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Bi-Metallic Collectors Club Newsmail # 686 |
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WBCC
Newsmail 686 Volume 15, October 3, 2009 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 Past Newsmails can be found at http://www.wbcc-online.com/newsmail/wbccnews.html Dear WBCC members and non WBCC members, Name: Charles Nash (WBCC member #503), USA Age: 80 Profession: Retired Hobby: Collecting foreign
coins for over 20 years, World coins especially Bi- and Tri-metallics Goal: Adding
Bi-metallic coins in the 20 th. Century to
my collection How did I know about the
WBCC: Searching the internet for Bi-metallic coins
2. WBCC
members meet.....by Cliff Anderson, USA
On Saturday, September 26, 2009, Paul Baker (WBCC #85) hosted Cliff Anderson (WBCC #38) at Paul’s home in the Midlands of England. Paul graciously displayed and described his coin and token collection from worldwide sources. Of course Paul had all the current bimetallic issues, but he has also been doing detailed research in many other areas of interest. Here is a photo of Paul and Cliff examining and exchanging Bi-metallics. See Paul’s fascinating “Numismatic Dimensions” website, www.wbcc.fsnet.co.uk, which contains many separate pages on bimetallics and other coin topics.
3. Bi-metallics from Belgium
and Mintmark..........by Jacek Stącel, Poland
I see
that Belgium is a new mint mark. New Director of the
Mint is Serge Lessens.
"Pen" will also appear on the circulation of the Belgian
coins next year.
4. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2009
from Belgum.......by Martin Peeters, Netherlands
Here is a picture on the Bi-metallic 2
Euro 2009, commemorate Louis Braille
External ring:
CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass Diameter: 25.75 mm Width: 2.20 mm Weight: 8.50 5. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2009
from Italy............by Jacek Stącel, Poland
This is
the Bi-metallic € 2 2009 from Italy ,
commemorate Louis Braille. Emission date October 15.
6. Bi-metallic 10 Rouble
2009 from Russia....Antonio Mateo, Spain
A new Bi-metallic 10 Rouble 2009 from
Russia
The reverse: On the disc - the image of the coat
of arms of the Republic of Komi. The inscriptions on the ring along the
rim: in the upper part - "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION), in the lower one - "РЕСПУБЛИКА КОМИ" (THE REPUBLIC OF
KOMI).
7. Bi-metallic of An English Historic......by Cliff Anderson, USA Several previous
French and English monarchs had engaged in touching ceremonies,
especially to cure what was called the “King’s Evil” or scrofula. Scrofula was a tubercular skin disease that
affected the lymph nodes in the neck. The “royal
touch” ceremony developed from the belief that the monarch possessed
divine power and thus could cure disease. That
belief and practice died out in the early 1700s.
This Bi-metallic is called a “touchpiece”. It was given to a supplicant before or after being touched by the handS of King Charles II during his reign from 1664 to 1685. <>Charles II was the son of Charles I who was beheaded by Oliver Cromwell. So his coming to the throne was the “Restoration” of the monarchy after the bleak period of Cromwell’s anti-catholic Commonwealth. Charles II resurrected the ancient tradition of the “royal touch” to emphasize his “divine right” to rule and to endear himself to the populace.This bimetallic piece, copper center and brass collar, shows the angel, St. Michael, piercing the dragon, representing divine triumph over disease. The image of the angel also was revived from earlier coinage. The legend reads “Soli Deo Gloria” (Glory Be to God Alone). The ship was a regular image in early English hammered coins and later coinage as well. Note that King Charles II ("CAR . II") claimed to be king of Britain, France and Ireland by the grace of God ("D . G . B . FR . ET . HI . REX"). One authority states that some of these touchpieces were deliberately pierced for wearing suspended around the neck when passed around to family and friends who could also share in the curative properties of the King’s touch. This piece shows some wear indicating a lot of touching. So if you’d like some of the King’s divine cure, touch this image! Other Bi-metallic pieces were issued during the reigns of both Charleses: the rose farthings and tin farthings that had an alternate metal plus or wedge inserted. This piece is 28 mm in diameter, plain edged, and weighs about 10 grams.
9. Bi-metallic MTT from Poland
(1)...by Stanislaw Bulawski, Poland
New Polish Bi-metallic MTTs from Leba
Mint. City Nowy Targ, 10 dutkow 2009, Diam 27 mm, ring
- brass, center alpaca, issued 5.500 pieces
10. Bi-metallic MTT from
Poland (2)...by Stanislaw Bulawski, Poland
2 different
Bi-metallic MMT's from Radom, Poland
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11. Encased Club
Token.........by Martin Peeters, Netherlands
An Encased coin you don't see often in
Ebay;
1934-D Buffali Nickel Encased Omaha
Coin Club.
12. Bi-metallic Quiz Game
#686........by Jack Hepler, USA
This week continues
the quiz series called, "Whose Face".
Whose face appears on the 1984 Bi-metallic 500 Lire of San Marino? See this coin and others at the WBCC website: http://wbcc-online.com Please send your answer to: heplerj@juno.com Answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #685 Whose face appears on the 1987 Bi-metallic Moroccan 5 Dirham? The correct answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #685 is King Hassan II. WBCC Quiz Game Prize
A Bi-metallic prize will be awarded for the correct answer. If more than one member gets the correct answer, a random drawing will be conducted to select a winner. The #684 Quiz Game winner is Gabor Toth, WBCC member #80. There were eight players in this game, all of whom had the correct answer. 13. The WBCC
Bi-metallic Super Quiz 07......by Jack Hepler, USA
Bi-metallic One and
Two Euro coins issued in all of the Euro issuing countries shows a map
on the common side. Approximately one millimeter below the image
of Spain, three dots may be seen. What do these three dots
represent?
(This question was suggested by Hans Bucek.) Answer to Super Quiz 07 A landlocked Euro issuing country issued a series of 9 Bi-metallic coins of the same value. One obverse of these bimetallic coins is again used on a coin of the Euro series of that country. What is shown on that common obverse? Answer: The façade of the Secessionist Building in Austria The Super Quiz 06 Winner was Meir Sapir, WBCC Member 296. There were five players who had the correct answer. The tie breaker resulted from a drawing. 14. The WBCC
Bi-metallic Super Quiz 7......by Jack Hepler, USA
The WBCC
Bi-metallic Super Quiz 07......by Jack Hepler, USA
Bi-metallic One and Two Euro coins issued in all of the Euro issuing countries shows a map on the common side. Approximately one millimeter below the image of Spain, three dots may be seen. What do these three dots represent? (This question was suggested by Hans Bucek.) Answer to Super Quiz 07 A landlocked Euro issuing country issued a series of 9 bimetallic coins of the same value. One obverse of these bimetallic coins is again used on a coin of the Euro series of that country. What is shown on that common obverse? Answer: The façade of the Secessionist Building in Austria The Super Quiz 06 Winner was Meir Sapir, WBCC Member 296. There were five players who had the correct answer. The tie breaker resulted from a drawing. The
new Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images shown at: * Belgium 2009 2 euro Louis Braille * South African 2010 Football venue
See You next week.
Martin Peeters, Focal Point
of the Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club ---------------------------------------------------------- The Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club (WBCC) was
established September 14, 1996 and is the very first Worldwide
Collectors Club using the Internet. WBCC Organisation: The WBCC will attend the following future International
events: * 6th Coin Event Numismatica Herentals, Sunday December
13, 2009, Herentals Belgium, http://www.numismatica-herentals.be
* 39th World Money Fair, January 29 to 31,
2010 in
Berlin, Germany http://www.worldmoneyfair.ch/wmf/english/index.html
* 10th Northern Coin Event 2010,
Saturday September 18, 2010, Assen, The Netherlands, www.muntmanifestatie.nl
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