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    Here's a half penny.


    On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Jeff Rock <rosaamltd@gmail.com> wrote:

    >
    >
    > And we have a nice portrait of him on an Evasion copper -- with a
    > Britannia reverse too!
    >
    >
    > On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 11:09 AM, John Louis <johnwlouis@comcast.net>wrote=
    :
    >
    >>
    >>
    >> OK, thank you.
    >> General Howe went on to occupy the nation's capital thinking that this
    >> rebellion would come to an end.
    >> He was the King of Philadelphia!
    >> However, hostilities did not end.
    >> Washington's army was still intact!
    >> jwl
    >>
    >>
    >> ----- Original Message -----
    >> *From:* Bruce Smith <bhsmith325@gmail.com>
    >> *To:* colonial-coins <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
    >> *Sent:* Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:15 AM
    >> *Subject:* Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Happy New Year and Ray rambling a
    >> bit - News from the Front!
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> That was all of the foreign report from that issue of *The Sentimental. =
    *
    >>
    >>
    >> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:28 PM, John Louis <johnwlouis@comcast.net>wrot=
    e:
    >>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> This is excellent reading! The British had a heck of a time sailing
    >>> from New York around the New Jersey Cape and up the Chesapeke.
    >>> I think they wanted to sail up the Deleware but it didn't work out for
    >>> them. Could you imagine trying to navigate 267 ships in unfamiliar wate=
    rs?
    >>> After they landed in Maryland, I believe they pushed forward and
    >>> eventually captured Philadelphia after the battles of Brandywine and Ch=
    ad's
    >>> Ford.
    >>> I think there was something on the history channel about Washington
    >>> almost being killed during these engagements. (fact or folklure?)
    >>> Bruce, do you have more of these articles? from the same time period?
    >>> jwl
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> ----- Original Message -----
    >>> *From:* Bruce Smith <bhsmith325@gmail.com>
    >>> *To:* colonial-coins <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
    >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 01, 2014 9:21 PM
    >>> *Subject:* Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Happy New Year and Ray rambling a
    >>> bit - News from the Front! [5 Attachments]
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Happy New Year! Speaking of the *Sentimental Magazine, *I received the
    >>> catalog I mentioned earlier. Nothing numismatic popped out, but I haven=
    't
    >>> studied it carefully. I'm attaching scans of more of the single issue t=
    hat
    >>> I do have. Included is a declaration from Howe assuring all loyal colon=
    ists
    >>> in PA and surrounding area that they won't be molested, and offering
    >>> forgiveness to any rebels who return to the fold. There are excerpts fr=
    om
    >>> letters reporting on British action which make good reading. Burgoyne
    >>> reports on an a failed attempt to capture rebel cattle at Bennington. T=
    his
    >>> is what the folks at home would have been reading about what was going =
    on
    >>> here. It's pretty cool stuff.
    >>>
    >>> I'll second what Ray said about sharing via a presentation to a club.
    >>> Even though I'm used to talking to 4th graders all day, I was a little
    >>> unsure of speaking to my club (Central Ohio Numismatic Association - Th=
    ey
    >>> were going to call it a Society but thought better of it). There are
    >>> usually 50 - 60 in attendance. I spoke on my interest in Connecticut
    >>> Copper. I had some help from friends preparing, and it went really well=
    .
    >>> I've already volunteered to do another talk this year.
    >>>
    >>> Bruce
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Ray Williams <njraywms@optonline.net>w=
    rote:
    >>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> Good Morning All,
    >>>> and Happy New Year!
    >>>> 2013 was a great year numismatically! It started off in January at
    >>>> a benefit dinner for the ANS at the Waldorf Astoria, which honored a
    >>>> good friend who just stepped down as ANS president. The dinner was eve=
    n
    >>>> better because the new ANS president (another good friend) presided.
    >>>> Diane and I drove in to the event with Leo & Maryalice (C4 Librarian &
    >>>> wife). The wives probably learned a lot if they were paying any
    >>>> attention to me & Leo! LOL! Do you realize that so far in the 21st
    >>>> century, we have had a C4 member at the helm of the ANS? The day after=
    ,
    >>>> I was able to attend the NYINC, which was also in the Waldorf.
    >>>> I had fun sharing colonial numismatics with about a dozen clubs and
    >>>> organizations in 2013. Those that know me also know that I'll talk
    >>>> coins to anyone willing to not walk away. On Thursday September 19th, =
    I
    >>>> was setting up to give a presentation to the West Jersey Coin Club and
    >>>> one of the officers said that he didn't know how good the attendance
    >>>> would be because there was some special game on TV (Phillies or
    >>>> Eagles). I told him that if it were just him and me, I would still hav=
    e
    >>>> fun giving the talk. I could go thru the club meetings, board meetings=
    ,
    >>>> shows & conventions... but that would be boring. My last convention of
    >>>> the year was the C4 Convention in Baltimore. The C4 Reception,
    >>>> educational events, C4 exhibits, the book signing for the new NJ Book,
    >>>> Whitman events, the C4 Auction, ANS Reception and the many hobby
    >>>> friends
    >>>> I get to rubs elbow with...
    >>>> Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go back in time and have a coffee
    >>>> with Dr. Maris, or Joseph Mickley, Sylvester Crosby and the many other=
    s
    >>>> from our hobby past. These people are the hobby greats that we admire
    >>>> today and others have built upon their works. But if you give it a
    >>>> little thought, we live amongst the hobby greats today - the people
    >>>> that
    >>>> generations to come would wish that they would have had an opportunity
    >>>> to talk to. BUT we can. They are the guys and gals that share research
    >>>> publishing in books & articles, cataloging great collections (and not
    >>>> so
    >>>> great ones), forming great collections... There's not a one that is
    >>>> unapproachable at a convention. All can be contacted by email. As a
    >>>> little side story, many times in my earlier years, I would see Dave
    >>>> Bowers on a convention floor or at an auction or ANS/ANA event. I felt
    >>>> at the time that I didn't want to waste his time by approaching him an=
    d
    >>>> trying to strike up a conversation. How much hobby enjoyment I missed
    >>>> out on by thinking like that! Years later I did introduce myself and
    >>>> found him to be very approachable and willing to share knowledge. The
    >>>> same applies to others such as Eric Newman & Ken Bressett. But the
    >>>> hobby greats of today aren't only prolific writers... Just look throug=
    h
    >>>> the pages of the C4N and CNL. I'm fortunate to live on the East Coast,
    >>>> where there are a lot of "hobby greats". I can easily send an email an=
    d
    >>>> have a roast beef sandwich with them at a small bar in PA, or visit
    >>>> them
    >>>> at the Jersey Shore, or meet them in a farmer's field to dig up
    >>>> colonial
    >>>> coins, or see them at a live Stack's Bowers auction, or bump into them
    >>>> at the ANS. But I also enjoy making calls to talk to them as far away
    >>>> as CA and FL and Canada.
    >>>> To change the direction of my rambling, I'd like to encourage you
    >>>> to personally try to do one thing to make your hobby better in 2014...
    >>>> maybe write an article (even if only a half a page), talk to a local
    >>>> coin club for 15 minutes about your colonial interests, exhibit some o=
    f
    >>>> your coins and paper money, volunteer at the C4 convention. These are
    >>>> major contributions to the hobby and all are very fun to do. There are
    >>>> also very important, but seldom thought of, things you can do to
    >>>> support/encourage others. If there's an article written that you reall=
    y
    >>>> enjoyed - let the author know. If his/her contact info isn't with the
    >>>> article, then the editor can forward your email. Thank an author for
    >>>> writing a book you find useful and enjoy. If you like a particular
    >>>> website, click on the "contact webmaster" and let them know. If you
    >>>> enjoyed a speaker, an exhibit, a convention, a DVD... let the people
    >>>> responsible know. Most of these people in the hobby are doing what the=
    y
    >>>> do for no monetary compensation, and a pat on the back goes a long way
    >>>> to encouraging them to continue.
    >>>> C4... What a great organization! In the front of every
    >>>> newsletter is the contact information for all the officers. Support
    >>>> them where you can. Make use of them too. If you think of something
    >>>> that can make C4 better, contact your region's VP, or any of the
    >>>> national officers. They are there to represent you; so suggestions,
    >>>> complaints, compliments and volunteers are always welcome. Having not
    >>>> been an elected C4 officer for three years now, I try my best to
    >>>> support
    >>>> those that are. It's fun to be a part of what's going on. You can be
    >>>> too.
    >>>> I'll close with one of the most wonderful things that happened to
    >>>> me. At the C4 Convention, I purchased ten of the "Sentimental Tokens"
    >>>> from Byron Weston. They were all in nice/affordable condition. These
    >>>> tokens were issued in the 1770s by the Sentimental Magazine as a
    >>>> give-away for subscribers - maybe like a prize in a cereal box. They
    >>>> are nicely done copper tokens, engraved by Kirk. The complete set
    >>>> consists of 13 tokens, so I figured it was a set I could complete and
    >>>> do
    >>>> so economically, with only three tokens to go. C4 friends found out
    >>>> what I had and two different friends gifted me the needed three! This
    >>>> was such an amazing gift I just had to share.
    >>>>
    >>>> To end, I want to encourage you all to make a New Years resolution to
    >>>> do something to contribute to the hobby. It'll be fun!
    >>>>
    >>>> Happy and Healthy New Year!
    >>>> Ray
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>
    >=20=20
    >

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    <div dir=3D"ltr">Here's a half penny.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><=
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    <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rosaamltd@gmail.com" target=3D"_bl=
    ank">rosaamltd@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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    ><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 11:09 AM, John L=
    ouis <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:johnwlouis@comcast.net" target=
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    <div><font face=3D"Arial">General Howe went on to occupy the nation's c=
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    <div><font face=3D"Arial">He was the King of Philadelphia!</font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">However, hostilities did not end. </font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">Washington's army was still intact!</font></d=
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    <div><font face=3D"Arial">jwl</font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div>
    <blockquote style=3D"border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-width:2px;bor=
    der-left-style:solid"><div>
    <div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">----- Original M=
    essage ----- </div>
    <div style=3D"background:rgb(228,228,228);font-size-adjust:none;font-stre=
    tch:normal"><b>From:</b>=20
    <a title=3D"bhsmith325@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:bhsmith325@gmail.com" ta=
    rget=3D"_blank">Bruce=20
    Smith</a> </div>
    <div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><b>To:</b> <a ti=
    tle=3D"colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com" href=3D"mailto:colonial-coins@yahoog=
    roups.com" target=3D"_blank">colonial-coins</a> </div>
    </div><div><div><div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">=
    <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:15=20
    AM</div>
    <div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><b>Subject:</b> =
    Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Happy=20
    New Year and Ray rambling a bit - News from the Front!</div>
    <div><br></div><span>=A0</span>=20
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    <p>
    </p><div dir=3D"ltr">That was all of the foreign report from that issue o=
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    Sentimental.=A0</i></div>
    <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br>
    <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:28 PM, John Louis <s=
    pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:johnwlouis@comcast.net" target=3D"_bl=
    ank">johnwlouis@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
    <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left-color:rgb(204,204,=
    204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><u></u>
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    <p><u></u></p>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">This is excellent reading! The British had a =
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    time sailing from New York around the New Jersey Cape and up the Chesap=
    eke.=20
    </font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">I think they wanted to sail up the Deleware b=
    ut it=20
    didn't work out for them. Could you imagine trying to navigate 267 =
    ships in=20
    unfamiliar waters?</font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">After they landed in Maryland, I believe they=
    pushed=20
    forward and eventually captured Philadelphia after the battles of Brand=
    ywine=20
    and Chad's Ford.</font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">I think there was something on the history ch=
    annel=20
    about Washington almost being killed during these engagements. (fact or=
    =20
    folklure?)</font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">Bruce, do you have more of these articles? fr=
    om the=20
    same time period?</font></div>
    <div><font face=3D"Arial">jwl</font></div>
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    <div>
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    ;border-left-style:solid">
    <div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">----- Origin=
    al Message ----- </div>
    <div style=3D"background:rgb(228,228,228);font-size-adjust:none;font-=
    stretch:normal"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"bhsmith325@gmail.com" href=3D"mail=
    to:bhsmith325@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Bruce Smith</a> </div>

    <div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><b>To:</b> <=
    a title=3D"colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com" href=3D"mailto:colonial-coins@ya=
    hoogroups.com" target=3D"_blank">colonial-coins</a> </div>

    <div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><b>Sent:</b>=
    Wednesday, January 01, 2014=20
    9:21 PM</div>
    <div style=3D"font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><b>Subject:<=
    /b> Re: [Colonial Numismatics]=20
    Happy New Year and Ray rambling a bit - News from the Front! [5=20
    Attachments]</div>
    <div><br></div><span>=A0</span>=20
    <div>
    <p></p>
    <div dir=3D"ltr">Happy New Year! Speaking of the <i>Sentimental Magaz=
    ine,=20
    </i>I received the catalog I mentioned earlier. Nothing numismatic po=
    pped=20
    out, but I haven't studied it carefully. I'm attaching scans =
    of more of=20
    the single issue that I do have. Included is a declaration from Howe=
    =20
    assuring all loyal colonists in PA and surrounding area that they won=
    't be=20
    molested, and offering forgiveness to any rebels who return to the fo=
    ld.=20
    There are excerpts from letters reporting on British action which mak=
    e=20
    good reading. Burgoyne reports on an a failed attempt to capture rebe=
    l=20
    cattle at Bennington. This is what the folks at home would have been=
    =20
    reading about what was going on here. It's pretty cool stuff.=20
    <div><br></div>
    <div>I'll second what Ray said about sharing via a presentation t=
    o a club.=20
    Even though I'm used to talking to 4th graders all day, I was a l=
    ittle=20
    unsure of speaking to my club (Central Ohio Numismatic Association - =
    They=20
    were going to call it a Society but thought better of it). There are=
    =20
    usually 50 - 60 in attendance. I spoke on my interest in Connecticut=
    =20
    Copper. I had some help from friends preparing, and it went really we=
    ll.=20
    I've already volunteered to do another talk this year.<br>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>Bruce<br>
    <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br>
    <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Ray Willi=
    ams <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:njraywms@optonline.net" target=
    =3D"_blank">njraywms@optonline.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
    <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left-color:rgb(204,=
    204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><u></u>
    <div><span>=A0</span>=20
    <div>
    <div>
    <div>
    <p>Good Morning All,<br>and Happy New Year!<br>2013 was a great yea=
    r=20
    numismatically! It started off in January at <br>a benefit dinner f=
    or=20
    the ANS at the Waldorf Astoria, which honored a <br>good friend who=
    just=20
    stepped down as ANS president. The dinner was even <br>better becau=
    se=20
    the new ANS president (another good friend) presided. <br>Diane and=
    I=20
    drove in to the event with Leo & Maryalice (C4 Librarian &=
    =20
    <br>wife). The wives probably learned a lot if they were paying any=
    =20
    <br>attention to me & Leo! LOL! Do you realize that so far in t=
    he=20
    21st <br>century, we have had a C4 member at the helm of the ANS? T=
    he=20
    day after, <br>I was able to attend the NYINC, which was also in th=
    e=20
    Waldorf.<br>I had fun sharing colonial numismatics with about a doz=
    en=20
    clubs and <br>organizations in 2013. Those that know me also know t=
    hat=20
    I'll talk <br>coins to anyone willing to not walk away. On Thur=
    sday=20
    September 19th, I <br>was setting up to give a presentation to the =
    West=20
    Jersey Coin Club and <br>one of the officers said that he didn'=
    t know=20
    how good the attendance <br>would be because there was some special=
    game=20
    on TV (Phillies or <br>Eagles). I told him that if it were just him=
    and=20
    me, I would still have <br>fun giving the talk. I could go thru the=
    club=20
    meetings, board meetings, <br>shows & conventions... but that w=
    ould=20
    be boring. My last convention of <br>the year was the C4 Convention=
    in=20
    Baltimore. The C4 Reception, <br>educational events, C4 exhibits, t=
    he=20
    book signing for the new NJ Book, <br>Whitman events, the C4 Auctio=
    n,=20
    ANS Reception and the many hobby friends <br>I get to rubs elbow=20
    with...<br>Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go back in time an=
    d have a=20
    coffee <br>with Dr. Maris, or Joseph Mickley, Sylvester Crosby and =
    the=20
    many others <br>from our hobby past. These people are the hobby gre=
    ats=20
    that we admire <br>today and others have built upon their works. Bu=
    t if=20
    you give it a <br>little thought, we live amongst the hobby greats =
    today=20
    - the people that <br>generations to come would wish that they woul=
    d=20
    have had an opportunity <br>to talk to. BUT we can. They are the gu=
    ys=20
    and gals that share research <br>publishing in books & articles=
    ,=20
    cataloging great collections (and not so <br>great ones), forming g=
    reat=20
    collections... There's not a one that is <br>unapproachable at =
    a=20
    convention. All can be contacted by email. As a <br>little side sto=
    ry,=20
    many times in my earlier years, I would see Dave <br>Bowers on a=20
    convention floor or at an auction or ANS/ANA event. I felt <br>at t=
    he=20
    time that I didn't want to waste his time by approaching him an=
    d=20
    <br>trying to strike up a conversation. How much hobby enjoyment I=
    =20
    missed <br>out on by thinking like that! Years later I did introduc=
    e=20
    myself and <br>found him to be very approachable and willing to sha=
    re=20
    knowledge. The <br>same applies to others such as Eric Newman &=
    Ken=20
    Bressett. But the <br>hobby greats of today aren't only prolifi=
    c=20
    writers... Just look through <br>the pages of the C4N and CNL. I=
    9;m=20
    fortunate to live on the East Coast, <br>where there are a lot of &=
    quot;hobby=20
    greats". I can easily send an email and <br>have a roast beef =
    sandwich=20
    with them at a small bar in PA, or visit them <br>at the Jersey Sho=
    re,=20
    or meet them in a farmer's field to dig up colonial <br>coins, =
    or see=20
    them at a live Stack's Bowers auction, or bump into them <br>at=
    the ANS.=20
    But I also enjoy making calls to talk to them as far away <br>as CA=
    and=20
    FL and Canada.<br>To change the direction of my rambling, I'd l=
    ike to=20
    encourage you <br>to personally try to do one thing to make your ho=
    bby=20
    better in 2014... <br>maybe write an article (even if only a half a=
    =20
    page), talk to a local <br>coin club for 15 minutes about your colo=
    nial=20
    interests, exhibit some of <br>your coins and paper money, voluntee=
    r at=20
    the C4 convention. These are <br>major contributions to the hobby a=
    nd=20
    all are very fun to do. There are <br>also very important, but seld=
    om=20
    thought of, things you can do to <br>support/encourage others. If=20
    there's an
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