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Bickels Coin and Medal News: Index Vol 9 No 1 (August/September 1973) - No 6 (June/July 1974)

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Vol 9 No.1:  August/September 1973 

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: U.K. COMMON MARKET COIN SEE P16 - p.1

  • VOLKSKAS CAN GET YOU COINS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD (ADVERTISEMENTS) p. 2

    • Volkskas took the lead in South Africa with a complete Numismatic Service. 

  • LATEST REPORT ON THE 5TH S.A. NUMISMATIC CONVENTION – BY MR. W.S. VAN AS, PRESIDENT, TRANSVAAL NUMISMATIC CONVENTION – p.3

    • I have pleasure in advising that arrangements in regard to the holding of the 5th National Convention are well ahead of schedule.

  • YOU CAN STILL BUY COINS OF GIBRALTAR AT BARGAIN PRICES – BY JERRY REMICK – p.4

    • Gibraltar’s short but varied numismatic series consists of nine currency tokens issued from 1802 to 1820: three copper currency coins issued in 1842 and six copper nickel and three silver crown-size coins issued from 1967-1972. 

  • BLANK (KAAL) POND AND THE VELDPOND OF THE Z.A.R. – DR. F.K. MITCHELL - p.5

    • An address delivered in the South African Numismatic Society on Monday 25th June 1973 by the Society’s President, Dr. F. K. Mitchell, F.S.A.N.S. The most common coins, gold coins, in the S. A. Republic were the British sovereigns.

  • NEWS FROM E.P. NUMISMATIC SOCIETY - p.6

    • Our next meeting will be held at 8.00 pm on Wednesday, 13th June in the Lecture Room of the P.E. Museum. Humewood.  

  • THE RUSH TO FIND A HEDGE AGAINST INFLATION – COURTESY SUNDAY TIMES - p.7

    • A young Southfield, Michigan, family dropped plans for a holiday trip this summer because of the petrol shortage.  

  • NEW YORK MEDALLION - p.7

    • Photograph of the official New York State Bicentennial  Medal. 

  • COLLECTION 10/ - & £1 NOTES OF THE S.A. RESERVE BANK - BY DR. H.P. LEVIUS - p.8

    • Notes were first issued by the Reserve Bank in 1921 

  • CANADIAN $20 FORGED – BY CALE B. JARVIS - p.9

    • Canada’s much sought-after 1967 gold $20 piece is being counterfeited.  

  • MUSEUM BIED VERSAMELAARS UNIEKE GELEENTHEID - p.9

    • Die Nasionale Kultuurhistoriese en Opelugmuseum in Pretoria is tans met ‘n intensiewe navorsing besig om te probeer vasstel met watter stempels Burgersponde geslaan is. 

  • BUY MALAYSIAN COINS NOW SAYS JERRY REMICK - p.10,11

    • Malaysia issued its first coinage and banknotes in 1967 and has issued 22 coins to date. 

  • HOW SUCCESSFUL PRICE CONTROL? – p.11

    • Collector-consumers who think the dollar has been shrinking in value are only half right. 

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

    • SOUTH AFRICAN farthings. half pennies, pennies, tickeys, sixpence, shillings, florins, half crowns, five shillings, Israel 1973 official mint set

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.14

    • Langenhoven Crown-sized medallion; UNISA set of commemorative medallions;  1972 Witwatersrand University – 50 years commemorative set of medallions; 1973 Israel coins and state medals catalogue.

  • TREASURE FROM THE SEA – ANTIQUE COINS RECOVERED FROM THE “MERESTEIJN” (1702) - p.15

    • On 3rd April 1702, around midday, after a long and arduous voyage, the Dutch East Indianman “Meresteijn’’ sighted Saldanha Bay on the Western Cape Coast (approximately 100 miles from Cape Town) and a decision was made to put in for fresh victuals

  • 1973 BRITISH COMMON MARKET 50 PENCE COIN - p.16

    • The new 50 pence piece of 1973 in cupronickel has been minted to commemorate Britain’s entry into the European Community.  

 

Vol 9 No.2: Oct - Nov 1973

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: BOEKENHOUT FONTEIN COIN. KRUGERS FARM REBORN. (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.  

  • COIN AND MEDAL NEWS. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - p.3

    • Starting in 1974 COIN AND MEDAL NEWS will become a quarterly magazine.

  • MUNT EN MEDALJE NUUS – BELANGRIKE AANKONDIGING - p.3.

    • MUNT- EN MEDALJENUUS word vanaf 1974 ‘n kwartaalblad  

  • A FAREWELL TO COINS - p. 4

    • Ten years – or almost that amount – is a long time to edit any magazine and so it is now with careful thought and a great deal of regret that I have asked the owners of Bickels Coin and Medal News to relinquish me from this task. 

  • WE WISH ALL OUR READERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR/ONS WENS AL ONS LESERS ‘N GESEËNDE KERSFEES EN ‘N VOORSPOEDIGE NUWEJAAR TOE  - p.3

  • AT THE AUCTION SALES - p.4

    • High prices have been realized for a wide variety of numismatic material over recent months. Some of the results were:  

  • CANADA PLANS 28 OLYMPIC COINS - p.5

    • Set of 28 55 and $10 silver coins will be struck by the Royal Canadian Mint to mark the 1976 Montreal Olympics, according to Canadian spokesmen. 

  • YANKS STILL WANT GOLD COINS - p.5

    • As the 93rd Congress buckled down to business last January, there were strong signs that the legislative guns were primed for an attack on the long-standing government ban on ownership of gold by United States citizens.   

  • NEW U.S. COIN - p.5

    • House Banking and Currency Committee Chairman Wright Patman has reaffirmed his support for a circulating coin to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial in 1976. 

  • 20 COIN QUESTIONS – PRESENTED BY MR. W.S. VAN AS, PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSVAAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY - p.6

  • PROPHETS OF BOOM – COURTESY – COINS – IOLA – WISC. - p.6

    • With the 1974 edition of Whitman’s Red Book scheduled to hit the market July 1, the editorial staff at the Racine, Wis., firm was admitting as early as May that some of the assigned coin values “could be a bit off” by the time the popular annual reaches the public.   

  • CYPRUS COMMEMORATIVE - PHOTOGRAPH - p.6

    • The Cyprus 45 piastre (Y21) struck in silver to commemorate the 50th anniversary of British rule shows well two lions passant guardant in pale. 

  • PENNY FROM HEAVEN - p.6

    • London – One of the only eight British pennies minted in 1933 fetched a record R13 000 in an auction at Sotheby’s, the London fine art dealer. 

  • WELLINGTON COIN CLUB NEWS - p.7

    • The Annual General Meeting was held on August 7th in the Navy League Rooms, 296 Lambton Quay, with 12 members present.  

  • O.F.S. NEWS - p.7

    • It may be of interest to readers of Coin & Medal News to know that the Orange Free State Numismatic Society has been revived, and has already had three meetings.  

  • CALIFORNIA’S NEW GOLD RUSH - p.7

    • A modern “gold rush” is reportedly developing in California.  

  • LETTERS - p.7

    • Dear Sir Editor, I am a Polish coin and paper money collector and I am extremely interested in your country.   

  • WEEGSKALE HET DIE WAARDE VAN GELD BEPAAL – MATTHY ESTERHUYSEN -  p.8,9

    •  Geoordeel volgens Griekse, Romeinse, Egiptiesee n selfs Sjinese oudhede, is dit duidelik dat weegskale en gewigte vanaf die vroegste tye vir die weeg van munte gebruik is.  

  • DR. FRANZ PICK PREDICTS COLLAPSE OF DOLLAR (COURTESY WORLD COINS, SIDNEY OHIO) - p.9

    • Dr. Franz Pick, New York, one of the world’s best-known authorities on gold and currencies, told a currency seminar in Los Angeles on July 13 that he foresees the total collapse of the American dollar and the issuance of a new US currency within 20 to 24 months. 

  • FAKED S.A. 50c COINS - p. 9

    • Counterfeit 50-cent pieces – realistic enough to pass casual scrutiny - are flooding into the Johannesburg area, particularly the African townships.  

  • COLLECT COLOURFUL BANKNOTES – SAYS JERRY REMICK - p.9,10

    • For me, collecting current banknotes of the world is much more interesting and gives me much more personal satisfaction than collecting coins.  

  • BIG FLORIDA TREASURE FIND - p.11

    • The state of Florida has taken custody of the first finds of a multi-million-dollar treasure aboard a sunken Spanish galleon.              

  • JAPAN ENDS GOLD LAWS - p.11

    • On February 24, 1973, the Ministry of Finance of Japan announced that importation of gold coins would be permitted after April 1 and gold medals after July 1.  

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (EDMS) BPK – PRICELIST - p.11

    • U.S.A: Cents: large; Flying Eagle; Indian Head; Lincoln; Two cent; Three cent; Five cent 

  • PRICELIST CONTINUE - p.13

    • Half dollars; silver dollars, Morgan dollars; Peace dollars 

  • ANSWERS TO 20 QUESTIONS - p.13

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.13

    • Standard Catalog of World Coins  

  • NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER - p.13

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.14

    • Give a gold coin as a Christmas present; Numismatic Christmas Directory; At R20 an ideal Christmas gift – complete type set of S.A. Silver Rands in Gold Inscribed holder. 

  • WESTERN SAMOA $1 COIN FOR 1974 COMMONWEALTH GAMES - p.15

  • KRUGER’S FARM REBORN/KRUGER SE PLAAS HERLEEF – COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS/HERDENKING PENNINGS - p.16

    • Paul Kruger’s farm house at Boekenhoutfontein, about 130km west of Pretoria, was a ruin three years ago./Die plaashuis van Paul Kruger op Boekenhoutfontein, 130km wes van Pretoria was tot drie jaar gelede ‘n bouval.

 

Vol 9 No.3: March 1974

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: PAUL KRUGER CONVENTION MEDALLION - p.1

  • 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.  

  • 1973 S.A. COIN PRODUCTION/1973 S.A. MUNT PRODUCTION - p.3

    • The President of the Transvaal Numismatic Society Mr. W.S. van As has given us the following official S.A. MINT production figures for 1973.

  • OFFICIAL REPORT OF 1973 CANADIAN COIN PRODUCTION - p.3

    • Coins produced through August. 

  • ALL SET FOR RECORD S.A. 5TH NUMISMATIC CONVENTION – MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSVAAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY, MR. W.S.VAN AS - p.4,5,6

    • After 2 years of meticulous planning this important numismatic event, which will cost approximately R30,000 has become a reality.  

  • HONOUR FOR BICKELS - p.5

    • Bickels had the honour to supply the coin, the photo of which appears on the 9c stamp, issued by the office to commemorate the centenary of President Thomas Francois Burgers. 

  • RECORD CROWDS AT S.A. CONVENTION - p.6

    • A beautiful convention brochure which will contain details of the entire programme, messages from the various Numismatic Societies and Coin-Clubs, plus articles from Professor A.N. Pelzer and Dr. F.K. Mitchell, is available from Dr. Stanley Kaplan, P.O. Box 132, Germiston, at 50c per copy.  

  • VYFDE S.A. NUMISMATIESE KONVENSIE VANAF APRIL 6, 1974 TOT APRIL 13, 1974 – BOODSKAP VAN MNR. VAN AS, PRESIDENT TRANSVAALSE NUMISMATIESE VERENIGING

    • Die amptelike opening sal waargeneem word deur sy Edele, B.J. Vorster, die Eerste Minister om 3nm op Saterdag 6 April 1974. 

  • U.S. DOLLAR ERODED: VALUE OF GOLD ROCKETS – BY F.A. HARPER - p.7

    • If one’s Aunt Emma weighed a healthy 120 pounds in 1940 but only 41 pounds now, you would doubt that she could still be alive. 

  • BOOM – BUT BE CAREFUL -COURTESY OF WORLD COINS, SYDNEY OHIO - p.7

    • Lee Martin, editor of the Numismatic Literary Guild Newsletter, Santa Ana, WA, Calif., recently urged NLG members, writers, editors, and curators in the coin field – to exercise caution during the present boom in coin collecting - p.7

  • UP GOES GOLD … AND THE RUSH STARTS. p.8

    • An old lady in a shabby raincoat opened her handkerchief and five gold Napoleons rolled out on the counter.  

  • NEW DUTCH 10 GULDEN - p.8

    • A .720 fine silver 10 gulden was put in circulation on September 4 in the Netherlands to commemorate the 25th year of the Dutch Queen Juliana’s reign.

  • U.S. RELAXES GOLD RULES - p.9

    • President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office on March 5, 1933, amid panic withdrawals of gold coins and currency from the banking system and the failure of many weaker banks. On March 6 he issued his Banking Moratorium order.  

  • MALAWI ISSUES SEVEN KWACHA NOTES - p.9

    • Malawi has released one set of seven banknotes in connection with its new currency unit, Kwacha. 

  • BICKELS COINS AND MEDALS (EDMS) BPK – PRICELIST - p.10

    •  Proofsets: Short sets (without gold); Long sets (with gold); S.A. Mint twin gold sets; S.A. Prooflike Crowns – SS specially select i.e. prooflike finish 

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p11.

    • S.A. Uncirculated crowns; silver one rand; South Africa – a set of select UNC, S.A. Gold one rand; S.A Gold two rand; Golden Krugerrand proof; One-ounce fine gold; Chamber of Mines   

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.11

    • Convention brochure; Britain 1973 issues; Konvensie brosjure 

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.12.

    • 1974 S.A. long proof sets, South African Type Sets; Swaziland silver 1968 independence proof sets;1973 gold sets just in.  

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.13

    • Rhodesian miniature medals; 1973 Israeli coins; ZAR 1898 pond overstamped “99”;, Books. 

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p.14

    • Convention gold specials  

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES - p. 15

    • Choice Items for Investors 

  • CONVENTION MEDAILS - 6TH NATIONAL CONVENTION JOHANNESBURG - p.16

 

Vol 9 No.4: June 1974

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  • PHOTOGRAPH: PRIME MINISTER J.B. VORSTER – FULL REPORT ON 5TH CONVENTION.

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

    • Een rede is Volkskas se volledige Numismatiese Diens.  

  • CARLTON CONVENTION WAS THE GREATEST - p.3

    • There’s no doubt about it! There never has been nor is there ever likely to be a convention in South Africa again like the Fifth South African Numismatic Convention held in April for sheer size and magnificence. 

  • CANADA STRIKES FIRST OF 4 OLYMPIC SERIES – BY JERRY REMICK - p.4

    • Uncirculated currency specimens of the first four Canadian Olympic crowns are free from scratches and edge nicks.  

  • RECORD KRUGERRAND SALES - p.4

    • The South African Chamber of Mines has reported a total of 559800 Krugerrands were sold in the quarter ended March 1974 compared with 328 400 in the previous quarter.  

  • NUWE SILVER RAND GEDENK MUNT - VAN DIE TRANSVALER - p.5

    • ‘n Nuwe rand-silwermuntstuk om die 50-jarige bestaan van die Suid-Afrikaanse muntwere te herdenk, sal eersdaags aan versamelaars beskikbaar wees.  

  • GOLD LAW AGITATION IN U.S.A - p.5

    • The gold lobby in Congress, consisting mainly of senators and representatives from western states which have large but low-grade gold deposits, has launched another attempt to repeal the law that prohibits Americans from owning gold.  

  • NEW DATE COIN FOR BRITISH WEST AFRICA - p.5

    • Collectors should add the 1956/10 penny without mint mark to their listing of coins for British West Africa. 

  • BATTLING TO FIND COLLECTABLE COINS? TRY CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES – BY JERRY REMICK - p.6,7

    • The coinage of the British Caribbean Commonwealth countries is a rapidly expanding field for the numismatist who is looking for a new speciality where he can get in close to the start.

  • GOLD EASES IN U.S. (COURTESY – WORLD – SIDNEY, OHIO). P.7

    • The United States Treasury Department, on December 17, lifted the import ban on all 1934 through 1959-dated world gold coins, including official government restrikes – but still excluding counterfeit gold coins bearing these dates.  

  • SOUTH AFRICAN PRIME MINISTER, MR. JOHN VORSTER OPENS CONVENTION: MR. VORSTER’S SPEECH AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE CONVENTION -  p.8,9,10

    • Interest in coin-collecting has grown rapidly in the Republic since 1960, mainly as a result of decimalization in 1961 and the introduction in 1965 of a new series of coins.  

  • COIN VS CREDIT CARD – BY MORT REED – (COURTESY – NUMISMATIC LITERARY GUILD NEWSLETTER – Vol 7. No. 2 - p.11

    • All this talk about credit cards replacing currency is just too much.  Whoever thought this one up apparently does not realize that the purchasing power of a coin is the very least of its value.

  •  GOLD COINS TOP IN U.S. - p.11

    • Americans cannot legally own gold bars, but many are avidly snapping up what they consider the best next thing: gold coins

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

    • Z.A.R. Paul Kruger gold coins; Z.A.R. 1893 set; gold sets of the world; choice and rare investors items.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – p.13.

    • Z.A.R and S.A. investment material; S.A.1931 coins; British Sovereigns; coins ex the “Fame’; miscellaneous gold; 1974 S0A. short proof set; 1974 S.A. Unc set; 1974 S.A, Twin gold proof set.

  • PRICELIST CONTINUES – p.14.

    • Anglo Boere oorlog medaljes; India Regal Issues; Samoa 

  • 1974 SILVER ONE RAND – A SOUTH AFRICAN COIN WITH THREE DATES – 1923 -1973-1974 - p.15

    • Commemorating 50 years of minting in S.A. 

  • TRANSVAALSE NUMISMATIESE VERENIGING – 25 JARIGE HERDENKINGS MEDALJE - p.16

    • Om die 25 jarige bestaan van die Transvaalse Numismatiese Vereniging te herdenk is ‘n pragtige brons medalje geslaan.

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