The Nonagon: Bulletin of the New Hampshire Numismatic Association

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by  Wayne S. Rich

THE
NONAGON
WINTER 2003
NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION
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BowersandSMerenaGalleries’
Spectacular action Season
CanRealizeTopMarketPricesforYou.
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thousandsofconsignors,rangingfrommuseums,governmentagencies,andinstitutionstoprivatecollectors.
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rates.Itmaywellbethemostfinanciallyrewardingdecisionyouhaveevermade!
2003AuctionSchedule:
March6,2003•KingsvvoodCoinAuctions
TelephoneandInternetAuction
ConsignmentDeadline:January24,2003
March13-15,2003•Baltimore,Maryland
inconjunctionwiththeBaltimoreCoinandCurrencyConvention
ConsignmentDeadline:January10,2003
June5,2003•KingswoodCoinAuctions
TelephoneandInternetAuction
ConsignmentDeadline:April22,2003
June26-28,2003•Chicago,Illinois
inconjunctionwiththeMidAmericaCoinExpo
ConsignmentDeadline:April18,2003
Mit July30C-oAnusiggunsmten2Tt,hD2ee0aA0dl3NinA•e:BSaMallateyim2o3r,e,20M0a3ryland
August7,2003•KingswoodCoinAuctions
TelephoneandInternetAuction
ConsignmentDeadline:June24,2003
September14,2003•LosAngeles,California
TheRaritiesSale
ConsignmentDeadline:July14,2003
September25,2003•KingswoodCoinAuctions
TelephoneandInternetAuction
ConsignmentDeadline:July31,2003
December4-6,2003•Baltimore,Maryland
inconjunctionwiththeBaltimoreCoinandCurrencyConvention
ConsignmentDeadline:September12,2003
Bowers and Merena Galleries
Box1224•Wolfeboro,NewHampshire03894•800-458-4646•InNH:569-5095•Fax:[phone]
itrmiiilrlwww.bowersandmerena.com•e-mail:[email protected]•NASDAQ:CLCT
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VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page911
MEMBERSHIPNEWS NHTOWNMEDALSQUIZ
Pleasetakeacloselookatyourmailing ByBobFritsch
labelonthefrontofthisissueofTheNonagon.If NewHampshireTownMedalsofferafascinating
a“0!”isafteryourmembershipnumber,youowe arrayoftopicsandareawonderfulwaytobuilda
tfoorthlaestSyaemarAlalnedn;thPisOyeBaorx.1P6l5e5a;seDsoevnedr,yoNuHrdues nHiecreenaurmeiasmfaetwicquceosltlieocntsioanboatutretahseomnatbolegectosyto.u
03820.Wehaveincludedahandymembership started.
formonYtoheubmaackycnoovteer.thatLifeMembershipsare b1e.stWhtaowtntboywnapdraomclsaiitmes?onitsmedalthatitisthe
nolongerofferedbyNHNA.TheExecutive 2.Whatwastheerroronthe1972Rochester
Councilmetanddecidedthattheclubcanno TownMedal?
longeraffordthiscategoryofmembership.We 3.WhichmedaldepictsthesteamerKusumpel
appreciatethelongtimesupportourLifeMembers 4.Whichmedaldepictsglassblowersatwork?
havegivenusandlookforwardtocontinued 5.Whattownmedalfeaturesaniftyrailroad
associationwiththem.Wewelcomeourpotential bridge,completewithsteamtrain?
newmembersandalsolookforwardtolong 6.WhichtownmedalwouldfitwellintheWells
associationwiththem. FargoMuseum?
7.WhichtownishalfwaybetweentheNorthPole
WehavehadafewNonagonsreturnedby andtheEquator,accordingtoitsmedal?
thePostalService.Ifyouknowthesemembers’ 8.Whichtownmedalfeaturesamoose?
whereabouts,pleaseletusknow. 9.Whichthreetownsusedacommonobversefor
HaroldWhiteneck their1969medals?
JohnMazeau 10.Whatwasunusualaboutthe1938Hampton
JRobertMerrill BeachmedalfeaturingGoodyCole?
WenoteCthhaerlpeasssPiinkgeofEdGetzand 1121..WWhhiacthtotwonwnismtehdealonfleyatounreesontheeatrothw?n’svery
JamesGormanandthankthemfortheir elaborateweathervane?
involvementwithNHNA. 13.Whichtownhadaredenameledstrawberryon
ThankstoJimGuinessoforupdatingus their350thanniversarymedal?
oPlnesaesveersaelndmemmebmebresr.newstotheeditor. R11a45..ilWWrhhoiiatdcehfoinuenliitdsfdamecepediatclto.swnaWnmhoealdtdaliesnf(gewiaantseu)roetfshteahewPo&PlOf&??O
16.Whichtownmedalfeaturesahotairballoon?
17.Whichtownmedaldepictsalogdriveonthe
AndroscogginRiver?
ANNUALMEETING m1e8.daTlh?eLadyoftheLakeresidesonwhattown
TheAnnualMeetingofNHNAwillbe 19.Whattownthatmademastsforsailingships
heldonSunday,20April2003(EasterSunday)at depictedoneontheirmedal?
2PMduringtheThirdSundayShowinNashua. 20.WhichtownmedaldepictstheBlueberry
TAislhliosnmesehmoofbwethriessbhaeersletdilanittvtiltteheesdhHtooowlcsiodiamnyeNIeenanwrlayEtntEgoxlicatrnu4di,.seand AExnpsrweesrss?nextissue.Andyes.youquizmaster
theboursethenattendthemeeting.Annual lovestrains.
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viewingbyanymember. bobfriischdbearthlink.netwithyourcomments.
Enoughfavorableresponseswillencouragemore
quizzes.
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VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page91
NewHampshireNumismaticPrimer-Part3
MerchantsObsoleteCurrency!
ByMikeGarofalo,LM#110
ContinuingouroccasionalseriesonGraniteStatenumismaticitems,letsexplorethepapermoneythat
wasissuedbyvariousmerchantsinourstate-NewHampshireObsoleteMerchantsScrip!
WhyTheseNotesExist
SincetheUnitedStatesGovernmentdidnotstarttoprintnationalcurrencyuntil1862,thestates,
authorizedbanksandalargevarietyofmerchantsprintedtheirowncurrency.Technicallythe
mmeneegrrrccahhvaainnndtgisss;ep,roitnMhtoeesrdtnsoocftrietpsh,ebrenaaotrtheebrseatauhrtaeinfsumclaulrvlri,egnngecetynt,eerswa;hlilscyohm2w"eaxsno3tr"eesidneaesrimezaes.bilSmepolimneetahnneoditrepslstaoibnre.easrMtaronatyphueorrfchotahrseneantoetes
wereissuedinlargequantities,asitwasgoodforthemerchantstohaveafairamountcirculating.That
representedan'interest-free'loantohim.
The'Common'Notes
Displayedbelowaretwodifferentnotesfromfairlycommonmerchants.Theyarerelativelyeasyto
acquireinmostgrades,includingcrispuncirculated.
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RUMKffmioicrm.v
Tucker&StilesNotefromBrookline,NH Quincy&WardNotefromRumney,NH
Stuonod$mi4se0tr.oi0fb0tuthieendsGeneonmtoetseU.nscGieexrnicesurtlaalitnleydC,.ritSshpoemsoereGtoyefpmetshUeonsfceicrnocoumtlemasoteandrencooetnvedesintaiarovenaiwalonardbtlhmeafinnryosmmaar$lel5.rs0eh0meaeintisnFdioenfrestcwooofndoirtimoonruep
denominations.
OtherfairlycommonnoteswereissuedbythemerchantnamedTucker,drawnontheTownsendBank
ofBrookline,NH.AseriesoflowdenominationswasissuedbyTredick,SwinertonandGilmanofUnion,
NH,andisavailableinhighgrades.
TorwefhelerNaretaeisvihenaulrayaeg,cnrooNenHme-,mmveoiingnstnseuittenhtdaaeltalnnwgoertaaethtdsraeaivscsetsfiurnveoeedmv.eb2Gry5oeotnvhdoeetnetSotsdaVerteeaernwyCnaaFnpoiinnutena.tclhiIerBccaIounnnlkdsaituoaelfndteCHsdoepnaaeccdoviraBmdrae,inenktNy.oHf.oWfthMhioielstrehcnehotrathiends!teasnloeWtrhesitiasend&aHlilll,
Commonincirculatedgrades,butunknowninCrispUncirculated?
The'Rare'Notes
NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION
VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page913
OfcoursenotallNewHampshiremerchants'notesarerelativelycommon.Therearewonderful
equxacnetpittiioenss.byFoarmeexracmhpalnet,farnom18C6a2nd5iaC,enNtHs,nroetael,izweidth$7a48pe.l0i0cainnvtihgeneWtatey,newhiRicchhwSaasleiscsounedducitnevderbyytiny
Bowers&MerenaGalleriesinMarchof2002.
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Lot3052,Candia,NH5Cents,VeryRare,WayneRichSale
AtthhneeotsChoaenmrneercaWtraiecyumnteerRciRhivacenhrtsBS'aalnsekc.riopfwChaasrlaenst1o8w6n2,2N5H.CeInttrseanloitzeeditshseuehdefbtyyGseuomrgoefW$o5l7c5o.t0t0,,Jra.salnotd#d3r0a5w4noinn
Lot#3054,RareGeorgeWolcott,Jr,notefromCharlestown,NH,WayneRichSale
AfinalrarenotewasLot#3056,issuedbySherburneR.Merrill,ofthetinyhamletofColebrook,NH.
Tithiwsasvepruyncrahr-ecannocteelerde,alibzuetdiatiwshvoeprpyiRnAgRE$!920.00intheWayneRichSale.Itisnotespeciallyprettyand
Notespeciallypretty,butveryRare,Lot#3056,SherburneMerrillofColebrook,NH.
Summary
Fbpeoefrrohmraoepssw,teoconclaelneocfrtionmrdso,rorethaoeffsfeotrhedelsuteshiervmaer.irtaBireuisttimkesanyowiwlwlleeltdlagkbeeeiassigttrhteeinagkteidyne.aslSoimonfecesdeteaharleceyhri'cnsegritanavinnedlnytaodrgoyrenwaoattitd'ielnaoglokt'oofvasblaeuvaibnlge,
discoveredbytheknowledgeablecollector.Studyyourauctioncatalogsandread,read,read!
NEWHAMPSHIRENUMISMATICASSOCIATION
VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page914
tFAfihslrrl.oememaWpnhteayhoetpolDfyeeoys-uokWuaaolkysfnontoehp,weroSBtbehoacebbrlpeFaytrsaidsrtoiysn-cnghTortoaefnkadWnsauomryween.riesStRihinactchethlWeeafteynnaeevr’ogsiyddbeienahtithhnedsoNtmhHeeNNoAfHtNthheAatNhwHaislNlcAboembeduisfiffnriecosumlsthtaos
beendelayedduetocommunicationproblemsassociatedwithBobandIbeingastate’swidth
aapnadrtm.emCboemrpsohuinpdidunegs.thiWshpirloebgloeimngwatshrtohueg“hlossosm”eofofantheenNveHlNopAecionnftoarimnaitnigonadfvreormtilsaisntgsppariynmgenIts
foundthemissingenvelope.Ifyousubmittedapaymentforanadvertisementormembership
betweenMarch2002andMay2002pleasebeassuredthatyouraccounthasbeencreditedandthe
checkshavebeendeposited.SothatcheckyouwrotetotheNHNA8-9monthsagoshouldbe
clearinganyday!Myapologiesforanyinconvenience.
PBloexas1e6b5e5,suDroevetro,seNnHda0l3l8c2h0e.cksandaddresschangesdirectlytomeatSamAllen,NHNA,P.O.
New1923DoverNHmedalfound!
Anewmedaltypefromthe300thanniversarycelebrationinDover,
NHhasbeenfoundinarecenteBayauction.Themedalmeasures
fm-A*-1 M 3Wh5imtmehxea4d0amnmdHaondagisocfoNmepwoasrekd,oNfJ,gotlhdecmoeldoarledhbarsoLnzaed.yMLiibnetretdybaty
P'SlV.S*cVC-.7vV-•v\i'AIS..'-. ttohhfeeNcDeeonwvteeHrramwNipHtshhCihirateny.dSseAaatltotahpnetdtwotoopstoehfaeltslh.eeftTmeihsdetahsleeaoGlnrteaoattfhlSeoewraiilnghgotfrhtiahbenbdoSntiasitse
“DoverTercentenary”andatLiberty’sfeetis“Celebration,August
1923”.Themedalissuspendedfromaroyalblueribbonwithtoppinbar.Sincethemedalwas
issuedinvelvet-linedboxandwassealedwithawaxbandaroundthebox,itcanbesafely
assumedthatthemedalwasapresentationpiece.Itwasprobablyanhonorariumtoaspeaker,
officerorpresenter.Strengtheningthissuppositionisthefactthatthismedalhasyettobelistedin
theNonagonorinRobertHeath’sbook“MedalsofNewHampshireCitiesandTowns”.The
medalwasobtainedfromadealeronLongIslandwhopurchaseditseveralyearsagoatageneral
estateauction.Thisisanexcitingdiscoveryastherehasbeenextensiveresearchdoneonthe
subjectofNewHampshiretownmedalsbynumerouscollectorsandthisvarietyhasyettobe
cataloged.
IfyouknowofotherNewHampshiretownmedalvarietiesthathaveyettobecataloged,please
[email protected].
ResearchtoBeginoilNewHampshireExonumia-SamAlien
OneofWayneRich’son-goingprojectswasacatalogofNewHampshireexonumia.Notonlydid
hecoverthetopicofNewHampshiretownmedals,healsobegantocategorizemerchanttokens,
offooNdeswtaHmapmptoskheinrse,aenxdonpuampiear.moIfneyyo.uhIaavcequinitreerdesmtainngyNoHfWmaeydnales’,stnookteenss,anedncaarsteicdlecsenotns,thfeootdopic
stamptokens,woodennickels,touristmedals,commemorativecoinsorotheralliedexonumia,
pleaseletmeknowsothatIcanincludetheminthison-goingresearchproject.Ihopetobeginto
listsomeofthisexonumiabycategoryinfutureNonagonissues.
I Like New Hampshire Currency!
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Ienjoycollectingcolonial,statechartered,andNationalBankcurrencyfromNew
Hampshire, anything and everything, including different denominations, signature
combinations,plateletters,seriesvariations,andmore.Ialsolikeoldstockcertificates,
correspondence,etc.,relatingtotheabovebanks.
DoyouhavesomeNewHampshirecurrencyforsale?Iwouldbedelightedtolearn
aanbyotuthiint!g1thaamtIncotanatusaell.lIowoiklilnggifvoerabnarignasitnasntbduetcwiislilonpaoyntahneyfuiltlecmuyrroeuntofmfaerrkmeetparnidcewiflolr
payinstantlyforanythingIcanuse.
Thankyouforcontactingme!Ireallyappreciateit.
DaveBowers
P.O.Box539
WolfeboroFalls,Ml03896-0539
e-mail:ijuuareimetTinelrucast.ilet
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VolumeXXXNumber2 NONAGON WINTER2003,Page916
NHTOWNMEDALSINTHERAYWHEELERCOLLECTION
TOWN DATE MEDAL SER# COMMENTS
Bamstead 1977 Silver 12 w/Brochure
Belmont 1969 Silver 12
Brookline 1969 Silver 12
Chester 1972 Silver 12
Chichester 1977 Silver 12 w/Brochure
Derry 1969 Silver 12
Exeter 1938 Bronze None
Franklin 1928 Bronze None Fobloop
Gilmanton 1977 Silver 12 w/Brochure
GoldPI 12
Bronze 12
Greenville 1972 Silver 012
Harrisville 1970 Silver 12
Keene 1975 Silver 12 w/Brochure
Londonderry 1969 Silver 12
Madbury 1968 Silver 12 InCapitolPlasticsholder.Presented
Bronze None bytheTownofMadbury.
Nottingham 1972 Silver 12 FromTownCommittee
Pittsfield 1982 Silver 12 DonatedbyTown
Pewter None
Bronze None
Randolph 1974 Silver 12 w/Brochure
Bronze 12
Rochester 1972 Silver 12 Non-Error
GoldPI 12
Bronze None
Salisbury 1968 Silver 12 InCapitolPlasticsholder.
Bronze None
Bronze None
Sanbornton 1970 Silver 12
Shelburne 1969 Silver 12
Surry 1969 Silver 12
Bronze None
Tilton 1969 Silver 12
Warner 1974 Silver 12 w/Brochure
Windham 1969 Silver 12
NHNAwouldlovefurtherdonationsofTownMedalswithserialnumber12tothiscollection.
PleasecontactthePresidentorSecretary.
Nextissue:OtherMedalsinthecollection,followedbywoodissueswhichcompriseitsbulk.
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