2014 June (PDF)

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE GOLD COAST TREASURE CLUB, INC.
President:
Frank Nash
786-269-5744
Vice-President:
Gary McNew
561-718-5523
Secretary
Jan Smirnow
561-735-8921
Treasurer
Eddie D'Amato
561-385-3841
Hunt Master: Linda Bennett
Home: 561-290-5112
Cell Phone: 561-352-4068
Sales/Raffle Promoter:
Available
Photographer: Steve Hoskins
Librarian: Bo Greenwood
Hospitality Hostess: Available
Prize Coordinator: Jan Smirnow
Membership: Jim Sharp
Website Administrator:
John Lobota
Newsletter Editor:
Linda Bennett
labennettuk@gmail.com
Email:
gctreasureclub@yahoo.com
Website:
www.apex-ephemera.com/gctc/
Club Mailing Address:
GCTC C/O Gail Hoskins
206 Russell Drive
Lake Worth, FL 33461
Dues are $35 a year.
New members pay an
initiation fee of $5, plus:
$35 if joining between Jan. 1st
and the end of June,
or $17.50 if joining between
July 1 and Dec. 31. $5 extra for
FMDAC membership.

VOLUME 39 NUMBER 5

JUNE 2014

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE 7:30 PM JUNE 12
AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE MUSEUM ANNEX
(THE OLD GARDEN CLUB) IN DREHER PARK
IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
OUR CODE OF ETHICS: HAVE PERMISSION AND DO NO HARM

JUNE MEETING

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

What does surfing and metal
detecting have in common? Both
want to know what the conditions of
the waves will be by using wind
charts, tide charts, webcam and other
sites from the internet. Come to our
meeting this Thursday and learn
from an avid long time surfer and
beach conservationist expert, Tom
Warnke. By using various tools
available on the internet - a
detectorist can increase their chances
of predicting the probability of beach
erosion.
Tom Warnke is the son of Jim
Warnke who was an instrumental
club member for 30 years before his
death. Tom is also a member of the
Surfrider Foundation of the Palm
Beaches who mission is: Protecting
our oceans, waves and beaches
through a powerful activist network

Ed D’Amato (6/5)
Aaron Cartwright (6/11)
Scott Gibbs (6/25)
Paul Hamlin (6/9)
Diane Lavoie (6/7)
Kenneth Lubinski (6/14)
Connie MacNomee (6/14)
Nick Malchev
Andrea Nison (6/3)
Karen Schneider (6/3)
Margaret Weller (6/16)

JOIN US EARLY AT
TOM SAWYER RESTAURANT
at 5:15 p.m. before the meeting.
Dutch treat!
3208 FOREST HILL BLVD
PALM SPRINGS, FL 33406

June

CLUB HUNT
No planned event this month unless
there is a volunteer.

TURTLE NESTING SEASON
March through October is turtle
season and therefore no lights on
beach after dark. This includes your
headlights or any other light used for
metal detecting during the night.

MAY MONTHLY
BEST FIND WINNERS

Jim Sharp, Steve Hamedl, Ed Mitchell
Best Gold with Stones
Steve Hamedl

18 K Medallion with Ruby

Best Silver
Jim Sharp

Chain with Diamond Cross

Best Costume
Jim Sharp

Bracelet

Best Gold
Steve Hamedl

22 K Chain 27 Inches

Most Unusual
Steve Hamedl

Knife

Best Coin
Ed Mitchell

1889 Nickel

Borrowed with permission from The Prober Newsletter of The Michigan Treasure Hunters Club
MTH Website: www.michigantreasurehunters.com
For answers - attend the meeting or email Linda

ONGOING CLUB PROJECTS
Our club collects eye glasses, foreign coins,
miscellaneous items of costume jewelry/tokens/metal toys,
pull tabs, and empty ink cartridges. Give Jan Smirnow or
Linda Bennett your donations.

CLUB WEBSITES
Be sure to check out the two club websites that John
Lobota manages. He welcomes club members to share
stories, local history, videos, photos and other knowledge
to impart.

http://www.treasurechests.net
http://www.apex-ephemera.com/gctc/

MEMBER FOR SALE ADS
Whites Pinpointer II new $80
CZ3D modified by Tom Dankowski for sale. It is like
new. Purchased for $1200+asking $650 It has just been
checked out and certified by Tom Dankowski.
Email or call me with any questions.
Jerry Laur 561-951-1015 jerrylaur@mac.com
***********************************************
Wanted: Gary McNew is looking for a Fisher CZ20 (not
the 21). 561-718-5523

The 1916 Quarter…One Titillating Coin!
Back in 1915, shortly after World War 1 began, the US mint
invited well known sculptors to submit designs for a new
quarter, one to replace the Barber. The winner, Herman A.
McNeil, served up Miss Liberty in 1916, holding an olive
branch in her right hand, a shield in her left and in the
middle….a bare breast!
Mystery surrounds the reason for choosing this design,
especially given the titillating obverse. Typically the olive
branch represented peace, the shield warfare and defense, but a
bare breast? What were they thinking?

KEEP IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
Steve Hamedl is on the mend after injuring his ribs,
forearm and a shin. While trying to get off a boat, he fell
backwards and smashed his ribs against the boat ladder; so
hard that he broke the ladder.

MAY CLUB HUNT
The sexy 1916 Standing Liberty and
the more modest 1917
Anyway when these quarters were released to the
public in January of 1917, religious leaders called them
obscene, filthy and many conservative organizations
demanded that the Mint recall them. The Mint succumbed
to the pressure and the coin disappeared from circulation,
much to the dismay of Mr. McNeil. He was forced to
redesign Lady Liberty, and rather than simply pull the
drape over her breast he added a suit of armor up to her
neck to show his indignation.
Only fifty two thousand 1916 quarters were produced
(Philadelphia mint only) and today they demand top dollar
in pretty much any condition.

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Now I don’t know about you but I think we should
demand a little more feminism from the mint today. Our
current coinage is dull and boring and I am just a
little tired of Abe, George and Franklin D. All great
presidents for sure but hey let’s bring back the gals and
add a little pizzazz! The Seated, Standing & Walking
Liberty coins, the Mercury dime and large cents…classic
designs and all women!.

Twelve members met at 8am for a wild hunt at Carlin
Park in Jupiter on June May 18. Gail found the planted
item - a Spanish gold coin replica - which was worth a
paid breakfast following the club hunt at a local
establishment in Jupiter.

If you agree with me contact the United States Mint and let
them know we’d like to see a gal or two in the future, and if
they can’t offer a bare breast tell them we’d be happy with a
little bit of cleavage

Borrowed from Dick Stout's website:
http://stoutstandards.wordpress.com/

GCTC,
INC.
The Tinfoil
Times
C/O GAIL HOSKINS
206 RUSSELL DRIVE
LAKE WORTH, FL
33461

The Tinfoil Times

UPCOMING EVENTS
Club Meeting: June 12 at 7:30 PM
Club Hunt: Looking for volunteer

VISIT OUR WEBSITE:

http://www.apex-ephemera.com/gctc/
Also check out:

http://www.treasurechests.net/