Western Cape Numismatic Society

Vol 11 No1: September 1975 

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• PHOTOGRAPH: SOUTH AFRICA PENNY: THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE OF COIN AND MEDAL NEWS - 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.  

• THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE OF …COIN AND MEDAL NEWS/HIERDIE UITGAWE IS DIE LAASTE VAN MUNT - EN MEDALJENUUS - p.3

  • We regret very much, to have to inform our readers, that due to a large number of complex factors, Coin and Medal News will cease publication with this issue./ Dit spyt ons innig om hiermee aan ons lesers bekend te maak dat, te wyte aan ‘n hele aantal gekompliseerde faktore, die publikasie van Munt- en Medaljenuus met hierdie uitgawe gestaak word.

• COIN QUIZ SILVER R1 COIN 1965-1974 – PRESENTED BY MR W.S. VAN AS – PRESIDENT - p.4

• LONDON CALL TO ARMS  - p.4

  •  Global war on numismatic counterfeit has been declared with the formation in London of a permanent international bureau dedicated to the “battle of bogus.”

• ‘KRUGERMUNTE’ WAS NET SENTE  - p.4

  •  Die 3000 “Goue Krugermunte” wat mnr Magiel Venter, 51, ses maande gelede vir R4000 gekoop het, het twee swartmans, vandeesweek R600 boete in die Kroonstadse landroshof gekos. Hulle is weens bedrog gevonnis omdat hulle 2c-stukke ter waarde van R2 met goud oorgeblaas en aan die Venters verkwansel het.

• 1976 COIN YEARBOOK OF INTEREST TO COLLECTORS OF BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH SERIES – BY JERRY REMICK - p.5

  •  The 1976 COIN YEARBOOK will be of great use to all collectors of British and British of commonwealth coins.

• RECORDS SMASHED - p.5

  •  Several world records were shattered during the April 29-30 Zurich auction of antique coins conducted by Bank Leu AG.

• ANSWERS TO COIN QUIZ – p. 5

• INTERNATIONAL AUCTION CALENDAR – WORLD COINS, SIDNEY, OHIO - p.6.

  • Auction officials are invited to submit details on forthcoming auction sales as far in advance as possible.

• NUMISMATIC OUTING AND SOCIAL – SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 1976 – p.6.

  •  It has been decided to perpetuate the Annual Mini-Convention which this Society inaugurated in Pretoria in January 1975, by the holding of a similar event in Johannesburg, on Saturday 24th, January 1976.

• COINS/NEWS SPECIAL –- GOLD - THRESHOLD OF SPACE - p.7

  •  In November, the favourite game in town for speculators and hobby spectators was “Follow the Yellow Brick Road,“ as market prices of gold bullion daily gyrated between new highs and those recorded the day before.

• DURBAN CONVENTION – PROGRESS REPORT - p.8

  • It is with pleasure that I am able to advise you all as to the progress made towards the 6th Convention.

• COIN AUCTION: PRICES REALISED - p.9

  •  PHOENIX POSTAL AUCTION: No.9 contained the coins of Mr E. Levine’s private collection. This auction offered what can be considered to be one of the finest collections of top-quality Z.A.R. numismatic material.

• COIN MARKET PERSPECTIVE – BY DAVID L. GANZ - p.9, 11

  • The year 1975 will be known as the year of silver.

• BUYER’S GUIDE TO BRITISH GOLD COINS SINCE 1817 - p.10, 11

• BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (PTY) LTD - PRICELIST - p.12,13

  • U.S.A. silver dollars - Liberty or Morgan Type 1878 – 1921; Peace type 1921-1935

• PRICELIST CONTINUED – p.14

  •  Give a gold coin as a Christmas present; Numismatic Christmas Directory; complete type set of S.A. silver rands in gold inscribed holder.

• PRICELIST CONTINUED - p.15

  •  A collection of twenty gold Byzantine coins 500 AD – 1328 AD; sets of Coin and Medal News; 1976 S.A. Numistat – available early 1976.

• PRICELIST CONTINUED -  FOR THE NUMISMATIC CONNOISEUR - p.16

  •  1874 coarse beard Burgers pond. Brilliant uncirculated; 1962 SA proof farthing; 1931 SA proof set in original case of issue;1898 ZAR pond overstamped “99”.