OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE Nebraska Numismatic Association ORGANIZED MCMLVI when you think NU • MSS • MAT • ICS think Krause Publications 700 E. State Street lola, Wl 54990-0001 Phone: 715-445-2214 ♦ Fax: 715-445-4087 www.krause.com COIN HUSKER Nebraska Numismatic Association January 2004 In This Issue From the President Page 2 Nebraska Numismatic Association Convention Page 3 Lincoln Coin Club Show Page 4 New Nickels 2004 Page 6 Aspects of Collecting Flying Eagle and Indian Cents Page 10 Calendar Page 12 Membership Renewal Notice Page 12 COIN HUSKER is the publication of the Nebraska Numismatic Association. Articles are solely the views of the authors. Your quesrions, suggestions, articles, or advertising are avidly solicited. N.N.A., P.O. Box 82, Omaha, NE 68101-0082. COIN HUSKER AD VERTISING The COIN HUSKER advertisements are not just limited to coin related advertising. If you have a business or just want to put your name in the COIN HUSKER as a booster, you are welcome to do so. 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Anyone wishing to donate to the YN Auction, please send the items (or cash) to the club’s address: NNA, P.O. Box 82, Omaha, NE 68101-0082. Your President, Buzz Rumbaugh 45 th Annual COIN SHOW Of the Fremont Coin Club & the 49th Annual convention of the Nebraska Numismatic Association. Saturday April 24th & Sunday April 25th Saturday 9 AM TO 5 PM & Sunday 9 AM to 4 PM AT FREMONT CITY AUDITORIUM 9th & HWY 77 Fremont, Nebraska BUY • SELL • TRADE COINS - TOKENS - CARDS CURRENCY-EXHIBITS FUEE ADMISSION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Bob Missel, 517 N. Main St., Fremont NE 68025 402-727-1531 100 Y*on o( Etkjcohon and Friandship ProflmJ Throv^ Numnmorics 53'^'* Annual LINCOLN COIN CLUB ANNUAL SHOW corns, TOKENS, MEDALS PAPER MONEY, EXONUMA ^ FREE ADMISSION - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC <- March 6-7,2004 Villager Best Western, LINCOLN, NE 52"'* &“0” Street-402/464-9111 (Saturday, 9 am- 5p.m. - Sunday, 9am-4pm) 10 RAFFLE PRIZES TICKETS AVAILABLE $1 each !!!!!! - E prize - Old Time $5 gold piece ot $100 bill (choice)! 2"*^ prize - Tenth Ounce US Gold Eagle ! 3^-10“’ Prizes - Nice Collector Coins! (Winners Announced at 4 p.m. Sunday, Need Not Be Present To Win) HOURLY DOOR PRIZES!! BUY - SELL - TRADE COINS -TOKENS- CARDS- CURRENCY- EXHIBITS Invitation to Join Lincoln Coin Club; For More Information Contact: 2“'^ Thursday of each Month David F. Willsie, Chairman Hampton Inn Lincoln Coin Club 56'*' & Old Cheney Rd. P.O. 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I belong because the American Numismatic Association is a well-respected organization, and my membership enhances my reputation with the public and fellow collectors. I belong because the American Numismatic Association safeguards and promotes my hobby. If you don’t teloug to tlie ANA, you’re missing out. PRESS RELEASES AND PUBLIC STATEMENTS November 6, 2003 United States Mint Unveils New Nickel Designs for 2004 Nation to Get Two New Nickel Designs in One Year WASHINGTON- The Nation is getting not one newly-designed 5-cent coin for 2004, but two. United States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore unveiled the two new designs for the reverse (tails side) of the 2004-dated nickel today in a news conference at United States Mint Headquarters in Washington, D.C. This will be the first time in 65 years that the design of America’s nickel has changed. The current nickel design was introduced in 1938. “This is a historic moment for the Nation - the first change in our nickel in 65 years," said Director Fore. ‘These nickels honor Thomas Jefferson and commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, the momentous agreement that doubled the size of our country, and the remarkable expedition of Lewis and Clark, who journeyed more than 8,000 miles from Virginia to the Pacific Ocean and back to see the lands and the people of the great Northwest." Americans will see the first newly-designed nickel in the Spring of 2004, and the second design will be put into circulation in the Fall of 2004. On April 23, 2003, President Bush signed legislation authorizing the Secretary to change the design of the nickel through 2005 to commemorate the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. The obverse (heads side) of the 2004-dated nickel will remain the current likeness of Thomas Jefferson. A likeness of Jefferson will remain on the obverse throughout the nickel series, and his home at Monticello will return to the reverse in 2006, although both the obverse and reverse may not be the current likenesses of Jefferson and Monticello. A rendition of the Jefferson Peace Medal will be depicted on the reverse of the first nickel that will be minted in the Spring of 2004. The Peace Medals, bearing the likeness of President Thomas Jefferson on one side and symbols of peace and friendship on the other, were presented ceremonially to Native American Chiefs and other important leaders. The clasped hands were meant to signify peace. The inscriptions "Louisiana Purchase” and “1803" on this 2004-dated nickel commemorate the bicentennial of President Jefferson’s historic land purchase from France in 1803. On the second nickel that will begin circulation in the Fall of 2004, the reverse image will be an angled view of the keelboat with full sail that transported the Lewis and Clark expedition members and supplies as they traveled the rivers of the Louisiana Territory in search of a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are in full uniform in the bow. Created by Congress in 1792, the United States Mint is the Federal government agency responsible for producing all legal tender coinage for the United States. In FY 2002, the United States Mint manufactured more than 14 billion coins and generated revenue of $1.8 billion, returning $1 billion to the United States Treasury. 6 . 2004-Dated Nickel Series Facts In commemoration of the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark's expedition, the President enacted Public Law 108-15 to modify the Jefferson five-cent coin (nickel) in 2003,2004 and 2005, to reflect images evocative of their historic expedition into the Louisiana Terntory. A depiction of Monticello will return to the nickel in 2006. The obverse will continue to bear the likeness of President Jefferson. Gerard Baker, a Native American and Superintendent of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, comments on the Peace Medal. 2004 Spring Design: "Louisiana Purchase/Peace Medal" The first of two new reverses on the 2004-dated Jefferson nickel will feature a rendition of the reverse of the original Indian Peace Medal commissioned for Lewis and Clark's expedition, bearing the likeness of America's third president on one side, and symbols of peace and friendship on the other. The medals were presented to Native American chiefs and other important leaders as tokens of goodwill at treaty signings and other events. The design, by United States Mint sculptor/engraver Norman E. Nemeth, features two hands clasped in friendship - one with a military uniform cuff, symbolizing the American government, and the other with a silver band adorned with beads and a stylized American eagle, representing the Native American community with whom the United States sought good relations. 2004 Fall Design: "Keelboat" In late 2004, the 2004-dated Jefferson nickel will feature an angled, side-view of the keelboat with full sail that transported members of the expedition and their supplies through the rivers of the Louisiana Territory in search of a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean. Built to the specifications of Captain Lewis, the 55-foot keelboat could be sailed, rowed, poled like a raft, or towed from the riverbank. The design, by United States Mint sculptor/engraver Al Maletsky, shows Captains Lewis and Clark in full uniform in the bow of the keelboat. 7 . 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