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WBCC Newsmail 448 Volume
10, March 12, 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. A new WBCC member.......by Martin Peeters, WBCC Focal
Point
We have a new WBCC member. Let me introduce him to you:
Name: Piran Broadbelt Member 365
Male/Female: Male
Country: England
Homepage:n/a
Age: 26
Profession: Computer Technician
Hobby ): 'Commonwealth' Coins, especially Bi-Metallics
How did I know about the WBCC: Found site whilst searching for information
about Gibraltar's Labours Of Hercules BM's
2. New Image Library Austrian Pages.......by Rod Sell, Australia,
WBCC webpages provider
I wish to thank member Filomeno Koch for creating and looking after our
Image Library Austrian Pages.
The new pages can be viewed at: http://www.filomeno.de/Bimetallics/austria/Austrian_Bimetallics_01.htm
The Image Library Austrian link is now directed to this page. If any other
members would like to create and look after the images for their Country
or region, please email me at: Rod.Sell@elderwyn.com
Currently several members are creating pages for the Image Library.
3. Bi-metallic Car Wash Token in Ebay...by Michael Ayrapetov, USA
I found on eBay bimetallic Generic Car Wash token of USA: Obverse - "CARWASH
TOKEN NO CASH VALUE $1.00". Reverse - "CARWASH
$1.00 VALUE". The Url is: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7976&item=3962712531
4. Bi-metallic from Vatican by Michael Ayrapetov, USA
In the site of The Eurocoin Pages I found the picture of the bimetallic coin
of Vatican City 2005 "20 Years World Youth Cologne". The URL is: http://www.eurocoins.liesemeijer.com/Commemoratives2euro2005.html
5. The WBCC Bi-metallic Quiz Game #448...by Jack Hepler, USA
Gibraltar issued 12 Bi-metallic coins from 1997 to 2000. The designs of these
coins show the 12 trials of Hercules. Hercules' task shown on one of the
coins is to bring back the belt of Hyppolyte. This was not an ordinary belt
and not an ordinary warrior. Hyppolyte was queen of the Amazons, a tribe
of women warriors. In which trial, is Hercules shown with Hyppolyte?
a. Trial Three.
b. Trial Five.
c. Trial Seven.
d. Trial Nine.
Please send your answer to: 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 #447:
The European bison (Bison bonasus), also called the wisent, and zubr, once
roamed the great temperate, deciduous forest that stretched from the British
Isles, through most of Europe and into Siberia. After nearly becoming extinct
the bison today consists of about 1,000 animals, with 69% free ranging in
Poland, Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Romania, and Ukraine. Which country features
the bison on a 1994 Bi-metallic coin?
a. Poland.
b. Russia.
c. Lithuania.
d. Ukraine.
Answer to Question #447 is Russia.
6. 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 nine players
in game #446 and the winner was Claudio Revello (WBCC member #207).
7. 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
* Mexico 2005 100 Pesos Guerrero
* Austria 2005 2 Euro
* Canada Four Corners Coin and Currency medal
* Andorra 2003 fantasy euros
* Vatican 2005 Fantasy euros
* Vatican Medal
* Poland 2003 Fantasy 1 Euro
* Mexico Hidalgo $100 gold and silver centers
8. WBCC Auction 72 accepting items......by Rod Sell, WBCC Auction
Provider
I am now accepting lots for Auction 72 which will open in April.
The lots listed so far can be seen at: http://wbcc-online.com/auction/auction72.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 ClubWBCC@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
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