March 2005

US Coin			Artifact
1st	Mike Young	1897-S Half-Dollar	1st	Karen Pelletier	Log Brand
2nd	Ron Rathbun	1883 V Nickel with "Cents"	2nd	Dick Gaboury	Animal Inseminator
3rd	Ken Harris	1901-S Dime	3rd	Ken Harris	Nevada Central RR Baggage tag
Foreign Coin			Oldest US Coin
1st	Mike Nanson	1881 Large Cent Canada	1st	Ron Rathbun	1883 V Nickel with "Cents"
2nd	Ken Harris	1912 5 Cents Canada	2nd	Mike Nanson	1888 V Nickel
3rd	Sue Maxon	1959 20 Rappen Switzerland	3rd	William Parke	1889 V Nickel
Token			Oldest US Cent
1st	Dick Gaboury	JW Humble Cigars & Tobacco, Gridley, CAL GF5¢IT	1st	Ron Rathbun	1864 Indian Head
2nd	Roy Roos	Good For 1 Cake Palmolive Soap	2nd	Mike Nanson	1876 Indian Head
3rd	Mike Nanson	Portland Traction Co. GF1Fare	3rd	Todd Mullican	1895 Indian Head
Gold Jewelry			Most Valuable US Coin
1st	Jon Becker	Notre Dame HS 10K Class ring	1st	Mike Young	1897-S Half-Dollar
2nd	William Parke	14k ring with synthetic ruby	2nd	Ken Harris	1901-S Dime
3rd	Richard Ruth	10k ring with 15 diamonds	3rd	Mike Nanson	1876 Indian Head Cent
Jewelry			Display
1st	William Parke	0.925 rimg with red stone	1st	Dick Gaboury
2nd	Todd Mullican	0.925 ring with Heraldic Eagle	2nd	Karen Pelletier
3rd	Bob Kabeiseman	mens 0.925 ring	3rd	Mike Young