UTAH NUMISMATIC SOCIETY

Unique 1870-S Three Dollar Gold

The Harry Bass core gold collection presently housed and on display at the American Numismatic Association headquarters in Colorado Springs will soon be heading for public auction. It has resided there for the past 22 years and will be sold by the Foun- dation to raise money for future philanthropic ventures. The unique 1870-S $3 gold coin will also be sold. This unique coin has the numbers 893 inscribed above the

wreath on the reverse and evidence of a loop being removed at the 6 o'clock position

on the obverse. Nevertheless it should fetch millions of dollars, possibly to a collector

attempting to posses a complete set of this denomination. The

Mint Master

June 2022 Volume 70 Issue 6

UTAH

NUMISMATIC SOCIETY OFFICERS

President Mike Rek 916-806-0923 Vice President Kelly Finnegan 801-636-1190 Treasurer Tom Davis 801-580-8637 Secretary Larry Kimura 385-831-9705

o Medals Chair. Dave Larsen 801-637-1060 Curator Darin Lee 801-556-0789

< Newsletter Doug Nyholm 801-918-9522

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0g Cindy Cagle 801-869-0584

SP? Chris Larsen 801-300-9763

a2 Darin Lee 801-556-0789

5 Don Swain 801-652-0124

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= Larry Nielsen 801-870-2344

@ LaVar Burton 801-255-1629

“I Sherry Gunderson 385-232-5256

AN Ruth Hackford-Peer 801-834-5579

a Bourse Chair /Bob Campbell 801-467-8636

Jr. Member Jr. Member

Casey Hackford-Peer Clay Riggs

Hospitality Richard Blaylock & Lamar Kemp

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE —- June 2022

Mike Rek PRESIDENTS MESSAGE That you everyone showing up for the Birthday and Anniversary (40 & Plus) in May.

On June 17th and & 18th is the Bottle Antique Bottle & Collectible Show. (Salt Lake Community College 9750 South 300 West Sandy, UT) July is the Picnic at Sugarhouse Park the 2nd Tuesday of the month and every Meeting is always on the 2nd Week of the Month.

Mike Rek / President

Contents & Agenda For June 14, 2022

Greetings - Mike Rek Newfoundland Coinage Mini Exhibit - Sherry Gunderson/Jan Reninger West Point Ming News & Views - Robie Cagle Book Review Coin Quiz - Casey Hackford-Peer Coin Crimes Refreshments - Larry Kimura/Clay Riggs Antique Price Lists NewsLetter Article— Ruth Hackford-Peer Quiz

Editors Message

Meeting June 14 2022 at 7PM Meeting location is: Columbus Center 2530 S. 500 E., Salt Lake City

NEWFOUNDLAND COINAGE

Doug Nyholm

__. Newfoundland is the oldest British Colony in North America. It was discovered in 1497 by John Cabot. In 1927 Labrador was added to the Dominion of Newfoundland which was inde- penant until 1949. New- foundland was created as an independent nation in 1907 and on March 31, 1949 voters elected to join Canada by the narrow margin of 51% to 49%,

Newfoundland is one of several maritime provinces that issued coins and currency for their populus. Newfoundland was the most prolific of these provinces that began issuing tokens as early as the 1840’s but decimal coinage intended for general circulation began with pat- terns in 1864 with general issues issued in 1865. The first denominations coined were 1, 5, 10, 20 and the gold $2 coin in 1865. The 50 cent denomination was first coined in 1870 and finally a 25 cent denomina- tion began in 1917.

Other than varieties most Newfoundland coinage, can be purchased for under $50 each in F/VF condition. Exceptions are as noted below and even these, although what expensive, are not impossible for most collectors.

e 1873-1888 5 Cent coins e 1870-1885 10 Cent coins e 1870-1888 50 Cent coins

some-

Several of the above can reach $500 each.

e 1880 $2 Gold in the most expensive $2 coin at $2100 in VF

One interesting fact about Newfoundland coinage, and for that matter, any Canadian coinage, is that their availability escalates by multiples of value in MS-63/65 grades. Many examples of Newfound coinage are extremely rare, some virtually non-existent in these high grades. Often examples that can be purchased for under $100 can easily escalate to multiple thousands of dollars, some even exceeding 5 digits. There are even recent dates from the early 1900’s which can easily be valued at multiple thousands of dollars. Coin collectors in Canada were far less numerous than colectors in the United States thus demand or pulling coins directly from banks or brief circulation was not something that occurred with any regularity.

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WEST POINT MINT

Doug Nyholm #

The building that would house the West Point Mint was constructed in 1937. It opened the next year as a bullion depository to hold silver and acquired the nickname as “The Fort Know of Silver.” Long before West Point was given mint status it began coinage operations in 1973 by striking pennies for general circu- lation. These pennies were struck without a mintmark and their production at West Point would continue until 1984. In 1976 West Point struck Bicenntennial Quarters and continued to strike un-mintmarked quar- ters for circulation through 1979. West Point first struck gold medals in 1980 and shortly thereafter became a storage facility for gold bullion when $20 billion of gold was transferred to West Point making it the

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ve WEST POINT NeW jt NT ~~ second largest storage facility of gold bul- “ ‘s lion next to Ft. Knox. The “W” mintmark made its debut in 1984

on the $10 gold coin struck for the 1984 —~ Los Angeles Olympics. A few years later | West Point was granted full mint status in 11988. Subsequent to that date West Point struck multiple mint marked commemora- tive coins as well a both gold and silver bul- ‘a lion issues. Gold and silver bullion have been struck at West Point while multiple dates of silver eagles struck at West Point were struck without the “W” mintmark. In 2017 Coin World fined a Freedom of Information Act and NGC also inquired of the mint to gain information as to what issues were struck without the “W” mintmark. As a result of this non- mintmarked Silver Eagles are able to be certified as a West Point product. Slabs subsequently are designat- ed with the “W” mintmark in paranthesis, such as (W). This is important if Silver Eagles of a particular year were struck at not only West Point but also San Francisco or Philadelphia. In order to be designated on the slab as a West Point product the mint sealed and banded monster boxes must be submitted to the certifi- cation service unopened with the seals intact. Following is a list of years that this is possible that were all struck without mintmarks.

e 1988—1998 Bullion issues were struck at both West Point and San Francisco e 2012-2015 Bullion issues were struck at both West Point and San Francisco e 2016,2017,2020 and 2021 Bullion issues were struck at West Point, San Francisco and Philadelphia

Most likely the earlier dates in order to be certified may be very scarce as there are most likely very few original sealed boxes of these earlier dates.

The first “W” mint marked coin other than bullion or commemoratives was the 1995-W Roosevelt dime. This was issued in uncirculated mint sets only to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coin. The other “W” mint marked dime was issued in 2015 a part of a three coin March of Dimes commemorative set.

In 2016 Gold commemorative issues struck with the Mercury Dime, Standing Liberty Quarter and Walking Liberty Half dollar were issued for the 100th anniversary of their initial release in 1916. All of these issues were struck at West Point with the “W” mint mark. Preceding those issues in 2014 a gold Kennedy Half dol- lar with the “W” mint mark which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy half dollar was struck.

Then in 2019 it was a banner year for the “W” mint mark with the Lincoln Cent bring struck in West Point bearing three different finishes. A mint state example and both a regular proof and reverse proof all with he “W” mint mark. Then the circulating America The Beautiful quarters were issued from West Point to be the first circulating coinage from that mint. Two million of each of the five designs were struck at West Point and distributed to various areas of the country which spurred a frantic search by the public. They were followed in 2020 with five more with one difference, the 2020 quarters had the additional “Privy Mark V75” commemo- rating the 75th anniversary of the Victory in WWII. Several other “W” mint marked coins have been issued as shown in the list below and mentioned above which excludes all bullion and commemorative issues.

e 1996—W Roosevelt Dime

e 2000-W Sacagawea Dollar / 22k Gold Proof / 39 minted—AII melted ?

e 2014-W Gold Kennedy Half Dollar Reverse Proof Silver / Proof Gold Half

e 2015-W Mohawk Ironworkers Enhanced BU Native American dollar

e 2016-W Mercury Dime / Standing Liberty Quarter / Liberty Walking Half Dollar Gold e 2015-W Roosevelt Dime Silver Proof

e 2019-W Lincoln Cents / BU, Proof and Reverse Proof

e 2019-W (Five Issues) America The Beautiful quarters

e 2020-W (Five Issues) America The Beautiful quarters

e 2020-W Jefferson Nickel / Proof & Reverse Proof

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So, as you can see West Point with its distinctive “W” mint mark has actually been used on multiple bullion, commemorative, and circulation issues. Putting together a set of non-bullion issues can be a very interesting project. It shouldn’t be too expensive unless you decide to include bullion. I wonder if there is a “PCGS Registry Set” for these West Point issues.

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Books on Individual Coins Doug Nyholm

I recently purchased this book, published in 1959 by the American Numismatic Society, written by Eric Newman. This book contains

NUMISMATIC NOTES AND MONOGRAPHS No. 142

75 pages and is solely regarding the Good Sa- THE SECRET OF maritan Shilling. THE GOOD

There have been numerous numismatic books SAMARITAN SHILLING written over the past few decades which unlike Supplemented . the standard coin guides which cover every- See

thing, or all the coins in a particular series, some concentrate on a single issue. Their sub- ject matter may be of a individual date or sometimes a specific variety of a date. Some are of just a pamphlet size while others con- sists of hundreds of pages. There are even some coins which have had multiple books

written about them. A couple of those which aed Bere aos ase may easily come to mind are books covering 1959

the 1804 Silver Dollar, the 1913 Liberty Head

Nickle and the 1933 $20 Double Eagle.

By ERIC P. NEWMAN

Some may wonder, just how much do I need to

know about a single coin of which I may never be able to afford anyway, but I say that our hobby is much more than a price guide but a historical lesson in the time period, politics, eco- nomics and significant other notes of what was going on at the time the coin was issued. I find history fascinating and learning about past events and what happened 100 or 200 years ago and what situations caused them to occur enlightens oneself. Numismatics is a significant part of history not only in the United States but throughout the world.

I went through my library and made a list of books I have which were written about a signifi- cant coin and was surprised just how many of these books I had. On the next page is a list of these, and I’m sure there are probably many more. I hope all of my fellow numismatic friends enjoy history, learning, and reading as much as I do.

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1804 Silver Dollar (Multiple)

1913 Liberty Head Nickel (Multiple) 1894-S Barber Dime

1822 $5 Gold Half Eagle

1794 Silver Dollar (Multiple)

1794 Large Cents

1793 S-15 Large Cent

1802 Half Dime

1815 Half Eagle

. 1794 Starred Reverse Large Cent

. 1838-O Half Dollar

. 1776 Continental Currency

. Norris Gregg & Norris 1849 Gold . 1796/7 Bust Half Dollars

. 1849 Double Eagle

. 1804 $10 Gold Eagle

. 1933 $20 Double Eagle (Multiple) . 1982 Small Date Copper Lincoln Cent . 1855 Kellogg $50 Gold Slug

. 1792 Pattern Coinage

. 1849 Oregon Beaver Gold Coins

. 1787 Fugio Cents

. 1652 Good Samaritan Shilling

NUMISMATIC BACKGROUND AND CENSUS OF 1802 HALF DIMES

A Classic American Rarity

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Coin Crimes by Ruth Hackford-Peer

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# Our hobby is a good one. At its best, numismatics connects modern hobbyists with the past. Each coin has a story behind it. Collecting can instill a sense of nostalgia associated with historical events. We can learn history, economics, science, and mathematics through coin collecting. It’s a hobby that parents and children can enjoy together. There are other benefits too. There’s investment potential and financial security. Coin clubs offer friendship, connection, and fun events. But because of our shared hobby, criminals can in- tentionally target numismatists, and we can fall victim to their schemes. And, at its worst, these criminals can come from within our own community and hobby — sometimes they are people we trust. Numismatic crime is on the rise.

In September 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned the public of counterfeit coin scams. Scammers capitalized on the financial uncertainty and the nationwide coin shortage brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic to take advantage of amateur investors online. The FBI has seen a rise in counterfeit coins being sold on various online auction, social media, and retail websites. Counterfeiting is on the rise in transactional coins (quarters, dimes, etc.), bullion, and high value collectibles. An increasing number of counterfeit coins are being seized at US ports-of-entry. For example, in April 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chi- cago’s international mail facility seized 279 shipments from China containing counterfeit coins and curren- cy. At the Chicago O’Hare International Air- port, CBP seized over $1.64 million in coun- terfeit currency and coins in 2020 alone.

The Numismatic Crime Information — Center (numismaticcrimes.org) is a non-profit | organization whose mission is to serve as a) resource for collectors, dealers, and law en- forcement in the education, prevention, and investigation of crimes involving numismatic items. Through their website you can sign up to get crime alerts emailed to you. Recently, they have warned of an increase in coin shop burglaries, vehicle burglaries of dealers leaving coin shows, USPS “‘lost/stolen” packages containing numismatics while in transit, and residential burglaries of coin enthusiasts.

Utah is not immune from these problems. As we all know, our own Kelly Finnegan was working as a clerk at his job at Legacy Rare Coins when in May 1990, Charles Sinclair, known as the Coin Shop Killer entered the store and shot him. Thankfully Kelly lived to tell the tale, but 11 of Sinclair’s other victims did not. Sinclair was a serial killer who would target coin shops in order to rob these stores of valuable coins, then he would shoot and kill the workers to eliminate any witnesses. When he robbed Legacy Rare Coins, he shot Kelly in the head. But Kelly was able to live by pretending to be dead while Sinclair robbed the store of approximately $60,000 in rare coins.

In fact, Utah’s connection between coins and crimes goes farther back. Convicted forger and murder-

er Mark Hofmann admitted from prison that a rare 1959-D penny whose reverse side includes the wheat stalk design that was discontinued in 1958 was actually a forgery that he made. The U.S. Secret Service’s Counterfeit Division declared the coin authentic though commercial grading services won’t render a deci- sion on the matter. (Mark Hoffman’s perspective that “if something seems to be true, and becomes accepted as true, it becomes true” comes to mind and his insistence that “if the treasury department pronounces it gen- uine, then it is genuine by definition.”) The coin recently sold at auction for more than $50,000. It’s not known if the mule cent is genuine and Hoffman lied about forging the coin in order to gain notoriety from prison, or if the coin is actually a forgery. That mystery continues.

Coin crimes, however, do not only come in the way of burglaries and counterfeits. White collar fraudsters have increasingly targeted numismatists in their scheme. Again, Utah has not been exempt from this bad behavior. The schemes these fraudsters come up with are a varied and creative as the frauds them- selves. For example, in 2018, Marc Tager and associates Matthew Mangum and Jonathan Shoucair were charged in Utah Federal District Court in a 31-count indictment with conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and telemarketing fraud. As part of the scheme, the fraudsters claimed they could pull microscopic particles of gold from what seemed to be regular dirt. They claimed expertise in nanotechnolo- gy and ore refining and claimed to have invented a method of processing ore using nanotechnology that could produce high yields of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Essentially, they claimed they could turn dirt into gold. But these fraudsters weren’t nanotechnology and smelting experts. In fact, Tager and one of his associates were prior convicted felons who met in prison. This scheme took approximately $8 million from about 100 investors and the group never successfully extracted gold from dirt. Shoucair was sentenced to 72 months imprisonment, Mangum to 48 months, and Tager to 43 months imprisonment.

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Another recent fraud scheme rocked the Utah numismatic community. Longtime Utah Numismatic Society member and past president of the organization Gaylen Rust along with his now ex-wife Denise Rust and son Joshua Rust were charged in 2019 with wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy as well as securities fraud and money laundering. Gaylen Rust was the owner of Rust Rare Coin. He offered inves- tors an opportunity to purchase investment in what was supposed to be a silver trading program. This scheme generated approximately $153 million in losses for at least 1,000 investors. As part of this scheme, Rust claimed that investors could buy actual physical silver which was to be stored at Brink’s Global Ser- vices where some silver would be held and some would be traded. They claimed that they could use an algo- rithm to trade silver so successfully they had never experienced a losing month, and at worst, they could generate a 12% return per year. But this silver trading program was nothing but a Ponzi scheme.

A Ponzi is an insidious kind of fraud scheme where a fraudster pays prior investors with new in- vestor money to give the appearance of returns. This kind of fraud was so successful because it created the false impression that the silver trading program was profitable, that the investments were safe and secure, and that the promised returns were being generated by success in the underlying business, when they were not. Old investors tout the program’s success and new investors want included in the action. All Ponzi schemes fail. Inevitably fraudsters run out of new investors to pay the older investors and then the day of reckoning arrives.

Denise Rust pleaded guilty to money laundering in July 2020. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison. On December 20, 2021, Gaylen Rust pleaded guilty to three counts in the indictment. On March 8, 2022 Gaylen Rust was sentenced to 19 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $153 million. (Gaylen Rust has been expelled from membership in the Utah Numismatic Society by the Board of Directors due to his being found guilty of fraud, and conduct unbecoming of a member this this Socie- ty) On that same day, his son Joshua Rust pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony (a crime that occurs when someone knows a felony has been committed but fails to inform the authorities about it.) He is ex- pected to be sentenced in the coming months.

Oh, and just to come full circle, Alvin Rust was a well-respected Utah coin store owner and nu- mismatist whose coin and rare document dealings with Mark Hoffman left him the financial victim of about $150,000. Fast forward more than 30 years and it is now Alvin Rust’s son Gaylen who perpetrated the silver investment scheme that left victims out $150 million. Like I said at the beginning, at its best, numismatics connects modern hobbyists with the past. We can learn history, economics, science, and mathematics through coin collecting. Our numismatic community here in Utah has been racked with enough coin crimes. It’s our obligation to keep our hobby at its best.

References

Federal Bureau of Investigation Public Service Announcement, September 09, 2021, “The FBI Warns the Public of Counterfeit Coin Scams:, FBI Alert Number I-090921-PSA

Romboy, Dennis, “Turning Dirt Into Gold? Scam Lands Utah, California Men Behind Bars”, Deseret News, April 23, 2021, available at https://www.deseret.com/utah/202 1/4/23/22399507/turning-dirt-into- gold-scam-lands-utah-california-men-behind-bars-fraud-federal-prison

Deseret News Archive, “Attempted Murder Charge Filed in Murray Shooting”, Deseret News Archive, August 21, 1990, available at https://www.deseret.com/1990/8/21/1887748 1/attempted-murder-charge- filed-in-murray-shooting

Numismatic Crime Information Center www.numismaticcrimes.org United States v. Rust, 2:19-cr-00164 United States v. Tager et al, 2:18-cr-00097

Recently I acquired one of the oldest coin buying price lists I have seen. It was published by the “United States Stamp and Coin Exchange” in Chicago. This guide was published in 1873 which is a time that there were very few collectors.

Therefore the buying collector base was quite small and gold was still in circulation with little interest to collectors. Still, even half eagles 50 or 60 years old did command a slight premi- um over face which was acceptable to the public.

Most were worth just a quarter over face but certain issues which are rarities today did command a premium in 1873. Most likely then as now they were rarely encountered.

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r / ; VICTORIA , i | Date and Quantity ees ee : 1859 9,579.000 1876H tperpeed . 1884 2500-000 : 1886 1,500.000 PREMIUM LIST ““&# re Yon.00 1888 4,000.000 1890H 1,000.000

1891 Large Date 1,452,537

1891 Small Date included hae eee 1894 100.000 Large Date Small Date 1895 1,200.000 1896 2,000,000 1897 1,500,000 1898H. 1,000.000 1899 2,400.000 1900 1,000.000 2,00 1900H 2,600.000 50 1901 4,100.000 30 ie seooom 0 L 3,000. 9° Note location of “H” mint mark. 1903 4,000.000 25 on other large cents it appears 1904 2,500.000 35 der thecdate 1905 2,000.000 Teall , 1906 4,100.000 .20 1907 2,400.000 35 1907H 800.000 4.50 1908 2,401.506 -50, 3,973.339 .20 1910 5,146.487 15 GEORGE V. 1911 4,663.486 15 1912 5,107.642 15 5,735.405 15 1914 3,405.958 .20 1915 4,932.134 15 1916 1 .12 1917 11,899.254 12 1918 12,970.798 12 1919 11,279.634 12 1920 6,762,247 -12

I recently acquired this coin guide published in 1963 by the well known expert J. E. Charlton. Charlton has published many books and price guides on Canadian coins. This is a price guide stating that the prices listed are those that most dealers pay for the coins listed. When it comes to old or antique price lists and guides most commonly encountered are those for coinage of the United States. This lists emphasis is on Canadian as well as their Maritime provinces coinage. There is also a short section on currency of Canada, and also a sec- tion on coins of Great Britain. The section on U.S. coinage is fairly complete with most dates and series in- cluded. Generally the prices are in line with the 1963 time period and I found the Canadian prices interest- ing.

Special Youth Night June 14, 2022

Our Society/Club is having a Youth night and are inviting all youth to attend. There will be prizes and giveaways!

Bring your parents and friends and be prepared for fun!

There will be quizzes and activities, including searching and filling in coin folders from coins and folders — all donated by our members and local coin businesses. Come and enjoy!

7 pm - 8:30 pm at the Columbus Community Center

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JANUARY Speaker-Kelly Finnegan / Security MAY

UNS Birthday Medal Voting SEPTEMBER Speaker

Doug Nyholm Silver Eagles

FEBRUARY Members ‘Show and

Tell’ Stories/Special coins/Experiences

JUNE

Youth Night

Board Meeting

OCTOBER

Coin Show Display Speaker / David Larson or Kelly Finnegan

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MARCH Club Auction

Members allowed 5 lots to auction

JULY

UNS Picnic

NOVEMBER Elections / Bourse

Board Meeting 6:30

APRIL Speaker Brent Ashworth

AUGUST

Auction

DECEMBER

Holiday/Christmas Dinner

The Money Quiz

Canadian Maritime Provinces

1. Which maritime province struck gold coins? A) Nova Scotia B) Newfoundland C) New Brunswick D) Labrador

2. Which maritime province did not issue any coinage? A) Labrador B) Prince Edward Island C) Nova Scotia D) New Brunswick

3. What was the last date that any maritime coinage was issued? A) 1917 B) = 1935 C) 1942 D) 1947

4. Which maritime province had mint marked coinage? A) New Brunswick B) Nova Scotia C) Prince Edward Island D) Newfoundland

5. Which maritime province issued only a single decimal coin? A) Prince Edward Island B) Labrador C) New Brunswick D) Nova Scotia

6. In what year were the first decimal coins issued by a maritime province? A) 1861 B) 1865 C) 1870 D) 1871

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In this issue there is an excellent article on “Coin Crimes” written by Ruth Hackford-Peer. Again I would like to invite any or all of you UNS members to submit something for publica- tion. All of us have unique experiences during our years of collecting that I’m sure your fellow UNS members would like to hear about.

With this June issue it is being distributed to an updated UNS membership list. It has actually been several years since an audit of paying or Life Members was accomplished. There were 52 names on the mailing list which were re- moved. Hopefully the audit is accurate and I understand that if your name was removed and you don’t receive a copy of the June Mint Mas- ter you won’t know. If any members reading this are aware of someone who didn’t receive the Mint Master and thought they should have received please let myself or a board member or Larry Kimura to check into it.

Finally, 100% attendance awards have been giv- en out in the past to members who attended all 12 annual club meetings. Unfortunately all of the records for 2021 were lost and no awards were presented earlier this year. The UNS would like to recognize these faithful members

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and I am asking for those who were in 100% attendance for 2021 to use the honor system and please let me know. I will gather a list of those individuals and print special award certificates to be given out later this year.

Sincerely,

Doug Nyholm

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Member Prize Franklin Half Dollar On-Time Prize 2009 25c PDSS set Guam Youth Prize 1986 Commemorative Half Proof

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1) PCGS 1885-O AU 55 Morgan Dollar

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3) 1983 Olympics Commemorative Dollar Proof OGP w designer signature 4) 1893 Columbian commemorative Half Unc cleaned

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6) Hotel Utah Cigar & News stand token

7) 2022 Silver Eagle

8) 2009 25c PDSS set VI

9) 1896 O Morgan Dollar F15

10)Walker Half

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Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. Columbus Center / 2530 South 500 East, SLC, UT 84115

Quiz Answers

The Utah Numismatic Society is now enjoying its 70th year serving collectors in Utah. We sponsor an annual coin show held in Sandy which you may have attended. Our monthly meetings are held monthly on the second Tuesday in Salt Lake City. We have many knowledgeable, as well as novice and be- ginning collectors, in attendance every month.

Our monthly publication entitled “The Mint Master” contains interesting reading featuring articles such as the ’Counterfeit Corner,’ ‘Book Reviews,’ “Young Numismatists,’ as well as many other numismatic news-worthy columns.

Our meetings include Bourse, Auctions, expert speakers as well as our annual “Youth Night” and “Summer Picnic.”

We invite you to attend one of our meetings held at the -

Columbus Center, 2530 S. 500 E., Salt Lake City.