NSNS club meeting on Zoom, Tuesday 21st April

Come and join us at the NSNS club meeting on ZOOM! Tuesday 21st April 2020 at 7pm From 5pm the Zoom meeting will be open, 7 pm club meeting begins. Please send email to Mike or to auction@northshorenumismaticsociety.org for the Meeting ID and password Bekircan Tahberer presents ‘Pre-Coinage Economies and the Invention of Coinage‘ 8.15 pm Live on Zoom … Online Auction! The auction is open now! Please send any pre-bids to Mike or to auction@northshorenumismaticsociety.org We will take your bid to $1 over the next highest bidder until we reach that maximum. In the case of tie bids, priority…

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Rare Bank Notes and Coins in All Nations 1250th Auction (also stamps)

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All Nations Stamp and Coin are holding their 1250th grand auction tomorrow Saturday 29th July at noon (sharp) See all the lots here: https://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/auction-this-week/ There is a very rare Bank Note, 1st time offered at auction: Lot 198 Bank of Canada Fine+ 1935 George V $25 Banknote A004557 “Few people know it, but Canada issued a $25 bill in 1935 to commemorate the silver or 25th anniversary of King George V’s reign. About 1,840 of the 160,000 notes that were printed are still believed to be in private hands (or lost)” ~John Mackie article Lot 197 Macdonald & Co. Victoria, V.I. 1863 $5 Bill…

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Club meeting Tuesday 18th February 2020

Hi everyone, This is a reminder that the next North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting is next Tuesday, February 18th.  The meeting is held in the Multipurpose Room in the Bonsor 55+ Senior Centre in Burnaby.   Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting start at 7:00 pm.  The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome. Program:  Michael Souza will present another popular PowerPoint program entitled “Guess The Country – Quiz #15”.  He will show you one side of a coin or banknote with a multiple choice of three countries.   All you have to do is…

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Club Meeting Tuesday January 21st / Coin Show Saturday January 25th

Hello, Quick reminders: Our club meeting is this Tuesday 21st January at 7pm  at the Bonsor 55+ Centre. Mike Souza will present ‘Greek Coins’ https://northshorenumismaticsociety.org/about-us-2/ Our Coins, Stamps and Collectibles Show is next Saturday January 25th 2020 at the Nikkei Centre. More information here: https://northshorenumismaticsociety.org/vancouver-coin-show/ See you there!

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January 2020 NSNS Meeting

Hi everyone, Happy New Year and all the best for 2020!  The next North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting is on Tuesday, January 21st.  The meeting is held in the Multipurpose Room in the Bonsor 55+ Senior Centre in Burnaby.   Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting start at 7:00 pm.  The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome. Please note that the next Coins, Stamps and Collectibles Show is on Saturday, January 25th at the Nikkei Centre.  For more information, please refer to our website www.northshorenumismaticsociety.org. Program: Michael Souza will present a PowerPoint entitled “Greek Coins”.…

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Half a Dub from British India 1794

East India Company arms

In 1766 the territory known as the Northern Circars was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nizam of Hyderabad The coins being used there were gold Pagodas, silver Rupees and copper Dubs. The Company fixed a rate of 48 dubs to the silver Rupee. However in practice the rate of exchange was fluctuating too widely to be workable. The Company needed   its own fixed copper fractions of a Rupee and they turned to Matthew Boulton and his innovative Soho mint in Birmingham. They specified both raised and incuse lettering with their Authority, Arms and Merchant Mark on…

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Tyrian Shekel from the lifetime of Jesus

Tyrian Shekel from Heritage

A silver trade coin issued in Tyre and used in Ancient Judea during  the lifetime of Jesus. On the obverse is a bust of Melkart (called ‘Baal’ in the Bible). On the reverse the Eagle standing on the prow of a Tyrian galley. “(Matthew 17:24-27), Jesus plucks a shekel from the mouth of a fish to pay his Temple tax. To think that this shekel might have been touched by the actual hand of Jesus! It was auctioned by Heritage a few years back as part of a collection of 38 shekels that were issued and used as a primary…

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Merry Christmas to everyone! Happy Hanukkah!

RCM Xmas Coin 2020

Wishing you a joyous time from all of us in and around the North Shore Numismatic Society! On a note of Christmas festive fun here is the Christmas coin from the Royal Canadian Mint. It’s 5 oz of pure silver marked as 2020 coin for 50 Dollars. It’s not really going to fit in any of your current coin display formats BUT it’s 3D and the little train goes around the tracks when you tilt the coin. They say. Or, as the marketing department would have it: “Our latest interactive design delivers a dose of holiday cheer in the shape…

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Vancouver Coins, Stamps & Collectables Show this Saturday 23rd November

Quick reminder that the Vancouver Coins, Stamps & Collectables Show is this Saturday November 23rd 2019 at the Nikkei Centre. 40 tables of coins, stamps and collectables.  Buy – Sell – Trade. There’ll be dealers in Canadian coins, world coins, ancient coins, stamps, covers, postcards, medals, tokens,  bank notes and MORE. We have new dealers including LG Rings who make rings out of coins: The show is held at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre located at 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, 4 km east of Metrotown near Kingsway & Sperling.   Sperling becomes Southoaks Crescent south of Kingsway.  Easy access by transit…

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Club meeting this Tuesday evening – Canadian PoW money

Canadian Prisoner of War money

Hi everyone, This is a reminder that the next North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting is this coming Tuesday, November 19th. The meeting is held in the Multipurpose Room in the Bonsor 55+ Senior Centre in Burnaby. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting start at 7:00 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome. Please remember to bring to this meeting your contribution to the 2nd Annual Helping the Homeless Clothing Drive. Program: Michael Souza will present a PowerPoint entitled “Canadian Prisoner of War Currency of World War II”. The presentation will deal…

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Vancouver Rare Book, Photograph & Paper Show, October 12 – 13

{drum roll} Mike and Gene (from our club) will be on reception at the upcoming… Vancouver Rare Book, Photograph & Paper Show! October 12 – 13, 2019 Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St., Vancouver, Canada A beautiful historic venue, housing a delightful selection of top quality antiquarian material on offer by some very knowledgeable exhibitors. A special treat – five of these exhibitors are new to vrbppShow: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (Toronto); Sorensen Books (Victoria); Thompson Rare Books (Hornby Island); Kestrel Books (Vancouver); Massy Books (Vancouver). To learn more about what will be on offer, have a look at…

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Next club meeting is on Tuesday, October 15th / War of 1812

The next North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting is on Tuesday, October 15th. The meeting is held in the Multipurpose Room in the Bonsor 55+ Senior Centre in Burnaby. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting start at 7:00 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome. Program: Michael Souza will present a PowerPoint entitled “The War of 1812 and Canadian Numismatics” The presentation will deal with the War of 1812 and Canadian banknotes, tokens and medals that were issued during that conflict. The PowerPoint was created by a member of the Ontario Numismatic…

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Club meeting Tuesday 17th September 2019

King George V

hello, there’s a North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting is this coming Tuesday, September 17th. The meeting is held in the Multipurpose Room in the Bonsor 55+ Senior Centre in Burnaby. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting start at 7:00 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome. Program: Michael Souza will present a PowerPoint entitled “Coins of Former Nations and Territories – Part 2”. The presentation will cover a brief history of each former nation or territory with a map of its location and an example of the coins issued by the…

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Coins, Stamps & Collectibles show is Saturday, September 14, 2019

Hello everyone, Our Coins, Stamps & Collectibles show is on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. There’ll be 40 tables of coins, stamps and collectables. Buy – Sell – Trade. There’ll be dealers in Canadian coins, world coins, ancient coins, stamps, covers, postcards, medals, tokens, bank notes and MORE. For more information, please refer to our website www.northshorenumismaticsociety.org The show is held at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre located at 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, 4 km east of Metrotown near Kingsway & Sperling.   Sperling becomes Southoaks Crescent south of Kingsway.  Easy access by…

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Club Meeting this Tuesday evening June 18th, Guess Country Quiz! Pizza!!

Hi everyone,  The last North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting before we break for the summer is this coming Tuesday, June 18th.  The meeting is held in the Multipurpose Room in the Bonsor 55+ Senior Centre in Burnaby.   Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting start at 7:00 pm.  The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome.  Program: Guess The Country Quiz #14 and Pizza Night.   Michael Souza will put on another numismatic quiz and we will be ordering pizza to herald the start of our summer holidays.   Also a friendly reminder that some of…

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Club meeting Tuesday, May 21st starting 7pm

Hi everyone, This is a reminder that the next North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting is this coming Tuesday, May 21st. The meeting is held in the Multipurpose Room in the Bonsor 55+ Senior Centre in Burnaby. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting start at 7:00 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome. Following this meeting, the next Coins, Stamps & Collectibles Show is next Saturday, May 25th at the Nikkei Centre. Program: Guest Speaker Tom Sparks will be making a 90-minute presentation on “The Short Snorter Project – Still Keeping the…

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Our Spring Coins, Stamps & Collectables Show is tomorrow, Saturday from 9am to 3pm

JuanPerezDollar

It’s time for our Spring fair. There’ll be a full hall of 40+ tables of coins, stamps and collectables.  Buy – Sell – Trade! There’ll be dealers in Canadian coins, world coins, ancient coins, stamps, covers, postcards, medals, tokens,  bank notes, bank tokens, bric a brac and MORE! The Vancouver Coins, Stamps & Collectables Show is held at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre located at 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm Admission: $2, age 16 and under FREE 1999 $1 The Voyage of Juan Perez, 225th Anniversary – Sterling Silver Dollar Thank you Canadian…

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