| Worldwide Bi-Metallic Collectors Club Newsmail #371 |
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WBCC Newsmail 371, Volume 8, September 20, 2003 Composed with help from members of the Dear WBCC Members and Non WBCC Members, Welcome into the World Of Bi-metallics. I really hope you enjoy reading this weeks WBCC Newsmail. 1. A new WBCC member.....by Martin Peeters, WBCC Focal Point We have a new WBCC member. Let me introduce him to you: Name: Filipe Simao (WBCC member #306), PortugalE-mail: no loger available online) Age: 27 Profession: Inkjet Media Specialist Hobby: World coins including many Bi- and Tri-metallics Goal: World Coins Against: Fakes and tokens 2. My new E-mail address..by Ivan Florin, Belgium Please notice my new E-mail address, Ivan Florin (WBCC#12):(no loger available online) 3. The WBCC at a Dutch Coin Event ... by Martin Peeters, Netherlands Today September 20th 2003, the biggest one-day coin event of Holland will be held in the Mercure Hotel Haren-Groningen, Netherlands The event, is called "Noordelijke Muntmanifestatie", and the WBCC wil be present with their own booth. You can meet WBCC members Frans Dubois, Jean Verleg and Martin Peeters at the WBCC booth #30. 4. Bi-metallic Euros from Sweden..by Martin Peeters, Netherlands This week the Sweden became the first country to say no to the euro since the currency went into circulation at the beginning of 2002. So no official Bi-metallics 1 and 2 Euros for many years. Next vote in Sweden will be in about 10 years. 5. Bi-metallic 10$ from Australia (1)..by Rod Sell, Australia The Royal Australian has released for sale today the Sydney Mint Centenary Pattern $10. Mintage is 10,000. The coin is 99.9% silver with gold plated centre. The cost is about US$70. 6. Bi-metallic 10$ from Australia (2) ..by Jose Ramirez, Spain If you see in the royal Australian Mint webpage you can see the new bi-metallic coin of Australia. I saw this coin on Ebay auction and try to buy it on the mint online shop, the coin is available now. 7. US Bi-metallic Municipal Trade Tokens..by Cliff Anderson, USA
The Newsmail of May 17, 2003, listed and described the following newly
issued US bimetallic municipal trade tokens. These American towns had
followed the numerous Canadian towns in issuing commemorative tokens.
You can see these pieces in the "New Images" section of the WBCC website,
under the April - June 2003 category.
The following additional US towns have also issued their own tokens, which
can be seen in this week's New Releases:
All of these are fascinating because they feature local vignettes and
anecdotes. LaSalle displays a downtown building and a heraldic eagle seal.
Fordland also sports an eagle, apparently in honor of their local high
school. Lakeville's seal bears what looks like an onion.
Demarest in curious because it does not mention its state. The only town
currently named Demarest in the US is in the northeast corner of New Jersey.
Its buildings on both sides of the token are interesting. Reardon's piece
is beautifully engraved to show ducks flying over an agrarian scene and
other icons of their area mixed with "100" candles. And Mackinaw's
pictorial also combines images of fishing, deer hunting and falconry.
Notice that the Nyssa piece shows a covered wagon, emblematic of the town's
location being on the Oregon Trail. This piece has two reverses, one being
an enameled geode because that area is where a lot of those globular stones
with beautiful crystalline centers are found. People in Nyssa call these
geodes "thundereggs". But the town also produces sugar beets and onions, so
they also call the town "home of the sweet and strong".
I understand that these MTTs, or some of them, are still available. Any
members wishing to order any or all of these pieces, contact Cliff Andersonand I can
further guide your requests. 8. The WBCC Bi-metallic Quiz Game #371...by Jack Hepler, USA
The elephant belongs to the order, Proboscidea, and family
Elephantidae. An elephant is in the design of the 1996
Thailand Bi-metallic 10 Baht that commemorates the 50 year
reign of King Rama IX. Which species of elephant is larger? 9. WBCC Quiz Game Prize...by Jack Hepler, USA
The special prize to be awarded to a member who correctly answers the WBCC
Quiz Game this week (#371) will be a Bi-metallic coin from Thailand. If
more than one member gets the question right, a random drawing will be
conducted to select a winner. The winner of the Bi-metallic Chilean 500
Pesos 2003 (WBCC Newsmail #369) is Javier Oraindi (WBCC member #280). 10. New Bi- or Tri-metallic images....by Rod Sell, Australia
The new Bi- and Tri-metallic image shown at:New Releases 11. WBCC Auction 60 accepting...by Rod Sell, WBCC Auction Provider
I am accepting lots for WBCC Auction 60. You only have 2 weeks until this
auction starts, so please list your lots now. The lots listed so far can be seen at: Auction 60.
Please note this Auction will close at 11.30 PM Sydney time on Saturday 11th
October. This is early Saturday morning in the USA and mid afternoon in
Europe. 12. Bi-metallics from Africa.......by Ivan Florin, Belgium
Regarding new issues, I am just back from Africa and got some new extemly rare Bi-metallic commemoratives. The ones illustrating in the WBCC New Releases are from Benin, Cameroun, Ivory Coast and Niger 150.000 CFA 2003 Bi-metallics with Sterling silver in the centre and a golden crown around (24 carats). Mintage is only 25 pcs ! There is also for each of those types a vesrion in Copper-Nickel and Bronze issued at 500 pcs each. In addition I have you can see in the WBCC New Imges section one of the national newspaper from Benin as I was there on the day of issue ! I have managed to get some of each types. The precious metal ones I am selling them at 250 Euro each (face value is already 230 Euro !) (of those I only have a couple left !!) and the ones in base metals at 50 Euro. (there I have about 100 pieces left) (normal price for collectors is 65 Euro). "See you" next weeks" |