Madison County Coin Club of Huntsville, Alabama

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1 Madison County Coin Club of Huntsville, Alabama Volume 17, Issue 8 September 2017 The President s Corner Thanks to Bob Jaques for his presentation on the The Gold Mint at Dahlonega, GA that produced only gold U.S. coins from This was an informative program on the minting of coins. We have another historical program from our own city. David Hollander will present on The Banks of Huntsville, Alabama, that Issued National Banknotes. Join us Tuesday for this informative program. Kurt MCCC is now on Facebook The Madison County Coin Club is now on Facebook. The newly created Facebook page has pictures of recent meetings, schedules of upcoming events like the Huntsville Coin show, and post from members. Navigate to: ntycoinclub. Inclement Weather Notice I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E 2 Monthly Meeting 4 The Coins of the Ship El Cazador! 8 Notices If the Huntsville City Schools are closed due to inclement weather, then the Huntsville Senior Center is closed. There will be no club meeting if the Huntsville Senior Center is closed. Local TV and radio stations will give notice of any Huntsville school closure. Madison County Coin Club 1

2 MCCC August 22, 2017 Meeting Bob Jaques program on The Gold Mint at Dahlonega, GA was interesting on a U.S. Mint that most people do not known even existed. Bob has done a lot of research on the Dahlonega Mint that produced only gold U.S. coins from Its mintmark was D. The mint stopped production during the Civil War since it could not get new dies and gold. There were about 20 members and guests at the meeting. Members during the meeting Madison County Coin Club 2

3 Kurt Springfield (L) presents Bob Jaques with an ANA Educational Award Nomination for 2018 Officer Positions The nomination for 2018 club officers will be held at the October 24 meeting. For MCCC to continue to be a successful club, members are needed to fill the following positions: President, Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. If you are interested in learning what an officer does, please feel free to talk to one at the meeting. All positions are for a one year term. The current officers have held their positions for a number of years. (Note- October 31 is the 5 th Tuesday of the month, NOT the 4 th Tuesday) Madison County Coin Club 3

4 THE COINS OF THE SHIP EL CAZADOR! By BOB JAQUES One uneventful day fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the trawler MISTAKE was about 50 miles South of New Orleans. The MISTAKE S captain, Jerry Murphy from Pascagoula, Mississippi, was throwing out his nets for deep bottom fishing when one of his nets hung on a snag. The date was August 2, The El Cazador When Captain Murphy and his crew finally freed the net and brought it up, they were amazed to see what was in the net. The net was filled with old silver coins. Looking closer they noticed the coins were dated 1783 and bore markings from the Spanish Mint in Mexico City. Captain Murphy and his crew had brought up coins from the long lost sunken Spanish Ship EL CAZADOR. Excitement over this discovery spread quickly along the Coastal cities. Madison County Coin Club 4

5 Coins crusted together as picked up from ocean floor The EL CAZADOR, meaning THE HUNTER, was a Spanish brig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico in It was an important ship of the Spanish Government. King Charles III of Spain sent her on a mission on October 20, 1783 to Veracruz, Mexico to load and take much needed hard currency to their Colony of Louisiana. Corroded 8 Reale coin Madison County Coin Club 5

6 At Veracruz the ship was loaded with approximately 450,000 Spanish Reales of various denominations. King Charles III sent his most trusted ship Captain Gabriel de Campos y Pineda for this mission. On January 11, 1784 the EL CAZADOR sailed for New Orleans. The ship was never heard from again. Spain made several attempts to locate the ship but was unsuccessful. In June, 1784 the ship was officially listed as missing at sea. The certificate of authenticity What happened to this heavy ship? The best guess is that it ran into a hurricane as we know how violent they are after watching HARVEY and IRMA these past weeks. The treasure was stored in a safe at the old Grand Bay state Bank Building in Grand Bay, Alabama. In 2005 the coins were appraised and then sold. Madison County Coin Club 6

7 Although very historical they are not very expensive to own. Many are water damaged after years of being in the salt water of the Gulf. These ship wrecked coins make a great addition to any collection, and can be found at most coin shows. FREE ANA GOLD MEMBERSHIPS!! Richard Jozefiak has a number of vouchers left for a one year FREE ANA Gold (digital) membership. This is a $28 value. Four people have signed up for the free ANA Gold membership at the meeting. If you are not a current ANA member, what better way to try an ANA membership for one year! The ANA provides many benefits and educational opportunities, and there are different membership levels. Please see Richard Jozefiak for a free voucher at the next meeting. Visit us on the web at Madison County Coin Club 7

8 Notices Rules for users of the member notice page: All notices are free and should be directed to the editor of the Madison County Coin Club newsletter (see back page for address). Notices will be limited to a maximum of 8 lines, including the name and contact information. The person entering the notice must answer all responses to notices. Preference will be given in the following order to notices when the page is oversubscribed in a single month: 1. Research Notices 2. Wanted Items 3. Trades Offered 4. For Sale Items MCCC is now on Facebook The Madison County Coin Club is now on Facebook. The newly created Facebook page has pictures of recent meetings, schedules of upcoming events like the Huntsville Coin show, and post from members. Navigate to: ntycoinclub. Post comments - Visit the page and don t forget to Like us. C L UB OFFICERS PRESIDENT: KURT SPRINGFIELD (KURTS98@COMCAST.NET) VICE PRESIDENT: Harold Fears (hkfears@knology.net) SECRETARY: Richard Jozefiak (analmrj@gmail.com) TREASURER: Mike Campbell (mikathy48@gmail.com) BOARD MEMBER: BOB JAQUES (rjapilot@charter.net) Madison County Coin Club 8

9 2017 Madison County Coin Club Program Refreshments and Programs Schedule NOTE: Meeting Day is the 4 th TUESDAY (NOT THE LAST) of the month Meeting Date Refreshments- Name Program- January 24 February 28 March 28 April 25 May- NO MEETING June 27 July 25 August 22 September 26 October 24 November 28 December- NO MEETING Last update: REV E, June 12, 2017 Richard Jozefiak Harold Fears Stan Benedict David Tully Title and Name U.S. Mint Numismatic Update (presentation from U.S. Mint Forum in Philadelphia, PA on October 13, 2016) Richard Jozefiak The State of the Coin Market- Charles Cataldo Ben Franklin Half Dollars Daryl Gahm Numismatic Finds on my Trip to France Richard Jozefiak 4th of July Pot Luck, Bourse Night, and Auction TBD Kim Biltz TBD TBD Nomination of 2018 Officers ANA Grading Class in Dalton, GA Stan Benedict The Gold Mint at Dahlonega, GA Bob Jaques National Banks of Huntsville David Hollander Trip to Singapore Stan Benedict Holiday Pot Luck, Bourse Night, and Auction Election of 2018 Officers Madison County Coin Club 9

10 2017 Regional Coin Shows around Huntsville Date(s) Area Location Contact Info Richard s Rating Mar 3-5 Nov 3-5 Chattanooga, TN Tennessee State Numismatic Society Camp Jordan Arena I-75, Exit 1 Chattanooga, TN March 9-11 Orlando, FL ANA National Money Show Orange County Convention Center 9899 International Drive Orlando, FL 10 am 6 pm (Thurs. & Fri.) 10 am 5 pm (Sat.) March 11 May TBD Sept TBD Nov TBD Trussville, AL Central Alabama Coin Show Trussville Civic Center 9 am- 4 pm 5381 Trussville-Clay Rd Trussville, AL (NEW LOCATION) 38 tables April Dalton, GA 53rd Georgia Numismatic Association Coin Show Northwest Trade Center I-75 exit Dug Gap Battle Road Dalton, GA Fri- Sat 10 am 6 pm Sun 10 am 3 pm July TBD Bessemer, AL Alabama State Coin Show 1130 Ninth Ave SW Bessemer, AL Bessemer Civic Center 10 am 6 pm Aug Dalton, GA 58th Blue Ridge Numismatic Association Coin Show Northwest Trade Center I-75 exit Dug Gap Battle Road Dalton, GA Fri-Sat 10 am 6 pm Su 10 am 3 pm Gayle Pike (cell) pikegk@aol.com Carl Shory Chip Cutcliff chascoins06@yahoo.com Corbitt Chandler corbitchandler@bellsouth.net Ron Blackman Rblackman@cfl.rr.com NOTE: Before traveling any distance, it is recommended to check with the show contact to see if there are any changes. Currently there are no local coin shows in Huntsville or Madison County Richard s Rating: Small coin show, no educational programs- + Medium/Large coin show, no educational programs- ++ Large coin show, educational programs and/or exhibits. Worth the drive- +++ Madison County Coin Club 10