Hi everyone,
The next North Shore Numismatic Society’s Zoom Meeting is Tuesday, March 16th. You can sign onto Zoom at 6:30 pm and the meeting will start at 7:00 pm. It is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome.
The Zoom sign-on link will be sent out to everyone on Saturday, March 13th.
Program: This month, we have guest speakers, James Williston and Kelly Finnegan, who will give us a presentation on “Encased Coins – Part 1”. Part 2 of the program will be presented at the April meeting. They will discuss the history of encased coins, why they were made and will show the different types of encasements that are used, along with the different denominations.
March 2021 Auction
1 Canada 1995 Proof Silver Dollar – Est. $25 Res. $18
2 5 Canada Edward VII Cents – 1906-10 all F-12 Est. $20 Res. $14
3 5 Canada George V Cents – 1913,16,17,18, 20 all VF-20 Est. $11 Res. $7
4 Canada 1935 Silver Dollar ICCS-MS-63 Est. $75 Res. $50
5 Mexico Peso 1926 AU-50 Est. $30 Res. $30 Res. $22 (ASW 0.3832 oz)
6 Canada 25 cents 1937 EF-40 Est. $11 Res. $7
7 Lower Canada 1 Penny Token 1812 – F-12 Est. 20 Res. $12
8 Quebec Bank Half Penny Token – 1852 VF-20 Est. $15 Res. $10
9 Canada 50 Cents 1953 SDNSS – MS-62 Est $18 Res. $14
10 Canada 2009 PL Set – no envelope Est. $30 Res. $16
11 3 USA 50 cents 1932 S, 1934, 1942 S all VG-VF Est. $50 Res. $40
12 Bank of Canada $1 1967 BC-45bi UNC Est. $40 Res. $24
13 Bank of Canada $5 1986 BC-56c CU Est. $18 Res $12
14 Canada Prestige Double Dollar Set 1971 Est. $20 Res. $8
15 4 “Crowns” Gibraltar 1967, Somalia 1970, Tonga 1967, Guyana 1970 all AU+ Est. $15 Res. $10
I am accepting items from the membership to augment this auction. If you would like to submit an item, please send me a picture of the obverse and reverse of the item, a description, the value and reserve, if any.
The items will be posted on a PowerPoint slide and if you would like to preview the lots, please send an email to info@northshorenumismaticsociety.org or msouza1866@gmail.com and I will send you a PDF copy of the auction.
We would like to advise that we cannot accept pre-auction bids. If you would like to bid on an item, please participate in the Zoom meeting. At the conclusion of the auction, it is the responsibility of the seller and buyer to make arrangements to finalize the transaction.
Thank you and I hope to see you at this meeting.
Michael Souza
President
Encased coins are coins that have been inserted into a holder that changes the character of the coin from money to an advertising or souvenir device. The concept was really popularized at the Pan American Exposition in 1901 and was used extensively throughout the the 20th century for advertising.
Image and text thank you Coins and Canada
https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-articles.php?article=canadian-encased-coins&id=450
