No. 1, January    
President's Message   1
Editor's Page   2
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   3
Bank of Nova Scotia
contains information by the Librarian of the Bank of Nova Scotia on the history and note issues of the bank from 1832 - 1935. Includes a list of Bank Presidents and General Managers
by Betty Hearn 6
More Chapters, please !   8
New Members, etc.   9
The old Masters can be wrong!
an article concerning cataloguing errors made concerning Br 528 and 529 and LeRoux 532 and 533 (Quebec Bank tokens)
by Major S. S. Carroll 10
1956 C.N.A. Convention   11
Acknowledgements   11

Metallurgical Aspects of Coinage with Special Reference to Nickel
contains information on the metallurgical and physical characteristics of nickel, especially as these relate to minting coins.

by Aubrey A. Tuttle 12
No. 2, February    
Editor's Page   21
Early Greek Coins
outline of a talk given to Chapter #1 of Ottawa January  9, 1956
by Alfred E. H. Petrie 22
Britannia on the English Coinage
from Jessie’s England under the Stuarts in the Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal 1873
  25
Tokens of Waterloo County
a listing of approximately 100 various tokens
by Fred Bowman 26
Metallurgical Aspects of Coinage with Special Reference to Nickel by Aubrey A. Tuttle 28
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   33
New Members, etc.   37
Ten Years Ago! by J. L. Pierre Brunet 44
No. 3, March    
Editor's Page
notes of Steps Leading to the Establishment in Ottawa of a Branch of the Royal Mint
by A. P. Williams 45-46
Counterstamped or Countermarked Canadian Coins a listing of 8 countermarks on early Canadian coins and tokens by M. M. Gould 48
Numismatic Items from the Daily Press
an apocryphal tale about a card money forger sentenced to have his arms tied behind his back for three years - taken from Ripley’s ‘Believe It or Not’ and, in this case, not to be believed
by Major S. S. Carroll 49
Metallurgical Aspects of Coinage with Special Reference to Nickel by Aubrey A. Tuttle 51
History of Coins
a lecture on “Coin Collecting” delivered in a museum appreciation course at the Royal Ontario of Archaeology, 28th of November, 1955
by Dr. John S. Wilkinson 53
Special announcement: Western Round-Up of Coin Collectors in the Prairie Room of Drake Hotel, Regina, Saskatchewan, on May 20, 1956   56
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   57
New Members, etc   60
Alberta Golden Jubilee Medal
information on medals which were given to Alberta Treaty Indians and school children of Alberta to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the province joining Confederation
by J. E. Moore 62
No. 4, April    
Editor's Page   69
Canadian Paper Money
a very fine history of Canada’s paper currency from playing-card money of the French Regime to modern notes issued by the Bank of Canada
by Major S. S. Carroll 70
Coin Holders and Coins
a list of the coin holders exhibited at the February meeting of the Toronto Coin Club
by Peter S. Favro 75
History of Coins
a lecture on “Coin Collecting” delivered in a museum appreciation course at the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, 28th of November, 1955
by Dr John S. Wilkinson 77
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   79
United States Currency
a short section describing experiments by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing with plastic to increase the resistance to wear of paper currency
by Edgar J. Tucker 82
Varieties of Canadian Coins
a description of  items exhibited at the February meeting of the Toronto Coin Club
by Peter S. Favro 83
Newfoundland 1873-H 5c Discovered
discovery of this rarity by Wayne Rich and Robert Friedberg independently of each other
by W. S. Rich 83
Editor's Note   84
New Members, etc   84
No. 5, May    
The 1958 Convention by Guy R. L. Potter 98
Highlights of 6th International Sale by Jack W. Ogilvie 98
Edmonton TV Programs by J. E. Moore 99
An Interesting Nova Scotian Counterfeit
history of the counterfeit ‘1382’ Nova Scotia thistle token (Br 872)
by Major S. S. Carroll 99
C.N.A. Convention by Walter G. Holmes 101
Canadian Coin Varieties
identifies several varieties of Canadian and Newfoundland coins of 1875 - 1890
by Jerome H. Remick 102
History of Coins by Dr. John S. Wilkinson 103
The New C.N.A.   107
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   107
No. 6, June    
A Message from the President   121
Non-Receipt of Journals   121
Editor's Page   122
Exhibition of Military and Historical Canadiana
concerns an exhibit of rare Canadian military and historical medals at the Montreal Armoury of the 17th Duke of York Royal Canadian Hussars (April 17 - 28, 1956)
by J. Douglas Ferguson 123
Hamilton National Coin Week Exhibit by Thelma Pelletier 124
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   129
New Members, etc.   128
History of Coins by Dr. John S. Wilkinson 130
No. 7, July    
Editor's Page   137
Notice Regarding Annual Meeting   138
Western Round-Up of Coin Collectors in Regina on May 20, 1956 by Martin. M. Watts 138
Summary of Major S. S. Carroll's Address to the Western Round Up in Regina
a concise history of organized numismatics in Canada
  141
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   143
New Members, etc   147
No. 8, August    
Editor's Page   157
The C.N.A. Convention by Walter. Holmes 158
Wooden Nickels from Lindsay, Ontario
short description of the Carnival issue by the Lindsay Kinsman Club
by V. W. O'Connor 158
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   159
New Members, etc.   160
History of Coins by Dr. John S. Wilkinson  161
No. 9, September    
Editor's Page   177
The W.W.C. Wilson Collection
biographical notes on this important collector as well as highlights from the Canadian lots featured from his collection in Wayte Raymond’s auction sales (1925 - 1928) - well worth reviewing however no reference is made to specific auction sales for specific lots
by Fred Bowman 178
New Variety of 1923 One Dollar Bill
report of a 1923 Dominion of Canada one dollar note with the signature combination ‘Campbell-Sellars’ and a lilac seal instead of the usual black seal
by Robert L. Low 180
History of Coins by Dr. John S. Wilkinson 180
Forms of Chinese Money up to A.D. 1600
outline of a talk given to Chapter #1 of Ottawa April 9, 1956
by Alfred E. H. Petrie 184
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   188
New Members, etc.   189
No. 10, October    
Editor's Page   197
Fourth Annual Convention of The Canadian Numismatic Association by Byron A. Swayze 198
Canadian Decorations and Medals
a very fine summary of the different military, political, commemorative and other types of medals and decorations issued within Canada
by J. Douglas Ferguson 200
The $25 Canadian Bank-Note
printing, issue and still outstanding information on the French and English issues of 1935
  204
Forms of Chinese Money up to A.D. 1600 by Alfred E. H. Petrie 205
Outline of a talk given to Chapter #1 of Ottawa April 9, 1956    
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   209
New Members, etc.   210
No. 11, November    
Editor's Page   217
No more Chapters   218
Numismatic Exhibition at Victoria, B.C.
description of the display from November 11 to 25, 1956
by Allan Klenman 218
A Proposed Classification of Canadian and Newfoundland Die Varieties
proposal to distinguish between legitimate design changes and unintentional minor and major die variations
by Jerome H. Remick 219
New Members please note   220
Trial of the Pyx
describes the testing of mintages
by Sir John Craig 221
Caveat Emptor
warning about conterfeit coins
  222
The Evolution of the Currency in British North America
primarily an economic history of the Canadian provinces before Confederation. Includes details of historical information on the development and growth of colonial Canada as well as details of coinages, exchange rates and currency standards
by Peter S. Favro 223
On Canada's First Coins
excerpt from Documents relating to Canadian Currency, Exchange and Finance during the French Period>
by Adam Shortt 226
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   227
New Members, etc.   228
No. 12, December    
A Message from the President   237
Editor's Page   238
Communion Tokens
a fine history of the use of communion tokens in the Presbyterian Church by early Canadian settlers from Scotland
by H. C. Taylor 239
The Evolution of the Currency in British North America by Peter S. Favro 243
Pt III Vol. 2 no. 2, p. 24 - 27    
Pt IV Vol. 2 no. 5, p. 88 - 94    
C.N.A. Chapter & Club Reports   244
New Members, etc.   246

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