WBCC Newsmail 441, Volume 10, January 22, 2005
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Composed with help from members of the
Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club (WBCC),
and weekly published by: Martin Peeters,
Netherlands, Focal Point of the WBCC
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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. Bi-metallic from Thailand...by Antonio Barrena Mateo, Spain
This third week of a good new year, I am showing items of both new and old things that include medal, coins and statues as well as my opium weight collection. For this sale, this lot will start at $1.49. I hope you all can find the things you are looking for and at the prices you can afford. I have dropped my prices as low as I can go for the authentic items I offer. This BU (brilliant Uncirculated) coin is dated the 2nd to 14th of October, 2004, but actually it was released for circulation just last year makling it the latest 10 baht Bi-metallic coin in the series. It has the Queen's head on one side and the CITES symbol ans letters on the back, the meeting held to help preserve our Mother Earth's treasures of nature.

2. Bi-metallics in Ebay...by Jose Luis Ramirez Monleon, Spain
* Bi-metallic 8$ from Canada
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3952545501&fromMakeTrack=true
* New Bi-metallic euro test from Vatican City
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3952685899&fromMakeTrack=true

3. The WBCC Bi-metallic Quiz Game #441...by Jack Hepler, USA
A bear appears in the design of a Russian Bi-metallic 50 Roubles dated 1993. The name of the bear is inscribed on the coin. What kind of bear is this? 
a.  Brown Bear.
b.  Siberian Bear.
c.  Himalayan Bear.
d.  Polar Bear.
Please send your answer to me: heplerj@juno.com
Note: See this coin and many others by visiting the WBCC website; http://www.wbcc-online.com
Answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #440:
Petroglyphs or Bioglyphs may be found in the design of a circulating Bi-metallic coin. The design is symbolic of a hummingbird or colibri, and may be seen as very large images on the plains of Nazca. The plain of Nazca is located in the country that issued the Bi-metallic coins. Where
is the plain of Nazca?
a.  Argentina.
b.  Australia.
c.  Kenya.
d.  Peru.
Answer to Question #440 is Peru. This question was inspired by WBCC Member, Hans Bucek.

4. WBCC Quiz Game Prize...by Jack Hepler, USA
A Bi-metallic prize will be awarded to a member who correctly answers the WBCC Quiz Game this week. If more than one member gets the correct answer, a random drawing will be conducted to select a winner. There were 13 players in game #439 and the winner was Brendan Sforcina (WBCC member #357).

5. New Bi- or Tri-metallic images.......by Rod Sell, WBCC Webmaster
The new Bi- and Tri-metallic images shown at:
http://wbcc-online.com/new-releases/new-images.html
* Thailand 2004 10 baht CITES
* Austria 2005 25 Euro with niob centre


6. WBCC Auction 71 accepting items......by Rod Sell, WBCC Auction Provider
Auction 71 is now open for listing lots. The auction starts in 2 weeks on the 5th February 2005 with WBCC Newsmail 443.
The lots listed so far can be seen at: http://wbcc-online.com/auction/auction71.html
Please email me with any lots you wish to list.  There is a maximum of 20 lots per member.
My email is Rod.Sell@elderwyn.com

See you next week.
Martin Peeters, Focal Point of the Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club
WBCC@kabelfoon.nl
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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 exchange Bi-metallics and exchange knowledge about Bi-metallics
WBCC Organisation:
WBCC Webmaster & Auction Provider, Rod Sell, Australia.
WBCC DoCu-Centre: Frans Dubois, Netherlands.
WBCC Public Relations: Cliff Anderson,USA.
WBCC Research Centre: Paul Baker, UK.
WBCC Developement Centre: Jack Hepler, USA.
WBCC ANA Focal Point: Ray Lockwood, USA.
WBCC Focal Point: Martin Peeters, Netherlands
WBCC Website
Bi-metallic Forum Page
The WBCC is sponsored at the Basel World Money Fair 2005,
http://www.worldmoneyfair.ch/home_engl.html , by:
Schuler Presses, Germany, http://www.schulergroup.com and
The Portuguese Mint (INCM), http://www.incm.pt