Vol 20 Issue 4 April 2013

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1 Central Florida Coin Club PO Box Orlando, Fl dacoinclub.org Vol 20 Issue 4 April 2013 President: Bob Russell Vice-President: BJ Neff Secretary David Strzalkowski Treasurer: Donna Moon Editor: Steve Lauer Meetings 7:15 PM April 10th & 24th Marks Street Senior Center, 99 E. Marks St. Orlando (YNs at 6:45-13th) Club Coin Show- Spring Show April 5th-7th 4603 W. Colonial Orlando, Our Semi Annual Club show will be April 5th - April 7th. We will needhelp at the front desk greeting our guests and selling the Gold Raffle Tickets as well as setting up and breaking down. Think about when you will be available to help us out and sign up. Contact Bob Russell. The show is a sell out! Be sure to stop by and see all that it has to offer. We have several new dealers coming from all over the U.S. Also, we will be having our gold raffle on Sunday, April 7th around 2:00 pm. If you haven't bought your tickets there is still time!

2 April 10, Washington Quarter - Graded MS67 by ICG A choice specimen exhibiting the subdued toning typical of many coins from original mint sets of the era. Virtually perfect with respect to marks and overall surface quality with soft luster shimmering through the richly original color. As the saying goes "buy the coin, not the holder," this is potentially a great opportunity for the value-conscious collector since this coin would easily sell for more than double if certified at the same grade by either PCGS or NGC. PCGS Price Guide: $160 Minimum Bid: $50 April 24, Washington Quarter - Graded MS66 by PCGS A choice example with modest amounts of appealing russet and orange toning and an original light pastel haze often seen on such coins that are "fresh-out-of-the-roll." An original coin with choice creamywhite luster and a nice strike. Encapsulated by PCGS. PCGS Price Guide: $52 Minimum Bid: $40 Each month, we will post photos of a coin that has some type of problem. The answer will be given in the following months Numis- Notes! This Months Mystery- The 1975(P) Lincoln cent has a normal struck reverse. However, the obverse is slightly mushy and has wavy tails from the word LIBERTY and the date. What happened? Let s Make A Deal! 3/13-LMAD-Brooke Anderson missed, but Donna Moon was there to claim it! Educational-Cathy Peters was not in attendance, but Leroy Hayes was there! 3/27-LMAD-Leroy Hayes was pulled first off!- Picked envelope # 3-Kept it-got a Silver Dollar! Educational-Noah Stefanik, Kal Duplantis, Jennifer Ihrig, Joe Apfl, David Strzakowski were not in attendance, but Margaret Anderson was there to claim it! Membership-Don Wenger was not there, So Jan Mix took home the membership prize! (I think we need to call Leroy- Lucky Leroy!) The coin was squeezed in a vise which gave the surfaces the diamond studded appearance. This coin was featured just recently in Coin World in an article by Mike Diamond. So hard to believe that it is already April! We had a great time at our YN auction in March! Hope to see everybody at our Club coin show and also at our meeting P.M. on Wednesday, April 10th, As Always, bring something for show and tell! Happy Collecting! Dan Aidif

3 Our president, Bob Russell, was presented with this plaque for his many, many years of service to the Central Florida Coin Club at the March 13th meeting. This plaque came as a total surprise to Bob, but is well deserved! Hang it on your wall and know that your work is much appreciated by many people-(even if we don t say it often enough). Congratulations Bob! The Fair was held this year from March 1st through the 10th. They require us to have someone at our booth from Friday to Sunday. I would like to thank Jim Kuhl, Jackie & Dick Ralston, Bob & Gerry Russell, BJ & Jeanie Neff, Bob Hall, Ron Fursa, Bob Cole, Dave Mynchenberg, and Joey O'Neal for helping the club by manning our booth at the fair this year. This is an opportunity for the club to recruit new members and enlighten the public about the numismatic hobby that we all love. We are lucky because Jim volunteers to cover our booth for the entire time. I tried to spoil him a bit by being the early man on the weekend, but he still came and sat all day. At any rate, our efforts paid off with a check from the fair in the amount of $ for our coffers. So again, thanks everyone for helping!! It is very much appreciated by Donna! BJ Neff will be starting to ask for volunteers for the Public Registration for the summer FUN show at the first CFCC meeting in April. "Yes", we will be giving silver eagles as well as parking and meal allowances to those of you who do volunteer their services for this event! We need volunteers for the CFCC table at summer FUN as well. No silver eagles for this service, but we will guarantee parking and meal allowance if you have not received such at Public Registration.

4 for the July FUN Show at the Orange County Convention Center. Summer FUN is the perfect time to display what you are proud of and at the same time educate the public. Your exhibit does not have to be pretty or perfect. Summer FUN is for learning how to put an exhibit together and bringing it up to where it can be competitive. Summer FUN is totally non-competitive. If you are interested there are always ANA certified judges available who are very willing to provide advice on how an exhibit might be improved FUN really likes having as many Young Numismatists exhibit as possible. Exhibiting is not a quick slap it together project. A winning exhibit can take years of tweaking to get to that winning level and our YN's have time ahead of them. CFCC has several YN exhibitors which includes Zach Lauer a "First in Class" winner. As the FUN Exhibits Chairman I will provide every exhibitor with display cases from one case up to sevens cases. You can even bring your own cases if you want. As a gesture of appreciation for exhibiting FUN will present each exhibitor with a silver eagle. If you are interested please go on the web to click on Summer FUN, click on exhibits and then click on "application". Print a copy, fill it out and either it or snail mail it to me. I need to know how many cases to get and how many silver eagles to reserve. You can also call me and tell me the number of cases you will need and then bring the completed application with you when you come to set up your exhibit. I told you, it's informal for the Summer! January is another story altogether. Bob Russell FUN Exhibits Chairman cell: carousel@cfl.rr.com Address: 2938 Chantilly Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789

5 1. The first U.S. 5-cent coin was not referred to as a nickel. What was its name? 2. Future ANA president Waldo C. Moore endorsed designer James Earle Fraser s concept for the Buffalo nickel while serving on what now-defunct government agency? 3. Which American Indian was not mentioned by artist James Earle Fraser as a model for the Buffalo nickel s obverse? a. Big Tree b. John Big Tree c. Iron Tail d. Two Moons 4. Fraser was an assistant of an American sculptor with a significant numismatic heritage. Who was that sculptor? 5. What still-active private company produced the majority of reductions and hubs from Fraser s models in the die-making process? 6. To gain support for his design, Fraser used a metal design reproduction process popular in printing, art and counterfeiting at the time. What is the name of this process?

6 7. Where is Fraser s initial F located on the Buffalo nickel? 8. The design for the Buffalo nickel was approved in 1912, but delayed for several months due to objections raised by the Hobbs Manufacturing Co. What was the gist of Hobbs concern? 9. There were two varieties of Buffalo nickel released in What is the difference? 10. The Buffalo nickel replaced the Liberty Head nickel in 1913, but a few Liberty Head nickels were minted with the date How many of these rare nickels are confirmed to exist? 11. At the time the Buffalo nickel was first minted in 1913, approximately how many bison lived in North America? a. About 250,000 b. About 50,000 c. About 10,000 d. About 1, Black Diamond was the bison that served as model for the nickel s reverse. In what year did he die, and what was the cause of death? 13. The first distribution of Buffalo nickels was made during a groundbreaking ceremony for a national monument that was never built. What was that monument? 14. During the The Renaissance of American Coinage, ( ), several coin designs were created that are today considered among the most artistic and beautiful coins in U.S. history. Which President is credited with spearheading this renaissance? 15. What is the first issue of U.S. federal paper money to have a Native American as its central obverse feature? 16. What is the first issue of U.S. federal paper money to have a bison as its central obverse feature? 17. Which motto, now required by law, does not appear on the Buffalo nickel? 18. The Buffalo nickel is most commonly-used coin for what popular altered coin art form? 19. A famous variety of Buffalo nickels, produced in 1937, is missing something. What? 20. The Buffalo nickel stopped being produced in What U.S. coin was the next to feature a bison?

7 There will be a an educational presentation at the April 24th meeting, but the topic is unknown at this time! It is our goal to have one meeting per month, where a guest speaker (read-a member of the club) gives a short 20 minute presentation on a topic of their choosing-numismatic related, of course. We are always looking for volunteers to share their knowledge with the members- The presentation doesn t need to be show quality, just get up and tell us what you know! Apr 5th-7th Central Florida Coin Club Spring Coin Show, Central Florida Fair Grounds, 4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL Apr 21st Titusville Coin Show 10 am to 5 pm Searstown Mall, 3550 S. Washington Ave. Titusville Info: Kevin Seymour Tel or titusvillecoinclub@gmail.com May 5th- Maitland Coin and Currency Show 641 S. Maitland Ave-Maitland, FL July 11-13, th Summer FUN Convention, Orlando, FL, Orange County Convention Center - West Building - Hall C If your show isn t listed, get a copy of the flyer to me; I ll list it. Steve Published monthly by: Central Florida Coin Club PO Box Orlando, FL