9/21 Numismatic News

ANA Juggles Staff
Numismatic News
A team matrix approach will be taken to running future American Numismatic Association conventions, executive director Larry Shepherd told the board of governors during a telephone meeting Sept. 14. The new approach is fleshed out by two promotions and two new hires, he said, following the August resignation of Brenda Bishop, convention services manager. ANA is also looking for a new information technology and website manager following the resignation of David Lighty that is effective in November.
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Celebrated Betts "1623" Novum Belgium Copper
Stack's
Obverse: NOVUM BELGIVM 1623 around a small shield on which is a beaver. Reverse: PETER MVNVIT around a coronet. Denticulated borders. Nice, rich brown surfaces with a hint of mint red still showing. No trace of an undertype (Betts often used other coins as his planchet stock). Accompanied by Ryder's ticket describing the coin as ''A fraud made by Wyllys Betts in 1862 or 1863 when at Yale College.'' Tom Elder unaccountably described the piece in his catalogue as ''Is this a rare pattern for an American Colonial…Who knows about this piece?'' Without doubt this is one of the most famous of all 19th-century tokens.
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Interview With the Head of the Hungarian Mint
Coin Update News
As a collector of world coins, there is probably one design which stands out more than most, that of the portrait of the Madonna and Child which has been used on the reverse of many Hungarian coins for hundreds of years. Hungarian coinage is regarded by many collectors as exquisitely designed and with their most recent examples, they seem to be keeping this tradition effortlessly alive. The present Hungarian Mint is technically relatively new in European terms, however, it's origins span back more than 700 years and the history of Hungarian coinage is itself just over a thousand years old.
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U.S. Notes, Silver Certificates and Gold Certificates – What Are They?
Numismatic News
While most of these notes will carry the title "United States Note" at the top or bottom of their face, some earlier ones actually say "Treasury Note" instead. The very first notes omit both. They are, however, the same according to the legislation that authorized them. They are the longest lasting kind of American paper money, issued from 1862 until 1966. There are a great many different designs, of which the "Bison Ten" is the most famous and most popular. Just like all other currency, United States Notes were reduced in size with the "series of 1928" in 1929. Small-size notes are occasionally found in circulation today, and are characterized by a red Treasury seal. The latter, when worn, are not generally considered collectible.
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2011 Silver Wolf Coin Begins Canadian Wildlife Series
Silver Coins Today
The first silver bullion issue in a new three-year Canadian Wildlife coin series was launched this month by the Royal Canadian Mint. The 2011 Silver Wolf coin debuted on September 9, 2010. The investment grade one-ounce .9999 fine silver bullion coin features a unique design, limited 1,000,000 mintage and a $5 face value.It is one in a minimum of six to launch at a rate of two each year (through 2013) that will showcase a distinct Canadian wildlife theme.
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Apollo 17 Silver Robbins Medallion Flying High in Astronaut Charity Auction
Paul Fraser Numismatics
As we reported, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation have their 2010 Fall Astronaut Experiences & Memorabilia auction live at the moment, with the sale closing at the weekend. We've already mentioned some of the pieces on offer, including an image of the Earth taken by Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden and signed by a number of notable astronauts including moonwalkers, and a Swiss flag which visited the moon.
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