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Bickels Coin and Medal News: Index Vol 10 No 1 (August/September 1974) - No 6 (June/July 1975)

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Vol 10 No 1: September 1974

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: SWAZI GOLD COINS.

  • FORTY-ONE REASONS WHY VOLKSKAS IS THE BANK FOR YOU AS A COIN COLLECTOR - p.2

    • One reason is the comprehensive Numismatic service Volkskas offers you.  

  • MINI-CONVENTION FOR TVL. - p.3

    • You’ve got to hand it to the Transvaal Numismatic Society.   This is a society which never hesitates to celebrate an occasion and its 25th anniversary next year is certainly no exception.

  • SIXTH CONVENTION FOR NATAL -  p.3

    • The Sixth South African Numismatic Convention will be held in Durban during 1976.

  • GOLD IS FOR REAL? - p.5,6,7

    • Gold continues to flex mighty fiscal muscles, humbling governments, and despairing economists, rippling the delicate tightrope that paper currencies are forced to walk- and unsettling many monetary sacred cows. 

  • THE MEDALS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR - DR. F.K. MITCHELL – FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY BULLETIN NO.86 – REPORT OF A MEETING HELD ON JULY 22, 1974 -P.7

    • In the scale of its operations, the number of fatal casualties and the total of its cost, the First World War exceeded any earlier conflict.  

  • THE MARSHALL HOLE MONEY CARDS – OR RHODESIAN CURRENCY CARDS – A TALK GIVEN TO THE S.A. NUMISMATIC SOCIETY BY DR. STAN KAPLAN - p.8,10

    • I have been intrigued by the Marshall Hold Cards for many years. 

  • BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGNS FROM ROYAL MINT - p.10

    • A five-year lapse in coinage of the British sovereign will be ended soon when the Royal Mint begins striking a new issue to be released. 

  • NAMES OF OFFICE BEARERS OF NATAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY - p.10

  • COLLECT GAMES COINS - BY JERRY REMICK – p.11

    • Coins commemorating athletic games are rapidly gaining popularity amongst numismatists as well as the general public and make a most interesting topical collection with excellent investment value.

  • RECORD KRUGERRAND STRUCK - p.11

    • The recent upswing in the gold price has been followed by the increased interest in the Krugerrand.

  • PRICELIST (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12) - p.11.

    •  Unc; gold Krugerrand proof

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (EDMS) BPK – PRICELIST - p.12

    • S.A. Proof sets – short sets (without gold); long sets (with gold); S.A. Mint twin gold sets;

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.13.

    • S.A. prooflike crowns; S.A. uncirculated crowns; Silver one rand; S.A. – a set pf select UNC; S.A. gold one rand; S.A. gold two rand

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.14.

    •  Investors items – gold sets of the old world; Z.A.R loose coins   

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES -  p.15

    • Z.A.R coins album; S.A. Crown album

  • SWAZI GOLD COMMEMORATIVE SET - p.16

    • Buy it in the form of Emalangeni! Coin collectors will recognise the name given to Swaziland’s own National currency, introduced on Independence Day, September 6th.

 

Vol 10 No 2: December 1974

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: 50 FRANCS COIN – FRANCE -1974 – SEE PAGE 16 – p.1

  • EEN EN VEERTIG REDES WAAROM VOLKSKAS DIÉ BANK VIR U AS MUNTVERSAMELAAR IS – p.2

    • Een rede is Volkskas se volledige Numismatiese Diens.  

  • 1974 – A YEAR OF STRANGE NUMISMATICS - p.3

    •  As 1974 draws to a close, there’s no doubt that this has been the Year of Gold: And to be more precise – the year of the Krugerrand.

  • S.A. SLAAN GROOT GELDSLAG - p.3

    •  Goud, ystererts en suiker gaan vir Suid-Afrika nuwe groot geld losslaan in die ekonomiese slapte wat groot dele van die Westerse wêreld nou al hoe erger pak.

  • CHRISTMAS WISHES/KERSWENSE – p.3

  • TWENTY QUESTIONS ON THE KRUGERRAND GOLD COINS - p.4

    •  A quiz compiled by Mr. W.S. van As, President of the Transvaal Numismatic Society.

  • A CROWN TO CELEBRATE TEN YEARS FOR MALAWI -COURTESY OF “WORLD COIN NEWS” - p.4

    •  Malawi will commemorate its Tenth Anniversary of Independence this year by issuing a magnificent sterling silver 39 mm proof 10 Kwacha crown.

  • LANGUAGE NO BARRIER TO COLLECTOR - p.5

    •  Mr. Jose N. Cano of Madrid, Spain, is a coin collector who cannot speak, read or wite English. He wanted to send “Bickels” some Spanish coins in exchange for some South African coins.

  • S.A. CONVENTION TOPS – SAYS WORLD COINS - p.6

    •  Few conventions have been as complete as the Fifth South African Numismatic Convention held April 6-13 April in Johannesburg.

  • PRESIDENT FOR INAUGURAL MEDAL- p.6

    • Reverse design of the office American Presidential inaugural medal was inspired by an 18-in.high sculpture of a soaring Eagle, a gift to President Ford by the Special Inaugural Medal Committee.

  • BRITTE KOOP EERDER KRUGERRAND – VAN “DIE BEELD” - p.7

    •  Britse munthandelaars het groot belangstellings ontvang vir die nuwe goue muntstukke wat in die land geslaan is, maar die vraag van Brise beleggers was merkbaar laer omdat hulle verkies om in Krugerrande te belê.

  • MAURITIUS CONSERVATION COINS – COURTESY “WORLD COIN NEWS” -  p.7

    •  Mauritius’ three Conservation coins, slated for 1975 issuance, include a gold 1,000 rupees (upper right), featuring the Mauritius Flycatcher bird; silver 2 rupees (lower left) highlighting the Blue Swallowtail butterfly, and silver 50 rupees (lower right) with the Kestrel in flight. Common obverse is seen at the upper left.

  • QUIZ ANSWERS - p.7

  • REKORD BY SOTHEBY – VAN “DIE BEELD” - p.7

    • LONDEN. – ‘n Rekordbedrag van R41 000 vir ‘n Engelse muntstuk is gister op ‘n veiling by Sotheby vir ‘n vyfghienie-goudstuk van 1703 – die sogenaamde Vigo – betaal.

  • THE IMPORTANCE OF GOLD – OR ‘‘THE HUMAN ZEST FOR GOLD” – BY ANGUS COLLIE - p.8,9p

    •  Formerly Secretary-General, International Gold Study Committee, Chamber of Mines of South Africa. Talk given to The Transvaal Numismatic Society at the Holiday Inn, Jan Smuts Airport., Tuesday, November 26, 1974. 

  • KRUGERRANDS TOPS IN U.K. - p.10

    • The popularity of Krugerrands in the United Kingdom can be seen from this selection of advertisements which have recently appeared in the British Press.

  • ROYAL MINT STRIKES 1000m COINS IN 1973 – COURTESY: WORLD COIN MAG. SIDNEY, OHIO – p.11

    • The Royal Mint, London, England produced 1000 million coins during 1973, according to a recent release, almost all of which were struck at the Llantrisant, Wales facility.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES FROM PAGE 12 - p.11

    •  S.A. Crown Album; Krugerrand; blue leatherette boxes to hold single Krugerrands, one Rand or two Rand Gold coins.

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (EDMS) BPK – PRICELIST - p.12

    • Z.A.R gold; Z.A.R. minor coins; S.A. coins; S.A. gold; a complete set of proof S.A. Krugerrands 1967 -1974

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – GIVE A GOLD COIN AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT - p.13

    •  Coins from Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Britain, Dutch East Indies, France, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, U.S.A

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – NUMISMATIC CHRISTMAS DIRECTORY - p.13

    •  Album, banknotes, books, coins, jewellery, key rings, medals, proofsets, weapons.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – AT R50 AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT - p.13.

    •  Complete type set of S.A. silver rands in a gold inscribed holder.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.14

    •  Mozambique and Portugal; Canada, Britain, Swaziland, and South Africa; a selection of commemorative medallions

  • BICKELS PRICELIST FOR COIN ACCESSORIES - p.15

    •  S.A. Vol. 1, II and III de lux album, universal coin album, Rhodesian coin album, loose single plastic sheets for a universal album, loose single plastic pockets for single coins; Coin and Medal News cover-binder; medal album, banknote album, Z.A.R coin album.

  • FRANCE – 1974 MINT SET – R38-50 - p.16

    •  This set contains the new 50 francs silver piece weighing 30 grams.

 

Vol 10 No 3: Maart/March 1975

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: 1974 SEYCHELLES CROWNS – SEE PAGE 14 - p.14

  • EEN EN VEERTIG REDES WAAROM VOLKSKAS DIÉ BANK VIR U AS MUNTVERSAMELAAR IS – p.2

    • Een rede is Volkskas se volledige Numismatiese Diens.  

  • S.A. MUNT PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR 1974 - p.3

    •  The S.A. President of the Transvaal Numismatic Society Mr. W.S. van As, has given us the following official S.A. MINT production figures for 1974.

  • U.S. MINT FIGURES - p.3

    •  While South Africa’s mintage figures may be impressive, they tend to disappear into insignificance when compared to figures prepared by the U.S. Mint.

  • THE IMPORTANCE OF GOLD – BY ANGUS C. COLLIE -- CONCLUSION OF A TALK BY MR. A. COLLIE TO THE TRANSVAAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY - p.4

    •  Gold is impervious to most acids, and it defies attack by hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen so that it does not tarnish like silver nor corrode like copper or iron.

  • TOMMY SASSEEN RETIRES AFTER 15 YEARS WITH S.A. MINT - p.5

    • Mr Tommy Sasseen whose initials “TS” are possibly the best known and most often handled in South Africa, has retired after 15 years as the chief die sinker at the S.A. Mint.

  • CANADIAN COIN PRODUCTION - p.5

    •  Coins produced through September 1974

  • CURRENCY EXCHANGE - p.5

    •  Selling prices of world currencies for bank transfers in the US for payment abroad, as quoted on the New York City Market

  • MODERN MINT MISTAKES – BOOK REVIEW BY JERRY REMICK - p.6

    • “Modern Mint Mistakes” by Philip Steiner and Michael Zimfer, 4th edition, 1974 is a book that should be in every club’s library and in the library of every enthusiastic numismatist throughout the world.

  • Ä U.S. VIEW ON KRUGERRAND SHORTAGE - p.6

    • Traffic in Krugerrands in the land of their birth is all one way – the seller’s.

  • GOLD, SILVER AND OTHER METAL PRICES -  p.6

    •  Silver prices per troy ounce are quoted on the New York Commodity Exchange by Handy and Harman Inc., New York City.

  • MEDAL HONOUR JUBILEES, TRADE – BY AARON H. TALIL HAIFA, ISRAEL - p.7.

    •  Sundry institutions and organisations in Israel issue medals from time to time celebrating a jubilee or other interesting and outstanding events.

  • FOREIGN COINS STRUCK BY U.S. MINT - p.7

    •  “Foreign Coins Struck at Mint in the United States” by Philip Stener and Michael Zimpfer, 1st edition 1974 lists all foreign coins manufactured in the United States public and private Mints since the Hawaiian coinage of 1847.

  • INTERNATIONAL MONETARY MEET IN FLORIDA ATTRACTS 300 – PHOTOGRAPH OF  A NEWSPAPER PAGE - p.7

  • 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANSVAAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY CELEBRATED AT MINI CONVENTION - p.8,9

    • On Saturday morning, 25th January 1975, at 9.00 am, a large gathering of members and distinguished guests filled the Garden Room of the Boulevard Hotel in Pretoria to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Transvaal Numismatic Society with a champagne buffet breakfast.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUED - p.10

    •  Bahamas 1974 issue - set of four legal tender gold coins

  • CHEAPER GOLD COINS FOR S.A. – asks Judith Frank - p.11

    • Owen Horwood, the brand new minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa, has just disclosed the possibility of issuing a new coin similar to the one-ounce Krugerrand but of lower value.

  • 1941 POLAR LIFE AND EXPLORATION MEDAL STRUCK IN SILVER – p.11.

  •   This medal, a 27/8-inch fine art specimen available only in bronze for the last 34 years, has been struck in pure silver (.999 fine) by the Society of Medalists.

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (PTY) LTD – PRICELIST - p.12

    • South Africa farthings, half pennies

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES  - p.13

    •  South African pennies, tickeys, sixpence, shillings, florins, half crowns, five shillings; a complete set of S.A. Crowns 1947-1964; Bickels S.A. Crown album

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - THE 1974 SEYCHELLES ISSUE - p.14

    •  10 Rupee proof silver crown, 10 Rupee unc cup-nick crown

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – INVESTORS ITEMS - p.14

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – ISRAEL 1974

    •  1974 Hannuka coin; 1975 Pidyon Haben coins

  • REPUBLIC OF HAITI - p.16

    • Issues the first and only two legal tender coins in gold and silver, celebrating together the 1976 Winter Olympic Games of Innsbruck and the 1976 Summer Olympic Games of Montreal.

 

Vol 10 No 4: June/Junie 1975

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: DEATH OF MR. A. BICKEL – SEE PAGES 8 & 9.

  • EEN EN VEERTIG REDES WAAROM VOLKSKAS DIÉ BANK VIR U AS MUNTVERSAMELAAR IS – p.2

    • Een rede is Volkskas se volledige Numismatiese Diens.  

  • THE “OUBAAS” WHO SOLD MONEY – TRIBUTE IN “THE STAR”  TO MR.A. BICKEL - p.3

    • His name today is synonymous with coin collecting in South Africa, for he established the well-known firm which bears his name Bickels Coins and Medals (Pty) Limited in 1960 when he retired from active participation in Monis and Fattis Industries, of which he remained a director all his life.

  • TRIBUTE IN “THE STAR”  TO MR.A. BICKEL – COLLECTING AFRICANA WITH DENIS GODFREY -  p. 3

    •   Many Africana dealers began as collectors in their particular field.

  • ALLEN JAFFE NOODLOTTIG BESEER – VAN RAPPORT – SONDAG 18 MEI 1975 - p.3

    •  Mnr Allen Jaffe, 32 bekende muntversamelaar van Kaapstad en veral bekend om sy ywerige deelname aan kragbootwedrenne, sou onder die voorlopers in gister se kragbootwedre in Tafelbaai gewees het. Maar Donderdag het sy geliefde sport sy lewe geëis.

  • ENTHUSIASTIC READERS AMAZED US – LETTERS FROM NUMEROUS READERS TO SAY THEY COLLECTED ALL THE ISSUES OF BICKELS - p.4,5

    •  We were more than a little surprised to find that so many of our readers had all 68 magazines from the July 1965 to the March 1975 issue. 

  • FORGERIES IN GOLD COINS – JOHN R. COULTAS – COURTESY APRIL ISSUE OF “COINS AND MEDALS”) - p.6,7

    • The history of counterfeit gold coins is as old as the coinage itself, in fact very few periods or types have escaped the counterfeiter’s net.

  • BUYERS’ GUIDE TO BRITISH GOLD COINS SINCE 1817 – COURTESY APRIL ISSUE OF “COINS & MEDALS” - p.7

  • ARTHUR BICKEL 1896 -1975 – TRIBUTE - p.8,9

    • We regret to announce the death, after a lengthy illness, of “Oom Attie” as he was known to many of our readers.

  • PRICELIST - p.10

    •  George IV. Willaim IV. Victoria; Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint, Type II. YH obv. St George and Dragon rev.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – p.11

    • Jubilee head coinage; old head coinage; Perth Mint; Edward VII; Canada Ottawa Mint

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (PTY) LTD - PRICELIST - p.12

    • S.A. proofsets (without gold); long sets (with gold); S.A. Mint twin gold sets.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES  - p.13.

    • S.A. uncirculated crowns, silver one rand, South Africa – a set of select UNC; S.A. gold one rand, S.A. gold two rand; gold Krugerrand proof, proof Krugerands; completed collection of S.A. crowns

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – p.14 

    • 1965 proof S.A. coins for sale; New Zealand coins; Gibraltar; Special offer, Roman & Greek, 1975 S.A. MINT Uncirculated sets.

  • A PROOF SET OF THE FIRST LEGAL TENDER COINS TO BEAR THE NAME SWAZILAND - p.15

    • Now you can collect the coins of Swaziland in a new proof issue from the Royal Mint.

  • INVESTORS CORNER – A TIME TO BUY! – p.16

    •  Why do investors the world over so eagerly await a significant event in the coin investment sector – the minting of South Africa’s 1975 Long Proof sets?

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