Notes for Next Meeting:

The next meeting of the Toronto Coin Club is TONIGHT Tuesday October 20, at the TORONTO CITY HALL Committee Room #5, 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2; located on the NW corner of Queen St and Bay St., just opposite the Sheraton Centre.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Plan to attend this meeting in person … Visit our website for the full list of expected meetings dates.
We will be featuring the final part of the ANA video on “Ancient Greek coinage” at this evening’s meeting.

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Sampling of historical events occurring on October 20:

1818 — Border - Britain and the US sign the Treaty of London, agreeing that their mutual boundary should run westward from the Lake of Woods (in Minnesota), along the 49th parallel of north latitude to the Rocky Mountains; they agree to joint control of the Oregon country; they also sign a North American Fishing Convention which restores US fishing and curing rights around the Gulf of St. Lawrence. London, England
1865 — Capital - Queen Victoria issues a Royal Proclamation fixing Ottawa as the permanent seat of the government of the Province of Canada; in advance of Confederation. Windsor, England
1903 — Alaska Boundary tribunal supports US claim; Canadian members refuse to sign lopsided award.
1970 — October Crisis - Funeral held for Québec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte, slain by FLQ terrorists. Montréal, Québec

Any of which could be used as possible themes for the evening.

Feel free to show off your recent acquisitions for our regular Show-and-tell / Short Papers!! If you like, Email me images to show on your behalf at the meeting. Please plan to keep individual presentation to approximately ~10 minutes to allow for questions.

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Be sure to arrive around 7:00 pm for our regular meeting coming to order at 7:30 pm. We must vacate the building before 9:30 sharp.
We will be meeting in a conference room on the second level, with stairs to the right (or left) as you walk through the foyer. There is an elevator available as well.
There are subway stations (OSGOODE STATION / QUEEN STATION) on the University/Yonge line (1), just a short walk of the City Hall. Parking after 6:00 pm is approx. $7.00 under Nathan Philips Square.
It will be great to see more members in person again.


As we have done for that last couple of years, this meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting - online through Zoom for those that cannot attend in person. The effectiveness of this, however, depends on the facilities Internet support at the time.

Link to Meeting (zoom.us)
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Passcode: TCC-MTG

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