OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

WATERLOO, ONTARIO

1967 - 1969 0. H. A. OFFLCrnS - .----.-

7 i-ast ?resicleiits -- n IL. 3. Rekofeki (1962-65) L. T. Smith (1965-67)

Fresident -- ':!illian Enzlish

Vol. 6 -- June, 1?67 Page L:3

3~~iy!q10 &~J$TIs~.~~-~IT: _.___ ~LS~CII.TIOT\T _- -----.. I:EDAUIST OF T Z - ZtZ -.--

I lr . Jme s~.-C&r_1.to~

For outs tancling contributions t o Canadian nmlis- inatics i n Ontario aiicl the vrorld, a man ~ r h o has long deserved. recognition -- Jixl Charlton, a s v:e a l l lcnow 11jr;l, has don2 ?-tore i n the advancenent of the present clay hobby than any other Caiiadian . Al~tliougli Ontario I - - res idents a r e e l i g i b l e uncler the 0 . N. I!. r u les , i ~ . I

C l ~ a ~ l t o n wou.ld be deserving even i f t he f i e l d was ogen t o any contr ibutor .

H i s rmny contribu-tions - include. t h e Ir3tandard Cat logue of Canadian Coins, Tokens, aiid Paper 1-1oney,l1 -- t h e co l l ec to rs l Sible; speaking engagements set cl11.S meetings and banquets ; exhi'oiting displays ; and- imparting knovdledze t o a l l who inquire. A s a dealer , i s belt! i n t he highest esteem by a l l who lmow him. :

tZ so l i d gold medal, su i t ab ly inscribed, has been I

presentecl t o Ja:~es E. Ch~.r-lton, I.1eeclaaU.i~-t of the 01itarj-0 &bmisnatic i?ssociation f o r 1967.

PIUCS IDEi.JT"'sI~iBS~~f,C,~ -- * .. -

-Inother term of o f f i c e 1za.s produced. r?er.! milestol-ies n i n ov.3: Associ-?.tion. l h i s i s your :Issociatrion, and we need

t h e help of every member t o nake it, gro1.r ancl prosper. 'The f i rm founclation foimed. ?YT O U ~ Founding fiesicleiit, n. R. ' 2ekofsIci, and b u i l t on 112.r our Fast Fresident L. T. Smith, i s now read:: f o r f u r t he r so l id sxpansion . ikny z\~i l l i i ig hancls v j i l l .r:lake t he t a sk enjoyable t o a l l .

To i.nake your- Association grow t o new heights, +re ask you t o a s s i s t by being ac t i ve members; pa r t i c i pa t e in t h e services avai lable ; a t t end club meetings; submit displays; and ge t one new member t h i s year.

T l ~ i s i s E O I iZssociatFon -- ?'!e need you 'LO he lp : T ~ ~ .

Let u s lcrow how we tail be s t help.

B i l l English

President.

F i r s t Vice-president -- Ueiz i i~l.n~o

Seconcl. Vie, e-president -- i - , 'a l ter Griggs

Secretary -- Kic t l~ :Eclc!leton

n l r easure r -- Smce H. Y~ISZZXLPXI

Lkilin,; An~dclre ss_ Zcx 33, !-:;l.ter-loo, Ontario

DEECTOCS - ,ZZA 1 Ho7:arcl ::hitf i e l d " 2 ?I. E. Pa t Laqbert

3 J. &l?:rard Stahley LL Don Fl ick

'I 5 H. E. Jephson I r 6 John Xegitlco Jr. I r 7 Charles i-I i l ler ' I E a r l C. C+rand~aison I t 9 John I.IciCag-Clement s 10 Charles 3 . Lais ter

- - iiISTOF11i"iN - 7.bl-ter Griggs

PJBLICITP - L. T. Sclith ( T e r . ~ ~ o r a r ~ )

LIz2jLRId$j - l{j-s. H a z e l ifunro 3703 Kingston IZd. Scar$orough, Ont.

DISHL'LY C ~ S E SZZVICE - Fraidr G. Ut t ley l36 Joseph St . Iii-ichener , Ont .

;:IJDZO '~TISI~;~L SQL'~-~-CE - Charles 5. Lais te r No. 3 Highpray Tillsonburg, Ont .

:Xr.703 - Vacnnt I-t i s urzent t h a t

t h i s post be f i l l e d a s soon C, s possi13le. Direct a l l names ~ t o t h e 0 . N. A. Box 33, list.

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l i l ?~ l ica t ions - - published i n t he i d l a y i s sue of the 0nt.ario i'Trn.ismatist have now '?een I at; czp-Lec!. Fne follo1:~ing app l ica t ions have been recej-vecl. If no wr i t t en 0b.j ect ions a r e

?:ecei.ved, t h e i r acceptance r > r i l l be a.c!:nonleclged i n the July i s sue of t h e Ontzrio ?kv2i.snati s t . 53 3.. X. Voaden, 26 Blain Pla.ce, St . Catharines, , Ont . 564.. 1Ceit.h F. T!lonpson, 3 hlashville h e n ~ ~ e , Apt. 3, Toyonto 15, Ont . 585. John Sob e l , 154 l hnro Ell-ci . , T.'illor:,rdale, O n t . . 5%. Harold 5. Sllannon, 9 i ~ n c ~ o f t Place, Toronto 5, kt.

587. J. Shlm~arek, 613 Dr,reedsi~uir dveiiue, @ttai:ra 3, Ont . 7 583. George L. Bansejr, 157 Hollailcl. kenue, Ottawa 3, Ont,

583. Rev. John F. i?unner, 90x 11, Coe H i l l , Ont . 590. A. C. Christianson, 6201 Carleton Avenue, Sea t t l e , ':ash. 98108, U. S. A.

591. Jm.les T. Flood, !.hidstone, Ont . 572. l i c 1 ~ - I.iorse, P. 0 . Sox 91, S ta t ion (H) Danforth Avenue, T o r h t o , Ont.

593. Don.?-lcl I?. i ~ a l i b e r t e , 212 Br;l,~dges St . , Stratgord, Gnt . 594.. John Bereford, 195 Re:deigh Drive, Apt. 515, Toronto, Ont.

575. !!alter Huslca, 1 Fitzgeralcl S t . , St. Catharines, Ont .

n J-he Ontario T~Tv_misr~a.iic !Issociation, i n order t o give recognit ion t o a gre2t numis- x a t i c scholar and wri ter , presented Fred Bowcan 1.rit11 an Eloizorary Life I.iem5ership. -': spec ia l plac!u.e, 1,iith the 0 . T!. -'i. c r c s t and sui-tab17 inscribecl, rras presented -to 1%. - %oi:!i9an a t t he F i f t h Annual Convention Banquet, I&:7 27, 1967.

EX LI33IS 0 . N. it. -- Fazr-:]. I,Iunro - Librarian

Su-rely one of t he inost re';avcling posi t ions on the 0. F. 2. Xxecutive i s t h a t of LTSrarian, f o r no other o f f i c e c a r r i e s riiJi.h i - t so many f r inge benef i t s f o r so l i t t l e eTfort. Iio~,rever, uy, t o no1:! t h e Libr.aqr seems t o have %en sonething of a "Cinderella of t h e Services," ancl i s l i t t l e used. Perhaps one of t he reasons i s t h a t merhers 2re not ai:fai-e of t he va r ie ty of boolcs avai lable , o r not her.? t h a t they a.1-e nvai lable 09

r e c l ~ ~ e s t . Since -the mou-ntain has no-t come i o i.bham~ned, lbhanrnecl 1.~il1 have t o go t o tile a o u n t ~ i n , and s'ta.rl;ing t h i s month, I plan t o publish excerpts f ron t he b o ~ k s on the Library shelves .

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The OI'iTL!~310 MJI.IISLfiLTIST i s p ~ ~ b l i s l ~ e d monthly 12y t h e Ontario T\h.Imismatic .':ssocin-Lion -?,

-:-:e ~11JIlic2.tion may be ohtained with memberships of one of %he following categories: 7 I ~ e ~ ~ l - l a r ne'Ders -- $2 yearly; Juniors -- $1 year ly (up t o 18 ;rears of age); 3u.sbanc'L ~ i ~ l 7 r . -

~ l c (one journal -- $3 pearly; Club -- $10 yaarly. Snecia.1 0. I?. A. S te r l ing S i lve r k?,:-lel Pine (scre1:i back o r pin back only $2.50).

Se!:lit.tances (?lus bank exchange i f pa.id by cheque) payable t o t h e Ontario fibis- :;.:ttiz !..'i:jsociation, P. 0. Bo:c 33, ?!aterloo, Ontario.

l l ~~ tho r i zed a s seconcl c l a s s n ~ a i l the Post Office Depa.rtrnent, Ottaxa, anc! :For ?a,y?zcn.L of postage i n cash.

It i s r a t h e r hard t o knol:,~ where t o begin, s ince t h e m a t e r i a l ranges over naiiy f i e l d s . For e,:,u;q:le t h e r e i s a n austere- looking book oil Ancient Greek co ins s tanding r a t h e r s t F f f l y a1:lay from a paperback on contemporary grading. On e i t h e r s i d e a r e books en :3ritis!1 ancl Commonwealth Coinage, hooks on hoards, on s i l v e r co ins and coFper, on p ipe r cu.rrenc:.T, and oil miscel laneous s u b j e c t s r e l a t e d t o numism-?.tics. mere i s even a i2oolc. on Counter fe i t ing . (No, no t on how t o ! ! ) Ho~t~ever, j u s t t o be i n t h e Conf edera t io l i si:rb-, I Id li!:e t o a ~ r o t e from t h e Bank of Canada s bcolrlet "Pre-Confedera.tion Cu~renc-7 i n Can3da1l, !.:indly donated b y t h e Curator of t l ie !\?uiismatic Col lec t ion , 1.h j o r Sheldon- 3. Ca.rrol.1. It i.s unfortuna. te tl1a.t t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s ( i n co lou r ) cannot he reprociu.ced, i3u.L t h a t i s rrhere t h e Library Serv ice comes i n , and. tl-ie booltlet w i l l be mailed 0u.L i-.o any ;ae~.ber r:~ho i s l . , r i l l i n ~ t o pr.17 t h e pos-tage b0t.h ways.

"As vie c e l e b r a t e t h e centenary of Confederation it i s i ~ i t z r e s t i n g -to r e c a l l tl? 8.t

.tkc besip-qing of Ca.l?ada7s currency preda.ted Confederation bp n e a r l y t%!o hun~ l~ec l ys:s4i-s, On t l i i s and t h e fo l lo t r ing pazes examples of t h i s e a r l y currency a r e i l lus ' trat ,ecl. qlc-;~ have 'seen s e l e c t e d from t h e Sanlr of Canada ' s n ~ m i s m a t i c col lect , ion. I

Tic: C L ? . ~ ~ money sl?own on t h i s page has a dramatic h i s t o r y , I n -the e a r l y clc?.ys o? PTcTc.vl n L1!-31ice it T~fas -the p r a c t i c e t o send ou t a supply of co ins on -the f i r s t s h i p i n -Ll?e 7p7-iny +:;o be used i l l pa:ring t h e t roops anc! t o purchase ~LI: -S ancl. o t h e r r a w proclucts. i.31en t h e

cupply s h i p re-turned t o France j.11 t h e f a l l it took wit! : it most of t h e ca ins t o pa:r -taxes aiitl p ~ r c h a s e mnanufnctu!-ed goods f o r t h e colony. This r e s u l t e d i n a s c a r c i t y of . .

co ins every ?;linter, anti caused c.oiisiclerable i n c o n ~ e n i e n c e . F ina l ly , i-n 1685 t h e Intenclant, J~?xc!ues cle Zleul.les, clecicl.ec! t o i n t roduce an emeq;ency i-ssue of paper money. As t he re T.rer.c no p r i n t i l l s p re s ses a.nd no supply of suitable paper a v a i l a b l e t h e no te s v e r e h . - : i i c l i t e n on -the backs of p lay ing cards. ilt t h e end of t h e y e a r t h e no te s !:ere r e -

1 cit:c!nec! in f u l l . In subsequent g e a r s f u r t h e r i r s u e s :.rere made. The f i r s t f i v e i s s ~ 1 . e ~

n ;.re?--c !nacle on plasrillg cards . l h s i r retei-rLion a . f t e r t h e r e d e ~ ~ p - t i o n d a t e was punisha.!,le 12:~

r'!ea.tli nnrl 110 spl?cjxiens o f t h i s pla?;iiig card currency have survived. h t e r i z s u e s !;ere r:lncie 03 p1a.in 1:~llite cs.rdboard slid. a few of t h e s e can be Pou.iicl toclay i n rnuseun collec-Lion. ni

li~i: one i.liusti:a.tecl h e r s i s on p l a i n ci11i-te cardlmai-d and. ?!as i s sued i n 1735.

Card ~nol~cy 1,ra.s sul?pleri~en-tecl by 'lorclonnanceslt or 9 reasu ry no te s issv.ec1 b:~ t h e Go~rern.ol- :i.t "iazbec. I f t e r t h e Treaty o f F a r i s , i n 1763 t h e ouLsta.nc!ing issu.es of ca.rcl .-l.oi?e;,r ancl oi-d-onnances wej-e liot recleenzed. This creatocl a d.is'trus.t of pL:.per noney vihicl? l a s t e d lo;- rl?.n;r yea r s .

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FoT over 60 g e a r s a f t e r t h e founding of .-!uebec t h e inhc?bi tants of I'lew Frzilce uscci o?:.dinc.r:- French co ins . I n 1670 Louis Y I V i ssued t h e f i r s - t co ins s p e c i f i c a l l y Cesi.:ned for. ur- ~e i n Cai.i-?.cla. These were s i l v e r co ins i n t h e de.no~ninations of 5 s o l s aild 1 5 sol.:;.

I n 1721 copper co ins viere prorluced f o r c o l o n i a l u se ancl i n _lri38 sr,i_;tll co ins macle of b i l l on (an a l l o y of coj,pe?- ancl s i l v e r ) were in- t ' rod~~ced i n t o French Canada..

The ':a,? of 1612-14 wa.s f inanced b2,r t h e i s s u e of hixy sills frorl t h e I?eadqu.arters of -the S r i t i s h A n q ~ a t "uebec. A t t h e end of t h e erai- t h e s e b i l l s were redeefi~ecl i n f~ lL1. This r e s t o r e d tmst i n paper money and paved t h e 1Ja-y foi- t i le f i~:s t Canadian ban1.r~ ?ih!i~h appearecl 011 t h e sce11.e a fer:,~ y e a r s l a t e r .

From 1763 t o 1367 almost nothing was done t o provide a n o.Tficia.l coinage f o r tlle < -1

y _ J - ~ Calonies i n North America r&rhic!l now nake up Sanacla. In t h e f i r s t h a l f of t h e l%?l

c entur:,r co ins of small denomination were i n very shor-t sul:ply anc? seve i-a1 banlcs ?.!eye grantecl : ~ u t h o r i t y t o i s s u e penny and ha l fperm- tolcens. '3iese were t h e !3=7.~1< of 7 b n t r e a l , The Fluebec %aid<, The Ci ty Sank, and La Sanque du Peaplc i n Losrer Canada and t h e Sad: of Cana.da i n ?:,rha-t i s now Ontar io.

Continued.

A number of mercllants i n Upper and Lo~rer Canada a l so issued tokens t o increase the supply of small change. 'Their tokens vrere frequently l ig l i t e r i n weight than t he bank 3 - - - xo!czns. ?lost of t he merchants ' tokens were f o r a penn:r or a halfpew but one firn, Lessl ie 8. Soils, issued a l a rge -tr.ro penny piece, the onl-7~ coins o r token of t h i s d e ~ o ~ u n - a.tion ever issuec! i n Canada.

Ihxrinz tlie Century before Confederation tlie supply of !io!?le:n.acle and imported coins and. i;ol.;ens uas sup;>lementecl h- - fo re icn coins ; t h i s g r ea t l y comp1ica.t ed. bu.siness ti-ans- ac t ions . During the ea r l y p a r t of the 19th century t he corrrnnest s i l v e r coins i n cii-culatioii weye t he rjpanish d o u s r s , ?:rhich ?.!ere minted i n huge qua.nti t ies fro!? the ricl-i s i l v e r n ines of 13e:tico ancl South :her ica , and tlie ITnitecl. S ta tes ha l f do l la r .

Coins from a r i t a i n , France, rortu!;al 2nd alrnost ever;? o ther European country ac!c!ed t o tl?e n-oneta.q confusion t h a t plagued Canaclians before Confederation. Our forefa thers hac! t o be Talniliar not only l.vzith pounds, sililli .ngs, and pence, and d o l l a r s and cents b11.t a l so wit11 Yrancs, ecus, p is tareens , clucats, gui lders and. ma.il:r o the r coins ~15 th 1-on?.ntiic . . sonnalng names.

In the .'itlantic Frovlnces a sliorta$e of coins a l so resu l t ed i n a. number of issu-es of il!ercliants! tokens. The goverments of Eova Scotia ancl. ITela Brunswlc!.: issuecl penz?y and ;ia.lfpen_rq~ tolcens during t h e 1g30 s, 40 f s , and 50 s . Friace Ed~.vard Islancl ~ L p o r t e d lizlit weight tokens beariq; suc!~ p a t r i o t i c slogans a s "Success t o t he Fisher ies" and "Speed

- - t h e Flough. If :.:e~,rfoundland too, had i t s ea r l y merchants tolcens.

The Spanish do l l a r c i rcula ted f r e e l y i n Frince Td~trard Island. As it was ratecl higlier i n - [a l i f= tlialz i n C l ~ a r l o t t e t o ~ ~ n t he supply of tliese coins tendecl t o flot.1 out of .L 7 - - n LJit: Island. lo correct t h i s citl-zation Governor Sinit11 i n 1613 had the centre lxmchecl O U * ~

of 1,000 of these coins so t h a t t h e j ~ would not be ncce?tecl out.sic!e t he Island. Tlle t-zu-Lsicle rin: !.]as t o c i r cu l a t e a t 5 s h i l l i n g s and t h e centre "plug" a t 1 sh i l l i ng .

%-eye ,.;ere t i a e s ~ lhen t he su-nly of I"orei.cn coj-no, banlc tokens anc! merchantsf tokens vas so inacl.ec~uate t h a t a h o s t any c i - r c d a r piece of m t a l was acceptable 2s a coin. One device resorted. t o l,p so~ae i ixenious people rras t o re!:love t he shanks from the becks of i-c-ilital:~ b~i-ttons, f l a t t e n t he 5ut tons out ancl ?v.t them i n t o cil-ci.iLqtion ?:here they\: :.!ere noTe read i ly accepted a s halfpennies.

Tlle 131-xclsonl s 9ay Conpany a.nd t he North-"est Comp;zi?;lr i ~ : sued t.oltens f o ~ . use i n t h e i r t r ad ing posts i n the f a r nortli ancl the f a r west. 'ilie u11i.t of t r ade was one pj-ime beaver akin 3ncl a11 o-thqr furps anci trar1.e :;ooc!s r:rere v ~ l u e d accord in^ t o t . l ~ i s u.ii5.t.

The discover: of' golcl. i n -3rit.ish Columbia prompted ~?'bve~i?or Douglas t o s e t up a ~ i . n % a t Idei.1 ?!iesi1nil1ster ancl s+.r ike $10 and $20 gold pieces i n 1G62. .?s -t!ie p12n did not !lave Iixperial anproval it cage t o a sudden enc! and vesr fe?! coi-ns ve re str~~-c!:, 'file iUust3-at ion i s talcen from a spsciqen i n t he 21-usewl of t he &yal i l int , Innclol?.

In 1258 the Province of Can~cla aba:~dolied tjle s t e r l i n g system and the f i rs t decimal coins i n t he clenominations of l c , 5c, 10c, and 20c were issued. I n 1870 when thc f irst coins were issv.ec! f o r 'ihe Doninion of Canada, t he 20c piece l:las replaced. by a 25c coin ctnd -the 50c piece was acldecl..

bring t he 19th century over a l ~ u ~ d r e d mte- issuing 3adl:s ogere.ted i n Camda. ?if-ter Confedera.tion many ba.nks disappea.red through absorption am1 mlalyanat.ion and Yiis - ;~-eztly reclucecl -the tremendous va r i e t y of notes i n cii-culation. Since 194? (~rherr t he 3-

note i ssuing potrer of t he banks fin all:^ expired) only t h e Sank of Canada, whic!~ was l:si;a!,lished i n 1934 by -'ict of Pai-lianent, has had t h e au thor i ty t o iss~1.e paper moncy. n I.oda:?, 100 years a f t e r Confecleration, Canadians a r e ablz t o carny on t h e i r b11.sin.e~~ ~!i..t.h o n l ~ r one type of coin and. one t ~ r p e of paper money. I f

To "reacl-al l 'abalit' it1' - j u s t send your reuuest t o Tks. Hazel T.hmro, 3703 1;i.ngston Xoac'!, Scarborough, Ont .

EDITOP~S NOTE - Ilrs. IJunro has suggested t h a t a book review he placed i n each month s - - publ ica t ion . This i s t h e f i r s t r epor t (P. 4 5 ) ~;r!iich we hope v ! i l l s t imula te i n t e r e s t i n T= l ibrap:.

I"it.rARD ?~!IIflmS 22T THE Of\TTllRIO N.Jl4ISlP;TIC ASSOCIIZTTON 5 th CO~NTIOIUT

Categoqr #l - Junior - l t i s s Sherry English (IS&), James Bo~jen (2nd).

Ca tego1-y ;;2 - Canadian - D. ?:'ark; F lor ida ( s t ) , E. Jephson, O ~ e n Sound ( ~ ~ I c I ) , 15s . IC. Fl i l lard, i..ioodstoc!r (3rd) . .

Categoly ,3 - Centennial - Don F l i ck , Oakville ( l s t ) , Allan licr\Tah, l n ~ e r s o l l (2nd), Lee !\jroub, Toronto (3rd) . .

Cakgorg i:'4 - Tokens - !!. Thompson ( l s t ) , Ed Stahleg, Ili.Lc11ener (2nd), Jo l~n Shaw, Kitchelier (3rd) .

Catezory ji'5 - Canadian Currency - John r'.ezitko, Toronto ( l s t ) , Gordon Gray, ?l.lmesford (212cl), Vince Do--an, Toronto (3rd) .

Cet ego ry i;'6 - ~ ~ ~ i ~ a l - JJoyd 8. & i t h , h n d o n ( l s t ) , !.!ayne Thompson ( 2 n d ) ~ Fu l l e r , ICi-tchener (3rd ) .

C ~ t e s o r y i47 - :'Iorld C ~ ~ r r e n c y - Lavinia Tl?ompson, Toronto ( l s t ) , Albert Frill-et (2nd), i2icl1ael Gray (3rd) . .

Catcrory L2 i:!8 - I.:orlcl Coins - Mrs. Cmldie \.:ark ( l s t ) , Lloycl Hottot, Kiagara (2nd), Lee Ayoub (3rd) .

Cztegoq? ,;!9, - I~Escel laneous - Percy Elgie, Thamesford ( 1 s t ) , Ross Intiin, Guelpli (2ncl), l J i l f Zrb, Kitchener (3rd)

G:~.'L?~DL'~LRB - i b . Don.Flicl,cof O a k ~ i l l e f o r h i s Centennial Display .

SFl?C?'I"L - I&. John IIcKag-Clements, -FIailybury ( l s t ) , Rcanlus I<oltman, Toronto (2nd) Del Cur t i s , .Innon (3 rd )

ED STAHLEY il: :NZD - Albert F u l l e r

lZLB3RT FULLZZ 117. .!,?_",D - John English

CLUB i'd%!S

B!L~I'JTFa?ZI COIM CLU9 - meets Secolld Sunday, '7:00 13. m., I-Iotel ICirby, 9rant ford ..----a-

- - I i r . Lloyci I-!og@arth presented a colou.red movie r;!ith taped bxckground nmsic on h i s

t r i p t o Sov.tl.1 ,PLfri.ca. This proved t o be j -nterest ing and inTonnai;ive. !.!alter Criggs a.nnounced t h a t the Centennial Nedals, which a r e exce l l en t souveni rs have a r r ived , and a r e a v a i l a b l e . -

. - - - C~?TFC!!L C C I N CLUB - Z.Ieets every iionrlay evening at, t h e Ceni ra l Y. 11. C. I:., Toronto

Ji~leet;in,;s i n Apr i l heard IIJr. Fred Jer.:ett speak on t h e llNumisma-tic Libraa?~ i n t h e gorie and a t -the Coin Club. Jim Cllarlton spol:e on present-day na rke t cond.it.ions anc! tlhe -t:?pe

of coins being co l l ec ted ; a l s o flOdcl and Curious IIoney. ilt another meeting 1.h-s. Lou-ise Cka!larc spoke on "The Dealer and t h e Coin Col lec tor . l 1 I1Tlie Feas t of 3;. George" was -the r "e~ . tu :~e of a d i sp lay 2nd t a l k de l ive red by Iaks. ' '.?innifred IJa,tl~er.

Zeports ?or t k e f i r s t two IIay meetings t e l l t h a t !.ir. John Cur t i s spoke on "Love k l c e i ~ s ~ ~ a t t h e i"i.rs t meeting and t h e second meeting, ancl t h e second meeting hcarcl ?Jex 1 - ~m-n-o l o r a s e r i e s of s l i d e s and tall: on 118Jecessity Tbney."

EDITORS PICTE - Other c lubs r:r11o meet on ly ollce a raontl~ can t ake a l e s s o n from t h e Cent ra l - Coin Club. Froil;rmnne Direc tor , John Regitko i s t o be com.pllirnented f o r t h e w i c k ~ : ~ . r i e i ; y of nw.Zisma~ic lcnowled~e m ~ d e a v a i l a b l e t o t h e Toronto c o l l e c t o r s .

ii;Li.iILTON C O I N CLgS - 1,Ieets Second S~nGzy, 8:OO p. m., a t i?ent~'i~orth !as Hotel, -- -------- - EImilton .

Five displa-grs were s e t . u p f o r t h e A p r i l meeting covering Lincoln cents , f r a c t i o n a l cLI.rrency, I s r a e l , mint s e t s , ancl English coins. Sic1 Ph i l ips presented h i s "Lighthearted Look a t t h e Liiicolii cent .

1 proposal t o arrange t o v i s i t o t l ~ e r clubs dic! not meet wi t l - ! much success, due -to prohlens with transporta. t ion and inconvenient meetin:; t i n e s , f o r a group t o be a b l e t o a t tend.

- LNGZiSOLL COIF CLUS - 3 i r d Ibnc?ay ezch month. --- ---.-- A C. IT. iZ. LUdio Visual, production of t h e Vancouver i'hmism.tic ,Society rjas ' en joyed - -

by 19 nenbei-s ancl pes-Ls a t the April meeting. Alan i i ~ ~ j ' o presented t h e C. I:. d. a recorcled tape t,o supplement the -Lezrt of "ihe presentat ion.

I<ZIJT COIlT CLUE - Third l'iednesclag, 8:OO p. m. S-t. J o l ~ r ? ~ s Farish Hall, C!iathcm. ----- .-- - .-..- Sanely Saini'!,zys conclucted a coin qixiz which was enjoyed by a l l p e s e n t e t the ~ l p ~ i l

neeting. 3 1 0 new d i r e c t o r s , -Jack Simpson and Dave Cregg were added t o the Club E-xecubive. '

1 was ab le t o a t t end i;!lc 1h.y n ~ e e t i n ~ of t h e Kent County Coin Club, ar?d 3:! happy t o repor t t h a t tiley have a very a c t i v e club. The hospi-!,ality was r.ronderful.

LO;!DOM 3JdT.IISii".%IC SOCmTY - Meets F i r s t Tuesaay, 7345 73. m., London Labo~l .~ H a l l , Lonclon.

Badges and m i l i t a r y ins ign ia was t h e t o ~ i c chosen bjr I%.. lh. T. I~TcH~i.gh, .r\rhich ?.!as cnjoyscl by t h e 37 men~bers and gues ts present a t t h e E:hy meeting. The I,ky bullei;in a l s o i.nclv.clecl t ~ ~ r o papers by 2dex S~,aeeton on ItArchaeolo~y ancl I~Jumismat i~s~~ ancl I1T!le 1949 and 1 196& Canadian S i l v e r Dollars.

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ST. CATHG?INZS C O I N CIJU3 - Third 3uiiday each month .- Several c1.isplay-s were entered a t t h e -4p-ri.l meetins with t,he follo~~!in.< ~:liniiing i n

the senior c lass : 1. Betty Lou Sel lo~vs 2. Catharine O b l i n s l ~ j 3 . \.Tictor Sne l l Juniors v!i.r!ners ?!ere: Deborah Eellows, 2. Cathy Dorsey 3. John Savlatzlqgr Jr.

Ovar 100 rnelnbers ancl p e s t s a l s o enjoyed a 50-lot auction. Pat hmlxrt announced tllc City of St,. Catharines Centemiial i~leclallions a r e s e l l i n g wel l .

ST. TIIOTQ'tS T~XJI.IISI~L'~'i'IC !iiSS@CI.'~TION - I k e t s second Resrl.ay each month, Grace Uni-l;ed Church, St . %omas.

The !~pri l meeting was a genera l t r sding, buying an(! s e l l i n g meeting. Plans were unden~ay f o r t h e Centennial coin which looks l i k e it, shoulc! have Yeen a big success. The Club puL a l o t of work i n t h e preparatioils f o r t h e show.

S.i?lTLd ~?~i~lISl~f.':TiC: 7OCIETY - Ileet s F i r s t "Tednesday each month - 8:OO p. m. Canacla ----.- Trust 3~1ilrling.

I.iembers and guests a.t t h e Ayil meeting saw an 0 . N. :2. i"~udio Visual present,zl.tion on :~o?m.n coins sho~in 123~ Fred b b e r t s o n . Clc7.rr;nce IIcGee announced t h a t t h e r e w i l l be a coin 31107:! i n Sarnia, tjlis year.

T@RO!JTO COIK CLUB - l'ieets four th S?.turda;y, 2:C)O p. m. - 'Iioyal York Hotel, Toronto -- - 1.k. J. 3. Glarl ton gave an i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k a t t h e I.iarch meetins. hig11li:~ht of

J. ~.,!lc meeting "as a d i sp lay of t ! ~ e ori:?inal sketc!les (8" i n diameter) b.7 t h e l a t e C'lizabeth i $ ~ n 'bod of her C e n t , e ~ n i a l designs f o r t h e 1967 coinzge. 12 display of uncir- ;.:;.~la.tecl (1-ecimal coins and Bahamian paper money were a l s o shorn. The S l ~ ~ b ' s Centemial ;.!.zclals a r e s t i l l ava i l ab le i n s t e r l i n g s i l v e r ancl bronze.

i!ATWLLaOO COIP SOCIXTY - Meets t h i r d Tuesday a t 7:30 y. m. a t T'Taterloo Co;.?munit~~ Services Board (old ~ i b r a r y ) !raterloo

me April meeting heard Frank Ut t ley and 3iU Enzlish explain how t o make ciisplays and t he judging point systen. 1?ith e ight d isplays on hanc! each member ancl guest j~dgncl one display and learned t he r e was rnore t o judging than .they thought.

Ibny clubs w i l l suspend the Ju1:r and Aups t meetings so check ahead i f you plan t o a t t end an out-of -town meeting.

If yonr club i s planning some spec ia l event, please ~ e % your nc t i ces t o t h e ed i t o r a t l e a s t t ~ . - ~ o months i n advance. I n t h i s way we can help you adver t ise .

August 8 - 12 American 1;lmisma.tic ,l.jsocia.t~ion 76th Jm-ual Convention, i ~ e r i c a n a Hotel, I~Earui Beach, Florida, U. S. JL. General Chairman - Sidney V. Snith, 2512 Siscayne Blvd. , l.Eami, Flor ida 33l37

; ~ u ~ s t 8 - Sept. 4 0. )I. I. Coin Exhibit a t Canadian National e l ~ i b i t i o n , Tbronko. 10:OO a. m. - 10:OO p. m. each day except Sundays - l?o adxtission charge. General Clza.irman - Vince Doran, 606 Pape Lvenue, Toronto ,

A L I ~ . 31 - Sept . 2 Canadian Numismatic ,Issociation Co~vention, Chateau Laui-ier, Ottarnla, Ontnrio . Cha.irmn: Sheldon S. Carroll . Contact Secretary Ijirs. E. C. Grandmaison, 5 51 Sroaclvie-r;r l ~ v e n ~ ~ e , Ottawa 13, Ontario

I ' iu~u s t 23 London PJuismatic Society 15th Annual Banquet - I-Iot e l London. Chairman - Vm. N. C12rke, 167 Delavlare S t ree t , London, OntarFo.

I 'L~-sst 23, 24 Central Coin Show, Wes-tbur~r Hotel, Toronto. Sponsor: Central Gjin Club, Central Y. 1.7. C . A,, 40 College S t ree t , Toronto

Norfolk Coin Club - Centennial Coin S1or.r anc! Banquet. Banquet t i c k e t $2.50 General .ldmission 25 cents. Guest speaker - B i l l English. Contact Firs. E l s i e Ficlc, Box 309, Simcoe, Ontario

n Transportation Ticket ancl Token C.lzo~~. Central Y. K. C. A., loronto Dealing w i t h s t r e e t ca r , bus, suhway, bridge, e t c . Contact John Regitko, 29 Spruce S t ree t , Toronto 2, Ontrrio.

TI+'; HISTO?Y' OF TI-In ON:L-CPJE C O I N XI<Hi3ITIOZ\TSIS --- .----*-- -.-, -..- ..- - 1964, 1965 1966, 1967 - - L,----

by John Regitko Jr .

Three years 2g0, the Canadian National Echibi t ion 's f'hnagement clecicled. it vas about time the?^ incorporated an ;iRTS, CR,'lFTS :?ID HOSSIES SI.TC!'f a s a na.jor fea tu re of t h e world ' s l a r z e s t pel-r!~anent e rh ib i t ion , the year ly Cana.dian National Fxfi.i.'~ition held i n the &hibi-Lion C;rouncls i n Torontc, Ontario. They a l l o t ed 10,000 square f e e t cf space i.n t h e ilor.then?n portion of the Ceneral %hib i t s 3ui ld ing t o t h i s venture. prominent nunis.- mat i s t of Toronto was contacted b:y th.: ChE ancl. he recomrnen&.ed t h a t perhaps t he bes t organization t o undertake t h i s ventura t h l t was expected t o bTing m i s m t i c s t80 uptfarcls of one quar te r of a mi l l ion people would be t he Ontario I\hmismatic ..Lssociation, raiber t h ~ n a n 3 o ther Provincial o r &Tat-onal group. Since t h i s was a mqjor underta!~:iln_g on

on benalf of the coin clubs throughout Canada, and a s a mat ter of f a c t throughout the r !o~ld since many foreign vis i to l -s were expected, l o c a l organizations were iluled out . The Orztx-io Phnismatic -'issocia.tion acceptecl and the work began on construc-liiig the s2eci .d securi ty-tables t h a t would house t he many exh ib i t s . Frank Ut t ley of Kitchener designed Vi?e tables ancl co-ordinated t h e i r construction. Tke many coin co l lec to rs t h a t visi tecl t he Coin 300th must su re ly agree th3.t Prank not o n l ~ m ~ ~ s t have spent . countless hours i n drawing up the blue-prints f o r the somewhat complicated arrangernent, but he des- igned t ab l e s t h a t would be a grea.-t de te r ren t t o even the most claring of j.ncli.vj.d.v.als. These t ab l e s a r e unique i n t h a t they can be dismantle6 o r assembled qu i t e e ~ s i l g , and provicle easy viewing of d isplays while a t t he sane time providing maximum secur i ty and neatness i n housing.

.'.t f i r s t it vlas believed t,!lat only one sect ion of the huge t a b l e s would be re-dp by I he openil% of the 1964 since t he carpenters :,!ere on s t r i k e . .'ilthoul~li the s t r i k e uas s e t t l e d only 10 days p r i o r t o the openin2 and vork 112d got ten way ?2ehinc?, through some s o r t of a mi!.-a.cle a second t a b l e was finis!led 2 days before opening. Feed- l e s s t o say, although fLlex IIunro of Scar!~orougl! and m:.rself, a s Co-Chairmen, ?!ere al;le t o f i l l t h e f i r s t 24 display-slot s on t.he f i r s t t a b l e ~ ~ i t h o u t mu ch t rouble , consic!erable d i f f i c u l t y was expected i n f i l l i n g the second 24-case sect ion on such shor t hotice. FIo?:~ever, t r u e t o form, members of t he Ontario ~ h n - i ~ m 3 ~ t i c ~ 'Lssocia t ion and l o c a l coin clu:?s, when they heard of the p l igh t , cane rushing d.or.rn -r\!ith c!isplays t h a t 1.iere of excel lent qua l i t y f o r the viewing of the general non-collectin:y public -- nct too much . infornation; nea-tness and e:!re-appeal; j u s t tke ri,?ht ingredien.ts. From a l l inc!icatiolis, the : ? i r s t -ZTS, CEI,FTS .;ID HOSBIZS SFIO''r was a huge success ancl, according t o o f f i c i a l CI:Z estiinates, over one quar ter of a mi l l ion people passed tllrough the doors of the Cene~aL Exllibit s 3uilding.

n Again i n 1765, the Ontc?.rio T5umism.tic A'kssociation v~as asked t o pa r t i c ipa te . l!?e t oka l a rea foY all hobbies 1:Ias emanded b.- 202 t o 12;000 suuare f e e t , v!ith the Coin -.,- ! ~ l ~ i b i t i o n taking up 1007; more space, doubling the 1,000 square f e e t we were "cranped" i n t o -to an area 2,000 square f e e t i n s i ze , the seconc! l a r z e s t area f o r aq,r hobby ( the sJi2np clubs 1.ecei.ved inore space but, from repor ts of the p~l-blic and coin col lec tors , c:oins a.ttractec1 more people b:~ f a r a s could be seen bg t he public cla!noring thyee r?:n_d lour deep at. tbxs t o look a i t h e numisnat.ic displa;[ys.

A s i n t.he f i r s t year, hundreds of people took t h e time t o v i s i t our :Lur?io Visu2.l Tlleatre t o view fi lms on how coins a r e minted a t the Royal Canadian iEnt ("The Ibney !.Tint,ersrr) and hol;? paper money i s pr in ted under t he sv.pervision of t h e 3ad: of Qnacla (Honeg i n your ~ o c k e t ~ ~ ) . The f i lms, a l t l~ouzh ava i lab le fi-om the Film Lenclin;; Librar ies of .the I\Iational Film Soard of Canrda. a t a fee , rsere.loaned -to us free-of-charze 1~y the I . . InCernational i'lickel Company and t.he 3ank of C2m.da, Ottaisa. ~ igaln , many n ~ m i s n a t i s t volunteerecl. t o loan displajrs t o us t7.11.d a l so help man the boot11 so t h a t t he pu1)lic could a-lr cjuestions rela.t.ing -to coins. X m a p of Ontario s!iovri;r~:; t he loca t ion ancl meeting place of every coin club, 1.vhet11er OT\!:; rne~qber o r not, was prominently displa.?red agalns t one of the back-drops. Names and add!-esses of i n t e r e s t ed ily'!ividuals were take11 down an6 f o n ~ a r - [led t o t h e club so t h a t t he in te res ted par ty could obtain a6.ditional i n foma t ion on t he l o c a l coin chi-b.

For t he seconcl year i n a row, it was judged t h a t t he coin exh ib i t s , u!?c!er- t he zupervision of .'llex I-lunro a s i t s Chairman and myself 2s the . ' i s s i s t a ~ ~ t C.liaiman, ou tdre~ :~ 2-11 o-Lher exhibi ts .

The 1966 OHA-CNE Coin Exhibit ion sa1.11 me a t i t s helm, !.~hile Vince Doran of Toronto, ?,rho hacl made: himself a name i n t h e a f f e i r s of t he Central Coin Club and hacl considerable e r ~ p e ~ i e n c e 3-n helping organize t he huge C1:7TR.'.:, COLPJ SBCV"5, stepped S.n. a s t hc L'Lssist.ant (ihail~zan. &ex ijunro was, a t t h a t t h e , Regional E r e c t o r of t he O??L"L f o r the a rea i n :.!liicl? t he CtB >.]as located, so t he c lose re la t ionsh ip and hard work t h a t .'ile:: put j.i?t.o t h i s sho:i ?!c..s not l o s t ~ir i th h i s move up the ladclzr i n t he z f f a i r s of the OFT';. An ex t ra

e f f o r t was put on by t h e C N E f s co-ordinator of t he mTS, - %.;FTC. ,"-!.T FJOSS19S S13C?.r by providing the Press (Eadio, Television, Daily Newspapers, Veekly Tabloids, e t c . ) with publ ic i ty re leases s t r i c t l y on t he Hobbies, over and above those released b-7 t h e C!\IE1s I-Iead Office. Of course we were responsible f o r our own numismatic press re leases f o r Coin i:Jorlcl, Canada Coin Rews (now Coin, Stamp and Antique ~\ye~r.~s), e tc . One of the many a r t i c l e s on the IIobby Show published b.7 t h e Press was "ve following from t h e Toronto Daily S t a r ' s Ent e r t a h e n t Section :

'ICIIE l?X.TU?lS -. CGIN TC 3UY ITLFE YITH: The Hobbv Shov~ of t h i s year ' s CIC i s located i r t h e General m i b i t s Building, taking up 12,000 square f e e t of t h e north sick. %re than 300 clubs and 5000 people a r e involver!. Fkhibits fea tu re everything f ron coin and stm-p collections, t o s l o t ca r racing, model- t r a in s , a i r c r a f t and boats, l ea ther , metal and woodworldng, rock col lect ions , toy soldiers , ntg hooking and even pigeons. A t the time I v i s i t e d it yesterday (opening day) the ~~rho le exhibi t area s t i l l loolted p r e t t y tat,terecl and makeshift; and some o f the displays d idn ' t shovr too m c h imagina.tion i n t h e i r arrangelnent. Eut there a r e more items t h a t intr igued me, a t l e a s t , per sque.re foot then I could f ind almost anywhere e l s e i n t h e .&hi5ition. I

"Take t h e coin col lect ion, f o r instance; here v o u l l l f i nd hundreds 3f coins ranging from a Baluba Cross (used i n t h e Congo's Katanga Province t o buy a wife) t o royal marriage medals and mint dies.

",-i few s teps away, you ' l l f ind a stamp col lect ioh valued a t over $35,000. 3~i10s-b svery descr ipt ibn of stamp under the sun i s on view.

HY.Tot your C L I ~ of t ea , perhaps? ?.:ell, then t h e r e ' s the t h r i l l of watching some of Ontario's -top model sloi; car racers whiz t h e i r ca rs a t r e a l l y f an t a s t i c spesds around an $0 ft. t rack .

I1There's a l so a v e q i n t e r e s t i r g co l lec t ion of k i t e s , one modelled on an antique found i n t he Smithsonian In s t i t u t e , TT:'ashington, D. 3. ,'md f o r t h e clock fanciey, t he r e ' s a f a s c i n x t i n ~ display of antique clocks, one i n which t he works a r e made of ~~oor:..

I1Pou could spend half a clay jus t discovering t he show s many de l igh t s . I' It should be noted t h a t no buying o r s e l l i ng of coins FiaS allowed a t any t k e a t t,he

Coin Booth. It was intended only f o r education purposes and sla.nted towards the non- co l lec t ing public, t o ge t them in t e r e s t ed i n coin collecting.

It must be s t a t ed t h a t t.lithout the co-operation of coin co l l ec to r s throughout Ontario, no Show would have been successful, f o r it wa.s t he co l l ec to r t h a t agreed t o make up an exhibi t appealing t o t h e non-collector; it was t h e co l lec to r that agreed t o man the booth t o answer t he hundreds of questions put f o r th by t h e general public. As fo r the 1967 OiK-CNE Coin Ekhibition, we agzin s o l i c i t :Tour co-operation, f o r t h i s venture must again be 2 success, f o r TJO OTHER C O I N SHOT? F'TU3SEYJTS OUR HOBBY TO SO IL'iNY i'JON-COLLECTOTS .;S TlE OEEJ*'I-CNE C O I N EXHISITION. For it t o be a f a i l u r e on account of your non-suppormtf m a n s t h a t the hobby will suf fe r due t o our f a i l u r e t o r e c r u i t new members -- won't you help???

On behalf of t he Ontario h ~ u ~ s m a t i c A~soc i a t i on ' s Executive and Directors, I a m pleased t o announce the appointment of Vince Doran a s t h e Chairman of t he 1967 OIU-CPfl COIM ZXHISITION. Full d e t a i l s on t he acceptance of d i s ~ l a y s and volunteering t o nan the Booth v l i l l be published next month.

Membzrs i n good standing i n any coin club may e n t e r d i sp lays i n t h e fo l lo~ . i ing ca tegor ies . k l l d i s p 1 a . j ~ ~ w i l l be e l i g i b l e f o r a l l awards a s ou t l ined i n t h e 0. N. ii. F'oint System.

Chl\Ti'~DGiif - A l l Canadian coins and Provincia l r ega l . 1. --- 2, TOmljS - ;dl types .

3. TT, S. A. - Coins clf U. .:I. .A. and possessions.

4. SRLD COINS - Coins no t included i n Z g j T o t h e r c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

5. TOPIC,:;L - l\rumisrnatic m a t e r i a l with a common theme.

6. FiORLD CURRENCY - A l l paper money.

7. JUNIOR - Any nmismatj.c d i sp lay by a junior c o l l e c t o r .

8 . IJUSCELLIV~JUS - I.ieclals, Badges, i'Jovelty d i sp lays , and any d i s p l a y not c l a s s i f i e d s p e c i f i c a l l y .

9. GR'~hE IlrlL'JtD - winning category displajrs w i l l be judged f o r t h i s award a s "The Best i n t h e E n t i r e Show".

NOT%: The Displa;~ Chairman's dec i s ion a s t o t h e category w i l l be

f i n a l . Fxh ib i t s w i l l be judged by 0 . Y. A. Point S~rstem.

The juciges' po in t s shee t l>!ill be given t o t h e e x h i b i t o r .

3 i s g l a . y ~ and judges w i l l be nunbered so t h a t no names

w i l l be used.

O. N. .;. Cases a r e ava i l ab le . Insicle measurements a r e 1 28% inches long, 16.; inches bride, 1 7/8 inches deep.

Trophy i:,linners \:.jiI-1 be ciet ermined S:T highes t average po in t s

i n each re spec t ive c a t e b o q except i!,lhere l e s s t h a n t h r e e

e x h i b i t s a r e entered i n any category, (see po in t s system).

Ribbons t o 211 winning d i sp lays .

O N T A R I O N U M I S l 4 A T I C A S S O C I A T L O N

CCjIiFCTITIW DLHIgIT FOIJP S Y S ~ I , ~ 13i.JmS

Judge iiumb e r

Points iiiaximum A1:iarcIecl Points

L I Eye Appeal

Neatness

1 Orig ina l i ty

I I Condition

1 0 Jnlpar-Ling information.

10 In t e r e s t t o vier,>iers i o encourage .the reading of the i n f orillation.

1 0 To rricourage viewer t o s top agd exar,zine display.

Considsring type oy quant i ty of mater ia l . t o be s t i -Uus t r a t e t he display.

1 0 Arrange;nent oi' pa.rtic7iLs.r type of mater_i_c..l on sxh ib i t .

1 0 Considering be s t e~.:a,-:zples of p a ~ t i c u l a r mater ia l .

1 0 Xelative s c a r c i t : ~ o? s e r i e s o r indivic1u.al p ie c e s .

1 0 Representl t ion of a theme o r grouping of r e l a t ed x t e r i a l .

1 0 A~jardeci by judges f o r :iu!~usma-tic excellence, o r other q ~ ~ e l i i g ~ not. covered i n previous points

1-1 Total 100

To a l l co1npeti.t ive displ?.g en% ran t s :

c a,;.-ef'ull;\; 3,s they. l:.~ill af f e c t t h e nl~il13c.r 0 f points ayai-cled t o your tii splay. Trophies

and ribbons !.:ill be given t.0 3.11 -,fi!in~1ii-rg c.:i;eeor2~ cl.ispl:7.ys. Ri1:bons r . ~ i l l be given f o r

second and tl-rird a s wel l . dvei;a:ze point t o t a l s of 3.1.1 j u d ~ e s 1.511 d e t e ~ ! ~ i n e i.:.inners

i n each cztegoqr. The judges ' decisj.ons a r e fins-1.

Specia l Xote :

?hen l e s s than three e:chibitors 3.m entered i n one cai;egol-~~, awarcis i n tlie

spec i f i c category w i l l be based. on points a~;iarcI.ed by the .judges, as follows: - - i?lzen avera.g? .ju.dging points exceed 75 . - - 1 s t . :\11ard

60 - 2nd. A~:iard 50 - 3rd. Avard

. - ~ ~ l e x b e ~ s I11 2;oocl standing i n any 20ii-r clt117 a re el- igible f o r a l l awards.

O n t s ~ i o Jiumisrna.tic Display cases an2 locks 1 . f i 1 i l l be a.vailable t o house displays.

The i c s i d e measuremerlts are 28; il-~clies long, 16$ inches wide, 1 7/8 inches deep.