MILWAUKEE NUMISMATIC NEWS August 2022 — Our usual monthly MNS meeting will not be held in August. Instead, on August 18, the club will make a trek by reserved bus to the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, IL. Contact President Justin for details. Meetings will resume as usual on September 15, 6 PM, in the Mayfair Community Room. President: Justin Perrault Vice President: Jim Heinrich Secretary: James Kubley Treasurer: Chris Kantak Sgt. at Arms: Dave Herrewig Trustee ’22-’24: Jordan Heller Trustee ’20-‘22: Dave Hunsicker Trustee ’21-‘23: Gary Bieringer Librarian: Justin Perrault Newsletter editor: Leon Saryan Mailing address: c/o PO Box 26886, Wauwatosa, WI 53226-0886 Newsletter material: c/o PO Box 210313, Milw., WI 53221-8006 [email protected] Web Site Address: www.milwaukeenumismaticsociety.com The Milwaukee Numismatic Society, founded in 1934, is the oldest and largest organization in Milwaukee devoted to the study of money. Meetings are now held from 6 to 8 PM in the Mayfair Mall community room on the third Thursday of each month. August Coin of the Month: This month we feature an extremely rare Armenian-reference Roman provincial struck by Trajan (98-117 AD). This bronze is attributed to Nicopolis ad Lycum (a town in northern Asia Minor) commemorating Trajan’s conquest of Armenia in 114. The reverse shows Armenia in mourning seated with arms and a standard and has the legend ARMENIA in Greek (not very apparent on this example). Bedoukian 30, Kovacs 303. Kovacs lists this type as unique, but it should be regarded as extremely rare. Ex CNG eAuction 518, lot 332. a. eT o‘ia s, August-September 2022 MNS President’s Message As you can see from the heading this newsletter will be a combined issue for the months of August and September due to the fact there is no August meeting because of the van trip to the ANA show. So don’t be alarmed if you don’t receive a newsletter in September, the next one will come out as scheduled in October, after our Sept. 15" meeting. The annual MNS Banquet is back on the calendar after a several year hiatus. It is planned for Saturday, October 22" at Alioto’s, dinner to be served at 6:15 PM. Our evening entertainment will be magician Julie Sobanski. Everyone who volunteered at least three hours at last year’s coin show will receive a free ticket to the banquet. Anyone who volunteers the required hours at this year’s show will get a ticket for the 2023 banquet. Any exhibit awards will be presented at the Christmas party meeting in December. Pricing and meal choices for the banquet will be announced in a future issue of the newsletter. Reading an announcement from the ANA, they are planning to have some terrific numismatic items on exhibit for the attendees, including multi-million dollar rare coins, historic documents, and a collection of gold and other items recovered from the S.S. Central America. Combine this with the hundreds of dealers and the various programs and lectures, and this is looking like it will be another show for the ages. Hopefully everybody will find time to attend the show for at least one day of its run. At the September club meeting we will set aside plenty of time for members to show off their new purchases from the ANA, and anything else they have, for show and tell. We will also spend the duration of the evening playing a challenging numismatic trivia game. Those present will be divided into two teams, and the team with the highest score will be declared the numismatic victors with bragging rights and prizes. Also, start thinking about the October auction. We will need to have a list of items by September so it can be published in advance. As usual, please e-mail your list of auction items to Leon asap. Happy Collecting, Justin J. Perrault masters 1122(@yahoo.com 262.613.9996 Editorial: Our illustrious president states above that this is a two-month issue, but my hope is to get an issue of the News out in September which may consist largely of articles. This month we are printing the first two pages of an article (originally appearing in NOW News) by our veteran member Lee Hartz on the German monument at Valhalla. With luck, the final three pages of Lee’s article will appear in the next issue. I’d like to take this opportunity to once again recognize and thank all those who have contributed to the success of this newsletter: Justin, who prepares the calendar and president’s message and gets them to me each month, James (or Jim H. or Dave He. if he’s not available) for the minutes, the other Dave (Hu.) who attaches the stamps to the envelopes, Printgraphix of Greenfield (76" and Holmes) for expert printing, and finally my daughter Ani who prints our labels.--Leon MN$ 2022 2022 Numismatic Events Aug. 14: Beaver Dam Coin Show 300 Beichl Ave. (9-3 PM) Aug. 16-20: ANA World’s Fair of Money Schedule Rosemont, IL (10-6 PM) Aug. 18: MNS Bus Trip to ANA Show Monthly meetings for 2022 calendar year are Leave from College Ave. Park & ready to proceed as scheduled. Due to changes Ride Southwest Lot at 7:30 AM at Mayfair Mall, our meetings will run from Oct. 30: Elgin Coin Club Show 6:00-8:00 PM on the 3™ Thursday of each Holiday Inn at 495 Airport Rd (9-3 PM) month in the Community Meeting Room in the Nov 13: MNS Coin Show (9-4 PM) lower level of Mayfair Mall. Visitors interested Sheraton Hotel Brookfield in numismatics are welcome. April 22, 2023 Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic during SS Coin Show Monthly meeting programs MNS Banquet Jan 20: General Business/Show & Tell October 22: Alioto’s: 6-8 PM Feb 17: Tom Casper: Presentation Entertainment: Magician Julie Sobanski March 17: General Business/Show & Tell April 21: General Business/Show & Tell Refreshment Schedule May 19: Spring Auction Jan 20: Don K. June 16: Show & Tell-Non Numismatic Feb 17: Open July 21: General Business/Show & Tell March 17: Jordan H. Aug 18: NO MEETING-ANA Show Bus April 21: Dave Hunsicker Sept 15: Numismatic Trivia Game May 19: Justin P. Oct 20: Autumn Auction June 16: Justin P. Nov 17: Raffle Tickets Drawing July 21: Ray/Christine S. Dec 15: Christmas Party/Bingo/Elections August 18: NO MEETING (ANA Trip) Open Annual Dues Open Open Dues for 2022 are $10. Please pay Treasurer Chris Christmas Party K. at the next meeting, or they can be mailed to MNS, PO Box 26886, Wauwatosa, WI 53226- 0886. Thanks to those who have paid. Those who have not paid will be removed from the club’s mailing list. Random Information MNS is a volunteer organization. We always need new and interesting programs, activities, and helpers to work at events. MNS will also reimburse refreshment expenses up to $60. To volunteer, please contact Pres. double tram, 27 mm, 5.34 grams. Ex-Stack’s January Justin Perrault at 262.613.9996 or VP Jim Heinrich at 2009 auction, lot 3474. A choice example. 262.796.1814. Thanks to everyone who has stepped up by volunteering their time and talent to make the club a success. Milwaukee Numismatic Society Minutes July 21, 2022 President Justin Perreault called the 1029th"" meeting of the MNS to order at 6:06pm. There were 18 members and no guests in attendance. The president led the club in the pledge of allegiance. Door prizes were won by Josh W, Chris K, John B, Tom C and Chris K. Coin of the Month: Leon S. won the coin of the month, a 1990 Eisenhower Centennial UNC Silver Dollar — W Mintmark, with a winning bid of $52.00 Minutes: The minutes for June 2022 were approved. Treasurer’s Report: Chris K. reported that June showed net receipts of $55.00, Vanguard transfer, and $360.57 in net disbursements for a net cash flow of $280.90 Correspondence: The Numismatist, Coins, ANA Thank You Letter Vice President Report: There are openings for several months this year for members to bring refreshments. There are also dates available for program Ideas. ANA Bus Trip: The club will be renting a 14-passenger bus to take members & guests down to the ANA World’s Fair of Money on August 18 (Thursday). The bus will leave from the College Ave Park & Ride at 7:30am. As of now the bus is full but if you are interested in being added to the waiting list then please contact Justin P. A reminder there will be no August meeting. The bus trip will replace the August meeting. MNS Banquet: Our annual banquet will take place October 22, at Alioto’s on Mayfair at 6 pm. Dinner will be served at 6:15 pm with entertainment at 7 pm. If you volunteered at the MNS Coin Show last year then your meal will be covered. MNS Coin Show: Our show will be on November 13, 2022, at the Brookfield location as it was last year. Show & Tell: Skip H — Medallic Commemorative Coin 1969 / Bruce B — Architectural Medal / James K — Small and Large 2 Cent / Leon S - Noah’s Ark Gold coins from Armenia / Justin P — Airline Medals. The meeting was informally adjourned at 7:34 pm by President Perrault. Respectfully submitted by James Kubley Some of the counterfeit coins received by a Texas investor. CAUTION: Hundreds of Websites Selling Counterfeit Gold, Silver Coins SEF 4 ooking to buy gold and _ silver, for 50 but received only ‘fh “Oliver,” an investor in Texas, He now is working with his credit card responded to advertisements on companies to reverse the charges on his two Facebook from two companies that touted purchases and is assisting the ACEF to alert exceptionally low “introductory offer” pric- investigators and the public. es for silver and gold bullion coins. He paid “Chinese counterfeiters are blowing up Anti-Counterfeiting Task For $1,000 and now is trying to get his money the web selling fake silver and gold coins back because the “gold coin” and all 50 that may look like the real thing at first program (www.APMDdealers.org) or the “silver coins” he received are counterfeits glance but certainly are not,” said Doug Professional Numismatists Guild (www. apparently made in China, according to the Davis, director of ACEF anti-counterfeiting. PNGdealers.org),” advised Davis. Members non-profit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational ““We’ve seen suspicious ads posted on many of both PNG and APMD must follow a thittttiawCNILOAaaIleeeOnrO N At ye O R lN a t Foundation (ACEF). platforms, including Amazon and Facebook, strict code of ethics in the buying and sell- “T started suspecting they were not genu- with links to the fraudsters’ websites. ing of numismatic merchandise. ine when tracking information for my orders “The counterfeiters and their accom- The foundation is alerting the Secret was in Chinese,” said Oliver. “That was plices are heavily marketing fakes through Service about the fakes as part of the orga- a red flag. I also saw the same advertise- social media and online ‘coin dealer’ web- nization’s ongoing assistance to federal, ment online with the same format and same sites,” explained Davis, a former Texas state and local law enforcement as well as pricing but with different company names. police chief. “We now are tracking more prosecutors to fight counterfeiting and the When I received the orders, I thought I had than 300 websites selling fakes, many of sales of counterfeit coins. gotten taken.” them apparently operated by the same indi- “The important work of the Anti- At the time he placed his order, a l-ounce viduals or companies, but often under dif- Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and United States Mint-produced American ferent company names. Some even copy its volunteer task force of rare coin and pre- gold Eagle would have been priced at about the exact wording and actual photos from cious metals experts is supported entirely by $1,950. He paid $499 but got a counterfeit. legitimate dealers’ web pages. donations,” explained Robert Brueggeman, Each of the 50 1l-ounce American silver “Remember, if you don’t know precious ACEF executive director. “The ACEF is a Eagle coins he ordered should have sold for metals or rare coins, you’d better know a 501(c)(3) corporation, and all donations are about $40 each, a total of about $2,000 for reputable seller, such as experts affiliated tax deductible.” 50 genuine examples. Oliver paid $499.98 with the Accredited Precious Metals Dealer For more, visit www.ACEFonline.org. 28 Numismatic News / August 2, 2022 (vie WwPOINt |}-—-aee New Collectors Need Direction, Not Criticism By Daryl Conley that has accurate information and/or actual We all had selling prices. I bought my first computer around Some folks on these sites are a little to start | 1995. It had 512k of memory. Now, my over-enthusiastic. They will post coins that somewhere, coffee maker has more than that. I have they are convinced is a doubled-die or has upgraded many times since then, but that some other fantastic error, that I cannot and we should doesn’t make me a computer expert. I dis- see. One in particular made me chuckle. be sharing our carded my flip-phone a few years back and One of the group members posted a picture upgraded to a “smarter-than-me” phone of his Kennedy half which he knew had a knowledge and where I can access the internet, send texts portrait of Marilyn Monroe stamped into experience or pull up a map when I’m lost, a feature the field. His photo of the so-called image I have used many more times than I care was taken at a magnification of around 20 with people to admit. I am still hesitant about some and showed what appeared to be a water who are just things; I don’t have my phone filled up spot or smudge, I’m not really sure. I with apps, I’m not on Twitter and I don’t couldn’t see Marilyn in the image, but I’m coming into submit videos of myself on Tik Tok. pretty sure I spotted Elvis! [just joined Facebook about six or seven Most people did not comment on his the hobby, not years ago. It has been a fun and rewarding “finding,” and that’s probably a good thing. criticizin experience, connecting with family mem- Enthusiasm for the hobby is a plus, but bers and friends, some of whom I hadn’t education is the key. There are also many them for elr seen or heard from in decades. I also found posts of counterfeit coins. You can imagine ignorance. some coin groups that I joined. They seem their disappointment when it is pointed out to be geared mostly toward the new collec- that the coin is fake. When I see these, I tor, and Ie njoy sharing what I have learned will explain how to tell if it is genuine, about coins during my 50 years of collect- firstly by weight and dimension. If the sites have kindly done, is to answer that ing. There are many photos posted with the devil is in the details (pun intended), I will with another question: “Is it valuable to question, “is this coin valuable?” Most of post a photo of one of my coins showing you?” If it was a gift or an inheritance the time, it’s not. how it should look, or direct them to a from a deceased loved one, the value Some of the replies can be rather harsh coin site that has certified examples of the could be priceless to the recipient even or downright insulting, criticizing the send- genuine article. Enthusiasm for the hobby if it has no significant numismatic value. er for posting photos of worthless coins can be quickly and permanently squashed My first actual coins were five silver or coins only worth face value. Shame on when a new collector finds out his shiny, dollars that were left to me by grand- them. We all had to start somewhere, and new-looking Morgan dollar turns out to be father. Grandpa had a cloth sack with a we should be sharing our knowledge and an iron-clad imitation from China. couple-dozen Morgan and Peace dollars experience with people who are just coming Beginners need to educate themselves inside, and he would give five of them into the hobby, not criticizing them for their on how coins are produced, what they to each grandchild when they turned five ignorance. These negative responders need are made of and purchase a copy of the years old. I still have them. Their value to realize that just because they have been “Red Book” or similar coin value guide, is around $30 each. My own personal collecting for many years does not make subscribe to a magazine, join internet sites, first find was a 1910 Lincoln cent that them an expert, and just because they can etc. This will help them avoid the embar- my mother had given me in a handful of afford slabbed and certified coins costing rassment or disappointment of being told change to buy my school lunch. 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The hall is housed in a neo-classical building above the Danube River, east of Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany. ; 4 Kareth P f S ® ‘ Walhalla cae Sulzbach ar ‘ : _ 2 ~ be 7 derDonau Tegernheim P a < vufho Sarching es :. ; ® Toursorung ®@ OSM The Walhalla is named for Valhalla of Norse mythology. (Valhalla was a mythical hall that was the sacred resting place for slain Norse warriors) Walhalla was conceived by Crown Prince Ludwig in 1807, who built it upon ascending the throne of Bavaria as King Ludwig I. Construction took place between 1830 and 1842, under the supervision of architect Leo von Klenze. The exterior is 246 feet long by 115 feet wide and is surrounded by 52 Doric columns. The interior consists of a hall 157 feet long, 46 feet wide, and 52 feet high. The memorial displays some 65 plaques and 130 busts of persons, covering 2,000 years of history — the earliest person honored is Arminius, victor at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD). History By 1806 Napoleon's First French Empire had annexed German lands along the Rhine River and the North Sea. Central German states formed the Confederation of the Rhine, which sided with Napoleon. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, then formally dissolved the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (6 August 1806) and instead styled himself Emperor of Austria. The War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-1807) pitted German forces on both sides against each other, and Napoleon again prevailed. In 1807, 20-year-old Crown Prince Ludwig of the Kingdom of Bavaria (newly elevated from Electorate to Kingdom by Napoleon in 1806), had the idea of reminding all Germans of their common heritage — of the great figures and events in ethnic German history. He commissioned _ several sculptors to create busts of famous individuals of his choice. Johann Gottfried “a Schadow's bust of Nicolaus Copernicus became one of the first completed, in 1807. Further suggestions for individuals to be » honored were solicited in 1808 from Swiss historian Johannes von Miiller. ' By the time of Crown Prince Ludwig's coronation as King Ludwig I of Bavaria in | 1825, 60 busts had been completed. In : 1826 Ludwig commissioned _ the Ludwi|go fB avaria construction of a memorial above the Danube River, near Regensburg, modeled after the Parthenon in Athens. The southern pediment frieze features the 1815 creation of the German Confederation: the northern, scenes from the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest of 9 AD. According to Pictorial Travels Continentally Described (circa 1892), the construction of the building cost £666,666. At Walhalla's inauguration on October 18, 1842, there were 96 busts, plus 64 plaques for persons or events of which no portrait was available on which to model a sculpture. As being "of the German tongue" was the main selection criterion for the original 160 persons representing the 1,800 years of German history, the King included persons from, or who had been active in, modern-day Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland and the Baltic States. 10