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        NumisSociety Featured in Nov 2011 Issue of The Numismatist 

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        NumisSociety is fastly maturing into a well respected place for coin-related news, discussions, and articles. Only a few years old, the site was recently featured in the Collector Tech section of November's edition of The Numismatist.

        Columnist James Bucki Sr. writes:

        "Some interesting forum discussions differentiate this forum from others and include Canadian coins, scrip, exonumia, Civil War Tokens, counterfeits/replicas, books, and numismatic photography."

        It was interesting to note that only a handful of forums were mentioned, and NumisSociety was one of them!

        Congratulations to all of our forum members!

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        1859 John Brown Medal - 19th Century Abolitionist 

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        Published on 12-22-2011 12:36 PM
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        Born 1800 into a family with deeply religious convictions, John Brown was raised by a father who was ardently opposed to the institution of slavery. Puritans by faith, his family moved from his birthplace in Connecticut to northern Ohio when he was just five, to an area that became prominently known for its abolitionist views.

        At 16 years o        ld, John Brown left Ohio and moved to Plainfield Massachusetts to further his education. There he enrolled in a preparatory program with the goal of becoming a Congregationalist minister.

        Soon thereafter though, he developed eye problems and a shortage of money, and returned home to Ohio. Four years later, John Brown married Dianthe Lusk, and about a year thereafter, the first of 20 children, John Jr., was born.
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        Young's Pier - Flip Flap Railway Roller Coaster 

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        Established in the late 19th century, Young's Pier was an Atlantic City entertainment venue that flourished through the dawn of the 20th Century. Built over top a pier on the surf, among its various attractions, it offered thrill rides and other amusements including a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, and a carousel.

        Russell Rulau, in his book United States Tokens, lists several exonomia pieces that were issued from Young's Pier. All but two were tokens. The other two consisted of hard, rounded-rectangular celluloid cartouches. One of those celluloid cartouches includes an extremely rare 10-cent admission piece to Young's Flip-Flap Railway. The Flip-Flap Railway was one of the earliest roller coasters along the Jersey Shore -- and in the United States in general.
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        The 1788 Warwickshire, Birmingham DH 1 Varieties 

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        Featured below are a group of the Warwickshire, Birmingham DH 1 and DH 1a Conder Tokens.

        A half crown was equal to 30 pennies, or 1/8 of a pound.
        A shilling was equal to 12 pennies.
        Two shillings, sixpence equaled 30 pennies, or 60 halfpennies.
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        The Forgotten Tokens and Town of Howell Works Garden, Allaire NJ 

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        In 1830s New Jersey there was a picturesque and grandiose town established, situated in Monmouth County, thirteen miles south of Freehold and six miles west of Sea Girt. Known as the town of Allaire, for two decades the town ranked as one of the largest industrial centers in the Eastern United States.

        The construction of an iron smelting works marked the town's beginning. Incorporated in 1828, the Howell Works Company began operations and a company town was created. Only three years thereafter, in 1831 the company was sold, and James P. Allaire, the company's president, purchased the company as its sole owner.
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        1863 - Albion Commerical College 

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        The Albion Commercial College was founded in 1860 by Ira Mayhew, a prominent educator in 19th century Michigan. An author of a watershed accounting textbook, Mayhew was viewed and esteemed as an expert in business financial practices.

        His accounting methods and theory were well received by both businessmen and business students alike throughout the country. Many of the accounting methods he introduced are still in practice today.

         Mayhew operated the college in Albion until 1869. After a mysterious fire which destroyed the college's building, he relocated it to Detroit Michigan.
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        The Allure of Patriotic Civil War Tokens 

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        Early in 1862 all coins disappeared from circulation. The general public, concerned about possible increases in values of all metals, began hoarding their change. First gold and silver coins disappeared from circulation. But before long, even copper coinage became extremely scarce. Virtually over night, there were practically no U.S. coins of any denomination in circulation. Merchants and proprietors found themselves in a difficult situation. With no coinage available, they were unable to conduct everyday transactions with their patrons. Resultantly, they found themselves forced to create and issue their own private coinages. The first of such appeared in Chicago in the early decade of the 1860s, and quickly spread elsewhere.
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        The Faithful Steward and Delaware's Coin Beach 

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        On the dark night of September 1st 1785 the Faithful Steward, having journeyed 53 days from Londonberry Ireland enroute to Philadelphia, ran aground during an intense storm near Delaware's Indian River Inlet. On board were 249 immigrants, Captain Connolly McCausland, a first and second Mate, 10 crew members, and 400 barrels of half pennies and gold-rose guineas.

        Having been blown off course, and surprised at the predicament the crew found themselves in, a sounding was taken. To their amazement, the ship was only in 4 fathoms of water, yet there was not the slightest hint of land within sight of the ship. To no avail, the crew attempted to free the 350 ton, 150 foot-long ship.
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        Johann Marr - Civil War Token Engraver - Milwaukee, WI 

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        Published on 07-20-2011 03:59 AM
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        Johann "John" Marr        , a native of Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1850. For 5 years he worked as an engraver at the colt gun factory in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1856, Marr moved to to Milwaukee. There, Marr teamed up with Danish Engraver Peter Louis Mossin, and the two created the engraving firm Mossin & Marr.

        Under their partnership, the firm of Mossin & Marr were responsible for a multitude of Wisconsin Civil War tokens.

        The work of Marr was second to none. Born in 1831, as a young and destitute boy in Germany, Marr was forced to live with         ...
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        The Winged Liberty Head or ‘Mercury’ Dime 

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        The Winged Liberty Head or ‘Mercury’ Dime
        Frank J. Colletti

        March 15, 2011　

        The Barber dime had been in production for nearly 25 years and it was deemed that a change was long overdue. The general consensus was that the designs as created by Charles Barber was         ...
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        Third Avenue Rail Road 

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        Published on 05-09-2011 12:22 PM
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        Starting in the mid-1800's,         New York City had a hodge-podge of multiple companies providing transportation services throughout the city. The Atwood-Coffee Guide to Transportation Tokens lists over a dozen such companies and their tokens.

         Tyson's Telegraph Line was one, another was the Harlaam Rail Road. And yet another was the Third Avenue Rail Road.

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        Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of April

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        <p>By CoinWeek &#8230;.. &#160; Big things are always happening at the United States Mint, but the month of April sees the beginning and end of some very important moments in American monetary and social history. You can&#8217;t get any bigger than the passage of the Mint&#8217;s founding documents, can you? Similarly significant are the seizures of [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/us-coins/big-things-happened-at-the-united-states-mint-in-the-month-of-april/">Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of April</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Aaron Berk: Ancient Coin Podcast – Episode 26

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        <p>In this, the 26th episode of the Aaron Berk Ancient Coin Podcast, ancient coin expert and dealer Aaron Berk&#8211;joined by his fellow Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. numismatist Mike Nottelmann&#8211;discusses the recent arrest of Roma Numismatics Managing Director Richard Beale for falsifying a provenance for the gold EID MAR aureus that his company recently sold for [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/aaron-berk-ancient-coin-podcast-episode-26/">Aaron Berk: Ancient Coin Podcast &#8211; Episode 26</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Guess the Grade of This 1856 Gold Dollar “Upright 5” From the Deadwood Collection

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        <p>&#160; * * * Here’s an interesting U.S. gold dollar from 1856. Can you guess the grade? In 1856, the United States Mint struck gold dollars with two distinctly different date logotypes. The “Slanted 5” variety, which is the much more frequently encountered version, features an italicized 5. This had been the style employed by [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/video-news/guess-the-grade-of-this-1856-gold-dollar-upright-5-from-the-deadwood-collection/">Guess the Grade of This 1856 Gold Dollar &#8220;Upright 5&#8221; From the Deadwood Collection</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        International Convention of Historians and Numismatists to be Celebrated in Santo Domingo

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        <p>The planning committees and hosts of the fourth International Convention of Historians and Numismatists (ICHN)—Santo Domingo MMXXIII—have announced that registration is now open for the upcoming event, set to take place June 28 through July 2, 2023, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A registration link is available on the congress website, https://santodomingo2023.com. Largely focused on [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/coin-shows/international-convention-of-historians-and-numismatists-to-be-celebrated-in-santo-domingo/">International Convention of Historians and Numismatists to be Celebrated in Santo Domingo</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Historic 1790 Thomas Jefferson Report on US Coinage Donated to ANA

        American Numismatic Association

        <p>Considered to be the most important document written by Jefferson while Secretary of State &#160; One of only six known surviving copies of Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s 1790 report to the House of Representatives on proposed weights, measures, and coins for the young United States has been donated to the American Numismatic Association (ANA) by collector and [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/coin-clubs/historic-1790-thomas-jefferson-report-on-us-coinage-donated-to-ana/">Historic 1790 Thomas Jefferson Report on US Coinage Donated to ANA</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Aluminum Coins – Rarer Than Gold?

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        <p>By Jack Vaughn for PCGS &#8230;&#8230; &#160; What do you think the cutlery was made of when Napoleon III had his prestigious guests over for food? Silver? Gold? The answer may be surprising, as they used aluminum cutlery. Guests of lesser status used mere silverware Aluminum is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust (8.1%). [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/coins/patterns/aluminum-coins-rarer-than-gold/">Aluminum Coins – Rarer Than Gold?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Goddess Isis on New Egyptian Gods Reverse Frosted Silver Coin

        Pobjoy Mint

        <p>Brand New 2023 Reverse Frosted Silver Bullion Coin Issue Limit of 5,000 Bullion Coins Worldwide * * * Pobjoy Mint is thrilled to announce a new reverse frosted silver bullion coin issued on behalf of Sierra Leone commemorating 250 years since the birth of British Egyptologist Dr. Thomas Young. The coin features the Egyptian goddess [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/bullion-report/goddess-isis-on-new-egyptian-gods-reverse-frosted-silver-coin/">Goddess Isis on New Egyptian Gods Reverse Frosted Silver Coin</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Stack’s Bowers Sells ~$700,000 in Bitcoin, Physical Cryptocurrency

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        <p>$679,456 (USD) in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency coins was sold by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in the Physical Cryptocurrency Session of their Spring 2023 Showcase Auction. This set a new record as the single most valuable live auction of crypto coinage and also reflects a 40% year-over-year increase in prices realized compared to the firm’s Spring 2022 [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/auction-news/stacks-bowers-sells-700000-in-bitcoin-physical-cryptocurrency/">Stack’s Bowers Sells ~$700,000 in Bitcoin, Physical Cryptocurrency</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

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        Item of the Week: 1870-S Half Dime

        Numismatic News Staff

        <p>Louis Eliasberg, Sr. thought he had done the impossible when he acquired a unique 1873-CC no-arrows dime back in 1950. He thought he had, with the purchase of the 1873-CC no-arrows dime, completed a United States coin collection having every &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/item-of-the-week-1870-s-half-dime">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/item-of-the-week-1870-s-half-dime">Item of the Week: 1870-S Half Dime</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Once Leading Way, Morgans Now Mixed Market

        Richard Giedroyc

        <p>Bullion and bullion-impacted coins continue to struggle as both gold and silver continue their slow yet modest decline. Generally available, yet collectible coins appear to be distancing themselves from bullion-impacted coins in value. There are weak spots in this area &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/once-leading-way-morgans-now-mixed-market">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/once-leading-way-morgans-now-mixed-market">Once Leading Way, Morgans Now Mixed Market</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Mint Statistics: WWII, Mayflower, Ornaments, Oh My!

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        <p>With the release of an almost-dizzying number of products, you will find quite a few additions to this week’s charts. Of note are the bags and rolls of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve quarter, the Mighty Minters and U.S. Mint &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/mint-statistics-wwii-mayflower-ornaments-oh-my">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/mint-statistics-wwii-mayflower-ornaments-oh-my">Mint Statistics: WWII, Mayflower, Ornaments, Oh My!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Simpson Quarter Nets $630,000

        Numismatic News Staff

        <p>Appearing at auction for just the second time in 113 years, a coveted 1807 Draped Bust quarter, the finest-known example of the type, ex: Stickney-Clapp-Eliasberg, brought a record-breaking $630,000 from the Bob R. Simpson Collection at Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/simpson-quarter-nets-630000">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/simpson-quarter-nets-630000">Simpson Quarter Nets $630,000</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Numismatic Gifts Have Enduring Value

        Pat Heller

        <p>My grandfather Louis Heller was one of those who inspired me to become a coin and paper money collector.  Before he died in the 1980s, he gave me a cigar box of inexpensive foreign coins from his collection. There weren’t &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/numismatic-gifts-have-enduring-value">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/numismatic-gifts-have-enduring-value">Numismatic Gifts Have Enduring Value</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Stack’s Bowers Acquires Coins in Motion

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        <p>Stack’s Bowers Galleries has acquired a business named Coins In Motion LLC, it announced Nov. 18. The patent-pending Coins In Motion technology creates high-resolution animations that “accurately capture the in-hand visual appeal of coins and bank notes in a manner &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/stacks-bowers-acquires-coins-in-motion">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/stacks-bowers-acquires-coins-in-motion">Stack’s Bowers Acquires Coins in Motion</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Ghana Coin and Bank Note Trade Deemed Illegal

        Richard Giedroyc

        <p>If you’ve ever considered becoming a coin dealer in Ghana, you might want to think twice.  The Bank of Ghana, the African nation’s central bank, recently announced it is illegal to profit from buying or selling the nation’s coins or bank notes. In an Oct. &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/ghana-coin-and-bank-note-trade-deemed-illegal">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/ghana-coin-and-bank-note-trade-deemed-illegal">Ghana Coin and Bank Note Trade Deemed Illegal</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes

        Kerry Rodgers

        <p>On Jan. 15, during Spink’s NYINC World Banknotes Sale, highly collectable examples of all three known denominations of Sarawak 1945 small change notes will be of offer: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. Their provenance could not be better: &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/spink-to-offer-sarawak-1945-small-change-notes">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/spink-to-offer-sarawak-1945-small-change-notes">Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

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