President’s
Report, 2019
In
celebration of its 110th anniversary, the Yorkshire Numismatic
Society held a weekend of lectures alongside John Philpotts'
Harrogate Spring Coin Fair at the Old Swan Hotel on 15th-16th March.
The intention was to provide newcomers to numismatics with a guide to
available, affordable coins, tokens, medals and notes from a variety
of periods in an historical context.
The
lecture programme commenced with Tony Abramson’s review of the
early days of The Yorkshire Numismatic Fellowship followed by
a brief introduction to early Anglo-Saxon coins. Adrian Marsden gave
the social history of a number of 17th century tokens issuers and
Richard Abdy gave a brief survey of Roman coppers in
Britain. in Are not two sparrows sold for an as?
Richard
Fynes returned to tokens with ‘Collecting tokens and medals, some
examples from Yorkshire C17-20th’ and John Philpotts
spoke on Iron Age coins in Britain followed by Barrie Cook on the
coinage of the Wars of the Roses. Frances Simmons described some 20th
century medals illustrated by several trays of specimens. Pam
West addressed collecting banknotes and the event concluded with
James Booth on Late Anglo-Saxon Coin Portraits.
Funds
remain healthy with around £6,000 in hand. Membership includes 5
honorary, 35 ordinary and 14 Associate members.
Regrettably,
attendance at the above lectures was extremely disappointing,
challenging the ongoing viability of the Society. I will be stepping
down from all offices at the AGM, and in the absence of one or more
suitable candidates to run the Society, propose a motion of
dissolution at the Special Meeting to be held under a different
chairperson, immediately after the AGM subject to alternative
proposals.
Tony
Abramson
23rd
October 2019
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