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Bickels Coin and Medal News: Index Vol 4 No 1 (August/September 1968) - No 6 (June/July 1969)

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Vol 4 No 1: August/September 1968

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: OFFICIAL PRODUCTION FIGURES FROM S.A. MINT

  • BRIEWE AAN DIE REDAKTEUR p.2

  • Geagte menere, Baie dankie vir die interessante en insiggewende artikels wat in u tydskrif “Bickels Coins and Medal News” verskyn, en vir die waardevolle bydrae wat u langs hierdie weg aan duisende versamelaars verskaf en vir u dienste aan my in die besonder.  

  • SWAZILAND TO ISSUE INDEPENDENCE COINS SOON p.3

  • The Government of Swaziland will soon produce 2000 gold coins and 10,000 silver sets to mark the country’s independence this year.

  • GREEK AND ROMAN COINS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM! p.3

    • You can never be too careful establishing the identity after Roman and Greek coins.

  • COIN FLASHES p.3

    • The South African Numismatic Society will hold its annual auction on Saturday, September 28, at 2.30 pm at the S.A. Museum Cape Town. 

  • COVER PICTURE p.3

    • The obverse and reverse of the famous Israeli bar mitzvah coin. 

  • S. A. PROOF SETS p.3

    • The South African Mint reports that the production of 1968 proof sets is well up to schedule. 

  • ZAMBIA NEW DECIMAL COINAGE p.3

    • Picture above is Zambia's new decimal coinage. 

  • THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMMONWEALTH BRONZE p.4

    • Beginning with the issues of Queen Victoria in the latter half of the nineteenth century, the British Empire’s bronze coinage entered a golden age that has lasted down through the present Commonwealth. 

  • BEWARE OF ROMAN COINS p.5

    • A while ago Bickels bought an impressive-looking old copper coin, which looked really genuine. 

  • DIE NUWE DEMOKRASIE EN MEDALJES VAN DIE S.A. POLISIE p.6

    • Na Republiekwording van Suid-Afrika in 1961 is besluit dat nuwe dekorasies en medaljes uitgereik sal word vir die toekenning van die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag, Polisie, Spoorwegpolisie en Gevangeniswese.  

  •  LATEST COIN BOOKS REVIEWED BY JERRY REMICK p.7

    • ”Current coins of the world” by R.S Yeoman, Second Edition, 1968

  • WORLD COIN NEWS p.7

    • Australia issues 1967 coinage

  • COIN WITHDRAWN FROM CIRCULATION DURING THE PERIOD 1951 – 1968 p.8

  • COIN PRODUCTION FIGURES p.9

  • COMMONWEALTH TRENDS – AFRICA, SOUTH AND WEST p.10

    • As might be expected, South Africa with its long and and painful history of European colonization, is of particular numismatic interest. 

  • EXPORT OF SILVER COINS FROM U.K. p.11

    • The export of U.K. silver alloy coins minted before 1947, other than coins exported in a quantity not exceeding 10 in number, now requires and export license. 

  • ANOTHER BOOK REVIEWED p.11

    • “The Coinage of Switzerland 1950 to Date” by Robert Clarke  

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST p.12

    • South African proof sets

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST FOR AUSTRIAN SHILLINGS AND MOCAMBIQUE ESCUDOS p.13

  • BAR MITZVAH GOLD COINS – 22 CARAT p.14

  • THE DENO ONE AND DENO TWO – S.A. COIN ALBUMS p.14

    • Here are two brand new De Lux albums to take the entire South African Series of coins 1923 to date, by denomination. Hence the name DENO ALBUM, it is short for “Denomination” or  Denominasie. 

  • S.A. Vol. II ALBUM p.14

    • Revised sheets for 1965 -1966 - 1967 

  • COIN AND MEDAL NEWS COVER BINDERS p.14

    • De Luxe upholstered and gold inscribed cover for 12 issues 

  • S.A. LOTOFON* 64/65 SET p.15

    • (*LOTOFON - Last of the old first of the new)

  • A GALAXY OF NUMISMATIC STARS FOR INVESTORS WITH A GLITTERING BANK BALANCE p.16

 

 Vol 4 No 2: October/November 1968

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: SWAZILAND FIRST COINS p.1

  • EDITORIAL – YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR SOUTH AFRICAN MINT p.2

    • Apart from 1965 – when the South African Mint embarked upon the radical alteration in our coinage – 1968 must rank as one of the most epic-making and important years.  

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p.2

    • Dear Sirs: I received your “Rhodesian Numistat” yesterday and was very pleasantly surprised.  

  • NEW BUILDING FOR SOUTH AFRICAN MINT p.3

    • Work has already started on the new R3,000,000 South African Mint Building which is due for completion in 1972. 

  • ROYAL MINT’S RECORD YEAR p.3.

    • In 1967, the Royal Mint exported a record number of 925 million coins, nearly 70 per cent of the year’s production. 

  • ATTENTION OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS p.3

    • Frank and Laurese Katen, P.O. Box 4271, Takoma Park Sta. Washington, DC, 20012, U.S.A.    

  • BOOK REVIEWS FROM JERRY REMICK p.4

    • “Journal of Emergency Money” Volume One Number One (Summer 1968), Emergency Money Society, Box36, Pimento, Indiana 47866, U.S A. 

  • READER REPORTS VARIATIONS p.4

    • A South African1959 half penny with three distinct variations has recently been reported by Thomas Stone, Waterbury, Conn.

  •  OBITUARY p.4

    • One of the most knowledgeable men in European numismatics, Mr. Leonard Forrer passed away in Amsterdam on September 12, 1968 

  • DIE GOUE KALF MEDALJE p.5

    • In die Krugerhuismuseum, Kerkstraat, Pretoria, is ‘n kissie met medaljes uitgestal wat aan Pres. Kruger oorhandig is terwyl hy op reis was vanaf Keulen na Den Haag in 1900.  

  • 1831 PROOF CROWN p.5

    • At Glendining‘s a William IV proof crown of 1831 fetched £610 (Hearn), 

  • COIN NEWS FROM THE WORLD p.6

    • Malaysia Coin Club formed. The Malaysia Coin Club was formed early in 1968 by a group of serious collectors of the coins of Malaysia, British Borneo, Sarawak, Straits Settlements, Singapore and coins of related countries. 

  • CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE MEDALLIONS p.6

    • The charge of the Ligh Brigade is depicted on the tenth commemorative medal to be issued by the Britannia Commemorative Society.  

  • ‘n BOERDERY VIR ‘N PAAR MUNTSTUKKE p. 7

    • Die anderdag kry ek ‘n landbou tydskrif in die hande en daarin verskyn ‘n artikel oor ‘n boervrou van die Wes Transvaal wat ‘n 1942 sikspens wil verruil vir ‘n trekker, ‘n 1950 pennie vir 10,000 stene, ens.     

  • MORE COIN NEWS p.7

    • The French Finance Ministry has denied persistent reports that the new Swiss ½, 1 and 2 franc coins of cupro-nickel struck by the Royal Mint in London, were inferior to the like products of the Swiss Federal Mint. 

  • MEXICAN PILLAR DOLLARS p.7

    • These coins were recovered from the wreck of the St. Géram. (See story page 10.)  

  • THE MINT IN PICTURES  p.8 - 9

    • Photographs of the plaster cast of Gold Medallions struck by the Mint to mark the unveiling of the Hertzog Monument in Bloemfontein, the reverse and obverse of the Silver R1.   

  • THE MINT IN PICTURES p. 9.

    • Photograph: The plaster cast of King Sobhoza II of Swaziland.

    • For the first time, the S.A. Mint is producing uncirculated sets in plastic-sealed holders.  

  • THE WRECK OF THE ST. GÉRAM, EXTRACTS FROM “ISLE DE FRANCE, THE MAURICE” BY PIERRE DE E SORMAY p.10

  • The details about the shipwreck are known from the evidence given by the survivors of the wreck and recorded at the archives in Port Louis. 

  • AT THE SALES p.10

    • Prices at recent Johannesburg auctions have shown a tendency to increase on rare uncirculated and proof items.  

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST p.11

    • Prices are for miscellaneous items, not only South African items 

  • BICKELS PRICE LIST p.12

    • Military coins and English sovereigns in EF/UNC condition 

  • A MILITARY MEDAL RARITY p.13

    • A unique group of two plus another 9 medals of the Seale family 

  • THIS VERY RARE GETROUE DIENS BOER WAR MEDAL 1899 -1902 p.13

    • Getroue Diens Boer War Medal 1899-1902 issued to a most prominent Boer personality, is inscribed I.N. VAN ALPHEN, Posmeester General. 

  • THE GOLD AND SILVER COINS ALBANIA AND HAITI p.14 – p.15

    • The most beautiful and certainly the most impressive gold and silver coin sets we have ever seen are the ALBANIA and HAITI issues, which have just arrived.  

  • SWAZILAND INDEPENDENCE – GOLD AND SILVER COINAGE p.16

    • Only 2000 gold coins for world distribution (Struck by the South African Mint)

 

Vol 4 No 3: December 1968/January 1969

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  • PHOTOGRAPH HERTZOG MEDALLION p.1.

    • Special Message from Dr J E Holloway 

  • A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO BICKELS COIN AND MEDAL NEWS BY DR. J.E. HOLLOWAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE HERTZOG MONUMENT COMMITTEE: THE HERTZOG MEDALLION p.2

    • The collector of South African Gold Medallions is limited to a distinguished but rather small range. 

  • DIE HERTZOG MONUMENT

    • ‘n Uittreksel uit die Amptelike Program oor die beskrywing van die General J.M. B Hertzog Monument. 

  • MINT FOR FAKED COINS FOUND IN U.K.  p.3

    • While South Africa is in the throes of discovering its biggest-ever glut of forged coins, Britain’s numismatists are a little more lucky – they now know where the fakes of their coins are being made.  

  • DIE GOUE KALF MEDALJE  p.3

    • Ons kon ongelukkig nie in die laaste uitgawe die foto inkry nie. Hier is hy.   

  • LOUIS TRICHARDT TREK COMMEMORATED p.3

    • The minister of National Education, Mr. Jan de Klerk, opened the Louise Trichardt Memorial Garden in Lourenco Marques on October 12. 

  • CHRISTMAS WISHES/KERSWENSE p.3

  • A STUDY OF SOUTH AFRICAN DIE VARIETIES p.4 - 5

    • In this article, I shall attempt to compile a list of die varieties of South African coins which is known to me. 

  • COMMITTEES REPORT ON WORLD TYPE VARIETIES p.5

    • “Final Report of Committee to Research World Coinage Type and Varieties” by members of the Numismatics International and Globe Coin Traders Association. 

  • COINS BITS AND PIECES p.6

  • CANADA’S NEW COINS p.6

    • The long wait is over for Canadians, as in early August the government began releasing its growing stocks of the new pure nickel dimes, quarters, halves and dollars  …the latter two featuring a reduced format.

  • BRAZIL p.6

    • Brazil, which has been having its problems with currency and inflation, has finally released its much-delayed new coin issue. The coins were placed in circulation on August 1. 

  • INDIA p.7

    • Three interesting Indian Commemorative coins, each of which is being devoted to an independent theme, were released in October. 

  • BRITAINS FIRST DECIMAL COINS p.7

    • Britain’s new decimal coinage breaks away from a system of counting coins dating back to Anglo-Saxon times.  

  • SKILFUL FORGERIES OF KRUGER GOLD HIT SOUTH AFRICA p.8,99

  • EDITORIAL: DANGER AHEAD! COUNTERFEITS, RESTRIKES AND IMITATIONS p.8.

    • The extent to which counterfeit gold coins have flooded the coin market in South Africa has become quite alarming and we are now faced with a very real problem.  

  • COUNTERFEIT COUNS p.8.

    • The Editor of Coin & Medal News has asked me to write an article on Counterfeit Coins. 

  • VOLKSKAS EN BICKELS p.8

    • Dit is vir ons ‘n genoeë om aan ons lesers bekend te maak dat VOLKSKAS Bpk.’n belang in BICKELS MUNTE EN MEDALJES (Edms) Bpk verkry het.   

  • THE STORM BREAKS BY DR. STAN KAPLAN p.9

    • It is with great distress that I have watched the storm clouds of forgery loom over our numismatic horizon.

  • VOLKSKAS AND BICKELS p.9

    • We are extremely pleased to be able to inform our readers that VOLKSKAS Ltd  has acquired an interest in BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (Pty.) Ltd. 

  • THE 1900 POND ORIGINAL OR RESTRIKE? p.9

    • The tremendous controversy which has been raging in numismatic circles over the appearance of UNC/PROOFLIKE 1900 ZAR PONDS, highlights the complexity of the problem regarding genuine versus restrike coins. 

  • UGANDA V.L.O. MUNTPLAN p.10

    • Op 16 Oktober het Uganda een van die eerste gedenkstukke uitgereik wat spesiaal vir die Voedsel- en Landbou-Organisasie se Muntplan gemunt is. 

  • WRAK LEWER MUNTFORTUIN OP p.10

    • Drie jong skatjagters het ‘n groot skat 17de en 18de eeuse muntstukke ontdek in die wrak van die Britse oorlogskip Feversham, net buite die hawe van Louisbourg in die provinsie Nieu-Skotland aan die Kanadese ooskus.  

  • BRITISH MUSEUM FINDS V.C. NOT ORIGINAL p. 11

    • With all the talk of forgeries in the numismatic world, the recent discovery of a faked VC in the possession of a British museum offers some consolation to those who have been “had”  

  • BOOK REVIEW BY JERRY REMICK p.11

    • “A Catalogue of Modern World Coins 1850-1964 by R. S. Yeoman, Eight Edition, 509 pages, illustrated.

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST p.12

    • South African Proofsets 

  • J.B.M. MONUMENT GOLD MEDALLION p.13

    • Medal specifications.  

  • PRICELIST FOR PROOFSET FROM CANADA, GREAT BRITAIN, BURUNDI, SINGAPORE, ICELAND, UGANDA, GERMANY, RHODESIA p.13

  • UNCIRCULATED AND PROOF SOUTH AFRICAN MATERIAL – PRICE LIST p14.

  • CHOICE ITEMS FOR INVESTORS p.15

  • HISTORIC S.A. MINT MEDALLION OF THE LOUIS TRICHARDT TREK p.16.

    •  Thanks to the generous contribution received during the past years from thousands of individuals, schools and organisations in the Republic, the Memorial Gardens was inaugurated in Lourenco Marques on 12 October 1968 by the Honourable Minister of National Education, Mr Jan de Klerk. 

 

Vol 4 No 4: February/March 1969

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  • PHOTOGRAPHS: MEDALLIONS GAMES 1969

  • BHUTAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN ISSUE 1926 -1966 IN PLATINUM p.2

    • The new issue of Bhutanese coins commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the accession of the present King’s father, King Jigme Wangchuk in 1926. 

  • PRICE LIST p.2

    • It has become necessary this month to continue the price list on two pages 

  • THESE ARE SOUGHT AFTER ITEMS p.2

    • Coins from ZAR, Rhodesia, U.S.A. 

  • BOODSKAP VAN DR. J.A. HURTER, BESTURENDE DIREKTEUR VAN VOLKKAS AAN BICKELS MUNT EN MEDALJENUUS p.3

    • Dit is vir ons aangenaam om hiermee bekend te maak dat ons Bank ‘n belang in bogenoemde maatskappy verkry het. 

  • COIN SWOPS TO SHOCK ANY COLLECTOR.

    • The exceptionally high value of some rare South African coins is well known, but the value which some erstwhile collectors place on them even staggers us. 

  • PETER SEABY’S SLIDES AND RECORDED TALK DELIGHTS CAPE TOWN COLLECTORS p.4

    • A film and slide show produced specially for South African coin collectors by Mr. Peter Seaby, of the famous firm of British coin dealers, has been very well received in the Republic.  

  • DR. FRANK MITCHELL WARNS ON FORGERIES p. 4.

    • The 1900 forged Kruger Pond – described in the last issue of this Magazine – has been strongly condemned by Dr Frank Mitchell.

  • NO STOPPING OVERSEAS COIN PRICE INCREASES - £1/4 M. FOR U.S.A. COLLECTION p.5

    • The highlight of the sale, as mentioned two weeks ago, was an extremely rare 1875-proof 3-dollars, of which only 20 were struck. It sells for £10,420 over £3,000 more than the one in the Wolfson sale.  

  • NO MORE HALF-CROWNS p.5

    • Minting of British half-crowns has now ceased and those already in circulation will be progressively withdrawn throughout 1969. 

  • NEW PEAKS AT GLENDINING’S SALE p.5

    • The booming market for modern English silver topped new and spectacular peaks at a Glendining’s sale last month.

  • WHAT U.S. SILVER PRICE HIKES MEANS p.5

    •  A new dimension was given to coin collecting, and the value of coins when the U.S. Treasury unpegged silver price from $1,2929 per troy ounce in 1967. 

  • MINT MARKS ON THE 1862 RUPEE OF INDIA p. 6

    • India’s 1862 rupee was struck at the Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay mints in India from 1862 – 1873. 

  • DIE BOEKDRUKKUNS HERDENK IN 1572 EN 1823  - continued from pages 8 and 9 -  p. 7

  • MINT MARKS ON THE 1862 RUPPEE OF INDIA (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 p.7

  • NIGER  p.7

    • Fantasy silver 10 francs, 1968 no mint mark; 37 millimetres, 20,15 grams, reeded edge 

  • DIE BOEKDRUKKUNS HERDENK IN 1572 EN 1823 DEUR MATTHY ESTERHUYSEN, FOTO’S THEO MARIAS p8

    • Geen metode het kennis en mededelings in vroeër eeue so vining oor die aardbol versprei soos die gedrukte letter nie.  

  • MATTY ESTERHUYSEN TO RECEIVE BICKELS NUMISMATIC RESEARCH AWARD NO. 5 (R50) p.9

    • We are pleased to announce that Miss Matty Esterhuysen of the National Cultural History and Open Air Museum, Boom Street, Pretoria, will receive the abovementioned award at the end of February 1969. 

  • TWEEDE GEDENKPENNING UITGEGEE DEUR DIE BURGEMEESTER EN RAAD VAN HAARLEM IN 1823 (FOTOS) p.9

  • BICKELS’ COINS AND MEDALS (PTY) LTD PRICE LIST p.10

    • S.A. Mint Twin Gold Sets, S.A. Ming Commemorative Triple Sets, S.A, Mint Issues (Miscellaneous) 

  • NEW BOOKS p.11

    • The GUIDEBOOK and CATALOGUE OF BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COINS 1660 -1969

  • S.A. GAMES 1969 p.12

    • With the kind permission of the S.A. Games Committee a limited number of commemorative medallions, are being made available. 

  • NEW BICKELS ALBUM OF BANK NOTES – BANK NOTE COLLECTING IS GAINING MOMENTUM p.12

    • The banknote album is the eleventh addition to our series of holders for coins, medals, etc. 

  • TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL 1948 - 1968 p.13

    • Twin Set – gold and silver 

  • A FINE SET OF SILVER CROWN SIZED AND HALF-CROWN SIZED PIECES OF THE WORLD INCLUDING MANY RARITIES – PRICE LIST p.14 -15

  • COINS ILLUSTRATED FROM PAGES 14 AND 15 p.16

 

Vol 4 No 5: April/May 1969

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  • PHOTOGRAPHS: GOLD MEDALLION COMMEMORATING THE FIRST MANNED LUNAR ORBITING OF THE “ APOLLO” SPACE SHIP 8, 21 TO 27 DEC 1968 p.1

  • DRASTIC CUTS IN PROOFSET PRODUCTION FOR ’69 p.1

  • S.A. MINT STRIKES A BLOW FOR RARITY p.2

    • Hats off to the South African Mint! At last, the South African Mint has been tough with collectors who, for too long, have been trying to lay down the law for a Government body over which they claim to have exacting control merely because they are South African taxpayers.  

  • TOP COINS GET TOP PRICES p.2

    • Elsewhere in this issue, we publish a list of the highlights of a recent auction of South African coins belonging to the late Dr. C. L. Froelich, of Port Elizabeth.  

  • SOUTH AFRICAN MINT DRASTICALLY CUTS 1969 PROOFSET PRODUCTION p.3

    • The South African Mint has drastically cut down proof set production for 1969. Short sets are cut down by two-thirds while long sets drop by 30 percent. 

  • REPUTED FIRST MINT FOUND p.3

    • The remains of what is believed to have been the precious metal refinery of Croesus King of Lydia – reputedly the founder of coinage – have been uncovered by a team of American archaeologists working in Turkey. 

  • DEATH OF MR. FRITZ AAB p.3

    • We regret to announce the death of Mr. Fritz Aab, who, together with Mr. A. Bickel, helped found Bickels Coins and Medals (Pty.) Ltd in 1960.

  • SWISS HOARD SILVER p.3

    • The Swiss Government has abandoned its year-old attempt to ban the hoarding of silver coins by its own people. 

  • MEDALLION BY ROYAL MINT FOR CHARLES p.3

    • The Royal Mint is to strike one of its very rare commemorative medallions to mark the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales July 1.

  • FACTS & FIGURES OF THE ROYAL MINT, LONDON p.4

    • The Royal Mint in London is probably the most famous institution of its kind in the world.

  • HANS SCHULMAN TO SELL FAMOUS MABOTT COLLECTION …p.5

    • Over 20,000 different coins were brought together in the Mabbott Collection during fifty years of research and often at great expense.  

  • MRS DONGES STRIKES FIRST SILVER R1 COINS OF HER HUSBAND p.5

    • Mrs Billy Dönges, widow of Dr.T.E Dönges, the State President-elect, has struck the first of a special issue of silver rand pieces bearing the effigy of her late husband at the South African Mint.  

  • NEW BOOK PATTERNS ON U.K. p.5

    • English proof and pattern crown size pieces 1658-1960 by Howard & W/A/Linear and Alex G. Stoner. 116 pages, 1968, illustrated.

  • FACTS & FIGURES OF THE ROYAL MINTS (CONT FROM PAGE4) p.5

  • NEW SHAPE WITH AN OLD HISTORY BY H. LINECAR, ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF “COINS AND MEDALS”, BOOK DEPARTMENT MANAGER OF SPINK AND SON LTD, PUBLISHERS OF NUMIMATIC WORKS. p.6 – p.7

    • Britain is full of surprises as any visit who has studied in depth will know. 

  • OPENING VAN ZALAZAR IN LOURENCO MARQUES DEUR MATTY ESTERHUYSEN.FOTOS DEUR THEO MARAIS p.8,9

    • ‘n Pragtige nuwe sportstadion, “Estadio Salazar” is op 30 Junie 1968 in gebruik geneem. 

  • UNIQUE CANADIAN MEDALLION FOR S.A. BUSINESS MAN p.9

    • A South African businessman, Mr. P.G. Gaylard, of Springs recently visited Canada on behalf of his firm in connection with platinum and nickel refining. 

  • VALUABLE SOUTH AFRICAN COINS SOLD AT REPUBLIC’S LARGEST AUCTION PRICE LIST p.10

    • One of the largest and most important collections of South African coins, medals and tokens was sold last month. We publish below a selection of some of the items showing their reserves and the actual prices fetched. 

  • NOW THE FRENCH HOARD GOLD p.11

    • French gold coins, a favourite hedge against devaluation and the instability of the French franc have been enjoying the headiest boom in their history. 

  • COINS STOLEN FROM SPINK’S p.11

    • Spink & Son are the latest victims of the cool coin thieves who walk into a shop and remove coins from cases in broad daylight. 

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST p.12,13

    • Bickels coin accessories – price list  

  • COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLIONS p.12

    • Leander Starr Jameson, World Cul England 1966, the crest of SA and Netherlands  

  • WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING UNIQUE SELECTION OF PATTERN PIECES OF THE ZAR, ORANJE VRYSTAAT, GRIQUATOWN  p. 14 

  • COIN AND MEDAL NEWS PRICE LIST p.15

    • Canadian silver dollars. Proof sets from Rhodesia, Unique pair of Boer War Military Medals, Cased set of 18x22 carat gold medallions, Leaders of the 2nd World War, ZAR and South African material. S.A.

  • THE FANTASY OF YESTERDAY BECOME THE REALITY OF TODAY p.16

    • An immense advance in the field of interplanetary travel. These and other headlines heralded the success of the first manned lunar orbiting of Apollo 8, containing the three U.S. astronauts, Frank Bornman, James Lovell jnr, and Williams Anders. 

 

Vol 4 No 6: June/July 1969

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  • PHOTOGRAPHS: DR. DÖNGES R1 NEW REVERSE DESIGN

  • EDITORIAL: LET’S HAVE SOME INNOVATIONS FOR THE 1970 CONVENTION p.2

    • The recently elected committee of the Transvaal Numismatic Society has wasted no time in beginning arrangements for the fourth South African coin Convention scheduled for October 1970 in Pretoria.

  • NOW WE’RE ON THE AIR p.2

    • Dear Sir, On May 16, 1969, I heard your name and address broadcast over the foreign service of Radio RSA. 

  • TRANSVAAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PLANS FOR RECORD 1970 COIN CONVENTION p.3

    • The fourth South African Coin convention will be held in the Pretoria City Hall from October 19 – 24.  

  • FIRST COMPLETE MEDAL CATALOGUE p.3.

    • The first authoritative catalogue of British Orders, Decorations and Medals to be published, has just been released by Spink and Son Limited, of London. 

  • VOLKSKAS STAL R50,000 SE PUIK MUNTE UIT BY DIE RANDSE PAASSKOU p.3

    • Een van die indrukwekkendste versamelings goue munte wat nog ooit in Suid-Afrika gesien is, is deur Volkskas Beperk in hulle lokaal in the Randse Skou uitgestal.  

  • DR. C.M. STRYDOM VAN VOLKSKAS AANGESTEL AS DIREKTEUR VAN BICKELS p.3

    • Dit is vir ons ‘n genoeë om bekend te maak dat Dr. C.M. Strydom , ‘n asssistent hoofbestuurder by Volkskas se hoofkantoor, nou ook as ‘n direkteur by ons firma aangestel is.  

  • NOVEL MEDALLION MARKS CALIFORNIA’S BICENTENNIAL p.4.5

    • The year 1969 marks the 2000th birthday of California’s founding. 

  • ONDERVINDING IS DIE BESTE GIDS BY DIE GRADERING VAN MUNTSTUKKE p.5

    • Ons ontvang baie navrae van nuwe versamelaars betreffende gradering. Dit is niks nuus nie. 

  • NEW ROYAL MINT NEARLY READY p.5.

    • The building of new facilities for the old Royal Mint, now located at the famed Tower Hill site, is in the final stages of completion at the Welsh city of Llantrisant. 

  • ANCIENT COINS FOR INVESTORS p.6

    • In the last few years, there has been an enormous increase in the price of classical coins and there is no reason to believe that this trend will not continue.   

  • DUITSERS SLAAN PRETORIA MUNT MEDALJES p.7

    • Medaljes wat geslaan is ter viering van die opening van die Pretoria Munt in Suid-Afrika in 1892 het muntkenners lank reeds aan die gis. 

  • STUDENTS DESIGN CZECH COIN p.7

    • To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic, and the 20th anniversary of the Victory of the Czechoslovakian people, three commemorative coins have been struck, two in the summer, and one in the autumn.  

  • DIE BRANDWEER STASIE VAN PRETORIA p.8,9

    • Daar bestaan ‘n bewering dat die Brandweer in 1897 in Pretoria ontstaan het, maar geen feite om dit te staaf, kon opgespoor word. 

  • THE OLD FAT LADY GIVES MONEY TO RUSSIA p.9

    • The Soviet Union has found the ideal way to finance some of its undercover projects in the Middle East, the Far East and in the Afro-Asian territories without having to dip into the Kremlin’s scarce foreign currency reserves.  

  • BENEDETTO PISTRUCCI EN DIE BRITSE KROON DEUR RAYMOND DAVIES p.10

    • Alhoewel die kroonstuk in onlangse tye beskou word as ‘n feitlik waardelose en te groot muntstuk, hou die reeks ‘n sterk bekoring in vir versamelaars met ‘n oog op ‘n aantreklike ontwerp. 

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST p.11,15

    • Coins from Ancient times. In this issue we offer for the first time ever, a selection of very old coins dating back to times of B.C. and a few hundred years A.D.

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST CONTINUE p.12

    • Ancient coins, Early Cape coins 

  • BICKELS PRICE LIST CONTINUES p.13

    • World coins, outstanding selection of Swiss Shooting Thalers 

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST CONTINUES p.14

    • British Minor coins, British Maundy sets, South African material 

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS PRICE LIST CONTINUES p.15

    • Medals – comm. - military 

  • JUST IN, FIRST TIME EVER p.15

    • “The 1969 Standard Catalogue of British Orders, decorations and medals with valuations by E.C. Joslin, published by Spink and Son Limited.  

  • INVESTORS ITEMS p.15

  • A FINE SOUTH AFRICAN PROOF SET CONTAINING THE “ONCE ONLY” PROOF DR. DÖNGES SILVER 1 RAND p.16

    • There are several reasons why the 1969 S.A. Proof Sets are back in the BIG NEWS of S.A. Numismatics.

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