Johnson County Numismatic SocietyP.O. Box 19325, Lenexa, Kansas 66215www.JCNS.org

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 15th, 2010Seniors Center Annex, Lenexa Community Center

13420 Oak (corner of Pflumm and Santa Fe Trail Dr.), Lenexa, KS

Board Meeting 6:30PM Club Meeting 7:15PM

JCNS March Meeting ProgramGary Silvernail gave us a presentation on the pros, cons and techniques for coin cleaning. Many thanks to Gary from all of us for his informative presentation.

In my conversations with Gary the key point that I found useful is the use of acetone to remove years of PVC accumulation on some of my silver coins that have rested in the wrong type of album for nearly 50 years. In this day and age there are many more storage options and albums that safeguard your coins from this avoidable mess. I also have many Standing Liberty Quarters that are nearly black from years of storage in regular office type envelopes. It is to your advantage to purchase storage materials that are specifically designed for coin collections.

JCNS April Meeting Program

This month, Dave Baldwin will talk to us about the fascinating topic of collecting tokens and medals. If you are like me you probably just put any tokens and medals you find into an odds and ends jar full of mysterious objects that don't seem to fit in any of your albums. Dave will enlighten us and be available if you have any tokens or medals that you would like him to take a look at. Maybe you have some treasures you were not even aware of.

If Duane Davidson is at the April meeting ask him to show you pictures of his latest Civil War era find. He was metal detecting in a yard very close to the Lenexa Community Center when his machine started to beep, beep, beep.

Brian Shields is putting together the list of lots for the May club auction. To get your coins in an upcoming auction, just e-mail Brian at bcshields@everestkc.net with your starting price, date/mint mark, description and grade for any items you want listed. Our favorite entertainer, Werner Wohlert, will once again act as our auctioneer.

The program schedule for 2010 shapes up as follows:

January Duane Davidson – The Joys of Metal Detecting; club bourseFebruary John Thill, Standing Liberty Quarters; club auctionMarch Gary Silvernail - Cleaning Coins; club auctionApril Dave Baldwin - Collecting tokens and medals; club bourseMay Bill Woytowich, presentation on the formation of Islam and the

development of their coins that covers the 700 - 1400AD period; club

auctionJune Warren Gilpin (US Secret Service) – Counterfeit Detection; club auctionJuly Mark McWherter – What Makes a Coin “PQ”? - club bourseAugust ANA Summer Session Scholarship Winner’s reports; club auctionSeptember Steve Carr – Campaign Medals; club auctionOctober No Meeting -- 42nd JCNS Show is in Town!November Mark McWherter, Show highlights; club auctionDecember Holiday Dinner Meeting and Charity Auction!

A couple of members have stepped up and penciled their names in later this year as speakers. We always have openings for you to entertain your fellow coin collectors with a topic that is near and dear to your heart! If you would like a chance to show off any of your special collections or coins please see John Thill or Brian Shields at the meeting or drop me an e-mail at johnthill@aol.com. If you have a show & tell item you want to talk about just let us know at the beginning of the meeting.

CCNS 6th Annual Coin ShowThe Cass County Numismatic Society is sponsoring their 6th Annual Spring Coin Show on Saturday April 24th at the Mill-Walk Mall in Harrisonville, MO. The mall is located just west of Highway 71 at the Missouri 291 exit. If you are out for a nice spring drive just stop on by.

CSNS – Fall Numismatic SeminarThe Central States Numismatic Society and the Hutchinson, Kansas Coin Club will conduct a Fall Numismatic Seminar on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in the Hutchinson First National Bank. Speakers will include former ANA President Bob Campbell, current ANA President Cliff Mishler, and current ANA Governor Wendell Wolka. The topics will be announced at a later date. Registration is $10 for CSNS members and $20 for non-members of which $10 can be applied towards a one-year CSNS membership. Registration includes a continental breakfast and light lunch. The seminar will begin at 8 am and conclude at 4 pm. For more information, contact Francis Hawks by e-mail (hrci62@cox.net) or by telephone at (620) 663-1474.

My Latest Find

I got this nice note from a friend of mine who wanted to sell his collection. Pretty low serial number and still crisp even though it has a center fold. This 1929 National Bank Note really had Steve Carr drooling. He didn't have an NBN from this bank in his collection. Since his devotion to KANSAS NBNs is so much stronger than mine I sold it to him.

ANA Summer Seminar ScholarshipsThe Board will be voting on the lucky recipients that will attend the ANA summer seminar at the April meeting. The ANA puts on a number of top-notch educational seminars over the course of a week. Plenty of other activities are also available to make the whole experience enjoyable. If you want to go at the end of June or early July, make sure you get a written request to a Board member prior to the meeting so you can be considered.

Another eBay WarningI often use eBay's automated search process to email me when a coin I'm interested in gets listed. This past week I received notice that one of my favorite coins, a 1732 Pillar Dollar, had been listed. This is the first year of minting for the Pillar Dollar series at the Mexico City mint. It is quite rare. Take a look at the photos below. My original sea salvaged 1732 is on the left, the eBay seller from Israel's coin is on the right. The denticles are wrong, the font for the date is wrong, the flower symbols on either side of the date are wrong, the crown is horrible...need I say more.

Mine His

Membership ReportWell, the end of March has passed which means it’s time to pare down the membership rolls by eliminating the delinquent members. Here is where we stand as of April 1, 2010:

27 – Life Members67 – Members paid up for 201003 – Members paid up for 2011!97 – Total Members

19 – 2009 Members not renewing (we’ll see if any of these stragglers come back)

The Last WordDon’t forget about the upcoming America the Beautiful Quarter Launch to be held down in Arkansas at Hot Springs National Park. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 20th at 10 am and will include a coin exchange where the public can obtain rolls of the newly minted quarters at face value. These are always a lot of fun to attend, and I would encourage you to take that opportunity if you have a chance. The next closest launch event this year may be when the Lincoln Presidential Dollar is unveiled this fall. That venue may likely be in Springfield, IL although no firm plans have been announced yet. Stay tuned to your favorite coin collecting publication for more details.

Area Coin Shows

Sat-Sun 4/17-18/2010 Salina KS Coin & Stamp Show, VFW Post, 1108 W. Crawford, free admission, 50 tables, fee $60, Contact: Carl Adrian, sp-coin@swbell.net, 785-827-9766, Box 478, Salina KS 67402

Sat 4/24/2010 Cass County Numismatic Society Annual Coin Show, US 71 & MO 291 in the mall, Harrisonville MO. Contact: John Benedetti 816-695-2584, free parking, free admission

Sun 4/25/2010 Hays Annual Stamp & Coin Show, Ramada Inn, 3603 N Vine St., Contact: James E. Thorns, 785-625-3066, 500 W 36th St., Hays KS 67061

Jul 22-24, St Louis MO, Missouri Numismatic Society 50th Annual Coin Show, St. Charles Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza, Hours: Thurs 1pm-7pm, Friday 10am-7pm, Saturday 10am-5pm. Contact: Sid Nusbaum, POB 410652, St. Louis MO 63141 636-583-2090, e-mail sid1904pike@yahoo,com, T=160, free parking, youth booth, Auction by Scotsman Auction Co.

Sat, 10/9/10, 9 to 5 – Sun, 10/10/10, 9 to 3, 42nd Annual Johnson County Numismatic Society Coin Show, Lenexa Community Center, Pflumm Rd at Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa KS, free admission, hourly drawings, raffle, free parking, Tables = 75, Special Young Numismatists auction Sat at 2:00 p.m.