Vol. 6, No. 11 November, 2007

 

 

MICCy Speaks

"The Numismatics of Jacques Cartier"

"Symbolism in the Series IV 1975 Olympic Coins"

"The Manila Counterstamps"

Above: Elberfeld City , German States . Copper "1 Loaf" token, 1816/7. Issued by the Elberfeld Grain Union to alleviate distress during a famine that immediately followed the Napoleonic War

 

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

 

Edge-marking Machine

(from Diderot's "Encyclopedia", late 1700s).

As shown, the machine is outdated, being typical of ones from the mid-1600s.

 

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.