INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATIC

SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO

SNA 1268 - NASC 3026                                                              ANA C-71399

Year LXIV                                                                               No. 3

Fourth Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Allied Gardens Rec Center, 5155 Greenbrier Ave., San Diego

5:15 p.m., Doors Open at About 4:45 p.m.

Topic This Month:

TOPICAL COLLECTING

NNP – Topical World Coin Collecting

This month our theme is Topical Collecting. Collecting coins by topical themes opens up a wonderfully creative way to explore world numismatics, letting collectors follow imagery rather than geography or denomination. Instead of building a set by country, a topical collection might focus on a shared motif—such as ships, birds, musical instruments, or even something as delightfully specific as turtles. This approach encourages curiosity, as each new find connects to a larger visual story that spans cultures and eras. Best of all, topical collecting welcomes every level of collector, offering nearly endless opportunities for discovery and personal expression.  As always, please feel free to bring any material for our show-and-tell -- even if unrelated to our topic.   This promises to be an interesting and informative evening.  Bring a friend.

2026 INSSD Meeting Topics

April –  Independence and Nation-Building

May – Mexico

June – World War II

MARCH 2026 QUIZ by Bob Fritsch

Spring has sprung here in New England which includes my favorite ice cream stand opening.  Snow is almost all gone, but maybe Ma Nature has a whammy in store for us.

Topicals are the theme this month, which encompasses the whole of numismatics.  You can call just about any collection a topical and be right.  So instead of a quiz, here are some questions to ponder and talk about at the meeting.  My answers are below.

1.  How many “topicals” do you have?

2.  What is your favorite one?

3.  Do you have any you got and wish you hadn’t?

4.  What is your most historical piece?

FEBRUARY 2026 QUIZ by Bob Fritsch

It has been a while since my last quiz to you.  This year has not been too good to me so far, with illnesses and personal matters.  But things are getting better, although we are in the middle of a blizzard right now, with an expected 14 inches of snow.  Ah, life in New England!

This month features portraits on coins.  Below is a list of people and a list of countries on which they have appeared.  Some people can be featured by more than one country.

1. Marie Curie                                                Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)

2. Simon Bolivar                                            Yemen

3. George Washington                                    Vietnam

4. Winston Churchill                                       France

5. Hirohito                                                    Republic of the Congo

6. Ho Chi Minh                                               Panama

7. Ernesto “Che” Guevara                                Japan

8. Konrad Adenauer                                        Poland

9. Dwight D. Eisenhower                                 Cuba

10. Nostradamus                                           Bahamas

                                                                   Liberia

                                                                   UK

FEBRUARY ANSWERS

1. France, Poland.  2. Bahamas, Panama.  3. France.  4. UK, Yemen.  5. France, Japan.  6. Vietnam.  7. Congo, Cuba.  8.France, FRG.  9. France, Liberia.  10. Liberia.