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IN THIS ISSUE Wanna Trade? …. Dollar , that is?
Morgan Dollars from the West Coast
Hoard of Miser Aaron White (Before 1888)
MSNA to Sponsor Exhibit Area at Whitman Baltimore
Plus more
Oct-Dec 2015
BLUE RIDGE NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION
QUARTERLY JOURNAL
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DALTON GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE
Specializing in
PREMIUM QUALITY CERTIFIED U.S. COINS
MORGAN DOLLARS
(Certified, GSA’s and Redfields)
DAHLONEGA & CHARLOTTE GOLD
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BRNA LM 2076
Web Site: www.DaltonGoldSilver.com
Email: [email protected]
108 South Hamilton St
Dalton, GA 30720
BUYING ALL COINS & CURRENCY
COLLECTIONS Small or Large
Copper, Silver, or Gold
Located in Dalton for 18 years in the
Historical Bank of Dalton building built in 1916
(later Fidelity Federal Bank) - next door to the old Post Office.
Call Grant Campbell (706) 226-3504
to schedule a date and time
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The Blue Ridge Numismatic Association (BRNA)
invites you to attend its
57th ANNUAL CONVENTION NW GEORGIA TRADE AND CONVENTION CENTER
2211 Dug Gap Battle Road
Dalton, GA Exit 333, I-75
26 - 28 AUGUST 2016 Security Room available Wednesday Aug 24th from 12:00 Noon
thru Thursday Aug 25th 1PM
Thursday August 25 Noon - 7 PM Dealer Set-up with Tables
Early Bird Badge Available
(access to Bourse Area at Noon on setup day)
Friday August 26 - Public 10AM to 6 PM
Saturday August 27 - Public 10AM to 6PM
Sunday August 28 - Public 10AM to 3PM
Best Collector Marketplace
Educational Programs YN Program
Bourse Chairman:
Ron Blackman: Ph: 321-258-0325
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.brna.org
COME AND HELP US CELEBRATE OUR
57TH BRNA
ANNUAL CONVENTION
ANACS, ICG, SEGS Coin Grading Services
will be in attendance
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Table of Contents
57th BRNA Annual Convention 3
Presidents Message 5
Editor's Notes 6
One Way To Form a Gain Coin Collection 8
GNA 52nd Anniversary Coin Show 9
NCNA 58th Annual Coin Show & Convention 10
MSNA To Sponsor Exhibit Area At Whitman Baltimore Expo 11
Wanna Trade?...Dollar, that is? 12
Morgan Dollars from the West Coast 17
Exter Hoard of Massachusetts Silver (1876) 19
Our Advertisers 25
Hoard of Miser Aaron White (Before 1888) 29
2015 Show Calendar 30
Central States Numismatic Society 77th Anniversary Convention 31
First in War, First in Peace 32
List of Officers and Governors 34
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HAVE YOU MOVED?
Have you missed any of the quarterly issue of the BRNA Journal and moved re-
cently? Don’t forget to send your new address to the BRNA Secretary (Teressa),
Email: [email protected]. There has been several returns of the BRNA Journal
from the Post Office due to incorrect addresses.
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President’s Message
I am writing this the day after we attended the Houston Monday Show.
Sandra and I have had several continuous weeks of traveling to coin shows all
across the country. We are really ready for a few weeks at home and looking
forward to enjoying the Holidays with family. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR!
At every show I hear some dealers complaining about poor business and
numerous other dealers very happy with what they did. Many factors effect
what will determine the level of business a dealer will have. I see dealers with
old inventory they continually try to sell based on what they may have paid
and not in regard to the current market. I see a few dealers with attitudes that
in some cases turn a potential customer off and others willing to take the time
to explain and talk with customers.
I see the weather definitely being a problem for some shows for both deal-
ers and customers. I see traffic , road conditions, and construction projects
creating problems. Traveling does not seem to be improving with all the
things required to attend shows. I see the precious metal prices going up and
mostly down recently with us all looking for some stability and gain in the
near future hopefully.
Numerous shows scheduled on the same weekends make it hard for cus-
tomers and dealers. This week there is a Vegas club show and a PCGS grading
show in Las Vegas and a show in Virginia that I could have attended. Collec-
tors and dealers cannot attend all the scheduled shows and select what works
the best. Many dealers have health problems within their family or something
they may be personally experiencing.
I continually look for new inventory and try to look at what we do to im-
prove business. We try hard to help collectors find what they are looking for
and will often suggest they check with another dealer if it is an item we do not
have to sell. It is great to have so many great dealers to work with who really
enjoy numismatics as collectors and dealers.
The BRNA will continue to work hard to make the best opportunity we
can for our annual conventions to be a success both for collectors and dealers.
We have lots of convention plans that will be exciting and want as many as
possible to participate. So many factors are beyond our control but we have
been and hope to continue to be blessed.
Grant
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Editor’s Notes The summer and fall are in the history books. Now we have the holidays
upon us and as we know this is a happy time and also a stressful time. There
is so much to do or has to be done that I am having a hard time deciding what
to do first. Oh well in the end it seems that everything pulls together at the
last minute.
Remember that the FUN show is in Tampa Bay, Florida this year (2016)
versus the usual Orlando area. So make your plans to visit Tampa Bay 2016
and we hope to see a lot of familiar faces on the bourse floor. If you are driv-
ing to FUN always remember to be on the lookout for anything that could be
a bad situation for you. If at all possible have 2 people in the vehicle while
travelling. But AS ALWAYS BE SAFE.
If you have a particular area of interest that you would like to share with
other members of the community feel free to send your articles to my email
below. We are always looking for items to include in the journal for people’s
reading.
As most of you know that one of the items that you need to continue to be
aware of is security. As you are going, coming from shows, club meetings or
just discussing the items in your collections or inventory be aware of your
surroundings. You never know who might be listening or following you to
your car or your home. Be careful at all times. We are still receiving reports
that the criminals are not easy up on their activities.
Ron Blackman Email: [email protected]
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One Way to Form a Giant Coin Collection by Bill Groom
Some are worth their weight in gold, yet others can be had for peanuts! I’m talk-
ing about coins that depict none other than elephants. While studying some tokens
in my collection, I got to wondering just how many “elephant” currency items there
might be out there. Out of curiosity, I ran an eBay search in the coin category for
“elephant.” Can you guess how many items I found listed? (answer at end of this
article)
In addition to coins, there are banknotes, tokens and a variety of coin-related
items that portray elephants as the central theme. Collecting world coins that depict
various animals is but one great way for a young, penny-pinching collector to start
out. Don’t like elephants? How about horses, tigers, snakes, turtles, fish, birds …
the list goes on! What collector, young or old, wouldn’t like fishin’ through boxes
of coins at a show, looking for different animals? Now that’s what I’d call a virtual,
big game hunt! While there are a great many modern coins and tokens that illustrate
elephants, there are ancient coins which do likewise. Here are two of my favorite
elephant tokens
This British halfpenny token, (image at left) dated
1792, is about the size of our half dollar. The ob-
verse portrays Lady Godiva, riding horseback
through Coventry. The elephant represents the la-
bor of the people, carrying the burden of royalty.
This is a satirical, political token that was issued
during the heart of the Industrial Revolution.
This Civil War token (image at right) is a store-
card from a shoe store in Albany, NY. Note that
the elephant is wearing boots which, by implica-
tion, must be quite sturdy to bear the burden of
its weight. Whether used for political purposes or
advertising, the use of an elephant is a powerful
image.
One caution to bear in mind is that coin collecting can be a very addictive
hobby. Should your collection of elephant coins grow too large, do consider buying
adequate storage in the form of a trunk … What else !?
ANSWER: 1,355 eBay listings for currency, depicting elephants !!
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Dedicated to attaining knowledge and fulfillment in Nu-
mismatics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MSNA To Sponsor Exhibit Area at Whitman Baltimore Expo
Maryland State Numismatic Association (MSNA), in conjunction with
Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo, will sponsor an exhibit area at the
Baltimore Coin & Collectibles Expo to be held March 31-April 3, 2016 at
the Baltimore Convention Center. Competitive and non-competitive dis-
plays will be permitted. Exhibitors do not need to be a member of MSNA
to set up a display. Exhibit prizes to be awarded include a 1/10-ounce gold
American Eagle, a 1/10-ounce platinum American Eagle, and a 1/20-ounce
gold bullion coin. All exhibitors will receive at least an appreciation award.
ANA exhibit judging standards will be employed. Exhibitors may find the
exhibit rules and an application on the MSNA website at http://
mdstatenumisassn.org/MSNA/2015/10/03/spring-2016-msna-exhibits-at-
whitman-expo/. Alternately, the forms may be obtained by contacting ex-
hibit chairman Bryce Doxzon at P.O. Box 3273, Baltimore, MD 21228, or
Maryland State Numismatic
Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 13504
Silver Spring, Maryland 20911-3504
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Wanna Trade? …. Dollar, that is! by Bill Groom
The U.S. Trade Dollar, minted between 1873-85, is considered to be one
of the most controversial and curious of American coins ever issued. These
dollars were made specifically to accommodate trade in the Orient and
never intended to circulate stateside. Containing more silver than the Lib-
erty Seated and Morgan Dollars, the Trade Dollars had to compete for Asian
trade with silver counterparts from other countries, principally Spain.
The Coinage Act of 1873 made Trade Dollars legal tender, stateside, in
amounts up to five dollars, only. At a time when coins were principally val-
ued for their metal content, specie, this presented a problem. After all, who
wouldn't prefer having a larger silver dollar in their pocket? The U.S. Gov-
ernment, in its infinite wisdom, came up with a logical solution to the di-
lemma; this, wherein American citizens would be discouraged from such a
logical preference. In order to deter their use stateside, the Trade Dollars
were officially demonetized in 1876! This meant that the 1877 Trade Dol-
lars pictured below were not legal tender when they were struck.
The above Trade Dollar, in well-worn good condition as it is, evidently
experienced much circulation. Struck at the San Francisco Mint, it probably
circulated extensively in the Old West, alongside the many Spanish and
Mexican silver coins that then facilitated commerce there. Eastern folks,
merchants in particular, would have been more inclined to be politically
correct in those days and less likely to accept these demonetized coins in
trade. Continued on page 14
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Wanna Trade? …. Dollar, that is! (continued)
Note the design of the Trade Dollar. Lady Liberty is extending the olive
branch, a traditional sign of peace. She sits atop a bale of wheat and bundles
of commercial goods. For practical trade purposes, the reverse design clearly
states the silver content as “420 grains, 900 fine.” This design was intended
to appeal to oriental merchants, yet absent chopmarks, this coin probably
never crossed the Pacific Ocean.
The above, 1877-S Trade Dollar did fulfill its intended purpose of circu-
lating in the Orient. The many chopmarks, Chinese characters, stamped by
merchants upon its surface, attest to its having circulated overseas. These
characters were, in effect, stamps of approval or authenticity, inflicted by
individual merchants. They were primarily concerned that the coin was good
silver for commercial trade. These chopmarks, also known as countermarks,
were a practical measure, confirming the weight and silver quality of the
coin. Spanish coins that then circulated in the Orient were subjected to simi-
lar scrutiny.
Chopmarked Trade Dollars aren't pretty, but they are historic and surely
telling of times past. It's often been stated that one man's trash is another
man's treasure. There is a gradually increasing number of coin collectors who
seek and study these “damaged” coins. There are now many books and web-
sites, dedicated to the study of these historic coins. A simple Google search
will open that door. Continued on page 15
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Wanna Trade? …. Dollar, that is! (continued)
Today's collectors need to exercise extreme caution when buying coins,
and this is particularly true when seeking Trade Dollars which are among
the most often encountered fake coins on the market. It takes a trained eye
to spot the fakes on EBay and other websites. Many coin dealers have been
fooled, even when holding fakes in hand. Cautious buyers will insist upon
getting a coin weighed; this, with the weight of genuine coins approaching
27.2 grams. Most fakes tend to be 10% or more underweight. Yet, the
crooks are getting more devious, so buying from a reputable dealer is
highly recommended. While certified coins tend to be a safe route for buy-
ers, there are counterfeit PCGS slabs being made in China. Today, this
business of Chinese counterfeits seems particularly ironic in the case of
Trade Dollars when one considers that nineteenth century Chinese mer-
chants had resorted to chopmarking our coins to assure authenticity. Quite a
curious twist of fate, isn't it?
INFORMATION TID BIT
King Kamehameha united
the islands of Hawaii into
one kingdom during the
first decade of the 19th cen-
tury. Hawaiian coinage be-
gan in 1847 with the pro-
duction of a one-cent piece
by King Hamehameha II
(below image on the left
shows the one-cent piece).
King Kalakaua produced
the first comprehensive
Hawaiian coinage in 1883
(image on the right shows the Silver Dala coin) based on the silver dala
(dollar). The kingdom was to last until 1893 when Queen Liliuokalani, the
last reigning native ruler, was deposed and a pro-American provisional
government was set up.
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Morgan Dollars from the West Coast
by Mark Benvenuto
The Morgan dollar series can be a lot of fun because it is so large.
On the flip side though, that’s the same reason the Morgan dollar series can
be so frustrating – it is so big it’s tough to complete. But let’s use the “lot of
fun” idea, and take the series apart, at least a little bit. Let’s concentrate on
the Morgan dollars of the San Francisco Mint to see what’s affordable.
Shortly after the California gold rush that has become such a part of
our nation’s history that we still have a football team named after it, Con-
gress got around to authorizing a Mint for what is sometimes called the City
by the Bay. By 1878, the first year of issue of the Morgan dollars, the facility
had moved into a new building, one which is still standing, and which has
been called, “The
Granite Lady” for
more than a century.
Morgan dollars
would become a big
part of the output of
her ladyship, being
issued every year
from 1878 to 1904,
and then again for
the last hurrah of the
Morgan design, in
1921.
At the outset of the
new design, Morgan dollars
came roaring out of the San
Fran Mint, with an opening volley of just over 9.7 million coins. The next
few years saw hefty mintages as well, with the eight-figure mark being
crossed in 1881. Indeed, 1881-S Morgan dollars, with their 12.7 million
mintage total, are still quite affordable coins today, even in the middle mint
state grades.
By 1883 the honeymoon was
apparently over, with the output slip-
ping to 6.2 million dollars. The slide
continued for a couple of years, with
a low of 750,000 of the 1886-S dol-
lars on the official record. Continued on page 18
Earlier picture of the San Francisco Mint.
Known as the “Granite Lady”
Example of an 1884S Morgan Dollar
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Morgan Dollars from the West Coast (continued)
Now, before we go onward, we should make a note about the 1886-S
Morgan dollars, and the perceived rarity of them (and some other years like
them). Three quarters of a million of any coin hardly seems rare, but that
number masks two very important points. First, they are not all mint state
coins any longer. And when it comes to Morgan dollars, let’s face the fact:
all collectors want these coins in mint state. Perhaps not some absurdly high
grade of MS, but an MS coin nonetheless. They’re beautiful. Second, many
of the Morgan dollars were stored in bank vaults for decades, and many were
melted in accordance with the Pittman Act, and thus no one can be certain
just how many 1886-S coins survived. There has been some serious research
done by folks trying to determine what was left, but unfortunately, there is no
clear answer upon which everyone agrees.
This means an 1886-S Morgan dollar at the low end of mint state
will cost about $350 (at least as this is being written), while the 1881-S –
which has only twice the mintage – costs only $50 in the same MS-60 grade.
We’ll need to keep those price tags in mind as we check off the other
‘S’ mint marked Morgan dollars. The 1887-S goes back up over a million
coins, but the next two years are each a bit lower than the just-mentioned
total for the 1886. That means we have another group of dollars that will be
rather expensive in mint state grades.
In 1890, the output at San Fran again jumped, this time to more than
8.2 million. That number is high enough that the 5.2 million of 1891 almost
pales in comparison. The 1892-S drops back to a 1.2 million original total –
but the price tags in most standard guides make one think that just about
every single mint state one from this year must have had a date with the
melting pot. Circulated examples of the 1892-S aren’t particularly costly, but
the mint state ones are through the roof.
From 1893 to 1896 the production at the Granite Lady went from a
low of 100,00 coins, to 1.2
million, back down to
400,000, then up to 5 mil-
lion in 1896. Talk about a
roller coaster ride! As you
might imagine, that’s go-
ing to equate to some big
differences in prices.
Continued page 19
Example 1896S Morgan Dollar
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Morgan Dollars from the West Coast (continued)
From 1897 onward to 1904, all the ‘S’ marked coins were made to
at least a million per year, with some years going much higher. But once
again, a person really has to look at the price guides, and not just the official
records of how many coins were made annually. The 1903-S and 1904-S in
particular are very expensive coins when one gets up to the mint state
grades.
The stand-alone year for the Morgan dollars were those made in
1921. These are the most common Morgans in the entire series, with 44.6
million coming out of the Main Mint in Philly, 20.3 million coming out of
what was then the brand new branch Mint in Denver, and 21.6 million com-
ing out with that ‘S’ at the base of the reverse side. While the prices of some
of the coins we’ve just looked at can be intimidating, the cool breeze blow-
ing through the series is the
price at the tail end, as it
were, since $100 can buy a
person something like an MS
-63 piece.
There are almost
thirty years of the Morgan
silver dollars, and every year
there was a mintage from the
west coast facility. We’ve
seen that some of these are
expensive because of a low
official mintage. We’ve seen that a few
dates are expensive because it appears
many of the coins of that particular year were melted. But we’ve also seen
that there are nine years which a person can assemble into a collection with-
out draining their wallet. Looking for affordable Morgan dollars from the
San Francisco Mint can be a fun aspect of the hobby. Good luck to any of us
attempting to make a set to call our own!
Example 1921S Morgan Dollar
Exeter Hoard of Massachusetts Silver (1876)
During the excavation of a cellar near the railroad station in Exeter, New
Hampshire, a group of 30-40 Massachusetts silver shillings was found in
the sand, amid the remains of what seemed to be a wooden box. All bore
the date 1652 and were of the Pine Tree and Oak Tree types, plus, possible,
a rare Willow Tree shilling. Source Redbook
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HOARD OF MISER AARON WHITE (before 1888)
Aaron White, a Connecticut attorney, distrusted paper money and even
went so far as to issue his own token, inscribed NEVER KEEP A PAPER
DOLLAR IN YOUR POCKET TILL TOMORROW. He had a passion for
saving coins and accumulated more than 100,000 pieces. After his death
the coins were removed to a warehouse. Later, they were placed in the
hands of dealer Edouard Frossard, who sold most of them privately and
others by auction on July 20, 1888, billing them as “18,000 American and
foreign copper coins and tokens selected fro the Aaron White hoard.” An
overall estimate of the White hoard, as it existed before it was given to
Frossard, was made by Benjamin P. Wright, and included these: “250 colo-
nial and state copper coins, 60,000 copper large cents (which were mainly
“rusted” and spotted; 5,000 of the nicest ones were picked out and sold for
2 cent each)., 60,000 copper-nickel Flying Eagle and Indian cents
(apparently most dated 1862 and 1863), 5,000 bronze two-cent pieces, 200
half dollars, 100 silver dollars, 350 gold dollars, and 20,000 to 30,000 for-
eign copper coins.” Source: Redbook
TID BIT Did you know that the Washington quarter was the first clad coin to be
placed in production on August 23, 1965 and the first clad coin to be re-
leased to circulation on November 1, 1965. Do you remember where you
were during this time? I do, I was stationed in Libya, North Africa during
this time.
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16-17 Jan
2016
52nd Annual Coin & Currency Show, Treasure Coast Coin
Club, Vero Beach Community Center, 14th Ave. & 23rd St.,
Vero Beach, FL (PH: 772-607-3321).
Email: [email protected].
29-31 Jan
2016
Middle Georgia Coin Club. Coin & Currency Show. Georgia
National Fairgrounds, Perry, GA. I75, Exits 134 or 135. (PH:
478-320-7850). Email: [email protected].
Website: www.middlegeorgiaclub.com.
5-7 Feb
2016
Low County Coin Club Annual Winter Coin Show, Arts and
Crafts Building, Exchange Park Fairgrounds, 9850 Hwy 78,
Ladson (Charleston), SC. Contact: Richard Smith,
PH: 843-797-1245. Email: [email protected].
Web Site www.lowcountrycoinclub.com.
13-14 Feb
2016
Virginia Beach Coin Show. Virginia Beach Convention Center,
1000 19th St., Virginia Beach, VA 23451. (PH: 757-331-1530).
Web Site: www.tidewatercoinclub.org
19-21 Feb
2016
Collectorama Coin & Currency Show. Exhibit Hall, The Lake-
land Center, 701 West Lime St., Lakeland, FL. (PH:561-392-
8551). Email: [email protected].
Web Site: www.wix.com/coinshows/collectorama
26-28 Feb
2016
Memphis Coin Club Coin Show, Landers Civic Center, 4560
Venture Dr., Southaven, MS. I-55, Exit 287 (4 miles south of
Memphis) Bourse Chairman: Ray Brown. (PH: 901-321-3408).
Email: [email protected].
4-6 Mar
2016
Tennessee State Numismatic Society Annual Spring Conven-
tion, Camp Jordan Arena, Chattanooga, TN, I-75, Exit 1. (PH:
901-327-1703 or 901-210-7669). Email: [email protected].
Web Site: www.tsns.org.
15-17 Apr
2016
52nd Anniversary Georgia Numismatic Association, NW Geor-
gia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, GA, I-75, Exit 333.
(PH: 1-770-639-0190) Email: [email protected].
2016 Show Calendar
For a more up to date Show Calendar visit the BRNA website at www.brna.org
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First in War, First in Peace …
By Bill Groom Following the passing of President George Washington in 1799, Congress-
man Henry Lee eulogized him as being, “First in war, first in peace and first in
the hearts of his countrymen.” This most apropos salute to Washington has
oftentimes been quoted; then too, used on tokens and medals over the past few
hundred years. During the Civil War, both sides laid claim to the memory of
George Washington who was a Virginian
The above, two-headed medal, struck in white metal, is a personal favorite.
About the size of a quarter, it was produced by George H. Lovett, an engraver
and diesinker, who was located on Fulton Street in NY City. Likely struck in
the mid to late 1800’s, the maker’s initials, G.H.L, can be seen below the lar-
ger bust of Washington. The smaller portrait appears to be that of a younger
Washington. Typically, on coins and medals, Washington is pictured as an
elder general or statesman. Note the similarity of the elder portrait to that on
our present day quarters. Continued on next page
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First in War, First in Peace … (continued)
Pictured above are a few more nineteenth century medals of varying size
and formatted to fit the page. Of all our presidents, the image of Washing-
ton is most replicated on tokens and medals. There are collectors who ac-
tively collect these issues, nowadays . Indeed, many of the nineteenth cen-
tury Washington pieces were designed and struck not simply as commemo-
rative issues but with collectors in mind as well. Simply compare he artistry
and intricacy of design that these pieces portray; this, in comparison to our
present day coinage, and one can easily see why collectors still treasure
these old medals
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Officers
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Past President
Gary Overton *
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