Here is a neat little find.
I first met Dave Hickey of Dave's coins at the Sussex Flea Market two years ago. I bought all the wooden nickels he had at his table. One of them was a plate coin from "Wooden Money of Atlantic Canada" The wood token had a print run of something like 50 and they were all numbered. The number on my wood and the book's matched.
I asked Dave where he got these nickels and he told me he bought them from an estate sale in Frederciton. He also said he would bring more woods to the Woodstock, N.B. show (my home town). He did and I again bought them all.
In this lot I found this...
The story behind this is Daryl Atchikson made around 100 of these wooden nickels to give out to members of the Atlantic Canadian Wooden Money Society. They were all struck in 1987. I also have the wood struck for Bruce Smith.
Lastly I met Dave again at the A.P.N.A. show in Truro last month. He sold me the rest of the nickels and through in the second edition of "Wooden Money of Atlantic Canada" Since I have two copies as it is I didn't even bother to open it until last night. In the book was this letter...
It is a letter made out to Joe from one of the book's authors, Glen Rogers. It reads in part...
Quote:
December 4, 1989
Dear Joe..
Received your dues for 1990, plus order for 2nd edition-Wooden Money of Atlantic Canada, also order for A.P.W.M.A. P.E.I. 1989,Grand Manam Rotary 1989 and Hether &Steven Boss 1989, which I have included in package, plus newsletters #1-17 inclusive (?) also some wood you may not have.
I can supply most of the Grand Manana Rotary ones if you want them for your collection, they start in 1980, also most rotary pins, they are all -75c each
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Must go for no, all the best and hope you have a happy holiday.
Sincery,
Glenn.
Can anyone tell me who this "Joe" was. I could not find an obituary online googling "Joe New Brunswick coin collector obituary".
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