Coins to Give You COINGASMS
THE MASSAPEQUA COIN CLUB INC.
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Buying and Selling : coins, currency, medals, tokens, silver & gold
SATURDAY, March 12, 2016 8AM TO 4PM
ELKS LODGE #2162,
FREE ADMISSION, PARKING, DOOR PRIZES, APPRAISALS, & COIN EXHIBITS
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Welcome. Fun and Educational for the Whole Family
We have a Young Numismatists Forum @ 12 noonFor more show &/or Bourse Information ,call Amy @ 516-476-1562 or email us at masscoinshow@yahoo.com On the day of show call Tony @ 631-553-0860
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Cool Tokens & Stories:
MASSAPEQUA COIN CLUB Token
Token # 15 (0) 39mm Lead,Made in 2003
Obverse:
Made for Steve Wolf,who is a collector of Early Dated Coins. The earliest A.D. Dated collectible coin
is 1374, so Jim Biancarosa
minted him 6 "Coins" dated 1373 in his basement, of which 4 are
off-center errors
The BS Mintmark is Biancarosa & Schornstein
From the new Long Island Token Book by Jim Grim
ACCLAIM FOR A DEED DONE 1933
Piece # 1 (1) 33 x 34mm Award Medal $90.00 Obverse Fist punching a Kingfish knocking off it’s crown Reverse BY PUBLIC ACCLAIM FOR A DEED DONE IN PRIVATE SANDS POINT AUGUST 26 1933 Made by Metallic Art Co. NY This is a very unusual medal with an unusual story. First of ...............................................................................
In 1883 the Mint changed the design of the five-cent Mr. Tatum noticed that the new nickel was about the same size as the five-dollar gold coin. He also The stage was set, and being a man of action, Josh A very strange thing happened in court. Tatum was acquitted of the major charge because none of the witnesses would or even could admit that he actually Tatum's efforts prompted the government to immediately suspend the minting of the new nickel and change the die to include the word "cents" under the Roman numeral "V" on the coin's reverse. By the way, many of the original electroplated coins created by Josh Tatum are still available, and many coin dealers sell what has become known as the "Racketeer" nickel, ironically for a price of $4.95.
all it is in the shape of a toilet seat and is nicknamed the
“Washroom Warrior”. It was Aug. 26TH 1933 when the
notorious Governor of
was visiting the Sands Point Country club most likely with
mob boss Frank Costello. While drinking several Sazeracs
Huey became a little intoxicated and started behaving badly.
Eating food off other people plates, dragging women on to
the dance floor, and just acting like a drunk that own’s the
place. Upon going to the men’s room and finding all the
urinals occupied Huey decided to use one that was
occupied, taking aim between the legs of another man
in front of him. Unfortunately for him, he missed and peed
on the guy’s leg and shoe.The guy turned around and
punched him right between the eyes and left unnoticed.
Huey was bleeding from a cut above the eye and a big
black eye which made all the newspapers for days. In
Collier’s, writer and novelist Owen P. White, jokingly
suggested that, for what he considered an act of public
service. Kingfish’s anonymous assailant should be
awarded a gold medal. Collier’s raised $1,000.00 from
its readers to create the gold medal. 50 bronze copies
of the medal were later made by the Medallic Art
Company of
From the new Long Island Token Book by Jim Grim
The Man Who Could Stop the Mint
The "Racketeer" nickel
Bill Dickerson - June 30, 1999
Throughout the years, many interesting tales filled
with history and romance have been linked to coins
of the United States. One of the most notable is the
one about Josh Tatum, who single-handedly caused
the Mint to stop production of the nickel. The following story contains the facts surrounding what took place
at that time.
piece. In doing so, it unknowingly presented a great opportunity to an "enterprising" young man by the
name of Josh Tatum.
realized that there was nothing on the coin to denote
what the denomination was. The coin, which was
originally named the Liberty nickel, would soon
become known as the "V" nickel due to the fact that
a large Roman numeral for "five" was stamped on the reverse of the coin. Young Tatum must have really become excited when he realized the potential which
our newest coin offered. He went right to work and
struck up a partnership with a friend who was skilled
in the art of electroplating over base metal. Using a
24-carat gold electroplate, they were able to convert
many thousands of the new five-cent pieces into what appeared to be five-dollar gold coins.
was off and running. He went from town to town,
hitting every store he could find, purchasing five-cent items. Each time he would lay down one of the
newly-created "five-dollar gold coins", the clerk would respond by returning $4.95 change. This was
apparently a very profitable business, but as the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end," and
Tatum's venture was no exception. After it was finally realized that the five-dollar gold coins were only nickels, Josh was quickly apprehended and prosecuted for his crime.
told them the coins were five-dollar gold pieces. You see, he couldn't! Josh Tatum was a deaf mute and was unable to say anything. All he ever did was put the coins on the counter and accept, in return, the purchased five-cent items and a gift of $4.95, the "change" which he happily accepted.
