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EXECUTIVE 2019 to 2020 Past President : Bruce Watt * President Sharon MacLean Vice President Terry Campbell Treasurer Vic Shewchuk Secretary Leslie Sanderson Librarian Paul Strong News Editor Sharon MacLean Directors Ed Keetch Marion Alexander Ernie Ruch Mike Melnichuk Bob Holden Barry Dutton

Show chair Sharon MacLean Membership Sharon MacLean Education Paul Strong Website Editor TBA

ODCC c/o Sharon MacLean, 607 Dorchester Dr. Oshawa, Ontario L1J 6L3

Oshawa & District Coin Club

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he next meeting is MAR 8th 2020 Doors open at 12:30 P.M.at Rundle Park Community Centre ( Located at Park & Gibb.). Remember that the Oshawa &

District Coin Club is always open to friends and relatives. Please feel free to bring your friends and neighbors. Its nice to meet new people and you never know you may just generate new interest in the hobby.

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FROM THE PRES: Hello Everyone, Well our show has come and was a success. I spoke to the pavilion on a couple things to fix for next time. Memberships; We took in 3 renewals and 6 new memberships at the show. Please note: anyone who has not renewed have been removed from the mailing. Mem. Winner- Al Hynes( the lucky one again ) Dealer draw winner: Brandon Ross Congrats to you both. Their was a good turn out at the show an I hope to have the pictures I took ready by meeting. Turned out to be a great day especially for the ones coming from far away. We hope you all got home safely. More on the show at the meeting. CON> Take care all

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Club Contact: Mail: ODCC co/ Sharon Maclean 607 Dorchester Dr. Oshawa Ont. L1J-6L3

Email: papman@bell.net Club Hotline 905-728-1352 Club Web: www.oshawacoinclub.com *** You can also check for the newsletter at www.sharlsshelties.com ***

Jan. 12th, Feb. 09th, Mar. 08th Apr. 12th, May 17th, June. 14th, Sep. 13th, Oct. 11th, Nov. 08th, Dec. 13th, Coin Shows: Feb.16th & Oct.18th 20120 at the JUBLIEE PAVILLION in Oshawa

2020 MEETING SCHEDULE Meets at Rundle Park Community Centre at 12:30 P.M. second Sunday of each month (some exceptions)

Oshawa & District Coin club Minutes of Feb 9th meeting 2020 Executive meeting– called for 1:45 - Sharon, Paul, Vic, Terry, John, Mike - a Quorum Absent—Ernie, Ed, Marion, Barry & Leslie Items were discussed about the club house and newsletter REGULAR MEETING Time 1:59 pm Call to Order Members present 29 1. CALL TO ORDER/OPENING REMARKS President Sharon Maclean, Welcomed everyone 2. SECRETARY’S REPORT: Report read: - Leslie Absent - reading of Jan. min by Sharon Any errors or omissions: None Motion to accept minutes as read; 1st. by; Norm Belstein Second by; Al Hynes Motion: Carried 3. TREASURES REPORT: Report read: By Vic Club Balance after expenses - Good Any errors or omissions: None Motion to adopt the report as read: 1st by Al Hynes 2nd by Dan Sutherland Motion carried 4. LIBRARY REPORT: Paul - no Report 5. EDUCATION: presentations - Coin Jewelry– interesting presentation on various pieces of different kinds of Jewelry. This was a nice presentation 6. PRESIDENTS REMARKS: Discussed : general news items from around & updates . : Discussed how their will be small changes in the newsletter : mentioned the rent of Rundal park went up and stamps have gone up. As such warned membership there is a good possibility of membership increase : mentioned looking for newsletters I am missing : also looking for old coins roman mostly for giveaway at our show . Club news: memberships; Feb.is the finial month. Any one who has not renewed for 2020 will be removed. :that all members to make sure their adi and info is correct. Contact if any change :We received several renewals this meeting. thanks everyone. : their was a call for help at the show

PLEASE NOTE!!!! Our 2020 Fall show is scheduled for OCT 18th 2020 7. OPEN FLOOR for DISCUSSION: : Bob Bell mentioned that there is a “family day’ where people can set up for free . Went into specifics an had small flyers . 8. ADJOURNMENT (3:15pm) Motion to Adjourn 1st by: John Holden 2nd by; Joe Sanders Motion: carried. Attendance draw won by: Joe Sanders Door draws won by : 1st Mr Dunhill 2nd: Barry 3. Robinson Reg. Auction: was held with lots of blue books

next Meeting: Mar.8th S ****** Also check for the Club news at

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NEW!! Here are a couple videos for you to watch . Note! If video doesn't come up, click arrow on the E (internet) and it will come

Museum Heist of Worlds largest Gold Coin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q1Xm7X7s_k Melting gold technology

https://youtu.be/xXemY9scNw8 Two sides of the same coin but with NGC grading in common." https://coinweek.com/dealers-companies/ngc-dealers-companies/coin-collecting-strategies-in-the-hobby-change-is-constant/

The trial is underway for the theft of one of the largest gold coins in existence. In fact at one point it was the largest one. Mints produce coinage that do represent legal tender, but also create ones which are meant to commemorate something or to be collected. In 2007 The Canadian mint pro-duced a limited six-coin run of coins called the Big Maple Leaf. The BMLs had a face value of $1 million, and at the time of their production, they were the largest gold coins in the world (the Perth Mint in Australia made a larger coin in 2012), being over an inch thick and about 20 inches across. The coins were made of 99.99% pure gold, and each one weighed just over 220 pounds, according to the online coin collection site Edmonton Collections. The back of the coins features an image of the Canadian maple leaf, designed by Stan Witten, and artist and engraver from the Canadian Mint, and the front holds a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, which was designed by Susanna Blunt. journalists stand next to the world’s biggest gold coin, called the Australian kangaroo at the Baden-Wuerttembergische Bank in Stuttgart, Germany. The coin has a diameter of about 80 cm and weighs about a ton. The coin is worth more than 30 million euros. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa | usage worldwide One of the BMLs was kept in storage at the mint, and the other five were made available for sale. Of those five, one went to Queen Elizabeth, one was sold to a Spanish trading company called Oro Direct. Two more were sold to unknown buyers in the United Arab Emirates, and the final coin by purchased by a Mr. Fuchsmann, who lent the coin to the Bode Museum in Berlin in 2010. In March 2017 the BML on display at the museum was stolen. A group of thieves got the coin out a window, down a ladder, and into a waiting vehicle to be carried away. Four men believed to be involved in the heist were eventually caught, but the coin itself was never recovered. Visitors stand next to the world’s biggest gold coin, the 1-ton Australian kangaroo, worth 30 million eurosusage worldwide It’s unlikely that the coin can be found. Despite its face value being $1 mil-lion, the quantity and purity of the gold it was made of give it an actual value of somewhere in the area of $4 million, depending on the price of gold at any given time. It’s most likely that the thieves simply melted the coin down and sold it the gold off. The trial for the men who perpetrated the theft is currently underway. 2 men received 41/2 yrs and a third 3ys 4mon

Treasure hunters find Britain's largest ancient coin hoard

Treasure hunters find Britain's largest ancient coin hoard after discovering 69,347 Roman and Celtic pieces buried 3ft under a hedge in Jersey Their find of gold and silver coins has been dated to around the first century BC Trumps the previous find of 54,951 Iron Age coins made in Wiltshire in 1978 By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 05:56 EST, 2 February 2020 | Treasure hunters have set a record for the largest coin hoard discovered in the British Isles after unearthing 69,347 Roman and Celtic coins that were buried three feet beneath a hedge in Jersey, Channel Isles. Metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles spent 30 years searching the field for the £10million treasure after a woman de-scribed seeing what looked like silver buttons in the area. Their find - made in 2012 - trumps the previous record holding discovery of 54,951 Iron Age coins unearthed in Wiltshire in 1978. largest coin hoard of gold and silver pieces was found under a hedge on Jersey in the Channel Islands" Britain's largest coin hoard of gold and silver pieces was found under a hedge on Jersey in the Channel Islands

Mead and Richard Miles found the coins sealed inside a slab of clay after searching the area for 30 years" Reg Mead and Richard Miles found the coins sealed inside a slab of clay after searching the area for 30 years. Pictured above is curator Neil Mahrer inspecting the discovery The_coins_were_found_by_metal_detectorists_encased_in_clay."The coins were found by metal detectorists encased in clay. It is believed they were hidden in the field around 50BC The coins were found by metal detectorists encased in clay. It is believed that they were hidden in the field around 50BC Some of the silver and gold relics from the Guinness Record setting discovery, dated to around 50BC, will go on display at La Hougue Bie Museum on the island. 'We are not surprised at this achievement and are delighted that such an impressive archaeological item was discovered, examined and displayed in Jersey,' said curator of archaeology at Jersey Heritage Olga Finch. 'Once again, it puts our Island in the spotlight of international research of Iron Age coinage and demonstrates the world class heritage that Jersey has to offer.' Mr Miles said he and Mr Mead had been involved in the process the whole way through and described receiving the Guinness World Record certificates as 'lovely'.

Museum Neil Mahrer begins to carefully dig the silver and gold Conservator for the Jersey Heritage "Pictured above are some of the coins after they were restored. They were declared a 'treasure' under the Treasure Act 1996, which means they officially belong to the Queen, although the finders are entitled to a reward. Mr Mead has said that the least valuable coins in the hoard are likely to be worth £100 each, suggesting a valua-tion of several million pounds, without taking into account the precious jewellery also found in it. However, there has been discussion over whether the price would come down because so many coins had been found, reducing their rarity.The previous largest coin hoard from Wiltshire was discovered in 1978 at the former Roman town of Cunetio near to Mildenhall.The largest hoard of coins ever found in the world was in Brus-sels in 1908 with 150,000 silver medieval pennies from the 13th Century uncovered.

"The coins were carefully extracted after they were detected three feet beneath a hedge" - Reg Mead is pictured left wearing the black shirt" The block of coins is pictured being lifted out of the ground. Metal detectorist Reg Mead is pictured left wearing the black shirt. Richard Miles, right, made the discovery. They are pictured in the coins hiding place. Metal detectors Reg Mead, left, and Richard Miles, right, made the dis-covery. They are pictured in the coins hiding placeShare or comment on this article: Treasure hunters find Britain's largest coin hoard after dis-covering 69,347 Roman and Celtic pieces

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EXCUTIVE MEETING; CALLED FOR 1:45 : A movie “Behind the Scenes at the Royal Canadian Mint” with Steven Bromberg. .

As usual I have gone through the list and removed any names not renewed. please check an make sure you are current. if any questions or problems please contact me. : YOUR ADI Please inform any change of your adi no matter how small to be updated : And also check to see and make sure if you have your e mail listed on the club list

NOTE!!!!!! Classified can also be used for items wanted or for sale : Their can be additional ads put in so consider putting one in.

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MAR.8th Mississaga coin show 9-4pm Admis $5 contact Leseszekp@rogers.com MAR. 21st. Cambridge. 9-4pm contact Brent coinshow@waterloocoinsociety.com APR. 5th Kent 10-4pm contact roger 519-360-9900 SHOW CON:

A BIG Thanks to the Dealers who support an attend our show MUCH APPRECIATED

Terry Roy, Kennith Booth, Nick Cowan, Richard Faucher. Steve Kosak., Steve Van Bree, Brandon Ross, Terry Campbell, John Haulton, Tim grubwinkle, N&K, Roy Palma, Paul.Harding, Ian Brimble, Vic Shewchuk, Don Hurl, Dave Hill, Matt Ng, David Moran, Dick Dunn, John Anderson, Gary Demareski, Wally Birkel. Thanks again for your continued support. An see you at the next show