Chatter

Minutes of the 1126th Meeting

The 1126th meeting of the Chicago Coin Club was held October 10, 2012 in the Chicago Bar Association Building, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Downtown Chicago. President Jeffrey Rosinia called the meeting to order at 6:45 PM with an attendance of 31 members and 3 guests: Jonathan Whitfield, Michael Corey, and Ann Anaszewicz. The membership greeted Jeff’s return with a round of applause and Jeff thanked everyone for their calls and emails after surgery and reported recovery is going well.

A motion was passed to accept the September Minutes as published in the Chatter. Treasurer Steve Zitowsky gave a detailed report showing September revenue of $125.00, expenses of $100.00 and total assets of $20,275.79 held in Life Membership $1,670.00 and member equity $18,605.79.

Illinois Numismatic Association President Steve Harrison and Vice President Andy Reiber spoke at the success of their recent convention, thanked the Club for sponsoring seven sessions of the “ABCs of Collecting” for beginning collectors and assisted in the presentation of ANA Educational Certificates to Dale Lukanich, Marc Stackler, Steve Zitowsky and Eugene Freeman. Participants not in attendance included Tim Kyzivat, Brian Jaskierski, and John Riley who will receive their certificates by mail.

Bill Burd gave a partial list of material coming up on the November 14th auction, including ANA convention programs with Numismatic Theatre speaker autographs over their program overviews. He also showed a 1910 Chicago Numismatic Society Aviation Medal consignment by a German collector. Members were encouraged to email their consignments to Bill (chicagocoin@att.net) by October 24 to be included in the Chatter.

Announcement of future programs included Fred Holabird, Reno, NV “The Casa Grande Improvement Co. & the Arizona Land Fraud,” on November 10, and Bob Wallace “A Coin-Collecting American Boy in Rome” at the December 12 Annual Banquet. Banquet Co-Chairs reported the banquet cost is $40 per person, not $45 as previously reported, with reservations required. Banquet location is Marcello’s Restaurant, 645 W. North Avenue. Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres begin at 6 pm, and dinner at 7 pm.

A copy of the contents inside the Club’s safe deposit box was distributed. President Rosinia announced the Board reviewed the Club Constitution, recommended some changes, and posted a copy on the Club’s website. Everyone present received a copy with the changes. The November Chatter will include a copy and the membership is encouraged to read it as they will be asked to vote on this at the November 14th meeting.

Mark Wieclaw, Host Chairman of Chicago’s 2013 ANA Convention, spoke briefly on the planning, the need for volunteers, and the upcoming committee meeting October 24th 6:00 pm at the offices of Harlan J. Berk, 77 W. Washington, Suite 1320, Downtown Chicago. Harlan provides dinner from Reza’s Restaurant, and anyone planning to attend was asked to contact Mark (hc2013ana@chicagocoinclub.org) with their plans to attend.

V.P. Krieter introduced featured speaker Gerard Anaszewicz who spoke on Russian Wire Money. Member Alex Basok spoke briefly and shared several new interpretations on the evolution of Russian coinage. Following a question and answer period, Elliott presented Gerry with an ANA Educational Certificate and an engraved Club medal.

Second V.P. Rich Lipman announced the evening’s 19 exhibitors: PHIL CARRIGAN – book Prison Tokens & Medals of the U.S. by Jeff Zara, and 16 examples of prison money; DAVID GUMM – a New Zealand half penny made into a button; EUGENE FREEMAN – book Russian Wire Coins, 1533-1645 by Dzmetry Huletski, 1974 Guam dollar, 1922 weak D cent, 1943P nickel with split planchet, and a 1938 Branch Davidian 50-cent token; JAMES DAVIS – a 20-cent token from Elgin’s C.F. Hall Cash Department Store, and re-rolled Elgin Coin Club elongated cent; ELLIOT KRIETER – two 1996W dimes with different professional grades; ANDREW REIBER – 1875-S dime struck 35% off-center; HAROLD ECKARDT – 1893 quarter and half-dollar, and two elongated cents from the Columbian Exposition; RICHARD LIPMAN – two Philippine banknotes, $500 note valid in the Business Department of a Quincy, IL business college, and $20 note with a “gutter fold;” ROBERT LEONARD – tari of Sicily (1112-1130 AD) with a 1/5 cut similar coin, three coins with inscriptions continuing on the reverse side; MARC STACKLER – material from the recent Mexican Numismatic Society Convention, including auction catalogs, program, and iPhone photos of opening ceremony & bourse; ROBERT FEILER – 12 miniature books including American Coins by Mark Huff; BOB WALLACE – ancient Greek stater and hemidrach from Sikyon; ROBERT WEINSTEIN – 1930 bronze medal “Dionysus, God of Wine” issued by Society of Medalists; ANDY PLIOPLYS – 24 pieces of Russian Wire Money; STEVE HARRISON - a Chinese copy of a Morgan 1895-S dollar; DALE LUKANICH – four pieces of H. Norton & Co. obsolete currency, Lockport, IL; MARK WIECLAW – 2.1 oz 10 ct. gold 1950 Rosenberg Medal of University of Chicago, a Tarsus stater (378-383 BC), and 3 heads-and-tails tokens; GERRY ANASZEWICZ – four coins from the country of Georgia; PAUL HYBERT – 2012 ANA Convention souvenirs and a 1910 Chicago Numismatic Society membership medal with sample struck on the edge.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:38 pm with the next meeting scheduled at 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the National Coin & Currency Convention (Nov 9-11), Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel, 5440 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL. This meeting will be recessed and re-adjourn Wednesday, November 14, 6:45 pm, in the Chicago Bar Association Building, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Downtown Chicago.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carl Wolf, Secretary

Speaker’s Wor[l]d
Russian Wire Money, circ. 1380-1533 AD

a presentation by Gerard Anaszewicz,
to our October 10, 2012 meeting

Medieval Russian coins appear crude, and that is not due to just their being struck from lengths of wire. With many people striking coins for each local ruler, the skill level varied greatly and, let’s face it, quality control was minimal in what passed for mass production in the medieval world. Most of the coinage was in silver, some was in copper, and none was in gold. The silver denominations were the denga and the poludenga (half denga) which also was called a chetvertza; weights varied by the city-state, so a denga can be between 0.4 and 1.5 grams. The typical dengas usually have a diameter of 12-18 mm. The copper coin was a pulo, but only a few of these scarce pieces were shown in this presentation.

The four Great Princes of the era ruled from Moscow, Suzdal-Nizhny Novogorod, Ryazan, and Tver; their domains contained minor city-states or principalities, each ruled by its own prince. Coins were struck by the grand and local princes, using the available moneyers or jewelers. Gerard started showing us the dengas struck by Moscow and some of its principalities. A denga of Dmitri Donskoi, from the 1380s, is considered the first modern Russian coin; it is rare and has a psuedo-arabic reverse. Coins from later princes followed, with some recurring motifs. A mounted horseman obverse with a psuedo-arabic reverse appeared often; local legends appeared on reverses, too; diverse animal types are known on the obverse, among them are a rooster, griffin, and dragon; various bird designs appeared on coins from one location; one piece showed the cutting off of a man’s head; and there was one piece with a horseman on both obverse and reverse. Although the production quality generally improved over time, a civil war or local difficulty could result in cruder coins. Slowly, the sub-states became part of Moscow.

The coins from Tver were covered next. Rarer yet better struck than Moscow’s coins, a number of the motifs are the same. A coin issued under Boris Alexandrovich, 1425-1461, was the first coin with a double-headed eagle. Next was Suzdal-Nizhni Novogorod, which was the closest of the four regions to the golden hoard, and its coins were the crudest of the four regions. These coins are best viewed in person — from 10% to 70% of the design usually appears on a coin.

The coinage of the three regions discussed so far had started at about the same time (late 1300s). The coinage of Ryazan started a little later, and these can be considered bizarre. The first we saw are Mongol coins with a single letter applied as an overstrike; later coins have the letter struck on a fake Mongol coin. Some of the later coins are uniface.

Pieces from the free cities of Novgorod and Pskov were shown, as well as some dug-up and corroded copper coins from Tver. Now a book lists all the known types (in the hundreds); but again, it is better to view these in person. The dengas of Ivan III as the Great Prince of All the Russians, 1462-1505, used variations of the obverse horseman design along with psuedo-arabic and other legend reverses. The similar design continued under Vasili Ivanovich, 1505-1533, but we did see one coin with a flower obverse. As a result of the monetary reform of 1533, the horseman design remained static from 1534 to 1718; the various mint marks and minor differences of this period attract a number of specialist collectors.

The program concluded with a bibliography that started with The Russian Monetary System by I.G. Spassky and mentioned the classic Russkie Moneti to 1547 (Russian Coins to 1547) by A.V. Oreshnikov which is somewhat outdated due to discoveries after it was published. P.G. Gaidukov has written books on the Copper Coins as well as on the Poludengas, Chetvertzas, and Polushkas; articles by E.V. Volkov, V.V.Zaitsev, and B.L. Leybov cover new discoveries.

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Show and Tell

Items shown at our October 10, 2012 meeting.

1. After showing us the book Prison Tokens and Medals of the United States by Jerry Zara, Phil Carrigan showed us examples of what he calls “hard to spend money:”
   • A 25¢ inmate store piece from the Utah State Prison, identified as UT-3 according to the book’s classification system.
   • A piece with the simple markings of 5¢ in trade W.H.C is from the Wyoming House of Corrections.
   • A set of plastic Canadian prison money from Calgary (Bowden) includes denominations of 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00.
   • A .05 piece from Saskatchewan.
   • A piece from New Brunswick includes the letters CPS, which stands for Canadian Prison System and not, as someone volunteered, Chicago Public Schools.
2. David Gumm showed a 1942 New Zealand half penny that had been pushed up into a dome. Maybe the intention was to make it into a button. It was noted that lightly circulated Australian and New Zealand coins from the World War II-era are found reworked into various souvenir items.
3. Eugene Freeman showed a range of items:
   • A recently acquired book to complement the featured speaker: Russian Wire Coins 1533-1645 by Dzmitry Huletski, 2011.
   • An addition to his one-per-country collection: a 1974 Guam dollar. These unofficial silver pieces have individual serial numbers.
   • A 1922-D “weak D” Lincoln cent.
   • Acquired at a recent Milwaukee show, a split planchet 1943-P wartime nickel. The difficulty in using the new alloy, which included silver and manganese, is reflected in the many pieces found with planchet flaws. With the split parallel to the obverse and reverse, this piece looks like a slightly open clam shell.
   • A 1938 50¢ token from the Mt Carmel Center near Waco, Texas. This is a Branch Davividian piece.
4. James Davis showed items from Elgin, Illinois:
   • A 20¢ token from the C.F. Hall Cash Department Store. After the original store, in Dundee, burned down on June 30, 1914, it was reestablished in Elgin later in 1914. James found an ad in an Elgin High School yearbook, offering a 20¢ chip for a $5 purchase.
   • An Elgin Coin Club elongated cent rerolled from the original 1957 die, which states the club meets on the second Wednesday of each month (the club now meets on the first Wednesday of each month).
5. Elliott Krieter showed two slabbed 1996-W dimes which have some marks. Although the pieces are similar looking, the grades on the slabs differ by three points. The notable difference between the coins is on the reverse: the presence of full bands on the fasces on the coin graded MS-67, while the coin graded MS-64 shows partial bands.
6. Andrew Reiber showed an error coin — an 1875-S dime struck about 35% off center. This AU piece has the mint mark in the wreath on the reverse, so the mint is known; the mint mark location for some of the 1875-S dimes, below the wreath, is off of the planchet.
7. Harold Eckardt showed some numismatic firsts:
   • The first US commemorative coin, the half dollar issued for the Columbian Exposition.
   • The first US commemorative quarter, the Isabella Quarter issued for the Columbian Exposition.
   • An elongated cent from the Columbian Exposition. The host coin is an 1892 Indian Head cent.
   • Another elongated cent from the Columkbian Exposition, with a different design. The host coin is an 1891 Indian Head cent.
8. Rich Lippman showed a range of paper money:
   • A 5 pesos note of the Philippine National Bank, from the 1915-1920 series.
   • A 5 pesos note from the 1921 printing of the Philippine National Bank. Both show President McKinley, as on the contemporary US notes; the backs are printed with orange ink.
   • The nickname for Quincy, Illinois is the Gem City, which explains the name of Quincy’s Gem City Business College, founded in 1870. He showed us some of the school items he has encountered, including pictures of large classes, football team, band, and the five-story building on a post card. A search on the Internet turned up a site with a listing of buildings in Quincy, but the building has been demolished. Rich showed us a $500 school currency note from the First National Bank of Gem City Business School; these were used in classes.
   • The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has so many checks, automated and manual, throughout the many steps of printing money that most of the classic errors no longer are released to the public. One error that still appears is the Gutter Fold, which leaves an unprinted stripe across a note. As an eye doctor, a blank vertical stripe through Jackson’s right eye on a $20 note called out to Rich.
9. Robert Leonard showed gold and various coin-legend arrangements:
   • A tari of Sicily under Roger II, 1112-1130, is a small gold coin with Arabic inscriptions.
   • A pie-wedge-shaped piece cut from a similar tari. It weighs about one-fifth of a complete tari. By arranging the pieces, our projector let us see the origin of the small piece.
   • An as of Vespasian, 74 AD. The large size of this coin allowed the obverse to hold the entire legend, including the trailing COS V that indicates the fifth year of consulship.
   • A smaller denarius of Vespasian, 76 AD. The obverse does not have space for the complete legend, so the trailing COS VII appears on the reverse.
   • A 1677 6 kreuzer of Leopold II (the Hogmouth) with the obverse legend continuing onto the reverse.
   • And back to twelfth century Sicily with a silver kharubba of Henry VI, 1194-1195, where the obverse legend in Arabic continues in Latin on the reverse!
10. In September, Marc Stackler visited Mexico City to attend the 60th anniversary meeting of the Mexican Numismatic Society. He showed various items to illustrate some of the activities:
    • The convention program which includes a Cultural Program before the convention.
    • Two auction catalogs, from which he pointed out some items: a paper item with five known sold for $800, a new variety of a gold peso sold for $9,600, and a ½ real that did not sell.
    • Pictures of the openning ceremonies and the bourse, using his iPhone.
11. Inspired by the mention of miniature books in a recent E-Sylum, Robert Feiler showed a 1996 miniature book, American Coins, by Mark Huff that measures, in inches, 1.75 wide, by 2.25 high, by 0.5 thick. Of ten miniature books that he showed us, this was the only numismatic one.
12. Bob Wallace showed two silver coins of the ancient Greek city of Sikyon (near Corinth), a stater (later 420s BC) and a hemidrachm (320s BC), both with chimaira obverse, flying dove reverse. From 500 down to the 420s, Sikyon struck only small silver coins (drachmas, hemiobols). But from the later 420s down to ca. 400 it struck millions of staters, after which the mint may have closed. By contrast, the mint at Corinth, prolific down to 450, tapered off until 400. Why? The traditional explanation is that Sikyon struck coins to pay for the Peloponnesian War (431-404). However, these dates don't correlate very well (in particular, war ceased between 421 and 413), and Sikyon was never a military power. Bob’s alternative explanation is that Sikyon steadily took over Corinth’s mercantile activity in western Greece and southern Italy, especially when Corinth was weakened by the war. Heavy minting resumed at Sikyon in the 320s, with staters and hemidrachms, probably reflecting the massive amount of silver Alexander the Great’s soldiers were bringing back to Greece.
13. Robert Weinstein reported on some of his experiences at the ANA convention in Philadelphia this past August. At one gathering, a conversation with a new face turned to home towns; imagine their surprise at both being from suburbs of Chicago, and imagine their further surprise was Dennis Ciechna mentioned he was a long-time member of our club! At his banquet table, a different new face turned out to have been a designer of the guidance computer on the Apollo spacecraft! After a presentation by David Alexander on the Society of Medallists, he saw one of their medals, a Hail to Dionysus, on the bourse at Tom Hayden’s table; he showed us the large, beautiful medal.
14. To complement the featured presentation, Andy Plioplys showed a 24-piece collection of Russian wire money from after 1533. These pieces have a horseman obverse and legend reverse.
15. Steve Harrison showed us an 1895-S Morgan dollar graded AU58 in a PCGS slab. It was in a 2008 auction by Heritage where it went for $2,800. Oh, wait. Although the original had been in the auction, what Steve showed us was a fake coin inside a fake holder with the appropriate markings. Dangerous stuff!
16. After showing us an old drawing of the Norton Milling Building in Lockport, Illinois, Dale Lukanich showed us examples of obsolete currency from H. Norton & Company, in denominations of six and a quarter cents, 5¢, 10¢, and 25¢. The last three were lithographed in Chicago, and show the date August 1, 1862.
17. Mark Wieclaw showed a range of items:
    • A stater of Tarsus, 382-378 BC, with well executed facial features on the god Baal. The obverse face is facing, while the reverse face is in profile.
    • Three “Headsd I Win, Tails You Lose” pieces with various designs, one of which has no written legends.
    • A University of Chicago Rosenberg Medal from 1950, awarded to Maurice Goldblatt. It contains 2.1 ounces of gold, in a 10-carat alloy.
18. Gerry Anaszewicz showed a range of Georgian coins:
    • From about 1200 AD, it is oblong shaped and counter stamped with the initials of Queen Tamar.
    • A coin of King David from about 1230 shows the king on horseback with Georgian legends on the obverse, and religious legends on the reverse.
    • A coin dated 1796, while a Russian protectorate, shows a single-headed eagle and Georgian legends.
    • A coin dated 1808, while under Russian rule, shows Russian Czar Alexander but still has Georgian script.
19. Paul Hybert showed some items acquired at the ANA convention in Philadelphia:
    • An elongated nickel from Nancy and John Wilson.
    • From the ANA banquet, a souvenir produced by Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN): a Gettysburg National Park quarter, inside an aluminum collar mentioning PAN and the ANA in Philadelphia, all in an ANACS sample holder marked “not for sale.”
    • The convention’s Exhibitors and Judges medal; the obverse uses the eagle design from the convention medal, while the reverse states it is for exhibitors and judges.
    • A 1910 membership medal from the Chicago Numismatic Society. The original medals, awarded to members who had joined in 1910, have a plain edge, while the extra sold copies have NOT ISSUED TO A MEMBER on the edge. This medal’s edge has W.&H. CO. SAMPLE (the originals were struck by Whitehead and Hoag), so it is neither an awarded nor extra original — it appears to be an unauthorized restrike.

Minutes of the 2013 Chicago ANA Convention Committee

October 24, 2012

The fourth meeting of the 2013 Chicago ANA Convention Committee was called to order by Host Chairman Mark Wieclaw on Wednesday October 24, 2013 at 6:00 PM in the offices of Harlan J. Berk, 77 W. Washington, Suite 1320, Downtown Chicago.

The following members were present: William Burd, Richard Lipman, Harlan Berk, Eugene Freeman, Dale Lukanich and Carl Wolf. Everyone thanked Harlan Berk for providing dinner from Reza’s Restaurant.

Committee Reports:

1. Carl Wolf, Volunteer Committee Chairman
   • Reported results with 45 volunteers enlisted.
   • Plan to recruit more at the Nov 8-11 National Coin & Currency Convention in Rosemont.
   • Committee members asked to keep the Host Chairman and Volunteer Chairman posted when they visit local clubs to promote the convention.
   • Local club meeting dates and locations can be found in ILNA Digest.
2. Dale Lukanich, Money Talks Chairman
   • Waiting on the ANA to provide the form so speakers can submit a request for a speaking slot.
   • Planning to speak to Krause Publications and Whitman Publishing for information of upcoming new books. Past program speakers at Club meetings were also mentioned as prospective candidates
   • Past Chairs Phil Carrigan and Mike Gasvoda have volunteered to help out on presentation dates.
   • Mark Wieclaw reported a discussion with Mike Gasvoda who expressed the need for good signage and available flyers with each day’s speaker schedule.
3. Eugene Freeman, Scout Committee Chairman
   • Attended the recent Dallas ANA Money Show and found they had 34 Scouts pre-registered
   • Day trips are sponsored by the Park Ridge Park District which could be a source for new attendees
   • Possibly contact other youth based organizations.
4. Richard Lipman, Page Chairman
   • Spoke with Rhonda Scurek at the Dallas show and she brought him up to date on some changes in the program which includes the ANA staff gathering all page names and addresses.
   • Discussed why the program needs two adult supervisors.
5. Marc Ricard, Exhibit Chairman
   • Unable to attend
6. Mark Wieclaw
   • Kick Off Dinner
     • Mark spoke with the Lake Michigan dinner cruise companies about the possibility of holding the kick off dinner. He will forward to Rhonda the information they shared. Everyone in attendance supported this option provided the cost was acceptable.
   • Budget:
     • Mark spoke with Rhonda at the Philadelphia Show and she is trying to give the Club the same financial budget as in 2011.
     • During the month a review of 2011 correspondence confirmed that the ANA gave the Committee 200 parking vouchers for distribution among the volunteers.
   • Hotel Lodging:
     • A discussion concluded the following members will need a hotel room to properly do their job: Mark Wieclaw, Rich Lipman, Dale Lukanich, Jeff Rosinia, and Marc Ricard.
7. Miscellaneous:
   • Harlan Berk reported he will be working a restaurant guide with Club members submitting places, addresses, and comments.

Mark announced he will call the next meeting on Wednesday, November 28th or Wednesday, December 5th at 6:00 PM in the offices of Harlan J. Berk, 77 W. Washington, Suite 1320, Downtown Chicago. Mark does not plan to ask for a meeting during the last two weeks in December.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carl Wolf, Secretary
Chicago Coin Club

Annual Member Auction

Here are the lots known to us by October 30, 2012. The auction will be held near the start of the meeting, after a short time for lot examination; consignments are accepted until the auction starts.

Anonymous Donation

1. Central States Numismatic Society 23rd Annual Convention at Chicago in 1965 — Token for “One Fare - Bus Tour” and Token for “My Fair Lady Banquet Souvenir”.
2. Chicago Coin Club 500th Meeting Medal in bronze, 1960.
3. Book by Harry X Boosel — 1873-1873, Deluxe black cloth covers, signed by the author, copy number 476 of 500.
4. ANA Badge and ribbon for the 75th Anniversary Convention held in Chicago in 1966.
5. 1966 Diamond Jubilee ANA bronze medal authorized by Congress and struck by the US Mint.

Donation from Donn Pearlmann

6. De Mey, J. — European Crown Size Coins and Their Multiples Vol. 1 Germany 1486-1599, 1975, Amsterdam
7. Bachtell, Lee M. — World Dollars 1477–1800 Pictorial Guide, 1980, Brunswick, Ga.
8. Auction of The Garrett Collection Part II and III by Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc. Oct 16-18, 1984 and March 29, 1985 with prices realized tipped in.
9. Jones, Mark — The Art of The Medal, 1979, British Museum
10. Doty, Richard G. — The Macmillan Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatics, 1982
11. Berry, George — Taverns and Tokens of Pepys’ London, 1978, London
12. Nathanson, Alan J. — Thomas Simon his life and work 1618-1665, 1975, London

Donation from Elliott Kreiter

13. A Guide Book of United States Coins (Red Book) hard cover, 2 – 1981, 1 – 1985 and 1 – 1986.

Consignment from Robert Leonard, Jr.

14. Mystery lot of all-different uncirculated US coins — 1970-2005 — face value $1.86.
15. Comprehensive Catalog of US Paper Money by Gene Hessler, 6th Edition 1997.
16. Portrait Medal of Arlie Slabaugh, President of TAMS 1978-1980. Slabaugh was a CCC member and recipient of Medal of Merit in 1966.
17. 89 Wooden Nickels — a nice mix with a few duplicates.

Consignment from Eckhard Maurer

18. Progress in Aviation medal in bronze, issued by the Chicago Numismatic Society in 1910. It was designed by Carl Schreiber and struck by Whitehead Hoag and Co. The mintage was limited to 200 pieces.

Club Material

19. Four examples of the Chicago Coin Club Medal used for many years as Cabeen Awards. The Lincoln medal is now used for the Cabeen awards so these four remaining medals have been engraved “Sample” on the reverse and placed in this auction. There are 2 “Gold”, 1 “Silver” and 1 “Bronze”.

Consignment from Carl Wolf

20. 1984 ANA Detroit Convention Exhibit Medal, Medallic Art, Bronze, blank on reverse.
21. 1984 ANA Detroit Convention Badge, ribbons, wooden nickels, lapel pins and convention program. Worth a hefty bid just to see young Carl Wolf with hair on page 6 of the program.
22. 1986 ANA Milwaukee Convention Exhibit Medal, Medallic Art, Bronze, blank on reverse.
23. 1986 Milwaukee Convention Badge and ribbon. Ribbon autographed by Chester Krause and R.S. Yeoman. Both gentlemen are depicted on the official convention badge along with Henry O. Granberg (deceased). Unique.
24. Official Program of the 1986 ANA Milwaukee Convention. Pages 46 thru 50 contain a list of Numismatic Theatre programs with each autographed by the speaker. Include luminaries Walter Breen, Arthur Fitts, Neil Shafer, Gene Hessler, Ed Rochette,Douglas Ball, George Cuhaj and more. Unique.
25. 1987 ANA Atlanta Convention Badge and ribbon along with 12 convention related elongates.
26. Official Program of the 1987 Atlanta Convention. Page 56 thru 62 contain a list of Numismatic Theatre programs with each autographed by the speaker. Includes luminaries George Fuld, Anthony Swiatek, Don Kagin, Joseph Boling, David Alexander, Adna Wilde Jr., Clyde Hubbard, Bill Fivaz and more. Unique.
27. 1988 ANA Cincinnati Convention Badge with ribbons, another badge, 3 misc. tokens, 9 convention related elongates.
28. 1988 ANA official Cincinnati Convention 2 piece Medal set. Silver medal weighs .8 ozt. Serial # 229 of 230.
29. Official Program of the 1988 Cincinnati Convention. Pages 60 thru 65 contain a list of Numismatic theatre programs with each autographed by the speaker. Includes luminaries J. H. Cline, William Rosenblum, Al Doyle, David Schenkman, Thomas DeLorey, John J. Ford, Jr., Clifford Mishler and more. Unique.
30. 1991 ANA Chicago Convention related elongates 48 total, many duplicates.
31. 1991 ANA Chicago Convention related ephemera. Key chain, shredded currency, wooden nickels, 6 misc. tokens.
32. ANA 100th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Medallion struck by the British Royal Mint. Sterling silver, 28.28 grams (.84 pure ozt). Limited issue of 1000 pieces. Original box and papers.
33. Three 1991 ANA Chicago Convention elongates. One on a 1991 Kennedy Half Dollar, another on a 1991 Kennedy Half Dollar using the cancelled die, and the third one on an 1891 silver dollar which is serial #91 of 100 made.
34. 1991 ANA Chicago Convention wallet with a first day of issue envelope with official convention medal and another FDC, also an invitation for the ceremony to issue this stamp.
35. 1991 ANA Chicago Convention stamp related ephemera including two first day of issue stamps, lapel pins, block of 4 stamps, official program and an events calendar.
36. 1991 ANA Chicago Convention ephemera including coasters, an intaglio impression by American Bank Note Company, counterstamped 100 rupee note, programs, advertisements, etc.
37. 1991 ANA World Mints Passport with 15 coins from around the world along with 5 tokens.
38. Official 1999 ANA Chicago Convention Medal and Ribbon along with official program.
39. 1999 ANA Chicago Convention related items including souvenir rolled out buffalo nickel from M. Wieclaw, elongated quarter from Numismatic Ambassador Award program, wooden nickels and lapel pin, bronze medal from the Franklin Mint, and a medal from the 2000 ANA convention committee.
40. Same as above plus 3 souvenir tour tokens.
41. CSNS & Ohio State Numismatic Society 1952 Convention Badge belonging to the famous publisher and CCC member Lee F. Hewitt — a neat piece of numismatic history.
42. 1983 CSNS Badge and 1984 CSNS Badge along with 3 very nice elongates.

Preview of Our December Banquet (1128th Meeting)

Our 1127th Meeting

Important Dates

Proposed Club Constitution

The Directors of the Chicago Coin Club have reviewed the existing Constitution and By-Laws, and have recommended a number of changes to the existing document. The primary changes are:

1. Expanding the number of Directors from 3 to 5.
2. Eliminating the Associate Member classification.
3. Changing the level of expenditure requiring Board approval from $50 to $500.
4. Establishing who will serve as check signers, and how they are appointed.
5. Establishing a requirement for dual signatures on checks in excess of $500.
6. Increasing the annual expenditure reimbursement for Secretary, Treasurer, and Chatter Editor from $50 to $200.
7. Changing the beneficiary, in the event of dissolution, from the Smithsonian to the ANA.

Other minor wording and procedural changes are also proposed. A copy of the entire proposed Constitution and By-Laws will be published in the Chatter.

The Board proposes that the changes be effective January 1, 2013.

The proposed changes are shown on the existing constitution, using the following markings: text to be removed has a line drawn through it, and additions are shown in a larger, bolder font.

Constitution and By-laws
of the
Chicago Coin Club

(As amended through February 9, 2000)
(As proposed October 6, 2012)

Organized — January 31, 1919
Incorporated in the State of Illinois — January 19, 1938
ANA Life Member No. 7 - CSNS Life Member No. 150
ILNA Life Member No. 132

Article I - Name and Objective
    Section 1. This organization shall be known as the “Chicago Coin Club” ‘the Club’ incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, as a nonprofit organization and shall conform to the regulations governing nonprofit corporations and shall operate on a calendar year basis.
    Section 2. Its objective shall be to study and to research in numismatics, promote educational activities incident to the collecting of coins, medals, paper money, exonumia, publish numismatic literature, et cetera, maintain a numismatic library, and, through regular meetings, disseminate numismatic knowledge.
    Section 3. No part of the net earnings of the Club shall inure to the benefit of or be distributed to its members, officers or other private persons, except that the Club is authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the objects set forth in Section 2 of this Article.

Article II – Membership
    Section 1. Any person 11 years of age and over of good moral character and interested in numismatics shall be eligible for membership.
    Section 2. The membership of this Club shall be comprised of four (4) three (3) classes: Regular, Associate, Life and Junior. The control of the Club shall be vested in its Regular, and Life and Associate members and from them all officers shall be elected.
    (A) Regular Members shall be those persons 18-years of age and over.
    (B) Associate Members shall consist of Parents, Spouses, or Children of Members. Spouses of deceased members may continue as Associate Member and if circumstances warrant, dues may be remitted upon proper action of the club. Associate Members may become Regular Members if they so elect and pay Regular Membership dues. Associate Members shall receive Club literature conjointly with their related regular membership.
    (C) (B) Life Members (LM) shall be elected from class“A” (regular) Regular Members after at least one-year membership in good standing.
    (D) (C) Junior Members shall be individuals between the ages of 11 and 18. Junior Memberships shall be sponsored by either parent or legal guardian. They shall become Regular Members upon reaching the age of 18 years and conforming to the Regulations set forth in Section 2(A).
    Section 3. Applications for all classes of membership shall be in writing and subject to such rules and regulations as may be established from time to time by the Board of Governors. All such applications shall bear the signature of a member in good standing for one year as sponsor. All applications shall be read in detail at a regular meeting at which the applicant is present before being referred to the Membership Committee. If no objection is filed, the application shall be read at the next Regular Meeting, at which approval of membership will be voted on by the members.
    Section 4. Those who become members or applied for membership prior to the regular meeting of March 5, 1919 shall be known as Charter Members.
    Section 5. A Membership Number shall be assigned to each member. Membership numbers, having been assigned by lot to Charter Members, shall thereafter be assigned by the Secretary in the order of election to membership.
    Section 6. Life Membership will initially be assigned by a committee of at least three former presidents of the Chicago Coin Club, thereafter those who are members for life shall comprise the committee. Life Membership shall be designated by placing the letter “L” prior to the current membership number of those elected. A suitable memento (metallic card, plaque, etc.) shall be presented to all Life Members.

Article III – Dues
    Section 1. The revenue of the Club shall be derived from dues, the sale of Club educational numismatic material and contributions.
    Section 2. All membership dues shall be payable in amounts to be recommended by the Board of Governors and as approved by a simple majority of the membership attending a regular meeting.
    Section 3. Applications filed after June 30 shall be accompanied by one-half of the annual dues for the class of membership for which application is made and if applicant is elected to membership such one-half payment shall be considered as paying dues in full to December 31 of the year in which elected.
    Section 4. All dues must be paid in advance. Members who have not paid their current year’s dues by March 1 shall be considered delinquent and subject to suspension.
    Section 5. Life Member LM dues must be paid in full within 90-days following LM approval as an LM. Any regular dues already paid in the year of approval may be deducted.
    Section 6. The power of suspension, expulsion or reinstatement shall be vested in the Board of Governors.

Article IV - Meetings
    Section 1. Regular meetings shall be held once a month monthly at the time and place decided upon by the officers at a regular meeting.
    Section 2. Special meetings may be called by the officers upon not less than five (5) days written notice to all members of such meeting. An outline of the items to be discussed or the reason for the special meeting must be listed in the written notice, and only these items are to be taken up at this meeting.
    Section 3. Seven members shall constitute a quorum.

Article V - Officers and Election
    Section 1. The elective officers shall be: President; First Vice President; Second Vice President; Archivist; and not less than three (3) or more than five (5) Directors. The Secretary and/or Treasurer shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board of Governors. The immediate Past-President shall automatically become a director and shall serve until the next President is elected. These shall constitute the Governing Board.
    Section 2. At the No later than the regular November meeting, a Nominating Committee of three (3) members in good standing shall be appointed by the President.
    Section 3. The Nominating Committee shall meet within the next five (5) days and select their Chairman. The nominations for President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Archivist and three (3) to (5) five Directors, all of whom must be members in good standing and whose consent to serve has been obtained, shall be reported in writing to the Secretary in time to be included in the notice of December meeting.
    Section 4. Any five (5) members, in good standing, may, at the December meeting, file in writing to the Secretary, nominations with consent to serve, for any of the elective offices.
    Section 5. Election of officers shall be by written ballot if there is more than one nominee for any one office. All classes of members shall have the right to vote except Junior mMembers.
    Section 6. At the December meeting those regularly nominated and receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected., They and shall assume office after being installed at the next regular meeting in January.
    Section 7. Each election shall be for a period of two (2) years or one (1) term. No officers shall be elected for more than two (2) consecutive terms to the same office, except Directors and Archivist, on which there is no limitation.

Article VI - Duties of Officers
    Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings, and shall, as Chairman, preside at all meetings of the Board of Governors. He The President shall have general supervision over the interests of the Club. The First Vice President shall act in the absence of the President. The Second Vice President shall act in the absence of both the President and First Vice President.
    Section 2. The Board of Governors shall have full powers to act for the interest of the Club and shall meet not less than twice annually. The remaining members of the Board of Governors shall fill any vacancy among the officers and directors, by appointment, for the unexpired term of the office. At the next regular meeting after a meeting of the Board of Governors, the minutes of such meeting shall be read insofar as they relate to suggestions or recommendations on which a vote of approval is desired.
    Section 3. (A) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the “Registered Agent” and his home or official address shall be the “Registered Office” of the Club.
    Section 3. (A) The Secretary or Treasurer shall be the “Registered Agent” and whose home or the Club’s official address shall be the “Registered Office” of the Club.
    (B) The Secretary-Treasurer shall send Notice of Meeting to all members entitled to receive same at least five (5) days before the date of the meeting. He The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all meetings and prepare minutes of the meetings, to be read approved at the next regular meeting, and keep a record of the attendance of members and guests.
    (C) He shall collect dues, interest, and other funds and keep a proper record of same. All funds received shall be deposited in a bank designated by the Board of Governors and withdrawn only check signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the President or First Vice President.
    (C) The Treasurer shall collect dues, interest, and other funds and keep a proper record of same. All funds received shall be deposited in a bank designated by the Board.
    (D) Expenditures to a limit of $50 may be made by the Secretary-Treasurer upon approval of the Board of Governors. Expenditures of more than $50 must be recommended by the Board of Governors, and approved by a vote of members at a regular or special meeting.
    (D) Expenditures to a limit of $500 may be made by the Treasurer with approval of the Board. Expenditures of a single payment of more than $500 must be recommended by the Board, and approved by a vote of members at a regular or special meeting. The President may authorize up to three (3) Board members as Authorized Signors on Club bank accounts. Checks of more than $500 must be signed by two (2) Authorized Signors.
    (E) He The Secretary and Treasurer shall perform all duties customarily associated with the offices of Secretary and Treasurer including such reports as may be required from time to time by City, County, State, and Federal law and the regulations relating thereto.
    (G) (F) The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare an Annual Report of Receipts and Disbursement, Balance Sheet, membership, and such other data as may be of interest and mail a copy of same to each member not later than March of each year.
    (F) (G) An audit of the Secretary Treasurer’s books and records shall be made by the Finance and Auditing Committee at the close of each year and before the regular March meeting.
    (H) The Secretary Treasurer shall be allowed fifty ($50) dollars per year, payable in December, as reimbursement of personal expenditures incidental to performing the duties of his offices.
    (I) The editor shall be allowed fifty ($50) dollars per year, payable in December, as reimbursement of personal expenditures incidental to performing the duties of his office.
    (H) The Secretary, Treasurer and Editor each shall be allowed two-hundred ($200) dollars per year, payable in December, as reimbursement of personal expenditures incidental to performing the duties of the offices.
    Section 4. Upon assuming office, tThe President shall appoint the following Offices and Committees as required, and necessary:

    Section 5. (A) The Archivist shall be an elected officer and regular member of the Board of Governors.
    (B) (A) The Archivist shall be the custodian of all records, notices, books, photographs, medals, and other properties, except library materials of the Club.
    (C) (B) The Archivist shall be responsible for collating and maintaining the official records of the Club for other than the current year and shall have them organized and assembled as necessary for reference.
    (D) (C) The Archivist shall maintain a current inventory of all properties belonging to or donated to the Club.
    (E) (D) The Archivist shall notify the Board of all unusual or rare items in inventory.
    (F) (E) From time to time, the Archivist shall prepare short historic reviews of Club matters for use in the Chatter or for distribution to the numismatic community.

Article VII - Annual or Periodical Presentation of Medals
    Section 1. Past President’s Medal. An appropriate medal shall may be presented to the immediate “Past President.” This will be presented at the meeting of the swearing in of the new President.
    Section 2. Medal of Merit. Annually, in November, the President shall may appoint a “Medal of Merit Committee” made up of three (3) past recipients of this Award. They shall select a Chairman among themselves. This Committee shall solicit two or more other past recipients (two or more) of the Award for their nominations. This Committee shall meet as many times as necessary, and if warranted, may award a Medal of Merit to any deserving member so nominated. This Committee is not limited to the number of such Medals they may award for the year, although normally it would be one or two — nor are they bound to award any Medal if, in their opinion, there is no one deserving.
    Section 3. Literary Award Medal. Annually, in November, the President shall appoint a “Literary Award Committee” of three (3) members who shall select a Chairman among themselves. Each shall read all papers presented before the Club during the past year, and if warranted shall designate the recipient of the award.
    Section 3. Literary Award Medal. Annually, the President may appoint a “Literary Award Committee” of three (3) members who shall select a Chair among themselves. Each shall read all articles/books published by members of the Club during the past year, and, if warranted, shall, designate the recipient(s) of the award.

Article VIII - Order of Business
1. Call to Order
2. Reading Approval of the Minutes
3. Introduction of Visitors
4. Reports of Treasurer
5. Reports of Officers and Committees
6. Application and Election to Membership; Resignations
7. Communications and Bills Featured program
8. Exhibits
9. Old Business
10. New Business
11. Reading of Papers Other Business Announcements
12. Adjournment

Article IX – Amendments
    Section 1. This Constitution and By-Laws may be altered or amended.
    Section 2. Alterations or amendments to this Constitution and By-Laws shall be presented in writing and read at a regular meeting but shall not be voted upon until the next regular meeting and then only after sending each member a copy of the proposed alteration or amendment, at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting. When voted upon, a two-thirds majority vote of members present shall amend.

Article X – Regulation
    Section 1. This Club shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order wherein when these By-Laws do not specifically cover the subject.

Article XI - Dissolution
    Section 1. In the event of the dissolution of the Chicago Coin Club, any and all assets remaining alter all of its liabilities, incurred in accordance with this Constitution and By-Laws, have been paid shall be distributed to the Numismatic Section of the Smithsonian Institution, of the Federal Government, in Washington, D.C.
    Section 1. In the event of the dissolution of the Chicago Coin Club, any and all assets remaining after all of its liabilities, incurred in accordance with this Constitution and By-Laws, have been paid shall be distributed to the American Numismatic Association, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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