Next Meeting:
Tuesday, 1st of June 7:30 p.m.
Carrow’s Restaurant
605 N. Wells Avenue
Reno, NV
June My Favorite Coin
Please bring an old or new favorite coin or set of coins to
share with the club.
July Coiner of North-West Territories Mint
At The Last Meeting
Well, I didn’t make it. (I’m struggling with health problems,
and my wife is working to jobs to support the adult children
and grandkids; only one adult has a full time job). E-mailed
and called board members, but could not get any info. I also
missed AJ’s and Dan Waterman’s show, taking some of the
grandchildren to Disneyland–the reason my wife is working
two jobs AND overtime. Hope the show went well. Glad to be
back, see you June 1 with my set of Old Towns of Russia.
Please let one of the board members know
of a topic you would like to do or have pre-
sented. Someone in the club knows all.
Early Bird Prize was won by Bob Wagner: Planchette
and Union Shield set
Raffle prizes winners were:
Lynn White: 2010 cent set
Mona Heater: 1988 1 dollar bill, special Kennedy/Lincoln set
Leo Rossow: Washoe County Library round,
1978 Kennedy half
Bob Wagner: roll of log cabin pennies
Rick De Avila: 1977 Ike dollar
Craig Chichester: 1995 $1 bill
Ken Hopple: millennium coin
Steve Podhurst:1964 roll Canadian nickels,
coin case
Jack Gruhler: 1982 cent set, Gerald ford medal
Andre Azzam: Nevada quarters
Russ Bachtell (not present) won quarter pot
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO DONATES TO THE
RAFFLE!
Auctions
Paul Williams won 2008 Silver Eagle, donated
by Steve Podhurst for $25.
Donors in memory of Rusty King’s mother:
Gerald Breedlove, Duke Morin, Ken Hopple,
Roger Edwards, Rick DeAvila, Jou Tchao,
Karen Sanguinetti, Andre Azzam. $130 in all.
Upcoming Coin Shows
June 29, 2010
ALAMEDA ~ Alameda Coin Club Show,
Alameda High School Gym, Tom Gesner,
Email: tmg_investments@yahoo.com
July 10-11, 2010
MODESTO ~ Stanislaus County Coin Club,
Modesto Centre Plaza, 10th and K Streets,
Bourse: Mike Tandy, P.O. Box 1672, Modesto
CA 95353 ~ (209) 239-1770.
July 31-Aug.1, 2010
VALLEJO ~ Nor-Cal IX Coin Show, Elk’s
Lodge #559, 2800 Redwood Parkway, Bourse:
Harry Davis, 2900 Georgia, Vallejo, CA 94591
(707) 642-0216, EMPERORI@juno.com.
RCC Officers
Doug Larson…. President……843-0162
Karen Sanguinetti..Vice Pres...857-4508
Ralph Marrone..Treasurer.……882-6741
Shannon Holmes ..Secretary….827-4359
Dan Waterman….Director……747-4380
Ed Waselewski…Director……354-0287
Gerald Breedlove….Director...425-2967
Duke Morin……….Director…856-4935
Paul Williams…ANA Rep...…720-5395
David Elliott........Editor...........815-8625
datbbelliotts@prodigy.net
The RCC Board meets the third Tuesday of
the month at the Carrow’s at 7:30PM. All
members are invited to attend.
The Other Coin: Smashed Pennies
Just back from taking the grandkids to Disneyland and
other Southern California attractions, and I have several
dozen smashed pennies. I do not know how many other
club members collects these novelties, but I have always
found them to be a nice, cheap souvenir.
The first smashed or elongated coins in the United States
were created at the World's Columbian Exposition in
Chicago, Illinois held in 1893. Several designs were issued
to commemorate the Fair, and are available in the
elongated coin collecting community today. The biggest
website for elongated coins is http://www.tecnews.org/ Most
of us probably smashed pennies on railroad tracks as kids
as well.
The proliferation of smashed pennies extends to our own
Nevada State Museum, but the big southern California
attractions have dozens of designs, special albums for the
coins, and Disney land smashed pennies can be found in
several places on the net. It is a fun way to collect souvenirs
coins.
Numismatically yours, David Elliott.
Rare 1794 Silver Dollar Sets World
Record Price at $7.85 Million
(Irvine, California) — The Neil/Carter/
Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar has been
sold for $7,850,000, setting a new record as the world ‘s
most valuable rare coin. http://www.coinnews.
net/images/2010/1794-Flowing-Hair-dollar.jpghttp://www.
coinnews.net/images/2010/1794-Flowing-Hair-dollar.jpgThe
Neil/Carter/ Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair dollar,
graded PCGS SP66, has been sold by Steven L. Contursi,
President of
Rare Coin Wholesalers, to the Cardinal
Collection Educational Foundation for a world’s record
$7,850,000.
Graded PCGS Specimen-66, it is the finest known 1794
dollar and believed by several prominent experts to be the
first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint.
Contursi used his investment to publicly display the coin
in a dozen cities around the country and at the American
Numismatic Association’s headquarters museum. He had a
custom-made, four foot tall wooden exhibit case constructed
so it could easily be viewed, and he estimates that tens of
thousands of people saw the coin in person the past six
years. The 1984 Stack’s auction lot description in
the Carter Collection sale stated, "It is perfectly conceivable
that this coin was the very first 1794 Silver Dollar struck!"
Over the decades, various numismatic researchers have
stated a similar belief including Walter Breen, Jack Collins,
John Dannreuther, David Hall and Logies who is author of
the book, The Flowing Hair Silver Dollars of 1794.
A total of 1,758 silver dollars were recorded struck on a
hand-turned screw press at the Mint in Philadelphia on
October 15, 1794, the only day of production for dollar
coins that year. They were made from silver provided by
then Mint Director David Rittenhouse, and intended to
replace the Spanish, English, Dutch and French coins that
dominated local commerce and "pocket change" of the post-
Colonial era. Logies estimates there are only about 140
surviving examples, and the Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen
is unique among them.
From 2004 to 2009, the coin was a featured exhibit at the
American Numismatic Association’s Edward C. Rochette
Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was
displayed at a half dozen ANA World’s Fair of Money and
National Money Show conventions around the country. "For
five years, this spectacular 1794 dollar gave visitors to the
ANA Money Museum an opportunity to view a true historic
treasure," said ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd.
ANA Club Trivia Answers
1. What is the numismatic relevance of 132
South Eden Street? Answer: It is the site
of the Baltimore Gold Hoard, found
in 1934.
2. In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt
directed Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. to
ask Congress to authorize two new coins.
What were the denominations of the coins, and
what were their intended purposes? Answer:
One-half cent and one-tenth of a cent, to
replace state issued sales tax tokens.
3. Who is portrayed on the 1891 $50 Silver
Certificate and for which historical event was he
listed as the main speaker? Answer: Edward
Everett; the dedication at Gettysburg (1863).
4. What is the longest one-word name for a coin, and where
was the coin used?
Answer: Trihemitetartemorion, issued in
Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries BC.
5. What world mint was geographically the northernmost
ever established?
Answer: The mint at Kengis, northern
Sweden which produced copper plate money.
6. What coins were known as black “dogs”?
Answer: Black dogs were coins made during
the reign of Queen Anne that were made for
circulation in the West Indies. They were
made of lead or pewter with a little silver.
7. Which country hand-struck its bullion gold
coins in 1990?
Answer: Fiji.
8. Coins from what city and its colonies were nicknamed
“colts” in the ancient world?
Answer: Corinth and its colonies.
9. “Tribute pennies” most likely were issued by
what country and ruler? Answer: A tribute
penny was a Roman denarius issued by
Emperor Tiberius, who ruled during Jesus
Christ's ministry.
11. How many coins were needed to complete
the Panama-Pacific Exposition double coin set
and what was the original purchase price for
the coins and presentation frame?
Answer: 10 coins at a cost of $400.
12. What did Doris Doree and Irene
MacDowell have in common?
Answer: They both modeled for the
Standing liberty quarter.
13. On what unit is Macao’s monetary system
based?
Answer: The Pataca (1 Pataca = 100 Avos).
14. Why was a tiny maple leaf placed next to
the date on some 1947 Canadian coins?
Answer: The coins were minted in 1948 with
the old obverse die that listed India as part
of the British Empire. India gained its independence in late
1947, and time was
needed to design new dies.
15. Which state quarter portrays an image that
is totally not within its state boundary?
Answer: New York. The image is the Statue
of Liberty, which is located entirely in the
state of New Jersey.
Bonus Question: Name the youngest person
ever elected to the ANA Board of Governors?
How old was he? What year was he elected?
Answer: Robert Hepworth Lloyd, 24 years
old, 1930. (He holds the record for longest "continuous"
membership at 83 years,
August 1926 - Oct. 2009.)
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, 6th of July 7:30 p.m.
Carrow’s Restaurant
605 N. Wells Avenue
Reno, NV
June My Favorite Coin
Please bring an old or new favorite coin or set of coins to
share with the club.
July Coiner of North-West Territories Mint
At The Last Meeting
Well, I didn’t make it. (I’m struggling with health problems, and
my wife is working to jobs to support the adult children and
grandkids; only one adult has a full time job). E-mailed and
called board members, but could not get any info. I also
missed AJ’s and Dan Waterman’s show, taking some of the
grandchildren to Disneyland–the reason my wife is working
two jobs AND overtime. Hope the show went well. Glad to be
back, see you June 1 with my set of Old Towns of Russia.
Please let one of the board members know
of a topic you would like to do or have pre-
sented. Someone in the club knows all.
Early Bird Prize was won by Bob Wagner: Planchette and
Union Shield set
Raffle prizes winners were:
Lynn White: 2010 cent set
Mona Heater: 1988 1 dollar bill, special Kennedy/Lincoln set
Leo Rossow: Washoe County Library round,
1978 Kennedy half
Bob Wagner: roll of log cabin pennies
Rick De Avila: 1977 Ike dollar
Craig Chichester: 1995 $1 bill
Ken Hopple: millennium coin
Steve Podhurst:1964 roll Canadian nickels,
coin case
Jack Gruhler: 1982 cent set, Gerald ford medal
Andre Azzam: Nevada quarters
Russ Bachtell (not present) won quarter pot
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO DONATES TO THE
RAFFLE!
Auctions
Paul Williams won 2008 Silver Eagle, donated
by Steve Podhurst for $25.
Donors in memory of Rusty King’s mother:
Gerald Breedlove, Duke Morin, Ken Hopple,
Roger Edwards, Rick DeAvila, Jou Tchao,
Karen Sanguinetti, Andre Azzam. $130 in all.
Upcoming Coin Shows
June 29, 2010
ALAMEDA ~ Alameda Coin Club Show,
Alameda High School Gym, Tom Gesner,
Email: tmg_investments@yahoo.com
July 10-11, 2010
MODESTO ~ Stanislaus County Coin Club,
Modesto Centre Plaza, 10th and K Streets,
Bourse: Mike Tandy, P.O. Box 1672, Modesto
CA 95353 ~ (209) 239-1770.
July 31-Aug.1, 2010
VALLEJO ~ Nor-Cal IX Coin Show, Elk’s
Lodge #559, 2800 Redwood Parkway, Bourse:
Harry Davis, 2900 Georgia, Vallejo, CA 94591
(707) 642-0216, EMPERORI@juno.com.
RCC Officers
Doug Larson…. President……843-0162
Karen Sanguinetti..Vice Pres...857-4508
Ralph Marrone..Treasurer.……882-6741
Shannon Holmes ..Secretary….827-4359
Dan Waterman….Director……747-4380
Ed Waselewski…Director……354-0287
Gerald Breedlove….Director...425-2967
Duke Morin……….Director…856-4935
Paul Williams…ANA Rep...…720-5395
David Elliott........Editor...........815-8625
datbbelliotts@prodigy.net
The RCC Board meets the third Tuesday of
the month at the Carrow’s at 7:30PM. All
members are invited to attend.
The Other Coin: Smashed Pennies
Just back from taking the grandkids to Disneyland and
other Southern California attractions, and I have several
dozen smashed pennies. I do not know how many other club
members collects these novelties, but I have always found
them to be a nice, cheap souvenir.
The first smashed or elongated coins in the United States
were created at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago,
Illinois held in 1893. Several designs were issued to
commemorate the Fair, and are available in the elongated
coin collecting community today. The biggest website for
elongated coins is http://www.tecnews.org/ Most of us
probably smashed pennies on railroad tracks as kids as well.
The proliferation of smashed pennies extends to our own
Nevada State Museum, but the big southern California
attractions have dozens of designs, special albums for the
coins, and Disney land smashed pennies can be found in
several places on the net. It is a fun way to collect souvenirs
coins.
Numismatically yours, David Elliott.
Rare 1794 Silver Dollar Sets World
Record Price at $7.85 Million
(Irvine, California) — The Neil/Carter/
Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar has been
sold for $7,850,000, setting a new record as the world ‘s most
valuable rare coin. http://www.coinnews.
net/images/2010/1794-Flowing-Hair-dollar.jpghttp://www.
coinnews.net/images/2010/1794-Flowing-Hair-dollar.jpgThe
Neil/Carter/ Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair dollar,
graded PCGS SP66, has been sold by Steven L. Contursi,
President of
Rare Coin Wholesalers, to the Cardinal
Collection Educational Foundation for a world’s record
$7,850,000.
Graded PCGS Specimen-66, it is the finest known 1794
dollar and believed by several prominent experts to be the
first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint.
Contursi used his investment to publicly display the coin in
a dozen cities around the country and at the American
Numismatic Association’s headquarters museum. He had a
custom-made, four foot tall wooden exhibit case constructed
so it could easily be viewed, and he estimates that tens of
thousands of people saw the coin in person the past six
years. The 1984 Stack’s auction lot description in the
Carter Collection sale stated, "It is perfectly conceivable that
this coin was the very first 1794 Silver Dollar struck!"Over the
decades, various numismatic researchers have stated a
similar belief including Walter Breen, Jack Collins, John
Dannreuther, David Hall and Logies who is author of the
book, The Flowing Hair Silver Dollars of 1794.
A total of 1,758 silver dollars were recorded struck on a
hand-turned screw press at the Mint in Philadelphia on
October 15, 1794, the only day of production for dollar coins
that year. They were made from silver provided by then Mint
Director David Rittenhouse, and intended to replace the
Spanish, English, Dutch and French coins that dominated
local commerce and "pocket change" of the post-Colonial
era. Logies estimates there are only about 140 surviving
examples, and the Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen is unique
among them.
From 2004 to 2009, the coin was a featured exhibit at the
American Numismatic Association’s Edward C. Rochette
Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was
displayed at a half dozen ANA World’s Fair of Money and
National Money Show conventions around the country. "For
five years, this spectacular 1794 dollar gave visitors to the
ANA Money Museum an opportunity to view a true historic
treasure," said ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd.
ANA Club Trivia Answers
1. What is the numismatic relevance of 132
South Eden Street? Answer: It is the site
of the Baltimore Gold Hoard, found
in 1934.
2. In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt
directed Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. to
ask Congress to authorize two new coins.
What were the denominations of the coins, and
what were their intended purposes? Answer:
One-half cent and one-tenth of a cent, to
replace state issued sales tax tokens.
3. Who is portrayed on the 1891 $50 Silver
Certificate and for which historical event was he
listed as the main speaker? Answer: Edward
Everett; the dedication at Gettysburg (1863).
4. What is the longest one-word name for a coin, and where
was the coin used?
Answer: Trihemitetartemorion, issued in
Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries BC.
5. What world mint was geographically the northernmost ever
established?
Answer: The mint at Kengis, northern
Sweden which produced copper plate money.
6. What coins were known as black “dogs”?
Answer: Black dogs were coins made during
the reign of Queen Anne that were made for
circulation in the West Indies. They were
made of lead or pewter with a little silver.
7. Which country hand-struck its bullion gold
coins in 1990?
Answer: Fiji.
8. Coins from what city and its colonies were nicknamed
“colts” in the ancient world?
Answer: Corinth and its colonies.
9. “Tribute pennies” most likely were issued by
what country and ruler? Answer: A tribute
penny was a Roman denarius issued by
Emperor Tiberius, who ruled during Jesus
Christ's ministry.
11. How many coins were needed to complete
the Panama-Pacific Exposition double coin set
and what was the original purchase price for
the coins and presentation frame?
Answer: 10 coins at a cost of $400.
12. What did Doris Doree and Irene
MacDowell have in common?
Answer: They both modeled for the
Standing liberty quarter.
13. On what unit is Macao’s monetary system
based?
Answer: The Pataca (1 Pataca = 100 Avos).
14. Why was a tiny maple leaf placed next to
the date on some 1947 Canadian coins?
Answer: The coins were minted in 1948 with
the old obverse die that listed India as part
of the British Empire. India gained its independence in late
1947, and time was
needed to design new dies.
15. Which state quarter portrays an image that
is totally not within its state boundary?
Answer: New York. The image is the Statue
of Liberty, which is located entirely in the
state of New Jersey.
Bonus Question: Name the youngest person
ever elected to the ANA Board of Governors?
How old was he? What year was he elected?
Answer: Robert Hepworth Lloyd, 24 years
old, 1930. (He holds the record for longest "continuous"
membership at 83 years,
August 1926 - Oct. 2009.)