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1979-1981 O.N.A. OFFICERS

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R.R.Rekofski (1 962-65) L.T. Smith (1 965-67) W. English (1 967-69) D. Flick(196g .71) C.B. Laister (1971-73) W.E.P. Lambert (1973-75) E. Jephson (1975-77)

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and voyageurs go t o bed a t e l even P.M. and be on t h e water aga in by t h r e e A.M.? Did you know t h a t a voyageur who could s i n g was pa id more t h a n one who c o u l d n ' t s i n g , because t h e y cou ld paddle t h e i r canoes much f a s t e r i n t ime wi th t h e s i n g i n g ? Each b a l e of f u r weighed between n i n e t y and one hundred pounds, and t h e coureurs -de-bo is would run back and f o r t h a t every po r t age c a r r y i n g t h e s e b a l e s and would wager on who could c a r r y t h e most b a l e s over t h e po r t age . They used s m s l l canoes i n t h e r i v e r s and very l a r g e ones on t h e l a k e s : t h e l a r g e ones could c a r r y up t o t h r e e t o n s .

Henry t h e Four th , of France, s e n t Samuel de Champlain on an expe- d i t i o n up t h e S t . Lawrence River i n 1603. Champlain r e tu rned t o France wi th f u r s and s t o r i e s of v a s t l a k e s i n t h e upper S t . Lawrence. He b u i l t a t r a d i n g pos t a t Quebec i n 1608, when he grasped t h e r e a l p o t e n t i a l of t h e f u r t r a d e . He made f r i e n d s wi th t h e Algonquins and Huron I n d i a n s and jo ined them i n r a i d s a g a i n s t t h e I r o q u o i s .

I n 1610, Champlain s e n t E t i enne Bru le t o l i v e w i th t h e Hurons i n t h e i r v i l l a g e , between Georgian Bayand Lake Simcoe. Bru l e t r a v e l l e d t h e rocky North shore of Georgian Bay t o S t . Marys R i v e r , where he t u rned upstream t o t h e r a p i d s . He por taged t h e r a p i d s and d i s cove red Lake S u p e r i o r .

I n 1634 Jean N i c o l e t was s e n t t o f i n d t h e waterway t o c h i n a . He probably fol lowed t h e r o u t e of Bru le t o t h e S a u l t and t h e n went South and West th rough t h e S t r a i t s of Mackinac t o Green Bay, where he d i d no t f i n d t h e c i v i l i z e d Chinese but, r a the r , naked savages . A f t e r N i c o l e t l s e x p e d i t i o n , t h e r e was a l u l l i n t h e French e x p l o r a t i o n .

Champlain d i e d t h e fo l l owing y e a r , and t h e f e r o c i o u s I r o q u o i s swarmed a c r o s s Lake On ta r io t o a t t a c k t h e Hurons. The I r o q u o i s moved qu i ck ly t o t h e North and blocked a c c e s s t o t h e West by t h e Ottawa R ive r . Not u n t i l 1653 was a t r u c e s igned wi th t h e I r o q u o i s and t h e S t . Lawrence s e t t l e m e n t s aga in opened t o t h e f u r t r a d e r s .

Fa the r Marquette had founded a miss ion f o r t h e Chippewa a t S a u l t S t e . Marie i n 1668. The nex t yea r he was s e n t t o t a k e charge of a miss ion among t h e Huron and Ottawa t r i b e s on Lake S u p e r i o r . He was a J e s u i t and had been t e a c h i n g i n a J e s u i t school i n France when, i n 1666, he was s e n t t o Canada a s a mi s s iona ry . He was t h e n twenty-nine y e a r s o l d , we l l educated, and eager t o devote h i s l i f e t o C h r i s t i a n i z i n g t h e I n d i a n s . He s t u d i e d t h e l anguages of t h e n a t i v e s and became f l u e n t i n many of them.

A t t h e new miss ion , I n d i a n s from many t r i b e s t r a d e d f u r s t o t h e French and t o l d them of a g r e a t r i v e r t h a t flowed South: Marquet te thought t h e g r e a t r i v e r might empty i n t o t h e Gulf of C a l i f o r n i a . The I n d i a n s c a l l e d t h i s g r e a t r i v e r l l M i s s i s s i p p i l l . The Governor was eager t o have t h i s r i v e r exp lored and t h u s ob t a ined t h e s e r v i c e s of Louis J o l l i e t , a n a t i v e of Canada and t h e son of an employee of t h e f u r t r s d i n g company.

It was customary i n Canada t o send a miss ionary w i t h every expedi- t i o n t o m i n i s t e r t o t h e r e l i g i o u s needs of t h e p a r t y and t o preach t o t h e I n d i a n s encountered a long t h e way. Fa ther Marquet te was commission- ed t o accompany J o l l i e t on an e x p l o r a t i o n of t h e M i s s i s s i p p i . On May 1 7 ,

1673, ~ o l l i e t , ~ a r q u e t t e , and f i v e voyageurs l e f t S t . Ignace i n two canoes . They fo l lowed t h e Northern and Western sho re of Lake Michigan i n t o Green Bay t o t h e mouth of t h e Menominee R ive r . The I n d i a n s t h e r e t o l d them no t t o go any f u r t h e r , a s t h e y would be go ing i n t o dangerous coun t ry . They s a i d t h e people a long t h e r o u t e were savage, t h e h e s t would be t e r r i f i c , and t h e r i v e r was i n h a b i t e d by monsters which would devour both canoes and occupants ; b u t t h e t r a v e l l e r s con t inued on t o t h e mouth of t h e Fox R i v e r . On t h e Fox River , J o l l i e t and Marquette s topped a t a l a r g e v i l l a g e of t h e Mascouten, and a t a meet ing wi th t h e c o u n c i l of t h e t r i b e ' s l e a d e r s - where t h e y d i s t r i b u t e d p r e s e n t s t o t h e I n d i a n s - t h e y asked f o r gu ides t o h e l p them f i n d t h e M i s s i s s i p p i . Two were provided; t h e s e g u i d e s showed them t h e po r t age of a mi l e and 2 h a l f t o t h e Wisconsin R ive r .

They c ros sed t h e d i v i d e which s e n t wa te r s Eas t and on t o t h e Great Lakes and West t o t h e M i s s i s s i p p i . The gu ides l e f t t h e t r a v e l l e r s a s t h e y launched t h e i r canoes and f l o a t e d down t h e M i s s i s s i p p i . It was June 17 th when t h e y e n t e r e d t h e g r e a t r i v e r . A s t h e y f l o a t e d a long , t h e y passed g r e a t h e r d s of b u f f a l o a long t h e r i v e r ' s banks , and it was easy f o r t h e voyageurs t o k i l l one whenever f r e s h meat was wanted. On June 25th t h e y fol lowed f o o t p r i n t s on t h e r i v e r bank, and came upon a l a r g e v i l l a g e of P e o r i a s , who r ece ived them and i n v i t e d them t o smoke

t h e llcalumet" - t h e ceremonial p i p e l i g h t e d a t a l l impor tan t c o u n c i l s . When t h e t r a v e l l e r s i n s i s t e d on going on wi th t h e i r journey, t h e

c h i e f gave them t h e calumet t o show t o o t h e r t r i b e s a s a p a s s p o r t . S i x hundred P e o r i a s bade them f a r e w e l l .

F a r t h e r down t h e r i v e r , on a h igh c l i f f , t h e y came a c r o s s two p a i n t e d f i g u r e s - monsters i n r e d , b l ack and g r e e n , w i th horns , b l a7 ing e y e s and bea rds ; t h e i r b o d i e s were covered wi th s c a l e s and t h e y had l o n g t a i l s - probably t h e demons t h e Mascouten had t o l d them o f . The f r i g h t e n e d Frenchmen s topped d r i f t i n g w i th t h e c u r r e n t and paddled f u r i o u s l y down r i v e r .

When t h e canoes reached t h e mouth of t h e Arkansas R i v e r , t h e t r a v e l l e r s saw a v i l l a g e of I n d i a n s and decided t o v i s i t them. A s t h e y approached, w a r r i o r s rushed o u t b r and i sh ing weapons i n a h o s t i l e demon- s t r a t i o n . J o l l i e t h e l d a l o f t t h e calumet which t h e P e o r i a s had g iven him, and t h e c h i e f s o rdered t h e i r men t o d e s i s t . The I n d i s n s e n t e r - t a i n e d them wi th f e a s t s .

They t u r n e d Northward on J u l y 17 th . The journey up t h e mighty r i v e r was t o i l some ; h e a t and humidi ty t a x e d t h e i r s t r e n g t h and Marquette became s e r i o u s l y ill. They were warmly welcomed a t t h e v i l l a g e of t h e Kaskaskias who wanted t h e t r a v e l l e r s t o s t a y w i th them; Marquet te s a i d t h a t he was t o o ill, b u t promised he would r e t u r n t o v i s i t w i th them a g a i n .

The Kaskaskia g u i d e s t o o k them by way of t h e I l l i n o i s River , t h e Des Moines, a po r t age and t h e Chicago River , t o Lake Michigan. The e x p l o r e r s con t inued i n t o Green Bay and t h e mouth of t h e Fox River , where t h e y landed a t t h e miss ion of S t . F r a n c i s Xavie r . They had completed a voyage of more t h a n 2,500 m i l e s . M a r q u e t t e l s h e a l t h was s o poor t h a t he s t a y e d t h e r e f o r a y e a r . J o l l i e t went t o S a u l t S t e . Marie, where he had a t r a d i n g p o s t . He s t a y e d t h e r e over t h e w i n t e r of 1673-74 and i n t h e Sp r ing - d u r i n g an a t t emp t t o run t h e r a p i d s of t h e S t . Lawrence

River - h i s canoe c a p s i z e d and t h e voyageurs were drowned. J o l l i e t s u r v i v e d , b u t t h e j o u r n a l s and maps of t h e t r i p were l o s t . H e t r i e d t o draw new maps from meory.

A t t h e miss ion of S t . F r a n c i s Xavie r , Marquet te was r e c u p e r a t i n g from h i s i l l n e s s . I n October , 1 6 7 4 , h e was g iven permiss ion t o go and v i s i t t h e Kaskask ias , a s h e had promised. It was l a t e i n t h e season , b u t Marquet te was de te rmined t o go . They s k i r t e d t h e Western sho re of L?.ke Michigan and e n t e r e d t h e Chicago R ive r . Marque t te became ill aga in 2nd was unab l e t o proceed f a r t h e r . H i s men c o n s t r u c t e d a rude cab in and passed an uncomfor table w i n t e r . He s e t ou t a g a i n on March 31 , 1675 and f i n a l l y reached t h e Kaskask ias , who begged him t o s t a y w i t h them. How- e v e r , h i s h e a l t h f a i l e d him aga in and, on E a s t e r , he s e t ou t t o go t o S t . I gnace , hoping t o r e c u p e r a t e t h e r e .

H i s f a i t h f u l voyageurs paddled t h e canoe t o Lake Michigan, f o l l owing t h e E a s t e r n s h o r e , b u t Marque t te became s o f e e b l e and weak t h a t he asked h i s men t o go a sho re and b u i l d him a s h e l t e r . H e d i ed t h e r e , p e a c e f u l l y and happy i n t h e knowledge t h a t h e had kep t h i s promise t o v i s i t t h e Kaskask ias . He was t h i r t y - e i g h t y e a r s o l d . The voyageurs bu r i ed h i s body where he d i e d .

I n t h e Winter of 1676-77, some Ottawa I n d i a n s from t h e miss ion d i s i n t e r r e d h i s remains , c l e a n e d t h e bones - a s was t h e i r custom - 3nd c a r r i e d them t o S t . I gnace , where Fa the r Nouvel b u r i e d them wi th solemn r i tes under t h e f l o o r of t h e c h a p e l .

I n 1705, t h e mi s s ion of S t . Ignace was c l o s e d and burned t o t h e ground. To p reven t d e s e c r a t i o n , t h e s i t e of t h e chape l was f o r g o t t e n . I n 1877, a l o c a l man d i s cove red t h e remains of Marque t te , and t h e bones were s e n t t o t h e Marquet te U n i v e r s i t y i n Milwaukee, where t h e y were p r e se rved a s h o l y r e l i c s and a monument was e r e c t e d on t h e s i t e of S t . I gnace i n 1882. M a r q u e t t e ' s devo t ion t o du ty , h i s d e a t h wh i l e y e t a young man, h i s t r i p w i t h J o l l i e t and t h e d i s cove ry of t h e M i s s i s s i p p i make him a n o t a b l e f i g u r e i n h i s t o r y .

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1979 0. N.A. CONVENTION MEDAL

HINTS FOR THE NUMISMATIC NEWCOMER: PART 2 - COLLECTING CANADIAN DOLLARS

by E . A . GORDON

Coin c o l l e c t i n g - a worthwhile, l e i s u r e - o r i e n t e d hobby - a t t r a c t s i n d i v i d u a l s from a l l walks of l i f e , t h e young and o l d a l i k e . The ques- t i o n most o f t e n asked by newcomers i s Ifwhere do I s t a r t ? " .

I n my view, t h e answer would be a Canadian d o l l a r c o l l e c t i o n from 1935 t o t h e p r e s e n t . T h i s h a s a f a i r investment p o t e n t i a l , even i n t h e h i g h l y i n f l a t e d v a l u e s of t oday .

Although t h e r e was a t r i a l s t r i k e of a s i l v e r d o l l a r i n 1911, t h e s e c o i n s were never i s s u e d and only two a r e known t o be i n e x i s t e n c e today.4$+ One i s i n t h e Royal Mint Museum i n London, England and t h e o t h e r i s i n t h e hands of a well-known American d e a l e r i n S e a t t l e , Washington. The l a t t e r h a s an approximate s a l e f i g u r e of $200,000 and, should you have t h e a sk in p r i c e , you would have t h e k i n g of a l l Canadian c o i n s .

The f i r s t s i l v e r d o l l a r s were i s s u e d i n t h e p e r i c d from 1935 t o 1939. Mint ing was h a l t e d du r ing t h e war y e a r s 1940 t c 1944 and was resumed i n 1945, con t inu ing u n t i l 1966 wi th t h e .PO0 f i n e s i l v e r c o i n s . I n 1967 t h e c o i n s were only ,500 f i n e s i l v e r , and i n 1968 a l l c i r c u l a t - i n g d o l l a r c o i n s were h e n c e f o r t h made of pure n i c k e l . I n 1971, t h e Royal Canadian Mint bowed t o c o l l e c t o r s f r e q u e s t s and b e ~ a n product ion of a .SO0 f i n e s i l v e r c o l l e c t o r s co in i n Proof c o n d i t i o n i n a p re sen ta - t i o n ca se .

The d iameter and weight of t h e c o i n h a s a l s o changed. From 1935 u n t i l t h e 1953 wi re edge c o i n , t h e diameter was 36 mm. From t h e rede- s igned 1953 f l a t edge c o i n u n t i l 1967, t h e diameter w ? s i nc reased t o 36.07 mm. With t h e advent of t h e 1968 n i c k e l d o l l s r s , t h e diameter was reduced t o 32.13 mm, and remained s o u n t i l t h e 3971 s i l v e r Proof d o l l a r , when t h e d iameter r e t u r n e d t o t h a t of t h e 1953 t o 1967 t y p e s . From 1935 th rough 1967, t h e weight remained a t 23 .327 grams b u t was reduced t o 15.61 grams i n t h e 1968 n i c k e l d o l l a r s . The weight r e v e r t e d back t o 2 3 . 3 2 7 grams wi th t h e 1971 s i l v e r Proof d o l l a r .

Now t h a t we have a b r i e f h i s t o r y of t h e Canadian d o l l a r s , t h e nex t s t e p i s t o dec ide where t o beg in your c o l l e c t i o n . There a r e , I b e l i e v e , t h r e e cho ices .

The f i r s t cho ice i s a commemorative c o l l e c t i o n , which makes an i d e a l s t a r t e r s e t f o r t h e j u n i o r o r t h e c o l l e c t o r cn 2 l i m i t e d b u d ~ e t . T h i s would c o n s i s t of a t o t a l of 17 c o i n s t o d a t e , which a r e : 1935 ( s i l v e r J u b i l e e of King George V ) , 1939 ( ~ o ~ a l v i s i t ) , 1949 ( ~ n t r ~ of ,

(++?Also, l a t e i n 1977 it was announced t h a t a unique p a t t e r n of t h e 1911 d o l l a r , s t r u c k i n l e a d , r a t h e r t h a n s i l v e r a s w i th t h e o t h e r two p i e c e s mentioned h e r e , had been found i n a government v a u l t i n Ottawa. It now reposes i n t h e Nat iona l Currency C o l l e c t i o n . [ ~ d i t o r ] )

Newfoundland i n t o c o n f e d e r a t i o n ) , 1958 (100th Anniversary of B . C . a s a Crown Colony), 1964 (Char lo t te town, 100th Anniversary of Confedera- t i o n Conference) , 1967 ( c e n t e n n i a l of Canadian c o n f e d e r a t i o n ) . I n s m a l l e r n i c k e l d o l l a r s t h e r e a r e t h e fo l lowing: 1970 ( ~ a n i t o b a Centen- n i a l ) , 1971 (B .c . c e n t e n n i a l ) , 1973 ( p r i n c e Edward I s l a n d c e n t e n n i a l ) , 1974 ( ~ i n n i ~ e g c e n t e n n i a l ) . F i n a l l y , i n t h e Proof s i l v e r d o l l a r s e r i e s t h e r e a r e : 1971 ( B . C . c e n t e n n i a l ) , 1973 (R.C.M.P. c e n t e n n i a l ) , 1974 (winnipeg c e n t e n n i a l ) , 1975 ( c a l g a r y c e n t e n n i a l ) , 1976 (pa r l i amen ta ry L i b r a r y c e n t e n n i a l ) , 1977 ( ~ u e e n E l i z a b e t h I1 S i l v e r ~ u b i l e e ) , 1978 (XI Commonwealth Games).

Cur ren t p r i c e t r e n d s f o r t h i s commemorative s e t i n Very Fine t o Proof c o n d i t i o n would be around $100, whi le t h e same s e t i n B . UNC t o Proof would j u s t about double t h e f i r s t f i g u r e .

The second cho ice f o r a c o l l e c t i o n would be a y e a r s e t , b u t exclud- i n g a l l l i s t e d v a r i e t i e s . T h i s c o l l e c t i o n would c o n s i s t of one co in of each d a t e from 1935 t o 1939 and 1945 t o 1967 i n s i l v e r , one of each co in from 1968 t o 1979 i n n i c k e l , and one of each c o i n from 1971 t o 1979 i n s i l v e r Proof . It would be w i se , however, t o o b t a i n a 1948 a t a very e a r l y s t a g e i n t h e c o l l e c t i o n .

When I n d i a beczme an independent r e p u b l i c i n 1947, it became neces- s a r y t o dedesign t h e c o i n obverse , o m i t t i n g from t h e l egend "ET I N D . IMP. Due t o l a t e d e l i v e r y of t h e modif ied d i e s , only 18,780 c o i n s b e a r i n g t h e 1948 d a t e were minted, t h u s c r e a t i n g a sho r t age which i s r e f l e c t e d i n t o d a y ' s p r i c e s of $475 i n V F t o $800 i n B . U N C .

The p r i c e s f o r t h i s c o l l e c t i o n t oday vary from approximately $1000 i n V F t o Proof , w i t h t h e subsequent doubl ing of t h i s sum i n B . UNC t o P roo f . Because of i t s s c a r c i t y , t h e 1948 c o i n t a k e s up almost h a l f t h e c o s t i n e i t h e r c o n d i t i o n .

The t h i r d cho ice i s a y e a r s e t i n c l u d i n g a l l l i s t e d v a r i e t i e s . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e c o i n s l i s t e d a s a second choice c o l l e c t i o n , t h e fol low- i n g c o i n s comprise t h e t h i r d cho ice .

S t a r t i n g w i th 1947, t h e r e a r e t h r e e v a r i e t i e s - t h e b l u n t 7 t h e p o i n t e d 7 , and t h e maple l e a f . The l a t t e r v a r i e t y had a maple l e a f added a f t e r t h e d a t e t o show it was minted i n t h e e a r l y p a r t of 1948. Assuming you had t h e b l u n t 7 i n t h e above c o l l e c t i o n , you would have t o add t h e p o i n t e d 7 and t h e maple l e a f . Blunt 7 Pointed 7 Maple Leaf

I n 1955 a t Arnp r io r , On ta r io , a c o i n w i th only one and one h a l f wate r l i n e s i n f r o n t of t h e canoe on t h e r e v e r s e , i n s t e a d of t h e norma3 1 t h r e e water l i n e s , was found and s o became t h e Arnpr io r v a r i e t y . T h i s same t y p e i s a l s o no t ed i n 1950 and 1951. The 1951 c o i n h a s a "no water l i n e s n v a r i e t y .

For 1953 t h e r e a r e two v a r i e t i e s , each c a r r y i n g two t i t l e s . The The e a r l y i s s u e s a r e known a s "wire edge" o r "no shoulder s t r a p " and, a s mentioned e a r l i e r , a r e 36 mm i n d iameter . Due t o a des ign change i n t h e d i e , t h e subsequent i s s u e i s known a s t h e " f l a t edgen o r "lshoulder s t r a p w v a r i e t y and i s 36.07 mm i n d iameter .

There i s a "one wate r l i n e u v a r i e t y i n 1957, and i n 1965 t h e r e a r e no l e s s t h a n f i v e v a r i e t i e s due t o a combination of t h r e e obverse and two r e v e r s e des igns , r e s u l t i n g i n t h e fo l lowing: "smal l beads , po in t ed f i v e " ; llsmall beads , b l u n t f i v e 11 ; "medium beads , po in ted f i v e " ; " l a r g e beads , po in t ed f i v e n ; and " l a r g e beads , b l u n t f i v e " .

I n 1966 t h e r e i s a sma l l bead v a r i e t y which, due t o an extremely low known mintage of around 580 c o i n s , commands a p r i c e t a g of $1,200 t o $1,300. P r i c e a lone p u t s t h i s v a r i e t y beyond t h e r each of most c o l l e c t o r s who a r e j u s t s t a r t i n g o u t .

The new n i c k e l d o l l a r of 1968 produced t h r e e v 2 r i e t i e s known 3s l l i s l a n d n , I fvanishing i s l a n d n , and "no i s l a n d " . T h i s r e f e r s t o t h e i s l a n d on t h e c o i n r e v e r s e which normally ex tends i n f r o n t of and below t h e bow of t h e canoe. Due t o p o s s i b l e d i e d e t e r i o r a t i o n , t h i s smal l p o r t i o n i s f a i n t on t h e "vanish ing i s l a n d " and, of cou r se , miss ing on t h e "no i s l a n d " .

For t h e 1977 n i c k e l d o l l a r , t h r e e main v a r i e t i e s a r e l i s t e d : " jewel on queen ' s crown i s a t t a c h e d , and s h o r t wate r l i n e i n f r o n t of canoeI1 ; jewel detached, l o n g water l i n e s f 1 ; and 11 jewel detached, s h o r t wate r l i n e s l T .

The a d d i t i o n a l c o s t of t h e s e v a r i e t i e s t o your c o l l e c t i o n , b u t exc lud ing t h e 1966 llsmall beadsn l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y , would be a p ~ r o x i - mately $500 i n VF and $1,300 i n B . U N C .

It i s hoped t h a t t h i s b r i e f i n s i g h t i n t o Canadian d o l l a r c o i n s w i l l whet your a p p e t i t e i n t o s t a r t i n g one of t h e s e c o l l e c t i o n s . Do n o t be d e t e r r e d by t h e p r i c e s quoted, a s t h e s e a r e only a g u i d e l i n e t o t h e c u r r e n t t r e n d s . By cont inuous ly s ea rch ing ou t sou rces of supply from r e l a t i v e s , f r i e n d s , f e l l o w c o l l e c t o r s , c l u b meet ings , d e a l e r s and r e g u l a r a u c t i o n s , you should be a b l e t o b u i l d a c o l l e c t i o n a t a reason- a b l e c o s t .

NEW M E M B E R S The fo l lowing a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r membership have been r ece ived and

i f no w r i t t e n o b j e c t i o n s a r e r e c e i v e d , acceptance w i l l b e acknowledged i n t h e September i s s u e of t h e On ta r io Numismatist.

J1112.. . .DANNY D I M A R I A , R . R . # 2 Oxford S t a t i o n , Bishops M i l l , On ta r io , KOG 1TO

1113 . . . . J O H N B . LAWSON, 301 Frances S t r e e t , S u i t e 703, Stoney Creek, Ontar io , L ~ E 3W6

1114 . . . . GLEN R . WILLIAMS, 41 New Havens Way, T h o r n h i l l , Ontar io , L3T 5G1

1115 .... CONWAY F. BISHOP, 141 Essa Rd., B a r r i e , Ontar io , L4N 3 K 8 RICHARD RICHARD DUNN, 89 Ki tchener Road, West H i l l , On ta r io ,

M1E 2x8 1117. . . .ROBERT H . JOHNSON, R . R . # 1 , Caledonia, Ontar io , NOA 1AO i l l 8 . . . . RICHARD SNIDERMAN, 424 Main S t r e e t West, Hamilton, Ontar io ,

L ~ P 1 ~ 5

1119 . . . . DOUG MASON, c /o SEARS C O I N SHOP, 1271 Barton S t r e e t E . , Hamilton, Ontar io , L ~ H 2 V 5

1120 . . . . STEPHEN R . TAYLOR, 70 West View Avenue, Dover, Delaware 19901, U . S. A .

1121. . . . L I N O ZUCCARONE, 641 Wilson S t r e e t , Hamilton, Ontar io , L ~ L 1v2

1122 .... DOUGLAS A . MOORE, 46 Manor Drive, Dover, Delaware 19901, U . S . A .

~ 8 7 . . . . . PETERBOROUGH C O I N CLUB, c /o GERALD TULLY, 1061 Western Ave., Peterborough, On ta r io , K 9 J 5 W 5

\p1. "What i s t h e u s e of pub- -< & l i s h i n g a s p e c i a l con- &! ven t ion i s s u e of t h e ditor7s Notebook - 4 Onta r io Numismatist, when

we d o n ' t r e c e i v e it u n t i l a f t e r t h e convent ion?"

The foregoing q u o t a t i o n sums up most of t h e feedback r ece ived , s o f a r , from t h e O . N . A . g e n e r a l membership, concerning t h e June i s s u e . My r e p l y i s t h r e e f o l d :

( 1 ) . S ince it was in t ended t o mai l t h e i s s u e two weeks e a r l y , it was necessary t o p repa re it e a r l i e r t h a n u s u a l . I n w a i t i n g u n t i l t h e l a s t p o s s i b l e minute, i n o rde r t o i n - c lude news from a s many member c l u b s is p o s s i b l e , I en- counte red bo th t h e V i c t o r i a Day weekend, and an unforseen p r i n t i n g d e l a y of a few days . A s a r e s u l t , it was only p o s s i b l e t o mai l t h e On ta r io Numismatist - one week p r i o r t o t h e convent ion. A s E d i t o r , I accept f u l l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y up t o t h i s p o i n t . Once t h e b u l l e t i n h a s been mai led , how- e v e r , i t s d e l i v e r y i s i n t h e hands of t h e Pos t Of f i ce and i f t h e b u l l e t i n i s de layed e x c e p t i o n a l l y l o n g i n t h e mai l (one member r e l a t e d r e c e i v i n g t h e b u l l e t i n 10 days a f t e r t h e convent ion) , it must t a k e i t s s h a r e of t h e blame.

( 2 ) . Another reason f o r t h e s p e c i a l e d i t i o n was t o have e x t r a s , c o n t a i n i n g r e l e v a n t m a t e r i a l , a v a i l a b l e f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n a t t h e convent ion. T h i s p a r t of t h e p l an seems t o have worked ou t f a i r l y w e l l .

( 3 ) . Even long a f t e r t h i s y e a r ' s convent ion, members w i l l s t i l l have t h e i r c o p i e s of t h e Ontar io Numismatist a s a souven i r .

I n ano the r v e i n , I have a ques t ion t o ask of t h e O . N . A . g ene ra l membership: DO YOU CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE O . N . A . ?

A s a member of t h e Assoc i a t i on , you have a r i g h t to have a vo ice a t t h e Annual General Meeting of t h e O . N . A . Yet a t t h i s y e s r ' s General Meeting, a t t h e convent ion - i n a remarkable d i s p l a y of member apathy - only - two members, o t h e r t h a n t h e execu t ive , bot,hered t o a t tend!!! Th i s i n an a s s o c i a t i o n wi th n e a r l y 300 members. Las t Autumn, I r e p r i n t e d an a r t i c l e from t h e Kent Coin Club of Dover, Delaware, on l a c k of member p a r t i c i p a t i o n : we have h e r e a f i n e example.

Ju ly 19 - 21: Canadian Numismatic Show A s s o c i ~ t i o n , Annual Conven-

t i o n , Chateau Lacombe, SC bed u 1 e Edmonton, A l t a . In format ion : CNA ' 7 9 , P. 0 . Box 4111, Edmonton, A l t a .

J u l y 29 - Aug. 3: American Numismatic Assoc i a t i on , Annual Convention, S t o u f f e r s R i v e r f r o n t H o t e l , S t . Louis , M i s s o u r i .

August 4 : O r i l l i a Champlain Coin C l u b ' s Coin & Stamp Show, i n t h e "Green Room", O r i l l i a Opera House, O r i l l i a , O n t a r i o .

August 18: Collingwood Coin & Stamp Club, f . i f t h annua l Coin & Stamp Show, Lions Den, Huron t a r i o S t r e e t , Collingwood, from 10 A . M . t o 5 P.M. I n fo rma t ion : Maria A . Ford, Show Chairman, P . 0 . Box 565, Collingwood, Ont . , L 9 Y 4 B 2 .

Aug. 31 - S e p t . 2 : Ot tex ' 7 9 , a t t h e Holiday I n n - Ottawa Cent re , Ottawa, Ont. In format ion : C i t y of Ottawa Coin Club, P 0 . Box 6094, S t n . " J " , Ottawa, Ont . , K 2 A 1T2.

S e p t . 8 : Huronia Numismatic A s s o c i a t i o n ' s Annual Show, Bay f i e ld Mal l , B a r r i e , Ont. I n fo rma t ion : P . 0 . Box 243, B a r r i e , On t . , L4M 4 T 2

S e p t . 15 & 16: Toronto Coin C l u b ' s Annual F a l l Show, Royal York Ho te l , 100 Fron t S t . W . , Toronto ( r i g h t a c r o s s t h e road from Union S t a t i o n - a l s o a c c e s s i b l e from t h e subway). In format ion : Toronto Coin Club, P . 0 . Box 865, Adela ide S t . P. O . , Toronto, On t . , M5C 2K1

S e p t . 29 : Pemex '79 , Highview School Auditorium, Pembroke, On t . , opening a t 10 A . M .

October 7 : S a r n i a Numismatic S o c i e t y Annual Show. More i n fo rma t ion when a v a i l a b l e .

October 13: Richmond H i l l Coin C l u b ' s Annual Show, H i l l c r e s t Mal l , Hwy 11 (Yonge s t . ) a t C a r r v i l l e Rd. , Richmond H i l l , Ont . General I n fo rma t ion : P . 0 . Box 386, Richmond H i l l , O n t . , L4C 4 ~ 6 . Disp lay In format ion : S t a n C l u t e , P 0 . Box 6 7 2 , S t a t i o n B , Willowdale, On t . , M2K 2P9

October 20: Th i s t l e town Coin & Stamp C l u b ' s Coin & Stamp Show, Etobicoke P u b l i c L i b r a r y , Albion Rd., j u s t West of K i p l i n g Ave., Etobicoke In format ion : P . 0 . Box 1143, S t a t i o n B , Weston, Ont . , M9L 2 ~ 8 .

October 21: T i l l s o n b u r g Coin Club Annual Coin Show, a t t h e T i l l s o n b u r g Community Cen t r e i n t h e Lions Auditorium. In fo rma t ion : Doug Mitchener , 1 Myr t l e S t . , T i l l s o n b u r g , Ont.

October 2 7 : S t . C a t h a r i n e s Coin Club, Annual Show & Banquet, Westminster Church H a l l , Queenston S t . , S t . C a t h a r i n e s , 11 A . M . t o 6 P.M. Free admiss ion & pa rk ing .

October 28: S t r a t f o r d Coin & Stamp Show, Royal Canadian Legion, S t . Pat- r i c k & Church S t r e e t s , S t r a t f o r d , 10 A . M . t o 6 P.M. Free admiss ion & f r e e door p r i z e s .

70 C O N V E N T I O N A F F A I R S

DISPLAY WINNERS:

Canadian Decimal Coins -- 1 s t . . . Ter ry MacHugh, Hamilton 2nd. . .Tom Kosta luk, London

Paper Money ------------- 1 st . . .Tom Minnes, Hamilton 2nd . . . Fred Bar ley , S t . C a t h a r i n e s 3 r d . . . F . C . J e w e t t , Wil lowdale

Foreign Coins ----------- l s t . . . J a n N ie l s en , S t . C a t h a r i n e s 3 r d ... Vern O'Connor, Lindsay

Tokens & Medals --------- 1 s t ... S t a n C l u t e , Willowdale 2nd ... Arthur L e f f , London

Misce l laneous ----------- l s t . . . E . V i c t o r S n e l l , S t . C a t h a r i n e s

Wooden Money ------------ l s t . . .Norman E . W e l l s , Pe terborough 2nd . . . Ted Oulds, Chatham

Ancient & Mediaeval Coins-1s t . . . Bruce Brace , Ancas te r 2nd . . . I a n Dickson, Dundas

Jun io r 1 s t . . .Grant Monck, London c lubs ------------------- 1 s t ... I n g e r s o l l Coin Club, I n g e r s o l l

2nd.. .Woodstock Coin Club, Woodstock 3 r d . . . S t C a t h a r i n e s Coin Club, S t . Ca tha r ine s

J U N I O R BEST OF SHOW ----- Grant Monck

SENIOR BEST OF SHOW ----- Bruce Brace

I n a d d i t i o n , two e x c e l l e n t NON-COMPETITIVE DISPLAYS were e x h i b i t e d s t t h e Convention by v i s i t i n g U . S . c o l l e c t o r s Stephen R . Tay lo r and Douglas A . Moore of Dover, Delaware. Tay lor i s p a s t p r e s i d e n t and founder of t h e Kent Coin Club of Dover, and a c a n d i d a t e f o r s e a t # 6 on t h e American Numismatic A s s o c i a t i o n ' s Board of Governors. He was a l s o t h e banquet speaker a t l a s t y e a r ' s O . N . A . Convention and, f o r t h e p a s t two y e s r s , h a s conducted e x h i b i t seminars a t t h e Convention. L a s t y e a r h e won t h e covet.ed B e s t of Show award a t t h e A . N . A . Convention i n Houston Texas. Moore i s t h e c u r r e n t P r e s i d e n t of t h e Kent Coin Club i n Dover. Both h e and Tay lor d i s p l a y e d a t l a s t y e a r ' s C . N . A . Convention i n London, Ont.

AWARD OF MERIT: Two O . N . A . Award of Mer i t p r e s e n t a t i o n s were made t h i s y e a r . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e 1979 Award winner , t h e Award

f o r 1978, which had been d e f e r r e d from l a s t y e a r , was p r e s e n t e d . The r e c i p i e n t s of t h e awards a r e :

1978 ..... Thomas Mas te r s , London, Ont. 1979 . . . . . Norman E . Wel ls , Peterborough, Ont.

ADDITIONAL AWARD: I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e O . N . A . Awards p r e s e n t e d a t t h e banque t , S t e l l a Hodge, O . N . A . Area Co-Director f o r Area # 1, r e c e i v e d t h e L a i s t e r Keeper Trophy from

t h e I n g e r s o l l Coin Club, i n a p p r e c i a t i o n of h e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e c l u b .

ELECTION RESULTS: A s a r e s u l t of t h e e l e c t i o n , Bruce Watt was r e - e l e c t e d

a s P r e s i d e n t of t h e O . N . A . f o r t h e 1979-81 t e r m . H e r e a r e t h e r e s u l t s , a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e e l e c t i o n committee by t h e t h r e e pe r sons charged w i th an independent a u d i t of t h e b a l l o t s :

B a l l o t s r e t u r n e d : 78 minus - S p o i l e d b a l l o t s : 1 -

Votes counted: 77

B. Watt : 44 v o t e s T . Mas te r s : 33 v o t e s

C O N V E N T I O N DRAW RESULTS: 1 s t p r i z e a ah am as t r i p f o r two f o r 1 week): M r s . B . McDonald, Scarborough.

2nd p r i z e ($100 u n i t y g o l d c o i n ) : K . Kamler, Hamilton.

3 rd p r i z e ($50 c a s h ) : Duncan P e r k i s , London. 4 t h p r i z e (1979 P.L. s e t ) : Ne i l Re ib in , Ajax. 5 t h p r i z e (1979 P.L. s e t ) : J ack Tay lo r , Bowrnan-

v i l l e . 6 t h p r i z e (1979 P.L. s e t ) : Ann Corke, S t r a t f o r d .

The draw was a ve ry s u c c e s s f u l v e n t u r e . Thanks is deserved by a l l who he lped i n t h e s a l e of t i c k e t s , and a s p e c i a l t hank you goes ou t t o every- one who suppor ted our draw by pu rchas ing t i c k e t s .

K . Wilmot, Draw Chairman.

C L U B N E W S The BRANTFORD NUMISMATIC SOCIETY r e p o r t s t h a t i t s members enjoyed an O . N . A . s l i d e s e t on Canadian Large F ive Cent P i ece s , a t t h e A p r i l meet ing. A t t h e May mee t ing , t h e g u e s t speake r was Robert Aaron, who p r e s e n t e d a s l i d e s e r i e s on t h e Winnipeg Mint . I n a d d i t i o n , John Regi tko - incoming F i r s t V ice -p re s iden t of t h e C . N . A . - spoke b r i e f l y on t h a t o r g a n i z a t i o n .

The C A N A D I A N LARGE CENTS CLUB, headqua r t e r ed i n P i n e v i l l e , LA, U.S.A., r e p o r t s t h a t i t s Coin Week Canada campaign f o r t h i s y e a r was a g r e a t succes s . A t t h e same t i m e . t h e c u r r e n t n e w s l e t t e r e d i t o r h a s pu t f o r t h a c a l l f o r 3 new e d i t o r t o s t e p forward.

The ORILLIA CHAMPLAIN C O I N CLUB c e l e b r a t e d i t s 17 th b i r t h d a y a t i t s June mee t ing . On hand f o r t h e occas ion was a b i r t h d a y cake ( y e s , w i th c a n d l e s ) . The v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g g u e s t speake r f o r t h e even ing was Lloyd Graham, Adrnin. Manager, Bank of Mont rea l , O r i l l i a . H e d e l i v e r e d a t a l k on c o u n t e r f e i t c o i n s and banknotes , fo l lowed by a f i l m on t h e same s u b j e c t , t i t l e d " B a t t l e of W i t s u . A f t e r t h e f i l m , h e had on hand a d i s p l a y of c o u n t e r f e i t n o t e s - l a r g e and sma l l denominat ions , Canadian and U.S.A. A l l t h e members and g u e s t s p r e s e n t found t h e t a l k f a s c i n a t i n g .

A t t h e May meet ing of t h e C I T Y OF OTTAWA C O I N CLUB, M r . Gordon C . L e s l i e , of t h e B r i t i s h American Banknote Corpora t ion , p r e s e n t e d a t a l k on t h e manufac tu r ing of paper money. He p re f aced h i s t a l k by n o t i n g t h a t t h e

Company is a p r i v a t e company o p e r a t i n g ou t of a p l a n t l o c a t e d i n t h e west end of Ottawa. Its major compet i to r i s t h e Canadian Bank Note Company. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e manufacture of paper money, t h e company produces bond and s tock c e r t i f i c a t e s , cheques of a l l d e s c r i p -

r- - t i o n s , t r a v e l l e r s cheques, bank d r a f t s and pe r sona l money o r d e r s , and pos tage stamps. M r L e s l i e out- l i n e d t h e t y p e s of p r i n t i n g p roces ses used such a s o f f s e t , l e t t e r p r e s s , engraved i n t a g l i o , and g ravure , and expla ined t h e p r i n c i p l e s involved i n each pro- c e s s . I n t h e main p a r t of h i s t a l k , he expla ined i n d e t a i l t h e produc t ion of banknotes , from p l a t e making th rough t h e paper and ink used, t h e p r i n t i n g p roces ses involved , t h e numbering of t h e n o t e s , t o t h e f i n i s h i n g p roces s (which i n c l u d e s an examination of t h e f a c e and back of each s h e e t of 40 n o t e s ) . He concluded h i s p r e s e n t a t i o n with some b r i e f remarks on t h e p r i n t i n g of postage stamps and t h e scope of t h e s e c u r i t y arrangements a t t h e p l a n t . M r . L e s l i e ' s t a l k was supplemented by an e x c e l l e n t s e r i e s of s l i d e s .

INGERSOLL C O I N CLUB'S May meeting took t h e form of a j o i n t meeting with t h e WOODSTOCK C O I N CLUB a t Old S t . P a u l ' s Church i n Woodstock. Char les L a i s t e r a c t e d a s chairman f o r t h e evening. I n g e r s o l l P r e s i d e n t Thomas Mas te rs s t a t e d t h a t he hoped t h e two c l u b s had s t a r t e d a t r e n d and t h a t a combined meeting would be h e l d a t l e a s t once a y e a r hence fo r th . The speaker f o r t h e evening was O . N . A . Area D i r e c t o r Ken Wilmot, who d iv ided t h e c l u b members i n t o f o u r teams and proceeded t o conduct a au i7 on Cana- d i a n c o i n s . Team # 1 won t h e p o i n t t o t a l , and j u n i o r Tommy Koslonen accep ted t h e p r i z e f o r t h e team. Ken was p re sen ted wi th a 1979 membership i n t h e Woodstock Coin Club and a c l u b medal.

A t t h e June 5 meeting of t h e LONDON NUMISMATIC SOCIETY, t h e membership was informed of t h e dea th of long-t ime member George Warcup, who passed away on May 2 2 . Grant Monck gave a b r i e f r e p o r t on t h e r e c e n t O . N . A . Convention, n o t i n g t h a t t h e r e were some 60 c a s e s of e x h i b i t s , wi th some members of t h e c l u b winning i n s e v e r a l of t h e c a t e g o r i e s . Guest speaker f o r t h e evening was Paul Johnson, of Toronto, who i s t h e Second Vice- p r e s i d e n t of t h e Canadian Numismatic A s s o c i a t i o n . ' He spoke on t h e t o p i c " C o l l e c t i n g Numismatic L i t e r a t u r e f 1 . He o u t l i n e d v a r i o u s ways by which a numismatic l i b r a r y cou ld be b u i l t ; namely c o l l e c t i n g by s u b j e c t , count ry , o r p e r i o d of h i s t o r y . He compared t h e r e s e a r c h a s p r i n t e d i n some of t h e o l d e r s t a n d a r d r e f e r e n c e works t o t h a t which i s a v a i l a b l e i n t h e newer p u b l i c a t i o n s . I n t h i s way it i s p o s s i b l e t o fo l low t h e advances b e i n g made th rough r e s e a r c h . Paul a l s o o u t l i n e d t h e advantages of t h e smal l b o o k l e t s o r pamphlets which, i n most c a s e s , g i v e a d e t a i l e d s tudy of a l i m i t e d s u b j e c t . For t h e c o l l e c t o r of numismatic books, cond i t i on , a s wi th c o i n s , i s most impor t an t . Some books a r e good inves tments and can be s o l d a t a prof it.

T h i s May's meeting of t h e NORTH YORK C O I N CLUB, f e a t u r e d s h o r t t a l k s by s e v e r a l of t h e c l u b ' s members. Ca r l Anderson was t h e f i r s t speaker : he : d e l i v e r e d a t a l k on c o l l e c t i n g Canadian decimal c o i n s which was an i n s - p i r a t i o n t o bo th t h e novice and t h e v e t e r a n c o l l e c t o r . George F ra se r spoke on Canadian Paper Money c o l l e c t i n g and d i sp l ayed some Dominion of Canada n o t e s . emphasizing h i s c o l l e c t i o n of r e g u l a r p r e f i x e s , a s t e r i s k

no tes and rada r notes . Ken Bunnett, t h e next scheduled speaker suggested t h a t members forego h i s p a r t of t h e t a l k i n order t o enjoy t h e co f fee break, but he drew a t t e n t i o n t o h i s e x c e l l e n t d isp lay of Canadian pre-confederation tokens. Norman Belsten spoke on c o l l e c t i n g wooden money, a f t e r which he donated a s e t of Richmond H i l l wooden n i c k e l s t o t h e draw. After t h e coffee break, John Regitko spoke on h i s s p e c i a l t y of d i e v a r i e t i e s , weird and unusual money. He showed a s e l e c t i o n of emergency money. He a l s o t a l k e d b r i e f l y about h i s second hobby of photography. Harvey Farrow spoke about h i s d i sp lay of var ious medals. A g e t wel l card was passed around f o r mem- b e r s t o s ign , t o be s e n t t o t h e c l u b ' s convenor, M i s s Jean O r r . P lans f o r t h e annual garden p a r t y had t o be cancel led and replaced by a r e g u l a r meeting f o r t h e month of June. A 1 6 mm colour f i l m on "Coins For Canada and t h e World", by Crawley Films, was loaned t o t h e c lub by C . A . N . D . through i t s Executive Sec re ta ry A 1 Bliman, and was shown a t t h e meeting. Th i s e x c e l l e n t f i lm was enjoyed by a l l p resen t .

A t t h e June meeting of t h e RICHMOND H I L L C O I N CLUB, members ce leb ra ted t h e c l u b ' s s i x t e e n t h b i r thday. A huge b i r thday cake was on hand f o r a l l present t o par take o f . The c lub honoured t h r e e of i ts members f o r t h e i r he lp i n making t h e c l u b ' s Coin Week Canada promotion a success: outgoing C . N . A . Pres ident J i m Charlton, C . A . N . D . Executive Secre tary A 1 Bliman, and C.F.G.M. r a d i o pe r sona l i ty Ron Knight ( t h e meeting n igh t a l s o happened t o be Ron's own b i r t h d a y ) . I n a d d i t i o n , M r s . Corinne Gal lant was presented with a bouquet of roses f o r he r u n s t i n t i n g work f o r t h e c lub . Speaker f o r t h e evening was Myer P r i c e , Pres ident of t h e Canadian Paper Money Socie ty , who d e l i v e r e d a superb t a l k on t h e His tory of t h e Bank of Montreal.

Guest speaker a t t h e May meeting of t h e ST. CATHARINES C O I N CLUB was Bruce Watt, O . N . A . P res iden t , who gave a very i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k on wooden c o l l e c t - i b l e s . Bruce s t a t e d t h a t pos t ca rds and Xmas ca rds come i n t h i s form. They have been recognized i n t h e U.S.A. f o r about 1 5 t o 20 yea r s . Wooden money comes i n var ious shapes, such a s round, oblong, square and rec tangu la r . It has been recognized i n Canada f o r about 5 yea r s . The gues t speaker st t h e June meeting was O . N . A . Ed i to r and Canadian Coin News columnist Stan Clute . S tan de l ive red an i n t e r e s t i n g p resen ta t ion on ancient Roman co ins , which was augmented by numerous colour s l i d e s .

The May 14 meeting of t h e ST. THOMAS NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION heard t h e c l u b ' s Vice-president , Ray E l se , g ive a t a l k on "Col lec t ing Coinsn, which emphasized t i p s on buying and s e l l i n g co ins , on t h e c a r e of a c o l l e c t i o n , among o ther t h i n g s .

The June meeting of t h e THISTLETOWN C O I N & STAMP CLUB was an 0.N.A n igh t , a t which t ime Stan Clute , t h e c l u b ' s de legate t o t h e O . N . A . Convention, gave h i s r e p o r t on t h e convention. Henry Burke, O . N . A . Area Direc tor f o r Area 8 , spoke b r i e f l y about t h e O . N . A . , t h e n showed an O . N . A . s l i d e s e r i e s .

The annual co in show and banquet of t h e VICTORIA - SIMCOE NUMISMATIC ASSOCI- A T I O N , h e l d on June 16, was a very success fu l event . It was he ld f o r t h e f i r s t t ime, t h i s year , i n Cannington r a t h e r than t h e t r a d i t i o n a l Woodville l o c a t i o n . 19 d e a l e r s and 9 d i s p l a y s were present i n t h e auditorium of t h e Community Centre. Best of Show went t o Keith Severs of Cannington f o r h i s Canadian Coins d isp lay . F i r s t P lace i n Currency went t o Vern O1Connor of Lindsay, followed c l o s e l y by F. C . Jewett of Toronto. Vern OfConnor took

F i r s t i n B r i t i s h Coins. I n t h e Tokens ca t ego ry , F i r s t P l a c e went t o S tan C lu t c of' Toronto, Second P lace t o B i l l Gage of Shanty Bay, and Thi rd P lace .. t o h i s w i f e , Alma Gage. Norman Wells t ook F i r s t P l ace i n Miscel laneous w i t . a d i s p l a y of wooden money. Second went t o Ross I rwin of Guelph wi th an exhibit of m i l i t a r y badges. A h o t t u r k e y supper , wi th a l l t h e tr immings, wound u p t h e day. C a t e r i n g was by t h e Ladies of t h e Cannington Legion branch Z 5 G .

Thc May 15 th meeting of t h e WATERLOO C O I N SOCIETY heard member Ken McTavish d e l i v e r a p r e s e n t a t i o n e n t i t l e d TTOld Sheet MusicT1. Because of h i s exper ience i n t h c music bus ines s , Ken was a b l e t o t a k e members back many y e a r s through a h i s t o r y of shee t music, showing t h e s h e e t music, and t a l k i n g about some of t h e wel l known Canadian mus ic ians , many of whome he h a s known.

0 B I T U A RY W c a r e very s o r r y t o l e a r n of t h e pas s ing of M r . Ronald J . Dickinson, owner of North American Numismatic Exchange, of Toronto. Ron passed away i n T o r o n t o ' s Grace H o s p i t a l a t 5:30 P.M., Wednesday, J u l y 11, 1 0 7 9 , a f t e r a very l o n g i l l n e s s . Ron was O . N . A . L i f e ember-# 34 and a long-time s u p p o r t e r of t h e Assoc ia t ion . We ex tend sympathies t o h i s wi fe , Diane, and son, Stephen.

Banquet Speaker J . Douglas Award of Mer i t Winners: Norman Ferguson add res se s banque te r s . Wells (1979) l e f t , Thomas Masters

(1978) r i g h t , wi th F . C . Jewet t I who p re sen ted t h e awards.