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From: Ray Williams <njraywms@optonline.net>
Subject: Verne R Walrafen
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Hi Guys!
I just stumbled across an obituary for Verne Walrafen. He passed away =
in April of 2012 and somehow I didn't see the announcement that was posted =
in the E-Sylum. Verne was not a C4 Member nor did he collect colonial coin=
s. He had a passion for hobo nickels. But he did make a big numismatic co=
ntribution with his website that was more or less dedicated to the Gallery =
Mint Museum.=20=20
http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm51.html#boston
Now you might wonder what the connection is to colonial numismatics... =
There are some that frown on replicas, but I find a use for them as long a=
s they are not misrepresented. In generations past, collectors that couldn=
't afford certain varieties were content to have an electrotype - their ver=
sion of a reproduction. When I give a talk on collecting Red Book varietie=
s of NJ Coppers, I'm able to show mopst of the varieties except the Date Un=
der Plow Beam and the "WM" variety. But thanks to the Gallery Mint, I'm ab=
le to fill those slots with a replica which is properly marked "COPY".=20=20
Author, researcher, NJ Copper collector and C4 officer Buel Ish had wor=
ked with the Gallery Mint people to have custom error NJ Coppers struck, fo=
r the purpose of studying the cause and effect of the errors we encounter f=
rom the original NJ Mints.=20=20
The Gallery Mint was responsible for striking the GSNA and NJNS commemo=
rative medals, based on the NJ Copper designs. The Gallery Mint products a=
re very collectible today and their various replicas of colonial coins can =
find a nice home in any collection.
I personally had the Gallery Mint engrave a punch for me, for the purpo=
se of counterstamping coins. In 2002, Lou Jordan's book about John Hull an=
d the Boston Mint was published. This timing was a happy coincidence ( ? )=
in that it just happened to be in the same year as the 350th anniversary o=
f the founding of the Boston Mint (1652). To commemorate this anniversary,=
I had the Gallery Mint make a script "NE" punch, imitating the "NE" that w=
as used on the first shillings made by Hull & Sanderson. The size of the p=
unch is such that it can't be confused with an original. At the C4 Meeting=
at the 2002 ANA Convention in NYC, I counterstamped NY Quarters with this =
punch and gave them out to those attending. Then a few months later, at th=
e C4 Convention in Boston, I counterstamped MA Quarters and gave them to th=
ose attending. I did make a few other counterstamped items, listed on the =
GMM website. The die is essentially retired (I think). The only other str=
ikes I made were on a few lead musket balls, which I flattened with a sledg=
e hammer and one gold tie tack, which was auctioned as a donated lot in a C=
4 Sale, and purchased by Bob Grellman's wife.
There are so many ways to have fun in this hobby! Now that Verne is go=
ne, I don't know how long his website will be on the internet. I assume th=
at after a period of time, if fees aren't paid, it'll disappear. And what =
a shame that will be!
But, I must work.
Have FUN!
Ray
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Guys!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>I just stumbled across an
obituary for Verne Walrafen. He passed away in April of 2012 and somehow I
didn't see the announcement that was posted in the E-Sylum. Verne was not
a C4 Member nor did he collect colonial coins. He had a passion for hobo
nickels. But he did make a big numismatic contribution with his website
that was more or less dedicated to the Gallery Mint Museum. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <A
title="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm51.html#boston
CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm51.html#boston">http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm51.html#boston</A></DIV>
<DIV> Now you might wonder what the connection is to
colonial numismatics... There are some that frown on replicas, but I find
a use for them as long as they are not misrepresented. In generations
past, collectors that couldn't afford certain varieties were content to have an
electrotype - their version of a reproduction. When I give a talk on
collecting Red Book varieties of NJ Coppers, I'm able to show mopst of the
varieties except the Date Under Plow Beam and the "WM" variety. But thanks
to the Gallery Mint, I'm able to fill those slots with a replica which is
properly marked "COPY". </DIV>
<DIV> Author, researcher, NJ Copper collector and C4
officer Buel Ish had worked with the Gallery Mint people to have custom error NJ
Coppers struck, for the purpose of studying the cause and effect of the errors
we encounter from the original NJ Mints. </DIV>
<DIV> The Gallery Mint was responsible for striking the
GSNA and NJNS commemorative medals, based on the NJ Copper designs. The
Gallery Mint products are very collectible today and their various replicas of
colonial coins can find a nice home in any collection.</DIV>
<DIV> I personally had the Gallery Mint engrave a punch
for me, for the purpose of counterstamping coins. In 2002, Lou Jordan's
book about John Hull and the Boston Mint was published. This timing was a
happy coincidence ( ? ) in that it just happened to be in the same year as
the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Boston Mint (1652). To
commemorate this anniversary, I had the Gallery Mint make a script "NE" punch,
imitating the "NE" that was used on the first shillings made by Hull &
Sanderson. The size of the punch is such that it can't be confused with an
original. At the C4 Meeting at the 2002 ANA Convention in NYC,
I counterstamped NY Quarters with this punch and gave them out to those
attending. Then a few months later, at the C4 Convention in Boston, I
counterstamped MA Quarters and gave them to those attending. I did make a
few other counterstamped items, listed on the GMM website. The die is
essentially retired (I think). The only other strikes I made were on a few
lead musket balls, which I flattened with a sledge hammer and one gold tie tack,
which was auctioned as a donated lot in a C4 Sale, and purchased by Bob
Grellman's wife.</DIV>
<DIV> There are so many ways to have fun in this
hobby! Now that Verne is gone, I don't know how long his website will be
on the internet. I assume that after a period of time, if fees aren't
paid, it'll disappear. And what a shame that will be!</DIV>
<DIV>But, I must work.</DIV>
<DIV>Have FUN!</DIV>
<DIV>Ray</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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