First Quarter 2024 January-February-March

DR Meeting at National Money Show® exceptional exhibit is of a 1943 Lincoln cent mistakenly
struck in copper/bronze alloy that still has its original mint
Sheila Fortenberry, ANA Seminars & Club Coordi- red color 81 years after it left the Philadelphia Mint, and a
nator, recently emailed us with the message that the next 1944 cent struck on a zinc-coated steel planchet intended
District Representative meeting will be at the National only for 1943 cents. See page 3 for sample photos.
Money Show® at the Broadmoor Resort, in Colorado
Springs, Col., on Friday March 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “The ANA Colorado Springs National Money Show
will provide collectors access to hundreds of dealers offer-
If you plan to attend, please pick a lunch option from ing extensive numismatic inventory at all price levels as
the list below and let Sheila know what lunch option you well as educational programming for both beginning and
would like. seasoned hobbyists,” explained ANA Executive Director
Turkey Sandwich Kim Kiick.
Italian Cold Cut Hoagie The three-day event will be held in Bartolin Hall at
The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave. in Colorado Springs. Public
RSVP to: [email protected] hours are Thursday and Friday, March 14 and 15 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to
American Numismatic Association 3:30 p.m.
Museum Rarities on Display at 2024 The ANA has negotiated discount room rates for at-
National Money Show® tendees starting at $209 per night. In addition, the usual
daily resort fee of $32 per room will be waived, and over-
It won’t cost a cent in admission to see millions of night guests will get complimentary self-parking and free
dollars of historic rare coins and paper money during the in-room internet service. Reservations must be made by
American Numismatic Association (ANA) National February 3 to get the special room rate.
Money Show (NationalMoneyShow.com) at the iconic
Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 14- Additional information about the show is available at
16, 2024. Admission is free. NationalMoneyShow.com or by calling the ANA at (719)
482-9849.
“Important coins and early U.S. bank notes from the
ANA’s Edward C. Rochette Money Museum will be on
display at the show, including a spectacular exhibit of the New Museum Gallery to be Unveiled
first one-cent denomination coins of the United States. During Special National Money Show®
Items range from the Fugio cent of 1787 to the United Reception
States Mint’s earliest issues including the large Liberty
Head cents struck from 1793 to 1799,” said Thomas J. On Thursday, March 14, the ANA previews its newest
Uram, president of the 26,000-member ANA. exhibit at the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum during
a special reception, 6-7:30 p.m. The ANA Philanthropy
“We’ll also have a display of Colorado currency fea- Award will also be presented during the event. Refresh-
turing a selection of early Colorado National Bank notes ments and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
along with a set of the famous Lesher dollars created by
silver mine owner Joseph Lesher in the mining town of The Americana Gallery Exhibit emphasizes iconic
Victor, Colo., in the Cripple Creek mining district,” ex- rarities of American numismatics, such as the 1933 eagle
plained Doug Mudd, director and curator of the Money (gold $10); a rare 1855 Wass, Molitor & Company $50
Museum. California Territorial Gold piece; and a beautiful set of
1915 Panama Pacific Exposition commemoratives. Rare
Other Money Museum rarities on display at the show uncut paper money sheets from the famous Aubrey and
will be one of the approximately 40 known surviving Adeline Bebee collections also will be on display, as will
1933 Eagles ($10 denomination gold coin) designed by selections from the Baker-Manley collection of Washing-
acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Another
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ton medals, and federal and territorial gold coinage Sample Slabs | April 25, with instructor David
from the recent Carlson Chambliss donation. Schwager
Shuttles to and from The Broadmoor are available. All NumismaTalks are recorded, and, starting on
Advanced registration for the museum reception and April 29, will be available to members only on our
the shuttle is required. RSVP online by February 16 eLearning Academy.
or by phone (719) 482-9856 or email To learn more about the courses and to register
[email protected]. Overflow parking is available at the to attend, visit https://info.money.org/numismatalks.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College If you’re interested in giving a NumismaTalks, contact
(next door to the Money Museum). ANA eLearning Program Coordinator Paula Knepper at
[email protected].
Summer Seminar Scholarships Availa-
ble – Application Deadline Extended ANA Launches Reading Room Online
The ANA is accepting scholarship applications for Magazine—New member benefit fea-
its 2024 Summer Seminar, the hobby’s premier educa- tures news content, exclusive articles
tional event. Recipients will have the opportunity to
attend one of two weeklong sessions, to be held June 16 ANA members can stay on top of breaking indus-
-19 and June 23-26 on the Colorado College campus try news, access exclusive articles, read fan-favorite
adjacent to ANA headquarters in Colorado Springs, columns from The Numismatist, and listen to audio
Colorado. All members – adults and Young Numisma- versions of articles on the go. The team behind the
tists (YNs) – are eligible. ANA’s official publication, The Numismatist, launched
the Reading Room – a new ANA member benefit. This
Several different scholarships are available – the virtual portal, accessible from mobile devices, tablets,
ANA Young Numismatist Scholarship, the Robert C. and desktop computers, offers:
Lecce Advanced Scholarship, the Charles O. Browne
Scholarship, and the Greg Lyon Memorial Young Nu- News articles delivered weekly, including stories
mismatist Scholarship. not appearing in the magazine.
Full scholarships for both YNs and adults include A weekly “Notable News” article covering numis-
room and board for one week, tuition, and airfare, matic headlines.
while partial scholarships for all applicants cover tui- Two monthly “Reading Room Exclusive” articles
tion only. Recipients will be selected based on need and covering various topics.
merit.
Access to “U.S. Coins,” “Paper Money,” “Tokens
Scholarship applications are available at & Medals,” and “Counterfeit Detection” two weeks
money.org/summer-seminar and must be postmarked before the digital edition of The Numismatist is pub-
no later than February 29, 2024. For additional infor- lished.
mation, contact the ANA Seminars Department, phone
(719) 482-9848, email [email protected]. Exclusive feature articles published throughout the
year.
The ANA will also send a monthly eBlast – the
Attend Twice-Monthly NumismaTalks “Reading Room Rundown” – that will include links to
eLearning Courses the editor’s top five stories, a relevant article from the
Join the ANA twice a month – on the second and archive (with audio), and notable news from the world
fourth Thursday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. MT – for live of numismatics. These emails can be easily shared with
webinars on all things numismatics. These hour-long friends and family to promote interesting stories related
presentations are sure to appeal to a wide variety of to the hobby.
collecting interest. Join us for these upcoming classes: “Much like our flagship publication, the Reading
Panic of 1893 | February 8, with instructor Bob Room is an inclusive space, and collectors of all inter-
Bair ests and experience levels will enjoy its content,” says
Editor-in-Chief Caleb Noel. “The site is easy to navi-
Roosevelt Dime | February 22, with instructor gate, articles link directly to social media and email,
Jenise “Jenny Penny” Borrasso and most importantly, it’s tailor-made for the tech gen-
The Numismatic Circus: B. Max Mehl and Farran eration. Most articles are under 1,000 words, and we’ve
Zerbe | March 14, LIVE from the Colorado Springs provided audio versions of all Reading Room Exclu-
National Money Show®, with instructor Russ Bega sives narrated by yours truly so you can listen on the
Sovereign Money, Past, Present and Future | March go. And this is just the beginning; next year, my team
28, with instructor Doug Mudd and I will debut tons of new content and digital exclu-
sives that I know you will enjoy.”
The History of the Jefferson Nickel (Rescheduled)
| April 11, with instructor Jenise “Jenny Penny” The new publication can be explored at:
Borrasso readingroom.money.org.
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American Numismatic Association Museum Rarities

on Display at 2024 National Money Show®

Fugio cent of 1787 / U.S. Mint large Liberty Head

cent struck from 1793 to 1799.

Famous Lesher dollar created by silver mine owner

Joseph Lesher in the mining town of Victor, Colo.,
in the Cripple Creek mining district.

1828-dated Bank of the United States $100 note.

1943 Lincoln cent mistakenly struck in copper/

bronze alloy, and a 1944 cent struck on a zinc-coated
steel planchet intended only for 1943 cents.

Additional ANA Information /

Offers:
Page 4 — National Coin Week flyer for clubs.

Page 5 — $5 One-Year Gold Membership offer.

1796 example of first U.S. Mint dimes.

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News from Around the Country  Coupled with Ms. Fischer’s presentation, ‘Doctor’
Lloyd G. Chan, who is well-known among Canadi-
Alabama an coin hobbyists, talked about “Alexander The
Great: His Coins.” His presentation also reflected
Madison County Coin Club the influences of Alexander The Great’s coinage as
Reported by Tony Swicer, [email protected] well as the purposes and messages minted on an-
The club meets at its new location, S. Huntsville cient coins, such as religious or civic pride.
Public Library, 7901-L Bailey Cove Rd. SE, in Hunts-  There was one change: Kyle M. Anderson, of Con-
ville, Ala., on the 3rd Monday of every month except cord, Calif., and an avid scouter, plus outgoing Dia-
December. The club had its annual potluck dinner and blo Numismatic Society president, stepped up to
auction in November. See http://mccc.anaclubs.org. the plate replacing the originally intended talk. His
topic was “Hawaiian Numismatics,” covering the
Arizona whole realm of Hawaiian coins and currency, plus
Tucson Coin Club tokens, such as pineapple plantation tokens.
by William Myers, [email protected] The Joint Forum is an annual educational symposi-
um partnered with CSNA and NCNA, the latter the pri-
The Tucson Coin Club Coin and Stamp Show will mary funding support, adhering to the educational ob-
be on Sunday, April 21, at the Tucson Woman’s Club, jectives of the two associations. Michael S. Turrini was
6245 East Bellevue St., Tucson, Ariz., from 9 a.m. to 3 the event’s coordinator and inviter for the four present-
p.m. Admission and parking are free, and there will be ers. CAFNE, Canadian Association For Numismatic
35 tables of dealers with U.S. and world coins and paper Education, also provided some assistance.
money, tokens, medals, bullion and supplies.
A welcome greeting from the City of Vallejo’s
Visit www.tucsoncoinclub.com for more infor- mayor added to the event, and a simple on-site lunch
mation about this and upcoming club events. service had attendees meeting and mingling.
California The next Northern California Joint Forum will be
on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, returning to the Vallejo
Northern California Joint Forum Naval and Historical Museum.
by Michael S. Turrini, [email protected] Information: California State Numismatic Associa-
The California State Numismatic Association tion, PO Box 4003, Vallejo, CA 94590-0400,
(CSNA) and the Northern California Numismatic Asso- www.calcoin.org, www.solanocoinclub.com, or email
ciation (NCNA) hosted the Northern California Numis- [email protected] or [email protected], or
matic Educational Joint Forum on Saturday, Nov. 18, at call (707) 246-6327.
the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum in Vallejo, Covina Coin Club
Calif.
by Dennis Rocklein, [email protected]
While it rained, nothing damped the success and
spirit within the Museum’s Hall of History, as about The club held its December Christmas party meet-
60 attendees enjoyed the full day of four presentations. ing on Dec. 20, at San Dimas Royal Mobile Estates, San
Dimas, Calif. The club was in the Christmas spirit with
 Marina Fischer, Collection Specialist for Numis- 25 prizes because someone made a gift to support more
matics at the Nickle Galleries, University of Calga- and better prizes. Included were two gold coins, from
ry (Calgary, Alberta) interrupted her curating and China and Mexico.
lecturing duties and enjoyed a few days in northern
California, guest of CSNA and NCNA. She pre- The club’s newsletter featured “The Twelve Coins
sented on the “Imperial Roman Coinage of Augus- of Christmas!” Contact Dennis if interested.
tus Caesar,” and its influences on coinage thereaf- Redwood Empire Coin Club
ter. She noted that coinages of Augustus Caesar by Charlie Catlett, club secretary
were to convey a message to the public, and Au-
gustus was quite effective with this over his reign
as the first emperor.
 Noted Mexican numismatic scholar, Jose Raul
Ramirez, spoke on “Reales To Pesos,” showing the
evolution of Mexican coinage. His presentation
displayed the evolutionary changes in Mexican
large size coins from the Colonial/Spanish Era
through the 1800s and ending with recent modern
issues.
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The Redwood Empire Coin Club in Santa Rosa, “It was my pleasure, along with my spouse Ken-
Calif., will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in dra, to ‘break away’ a few days to these events. I am a
March. A medal will be struck by the Moonlight Mint, life member of the Vallejo group and joined the Red-
featuring the bear from the state flag and the motto wood Empire.” “Felt quite confident with my discus-
“Sonoma County Strong” in remembrance of the com- sions with Tom that the two ‘great people hobbies’ can
munity’s resilience to catastrophic fires over the last work together,” Scott D. English noted.
several years. The club logo is on the reverse of the Among the activities was a presentation by Tom of
medal, which will be produced in silver, bronze, cop- the coveted Northern California Numismatic Associa-
per, and aluminum. It will be for sale at the club’s 54th tion Miller Medal to longtime local coin club devotees,
Anniversary Coin Show, Feb. 16-17, at the Sonoma Martha and Fred ‘Alamo Man’ Davis, of San Jose, Ca-
County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Guests are welcome lif. The Miller Medal was established 30 years ago in
at club meetings the second Wednesday of each month tribute and remembrance of the well-known coin dealer
at 7 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Veterans Building.
and hobby activist, Ronald Lee Miller (1944-1993),
Website: redwoodempirecoinclub.com who was tragically murdered in his Fremont, Calif.,
e-mail: [email protected] coin gallery.
Vallejo Numismatic Society The Joint President’s Award of the Vallejo and
Fairfield groups was bestowed on dedicated supporting
Fairfield Coin Club member, Karen R. Castelli, of Dixon, Calif.
by Michael S. Turrini, [email protected]
Tom also presented several personally signed cer-
These two organizations invited everyone to the tificates of appreciation from the ANA.
37th Annual Joint Christmas Party of “the VF Clubs” on
Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Many local northern California coin clubs were
Museum, Hall of History, in Vallejo, Calif. represented at the Joint Christmas Party, which hit new
records: the ‘Mega-Drawing’ took-in $4,785, and the
Just over 90 attendees reveled and enjoyed the ‘50/50 Drawing’ gave the winner $885. Everyone re-
party, which was reportedly a “smashing success!” ceived a packed and heavy ‘goodie bag’ with a magni-
Attending and participating was ANA President fier, proof copper medal, and foreign coins and stamps.
Thomas J. ‘Tom’ Uram, who flew to California from There were more than enough door prizes for everyone,
The Keystone State and spent a full three days enjoying and 40 attendees won Silver Eagles, in a free drawing.
the hospitality and opportunity to meet and mingle with The next party has been set for Saturday evening,
fellow hobbyists. Dec. 14, 2024, returning to the local Vallejo Museum.
Along with the Christmas party, Tom attended the Information:
neighboring Diablo (Concord/Walnut Creek, Calif.)
Numismatic Society’s holiday dinner and the Redwood [email protected] or [email protected] or
Empire (Petaluma, Calif.) Collectors Club, both on [email protected].
Sunday, Dec. 10. These two events welcomed him, and
he shared his pleasantries at each, disseminating at all Florida
three events either specially prepared coasters or elon- Tallahassee Numismatic Club
gated coins. The Redwood Empire group had a mid-
day luncheon and is dedicated to philately. by James Garcia, [email protected]
During Tom’s busy three days, he interfaced and The club normally meets the second Wednesday of
exchanged ideas and initiatives with Scott D. English, each month, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Leroy Collins
the American Philatelic Society (APS) executive direc- Main Library, 200 W Park Ave., Tallahassee, Fla.
tor, who was the Joint Christmas Party’s emcee. They The club has
discussed how the ANA and the APS might collaborate new graphics
and coordinate. The two also enjoyed a day in the near- including a logo
by world-famous Napa Valley, tasting wine. and a flyer.
Contact James
“I’ll spread the word how great these events were for more info.
and the exemplary fellowship and hospitality most en-
joyed. Who said that wine with stamps and coins could
not mix! The combination was its own holiday cheer,”
Tom chuckled. He was so impressed with the hospitali- Website: http://tallahasseecoinclub.blogspot.com/.
ty and fellowship that he joined the Vallejo Numis-
matic Society as a paid life member. The Tallahassee Stamp & Coin Show will be held
Mar. 23-24 at the Senior Citizens Center, 1400 N.
Tom created a marked coaster, “Building Hob- Monroe St., from 10 to 5, with free admission. Contact:
bies,” and distributed these for free to Joint Christmas Dr. Tom Ahlfeld, ph. (850) 926-2939 or email
Party and Redwood Empire Collector Club attendees. [email protected].

If you would like more Florida and regional news, please subscribe to Tony Swicer’s regional
newsletter by emailing Tony at [email protected]. For California news, see the “Around the
State …” summary published in The California Numismatist. For NASC news, visit NASC.net.
MintMark — First Quarter 2024 8

Georgia Illinois
by Richard Jozefiak, [email protected] Elgin Coin Club
ANA District Representative for AL and GA
by Howard Curtis, club president
Classic City Coin Club
The club will hold its spring 2024 coin show on
At the Nov. 13 meeting of the Classic City Coin Sunday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Holi-
Club (Athens, Ga.), Dr. Joe Meyers, Ph.D., gave an day Inn, 495 Airport Rd., Elgin, Ill., with 50 or more
interesting program on his collection of “Swiss Shoot- dealer tables. The general admission charge is only $2.
ing Talers & Medals.” Dr. Meyers has been collecting
these items for many years. He brought to the meeting Club website: https://www.elgincoinclub.com
his collection to show to club members. CoinZip coin show listing:
http://www.coinzip.com/elgin-coin-club-coin-show

Kentucky
Bluegrass Coin Club
by Mary Lynn V. Garrett, [email protected]
The Bluegrass Coin Club began meeting at a new
location on Monday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p.m., at the South-
ern Hills United Methodist Church located at 2356
Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, Ken.
More details about the new location can be found
in the club’s newsletter, available on request.

Photo: Dr. Joe Meyers, Ph.D., with his collection

during Nov. 13 program. (Photo by Richard Jozefiak.)

Photo: ANA President Tom Uram (third from left)

standing with Bluegrass Coin Club dignitaries at the
December meeting. Photo credit: Mary Lynn Garrett.

Photo: Dr. Meyer’s collection of Swiss Shooting Talers New Hampshire

& Medals. (Photo by Richard Jozefiak.) Nashua Coin Club
by Kevin Winn, secretary (email on next page)
Hello and Happy New Year from the Nashua Coin
Club in Nashua, New Hampshire!
We had good attendance at our October awards
banquet, November meeting, and December white ele-
phant auction.
There were 31 members and nine guests at the
October annual awards banquet at Fratellos Italian
Grille in Manchester, N.H. Our guest speaker was for-
mer ANA Education Director Rod Gillis. Rod spoke
about “Coin Collector Estate Planning,” and also
touched on the ANA “Coins for A’s” program for the
Photo: Classic City Coin Club members at Nov. 13 benefit of our young collectors. He skillfully answered
Meeting. (Photo by Richard Jozefiak.) many questions after his talk, and he was given a hard-
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bound copy of John Dannreuther’s book Early U.S. Bill Roberts, Bill Seldon, Joe Casazza, and Brian Ba-
Gold Coin Varieties for his wonderful presentation. zarnicki. We also need to thank all members for their
Photo: Rod Gillis giv- donations to the auction, especially Judy Blackman and
ing his presentation on Dan Viens for their tremendous generosity.
“Coin Collector Estate We sold all 82 lots donated by our members. The
Planning” (photo by auction, donations, dues, and club medal sales amount-
Cliff Lo Verme). ed to a total of $1,272 deposited into our account. A
President Bill Roberts really spectacular night thanks to our members’ gener-
gave out a number of osity and some spirited bidding on every item.
awards to deserving In January we’ll have our annual election of club
members. officers.
 Sam Ouellette won Upcoming “Coin of the Month” topics include:
the Young Numismatist  January 2024 – 20th Century Art Medals
Award.
 February 2024 – Numismatic items celebrating
 Dan Viens won the Numismatic Achievement Black History Month
Award.
 March 2024 – Women on Coins – Women in-
 Judy Blackman and Kevin Winn tied for the Liter- volved in Numismatics
ary Achievement Award and were both given
plaques.  April 2024 – Coins and Banknotes denominated
with a “1”
 Treasurer Rick Marais won the Gold Achievement
Award.  May 2024 – Modern Commemorative Coins –
1982 to present
There was a great buffet meal which all enjoyed,
and many door prizes handed out to our lucky members  June 2024 – Coins with non-coin design features
and guests. Sam Ouellette took home the big prize of (like stamps, jewels, stones, mechanical parts) or
over 2,000 Lincoln cents for his close guess of the coins with non-coin shapes
amount of coins in the bag.  July 2024 – Bridges and monuments on coins,
Our November meeting was also well-attended medals, and notes
with 24 members and one guest at the library and on There are no topics in October or December.
Zoom. Our “Coin of the Month” for November was
“Foreign Coins minted at U.S. Mints.” We passed
around a number of coins, but Bob Rissolo’s collection Oklahoma
was the highlight of the evening, with a binder full of Enid Coin Club
coins from 16 different countries that had all been
made in the U.S.
There were three new members who joined the
club in just the past month! Welcome to the club, Sam
A., Gregg L., and Asher H.
There was some sad news to report at the Novem-
ber meeting which was the passing of our vice presi-
dent, longtime member, and good friend, Rick Mullen.
Ricky was one of the kindest and most generous people
you could ever know. He loved to help young collec-
tors get started and sent supplies up to Cassidy Stroud
for the ONA and RCNA youth programs on more than
one occasion. Ricky was a young man of only 66 years,
and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Our December meeting was held at Nashua Coins
and Collectibles which is owned by member and Past
President Gary Galbo. There were 22 members in at-
tendance. The usual club business was suspended so we Photo: Frederick Pepe, president of the Enid, Ok-
could get going with our white elephant auction. lahoma Coin Club (left) presents a $1,000 check from
Bob Fritsch was our able auctioneer but there were the club’s annual charity auction to the Enid Salvation
a lot of people to thank who all made this event an Army commander Capt. David Brittle. The club also
enormous success. Many members made donations to presented the Enid Shepherd’s Cupboard with a $1,000
the club including Gary Galbo, Bob Fritsch, Bill check. The money was raised through member dona-
Harkins, Cliff Lo Verme, Jay Ouellette, Randy Bullis, tions of numismatic items for auction.

If you would like to join the Nashua Coin Club on Zoom on the second Wednesday of each month
at 7 p.m. ET, email Kevin Winn, [email protected], for the details.
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Pennsylvania Canada
Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) Regina Coin Club
The annual PAN Spring Coin Show will be held by George Manz, [email protected]
May 16-18 at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 George Manz is Regina Coin Club president and
Mall Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. Fellow of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association.
The Canadian government established the Bank of
Canada in 1934. The bank opened its doors on March
11, 1935.
The government decided that the policy of allow-
ing the chartered banks to issue their own notes should
be replaced by bank notes issued by the new Bank of
Canada. The new bank notes would also replace the old
large “horse blanket” notes that were issued by the Do-
minion of Canada as far back as 1870.
In addition, the chartered banks were only allowed
to issue their own notes until January 1, 1945 and only
if they were the same size as the new 1935 Bank of
Canada notes. The Royal Bank of Canada issued the
last Chartered Bank note, a $5 note, in 1943.
The Bank of Canada issued its first notes in 1935
in a series of unilingual English and French notes, each
Coin artist/designer Jamie Franki’s original 16×20 6 inches by 2 7/8 inches. These smaller notes saved
artwork on canvas of “Living History” sold for $1,400 expensive bank note paper as well as ink, so they were
at last year’s spring banquet. PAN may still have 8×10 cheaper to produce than their larger older cousins. The
matted prints available at $25 each. All the proceeds notes are made of 75% linen and 25% cotton.
benefit PAN’s Living American History Program.
The Bank issued the notes in $1, $2, $5, $10, $20,
PAN shows feature nearly 200 dealers from all $25, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000 denominations. Most
parts of the country converging to offer a wide variety of the French notes were sent to Quebec, while a small-
of numismatic material. er number were sent to other parts of Canada.
Website: https://pancoins.org. And what notes they were. The notes from $1 -
$100 depicted members of the Royal Family. The $1
Washington and Oregon pictures King George V, the $2 showed Queen Mary,
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association the $5 The Prince of Wales (soon to become King Ed-
ward VIII), the $10 Princess Mary, the $20 features
The PNNA will hold its 73rd Annual Convention Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II), the
and Spring Coin Show in Tukwila, Wash., Apr. 12-14. $50 showed Prince Albert (soon to become King
Information: George VI), while the $100 represents Prince Henry.
https://www.pnna.org/wp/events/spring/ The backs of all the notes except for the $25 note
The PNNA has portray allegorical scenes such as agriculture, transpor-
prepared a 40- tation, modern inventions, commerce and industry.
page document,
“PNNA SPRING
CONVEN-
TIONS IN
TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON
2001-2019,”
which can be
accessed on the
PNNA website
under “Info,”
then “PNNA
History” and
“Conventions &
Shows.” (Cover The $25 note (above) was the first commemorative
image at left.) Bank of Canada issue. It celebrated the 25th Anniver-
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sary of King George V. The note portrays the King & On January 20, 1936, King George V died of pneu-
Queen on their Silver Jubilee. It is the only 1935 issue monia. His eldest son, David, assumed the throne as
with two portraits, with the monarchs in the centre of King Edward VIII. He abdicated on December 11,
the note, while the other denominations have the por- 1936 because he wanted to marry an American di-
traits on the left. The back of the $25 note, instead of vorcee, an act that was not allowed by the Church of
an allegory, depicts Windsor Castle. It is the only $25 England.
note ever issued by the Bank of Canada. His younger brother took his place on December
11, 1936 and became known as King George VI.
It was the year of three kings, but only two of the
monarchs had notes issued in their name: George V and
George VI.
Because the Bank of Canada issued new banknotes
in 1937, depicting George VI, the older but still recent
issues of 1935 were quickly retired, resulting in their
scarcity.
The display will be one of several at the Regina
Coin Club Spring Show, April 20-21, at the Italian
Club, 2148 Connaught Street in Regina.

Specialty Clubs or Groups

Editor’s Networking Group
We’ve reported on this activity several times now,
so we won’t repeat all the details.
For more information about the group, contact Phil
Vitale, ANA club rep. of the Albuquerque Coin Club
The $500 note (above) portrayed Sir John A. Mac- and editor of its monthly club newsletter Pocket
donald, the first Prime Minister of Canada, while the Change, email [email protected].
$1,000 note represents Sir Wilfred Laurier, another Liberty Seated Collectors Club
well-known Prime Minister.
by Paul Kluth, E-Gobrecht editor and publisher
All the notes used the signatures of Deputy Gover- [email protected]
nor J.A.C. Osborne on the left, while the signature of
Governor G.F. Towers is on the right. E-Gobrecht is a complimentary, subscriber-based,
monthly electronic publication of the Liberty Seated
The $500 notes are extremely rare. Not only was Collectors Club.
$500 a lot of money during the Great Depression, the
Bank of Canada also made very few of them. Most If you become a member of the LSCC, you can
were recalled and destroyed by the Bank of Canada also receive the full-color Gobrecht Journal packed full
soon after they were issued. Only 40 $500 notes are of articles on the Liberty Seated series.
outstanding and only a handful of these still exist. Information:
The most valuable Canadian bank note sold at auc- PO Box 275, New Windsor, MD 21776-0275
tion in 2023 was a 1935 $500 English note graded AU- Email: [email protected]
53 by Legacy Currency Grading. It sold for C$432,000.
Another Legacy note graded VF-20 sold for Website: www.lsccweb.org
C$177,750, while a PMG VF-25 sold for $237,000.
Other specialty clubs or groups may have tables or
A complete set of 1935 notes in English will be on
meetings at ANA shows such as the upcoming National
display at the Regina Coin Club Spring Show. They are
Money Show® in Colorado Springs. See the show pro-
from the collection of a long-time Regina Coin Club
gram for details.
member. This gentleman does not have the $500 in his
collection, so another member of the Regina Coin Club
will display his Proof 1935 $500 English Face and
Back notes. The notes are graded by Legacy and grade
Superb Gem New-68 PPQ and Superb Gem New-67
PPQ. Both are mounted on cardstock.
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clubs to promote and expand the numismatic
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offered by the Association.” Canada & Specialty Clubs or Groups 10-11
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Sheila Fortenberry
Club Communications Coordinator Editor’s Message / ANA Message 12
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (719) 482-9848
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Phil Vitale
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Although a little delayed again, we have another
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Staying Current Club Event Listings

Club Directory Listing
As a reminder, club event listings can be found
Update your club’s contact information today.
on the ANA website at: https://coin-dealer-
If you don’t want your club to miss out on the directory.money.org/event/club-events.
ANA’s latest news, exclusive content, and special
Most events are coin shows, but there are also
events, be sure to update your club’s contact infor-
auctions and seminars. You can find out how to “List
mation. Visit money.org to enter the contact’s email
with Us” for free by clicking on that button at the top
address and verify the club’s mailing address and
of the listings webpage. Premium paid listings in the
phone number. Keeping your organization’s contact
ANA Dealer Directory are also available.
information current ensures that your club will receive
the latest updates and important news from the Associ- From the homepage on the redesigned ANA
ation. If you need help with your club account, email website, you can click on “ANA Events” to access
[email protected] or call 1-800-514-2646. not only ANA-sponsored events such as the World’s
Fair of Money®, but also the Numismatic Events
How to Update Your Contact Information
Calendar with all listed events, including club events.
 Visit money.org. Although MintMark will continue to include
 Select “Explore ANA” in the side menu of the some brief announcements of upcoming club events,
website. the calendar on the ANA website is likely to be more
effective, and is strongly recommended.
 Hover over “Community” at the top.
 Select “Clubs” in the dropdown menu. (Don’t see
a dropdown menu?—just click on “Community” American Numismatic Association
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 On the right side of the screen, click “Update Club 1-800-367-9723
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 Fill out the online form, and click submit.