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NEW BOOK: BOOM! AMERICA'S FIREWORKS INDUSTRY

10/01/2017

NEW BOOK BOOM AMERICA S fireworks INDUSTRY http www coinbooks org v20 esylum_v20n40a05 html Business is BOOMing at Whitman Publishing Dennis Tucker submitted this press release for their latest non numismatic title into which they found room to incorporate a few tidbits of interesting numismatic content Editor BOOM 226 128 148 Whitman Publishing Releases Fireworks Book New Book Includes Numismatics in a Behind the

TAMS Journal, Vol. 30, No. 4 (pg. 38)

8/1/1990 numismatics periodicals tokens medals

onk s R 8 UNC 60 strike is uneven NY 630BB 5e Monk s R 9 CH AU 55 struck out of collar Cut in reverse 85 00 field NY 630BB 12e Monk s 65 00 R 9 CH AU 55 NY 630BB 13c Monk s R 8 95 00 UNC 60 not as full strike 95 00 NY 630BB 15e Monk s CH AU 55 but cleaned long ago 75 00 NY 630BC lc Henry Montz R 7 UNC 60 strike is a liule soft in centers 125 00 NY 630BE le G Parsons fireworks R 8 CH AU 55 85 00 NY 630BE 2c G Parsons Fireworks R 8 UNC 60 95 00 NY 630BE 3c G Parsons Fireworks R 9 UNC 60 125 00 NY 630BE 4e G Parsons Fireworks R 8 CH AU 55 95 00 NY 630BE 6e G Parsons Fireworks R 8 AU 50 hairlined from an old cleaning 75 00 NY 630BE 7C G Parsons Fireworks R 8 UNC 60 Double struck 125 00 NY 630BE 7e G Parsons Fireworks R 9 BU 60 struck out

Maryland TAMS Journal, Vol. 29, No. 3 (117) (pg. 14)

9/1/2008

g by subscribing for one year to his gardens His terms of subscription were For a Gentleman his family friends to visit on all occasion for one year 5 00 For a genteel youngman without family with the privilege of visiting for two ladies and himself for one year 2 00 Henry Herring built at considerable expense a very large Amphitheatre with comfortable seating for the exhibition of fireworks and viewing the ballon ascensions It could hold 7 000 to 8 000 people Many club meetings were held at Fair Mount including the Young Whigs Fireworks The display of fireworks were usually accompanied by a concert Mr Scott was the Pyrotechnic artist who put on the show The grand display consisted of 20 000 square feet of brilliant fire The fireworks com menced at 8 30 to 9 00 p m No smoki

Coin World [04/16/1986] (pg. 34)

4/16/1986

34 COIN WORLD Wednesday April 16 1986 Statue of Liberty comes out July 4 weekend Gala event to have fireworks international naval review The Statue of Liberty will have a nationwide coming out party July 4 weekend to celebrate her newly restored self and the 100 years she has represented freedom for immigrants en tering the United States A series of concerts harbor festivities and a spectacular fire works display are just a part of the four day celebration Presi dent Reagan will start off the ac

Coin World [07/22/1981] (pg. 93)

7/22/1981

COIN WORLD Wednesday July 22 1981 93 Firemen spray water on remains of the shell of the converted barn home of precious metals and fireworks dealer Billy Stevenson in which he and his family were found slain execution style The bodies were discovered by firemen responding to an automatic alarm Metals dealer family slain A Bethel Ohio precious metals and fireworks dealer his wife young son and brother in law were apparent victims of an execution style slaying on July 5 local law en forcement officials say The bodies of Bill

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances (1974) (pg. 124)

1/1/1974

omery County Va was mutilated A convicted murderer released from prison 5 days before the bombing was arrested In October 1973 special agents in Toledo Ohio working with local officers arrested three persons for the theft of 966 pounds of explosives from a storage magazine and recovered almost all of the explosives The arrested thieves intended to trade the explosives for drags Illicit fireworks plants It became apparent in 1972 that the manu facture and distribution of illicit fireworks was becoming a serious national problem ATE estimates that it is a multimillion dollar an nual business which places illegal and unsafe fireworks in the hands of the public and defrauds the IJ S Government of taxes through un report income In December of 1973 a nationwide program was begun to

TAMS Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3 (pg. 25)

6/1/1984 numismatics periodicals tokens medals

for their reservations Music for the dinner was provided by the full U S Marine Band transported in a special train of Pullman cars from Washington for the sole purpose of playing at the mass meeting In what was to become a Chicago tradition the centennial celebration climaxed with a fireworks and cannon show along the lake shore The fireworks portrayed three warships anchored off the lakefront launching a barrage of bombs Guns on shore replied with fierce cannonading which rained thousands of red white and blue stars into the harbor Gradually the lines of the ships faded away The city had been saved Half of Chicago seemed to be on the lakefront that night During the massive fi

Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year [1 Attachment]

01/03/2019

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Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year [1

01/03/2019

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TAMS Journal, Vol. 46, No. 4 (pg. 6)

8/1/2006 numismatics periodicals tokens medals

AM S m E MEDA LS by Paul G Lajoie BOY LOSES LIMB ARM KILLED IN fireworks ACCIDENT LOCAL MAN KILLED IN FIREWORKS EXPLOSION FIREWORKS FACTORY EXPLOSION DESTROYS NEIGHBORHOOD These are typical headlines that might have been read in many local newspapers throughout the United States in the early twentieth century Beginning in 1911 New York City officials banned the use of fireworks and replaced the Fourth of July Independence Day activities with sports events

The TNA News, July-August 2014 (pg. 14)

7/1/2014

continued from page 11 Nuremberg s Numismatic l r l I k Figure 3 Engraving of the June 16 1650 fireworks celebration at Nuremberg The feasting buildings are at the left and the faux castle to the right Image courtesy of Augsburg University Library Theatrum Europaeum vol 6 Frankfurt am Main 2nd ed 1663 pi 93 ad p 1076 Augsburg University Library 02 LV 13 2 26 6 URN urn nbn de bvb 384 uba00024l 5 In 1644 a society of poets called the Pegnesischer Blumenorden the Pegnitz F

JOEL R. ANDERSON (1944-2020)

10/18/2020

a businessman and generous supporter of many hobby causes The Anderson family has been active for decades in numismatics publishing and media distribution among other industries This started in 1917 with a street corner newsstand built in downtown Florence by his late father Clyde W Anderson The Anderson Companies grew into a business that today includes Anderson Media Corporation TNT fireworks the largest importer and distributor of consumer fireworks in the United States specialty publisher Anderson Press and Books A Million the nation 39 s second largest book retailer ESYFORM END INCLUDE EMAIL THIN ESYFORM THIS ARTICLE URL Read more here Joel Anderson attended the University of North Alabama and then worked in his family businesses He served as a direc

US Coins Signature Auction (pg. 463)

Long Beach

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Harper's Weekly (pg. 40)

7/1/1902 Numismatics; Periodicals

bouts at Dave s house anyway and they had nothing on but a shirt and trousers apiece The sun was out hot after the rain and their clothes were almost dry by the time they got to Dave s house They went with him to the woods pasture on the way and help ed him drive home the cows and they want ed him to get his mother to make his father let him go up to the Boys Town with them and see the fireworks but he said it would be no use and then they understood that if a man w as British of course he would not want his boy to celebrate the Fourth of July by going to the fireworks They felt sorry for Dave but they both told him that they had had more fun than they ever had in their lives before and they were coming the next Fourth and going to bring their guns with them Then they could shoot

TAMS Journal, Vol. 46, No. 4 (pg. 1)

8/1/2006 numismatics periodicals tokens medals

TAMS Journal New York City Safe and Sane Medals by Paul G Lajoie BOY LOSES LIMB ARM KILLED IN fireworks ACCIDENT LOCAL MAN KILLED IN FIREWORKS EXPLOSION FIREWORKS FACTORY EXPLOSION DESTROYS NEIGHBORHOOD TTiese are typical headlines that might have been read in many local newspapers throughout the United States in the early twentieth century Beginning in 1911 New York City officials banned the use of fireworks and replaced the Fourth of July Independence Day activities with sports event

Howard S. Baron (High Ridge Books) Correspondence File, 1985-2000 (pg. 94)

/1985

nch The English title is on the verso of the half title which is printed in both languages 300 00 161 FENCING ROLANDO LE SIEUR GUZMAN The Modern Art of Fencing Carefully Revised and Augmented with a Technical Glossary etc by J S Forsyth London 1822 24mo Original full calf with gilt stamped illustration and title on front cover 23 beautifully hand colored plates 450 00 162 fireworks JONES ROBERT CAPTAIN Artificial Fire works Improved to the Modern Practice from the Minutest to the Highest Branches London 1776 8vo Second edition corrected Original full calf with gilt edges Fine This edition also includes Mr Muller s Fireworks for Land and Sea Service which follows Jones s text and IS a treatise on the military uses of explosives Particularly mine

Coin World [12/12/2005] (pg. 76)

12/12/2005

se depicts 20 years ans within a circle Ans is the COIN WORLD Monday December 12 2005 Coins provided for photography by Jerry Morgan WORLD WAR II has been a popular theme in recent years for privy marks on Canada s I ounce silver 5 Maple Leaf coin French translation of years A special issue of Maple Leafs was produced for Jan 1 2000 These were given a double date 1999 2000 and a fireworks privy mark To celebrate the millenni um year the privy mark added to all Maple Leaf denominations was fireworks above the numer als 2000 The 20th anniversary 1999 2000 fireworks and 2000 millen nium fireworks privy marks were all used on Maple Leaf gold 1 twentieth ounce 5 tenth ounce 10 quarter ounce 20 half ounce and 50 1 ounce coins A special five coin set of Speci

Charles Caine Anderson

(1934 - )

Charles Caine Anderson L2021 Born in Florence Alabama Graduate of the University of North Alabama His family business grew from two newsstands selling fireworks After banning fireworks in 1946 they were legalized again in 1957 In 1972 Anderson was one of the first American businessmen invited to trade with China American Promotional Events under the trade name TNT Fireworks is the country rsquo s largest importer and distributor of fireworks from China Anderson News Corp claims to be the country rsquo s largest distributor of magazines Owner o

Harper's Weekly (pg. 34)

1/1/1913 Numismatics; Periodicals

Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter: 2003 (pg. 13)

/2003 Numismatics; Periodicals

2 million Bowers and Merena Rarities Sale on January 7 That s over 9 million in just two days Both auctions were conducted prior to the Florida United Numismatists Show in Orlando These two auctions provided the proof of what could happen if you offer buyers an opportunity to own the coins that they desperately want Qual ity and rarity were showcased and the final hammer price provided the fireworks We have listed a few of the many certified highlights from both these auctions see inset Fireworks are also taking center stage in the bullion markets Gold has managed to close above the important 350 per ounce mark once again A wave of profit taking brought the price of Gold down the last two or three times that it crossed this level This time however not as many sellers are in control

The Essay-Proof Journal (pg. 14)

10/1/1953 Numismatics; Periodicals; Essays; Proofs

ngton Patriotism and love of country were never more pronounced than as exhibited by Marcus Baldwin He could not resist attending an affair signalizing an event of national importance or a local event for that matter and he usually could be found with his camera slung over his shoulder photographing the event He and his cousin Charles Chalmers were present to witness one of the most fabulous fireworks displays to be given up to that time in Washington in celebration of the Dewey victory He writes an account of it on May 23rd Went to see the fireworks this evening with Charles The representation of the Battle of Manila Bay was given on the Monument Grounds with spectacular scenery and fireworks When Admiral Dewey came to Washington the city was wild with excitement the buildings bedecked

The N.A.S.C. Quarterly (pg. 25)

10/1/1988 Numismatics; Periodicals

re created equal Thomas Jefferson s masterpiece the Declara tion of Independence was signed as the new United States celebrated its independence from the tyranny of the British colonial rule Today Americans across the nation celebrate July 4th in many different ways Many communities hold parades while families and friends gather together in homes and backyards for barbecues and nightly fireworks displays to mark the Star Spangled event How do most NASC members celebrate the days With the same fan fare and gatherings as most Americans Yes but five did it in a most unusual way this July 4 1988 The day for Paul Borack Frank Kish Bob Northam Kay Northam and Dr Walt Ostromecki began at 1 1 a m at the Northam residence in West Los Angeles with coffee and donuts Nothing unusual so

E-Gobrecht, vol. 8, no. 2 (pg. 4)

2/1/2012

a coveted as a birth year of good fortune second only to the Pig lu nar During Lunar New Year China experiences one of the largest migrations of humanity on Earth as people use all forms of available transportation to complete their annual journeys to home towns for family visiting and consumption of bountiful meals and rice wines The festivities are also characterized by wholesale release of fireworks on every urban street comer during New Year eve which was Janu ary 22 I walked the Wuxi downtown area at mid night and experienced an incredible display of busi nesses and random citizens launching spectacular fireworks that would be domain of professional fire works companies in the U S Taxis where still trying to navigate through streets littered with piles of spent firework cakes while

Maryland TAMS Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1 (111) (pg. 16)

3/1/2007

Inside of this inscription is a double thin lined circular border with tiny lettering following the same arc with the company name Victory Sparkler and Specialty Co Centered in the field is a smiling man with a coat and vest with his hand in his pants pocket the profile shows a large hump on his back In 1919 the Victory Sparkler Specialty Company purchased the property and manufactured fireworks and small ordnance products under a Government contract until the year 1946 The company was sold during 1946 the name being changed to Penn Materials Company and again a name change in 1953 to that of Sheppard Company During this nine year period it is unclear as to what type of business occurred at the factory and on the property Between 1953 and 1980 The Sheppard Company also manufactured f

Bunyan's Chips (pg. 58)

/2002

very fair prices Also anyone collecting coin club woods needs to request my list of woods for sale Most are from the 60 s and 70 s and is a small mix from across the United States Asking prices are very fair If your into Ohio officials I have about 150 rounds that I m willing to trade for the woods I need Contact Robbin Quinn 5295 Beechwood Road Ravenna OH 44266 9119 4 lh OF JULY WITH NO fireworks If you want to know how to celebrate the 4 th of July without fireworks or firecrackers then you need to go to Ouray Colorado Seems they had one this past year without a single flare of color or any noise makers They even went without cooking on any barbecue grills in their southwest Colorado community You see they like many other towns in Colorado were under a statewide ban on fires includ

Journal of the Token and Medal Society, Vol. 5, No. 1 (pg. 30)

1/1/1965 numismatics periodicals tokens medals

30 groups through town under lighted Japanese lanterns a sky illumin ated with showers of fireworks and an archway formed by thousands of Roman candles shooting sparks upward with a large display of other fireworks spread down its route Admission Day Thursday September 9 1897 was a clear bright au tumn day without a cloud in the sky Between 6 and 11 AM 62 car loads of guests arrived by two railroad lines to add to the number that had arrived the night before There were at least 150

Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors - 1952 (pg. 73)

/1952 Numismatics Periodicals

all son to encourage his saving If there was a Darktown Battery or most any of the other mechanical banks on display with the Giant yc probably not buy the Giant due to its unattrac pearance The writer was fortunate recently in addin collection a rai e catalog which pictures the Gia This was obtained through the help of C E H of New Haven Conn The catalog was issued m the Unexcelled fireworks Company of New Yt In with the toy pistols and other fireworks is th P of the Giant Bank A sub title calls it The Gi Jack Killed and lists it at 8 50 a dozen It wa of unusual interest to find that a fireworks con sold a mechanical bank Then too the authenrit of manufacture is established by the date of the There are eight of these banks known to private collections

The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine (pg. 72)

11/24/1975 Numismatics; Periodicals

they request that the citizens go out into their yards and flash mirrors toward them 70 They in turn flash mirrors back In this way the people down below can trace their progress toward the peak Just prior to the closing of the highway for the season which usual ly occurs sometime in October the last trip made to the summit by a car is for the express purpose of carrying a large group of fireworks which is left on the peak Then on New Years Eve after the Add A Man Club has reached the top they set off a test flare at 9 00 pm to see if fireworks from the summit can be seen down below During the period of almost 50 years that this an nual trek to the summit has been made there have been only two or three years that the fireworks were not visible NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK

Coin World [11/18/1970] (pg. 47)

11/18/1970

b meetings a spokesman said British pennies really went in to circulation these last few days Judging by Guy Fawkes exam ple the way to be remembered in history is to buy a couple tons of gunpowder and try to blow up Parliament advised Edmund Antrobus of the British Tourist authority Each year children in Britain collect pennies in late October or the first few days of Novem ber to buy fireworks and on the evening of November 5 all over the country these fireworks and hundreds of bonfires go off The children collected a record number of pennies for this year s fireworks Fawkes tried to blow up Britain s legislators on Novem ber 5 1605 Fawkes was ar rested in the vaults of the House of Lords with 36 barrels of gun powder The famous gunpowder plot had been discovered Fawkes

Coin World [04/16/1986] (pg. 30)

4/16/1986

Los Angeles is chairman and producer of Liberty Weekend 86 On the morning of July 4 the President will review naval vessels from around the world which will be at anchor on the Hudson River Operation Sail will be a parade of Class A Tall ships and Class B and C traditional and histor ic ships New Jersey will have a musical concert in Liberty State Park from 8 to 9 30 p m At 9 30 p m a fireworks show the world s largest fireworks display will feature the lat est fireworks from around the world and some which will be fired for the first time ever There will also be lasers gigantic water fountains and other special lighting effects Beginning July 5 the statue will be open to the public A Statue of Liberty Mile run is scheduled to pit the world s 10 best male and 10 best female

Coin World [06/23/1976] (pg. 26)

6/23/1976

Established 1962 Phone 219 546 2280 or 2284 Hours 10 30 6 00 Daily Except Sunday 105 Hope Blvd Bremen Indiana 46506 Danzansky said the celebration would be much as John Adams en visioned it 200 years ago in a July 3 letter to his wife Abigail Succeeding generations Adams wrote will celebrate with pomp and parade with shows games sports guns bells bonfires and il luminations fireworks from one end of the continent to the other Included in the events Danzansky said will be the greatest parade in the history of the nation s capital and a display of fireworks so enor mous that it must be staged at two locations the Reflecting Pool and around the Tidal Basin President Ford and Vice President Rockefeller honorary chairman of the committee are both scheduled to address t

Re: [Colonial Numismatics] July 4th Weekend

07/04/2011

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One Fatt Calfe (pg. 112)

/1939 Commemorative Coins

pewter u tensils portraits candlesticks candle snuffer a powder horn and flintlock rifle that no doubt protected a home such as these things all represented all these and more were eloquent expressions to the mind and heart of one who could understand What a rich heritage for those possessors but alas often how little appreciated Wednesday night we were all breathlessly thrilled by the fireworks And such Fireworks A huge crowd hastened to our beautiful Hudson Park arriving long before the appointed time of 9 30 p m in order to gain seats on the lawns beaches rocks and on the bathhouse roof It was a crowd such as is seldom seen in our City and the police said they had never seen such a big crowd behave in such an orderly fashion or leave the Park afterward a lengthy proceeding on

Harper's Weekly (pg. 362)

/1859 Numismatics; Periodicals

6t Co New York A Book for the Drawing Room the Artist or the Mechanic THE LONDON ART JOURNAL A New Book Ticknor Fields Boston TO CUBA AND BACK The Musical Guest Sacred Musical Guest Operatic Musical Guest BAILEY CO UKI l lMI MASHAlil MI VI 1 WAKE The Cricket Player s Poc Save Your Carpets From Wear and Moth The Child s First MubIc 1 m mm 32 50 i LAND INST nnd Excelsior fireworks Fnnston Scooeld A til NTS WANTED T i n pil Is Gil IS 1 II Js_ll 1 s i t i 1 s n 1 CURE FOR CONSTIPATION The Oriental Truit Paste or Aromatic FINKLE LYON S IWING MACHINES S03 BROADWAY K l I t I n S M l i 1 i PRINCE IMPERIAL champagn A Perfectly Pore and T EBILITY AND IKIilTAUIUT Co e V FIRE

Harper's Weekly (pg. 441)

/1859 Numismatics; Periodicals

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Harper's Weekly (pg. 646)

7/1/1904 Numismatics; Periodicals

THE LAST DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN THE fireworks DISPLAY IN MADISON SQUARE AT THE REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING OCTOBER 19 Onr uf i hr largest and must enthusiastic circling of the mm align in Xnp York i ras the Republican mass meeting held in Uadiion Ni uarc Harden on October at which cs Secrrtarg of War Kith n Root Renat or Fairbanks and Frank VV Higgins de livered addresses In lludtmm Sguarr during the r renin a there teas an elabora

Harper's Weekly (pg. 23)

7/1/1897 Numismatics; Periodicals

dewalks were thronged with men and women languid from the heat of the day and longing for the lazy breeze that sometimes creeps into the city with nightfall But few of them eared to enter the stifling hall where the song service was about to begin and that night especially there were many counter attractions out doors Already were the rockets beginning to burst far above the square where ttie fireworks were to be displayed and now and again a boy who had more than boyislt self control pro duced a reserve pack of fire crackers and dropped them into a barrel and capered away with delight as the owner of the barrel was called to his door by the rattle of their explosion A pale and thin young woman in the uniform of tiie Salvation Army stood wearily in the entrance proffering the War Cry

Harper's Weekly (pg. 397)

/1883 Numismatics; Periodicals

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Scripophily (pg. 4)

12/1/2013 Numismatics; Financial Instruments

Seaby's Coin and Medal Bulletin: October 1969 (pg. 30)

10/1/1969 Numismatic Periodicals

ior urget a bear wearing a rosary and Jesuit s cap being driven towards the Sorbonne by hand from heaven M L 656 16 Plate 78 RRR slight die cracks on rev EF 90 Ml86 Coronation of William and Mary 1689 IR 35 By George Bower Conj dr busts r R ne totvs absvmatvr Jove in clouds thundering against Phaethon falling from chariot M l 662 25 attractive old tone nearly FDC 27 10 M187 fireworks at the Hague 1691 Pewter 68 By Jan Smeltzing Three triumphal arches entwined by laurel wreath inscr on drapery below R A pedestal decorated with a platform for fireworks oval medallions above M L 14 180 7R Ex O Byrne coll and extremely rare in pewter VF 30 M188 Battle of La Hogue 1692 IR 56 By P H Muller William III garbed as a Roman emperor crowned by Victory attended by H

N.O.W. News, Spring 1992 (pg. 13)

4/1/1992

13 CANADA 125 Peter Phillips WNWA PART ONE OF FOUR With the clocks striking 12 midnight and the sound of bells ringing noise makers and fireworks lighting up the sky at St John s Newfoundland to welcomed in 1992 They were among the first to wish Canada a Happy Quasquicentennial Birthday 125th This act was to be repeated for the next five and a half hours across Canada from large metropolitan cities like Montreal Ottawa to small Inuit In oo it Eskimos Villages well above the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories until the

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances (1974) (pg. 125)

1/1/1974

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS 91 who bankroll the operations as well as assist in establishing factories and supplying raw materials and the required expertise While the illicit fireworks business is spread throughout the Nation most of it is centered in the Midwest One of ATF s more notable cases occurred in Huntley Ilk when the owner of a fireworks com pany was charged with unlicensed manufacturing of explosives and with storage violations In a second case an illicit plant was seized in an abandoned farmhouse near Richland Mo More than 400 000 M 80 casings were seized

The Bankers Magazine [vol. 81] (pg. 403)

/1910

386 THE BANKERS MAGAZINE At 4 p in free functions in the theatres bull fights and other spectacles At 9 p m fireworks on the Zocalo and in other parts of the city concert in front of the National Palace singing of the cen tennial hymn by chorus of several hundred voices At 11 p m ringing of the independence bell by President Diaz display of fireworks all over the Federal District September 16 At 9 a m reading of the proclamation of independence and dedica tion of the monument to independence on the

The Asylum, October-December 2011 (pg. 22)

10/1/2011

tti John Dan nreuther Bill Fivaz Jeff Garrett Ron Guth Katherine Jaeger David W Lange Bob Leonard Clifford Mishler Joel J Orosz Fred L Reed III Richard Snow J T Stanton Rick Tomaska and Cornelius Vermeule 10 ANDERSON Charles Caine Anderson is a giant in numismatics but gets little public ity He began the family business with two newsstands They became a large importer of fireworks from China Anderson Press acquired Whitman Publishing Co They also own Books A Million One of their product lines is U S Mint This allows them to advertise Official U S Mint Coin Folders and Albums Anderson Press acquired H E Harris Co distributor of coin and stamp supplies It has been reported that Anderson Press acquired Stack s in 2008 As privately owned companies there is no p

TAMS Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2 (pg. 4)

4/1/1970 numismatics periodicals tokens medals

ECTORS Please ignore the first Postscript to the list ol New Jersey Tokens which appeared in the December 1969 Journal This was due to printer errors and Damia Francis will in clude them with a revised listing which will be printed some time in the near future SO WHAT IS A TOKEN By A H Erickson TAMS 390 The night sky was ablaze with color as the Milwaukee Performing Arts Center received a fireworks salute after the opening program September 18 1969 The Bradley pavil lion a part of the building with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Milwaukee River glittered not just from the fireworks but a sparkle shed by names of the city s social history for generations The promenade at the river front has provisions for patrons to step ashore from yachts and cruisers under the shadow of

Bunyan's Chips (pg. 50)

/2007

to town with a big parade and big top tent They had wild animals and of course elephants One big elephant Tom Tom drowned near the bridge east of town on Highway 48 For many years Cumberland has had a 4th of July celebration The tourist park is filled with people where they enjoy games food beverages and music It s a 4th of July in the best of tradition In the evening there is a huge fireworks display and many view the fireworks from boats on the lake Beaver Dam is an important part of summer celebrations this lake is 100 feet deep and over 1396 acres in area In the fall the Rutabaga Festival is the big event A queen is selected a contest to find the Golden Baga is held and distance runners and bikers also have a race with over 1000 competitors It is a real reunion of people of

E-Gobrecht, vol. 3, no. 3 (pg. 4)

3/1/2007

pecial to Chinese people due to anticipated prosperities for babies born during the next twelve months The Year of the Golden Pig occurs infrequently only once in sixty years and marks an ideal time for marriage and conception I saw a rash of weddings in January actually attending one as couples prepared for a once in a lifetime opportunity provided by the Chinese Lunar calendar The evening fireworks were again spectacular throughout the holiday period with intense exhibits on New Year eve On Saturday evening individuals managed their own fireworks displays on every street corner starting at 8 00pm and continued to a massive crescendo at midnight The sounds were deafening and the air held the traditional aroma of gunpowder as Chinese men explode massive strings of firecrackers cherry bomb

Missouri Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 22 (pg. 30)

8/1/1997 Numismatics Missouri

certain vintage possibly the late 1980 s It was made for sale as a key chain decoration and uses a beaded border Numbers 2 and 3 have star borders and are identical except that number 3 was rolled from a World War II steel cent 1 THE GREAT ST LOUIS fancy VP design VP FAIR small arch AMERICAN CELEBRATION DP V 2 V P FAIR ST LOUIS MISSOURI 19 arch steamboat and fireworks 88 JULY 2 3 4 1988 copper cent DP H 3 V P FAIR ST LOUIS MISSOURI 19 arch steamboat and fireworks 88 JULY 2 3 4 1988 steel cent DP H ST LOUIS CITY ZOO The St Louis Zoo is the last remaining major zoological garden open to the public free of admission charges Fees are charged for the Sea Lion Show Zooline Railroad Zoo Tram and Animal Encounters a petting

The Civil War Token Journal, vol. 35, no. 1-4 (pg. 100)

3/1/2001 Civil War Tokens

in June To many this day seemed to be an afterthought to Mother s Day a kind of equal acknowledgment to fathers This holiday was a tough challenge to me Should we portray a pig since the father s duty was to bring home the bacon Should we use tokens displaying manliness revolving around tilling the soil hunting and fishing INDEPENDENCE DAY July 4 NY 630BE 1 a Die 1 1 8 Die 352B fireworks Washington Patriotic symbols Our most patriotic holiday is celebrated with fireworks parades picnics red white and blue decorations and drinking Sports events and picnics are also popular This is our country s birthday There is the Liberty Bell tolling legend and the words thereon Proclaim liberty throughout the land LABOR DAY First Monday in September Die 1389 Obv Arm Hamme

Copperhead Courier: Journal of the Civil War Token Society, vol. 17, no. 1-4 (pg. 16)

3/1/1983 Civil War Tokens

rea rev old cuts obv nearly obliterating ONE 117 630V 7a R2 XF double struck rpciiHup tr pp 118 630AK la R2 XF grayish die break obv 119 630AQ la Rl VF probably cleaned residue traces usual weak obv opposite rev bust 120 630BB 14e WM R9 AU weak rev struck on oversize planchet off center MB 100 00 121 630BD la R2 XF residue traces MB 3 50 122 630BE 2a R3 VF XF residue traces fireworks dealer MB 3 50 123 630BE 2a R3 XF residue and luster traces fireworks dealer MB 7 50 Page 14 COPPERHEAD COURIER

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