bibliographic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower#Orders.2C_Decorations_and_Medals

Finally,.our.34th.POTUS.(1953.to.1961),.is.already.making.history.in.2015.with.his.likeness.being.portrayed.on.the.latest.small.circulating.dollar.(26.5.mm).in.the.Presidential.Dollar.series..This.makes.Dwight.Eisenhower.the.first.person.ever.to.appear.on.two.different.sizes.(38.1.mm./.26.5.mm).of.the.same.coin.denomination.in.America’s.coinage.history..

This.Don.Everhart.designed,.and.engraved.coin,.features.an.Eisenhower.portrait.encircled.by.the.legend.DWIGHT.D..EISENHOWER.at.the.top.and.IN.GOD.WE.TRUST.34TH.PRESIDENT.1953-1961.at.the.bottom.of.the.obverse.design..The.reverse.design.features.the.Statue.of.Liberty.encircled..by.the.legend.UNITED.STATES.OF.AMERICA.

Take.just.a.moment.to.reflect.on.the.impact.that.this.five-star.general.and.President.of.the.United.States.had.on.the.military.battlefields.of.Europe,.the.political.battlefields.of.Washington,.and.the.impact.he.continues.to.have.on.the.numismatic.community.the.next.time.you.come.across.an.“Ike”dollar..Dwight.D..Eisenhower.–.Numismatic.Icon!


by RichardLaster

During the American Civil War one of the greatest challenges on the home front, particularly in the south, was that of finance. All available

funds were needed for the war effort including every form of tangible fiscal items. This practice resulted in very little coinage in circulation therefore even basic commerce became a challenge. Because of the distance of Texas from the seat of Confederate government, even Confederate paper money, which was printing in abundant quantity especially during the last years of the war, was not to be found.A majority of the states in the Confederacy had laws allowing for the printing and issue of state currency. Today notes from states such as North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia can be found at reasonable, even low prices. But the legislature of Texas, probably in part remembering the fiasco of Republic of Texas paper money, a recollection of only fifteen years prior to the founding the Confederate States of America and the start of the Civil War, made the decision to keep Texas away from any official state currency. In order to cover basic needs the congress did allow for the printing and distribution of “Treasury Warrants.” These pieces of paper were issued, as we would write checks, to pay for various claims against state

government for both “civil” and “military” purposes. The catch came down to the fact that there was no way for these paper “checks” to be redeemed except for more paper. So the practice developed early during the war years for these Treasury Warrants to pass from person to person, starting with the first payee and moving forward from hand to hand, and thus becoming a de facto form of circulating fiscal paper, aka currency. It is interesting to note that even though each note does carry a line for payment these are never seen with payee endorsement signatures on the back. Your editor wonders if this was by intent so that the warrants looked more like currency and less like checks. Texas Civil War era Treasury Warrants exist in three distinct series. Each one has a blank for payee, for date of issue, for the appropriation which granted approval for the covered expense, and a blank for the appropriation date. In all three series there are notes which have set denominations as well as one in each which is intentionally left blank in order to fill in odd amounts in dollars and cents. Texas Treasury Warrants are available in a reasonable quantity today. Even though in proportion to other types of Texas scrip these are relatively inexpensive, the value of Civil War era Texas Treasury Warrants is on the increase as they are being discovered by collectors.

A Visit to the texAs

First Series of Treasury Warrants were hastily printed using simple type-set procedure. Note the lines for payee, appropriation, appropriation date, and warrant issue date. The above example, for Twenty Dollars,

was issued for “Civil” purposes. All Civil warrants are countersigned in red ink.

Following are examples of one note from each of the three unique series of Texas Treasury Warrants plus a piece of lagniappe. These images are scaled down for space sake. In actuality Texas Treasury

Warrants from the Civil War era are the size of Large United States paper money.


PAPer CAbinet

Adapted from the Tyler CC “Your Two Cents Worth” Newsletter

Notes of the Third Series bear basic features in black type along with some figures and design features in green overlay. The reader can see a shadow of a reverse design. Note the blue shadow images just under “Treasurer of the State of Texas.” Also

notice the adjustment on the promise of interest to be paid from “eight” to “six” percent.

And just about the time you’ve got the pattern sort of figured out here comes a hybrid. Note the adjustment on the purpose for issue. On this piece of obsolete paper a warrant for “Civil” purposes was needed and one was not available. The solution was taking a “Military” warrant and making a minor adjustment from “Military” to “Civil” with the convenient stroke of a pen. Hybrids such as the note above command a premium when collector value is considered. The heavy endorsement at the left is

that of the government’s redeeming officer and signals the return of each warrant to the treasury.

The Second Series features notes with colorful overprint. The warrant pictured above is for “Military” purposes. All Military notes are countersigned on the left in blue ink.


In addition to club meeting reports we receive several club newsletters. We are going to include portions of these newsletters that we hope will be of interest to our readers.

We encourage our member clubs to send us news to share with the TNA membership. We need more photos of your meetings and events so we can include them in your section. Please set your digital cameras for medium to high resolution for use in printed material.Meeting reports from the clubs include special events and program presentations.

Please send your stories and reports by the 15th of January, March, May, July, September or November to: [email protected]

A special section at the end of Texas Happenings will contain longer newsletter articles of member experiences, opinions and numismatic information.

District One ___________________

FWCC MArCH MeeTINg - President Ed Lasko began the meeting with 36 members and guests in attendance. Guests: Savannah Gristina; New Members: Robert Wysong, who is the secretary for the Mid Cities Coin Club, was voted in as our newest member. Gary Hill is a returning member after a two year absence.

Old Business: Kris Olson gave a report about the Spring Coin Show. We had two dealers cancel because they attended the ANA show in Portland, Oregon. We were able to fill all but two of our tables. Some comments about our show in the new Forest Hill Civic & Convention Center are as follows: The wide isles make it easier for the customers to access the dealer tables. The lighting is very good. The food vendor provides good food at reasonable prices. And of course, the free parking is always appreciated.

Educational program: Frank Hezmall began the Educational Show and Tell program which had many interesting items..

Door Prizes: John Post and Darla Smith administered the sign in sheet and acquired the door prizes. Auction: The auction had 39 lots, and was executed by our auctioneer, Frank Provasek.

Our auction runners were Sam Estrada Jr. and Walter Fabisiak..APrIL MeeTINg - President Ed Lasko began the meeting with 48

members and guests in attendance.Guests: James Lemons Has been collecting older

coins for 35 years. Jan Bass has been identifying a new collection. Ben Perkins from Munich Germany

New Members:: Mary Laigle, the daughter of Rual Perkins, has visited the Club on many occasions.Mary was voted in as our newest member.

Old Business: Ed Lasko spoke about how the Fort Worth Coin Club Inc. coin show was a success. The position of Bourse chairman is a very important job, requiring many man hours and much hard work. We

would like to ask all the members if they would consider becoming a Bourse chairman assistant. Many hands make a job easier. Jimmy Davis and Dalia Smith have been in charge of scheduling volunteers for the Coin Shows for seven years.

Russell Prinzinger spoke about the North East Tarrant Coin Club. Their special Coin Auction, Thursday, April 9th will have at least 106 lots to bid on.

Frank Hezmall asked for volunteers for the TNA Coin Show scheduled Friday, May 29th thru Sunday, May 31st. The show will be held at the Arlington Convention Center

Dalia Smith gave an awesome speech about the TNA Youth Auction. It is a real treat to watch kids bid on the donated numismatic items. The Youth Auction will be held on Saturday, May 30th at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

Russell Prinzinger made the point, that the TNA always has a table set aside for the Fort Worth Coin Club Inc. to be used to promote our Club. Last year we did not man the table. We need people to hand out cards, speak well of our Club.

Educational program: Frank Hezmall introduced Ray Ashley to talk about the 2 CENT coin. Ray talked about the history of the coin and the reasons for minting this unique denomination..

MAy MeeTINg - President Ed Lasko began the meeting with 38 members and guests in attendance.

New Members: Jan Bass was voted in as our newest member.Old Business: John Post brought the volunteer sign up book for the TNA

Coin Show on Friday, May 29th thru Sunday, May 31st. New Business: At our April 2nd meeting, we voted to purchase

$100.00 of RAFFLE tickets for the club. Jack Gilbert brought the TNA RAFFLE tickets. Jack also brought the GOLD coin prizes that the winners can WIN.

Each of the attending members received one ticket, and the rest will be entered as the Club as the winner. Any prize that the Club wins, will be issued as a door prize at our next regular Club meeting.

The TNA Coin Show, and the Youth Auction could not be a success without the generosity of our Club members. Dalia Smith and Jimmy Davis presented certificates to the following people who have given items to be auctioned at the Youth Auction: Joyce Martin, Gary Hill, Kevin Guiles, Ray Ashley, Richard Wallace, Gary Andrews, Frank Provasek.

This year’s TNA show will have the local Coin Club tables just to the left of the entrance. The Fort Worth Coin Club Inc. will have our banner on a table, and we will have our business cards available. If you are at the show, and you wish to take a break, please sit down at our table and tell people about our Club.

Ray Ashley prepares for his presentation.

New Member, Robert Wysong

New Member, Mary Laigle


Ed Lasko spoke about a Coin Show Committee that would assist with the production of a successful Coin Show. The existing Bourse Chairmen are doing a wonderful job. John Post used to organize both shows, with the help of Jimmy Davis and Dalia Smith. Now, Kris Olson is part of this elite group, by organizing the Spring show.

Educational program: Carl Stang t provided a great movie titled “The Medal Maker”. Information about this movie can be seen at http://www.medallic.com. Many of the techniques shown in this film are used to create coins. This film was made in 1929 by the Medallic Art Company.

NeTCC MArCH MeeTINg - PPresident Carl Stang opened the meeting with 52 members and visitors present. Visitors recognized: Scott Pohl, James Peugh who both became new members.The Club will again be conducting a seminar in

conjunction with the Grapevine Coin Show to be held March 21. Speakers will be Sam Fairchild on Fed Notes, Charlie Bathman on Franklin Halves and Carl Stang on grading Barbers and Walkers. We still need to people to help set up and process attendees. Also at the Grapevine Show, we are setting up a Club spot at the flyer table. We need volunteers to man the table and tell show attendees about the Club and give out promotional material. Jerry Stuart is directing this effort, as well as a Club table later at the TNA Show..

Carl Stang announced that the Club is still planning an all-day seminar on coin grading on Saturday, August 15th. However, we are looking for a spot to hold the seminar, as the NRH Library space is not available. Lunch would be served as well as refreshments. A fee would be charged to cover costs, probably $15.

The donation auction is coming in April, and is a major source of funding for the Club. Last year, there were 108 lots donated with proceeds topping $2,500. Kenny Smith stated that 65 items have donated to date.

Russell Prinzinger announced that he has plastic card holders for all interested that hold 10 or so cards about the Club. These would be very useful when promoting the Club to friends and neighbors.

Jack Gilbert was presented with the ANA Presidential Medal for his service as the Club’s President last year.

Lane Brunner gave the program on “Collect the Slab Not the Coin”. Members were treated to a history of the third-party certification process from the 1972 ANA certification as “genuine”, to the grading and photo of the coin by ANACS. Lane had many examples of early PCGS and NGC slabs, including several where the slab itself is usually worth a high multiple of the encased coin. He also had several early slabs from a multiple of other certifiers, including PCI and Accrugrade. He gave members a list of five sleepers to watch for at coin shows, as many dealers don’t know the value of their slabs. At the end, Land was bombarded with so many member questions that the session ran way over.

APrIL MeeTINg - President Carl Stang opened the meeting with 62 members and visitors present. Visitors recognized: Wayne Closkey, Ed Lasko

A tribute to Frank Schick was running before the start of the meeting. Frank was a long-time member who passed in the last week. Ironically, his contributions to the donation auction were the highest of any member. His gentle manner and smile will be missed.

Carl Stang announced that Charlie Bathman was available to help anyone with a PowerPoint presentation that would support a program at one of our monthly meetings. Carl remarked that most members have a special knowledge in what they collect, and that it would be extremely beneficial to the Club to have that knowledge shared.

We will be conducting an all-day grading seminar on August 15th on the sixth floor of the office building at Central and SH121. Lunch will be brought in at a cost of $10-15 for 20-25 participants. Grading of more popular series (Morgans, Walkers, Mercuries, Indian cents, Buffalo nickels) will be included, as well as identification of problem coins.

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Finds: Henry Brasco received three consecutively-numbered $100 star notes from his bank. When he discovered the find, he traveled back to the bank for more, but to no avail. Bob Millard found a mint error coin in change from a restaurant.

Frank Hezmall put out a call for volunteers to help work the TNA show in May. A sign-up sheet was distributed. Volunteers will receive 5 lottery tickets.

We then conducted our annual donation auction consisting of a record 122 items. Bidding was quite spirited, with several members outbidding themselves! Richard Wallace even put in a $5 opening bid on EVERY item, and kept bidding it higher.

Jim Waite called the auction in his lively and witty manner. When the smoke had cleared, the Club had raised a record $3,463. While most of the proceeds will be utilized to pay operating expenses of the Club, a portion of the proceeds will be

earmarked for youth activities and scholarships.In addition to Jim Waite, special thanks goes out to Kenny Smith who

organized the process (loved his PowerPoint display of each auction lot), and to all those who contributed such great auction items.

MAy MeeTINg - Vice President Kenny Smith opened the meeting with 48 members present. Because of water damage to our usual meeting location, the Club meeting was moved to the chapel across the parking lot. Many activities, such as the auction, were suspended, as the chapel could not accommodate them. However, this did not diminish member interest in the night’s program.

As the first order of business, EVERYONE received a door prize of a TNA raffle ticket as they entered the meeting.

Frank Hezmall put out a call for volunteers to help work the TNA show in two weeks. A sign-up sheet was distributed. Volunteers will receive 5 lottery tickets.

Jack Gilbert spoke about the TNA raffle and the prizes offered. Since everyone at the meeting received a raffle ticket, they were quite interested in what prizes were available. Additional raffle tickets will be available as you enter the TNA show for $1 each.

The Club will have a table on the bourse floor at the TNA show. A calling campaign this week by Jerry Stuart recruited volunteers to work the table for the full 3 days of the show.

We will be conducting an all-day grading seminar on August 15th on the sixth floor of the office building at Central and SH121. Lunch will be brought in at a cost of $10-15 for 20-25 participants. Grading of more popular series (Morgans, Walkers, Mercuries, Indian cents, Buffalo nickels) will be included, as well as identification of problem coins.

Kevin Kell conducted Quiz Night. Members were divided into eight teams, chosen by draw. Each team had two minutes to formulate an answer to a series of 10 questions. Questions ranged from totaling the number of U.S. mints (9), to the coin series not authorized by the Pittman Act (Peace Dollars). Results were quite close with two teams getting 9 of 10 correct. Two tie breaker questions resulted in the team of Larry Brennecke., Sam Fairchild, John Neinast, Dave Werner and Jim Jeska taking first place, with each team member receiving a 40% Kennedy half.

Charlie Bathman spoke briefly about the Registry set program offered by both PCGS and NGC.

Jack Gilbert presented with ANA Presidential Award


MID-CITIeS MArCH MeeTINg - President Brian Murphy thanked everyone for donating items to the Mid Cities Coin Club’s Annual Auction where the club raised $989. Vernon informed the club that on June 23-26, 2015 & July 28-31, 2015 the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, 9000 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth, TX will have their 2015 Summer Employee Craftsmanship Demonstrations, witness intaglio engraving, see how currency was printed circa 1900 at the refurbished spider press, & learn about the history of US paper currency..

APrIL MeeTINg - Everyone Had a Blast at the April 7, 2015 Mid-Cities Coin Club Bingo Night

Group picture of the Bingo winners included Robert B, Betty C, Billie M, Ruth M, Bob M, Evva M, Russell P, Mildred S, Jerry S, Lois T, Juanita W,etc. The Mid-Cities Coin Club prizes included: 2015 Silver Proof Dollar, 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Proof Set, 1868 Shield Nickel, 1890 Seated Dime (F12), 1930-S Buffalo Nickel, 1868 Nickel 3Cent Piece, 1906 Indian Head Penny (AU), 1973-S 40% Ike Dollar Slab (MS66), 1947-D Roosevelt Dime (UNC), .9997 Troy Oz Silver Bullet, 1848 Large Cent, 1932 Washington Quarter, 1858-O Seated Half Dime, & $5 bills.

District Five ___________________COLLIN COUNTy APrIL MeeTINg - The meeting was brought to order with President Mike W presiding. Present were 32 members present.

Old Business: The TNA youth auction is coming up and donations are still being solicited. Anything that we want to donate needs to be given to Gary

no later than May 1, and he will give it to our TNA representative.

The TNA show in Arlington is coming up May 29-31. David Harper, the Numismatic News editor, will be speaking at the show. They will be giving away grading guides and red books at the show.

Collin County Coin Club show is coming up April 25. We need volunteers to set up tables on Friday and take them down at the end of the show on Saturday. We will also need members on hand to greet people at the door.

Program: Glen H showed one of the first coins minted with a date on it. The date was AH167 which is approximately 800 AD. It is an Islamic fals coin.

John M showed some military payment certificates that were printed in the US for use in Germany and Japan to start the economy post World War II.

Auction: Gary R conducted the auction and Kevin S served as runner. There were 57 items on the auction table.

DALLAS CC FebrUAry MeeTINg - Meeting #1041 was called to order by President Allen S. There were 23 Members and 2 guests present. Ken S. has an interest in National Bank Currency, especially Farmer’s & Merchant’s National Bank of Gilmore. Mike Y. a returning member, who has an interest in copper coins and Morgan dollars.

Show & Tell had many interesting items shared by members.Auction: Tonight was our annual donation auction. 66 lots were offered,

raising $ 1501.50 for the clubMArCH MeeTINg - Meeting #1042 was called to order by President

Allen S. There were 4 guests Deborah, who is restarting collecting after having lost half of it. Dave R, who collects primarily American and European coinage. Mike, whose interests are mainly American gold prior to 1850. John I, who focuses on wheat cents and buffalo nickels, and coins with a history worth appreciating

April 19-25th is National Coin Week (bookmarks were sent to the club)The ANA Trivia questionnaire will be discussed at our next meeting.

Any answers you find should be send in an email to Judy and these will be discussed at the meeting.

There will be an opportunity to sign up to volunteer at the TNA show which will be held in Arlington the last weekend in May. Please check your calendars and if you are able to volunteer at this event. Our club receives a donation based on number of volunteers.

Other newsletters often include articles of numismatic interest. Mary suggested to the club that we improve our newsletter by including some voluntarily written articles. Please submit any ideas and appropriate articles. Remember if you have not yet paid your 2015 dues, please take care of that this month.

Old Business: The fund raising auction in February brought in $1501.50. We need to work on reconciling cash for tickets in the raffle auction. It

will be much easier to track from a tax accounting perspective.The website still needs additional bios from our members. If you’re

interested in adding your bio to the site, please fill out the form and bring it to any meeting.

Show and Tell had many interesting items.Program: This month George gave a presentation on Love Tokens, with

a focus on American ones from 1850-1920.APrIL MeeTINg - Meeting #1043 was called to order by President

Allen S. New member David R was welcomed by popular acclaim and his successfully paying his dues.

Frank H made an appealed for more volunteers to work at the TNA show. The Club makes money off these activities so any one who stepped up will be appreciated.

Don’t forget the cigar box grab bag Mike T. set up, if you have any miscellaneous items you throw in, they will be welcome. All proceeds will go to the club. One member’s trash is always someone else’s treasure and for a $1 the price can’t be beat.

The website still needs additional bios from our members. If you’re interested in adding your bio to the site, please fill out the attached form and bring it to any meeting.

Show and Tell was enjoyed by everyone.Program: Excellent program by Allen S on collecting and what to look

for in a US Type set featuring excellent photos from his personal collection.Auction: A full auction table covered with numismatic treasures was sold

off to the highest bidder.


60th medal Reportj. Claude – Money Show report – 90 booths sold.APrIL MeeTINg - Called to Order – by Alan M. – President. No visitors

this timeShow-N-Tell (Tom S.) Many interesting item were displayed.Bill W. introduced club treasurer Claude Mathes for the Program

”GHCC Financials”. Claude gave a concise perspective of 2014 Actual cash flows vs 2014 Budget and presented the 2015 Budget for approval by the membership. His discussion was well received, including the appropriate use of visual tables. The vote reflected unanimous approval. Claude’s message was our finances are in “robust” shape and the Board is closely involved in oversight of club income and expenses. Satisfactory Money Show results reflect the hard work of our volunteers. The success of the Money Show is permitting expanded support of educational efforts by the club.

Gail Brichford led the induction ceremony for 2015-2016 officers.

All officers and directors stood and were recognized. Jack D. – President, Bill W.-- VP, Claude M. – Treas., Rick E.-Sec., Barbara P., Mike G., Larry R., John T., John B., Past Pres Gail B. Photo by Cheryl:

Jack D took over the podium at 7:15 and gave a rousing speech on the outlook for the club and urged all members to take a share of responsibilities in club leadership and bettering the club. He is grateful to start with a strong team.

Bill W. presented the “permanent” part of the 2014 Townsend Award to winners Tom and Lisa Schwartz. Tom and Lisa had input on the custom design of this award:

Business portion of the meeting. Topics included: San Jacinto Day, Coins for A’s, 60th Anniversary Medals.

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gATeWAy MArCH MeeTINgS -Mar. 6 – The meeting opened with twenty-four members, including all officers, in attendance. Under Announcements, Karla G. reported that the TNA Raffle Tickets arrived and those who purchased tickets can complete the contact information on the stubs beginning tonight. Walter S. said that coin dealer James L. was hospitalized due to heart surgery.

David A. led the Numismatic Roundtable with many interesting items.The “Ask the Expert” session was led by William D. He talked about

collecting unusual items, such as his Notgeld collection. He showed notes designed to intimidate and to threaten. Some made political statements. The unusual designs ranged from the devil, to spiders, ghosts and witchcraft. Collecting something different and unusual is challenging and he encouraged everyone to “think outside the common box” when collecting. Bill reminded members to bring some questions and / or information to participate in this segment of the meeting.

The auction, was conducted by David A., Frank G., and Fernando R. The meeting ended after the attendance prize, a three-cent stamp ingot

District six ____________________beLLAIre MArCH MeeTINgS - March 2 - There were 24 people at the meeting. The business meeting went quickly. This provided more time for Garth Clark’s program about “Treasure In Your Change.” Garth Clark reminded about

the March 14-15 Bellaire coin club show. Garth announced that the March 16 meeting

would be a show and tell. Gene McPherson had a quick show and tell; about a plumb bob. Tim Conway also had a quick show and tell; 2014 Sacagawea coin and paper dollar set. There was no show and tell drawing. We had a program on “Treasure In Your Change.” Ed Stephens won the membership prize. Ed donated it back to the children’s auction.

March 16 - There were 33 people at the meeting. Garth Clark noted that next coin show would be may 2-3 at the civic center. The March show was a quiet extra show. There was a small children’s auction, almost cancelled, found enough items. There was the minimum of volunteers required. More volunteer would be needed for May. Neil Robinson asked if more children’s auction lots were needed. The club will always donation for the children’s auction or anything involving the young numismatics. John Trout wondered about the money motioned for the young numismatics. Paul Krail noted one dealer that donated to the young numismatics. The following members presented a Show and tell, Vlad Andrus, Tom Bermel, Garth Clark, John Holton, Paul Krail, Neil Robinson, Hank Smith and Alvin Stern. Hank Smith won the Show and tell prize.

APrIL MeeTINgS - April 6, - There were 19 people at the meeting. The business meeting went quickly for Garth Clark’s program. Tom Bermel reminded the show need new volunteers. Rupert Soliz received a club check for snack bar items. Registration must have volunteers Saturday between 12 and 2, so Michael Wolford can set up the children’s auction. We had a program by Garth Clark titled “The Current State of the Coin Business”.

April 20 - There were 28 people at the meeting. Garth Clark and club members discussed the Bellaire coin show Bill Watson asked about the Bellaire representative for the future activities. Michael Wolford would be nominated as secretary and newsletter. Club members motioned and voted yes. Garth Clark received another $100 for the children’s auction. Bruce Siberts donated a regular auction item to the Young Numismatic activities. The following members presented a Show and tell, Tim Conway, Richardo Deleon, Richard Hyde, Paul Krail, Neil Robertson and Alvin Stern. Tim Conway won the Show and tell prize.

gHCC MArCH MeeTINg - Called to Order – by Alan M. – President. Welcome of guests and visitors: Jeff S., Larry. Five new Members elected to membership – Scott B., Melissa B., Michael J. T., Michael C., Tracy C. by voice vote with no dissents.

Show-N-Tell (Tom S.): Several members took part. S-N-T Winner – Sebastian

Bill W. introduced Sebastian F. for the Program, …”Shield Nickels” He gave a historical perspective of uses of a Nickel - mostly humorous.Then followed an in-depth survey of the “Shield Nickel.” Discussion of proofs, circulation issues and patterns.

Nominations opened for officers and directors – proposed slate elected with no other nominations. All officer and directors stood and were recognized. Jack D. – President, Bill W. VP, Claude M. – Treas., Rick E.-Sec., Barbara P., Mike G., Larry R., John T., John B., Past Pres Gail B.

Rick E. – ANA Report, ANA Club Bucks, and membership report, and


sent their silver to Russia for “safe keeping” during WWII, and have never seen it again.

The Numismatic Educational Program was presented by Bob K. and was titled “The Increase in Popularity of Coin Collecting, 1900-1960, Part II.” B. Max Mehl, a Lithuanian who lived in Ft. Worth, Texas and known as the “Dean of American Numismatics,” was the focus of the presentation.

The mini-auction was conducted by our Junior Auctioneers, Matt B. and Luke B, with assistance from David A. and Frank G.

MAy MeeTINg - The May 7 meeting was called to order by President Frank G. with thirty-one in attendance: twenty-nine members and two guests (John D. and Bob K.’s friend Wolfie). At the end of the meeting, John became our newest member.

Under Old Business, Bourse Chairman Ray T. reported that at the next meeting on May 21st, he would have the final list of dealers and additional details for our May 23rd Coin Show.

Under Announcements, members were asked to bring their brown grocery bags and past issue numismatic publications for the show.

The Numismatic Roundtable was led by LeRoy M with several members participating.

The “Ask the Expert” session was led by Bill D., who talked about the framed display of notes that Tom B. brought this evening. LeRoy M. continued from the last meeting and spoke about the 1942 sinking of the ship S.S. City of Cairo that carried thousands of tons of silver that was lost off the coast of South America and was located in 2011 off the coast of Brazil. By 2015, the coins and silver were melted and sold. He also mentioned the sinking of the British merchant ship the S.S. Gaifsoppa in 1941 off the coast of Ireland. In 2013 and 2014 the recovery of coins and silver from this shipwreck took place. The Deep Sea Searches for these lost ships had proved to be very lucrative ventures.

The attendance prize, a 1975 King Juan Carlos of Spain fifty-pesetas was given to Fernando R.

The auction was conducted by our Junior Auctioneer Matt B. and Bill D., assisted by Frank G.

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eL PASO APrIL MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order by President Don Tomko. There were 32 members and 5 guests present. All guests were introduced and asked to tell what numismatic materials they collect.

The Nominating Committee made their report for officers of the club for the 2015-2016 year. Voting will take place at the May meeting. John announced that anyone who helped with the coin show in any way (setting up, tearing down, exhibiting, selling raffle tickets, etc.) would receive a 2016 Red Book. Those showing a mini-exhibit would receive $2.00 worth of raffle tickets.

Terry gave a presentation using his Morgan Dollar collection. He started collecting coins at age 8, just trying to fill the blue books. Now he wants to buy at least coins graded MS64.

Brian announced he will have another article published soon. He also announced that ANA will be publishing an index of all their articles, which will include four or five categories. It should be completed by the end of the year.

Our auctioneer team conducted a lively, fun auction. Numismatic door prizes were won by Helen, Roger, Ruly, Raymundo, and Armando..

MAy MeeTINg - President Don Tomko presided over the meeting with 40 members present and 7 guests. Following usual procedure with guests, after introductions they were asked to describe the numismatic materials in which they are interested.

that featured the GAR National Final Encampment, was given to John M.Mar. 19 – The meeting opened with thirty-three members, including all

officers. Under Old Business, Bourse Chairman Ray T. reported that he had signed a contract with the new Norris Centers for our May 23d coin show. Karla G. has made labels to place on the 1000 fliers and 1500 postcards. Members Stan McM, Larry F., Paul R., and Bill D. volunteered to distribute them to coin shops throughout San Antonio.

The Numismatic Roundtable was led by David A. and included several items for discussion.

The “Ask the Expert” session was led by William D. who showed a photo of the U.S. Mint, “Ye Old Mint,” on 7th Street in Philadelphia and a 1795 silver dollar with no domination on it. Andy G. shared information about the one-ounce gold $75 bullion coin featuring an African-American Miss Liberty.

The Numismatic Educational Program, “Cross-Over Coins,” was presented by Andy G. He distributed a detailed informational handout showing the results of twenty-five PCGS slabbed coins that he sent to NGC to be re-graded. Some were upgraded and some were downgraded. Also, some they would not re-grade. The program provided some important information into this process. He also generously gave several slabbed coins to lucky members as random numbers were picked. Thank you, Andy, for most interesting and informative program.

The mini-auction was conducted by two of our Junior Auctioneers, Matt B. and Nathan C., assisted by David A. and Frank G. A very “Special Thanks” to all auction participants.

The meeting concluded with drawing of the attendance prize, a 1937 South African two-shillings, which was won by a very happy Andy G.

APrIL MeeTINgS - Apr. 2 – The meeting opened with thirty members, including all officers present. Under Old Business Karla G. reported that the 1000 fliers for the May coin show were all ready for distribution. Appreciation was expressed to Stan McM., Larry F., Paul R., and Bill D. for their help in distributing the fliers. There was no New Business discussed this evening.

The Numismatic Roundtable was led by David A. and included many interesting items.

The “Ask the Expert” session was led by William D., who talked about a movement online to have a woman’s image replace Andrew Jackson on the twenty-dollar bill. Frank G. spoke about collecting capped coins and showed some of the capped cents in his collection. He encouraged the members to branch out and collect in some different areas.

The auction was conducted by David A. and one of our Junior Auctioneers, Nathan C., assisted by Frank G. William D. donated a 2002 Stacks Auction Catalog with the proceeds going to the club treasury. The meeting concluded with the President wishing everyone a Happy Easter.

Apr. 16 – The meeting opened with thirty-three members in attendance members, including all officers, and three guests of Bob K. (Wolfie, Diane, and Max).

Under Old Business Karla G. reported that the 2000 postcards are ready for delivery to Sue G. to be mailed for the May 23rd coin show. A very “Special Thanks” to the members who delivered show fliers throughout the city. There was no New Business discussed. Under Announcements, Vice-president David A. announced the four open dates on the club calendar for future programs through the remainder of the club year. Members were reminded to continue collecting their back-issue numismatic publications for free distribution at the show, as well as the large brown paper grocery bags to be used as trash bags at each dealer’s table. These can be brought to the next two meetings or, if arriving early at the show, can be brought that day. There was also a reminder that the Mexican coin meeting will be this month on the fifth Thursday.

The Numismatic Roundtable was led by LeRoy M.The “Ask the Expert” session was led by William D., who noted this is

the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and asked for a moment of silence for all the lives lost on both side of this conflict. LeRoy M. spoke about the sinking of the ship “Lady Egypt” or “Lady Cairo” that carried thousands of tons of silver that was lost. William D. said that the Spanish

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The Nominating Committee made their report for officers of the club for the 2015-2016. Voting took place with John being elected as the new president. Other officers elected were: vice-president, Don; secretary, Jackie; treasurer, James; Sgt.-at-Arms, Brent; and directors, Harold and Bob. President Don thanked the club for their support during his term as president, and stated that the members make the club meeting fun to attend. He emphasized that he takes everyone working together to make the club successful.

John presented everyone who had helped with the February coin show a 2016 Red Book. He presented a plaque to Chuck for designing the medals for our coin show, and his continued outstanding support of the club. He also presented Brent with a plaque for his outstanding service for the club.

An auction was held and the auctioneers encouraged the members in the bidding process with jovial fun. Jerry, Bob, Fran, and Jason won the numismatic door prizes. Jackie won the member drawing at the end of the evening, and donated the $5.00 back to the club.

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gOLDeN SPreAD APrIL MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order by Mike Nowak, President. This meeting was attended by: Paul Otts, Karl Nash, Francis Runkle, Norman Goodfellow, Michael Eklund, Mike Nowak, Tommy Tompkins, Wayne Peek, and Rick Morie..

Unfinished Business: Mike Nowak purchased the door prizes for our Show in August, a 1910 $2 ½ gold coin and 5 Silver Eagles.

New Business: Mike showed the members present two letters from candidates for office in the TNA; Jeff Garrett, a Presidential candidate, and Don Kagin, candidate for Governor.

The coin show for Oklahoma City will be at the Fairgrounds in that City. The Bel Aire coin show will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of May. The Wichita Falls coin show will be held June 12 and 13.

Program: Michael Eklund gave a short program about Barber Quarters.Show and Tell: Mike Nowak presented a couple of 1876 Expo Tokens

“Discovery Specimens”Drawing: This month’s door prize was a 1958 Proof Set. Mike Nowak

was the winner. The $5 gift certificate was won by Wayne Peek.MAy MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order by Mike Nowak,

President. This meeting was attended by: Paul Otts, Karl Nash, Francis Runkle, Norman Goodfellow, Michael Eklund, Mike Nowak, Tommy Tompkins, Rick Morie, Chuck Freas, Steve Urben and his guest.

A vote was taken and the April minutes were approved.The Treasurer’s report was read and approved.Metals Prices: Gold $1188.3, down from last month; Silver is $16.41

down from last month; Platinum is $1145, down from last month; Palladium is $778, up from last month.

Notice: Kelly Archer suffered injury in a car accident. He is currently in rehab. Doug Hershey’s mother is in the hospital. Doug is planning to attend next month to give a report on the activities of TNA.

New Business: A question was raised regarding inviting ANACS to our show this year. Mike Nowak agreed to pass the idea on to Mr. Fitzgerald who is promoting the show in Amarillo.

Mike Nowak passed on some trivia --- In December of 2010, President Obama pardoned Ron Lee Foster for a felony conviction decades ago of “mutilating coins”. The judge at the time fined him $20 and a year probation. Mr. Foster did not know at the time he had been convicted of a felony. His crime? He and some military barracks mates had shaved some pennies down to dime size to use in the vending machines.

Program: Chuck Freas gave a short program about “The most valuable coins in the world”. The collection of Texas property developer, Max Pogue, will be auctioned off in 7 auctions over 2 years. There are several

extremely rare coins in this collection.Show and Tell: Chuck Freas presented an Isabella quarter, MS63, and

a 1784 El Cazador shipwreck “piece of 8” in VF condition. Mike Nowak presented a hard rubber transit token, 182-1893, for the St. Catherine’s railway.

Drawing: This month’s door prize was a 1935-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar, F12. Mike Nowak was the winner (again). The $5 gift certificate was not won. The Certificate will be worth $10 at the June meeting.

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TyLer MArCH MeeTINg - Meeting called to order by President Dwight Sowle with Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Attendance: Members: 42; New Members;: 3; Guests: 4. Total: 49 (New Club Record)

• The club was lead in prayer by John D. • Introduction/recognition of guests, visitors, and new members a. Welcome 3 newest club members: Ernie Cochran, Amy Starr and son Spencer Starr b. The Tyler Coin Club reaches 100 members!!! • The 2014 financial statement was available for member review. Statements will be issued on a semi-annual basis for member examination • Club members were polled to see if they prefer a membership card each year or to keep the original card which was issued when they became a member. Members stated a new card each year was not necessary • Dwight asked members if there was any interest in attending a coin grading class. Member response was an overwhelming, yes. The class will be scheduled sometime before the next coin show. Details to follow • The 2015 TNA Coin Show is May 29-31. Club member, Andrew, will have a Young Numismatist booth at the show (his 3rd year). Tommy brought TNA Gold Coin Raffle tickets for members; $1 each • Dwight reminded members about the donation box for Meals on Wheels for use of their facility. • Richard is seeking additional participation for the “Getting to Know You” section of the newsletter.

Special Presentation: Lane B., gave an exceptional presentation on the United States Twenty Cent piece. Lane has researched this series for over 20 years and is coauthor of Double Dimes – The United States Twenty-cent Piece. Lane’s in-depth presentation included discussion on earlier attempts at the series, debunking common myths, and Nevada senator John Percival Jones; his support of silver coinage, mining interests, association with U.S. Mint director Henry Linderman, and passion for pattern coins. Lane’s presentation included a PowerPoint with images of patterns, varieties, and mintage/pricing information for the series.

APrIL MeeTINg - Meeting called to order by President Dwight Sowle with Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Attendance: Members: 40; New Members: 4; Guests: 3; Total: 47

• The club was lead in prayer by Charles K • Introduction/recognition of guests, visitors, and new members • The Introduction to Grading United States Coins seminar will be held on June 6th, from 10am-3pm. Dwight will email additional details to members • The club will be participating again this year in the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) National Coin Week Club Trivia Contest. Dwight distributed this year’s questions among participating members. Answers should be emailed to Dwight as soon as possible. Dwight must submit to the ANA by May 4th • The club’s very first Program Director, Betty W., has stepped down after two years of dedicated service. The club is seeking someone to take the reins of this valuable position; duties range from securing member and external speakers for club meetings to gathering prayer list requests and volunteers


for refreshments • Our very own award-winning newsletter editor, Richard, is currently serving as Interim 1st Vice President of the Texas Numismatic Association (TNA). In addition, Richard is officially a candidate for this position in the upcoming election. Ballots will be mailed to TNA members in late April. The Tyler Coin Club wishes Richard much success in the upcoming election • The Tyler Coin Club is celebrating the 100 member milestone. Stay tuned for details • The 2015 TNA Coin Show is May 29-31. Club member, Andrew, will have a Young Numismatist booth at the show (his 3rd year). Tommy brought TNA Gold Coin Raffle tickets for members; $1 each • Richard is seeking additional participation for the “Getting to Know You” section of the newsletter • Meals on Wheels (MOW) donations for April - $60 • Next meeting is Tuesday, May 12th.

Coin Show Update (Barry) - Barry gave members a quick status update on the coin show. Volunteer sheets were distributed among the membership as well. It is very important that all positions are covered during the show. After all, it is one of the cornerstones that make the Tyler show a success. Barry announced that one of our very own young numismatists, Andrew, will have a table at the Tyler show this year. Andrew will operate the table in a dual capacity. He will provide younger show attendees with educational information about the hobby. And he will also be setup to buy, sell, and trade numismatic items. This could very well make Andrew the youngest dealer on the Texas circuit this year!

Educational Presentation (Larry V.) - Collecting 20th Century Type Coins – what a great presentation Larry delivered to the club. As Larry discussed, the basis on which a type set is built is bound only by the collector’s imagination. It could be coins from your childhood or coins that remind you of a favorite aunt/uncle. How about different shapes and materials? Maybe you’re interested in specific forms like animals, transportation, or architectural designs. It could be a specific 20th century period like the Great Depression or WWI. In the end, type sets are driven by an individual’s specific interests. Understanding a coin’s grade is essential too. Larry’s grading board is an outstanding idea for collectors at all levels, especially his Buffalo nickel board. Accurately grading coins in this series is considered difficult by many collectors. Building a board from G to AU including weak and fully struck examples helps reinforce the learning. Oh yeah, and it’s a type set too. Our thanks to Larry for sharing his insights on a truly unique area of collecting

Larry V. presenting his thoughts along with a marvelous power point.

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greeNbeLT MArCH MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order with nine members in attendance.

Old business. Since President Ollie Garrett was absent, members decided to table the decision of a possible club dinner until the next meeting.

New business. Connolly O’Brien announced that the Fort Worth Coin Show was scheduled for later this month.

Program: Tony Zupkas shared another story in Coin World about a recent discovery of a large cache of coins in England. The coins were found in a field by a metal detectorist and proved to be the largest coin hoard found in England since 1840. More than 5,200 silver Anglo Saxon coins were found all dated between 978 and 1038 AD. Tony also told the group that per a recent report he read, US money is the most widely used medium of exchange in the world today and the list is

continuing to grow, especially in the Carribean Islands and islands of the Pacific.

APrIL MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order by President Ollie Garrett. Eighteen members were in attendance..

Program. Rob Robinson and Tony Zupkas both presented brief programs. Rob did a show and tell by passing around an actual working die that had been used by the US Mint in Denver to strike the 2000 Virginia state quarter. Also included with the die was one of the first coins struck with the die. The certificate of authenticity stated that the die had been retired on Oct 28, 2000 after producing 192,805 coins. The original striking surface image had been removed as required by law.

Tony discussed a recent Coin World article where a reader had questioned why there was such a disparity in value of various Morgan Dollar dates with similar mintages. Tony quizzed the club members on their ideas of why these disparities exist. After some discussion, all agreed that mintage alone is not the key factor in determining a coin’s value. Other factors such as collector demand, actual survival rate, and condition were the more key factors. Also, Tony pointed out that coins with mintmarks tended to be more popular and higher priced than Philadelphia issues of similar rarity. Tony also told of an individual in Australia who recently found an 87 ounce gold nugget with his metal detector. It’s estimated value is over $150,000. Tony also discussed hobo nickels with the group. Per Tony, it’s difficult to tell if a hobo nickel was actually made by hobos in the 1930’s or if the coin was prepared only recently. He told of a recent hobo nickel that sold on auction that had to be a real hobo nickel - it was the rare 1918/17-D. He felt it unlikely that someone would alter such a rare and valuable coin in this day and time. The altered coin sold for over $1,300.

Drawings were held and Bryan Sweitzer was the winner of the membership drawing – a 2003 Proof Set.

Rob Robinson conducted the 50 lot auction of which 28 were sold.

WICHITA FALLS MArCH MeeTINg - Meeting called to Order with 17 members present.

Announcements: Rob Robinson said that there is the a Coin and Stamp Show in Lawton, OK at the Comanche Tribal Complex on April

3 and 4, 2015. Connolly O’Brien said that the Denton Coin Show was scheduled

for 28 March 2015. Tony Zupkas said that the Midwestern State University book sale at the

Outdoor Education Center will be this weekend. He said that there is usually a large selection of books available for sale.

Old Business: Rob Robinson announced that new flyers for the Coin Show have been printed out, and are ready to be handed out. Rob Robinson said that he submitted the advertisement to the Numismatic News.

Program: Tony Zupkas said that the Hobo Nickels are nickels that have been modified. For example a 1918/17 Buffalo nickel was recently auctioned and sold for thousands of dollars. Tony said that a man in Australia found an 87 ounce gold nugget and put it up for auction. Tony explained that an Israeli scuba diving club found 2,000 Egyptian gold coins from the 11th century. He said that in Israel the coins become the property of the government and the divers do not have any rights to have any of the gold coins. Tony said that in 1853 the price of copper went up. The total payroll for the U.S. Mint was $120,000.00. Tony said that the Director of the U.S. Mint made $3,500.00 and the engravers made $2,000.00 a year. Tony talked about an article that explored the values of coins with different mintages and various values. Tony explained that the demand for a coin drives the value of the coin. He said that various things effect the demand such as mintage, scarcity after mass melting

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periods, and popularity. Tony said that mint marks can increase the value of a coin too. Tony outlined that a coin with a mint mark can command a price higher than a coin in the same year without a mint mark. He estimated that 80% of U.S. coin collectors collect U.S. coins which drives the prices higher. Connolly O’Brien said that he had a gold piece that had a very low mintage but was basically worth the melt value as there was little demand for the coin itself.

Membership Prize: 1982 George Washington Silver Commemorative Proof Set was won by Rob Robinson

Auctioneers: Rob Robinson, # of Consigners 6, # of lots 79

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HIDALgO APrIL MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order by President Raul H. Gonzalez with 55 members present. The new members that applied the month before were accepted at this meeting. The HCC has a membership of 106 for the year 2015. 8 door prizes were given out.

The April meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance as usual. Our fourth meeting for the year had one of the largest attendance so far. We were very pleased to see some of the members of the youth coin club in attendance.

Our coin club recently purchased a club phone strictly to use to send out text messages to our members as well as to the public that had been attending our large coin shows. The text messages sent out include reminders about our monthly meeting as well as for our Friday Night Coin Shows. It has proven to be worth it. We are experiencing greater attendance at both club functions.

The revised Constitution and By-Laws were passed by the membership without a single dissenting vote. Copies will be on hand at the next monthly meeting. The C & BL can also be read in our web site - www.hidalgocoinclub.com in the ‘About Us’ section.

The gold coins to be raffled off during our Fall Coin Show have been bought with a couple of them being donated by a member and a coin dealer. A special ‘thank you’ goes out to member Mark Hancock and dealer Robert Farrow of East Texas. The gold coins offered to the public will consist of : a 1/10 oz. gold American Eagle, a Cinco ($5) Pesos gold Mexican coin, a 1/4 oz. gold American Eagle and the grand prize is a 1927 $20 gold St. Gaudens Double Eagle.

The Youth Coin Club continues to meet every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Mr. Gonzalez has the students involved in designing their own coin. The students are to commemorate anything that hasn’t been honored before by the U.S. Mint or any world mints. This design contest will go on for a couple of months in order to give the students enough time to perfect their designs.

The monthly meeting ended with a lively auction of over 80 lots with James Dunn serving as the auctioneer and Ever Perez with Rene de la Garza serving as the money runners.

MAy MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order by President Raul H. Gonzalez with 42 members in attendance and 3 visitors. The club has 97 paid members plus 12 Lifetime Members for a grand total of *109* for the calendar year of 2015. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance and 7 door prizes were given out.

District 14 T.N.A. Governor, Ski Kurczewski was on hand to sell raffle tickets towards the annual TNA Show & Convention to be held at the end of May in Arlington, Texas.

The students in the Youth Coin Club are making good progress on

the coin designs. They have been tasked to commemorate anything or anyone that they have not seen before. This competition is teaching them the complexity that any coin designer has to go through before presenting their final version of their coin.

An understanding of the process every designer goes through gives them a better appreciation of this art form. All coin designs will be due by the end of July 2015. The finished designs will then be voted on by the adult membership at the August monthly meeting of the Hidalgo Coin Club.

The monthly meeting ended with a lively auction of about 70 lots by Raul with Brent Garza and Rene de la Garza serving as the money runners.

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beAUMONT MArCH MeeTINg - CALLED TO ORDER BY: Colby B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Judy M. led the pledge. CLUB ATTENDEES: 17 members and 4 guests-- Ken S., Jana W., David B., Colby B., Kenneth R., Sandra B., Gwen F., Judy M., Robert F., Jed S., Bob M., Ed M., John W., Jason M., Rick E., Tim B., George F. GUEST ATTENDEES: Donnie W., Harriet W., Reed H., and Race M.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:: Show Committee: John W. reminded everyone that the show is September 19, 2015. The price of the tables has been adjusted down to $70 as the tables at the Holiday Inn are only 6 feet long instead of the previous 8 feet long tables. There will be 18 tables available.

COMMUNICATIONS: TNA News and other publications were distributed

OLD BUSINESS: Rick E. brought the blank planchets and copper penny sets for the school program that Colby B. is scheduled to give. He reminded Colby to tell the children to not spend the planchets or their parents could be charged with counterfeiting.

AUCTION: There was a moderate amount of varied articles for auction. Some items brought heated bidding. Tim Bahl did a great job as usual as auctioneer, in a fun atmosphere.

PROGRAM: Rick Ewing gave an excellent program on engraving errors. Rick also displayed several beautiful pictures before the start of the meeting. Thanks, Rick..

APrIL MeeTINg - CALLED TO ORDER BY: Colby B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Barbara W. CLUB ATTENDEES: Colby B., Sandra B., Rick E., George F., Bob M., Judy M., Ed M., Kenneth R., David B., Jed S., Jana W., John W., Barbara W., Jerry W., Tim B., Robert L. F., Donnie W., and Harriot W.

OLD BUSINESS: Work continues on Coin Show scheduled for September.

COMMUNICATIONS: TNA News and other publications were distributed.

PROGRAM: Colby B. presented the program. The program was a discussion on how to try to detect counterfeit coins. Great job.

AUCTION: There was a large amount of varied articles for auction. The bidding was lively. Tim B. did a marvelous job as auctioneer.


greATer OrANge MArCH MeeTINg - Meeting was called to order by President Kemble and was opened with the pledge of allegiance.

Richard Frost became the clubs newest member at the meeting. Welcome to the club Mr Frost.

Old Business: Our annual coin show was a success. Thanks to every one who helped putting on the show. The club managed to turn a profit again this year. Gary reported that the children’s auction went great with only 2 lots remaining. A reminder to all club members that Gary will be accepting donations for next years show all year long. There were many attendees that complimented the club on its new location.

New Business: It was decided to have our show at the same location next year. The date will be Feb 20-21, 2016.

Motion made and carried to add a new item to the meeting agenda. It will be educating members on coins. History, facts, fiction and additional information on new and old coins.

Did you know that the 1949 mint set contained a total of 28 coins? The original package had 14 coins with the obverse facing out and 14 with the obverse facing out.Program: Joe gave a program on the One Million Silver Dollar Exhibit

at the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair.APrIL MeeTINg - Meeting was called to order by President Kemble

and was opened with the pledge of allegiance. Sixteen members were present.

New business: Motion made and passed to pay the deposit to the Orange Expo center to lock in the date for next years coin show.

Carl added the T & A logo to the clubs web site since the club is a T & A member. He also stated that prior issues can be accessed.

Program: Harry delivered a program on grading buffalo nickels. He also went on to describe different variations in the coins. Then he discussed the new stickers that are being added to graded coin slabs. Carl gave a talk on coin grading. He also suggested that anyone

new to collecting coins should purchase a Red Book and A&A Grading book. Advising new comers to know before you buy.

SILSbee FebrUAry MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order. by President Paula Simmons The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. There were no new members or visitors.

The Club has reserved the Silsbee Community Center for July 11th for its’ annual coin show. Tables for the Silsbee Show will be $90.00 each (8’ tables) and admission will be $2.00 for adults. Jerry will supply me with the list of potential dealers for our show so that we may contact them as soon as possible.

We were saddened to learn that Mark would not be able to join us for probably another three (3) months. We all wished him a speedy, successful recovery. There was no other old business.

New business: Flyers for our July show were given out to members. More will be available as we get closer to the show. There was no other new business.

Program: Jerry presented a program on half dimes. A summary follows:

The half dime was authorized by the Act of April 2, 1792 due to the need of small change. The first half dime was not produced until February 1795 with the initial minting in February dated 1794. The production of 1795 half dimes started in March of 1795. The half dime was smaller than the dime, 16.5 mm in diameter verses 19 mm in diameter for the dime. The size was reduced to 15.5 mm in 1829 and remained that size until production of half dimes was discontinued. (Our current dime is 17.9 mm in diameter.) Production of the half dime lasted for 79 years, from 1794 through 1873. The original half dimes looked like a scaled down silver dollar that was produced the same year. It is rumored that George Washington donated a silver tea kettle to mint the half dimes but it has not been proven. “Specimen half “disme” and “dismes (French) were minted in 1792 but the name was changed to “dime” after the first two (2) years.

The half dime design was changed seven (7) times, three (3) major design changes with four (4) modifications during its production run. There were 33 errors or varieties produced during this time. The Philadelphia mint (no mint mark shown) produced coins every year of production while the New Orleans mint (“O” mint mark) first struck half dimes in 1838 and the San Francisco mint (“S” mint mark) starting production in 1863. The lowest mintage was the Philadelphia production of 1867 at 8,625 coins. The highest priced half dime is a unique piece minted in San Francisco in 1870. It sold in auction in 1986 for $253,000 then in 2004 sold for $1,000,000.The weight of the coin has changed three (3) times, from 20.8 grains to 20.625 grains to a final weight of 19.2 grains in 1853. The first nine (9) years of production did not include a denomination on the coin. No half dimes were produced in 1798, 1799, and 1804 nor from 1806 through 1828. It wasn’t until the 1829 minted coin that “5 C.” was added to the design. When the seated liberty design was introduced in 1837, the reverse of the coin read “half dime” which remained until production was discontinued. Half dimes had three (3) designers during its lifetime. Mr. Robert Scot designed the original 1794 “flowing hair type” and the 1796 through 1805 “draped bust type, small eagle reverse” and “draped bust type, heraldic eagle reverse. 86,416 coins were produced during the first two (2) years with 168,797 draped bust coins produced. Mr. William Kneass designed the “capped bust type” of 1829 through 1837 (14,463,700 coins produced) while Mr. Christian Gobrecht designed the “liberty seated types (all varieties) from 1837 through 1873 (over 76 million coins produced during this period). Varieties are found in the 1835 production (4), 1836 (3), and 1837 (2) all dealing with large dates vs. small dates combined with large and small 5c. The seated liberty half dimes had eleven (11) years with the San Francisco mint mark, eighteen (18) years with the New Orleans mint mark, and 38 years production (no mint mark) from Philadelphia. The mint marks on these coins were produced both above and below the center of the wreath on the reverse of the coin during this time. When the nickel came out in 1866, half dimes were still produced for the next seven (7) years.

MArCH MeeTINg - The meeting was called to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Visitors/New Members:: There were no new members but we were happy to have Bob come with Judy and look forward to him joining us again.

Old business : We have reserved the Silsbee Community Center for July 11th for our annual coin show. Tables for the show will be $90.00 each (8’ tables) and admission will be $2.00 for adults. The show hours will be from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Jerry supplied me with the list of potential dealers for our show so that I can contact them as soon as possible.

Program : Rick presented a program on dating modern Japanese Coins. Most Christian nations date their coins from the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, designated AD or Anno Domini, with BC denoting the years

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before. Interestingly, there is no year zero (0) so year 1 BC is followed by year 1 AD. The Jewish year is AM or Anno Mundi (Latin for “the year of the world”) and may be calculated by adding 3760 to the AD date if before September 24, 2015 or 3761 to the AD date if after September 13, 2015, hence 2015 is AM 5775. The 3760 years is the calculation of when the world was formed according to the Old Testament of the Bible. The Muslim date is designated either “H” or AH, Latin for anno Hegirae (in the year of the Hijra) which was the year 622 AD that Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina. Subtracting 622 years from 2014 gives us the date of 1436 AH but it runs from approximately October 24, 2014 in the evening to October 13, 2015 in the evening. Many other nations base the start of their dates on single historical events but the Japanese dating system revolves around the start of each new ruling emperor, starting with year one (1). The date is indicated by the emperor’s era name using its Kanji symbols followed by the year of the emperor’s reign.

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WACO MArCH MeeTINg - Tom called the meeting to order. Raffle prizes: Joyce McCall (2), Bob Hacker (2), Walt Winters Ed Terry, Tanlmadge Campbell and three visitors. Cash prize: Randy

Daily was in attendance. In April the prize will be $25.Business: We need to start paying dues for 2015. $10 makes you a

member for a year and entitles you to this newsletter and to the cash prize drawing. Bring coins or supplies for auction. The more items there are to sell, the better the auction will be. The January auction was more spirited than normal.

The new coins shop in Waco is on HW 84 just before CVS and is called Reliable Coins. It is in the Midway Center.

HISTORICAL FACTSThis information came from American Historic Society. In 1928, the U.S. Government introduced small-size bank notes to save

money on expensive, custom-made bank-note paper. The first small-size Silver Certificate was the Series of 1928 $1 bill that is known as a “Funnyback” because of the

unfamiliar design on the back.The 1928 $1 Silver Certificate was

backed by “ONE SILVER DOLLAR” in the United States Treasury, and it was the last Silver Certificate that was

redeemable for a Silver Dollar. All subsequent Silver Certificates were redeemable only for one dollar in silver. The U.S. Mint stopped making Silver Dollars in 1935, and the Treasury stopped redeeming the

notes for silver in 1968. However, all Silver Certificates remain legal tender.

The front of the 1928 $1 Silver Certificate features the familiar portrait of George Washington that is still used on today’s one-dollar bills. Unlike today’s Federal Reserve Notes that have a green Treasury seal and serial numbers, the seal and numbers on Silver Certificates are blue. Due to the “funny” design on the back, many people in the late 1920’s thought this was a counterfeit or foreign note. The phrase “In God We Trust” does not appear on this note - it was first added to the back design in 1935..

APrIL MeeTINg - Tom called the meeting to order. There were15 members and 1 visitors

If you have a Show and Tell, contact Alan Wood.Bob Scheutze gave a talk on mint errors (re-punched mint marks and

double dies)HISTORICAL FACTS

This information came from American Historic Society.Collecting Mint errors only began in the 1960s. Before that time error

coins were labeled FIDOs (Freaks, Irregulars, Defectives, and Oddities). To some collectors, these coins are less desirable, to others, these are a special find.

In the Morgan dollars there are several of the mint errors. The Morgan Dollar was designed by George T. Morgan, an engraver at the Philadelphia Mint. On the obverse is Lady Liberty wearing a slave cap ( the ancient symbol of freedom). A ribbon contains the word Liberty. On the reverse is an American eagle holding an olive branch and arrows of war. The Morgan dollar was the largest silver coin made for circulation in the United States. It is almost 1 and ½ inches and over ¾ ounce of 0.900 pure silver. Millions of the Morgans were melted to cover the cost of World War I and II.

Among the error Morgans are the following types: 1900 O over CC – In 1899, the Carson City mint was declared no longer a mint. Some of the Carson City dies were taken to New Orleans, reworked, and used to make 1900-O dollars. But the CC mint marks were not totally eliminated and can be seen under the O mint mark. 1899 Micro O – The mint mark punch made for the smaller Barber quarter was accidently used for some of the Morgan Dollar dies. There are 5 different 1899 reverse dies that have the smaller O mint mark. That mark is almost round and smaller than the correct oval shaped O mint mark. One of the micro –O reverses was used as the master to make counterfeit dollars dated 1896, 1900 and 1902. Most 1899 0 Morgans are the standard size mint mark. 1878 7 over 8 tail feathers. – When in the first year of issue, it was discovered that eagles have 7 tail feathers not the 8 shown on the Morgan dollar, the dies were reworked. However on some coins, a tip of a feather from the old design can be seen below a feather in the new design. 1879 with reverse 1878 – In 1879 the Eagle was redesigned from a flat breasted eagle to a more rounded breast. Some of the original reverses were used instead of the new design.

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DiD You Know?Your club can recognize the service of your past club president with this medal from the ANA. Have your club ANA representative or District Governor contact ANA for more information.


Anyone with informAtion on the items Above should contAct: doug dAvis, 817-723-7231 [email protected]

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Here is a numismatic-themed mental game titled Word Search. I am sure many us have played these types of games before, particularly when we were kids. Each edition of the TNA News will feature a different

Word Searchnumismatic theme for the Word Search. This edition’s theme is all things related to it. Things such as the name of the coin types, the designers, and other things related to these coin types will be featured.

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by garry Moore, TNA Member r-6805

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Counterfeit Cashier’s CheCKsMarch 13

A Northwestern dealer has become the most recent victim of theft ($79,000) involving the fraudulent use of counterfeit cashier’s checks issued on Sun Trust Bank.

The Numismatic Crime Information Center is working with the Major Crimes Unit of the Atlanta, GA Police dept in an attempt to identify suspects in these offenses.

The following is updated information on suspects: 1. The checks show to have been issued by SunTrust Bank.2. The checks identify purchasers as Dave Steele, Tim Tisher and

Chad Dawkins.3. The suspects are using the following addresses: 2666 Lincoln Ct. Atlanta, GA 1497 Westmont Dr. Atlanta, GA 25620 Forest Downs Circle College Park,GA 200 Holiday Way Carrollton, GAThe offenses appear to be the work of an organized group

working within the State of Georgia.

MissinG PaCKaGe/faKe CheCKsapril 6 - hawaii

A priority express mail package being shipped from Hawaii to New Jersey has been reported lost/stolen. The package contained the following coins:

$2 1/2 1925D NGC MS 64 #3752874-004$20 1860 NGC AU 55 #3752873-004$20 1897 NGC MS 62 #3752873-005$1 1923S PCGS MS 64 #31470883

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Several dealers have reported receiving bullion orders from an individual using the name of Tim Tisher out of Georgia. The cashiers checks are written on the Branch Bank & Trust and are fraudulent. Tisher has been identified in other fraudulent activity involving bad Sun Trust Bank cashier’s checks.

Doug Davis • [email protected]

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NSDR Board of Governors: Gary Adkins John Gulde John W. Highfill David Lisot Don Rinkor Alan Rowe Douglas Sharpe Jeff Wueller

Silver dollars are the most popular coin collected today. There are many dates, types, VAMs and other varieties to collect & enjoy. Collectors often need numismatic help when trying to accumulate a collection and/or portfolio. Collecting Silver Dollars may be very complicated and you may need to consult a dealer. There are thousands of coin dealers in the U.S. When you see a regular doctor, he may need to send you to see a "specialist." The same goes for Silver Dollars. That is where the National Silver Dollar Roundtable (NSDR) comes in. When it comes to Silver Dollars, you really do need a "specialist". The following dealers have been very carefully selected and approved by the NSDR Board of Governors. The National Silver Dollar Roundtable has recently celebrated its 28th Anniversary. Below is a complete list of current NSDR members. We are proud of our members and recommend them all to you. Remember, when it comes to collecting Silver Dollars, don't just call any coin dealer, consult a “NSDR SiLveR DoLLAR SPeCiALiST!”

NSDR Members

Abbott, Michael *LM-153Michael Abbott Numis.Abel, Tony *LM-126Silvertowne, Coin Shop LLPAdkins, Charles *LM-51Charles Adkins CoinsAdkins, Gary *LM-150Gary Adkins Assoc., Inc.Adkins, Justin *LM-161Eagle Hill CoinsAdkins, Tony *LM-56American Rare CoinsAugustin, Russell A. *LM-125Numisbank, Inc.Avena, Robert *LM-82Avena Coin CompanyBarna, Alex J. *LM-41Numismatics of Distinction, Ltd.Bascou, Eugene *LM-48Collectors PalaceBobb, Shaun M. *LM-133Mike’s Coin ChestBrackins, Clif *LM-80Clif Brackins Rare CoinsBraga, Bruce *LM-156Bruce Braga Rare CoinsBuzanowski, Joe *LM-9Joe B. Graphics and AdvertisingCaldwell, Tom *LM-157Northeast Numismatics, Inc.Campbell, Grant *LM-83Dalton Gold & Silver, Inc.Campbell, Randy *LM-7ICG GraderCampbell, Scott *LM-158Monaco FinancialCarter, David *LM-19David Carter Rare Coins, Inc.Carter, Jason *LM-149Carter Numis., Inc.Casper, Mike *LM-90Mike Casper R/C, Inc.Cataldo, Jr., Charles *LM-103Alabama Coin & Silver Co.Chapman, Robert *LM-13Kansas Federated Gold & Numis.Contursi, Steve *LM-5Rare Coin Wholesalers

Miller, Harry *LM-97Miller’s MintMiller, Wayne *LM-4Wayne MillerMorgan, Jerry *LM-85World Coins Ltd.Napolitano, Chris *LM-72Stack’s BowersOxman, Jeff G.*LM-106VAMquest.comOyster, Kris *LM-127Dallas Gold & SilverPaul, Martin *LM-26Rarities GroupPaul, Robert M. *LM-67Bob Paul Inc.Perez, Danny *LM-140New World RaritiesPhillips, Tom *LM-27Tom Phillips EnterprisesPyle, Nicholas *LM-120Nicholas Pyle, R/CQuitmeyer, Richard *LM-122Yellow River Rare CoinsRettew, Joel *LM-10Joel Rettew Coins & CollectiblesRinkor, Don *LM-123Don Rinkor Rare CoinsRoberts, John *LM-164ANACSRockowitz, Ed *LM-23Ultimate Rare CoinsRodgers, Brad *LM-58The Numismatic EmporiumRossman, Will *LM-105Atlas Coins & JewelryRowe, Allan *LM-129Northern Nevada CoinSalzberg, Mark *LM-160Numismatic Guaranty CorporationSauvain, Mary *LM-108Mary Sauvain Numismatic ServicesSchwary, Richard *R-111California Numis. Investments, Inc.Scott, Mark E. *LM-118Sahara CoinsShapiro, Larry *LM-117Larry Shapiro Rare CoinsSharkey, Neil *LM-112Monaco Financial

Hummel, Wayne *LM-16Louisiana Numismatic PortfoliosImperato, Christopher *LM-115New World Rarities Ltd.Ivy, Steve *R-23Heritage Coin Wholesale, Inc.Johnbrier, Al (A.E.) *LM-3Al Johnbrier Rare CoinsJohnbrier, Joann *LM-64Al Johnbrier Rare CoinsJoyce, Michael *LM-146Gulf Coast Coin & JewelryKagin, Don *LM-65Kagins Inc.Kagin, Judy *LM-93Kagins Inc.Ketterling, Don H. *LM-91DH Ketterling ConsultingKimmel, Andrew W. *LM-131Paragon Numismatics, Inc.Kiscadden, Michael *LM-43Krieger, David *LM-109Certified Assets ManagementLaramie, Gary *LM-173Lehmann, Robert *LM-73The Reeded Edge, Inc.Levingston, Rodney *LM-135South Park CoinsLim, Elliott *LM-138U.S. Coins LPLisot, David *LM-118Cointelevision.comLohmeyer, Preston *LM-159U.S. CoinsLove, John B. *LM-96Record Coin ShopManley, Dwight *LM-68Dwight Manley, Inc.Marino, Paul B. *LM-167Flower Hill Collectables, LLCMcCormick, Dennis *LM-20Dennis McCormick Rare CoinsMcIntire, Robert *LM-71Mcintire Rare CollectablesMcKechnie, Logan *LM-114VAMS & MoreMease, Curt * LM-132Tangible Investments, LLCMerrill, Bruce A.*LM-121Bruce Merrill R/C

Frost, Rick *LM-170Hartville Coin ExchangeGabbert, Lloyd *LM-94Garrett, Jeff *LM-155Mid-American Rare Coin Goldsmith, Alan H. *LM-42IDB CollectablesGoldsmith, Bradley *LM-142South Austin Coin Exch.Graham, Michael *LM-76MT. High CoinsGroseclose, Alan *LM-128Coin CarolinaGrenwald, Gary *LM-148Cleveland C & C Exch.Gulde, John *LM-75www.johngulde.comGulde, Sandy *LM-113www.johngulde.comGulley, Kent *LM-60Sarasota Rare Coin GalleriesHanlon, Terry *LM-168Dillon GageHarrison, Ash *LM-104Ashmore Rare CoinsHauser, Tammie *LM-169Numisbank Inc.Hauser, Tammie *LM-169Headley, J. Price *LM-171Heller, Patrick A. *LM-163Liberty Coin ServiceHendleson, Brian *LM-100Classic CoinHendrickson, Leon *LM-35Silvertowne, LPHerndon, Wayne *LM-107Wayne Herndon R/C Inc.Higgins, Robert *LM-33Certified Assets Mngt. Inc.Higgins, Steven A. *LM-136Certified Asset ManagementHighfilll, Chelsea M. *LM-117Oklahoma Coin Exchange, Inc.Highfill, John W. *LM-1Oklahoma Coin Exchange, Inc.Highfill, Marlene M. *LM-61Oklahoma Coin Exchange, Inc.

Copeland, Jack *LM-30Royalty CoinsCrane, Marc *LM-69Marc One Numismatics Ltd.Crum Adam *LM-111Monaco FinancialCurran, Michael *LM-92Quad City CoinCurtis, Jim *LM-50Estate Coin CompanyDafcik, William, Jr. *LM-49Bill DafcikDannreuther, John *LM-44John Dannreuther Rare CoinsDarby, Phil *LM-102J&P Coins & CurrencyDeCosta, Glen *LM-162Chicago Coin Company, Inc.DeRoma, Matt *LM-31Matt DeRoma Rare CoinsDiGenova, Silvano *LM-54Tangible InvestmentsDominick, William *LM-46Westwood Rare Coin GalleryDuncan, Dan *LM-151Pinnacle Rarities, Inc.Duncan, Kenny *LM-70U.S. CoinsDrzewuckl, Ron *LM-78Ellsworth, COL. Steve *LM-86The Butternut CompanyEunson, Steele *LM-15Steele Eunson Rare CoinsFakhri-Medrano, Nasim *LM-172Falgiani, Frank *LM-154DEI CompanyFaraone, Mike *LM-77PCGS GraderFazio, Brian *LM-52BDF EnterprisesFisher, Ryan *LM-139U.S. Coin LPFivaz, Bill *LM-144Flannigan, Wayne *LM-28Fogelman, Louie *LM-22The Coin Shop, Inc.Foster, Coleman *LM-40Coleman Foster Rare CoinsFritz, Edward *LM-45Centerville Coin & Jewelry Conn.

In Memoriam: Paul Burke, Charlie Boyd, Paul e. Lambert, Sheldon Shultz, Brian Beardsley, Robert Rose, Clark A. Samuelson, Dennis e. Wegley, Mark Scott, Don King, Jack R. Lee,Donald Harrison Phillips, Rollie A. Finner, Jules J. Karp, Nick A. Buzoilich, Jr., David Griffiths, Dean Tavenner, Harlan White, Louie Moreno, Jr., Gene L. Henry, J.H. Cline

N.S.D.R. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:

oFFiCeRS: Jeff G. oxman - President Selby Ungar - vice President Marlene M. Highfill - Secretary Donald H. Ketterling - Treasurer

NSDR Past Presidents: Joe Buzanowski, Dean Tavenner, John Highfill, Leon Hendrickson, Al Johnbrier, Randy Campbell, Mike Faraone, Jeff oxman

NSDR President: Jeff G. oxmanP. O. Box 25, Broken Arrow, OK 74013-0025

918-254-8931 • 918-249-1792 Fax

1989 Leon Hendrickson, Winchester, iN1990 John Love, Cut Bank, MT1991 Harlan White, San Diego, CA1992 LeRoy van Allen, Sidney, oH1993 Wayne Miller, Helena, MT1994 John W. Highfill, Broken Arrow, oK

1995 Al & Joann Johnbrier, Bowie, MD1996 Jack Lee, Jackson, MS1997 Randy Campbell, Cedar Park, TX1998 Don King, oahu, Hi1999 Bob Wilhite, iola, Wi2000 Bob Hendershott, FL

2001 Jeff oxman, North Hills, CA2002 Chet Krause, iola, Wi2003 Selby Ungar, Laguna Hills, CA2004 Anthony Swiatek, Manhasset, NY2005 John & Nancy Wilson, ocala, FL2006 Mike Faraone, Newport Beach, CA

2007 John and Sandy Gulde, Berryville, vA2008 Bill Fivaz, Dunwoody, GA2009 Marlene M. Highfill, Broken Arrow, oK2010 Jack Copeland, San Antonio, TX2011 John W. Dannreuther, Memphis, TN2012 Donald H. Kagin, Tiburon, CA

2013 Steve ivy, Dallas, TX2014 Diane Piret, Belle Chase, LA

Sharpe, Douglas *LM-14Aspen Rct.Shepherd, Larry *LM-79Harlan J. Beck, Ltd.Skrabalak, Andy *LM-119Angel Dee’sSparks, Scott *LM-59J. J. Teaparty, Inc.Stein, William H. *LM-143William H. Stein Rare CoinsStreiner, Eric *LM-165Eric Streiner, Inc.Sundman, David *LM-74Littleton Coin CompanySwiatek, Anthony *LM-87Minerva C & J, Inc.Timmons, Andrew *LM-166Harbor CoinTimmons, Brian *LM-152Harbor CoinTiso, Gus *LM-81G. Tiso NumismaticsTravers, Scott *LM-116Scott Travers Rare Coin Tulving, Hannes *LM-145The Tulving CompanyTwitty, Steve *LM-124PQ DollarsUngar, Selby *LM-18Monaco FinancialVan Allen, Leroy *LM-8Leroy Van Allen Rare CoinsWarren, Harry *LM-110Mid South Coln Co., Inc.Weaver, Richard *LM-134Delaware Valley CoinsWhritenow, Don *LM-147Gary Adkins Assoc., Inc.Wiener, Morris *LM-24Woodside, Jr., John *LM-89Scotsman CoinsWuller, Jeff *LM-141Arrowhead CoinYaffee, Mark *LM-39The Phoenix Gold Coin CorpYutzy, Brian *LM-53Lone Star NumismaticsZappasodi, Paul *LM-130Zawalonka, George *LM-32Glendale Coin & Stamp

N.S.D.R. serves the Silver Dollar collector • ONE OF THE NATION’S LARGEST NUMISMATIC DEALER ORGANIZATIONSThe National Silver Dollar Roundtable, a non-profit educational organization, invites and welcomes to membership all worthy persons eighteen years of age and older.The National Silver Dollar Roundtable is dedicated to promoting United States silver dollars. The objective of the organization is to advance the knowledge of numismatics,

especially for U.S. silver dollars, along educational, historical and scientific lines. NSDR assists in bringing about cooperation among all persons interested in collecting, buying, selling, grading, exhibiting and preserving U.S. silver dollars, through educational forums, social meetings, written articles, newsletters and other publications of interest. Our educational programs have, through the years, featured the most respected names in numismatics.

The National Silver Dollar Roundtable publishes a Journal annually for all regular, and associate members. Copies may be obtained by either joining the NSDR or by plac-ing a subscription c/o the NSDR secretary, Marlene M. Highfill.

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www.Nat ionalSi lverDollarRoundtable.org • Founded November 12, 1982

NSDR Treasurer: Don Ketterling3835-R East Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. #136, Westlake Village, CA 91362

805-418-7455 Office/Fax • 818-632-2353 Mobile

NSDR Secretary: Marlene M. HighfillP. O. Box 25, Broken Arrow, OK 74013-0025

918-254-8931 • 918-249-1792 Fax

Capital City Coin ClubP.O. Box 80093, Austin, TX 78708-0093

Meets the First Thursday of each month at 7pmYarborough Library - 2200 Hancock Dr., Austin

Business meeting, “show & tell”, program & auction. We conclude with an attendance prize.

Visitors_are_welcome!Visit our website:

[email protected]

Or contact Bill Gillespie: [email protected]

GATEWAY COIN CLUB, INC.of San Antonio, Texas

Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday7:00PM at Denny’s Restaurant.

9550 IH 10 W. (near Wurzbach exit) Dinner at 6:00PM. Optional

Visitors Welcome!www.gatewaycoinclub.com

Email: [email protected] Show Dates:

Feb. 28th & May 23rd

Greater Houston Coin Club, Inc.PO Box 79686, Houston, Texas 77279-9686

832-790-9436email: [email protected]

Meeting on the third Thursday of each month at6:30pm at Houston Community College, Eagle Room,

1010 West Sam Houston Parkway (BW-8 & I-10).If you are interested in coins, tokens, medals or paper money, visit us at our next meeting.

Sponsors of the annual The Money Show of the Southwest

WiCHita fallsCoin anD stamp ClubPO Box 3751, Wichita Falls, TX 76301-0451

Meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30PM in the TV room of Merrill Gardens

5100 Kell West, Wichita Falls. Visitors are welcome-bring a friend.

annual WiCHita falls

Coin anD stamp sHoWat the MPEC in Wichita Falls each spring. For info call: (940)592-4480 after 5PM.

Corpus CHristi Coin ClubTNA chapter #1 founded in 1952

Meets 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pmFor more information visit our web site at

http://cccoin.orgemail [email protected]

(361) 241-0348 P.O. Box 10053

Corpus Christi, TX 78460-0053

international Coin Clubof el paso, texas

AnA, tnAPO Box 963517, El Paso, TX 79996

Meets the 1st Monday of each month6:30 pm Business • 7-9 pm Numismatics

st._Paul’s_united_methodist_church

7000 Edgemere Blvd., El Pasoinformation:_533-6001Guests are Always Welcome

DALLAS COIN CLUBMeets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00PM

La Calle Doce Mexican Restaurante1925 Skillman St., Dallas, TX 75206

Friendship & Knowledge through numismaticsFor information contact:[email protected]

(please include DCC in subject line)

214-697-0468www.dallascoinclub.org

fort WortH Coin Club, inC.PO Box 471762, Fort Worth, TX 76147-1408

[email protected] Meets the 1st Thursday of the month

7:00PM at the Botanical Gardens 2000 University Dr., Ft. Worth 76107

Visitors Welcome!For Club Information

Call 817-444-5500www.fortworthcoinclub.org

nortHeast tarrant Coin ClubMeets 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM

The Mission3224 Cheek Sparger Rd., Bedford, TX

Door prizes, monthly programs,Auctions, raffles

Visitors_and_Young_numismatists

alwaYs_welcome!!

For more info call Russell Prinzinger at:817-656-2540

WACO COIN CLUB Meets the

2nd Thursday of each month at 7:30pm

Harrison Senior Center, 1718 N. 42nd St., Waco, TX

(254) 224-7761

TYLER COIN CLUBMeets 2nd Tuesday of Each Month at 7pm

Meals on Wheels Building3100 Robertson Rd, Tyler, Texaseveryone is invited to attend.

speakers and Coin Auction each MonthFor more details:

Phone - 903.561.6618Email: [email protected]

Collin County Coin Club Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month

7:00 pm at San Miguel Grill506 W. University McKinney, Texas

Educational Programs - Door Prizes - Raffle - AuctionFor more information contact:Collin County Coin Club

PO Box 744 McKinney, TX 75070Tel: 972-978-1611

www.collincountycoinclub.orgSponsor of McKinney’s Semi-Annual Coin Show

MID CITIES COIN CLUBMeets at 7pm on the

First Tuesday of Each Month atThe Waterford at Pantego

2650 W Park Row, Pantego, TX 76013 Educational Programs,

Door Prizes, Raffles, AuctionsVisitors Welcome!

Contact John PostBox 15554, Ft Worth 76119

[email protected]

ALAMO COIN CLUBMeeting - 2nd & 4th Thursdays Each Month

(2nd Thursday only Nov. & Dec.)Grady’s BBQ

6510 San Pedro, intersection of Jackson KellerSan Antonio, Texas

everyone is invited to attend.educational topics and Auctions

For more details: Phone - 210-663-9289


Greenbelt Coin Clubof Vernon, Texas

Meets the 1st Monday ofEach Month at 7:00 pm(no meeting in January)

at the Vernon College LibraryVisitors are welcome - bring a friend!

For more information call:1-940-839-1399


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HiDalGo Coin ClubMeets every 2nd Monday of

the month at 7:30 pmSt. Mark United Methodist Church

4th St. & Pecan (Rd. 495), McAllen, Tx. for more information contact:Raul H. Gonzalez - President

P.O. Box 2364 McAllen, Tx. 78502 956-566-3112

Website: hidalgocoinclub.comEmail: [email protected]


texas nuMisMatiC assoCiation

Texicancoin & Bullion company

buy & sell Coins, Gold/silverDiamonds, rolex Watches, scrap Gold

100 Independence PlaceChase Bank Bldg; Suite 316

Tyler, Texas 75703

(903)[email protected]

tom bennington

collecTor’ssource

Appraisalsbuying & selling

email: [email protected] t. Arrich

Corpus ChristiCoin and CurrenCy

Visit our easy to use websitewith over 3000+ images.

www.cccoinandcurrency.comBuying coin & currency collections, gold, silver,

jewelry & estates.Authorized PCGS & NGC dealer

361-980-3997-By AppointmentWells Fargo Bank Building

SPID @ Airline

lone star mint, inC.805 East 15th Street

Plano, TX 75074-5805

972-424-1405Toll Free 1-800-654-6716

for precious metals spot prices go to:www.lsmint.com

U.S. Rare Coins-Silver-GoldCollections, Accumulations & Estates

Purchased and Sold

preaCHerbill’s Coins& CollectiblesDr. Bill Welsh

NumismatistLocations in

Lubbock, big spring, Midland(432) 756-2484

[email protected]. Box 734 • Stanton, TX 79782

PegasiN U M I S M A T I C S

Ann Arbor, MI Holicong, PA

Nicholas EconomopoulosDirector

215.491.0650Fax: 215.491.1300

Classical Greek, Roman, Byzantine andMedieval Coins and Antiquities

P.O. Box 199 Holicong, PA 18928

Coins Militaria silver Goldestate Jewelry

estates bought & sold

AlAmo HeigHts Coin sHop1201 Austin Highway, Ste. 128

San Antonio, TX 78209

210-826-6082

liberty rare Coins texas Coin sHoW proDuCtions

214-794-5499Certified PQ Coins

U.S. Gold--Rare & Key Date CoinsDavid & Ginger Pike

P.O.Box 126Tom Bean, TX 75489-0126

email: [email protected]

Jewelry & CoinexChange

bUY - seLL - trADeCoins, Currency, Supplies, Jewelry,

Gold, Silver, Diamonds903-534-5438

Monday - Friday 9:30 - 5:30713 W. Southwest Loop 323

River Oaks Plaza 1/2 Mile west of BroadwayTyler, Texas 75703

Jeff Youkey

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Texas eliminaTessales Tax on

precious meTalsand coins

as of october 1, 2013, the sales tax levied on purchases of gold, silver and platinum bullion and numismatic coins in texas is now eliminated.

FRanK PRoVaSEK RaRE coinS

Fort Worth, Texas

817-246-7440Full time dealer since 1991

Member TNA, ANA, PCGS, NGCLicensed auctioneer tx-11259

FRANKCOINS on Ebay -one cent start on most items,

no reserveswww.frankcoins.com

Mad coinS Store: 251 North Bell, Suite 114A

CedAr PArk, tX 78613512-258-2646

Specializing in Certified Premium Quality U.S. Early Type, Keydate, Early Proofs,

Silver Dollars, Carson City Coins & CurrencyMichael & Dawn Egger

512-264-4314Email: [email protected]

Fitzgerald CurrenCy & CoinsP.O. Box 210845, Bedford, TX 76095

With focus on texAs, as well asbuy/sell ALL Us Paper Money

Large/small type, nationals, obsoletes, Confederate, Fractional, Colonial

Buy/Sell All uS CoinS

Auction Representation At ALL Major US Auctions.Member – tNa, aNa, PCDa, sPMC, FuN, GNa

authorized Dealer with PCGs Currency, PMG, NGCJim FitzgerAld: 817-688-6994


Club anD Professional DireCtorY

district_9Bob Barsanti5715 73rd St.Lubbock, TX [email protected]

district_11Doug HersheyPO Box 50176Amarillo, TX [email protected]

district_12district_16_(acting)Tommy Bennington100 Independence #316Tyler, TX [email protected]

district_13E.B. “Rob” Robinson1515 Bentwood Dr.Iowa Park, TX [email protected]

district_14Robert Kurczewski1402 S Cage Blvd, #75Pharr, TX [email protected]

district_15Barbara WilliamsPO Box 1593Silsbee, TX [email protected]

district_17Alan Wood9325 Bryce Dr.Woodway, TX [email protected]

district_1J. Russell Prinzinger7405 Windhaven Rd.N. Richland Hills, TX [email protected]

district_2district_10_(acting)Bill WelshPO Box 734Stanton, TX [email protected]

district_3John Adling5401 Hwy. 6Cisco TX [email protected]

district_4Rick BealeP.O. Box 341652Austin TX [email protected]

district_5Kim GrovesP.O. Box 388McKinney, TX [email protected]

district_6Ed Stephens14027 Memorial #101Houston, TX [email protected]

district_7Frank GalindoPO Box 12217San Antonio 78212Ph - not [email protected]

district_8David A. BurkePO Box 10053Corpus Christi, TX [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENTS COUNCILKirk Menszer, Jerry Williams, Mike Grant

District Governors

officers chairs - appointeD positions

OFFICERS J GOVERNORS J CHAIRS

historian_Kim GrovesP.O. Box 388McKinney, TX [email protected]

maY/2016_show_Producer_Doug DavisP.O. Box 13181Arlington, Tx 76094-0181817/[email protected]

President

Debbie WilliamsP.O. Box 384Roanoke, TX [email protected]

Past_President_Mike [email protected]

legal_counsel

Lawrence Herrera4717 West Lovers LaneDallas, TX [email protected]

secretarY

Lawrence Herrera4717 West Lovers LaneDallas, TX [email protected]

treasurer

Jack E. Gilbert1093 Sunset Ct.Keller, TX [email protected]

medals_officers

Frank and Karla GalindoPO Box 12217San Antonio, TX [email protected]

2nd_Vice_President

conVention_chair

John Post5609 Atlantis TerraceArlington, TX [email protected]

webmaster

David BurkePO Box 10053Corpus Christi, TX [email protected]

donations_chair

Jerry WilliamsPO Box 1593Silsbee, TX [email protected]

ana_rePresentatiVes

Jerry and Barbara WilliamsPO Box 1593Silsbee, TX [email protected]

1st_Vice_President

Richard LasterP. O. Box 1641Gilmer, TX. [email protected]

coins_for_“a”s

Richard LasterTNA - CFAP. O. Box 1641Gilmer, TX. [email protected]

tna_news_editor

Ron Kersey8116 Yellowstone Ct.Fort Worth, TX [email protected]

exhibit_chair_Ralph RossPO Box 16512Sugar Land, TX [email protected]

Youth_chair_Ralph RossPO Box 16512Sugar Land, TX [email protected]

assistant_treasurer_Jim Jeska140 Rustic Meadow Way Coppell, TX [email protected]

visit Our website at:www.tna.org

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Tna MEMbERShiP inFoRMaTionTna MEMbERShiP inFoRMaTionMeMberSHIPRegular members are at least 18 years of age. Associate members are at lease 18 and a member of the immediate family of a regular member. Junior members are under 18 years of age. Chapter members are those organizations as listed on the previous page.

APPLICATIONApplicants for membership must be proposed for membership by a TNA member who signs the application form together with an additional person know as a voucher. A voucher for an applicant for regular membership should be an adult of reputable character who knows the applicant. A voucher for an applicant for junior membership must be a parent or guardian of the applicant. Applicants for chapter membership should be signed by the president. Such other information as required on the application should be given.Chapter membership applicants should furnish the additional information;

1. Names and addresses of officers2. Name and address of TNA representative3. Mailing address4. Meeting date, time and place.

APPLICANTSNames of applicants are published in the TNA News. If no objections are received within 20 days after the date of publication, the applicant is admitted to membership. A membership card is sent with notification of admission. The official publication will be mailed to eligible applicants.

DUeS Regular & Chapter ……………20.00 Junior ………………………… 8.00 Associate ……………………… 8.00 Life ………………………… 300.00

Mail applications to:Lawrence Herrera, TNA Secretary4717 W. Lovers LaneDallas, TX 75209

incorporated under the Laws of texas - March, 1960

This association is a non-profit, educational and scientific organization founded in January 1960. It is purely a mutual association founded for the benefit of its members.The TNA invites to membership all worthy persons who are at least nine years of age. Coin clubs, schools, libraries, museums and kindred organizations who have a sincere interest in the collecting and study of coins, paper money, tokens, medals and related items are welcome.

PUrPOSeSTo promote and advance interest and comprehensive knowledge of numismatics; to cultivate friendly relations among fellow collectors; to hold periodic meetings and exhibits; to provide a place and time to buy, sell and trade numismatic items; to serve its members collectively, not individually.

ADVANTAgeSTo be a member is to have fraternal affiliation with numismatics of your state; to know their addresses and collecting interests; to have the honor of serving visitors with the names of collectors in their vicinity; to participate in the annual convention; to receive the official publication. TNA membership offers prestige on the state level just as ANA offers prestige on the national and international levels.

OFFICIAL PUbLICATIONEach Regular, Junior, Life and Chapter member receives the TNA News for no additional cost. Insofar as possible, this media will keep you informed about your association, and the individual and chapter members. It carries timely articles and features. Its pages are free to all members to express their views and to contribute articles for the advancement of numismatics. Those seeking information may ask for help through the pages of the TNA News. Those having items for sale or trade may advertise for a nominal sum. The TNA News is the voice of the TNA.

CONVeNTIONSThe TNA will meet in an annual convention. Members are entitled to a voice at the conventions. The business sessions are devoted to the procedures necessary to the operation of your state association. Entertainment and time for renewal of friendships is an important part of the conventions. Educational exhibits are a vital adjunct. The opportunity to buy, sell and trade is provided through bourse activity.

application for MembershipI herewith apply for membership in the Texas Numismatic Association, subject to the association’s Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and other rules and regulations, and tender $ ____________ for dues.

Name _______________________________________________ ________________________________________ Date ____________ (Type or print name as you want it on the roster) (Business Name or d.b.a.)

Street or P.O. Box _____________________________________________ City ____________________State_______ Zip __________

Phone Number_________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________________

Collecting Interest _______________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ __________Individual Applicant Signature Proposer Signature TNA#

__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ __________Associate Applicant Signature Family Member Signature TNA#

_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________Parent or Guardian Signature (Junior Applicant) President Signature for Chapter Applicant

For use by TNA Secretary

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Mail applications to: Lawrence Herrera, TNA Secretary, 4717 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX 75209


JuNE 12-13 80+ TAblES TylERFIVE STATE COIN & CURRENCY FLAG DAY SUPER SHOW“Inspired By The Best Shows In 5 States.” The Tyler Coin Club (a TNA and ANA Member Club) Invites You To Another Collector & Dealer Friendly Show In The 12,000 Sq Ft Lone Star Event Center, 4036 FM 2767 (Old Kilgore Hwy), Just Off East Loop 323, Tyler. Show Hours Are: Friday 7/12, 1pm-7pm. Saturday 7/13, 9am- 5pm. FREE Admission, Lots Of FREE Door Prizes, One Every 20 Minutes,Plenty Of FREE Parking, FREE Coins For Kids. $1 MEGA Raffle And $1 Texas Collection Raffle. Chick-fil-A Sandwich & Snack Bar. Supplies. Professional 24 Hour Security. Special Discount Motel Rates. Meet And Deal With A Fantastic Group Of Real Coin & Currency Dealers, From Five States That Will Be Buying, Selling, Trading Coins & Currency, Gold & Silver. At 80+ Tables, This Is One Of The Larger Shows In Texas & The Southwest. For Table or Show Info Contact Barry Carter at 903-752-6300. Or email: [email protected]. Also See Our Website: www.tylercoinclub.com

JuNE 12-13 WICHITA FAllS49th ANNUAL WICHITA FALLS COIN AND STAMP SHOW at the Multi-Purpose Event Center (MPEC), 1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls TX, Friday, June 12, from 1PM to 6PM, and Saturday, June 13, from 9AM to 5PM. Free Parking. Admission $2, children under 12 free when accompanied by parent. Hourly door prizes. Free Parking. 24 Hour Security. For more information, contact Connolly O’Brien, P.OBox 3751, Wichita Falls, TX 76301-0751 or call 940-631-0817..

JuNE 19-21 64 TAblES FORT WORTHCOWTOWN JUNE COIN SHOW at Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center, 6901 Wichita St., Forest Hill, TX 76140. 2 miles east of I-35W & 1.5 block south of I-20. New Hours: Fri 2-6, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-3. Free parking, Six $20 Gift Certificates Drawn after show with valid email address on registration card. Adult admission $3., Food Station. Dealer set-up: Fri. June 19, 10am-2pm; 8’ tables $245. Early bird $35 during dealer set-up. Contact: Gary Andrews; 817-444-4813; email: [email protected].

July 11 SIlSbEESILSBEE COIN CLUB COIN SHOW at the Silsbee Community Center, 835 Hwy 96 South, Silsbee, Texas. Saturday 9am-4pm. Free Appraisals, Coins-Paper Money, Bullion. Drawing for Free Silver Proof Set. Open to Public; $2 admission for adults. Bourse Chair - Rick Fetterolf, 119 Pinecrest Dr., Silsbee, TX 77656. 409-385-7335.

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OCTObER 2-4 • NOVEmbER 20-22TEXAS COIN SHOW at the Convention Center, 1209 S. Main St., Grapevine TX 76051 (4 miles NW of DFW Airport off Hwy 114, exit Main, right on Vine). Fri. 2pm-6pm, Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. Free parking, police security, $3 admission, GOLD PRIZES! Contact: Ginger or David Pike, P.O. Box 126, Tom Bean TX 75489-0126. Email: [email protected]

calenDar of events 2015AuGuST 1 SHERmANCoin Show - Saturday 9:00 am -- 4:00 pm. Quality Inn, 3605 Highway 75 South, Exit 56 - FM 1417, Sherman, Texas. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - FREE ADMISSION * FREE PARKING. Free $10.00 Gift Certificate given away each hour. BUY * SELL * APPRAISALS. US, World, Ancient Coins, Paper Money, Tokens, Medals, Jewelry, Collectibles. For Information Contact: Gary Rollins PO Box 744, McKinney, TX 75070. Telephone: 972-978-1611 Email: [email protected]

AuGuST 22-23 50 TAblES AmARIllOAmarillo Coin and Currency Show, Amarillo Civic Center - Regency Room, 401 South Buchanan, Amarillo, 79101. Hours: Sat 9am - 5pm / Sun 9am - 3pm. Hourly Door Prizes - Free Parking - 24 Hour Security. Raffle for Gold and Silver Coins conducted by the Golden Spread Coin Club. Adult Admission $3. Contact Jim Fitzgerald, P.O. Box 210845, Bedford, TX 76095. 817-688-6994. Email: [email protected]

AuGuST 28-30 64 TAblES FORT WORTHCOWTOWN AUGUST COIN SHOW at Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center, 6901 Wichita St., Forest Hill, TX 76140. 2 miles east of I-35W & 1.5 block south of I-20. New Hours: Fri 2-6, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-3. Free parking, Six $20 Gift Certificates Drawn after show with valid email address on registration card. Adult admission $3., Food Station. Dealer set-up: Fri. June 19, 10am-2pm; 8’ tables $245. Early bird $35 during dealer set-up. Contact: Gary Andrews; 817-444-4813; email: [email protected].

OCTObER 10 mCKINNEyCollin County Coin Club COIN SHOW at Quality Inn, 1300 N. Central Expy, Hwy. 75 and White Avenue, McKinney, TXSaturday 9:00 am -- 4:00 pm. FREE ADMISSION * FREE PARKING. Free $10.00 Gift Certificate given away each Hour.BUY * SELL * APPRAISALS - US, World, Ancient Coins, Paper Money, Tokens, Medals, Jewelry, Collectibles. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For Information: Collin County Coin Club, PO Box 744, McKinney, TX 75070. Telephone: 972-978-1611. Web Site: www.collincountycoinclub.org.

OCT. 31 - NOV. 1 48 TAblES pHARRHIDALGO COIN CLUB 5TH ANNUAL FALL COIN & COLLECTIBLES SHOW. Sat. Oct 31 & Sun. Nov 1, 9:00am - 4:00pm. Nomad Shrine Hall, 1044 W. Nolana Loop, Pharr, TX 48 Dealer Tables @ $50/day. $3.00 admission - $1 students. Free Parking - Hourly Door Prizes. 4 Gold Coin Raffle. Shipwreck Coin Exhibit. Contact: Raul H. Gonzalez: 956-566-3112, email: [email protected] or visit our website: www.hidalgocoinclub.com to print forms.

NOVEmbER 6-8 64 TAblES FORT WORTHFORT WORTH COIN CLUB FALL COIN SHOW at Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center, 6901 Wichita St., Forest Hill, TX 76140. 2 miles east of I-35W & 1.5 block south of I-20. New Hours: Fri 2-6, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-3. Free parking, Six $20 Gift Certificates Drawn after show with valid email address on registration card. Adult admission $3., Food Station. Dealer set-up: Fri. March 6, 10am-2pm; 8’ tables $245. Early bird $35 during dealer set-up. Contact John Post: 817-320-1496, email: [email protected].


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