On Wednesday, July 7 Howard Engel of Richard Stockley Books made an online presentation for the South Wellington Coin Society. Here's a synopsis. I was unable to attend, but David Gladfelter provided some commentary. Thanks. -Editor

"Very informative. Engel credited Koper with having unsuccessfully attempted to form a national numismatic organization in Canada after la Société de numismatique de Montréal folded in the 1930s – longtime publisher of The Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal. Koper lived in Winnipeg and started the Canadian Numismatic Art Society in the 1940s which lasted a few years. Ironically, Koper was not involved in the formation of the Canadian Numismatic Association in 1950 (by a group of collectors in Ottawa) and never joined it nor contributed to its publications. He died in 1963. Engel made a case for belated recognition to Koper. He eventually plans to write up Koper's story."

"One of my slides included a reference in The Numismatist, Sept. 1944, p. 842 of his own design and manufacture of Canadian coin boards, probably branded with the name of his business, the "Park Coin Shop" at 377 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba. I've never seen one of these, but apparently he made many of them, according to his daughter, Vera May (nee Koper) (Weedmark) Bourne (1927-2009). Here's the slide in question, in which I reproduce Koper's announcement of same from The Numismatist:"

"I'd dearly love to find one, ideally to purchase to add to my collection or at least to obtain a scan to illustrate what one of these boards actually looks like to add to my "work-in-progress" presentation on Koper and his contribution to the development of numismatics in Canada.

"I had already asked coin board specialist David W. Lange back in 2016 and he was not familiar with them. When I got back to him in early 2020 to order his U.S. coin album books, he wrote "As far as the Koper holders, I've never seen or heard anything about them from anyone but you. They must be very rare in both countries."

"I'd like to extend my request for any Koper material your readers may have and may be willing to part with, such as his Park Coin Guide from 1935 and 1936, periodical Money Talks (1938-1941) and Canadian Money Talks, (1948-1951) his undated error and variety studies on Canadian cents of 1858-1859 and the "Blackout" tombac 5-cent pieces from 1942, price guides, stock lists and memorabilia of his Canadian Numismatic Art Society (1937-1941) and the Canadian Coin Club Society (1947-1951) such as membership cards, participant ribbons to the national exhibitions held in Winnipeg in April 1938 and August 1939, correspondence and a photo of his shop."

Great project! I'm unfamiliar with most of this material. Can readers help? Howard can be contacted at richardstockleybooks@mymts.net .

I do have some issues of Canadian Money Talks. Perhaps we'll scan them for the Newman Numismatic Portal. Above is the cover of Vol 1, No. 1 from October 1948. I have v1n1-4, v2n1-2-3 (four issues total). -Editor