The Canadian Antiques Roadshow Newsletter
January 2005
Issue 4

Happy New Year!

We’re looking forward to the premiere of the show this month and hope you are, too! Be sure to tune in on January 12th at 8 p.m. (wherever you live in the country!) The show will be aired again on Newsworld on January 14th. For more information on the shows and their airdates check out the schedule… http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/05_tv_schedule.htm

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been so supportive of the Canadian Antiques Roadshow.

-- the Canadian Antiques Roadshow Team

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Featured story for January

NUMISMATICS AND EPHEMERA

By Geoffrey Bell

Numismatics is the scientific name for coin collecting. Of course, coin collecting includes decimal coins, paper money, tokens and medals. Coin collecting is a very old hobby and in the beginning it was for only the very wealthy. Every castle or manor worth its salt had a coin cabinet. This piece of furniture was about four feet tall, usually made of expensive wood like walnut or mahogany and consisted of shallow shelves where coins were laid to rest on velvet. Today this method of housing coins is obsolete and the hobby is popular with young and old, rich and poor.

Read more… at http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/article_numismatics.htm

ALSO NEW THIS MONTH AT www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com

We’ve got the schedule for the Canadian Antiques Roadshow… Want to see when your city will be featured? Check it out… http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/05_tv_schedule.htm

If you’re curious to know how the Roadshow gets put together, we’ve reprinted a story written by Christie McDonald, which first appeared in the January/February edition of Antiques and Collectibles Showcase. Read it here… http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/scene_greatest.htm

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