WBCC Newsmail 266, Volume 6, September 15, 2001
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Composed with help from members of the
Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club (WBCC)
and weekly published by Frans Dubois, Netherlands,
WBCC Documentation Center
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Dear WBCC members and non WBCC members,

This week the world was confrontated with one of the most terrible tragedies
in history.
What happened filled us with fear, made us feel so sad and helpless.
Especially for our friends in The USA I want to wish them strenght in this
very dark period.
Our fifth anniversary is overshadowed by this tragedy. Still, I want to
thank in a few words all the members who made it possible that today we have
a club of friends for 5 years now. Thank you all!
Frans Dubois

 -Anniversary auction..by Rod Sell
Dear members

Our 5th Anniversary Auction (Number 29) is now open with the following lots.

Finland, 5 Euro 1997, Aviation, Aeromodelling. Reserve $1.00

WBCC Members Bi-Metallic Basel 2000, Reserve $1.00

Unique ORIGINAL of one of the first issues of The World Of Bi-metallics
catalog in Dutch
(De Wereld van Bi-metalen) Dated: June 20, 1995, 7 pages single printed.
Reserve $1.00

WBCC Encased ANA 2000, Reserve $1.00

Taiwan, 20 Yuan 2001, National Hero, native Taiwanese canoe Reserve $3.00

Taiwan 2001 $20. Reserve $1.00

1997 Hong Kong return to China Bi-metalic 3 medals set. Reserve $1.00

Somalia 1998 250 Shillings East African Bird Reserve $10.00

Somalia 1998 250 Shillings East African Bird Reserve $10.00

Somalia 1998 250 Shillings East African Bird Reserve $10.00

Somalia 1998 250 Shillings East African Bird Reserve $10.00

Somalia 1998 250 Shillings East African Bird Reserve $10.00

Schuler token, Tag der Offen Tur, 1997; TWOB Germany Commem. #7 Reserve
$1.00

Croatia, 25 Kuna, 2000, TWOB #6 Reserve $1.00

Canada, 2 Dollars, 1997, TWOB #1 Reserve $1.00

Italy, 1000 Lire 1997, Morocco, 5 Dirham 1987/1407
Peru, 5 Soles 1994. Reserve $1.00

: Singapore, 5 Dollars 2000 unc, Reserve $10

Brazil, 1 Real 1998 unc, Reserve $1

Russia, 10 Rubles 2001 unc, Reserve $1

Chile, 500 Pesos 2001 unc, Reserve $1

Philippines, 10 Piso 2000 unc, Reserve $1

A 1997 Canadian proof-like set. It contains seven coins including the
bi-metallic
$ 2 coin with the matte polar bear (Winnipeg variety). (This variety is more
common
than the Ottawa variety with the shiny polar bear). Reserve: $ 10.

This bimetallic token I find in a fair here in Sao Paulo and I think it is
used in beverage machines, the inscription "Vale um refrigerante" mean
"Value a soft drink".
Antarctica is a brazilian beer and soft drinks company.
It has diammeter 25 mm, both of sides have same figure and inscriptions.
Reserve US$5.00

Switzerland- 5 Francs 1999- Reserve $5.00

Switzerland- 5 Francs 2000- Reserve $5.00

Vaticano- 500 Lire 1993 and 500 Lire 1999- Reserve $6.00

Slovenia 3 Euro 2000- Reserve $2.00

Italy- Como- Laino Intelvi- 1 Euro 1999 Reserve $4.00

Cuban Mint medal commemorative of its 20th Anniversary, 1997, 50 mm.
diameter. UNC. Reserve Price $25.00 U.S.

Bickford Dollar, 1897, aluminum/bronze, 28 mm. diameter. VF+. Reserve
$50.00 U.S.

Italian set of guns 8 pieces. Reserve $17.00

Italian car Ferrari. Reserve $2.00

Italian car wash 2 pieces. Reserve $3.00

Holed tokens 2 pieces. Reserve $3.00

Gaming token. Reserve $1.50

The items can be viewed at
Auction 29

So please send your bids to me, Rod Sell now.

Regards,
Rod Sell
Website

Bi-metallic error coin from Great Britain. by Paul Baker
I often take a look at the forum page of the website of the British Royal
Mint. About six weeks ago a post appeared on the
subject of a mis-struck British bi-metallic 2 Pounds coins. The poster of
the message asked if there was much collector value to a 2 Pound coin he had
with an elliptical hole through it. After been given a description of the
piece, I explained to the poster (via subsequent e-mail) that likely his
coin had been made from a normal ring and a core that had received a curved
clip prior to striking. Meanwhile he persued a "definitive" explanation
about his piece from the British Royal Mint. This led him to send his 1999
dated coin to the British Royal Mint for their appraisal. A month later he
got back in touch with me, to inform me of the reply he had received with
the returned coin.

Here is the mint's "definitive" explanation, of the curved clip on the
centre part of the coin.

[start-quote] Examination has shown that the faulty appearance of the coin
is the result of an error in the minting process. What looks to have
happened is that the cupro-nickel blanks used for the central portion of the
coin was incomplete, having probably been punched from a portion of strip
from which blanks had already been punched. This defective blank was
subsequently fed into the striking area of the coining press where, together
with the nickel-brass outer-ring, it was struck by the £2 dies in the usual
way. [end-quote]
An image of the piece can be seen on the WBCC website.

Meeting WBCC members in Canada (1)....by Martin Peeters, Canada
(temporary)
>
 This is my first report of my visit to Canada for the WBCC Newmail. On
 September 2nd I arrived in Toronto. It was very strange but pleasant to
 receive and spent Bi-metallics in the normal lie like to do in Canada. As
 you know there is a Bi-metallic token from the Toronto Airport. I did ask
 for it to several people but nobody had ever heard or seen it. Obviously
 it is not in use anymore. Toronto has the so called CN Tower, 360 feet high,
 and they had a 2001 special set withe 2001 Bi-metallic 2 Dollar in it in
 their shop.
In the evening of September 4th. I met WBCC member #208 Kathy Beacham.
 Kathy, living in Toronto is one of the female WBCC members we have. Kathy
 and I had a very enjoiable evening taling about Bi-metallics other
 interesting stuff. As we were talking Kathy I noticed she is a talented
 Lady. Her hobby is not only collecting Bi-metallics and error coins, but
 also making cakes. She has made a Canadian Bi-metallic 2 Dollar error cake.
 If you look into the WBCC Website, you can see a nice picture of Kathy
with an WBCC "Certificate of Appriciation" in her hand) and a picture of a
 "Bi-metallic error 2 Dollar cake.
 On september the 5th I stayed in Niagara Falls, wooooow, really great
views on that amount of water. In de city I noticed a litlle coinshop.
Offcourse
Iwent in and ask the Lady about Bi-metallics, yes she knew one, "Yes, the
 Polar Bear". Asking her what she thought about the Euro's, she said: "I
 think Iraq will have some problems with it I think". I just told that the
 Euro will be used after January 2002 in 12 European countries and not in
 Asia. I left the shop a little disapointed.
 While I'm writing this I'm on my way to Kyle Mutcher in Winnipeg, and have
 to travel 31 hours by train. See you next time with my second report from
 Canada

Meeting WBCC members in Canada (2)....by Martin Peeters, Canada
(temporary)
 Well WBCC members this is my second report of visiting Canada.
 After a train journey of 31 hours I arrived september 7th in Winnipeg,
were WBCC member Kyle Mutcher was waiting for me at the trainstation. The
very
 first thing we did was visiting the coinshop of Marvey Daniels in
Winnipeg.
 Marvey showed us a very nice off-center Bi-metallic 2 Dollar piece. If you
 look in the WBCC Homepage you can see a picture of Marvey's coinshop and
of the off center Bi-metallic. It is possibl to buy this piece, Marvey's
email address.

 Sunday september 8th I visted a coishow at the Charter Hotel in Winnipeg.
I met several members from the Winnipeg Coin Club, and very nice
conversation about Bi-metallics and the futute (bi-metallic) Euros.
 September the 9th Kyle and I had a day off recarding Bi-metallics. On
Kyle's four-weeler we went into the beautifull wouds of along the Red
River. I
even saw a Bever in the wild building a big dam.

 September the 10th was the big day (RCM-Day).Kyle, several member of the
 Winnepeg |Coin Club and I visited the Royal Canadian Mint at Winnipeg. We
 got a wonderfull and amazing tout at the Winnipeg plant. We saw in
 production the new Bi-metallic 5 Soleros of Bolivia ! The visit at RCM was
 one many highlights of my visiting Canada till now.

 If you look in the WBCC Website you will see several pictures of this
second report.

-Meeting WBCC members in Canada (3)....by Martin Peeters, Canada (temporary)

On september the 11th I traveled by Greyhound from Winnipeg to Regina and
arrived after 8 hours at WBCC member Dean Neald house. After a very good
night of sleep on September 12th Dean and I visted 2 coindealers in Regina.
At Barrie's Coins and Stamps coinshop was nothing to report about
Bi-metallics. But at coindealer Dwayne McBride I saw sometink new. He showed
me a Blanc of the Canadian 2 Dollar piece. This piece was already joined
before striking and for my knowledge they are supplied by Schuler Pressen
(Germany) to the Royal Canadian Mint in 1996, while later issues were
separated before striking. I have already those seperated 2 Dollar Blanc so
this was new to me to see the joined blanc. If you have interest in
purchases the joined blanc, the dealer offers it for 100 Canadian dollars
at: Bridgefield Numistmatics, Dwayne McBride, Box 22109, Regina S4S 7G7,
Canada, Phone 584-1426.

New Bi- or Tri-metallic images....by Rod Sell, Australia

The new images shown at:
New Releases
New listed are:

Pepsi Token, Second Reverse.
Martin's Holiday images from Canada.

Enjoy.

Rod Sell
Website

Bi-metallic error coin from Great Britain..... by Paul Baker

I often take a look at the forum page of the website of the British Royal
Mint( http://www.royalmint.com ). About six weeks ago a post appeared on the
subject of a mis-struck British bi-metallic 2 Pounds coins. The poster of
the message asked if there was much collector value to a 2 Pound coin he had
with an elliptical hole through it. After been given a description of the
piece, I explained to the poster (via subsequent e-mail) that likely his
coin had been made from a normal ring and a core that had received a curved
clip prior to striking. Meanwhile he persued a "definitive" explanation
about his piece from the British Royal Mint. This led him to send his 1999
dated coin to the British Royal Mint for their appraisal. A month later he
got back in touch with me, to inform me of the reply he had received with
the returned coin.

Here is the mint's "definitive" explanation, of the curved clip on the
centre part of the coin.

[start-quote] Examination has shown that the faulty appearance of the coin
is the result of an error in the minting process. What looks to have
happened is that the cupro-nickel blanks used for the central portion of the
coin was incomplete, having probably been punched from a portion of strip
from which blanks had already been punched. This defective blank was
subsequently fed into the striking area of the coining press where, together
with the nickel-brass outer-ring, it was struck by the £2 dies in the usual
way. [end-quote]
An image of the piece can be seen on the WBCC website.

The WBCC Bi-metallic Quiz Game #266...by Jack Hepler, USA

The Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club (WBCC) was established
September 14, 1996 and is the very first Worldwide Collectors Club using
the Internet. Goal of the WBCC is to exchange Bi-metallics and exchange
knowledge about Bi-metallics. The WBCC has issued three special tokens
specifically for the club. Where were these tokens minted?
a. Belgium
b. France
c. The Netherlands
d. Portugal
Please send your answer to me: mailto:heplerj@juno.com Next week you can
read the correct answer.
Answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #265.
A stylized map of Croatia is shown on a 1997 Bi-metallic 25 Kunas.
Croatia is an Adriatic and a Central European country. It stretches in
the form of an arc from the Danube River in the northeast to the Istria
in the west and Boka Kotorska in the southeast. Geographically, it is
situated on the crossroads between Central Europe and the Mediterranean
Sea. The Croatian Adriatic coast is one of the most indented in the
world: it has 1185 islands and islets with a total coastline of 4,058 km,
the total length of the mainland coast being 1777 km or 1100miles. What
is the name of the river pictured on the 1997 25 Kunas described above?
a. Boka Kotorska
b. Danube
c. Istria
d. Rhine
Answer to Question #265 is "b", Danube.
Summary of answers to Quiz Game Question #264; 100% correct. Nine
players. You may be able to see the answer to many future questions in
earlier Newsmail issues.