Maryland Numismatist Warner Brothers Zodiac Medals Summer, 2018 Volume 46 – No. 2 The OFFICERS Maryland PRESIDENT State Edward Craig Maryland Tokens and Medals Numismatic Society Association, VICE PRESIDENT Inc. William Stratemeyer The MARYLAND NUMISMATIST is Belmar Coin Club the quarterly publication of MSNA SECRETARY and is distributed to all members in Bryce Doxzon good standing without additional Catonsville Coin Club cost. TREASURER Simcha Kuritzky, CPA http://mdstatenumisassn.org Montgomery County Coin ********************************* Club EDITOR ******************************** Simcha Kuritzky CLUB REPRESENTATIVES Post Office Box 13504 Silver Spring, MD 20911-3504 Each member club of MSNA shall [email protected] appoint a representative who will serve on the board and will exercise their club's ********************************* vote on any matter arising. The Board of Directors of MSNA is ******************************** composed of the officers, past presi- PAST PRESIDENTS: dents and club representatives as listed Jack Schadegg to the right. Frank Murphy ********************************* Scott Barman ******************************** Club Mailing Address: ANA # C-73593 LC-42 MSNA Post Office Box 13504 ********************************* Silver Spring, MD 20911-3504 LIFE MEMBER CLUBS ******************************** #-1 Baltimore Coin Club #-2 Carroll County Coin Club The Maryland Numismatist content is #-3 Maryland Token & Medal Society copyrighted by its authors and may not #-4 South Glen Burnie Coin Club be reproduced without their consent. #-5 Colonial Coin Club MSNA assumes no responsibility for #-6 Bowie Coin Club claims made in paid advertisements. The Maryland Numismatist – Summer, 2018 Page 3 Table of Contents Officer Listing 2 President's Message 4 Exhibit Results in Baltimore 6 Exhibit Results in Dallas 8 Exhibit Results in Pittsburgh 8 Israel's Languages on Trade Coins 10 Local News 12 What's Your Sign? (Zodiac-themed medals) 15 Membership Renewal and Application 17 Maryland Coin Show Dates 18 Club Member Listing 19 Advertising Rates 19 CARL EARL OSTIGUY DEALER in COINS, CURRENCY & TREASURES HISTORIC SAVAGE MILL P. O. BOX 92, Savage, Maryland 20763 (443) 623-7025 E-MAIL: [email protected] BUYING & SELLING COINS & CURRENCY APPRAISALS & AUCTIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ALL MATERIAL KEPT IN BANK VAULTS LOCATED 5 MINUTES OFF of INTERSTATE 95 Midway between Baltimore & Washington Take I-95 to Route 32, East (Exit 38-A) to Route One South, Right on Howard Street, Follow signs to Savage Mill. Page 4 The Maryland Numismatist - Summer, 2018 President's Message Well, summer started prematurely with higher than normal temperatures this early in the spring and we have had enough consistent rain to float the Ark. Hopefully, you all are coping well and you did not have any flood- ing damage, downed trees, or wet basements. Now on to some hobby activities. At every Whitman Coin Show, members of the Baltimore Coin Club, a MSNA Life Member Club, man the registration desk for all four days of the show. Thankfully, the Baltimore Coin Club folks sell our annual MSNA raffle tickets. This is very much appreciated by the Maryland State Numismatic Association as this is now, and has been for many years, our primary source of income. We ask our member clubs to sell or buy raffle tickets. As a member, you may want to buy some tickets to support our organization. Tickets are 6 for $5.00 or $1.00 each. The gold and silver prize coins are well worth taking a chance to win while supporting our club. Speaking of coin shows, we are very fortunate to have the three Whitman shows each year at the Baltimore Convention Center. This year we also have the big ANA annual convention just up I-95 in Philadelphia in August. MSNA is an ANA Life Member club so I recommend that you try to get to Philadelphia to enjoy all the ANA provides. There will be much to see and learn as it relates to our hobby. With the three Whitman shows and the ANA annual convention, you will get to see great exhibits, attend coin club meetings, and find most of the items that you are trying to add to your collection. Even if you cannot afford to buy it, at least you can look at it. As your state numismatic organization, MSNA always tries to support our individual members, local member clubs, and our national and commercial partners. Please let us know what we can do for you. ____________________________________________ $₤₪₫€₣¢¥₮₯₳₹₦﷼₫$₤₪€₣¢¥₮₯₳₹₦﷼₫$₤₪€₣¢ Announcement: MSNA is planning on renting a van or bus to take a day trip to the ANA convention in Philadelphia on Friday, August 17. If you are interested in making that trip, contact former MSNA President Jack Schadegg at [email protected]. The Maryland Numismatist – Summer, 2018 Page 5 Julian M. Leidman One of America's foremost dealers in rare coins Bonanza Coin 940 Wayne Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 Telephone (301) 585-1480 Email: [email protected] Professional Numismatic Dealer & Consultant for over 40 Years What Have I Done? I have handled, developed and sold many of the finest rare coin collections in the country including:  Rare Colonial issues, including several 1792 issues  Assemblage of specialized collections of all early U.S. coins by die variety  Sale of the Wilkison Gold Pattern Collection in 1973  Participation as a bourse dealer at hundreds of local, regional and national coin shows and conventions  Attendance at every major U.S. auction held since 1968, representing as many as 25 bidders at the same time  Consultation to corporations, dealers, and collectors in order to develop, build and expand collections as well as being instrumental in the promotion of the numismatic hobby  Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional Numismatists Guild What Can I Do For You? With total confidentiality, I will tailor my services to fit your needs, and:  Assist in the formation (or location) of any U.S. coin or currency collection  Counsel collectors, dealers and corporations on any aspect of the numismatic business or hobby  Act as personal representative for any numismatic transaction at a maximum commission of 10%  Appraise collections or individual pieces on an hourly basis  Assist in the orderly disposition of holdings at current values LM #664 Page 6 The Maryland Numismatist - Summer, 2018 Exhibit Results in Baltimore The MSNA exhibit area at the Whitman Baltimore Coin Expo March 31 - April 2 held six exhibits by four exhibitors. Best of Show (1/10 oz. gold eagle): Watch Your Head! Helmets from the Late Bronze Age to the Space Age by Michael Shutterly. Master (1/10 oz. platinum eagle): A Selection of Coal Mining SCRIP - A Miner's Wages in Tokens by Michael Hicks. Superior (1/25 oz. gold Fiji coin) Israel & Currency: Her Innovative Approach to the Question of Idolatrous Money by Simcha Kuritzky. The exhibit Expo '70 Fair in Osaka, Japan: Progress and Harmony for Mankind by Simcha Kuritzky was not eligible for an award since there is a limit of one award per exhibitor. The Maryland Numismatist – Summer, 2018 Page 7 OCEAN CITY COIN and CURRENCY SHOW Ocean City (Roland E. Powell) Convention Center 4001 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland September 28-30, 2018 Open: Fri - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sat - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sun - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING Sponsored By: CARL EARL OSTIGUY CEO COINS CURRENCY and TREASURES P. O. BOX 92, Savage, Maryland 20763 443-623-7025 E-MAIL: [email protected] Visit the Website: www.coinshows.com or http://coinshows.com/oceancity_co.html http://www.coinshows.com/show-oceancity.html FREDERICK COIN and CURRENCY SHOW Elk Lodge #684, 289 Willowdale Drive Frederick, Maryland 2018 November 17-18 Open: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING Sponsored By: CARL EARL OSTIGUY CEO COINS CURRENCY and TREASURES P. O. BOX 92, Savage, Maryland 20763 443-623-7025 E-MAIL: [email protected] Visit the Website: www.coinshows.com or http://coinshows.com/oceancity_co.html http://www.coinshows.com/show-oceancity.html Page 8 The Maryland Numismatist - Summer, 2018 Exhibit Results at the NMS in Dallas MSNA life member Michael Shutterly won Best of Show and People's Choice for his exhibit Remember the Ladies on empresses of the Severan Dynasty of Rome. His exhibit on Byzantine gold won second place Best of Show. Simcha Kuritzky's exhibit on Hindu worship medals won third place Best of Show. Exhibit Results at PAN in Pittsburgh MSNA Treasurer and Editor Simcha Kuritzky (left photo) won first place in world coins and a 1/10 ounce gold eagle with his exhibit Tan Seng Yong's Tiger Commemoratives: Singapore, 1986. His exhibit Expo '70 Fair in Osaka, Japan: Progress and Harmony for Mankind took first place in exonumia. MSNA Secretary Bryce Doxzon (right photo) entered an exhibit on Baltimore's 1915 centennial celebration of the Star-Spangled Banner non-competitively. MSNA life member Tom Corey presented the awards as the PAN Exhibits Chair. The Maryland Numismatist – Summer, 2018 Page 9 Page 10 The Maryland Numismatist - Summer, 2018 Israel's Languages on Trade Coins by Simcha Kuritzky, NLG Anyone who visits Canada readily sees that both English and French are the national languages, and this bilingualism appears on their money as well. Many other countries use multiple languages and alphabets; India may hold the record for showing denominations in 15 languages on their notes. Israel's official languages are Hebrew and Arabic, but how has Israel reflected this on her coins? The answer has changed over time. Under the British, the Palestine Currency Board (PCB) used English, Hebrew, and Arabic on coins and notes. The entity name and denomi- nations were in all three languages, and both the denomination and date used both Western and Arabic numerals, though the date was only given in the Christian or Common Era (CE). The first money produced by the Yishuv were the half mil tax tokens of 1938, which were entirely in Hebrew including the Jewish year which was written with letters using their numeric values. On Israel's emergency 25 mil coin of 1948-9, the denomination was in Hebrew and Arabic as was the state name, the date in Hebrew, and no English at all. In late 1949, Israel's regular coinage arrived from a private English mint. Again, no English and now the Arabic denomination disappeared as well. She didn't add the country name in English until the new half and one lira denominations were introduced in 1963, and this was continued on all new denominations introduced thereafter. When Israel debuted the five sheqalim in 1982, it included the denomination in the Latin alphabet. Israel put the denomination in Arabic numerals and words back on coins in 1992 on the five new sheqalim coin, and it also appears today on the