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VOLUME II - INDEX
Editor - Ray Larson, WINS#20

Please note that each issue may contain links to various mints (that may be obsolete), as well as, the answers to the trivia questions shown. There were no dates published with volume II, but the publishing timeframe was between July 2001 and April 2003.


Volume II, Issue XXXIII
bio - Josh Moran
article - Coins as Art Contest Results by Ray Larson
the feature coin - Off Metal Errors'
hobby history - Carolina Elephant Tokens
trivia question - Thirty two years ago Iraq celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
                             of one of their institutions, what was that institution?

Volume II, Issue XXXII
bio - Dave Noble
article - Millennium Sets - Revisited by Ken Hughes
the feature coin - UNA
hobby history - Confederate States Of America
trivia question - Who was Queen Liliuokalani and what twenty dollar coin
                             (pattern) was her likeness on?

Volume II, Issue XXXI
bio - Steve Kelly
article - Contest Starts Now! by Ray Larson
article - Brick-and-Mortar Coin Shop Robbed by JD White
article - Ancient Pocketchange, Terms Used In Ancient Numismatics:
              Ghosting
by Josh Moran
the feature coin - Counter Marked Coins
hobby history - The Little King Comes Home To The "Queen City"
trivia question - On what current USA minted coin would you find a rep-
                             resentation of the slave cap?

Volume II, Issue XXX
article - Contest Announcement by Ray Larson
article - Grading the Morgan Dollar by Mark Watson
article - Ancient Pocketchange, Slabbed = Safe?? by Josh Moran
the feature coin - The Error Coin
hobby history - Recovered Du Pont Coins
trivia question - What famous engraver was so proud of his new design that
                             he put his initial on both the obverse and the reverse of his
                             new coin?

Volume II, Issue XXIX
article - The Maria Theresia Thalers by JD White
article - Grading Hints on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar by Mark Watson
article - Ancient Pocketchange, Ancient Coins as an Investment?
            by Josh Moran
the feature coin - The 1933 Eagle
hobby history - Modern Philanthropist
trivia question - What is the difference between a troy ounce and a standard
                             ounce when it comes to the weight of precious metals like
                             silver and gold?

Volume II, Issue XXVIII
article - My 5 Cents Worth by Ray Larson
article - Grading Hints on the Mercury Dime by Mark Watson
the feature coin - Those Wonderful Little Silver Nickels Of Canada
hobby history - Modern Grading Foundations
trivia question - When and where was the first mint established in the United
                             States?

Volume II, Issue XXVII
bio - Martin Purdy
article - Some Comments on Coin Grading by Doug Prather
article - Grading Hints on the Buffalo Nickel by Mark Watson
the feature coin - The 1804 Dollar Class Iii ("Restrike")
hobby history - Pattern Coins
trivia question - There is an 1804 silver dollar minted on top of another coin.
                             What coin was it minted over?

Volume II, Issue XXVI
article - Reading and Cataloging Roman Coins by Charles Calkins
article - Grading Hints on the Buffalo Nickel, Mercury Dime, Walking Liberty
              Half, and Morgan Dollar
by Mark Watson
hobby history - United States Mints
trivia question - The 1966 25 Centavos of the Philippines were producted at
                             two foreign mints. The difference shown by the number of
                             rings in the smoke over the volcano. Which mint produced
                             the coins with 6 smoke rings and which produced the coins
                             with 8 smoke rings?

Volume II, Issue XXV
bio - Bob Peterson
article - Jetons - Those Mysterious Counting Pieces by George Cates
hobby history - Market Timing
trivia question - Who is Jack L. Ahr and what is he famous for?

Volume II, Issue #XXIV
bio - Rod Sell
hobby history - Rare Or Hype
trivia question - Which U.S. coins were criticized as being unsanitary?

Volume II, Issue XXIII
article - Multiple Struck Error Coins - Part II by Ralph J. Huntzinger
hobby history - The Large Cent
trivia question - When did the Bi-Centennial coinage's history begin?

Volume II, Issue #XXII
bio - Al Lee
article - Multiple Struck Error Coins - Part I by Ralph J. Huntzinger
the feature coin - The FS-012, F-04 by Howard Spindel
hobby history - The Bechtlers
trivia question - What was the first U.S. regular issue coin to contain nickel in
                             its alloy?

Volume II, Issue #XXI
bio - Fred Blake
article - WINS Contest by Ray Larson
the feature coin - The 1922 no D Lincoln by Joe Garbarini
hobby history - B Max Mehl
trivia question - What do the Columbian commemorative half and the
                             Missouri Centenial Commemorative half have in common?

Volume II, Issue XX
bio - Jim Gosney
article - The Straits Settlements by Rod Sell
the feature coin - The Isabella Quarter Dollar
hobby history - World's Columbian Exposition
trivia question - What is believed to be the cause for the 1937-D Three
                             Legged Buffalo error?

Volume II, Issue XIX
bio - Terry of GBIE
article - Contest Results by Mark Watson
the feature coin - Austrian 20 Schilling, Stamps on Coins
hobby history - The Gobrecht Pattern Dollars
trivia question - How is James Frasers original design of the Buffalo nickel
                             different from the final coin design?

Volume II, Issue XVIII
bio - Howard Spindel
article - 1941 Hong Kong Cent by Rod Sell
the feature coin - The Shield Nickel
hobby history - Standing Liberty $20 Gold Double Eagle
trivia question - What is the Union Shield?

Volume II, Issue XVII
bio - Dewey Maggard
the feature coin - The State Quarters
hobby history - Coins of Canada
trivia question - What Central American country issued currency in the
                             denomination of one, five, ten and twenty in 1941 and
                             almost immediately recalled them, and since has used
                             nothing but U.S. bills in their commerce?

Volume II, Issue XVI
article - Fishing for Buffalos by Dewey Maggard
the feature coin - Jefferson, The Five Cent Nickel
hobby history - Sales Tax Tokens
trivia question - What U.S. Dollar coin could have been a Quarter Dollar?

Volume II, Issue XV
bio - Joseph Garbarini
the feature coin - Altered Coins
hobby history - Want List
trivia question - What U.S. gold coin has the mythical seahorse on the
                             obverse, and an eagle on a standard on the reverse?

Volume II, Issue XIV
bio - Charles Calkins
article - Conder Tokens by Dewey Maggard
the feature coin - Hard Times Tokens
hobby history - FOA Coins
trivia question - What U.S. coin was when first coined legal tender to the
                             extent of $5.00 and latter Congress repealed it's legal
                             tender status?

Volume II, Issue XII
bio - John Baumgart
the feature coin - God Save The Queen, Victoria
hobby history - Canada's 1943 Tombac Nickel
trivia question - The 1921 Alabama Centenial, 1922 Grant Memorial, 1925
                             Fort Vancouver Centenial, and the 1926 Oregon Trail
                             Memorial half dollars were all designed by what early 20th
                             Century designer?

Volume II, Issue XII
article - Interview, One On One - Mark Watson & Randy’L Teton
the feature coin - The Washington Quarter
hobby history - Coin World
trivia question - What is gun money?

Volume II, Issue XI
bio - Steven Strum
article - Numismatic Trails by Dewey Maggard
the feature coin - Vatican City Coinage, 5 Lire
hobby history - Plastic Coin Holders
trivia question - In the mid 1850s and then again in the early 1870s, the mint
                             put arrows on either side of the date of the silver issues to
                             indicate a change in silver content, how were these two
                             changes different?

Volume II, Issue X
bio - Ken Hughes
article - Morgan Reverses by Charles Calkins
the feature coin - Millennium Sets by Ken Hughes
hobby history - Trade Coinage
trivia question - What two United States Washington quarter dollars that you
                             may have in your collection may or may not have been
                             minted by the United States Government?

Volume II, Issue IX
bio - Ralph J. Huntzinger
article - Space Metals by Charles Calkins
the feature coin - US Peace Dollar
hobby history - 1964 Peace Dollar
trivia question - What U.S. Half Dollar that could be in your collection right
                             now, may or may not, have been minted by the United
                             States Government?

Volume II, Issue VIII
bio - Ken Miller
the feature coin - Italian 500 Lire
hobby history - Edward VIII
trivia question - At what point does the bullion value of the silver in U.S.
                             90% coinage minted between 1873 through 1964 surpass
                             face value?

Volume II, Issue VII
bio - JD White
article - Pristina Hoard by Charles Calkins
the feature coin - Mystery Coin
hobby history - Less Varieties After 1817
trivia question - What is a "Bourse" and what does it mean?

Volume II, Issue VI
bio - Roy Wilson
article - Fractional Currency by Craig Rathkamp
the feature coin - Special Effects Make for a Neat Error
hobby history - Nationless Coins
trivia question - What were the very first coins struck by the U.S. mint?

Volume II, Issue V
bio - Mark Watson
article - Bi-metallic Coins by JD White
the feature coin - Love Tokens
hobby history - Motos on our Coins
trivia question - Why was the star added to the 1922 Grant Memorial half
                             dollar?

Volume II, Issue IV
bio - Tom Cook
article - Chinese Cash by Charles Calkins
the feature coin - The Barber Quarter
hobby history - Spelling
trivia question - What is a "Nince Cent Strip"?

Volume II, Issue III
bio - Richard Robinson
the feature coin - The Indian Heat Cent
hobby history - 1915 Price List of Henry Chapman
trivia question - What is the "Paquet Reverse"?

Volume II, Issue II
bio - Jason Craton
the feature coin - The Panama Twenty Balboa
hobby history - Gold-Yes-No-Maybe
trivia question - What was the very first U.S. coin to have the designer's
                             signature placed on it, and who was the designer?

Volume II, Issue I
the feature coin - The Two Cent Piece
hobby history - 1792 Coinage Act
trivia question - What is the silver content of the lowest mintage non proof
                             issue Jefferson Nickel minted in 1942?




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