Vol. 6, No. 7 July, 2007

 

 

MICCy Speaks

"The Wreck of the Feversham "

" Britain 's Decimal Florin "

"Proposed Issue for the Occupation of Russia : WWII"

"Boer War 'Welcome Home' Medal"

   

Above: Great Britain . Brass medal, 1772, commemorating the voyage of James Cook in that year. Struck at Soho Mint. Medals of this type were used by Cook as presentation pieces to natives in the South Seas and North America on his later voyages.

 

The Mid-Island Coin Club,

Meetings: The second Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. ,
A.B.C. Restaurant, Mary Ellen Drive, north Nanaimo , B.C.

  Mailing Address:
  Mid-Island Coin Club, c/o Nanaimo Stamp & Coin,
3150 North Island Highway ,
Nanaimo , B.C. V9T 1V9

President: Phil Harris
Vice-President: Jeff Ross
Treasurer: Bob Bresden
Secretary & Editor: Wayne Jacobs
Directors: Jim Bourgeois, Bill Lane , Orest Minishka
  Webmaster: (www.rightclickhome.com) Rob Tallone

NOTICE:

The next meeting of the Mid-Island Coin Club will be held Thursday, July 12 , at 7:00 p.m. , at the A.B.C. Restaurant , Mary Ellen Drive , in north Nanaimo . (Mary Ellen is the first street parallel to Aulds Road northward .)

 

Wayne Jacobs is numismatic expert. He is the award winning author of numerous articles. He is the secretary and editor of the "Mid-Island Coin Club Numismatic Journal"of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island , British Columbia. The MICC journal are hosted here: MICC webpages Copyright 2006 Wayne Jacobs. This article may be reprinted freely for non commercial purpose only if the resource box is left intact, linking back to us.