.: J. Douglas Ferguson Award

Awards
J. Douglas Ferguson Award
Louise Graham Memorial Club of the Year Award
Fellow of the C.N.A. Award
Guy Potter Literary Award
Jerome H. Remick III Literary Award
Best of Show Award
Local & Regional/National Newsletter Awards
Jean Bullen Award

The J. Douglas Ferguson Award was established in 1969 and sponsored by Mr. Ferguson who, at the time, was Honorary President of the C.N.A. This annual award is presented to the living numismatist who has made the greatest contribution during the year to the advancement of numismatics in Canada by research, writing, publishing, or other means -- and who has not previously won the award. Mr. Ferguson set up an independent Board of Award with C.N.A. representation for the award administration. He made the selections for the 1969 and 1970 winners and determined that the board would choose the future winners from nominations made by C.N.A. members. Each year’s winner for this separately sponsored award is announced during that C.N.A. Convention. An award comes with a citation and the medal.

Nominations for the J. Douglas Ferguson Award are welcomed by the Board of Award each year. Members of the Board of Award are: Geoffrey G. Bell (Shediac, NB), Graham Esler (London, ON), Ronald A. Greene (Victoria, BC) and the President of the C.N.A. ex-officio (currently Charles Moore). Any member of the C.N.A. may make a nomination for the Award.

It is with great respect for the memory of the award sponsor, J. Douglas Ferguson, and for the close association of this award with C.N.A. that we include this listing.

The J. Douglas Ferguson Awards 1969 - 2007
2007 Warren Baker
2006 Harry N. James
2005 Freeman Clowery
2004 Dick Dunn
2003 Harold Don Allen
2002 William (Bill) K. Cross
2001 Jerome H. Remick
2000 Earl J. Salterio
1999 Kenneth A. Palmer
1998 James A. Haxby
1997 R. Brian Cornwell
1996 D. E. (Ted) Leitch
1995 Paul Johnson
1994 Walter D. Allan
1993 Kenneth B. Prophet
1992 Yvon Marquis
1991 John Regitko
1990 Robert J. Graham
1989 J. Graham Esler
1988 Ross W. Irwin
1987 Geoffrey G. Bell
1986 Ronald A. Greene
1985 Ruth M.McQuade
1984 Bruce R. Brace
1983 Norman W. Williams
1982 Jack Veffer
1981 Cecil C. Tannahill
1980 John S. Wilkinson
1979 Larry Gingras
1978 Leslie C. Hill
1977 Donald M. Stewart
1976 Louise Graham
1975 Robert C. Willey
1974 William H. McDonald
1973 E. Victor Snell
1972 James E. Charlton
1971 Guy R.L. Potter
1970 Sheldon S. Carroll
1969 Fred Bowman

The J. Douglas Ferguson Award

by Ronald A. Greene, C.N.A. LM 107 F.C.N.R.S.
Closing Comments October 2003 The CN Journal

The J. Douglas Ferguson Award was established by a donation made by Mr. Ferguson who was the first Honorary President of the Canadian Numismatic Association. An independent Board of Award was established, albeit with strong ties to the Canadian Numismatic Association.

Under the terms that established the Award, it is to be given annually to the living numismatist who, in the opinion of the Board of Award, has contributed most to the advancement of the science of numismatics in Canada, either through research, writing, publishing, or in any other manner, and who has not previously received the Award. Mr. Ferguson directed that the 1969 Award be given to Fred Bowman and the 1970 Award be given to Sheldon S. Carroll. Messrs Bowman, Carroll, and Donald M. Stewart were then appointed as the permanent members of the Board of Award. The President of the Canadian Numismatic Association, ex officio, is the fourth member of the Board. The Award may be given to a permanent member of the Board on the unanimous vote of the other three members and this has happened once, when Donald M. Stewart received the Award. A further tie of the Board with the Canadian Numismatic Association is that the Association holds the Board’s funds in trust and nominations may be made only by Association members. Calls for nomination were first made in 1971.

Today, the Award is considered the highest Canadian numismatic distinction and while inextricably related to the Canadian Numismatic Association it is not an award of the Canadian Numismatic Association. This distinction tended to be lost until the Board presented the Award to a non-member of the Association. The questions that were asked at the time caused us to review the original documents establishing the Board to confirm this.
I believe that in the minds of the donor and original board members, the Award was the highest award of the Association, as the Association represented numismatics in Canada. It has become a tradition that the Award is presented as the culmination of the Canadian Numismatic Association Annual Convention Banquet.

The Award originally consisted of a 1.20 ounce 24 carat gold medal, accompanied by a citation. Arnaldo Marchetti designed the medal. The Lombardo Mint, of Sherbrooke,Quebec, struck the first order of ten medals. When the time came for ten more medals to be struck, the price of gold had soared, so the weight of the medals was reduced to 0.75 ounces. Problems with the production of the second lot of ten medals led the Board of Award to have the third lot of ten medals struck at Royal Canadian Mint in 1989. Because of the high price of gold and ghosting evident on the thinner lighter medals, the Board reluctantly decided that future medals would be struck in sterling silver, gold plated after being engraved with the recipient’s name.
There is one other point that should be mentioned.
There is no connection between the Award and the J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation. The Foundation was named in Mr. Ferguson’s honour and is a charitable foundation dedicated to assisting numismatic associations, research and publication. As a charitable foundation, it can give tax receipts for donations.

Fred Bowman, F.R.N.S., F.C.N.R.S. First Recipient of the J. D. Ferguson Award

The Canadian Numismatic Journal October 1969 Vol. 14 No. 10 page 302 & 303

In announcing a 24-Karat Gold Presentation Medal to be known as the J. Douglas Ferguson Award, Mr. Ferguson requested the 1969 award be made to Mr. Fred Bowman.
A permanent Board of Award was named by Mr. Ferguson consisting of Fred Bowman, Major Sheldon Carroll, Donald Stewart and the President of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
The award is to be given annually to a living numismatist considered to have been most worthy, either through research, writing, publishing or in any other form, who promoted the science of numismatics in Canada and who had not previously received it. The award will be announced and presented at the annual C.N.A. convention banquet. In 1970 it will be made, in accordance with Mr. Ferguson's wish, to Major Sheldon S. Carroll.
After 1970, nominations for the recipient of the award may be made by any member of the Canadian Numismatic Association to a member of the Board of Award.
A competent designer and engraver will design the dies, and an initial supply of ten 24-karat gold medals will be struck and delivered to the C.N.A. accompanied by a cheque for $2,000.00 for investment. At the present price of gold, the interest from this investment should be sufficient to pay for the striking of the medals to be awarded after the first ten years. Mr. Ferguson is making arrangements to assure this.
A set of rules and regulations to govern the administration of the awards will be drawn up by the Board.

JOHN McKAY-CLEMENTS TROPHY
At the C.N.A. convention executive meeting Wednesday, August 27th, John McKay-Clements announced he would present the C.N.A. with a trophy for Juvenile Exhibit Competition at C.N.A. Annual Conventions beginning with the 1970 convention. This competition is open to juvenile members of clubs affiliated with the C.N.A. and to C.N.A. members under sixteen years of age.

E. VICTOR SNELL PRESENTS GAVEL TO C.N.A.
Retiring President E. V. Snell presented to the C.N.A. a gavel complete with holder, which was handed to the new President John J. Pittman at the Annual Convention Banquet. The names of all Past Presidents will be engraved on the gavel holder, and plates are provided for the names of future presidents.

SAM VEFFER FIRST RECIPIENT OF J. E. CHARLTON JUNIOR AWARD TROPHY
Sam Veffer, age 14, was the proud recipient of a trophy presented to the C.N.A. at this year's annual convention by Mr. J. E. Charlton. This trophy is for annual competition in the junior exhibit category and is to be retained by the winner until the next convention. A miniature trophy will also be given to be kept permanently by the winner. Competition for the trophy is open to all C.N.A. junior members. It will be given for the best junior exhibit at the annual C.N.A. conventions, and is to be in addition to the normal convention first prize.

PLAQUES PRESENTED AT C.N.A. CONVENTION ANNUAL BANQUET
The following were resented with plaques at the C.N.A. annual convention banquet in appreciation:
Tom Beatty - Retiring librarian for outstanding service as Librarian.
J. E. Charlton — For outstanding service as convention auctioneer at all conventions since 1954, except the Vancouver convention.
J. Douglas Ferguson — for outstanding service to Canadian Numismatics.

HEAD TABLE GUESTS
J. D. Ferguson, Mrs. F. C. Jewett, Dr. J. Wilkinson, Mrs. H. Bergen, John J. Pittman, Mr. H. Bergen, Mrs. J. Pittman, Mrs. J. D. Ferguson, Mrs. J. Wilkinson, Norman Williams, E. Brown, Fred Jewett, E. Victor Snell, Mrs. Snell. Mr. Bergen is the new president of the A.N.A.

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD

The Canadian Numismatic Journal October 1970 Vol. 15 No. 10 page 275 - 277

J. Douglas Ferguson Award 1970 medal presented to Sheldon S. Carroll, Curator of the Numismatic Collection, Bank of Canada, Ottawa.
The gold medals of the J. Douglas Ferguson Award were presented for the first time at the annual convention of the Canadian Numismatic Association held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 5th to 8th, 1970. In accordance with Mr. Ferguson's wishes, the Award for 1969 was given to Fred Bowman and that for 1970 to Sheldon S. Carroll.
The medals were presented at the annual banquet by Mr. John J. Pittman, President of the Canadian Numismatic Association. The Award was instituted in 1969 by Mr. Ferguson as the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association. At that time he established a trust fund, the proceeds of which will provide for the award of a 24-karat gold medal annually to a recipient selected by the permanent Board of Award. Under the terms of the Rules and Regulations of the Award, the Award is given to the living numismatist who, in the opinion of the Board, has contributed most to the advancement of the science of numismatics in Canada, either through research, writing, publishing, or in any other manner, and who has not previously received the Award. Nominations for the Award may be made by any member of the Canadian Numismatic Association. The gold medal is accompanied by a framed citation prepared by the Board of Award. The medal was designed by A. Marchetti of Montreal and struck by the Lombardo Mint, Sherbrooke, Quebec.

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1969
FRED BOWMAN

By the authority of the Board of Award of the Canadian Numismatic Association, I have much pleasure in informing you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished services to the science of numismatics in Canada.
You have devoted much of your lifetime to intensive study and research in the field of Canadian numismatics, thereby establishing an international reputation as a numismatic scholar. The records which you have built up are the most complete fund of knowledge on Canadian numismatics that has ever been assembled. Your tire-less work has added much to the prestige of our hobby both at home and abroad.
Your extensive knowledge of numismatics has been made available to others through your authoritative books and the numerous articles which you have written for publication both in Canada, the United States and elsewhere. Many Canadian numismatists have been helped by your encouragement and advice.
Your work as Honorary Curator of the numismatic collection of the Chateau de Ramezay in cataloguing and re-arranging the exhibits has added greatly to the prestige of that magnificent collection. Your respected place in Canadian numismatics was recognized by Canadian numismatic organizations when you were elected first President of the Montreal Coin Club in 1954 and by the Canadian Numismatic Association when you were appointed an Honorary Vice President in 1955. You are now being given the highest award that the Canadian Numismatic Association can bestow. No worthier recipient could be found.
Signed: John J. Pittman, CNA President
Signed: Louise Graham, CNA General Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1970
SHELDON S. CARROLL

By the authority of the Board of Award of the Canadian Numismatic Association, I have much pleasure in informing you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished services to the science of numismatics in Canada.
You were the founding president of the Canadian Numismatic Association and the success of that institution, to a very large extent, has been due to your unstinted and continuous interest and guidance.
In your capacity as curator of the numismatic collection of the Bank of Canada, you have been instrumental in putting together the largest and most representative collection of coins, tokens and paper money ever assembled in Canada.
Your written contributions, during many years, to the science of numismatics have been both numerous and of a very high order and you have been most generous in passing on your expert knowledge to all parties seeking such information.
Your informative talks on the various phases of numismatics have been delivered freely and generously to numerous numismatic clubs and societies both in Canada and abroad and in so doing have contributed immeasurably to the interest in the science now so widespread.
Signed: John J. Pittman, CNA President
Signed: Louise Graham, CNA General Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1971 GUY R. L. POTTER

The Canadian Numismatic Journal October 1971 Vol. 16 No. 10 page 286-7

Members of The Canadian Numismatic Association provided Guy R. L. Potter with a standing ovation at the 18th Annual CNA Convention Banquet, as he stepped to the dais to receive the cherished J. Douglas Ferguson Gold Medal for his innumerable contributions to Canadian numismatics.
Mr. Potter's acquaintance with the late James Hector resulted in the formation of the Ottawa Numismatic Society, and it was from this group that the "founding fathers" of the CNA were to emerge.
James Hector, a chronometer and instrument man at the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa, together with Mr. Potter, Pierre Brunet of the Dominion Archives, and M. Lafortune, who was employed at the Royal Canadian Mint, met informally in Brunet's office on February 8, 1946, and committed themselves to finding enough interested members to form an active coin club.
A young, knowledgeable and personable army captain became interested in the group in April of 1946. His name was Sheldon S. Carroll, and the close association that sprang up between himself and the Ferguson Medal winner continues to this day.
By May 12, 1948, the date of the 27th meeting of the Ottawa Numismatic Society, it was decided to organize formally as the Ottawa Coin Club, and an election of officers was held. L. J. P. Brunet was named honorary president, G. R. L. Potter president, and Captain Sheldon S. Carroll secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Potter was subsequently to welcome into the group and begin a long, close association with J. Douglas Ferguson, Fred Bowman and L. A. Renaud, the towering students of Canadian numismatics who furnished the dedication and drive to make a reality of a national numismatic association for Canada.
From the tenuous, informal meetings in the archivist's office to the 1971 CNA Convention, at which the association's greatest tribute has been paid to him, Mr. Potter has left a notable wake of accomplishment — as editor of the CNA Journal for many years, as a co-worker with Major Carroll in the development of the National Collection of paper money at the Bank of Canada, and in many other ways.

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1971
Guy R. L. POTTER

By authority of the Board of Award, I take great pleasure in informing you that you have been selected to receive the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for your distinguished services to Canadian numismatics.
You were one of the founding members of the Canadian Numismatic Association and served as its Corresponding Secretary and as Editor of the C.N.A. Bulletin from 1950 to 1953. In 1955 and 1956 you were President of our Association. It was during your term of office that we commenced publication of the Canadian Numismatic Journal.
You are well-known to the numismatic fraternity for your many scholarly articles published in the Bulletin, the Canadian Numismatic Journal, the Canadian Banker and other publications. Less well-known perhaps, but of very great importance, were your contributions as Numismatic Advisor to the Bank of Canada from 1960 to 1963, during which period you helped lay the foundation for our National Collection.
At all times, you have been ready to share your extensive knowledge of Canadian numismatics with your fellow collectors. We are proud to present the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association to you, Guy R. L. Potter, for your contribution to our Association and to the field of numismatics.
Signed: JOHN J. PITTMAN, President
Signed: LOUISE GRAHAM, General Secretary

J. Douglas Ferguson Award 1988
Ross W. Irwin

By the authority of the Board, it is my privilege as Chairman to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian Numismatics.
During a period of twenty-five years you have contributed many well researched articles on Military Medals and other numismatic subjects to The Canadian Numismatic Journal.
You are a Past President, and presently Editor of the Transactions of the Canadian Numismatic Research Society. You are Deputy Chairman of the J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation and Chairman of its Publications Committee. You are Editor of the Canadian Military and Insignia Journal and have co-authored a book on the War Medals and Decorations of Canada and one on The Medal Roll of the Red River Campaign of 1870.
Your contributions to Canadian numismatic education have already been recognized by the Royal Canadian Mint when you were presented with the Royal Canadian Mint Award in 1984. You were the recipient of the Award of Merit of the Ontario Numismatic Association in 1986.
We are proud to recognize your outstanding contribution to Canadian numismatics by presenting you with the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association — the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 1988.
L.H. Lewry, President
Sheldon S. Carroll
Chairman, Board of Award

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1994
WALTER D. ALLAN

By authority of the Board of Award, it is my privilege as Chairman to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian Numismatics.
Your involvement with numismatics has been extensive for well in excess of thirty years. You were a member of the first executive of the Canadian Paper Money Society in 1964 and over the years have served in many important capacities, as Regional Director, Executive Director responsible for research, Vice-President and President.
However, above all else it has been for research and publication that you have left a brilliant trail. The Journal of the Canadian Paper Money Society lists many entries under your authorship. The articles cover an extremely wide range of subjects of which we can only mention a few, such as your definitive articles on the British American Bank Note Co. (1992) and Essays and Proofs for the 1935 Bank of Canada Issue (1993). Other articles include subjects on the 1900 Shinplasters, Bank Legals, Photographic Essays the Molsons Bank issues and Christopher Columbus. Banknote vignettes hold a special interest for you and many articles and quizzes have been devoted to them. We also note that you have been the Editor of The Charlton Catalogue of Canadian Bank Notes, and The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Government Paper Money.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 1994, the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
Marvin Kay, MD., President
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1995
PAUL JOHNSON

By authority of the Board of Award, it is my privilege as chairman to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
In addition to your work on the local level and your long term activity with the J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation, your involvement with the Canadian Numismatic Association has been extensive for well in excess of 20 years. You have served in many different elected and appointed positions such as the Ontario Director for six years, the second Vice-President for a term, the Junior Director, the Club Services Director, the Finance Chairman and the Education Committee. You have been the chairman of the Education and Library Committee for the past six years.
Your organizational talent has produced excellent educational forums over the past dozen years. We have just witnessed the introduction of the C.N.A. / N.E.S.A. Correspondence Course, produced under your direction as chairman, and in part written by you. We hold the belief that this course may well encourage and help many future numismatists attain a more full understanding of this most enjoyable of hobbies.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 1995, the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
Marvin Kay, MD., President
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1996
D. E. "Ted" LEITCH

By authority of the Board of Award, it is my privilege as Chairman to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
You have been active with your local club, the London Numismatic Society, for over 30 years, filling the positions of director, treasurer and president. Since 1979 you have been a member of the editorial committee and for most of the period have been responsible for the production of the club bulletin.
On the national level you have served the Canadian Numismatic Research Society as vice-president and president, and currently serve the Canadian Paper Money Society as a director and the J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Society as a governor. In addition to the many articles which you have researched and written you have been a contributing author to the CNA-NESA Numismatic Correspondence Course. Perhaps your most important contribution to contemporary Canadian numismatics has been your single-handed revitalization of the audio-visual library of this Association, the production of a number of slide sets which have formed the basis of many educational programs at clubs across Canada.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 1996, the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association.Yvon Marquis, President
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1997
R. BRIAN CORNWELL

By authority of the Board of Award, it is our privilege to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinquished service to Canadian numismatics.
You have served the Canadian Numismatic Research Society as vice-president and president. As a researcher you have examined many aspects of the decimal coinage and advanced the understanding of condition rarity and grading. We note that you have also studied and written about medals, such as the medals of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
In addition to the many articles which you have researched and written you have been a contributing author to the CNA-NESA Numismatic Correspondence Course. You were the chairman and author of the far-sighted planning report for the Canadian Numismatic Association, Task Force 2000.
Undoubtedly, however, you will be remembered above all else for your successful efforts in establishing a system of third party grading for Canadian decimal coins.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 1997, the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
Yvon Marquis, President
Ronald Greene, Chairman of the Board of Award
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1998
JAMES A. HAXBY

By authority of the Board of Award, it is our privilege to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
Your studies of die varieties of the Decimal Coinage of Queen Victoria and of Newfoundland set a new standard ofscholarship when they were published.
The articles that you published in the Canadian Paper Money Journal on Government Paper Money constitute the first major work on Dominion of Canada note issues and are still the standard reference. We note also that you have collaborated with a number of other researchers on numerous histories of early banks and banknotes in this country. Your input to the First Edition of the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Bank Notes and your collaboration with R.C. Willey in the Coins of Canada catalogue are both important contributions to Canadian Numismatics, as is your history of the Royal Canadian Mint, Striking Impressions. Although it is not Canadian we cannot overlook your impressive four volume Standard Catalogue of U.S. Obsolete Banknotes.
We are proud to present you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 1998, the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
Yvon Marquis, President
Ronald Greene, Chairman Board of Award
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary.

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 1999
KENNETH A. PALMER

By the authority of the Board of Award, Kenneth A. Palmer has been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
Mr. Palmer has served two national organizations for lengthy periods, being the Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Numismatic Research Society for 12 years and serving the Canadian Association of Token Collectors in a dual role of Secretary-Treasurer and Editor for over two decades. His role in founding and serving this latter organization was instrumental in promoting a resurgence of collecting of tokens and medals in Canada.
During his term as Editor of the CeeTee, Mr. Palmer printed many articles of his own providing the historical background of various tokens, medals and scrip. He also produced some valuable work on the private bankers in Canada, written and published catalogues covering the field of Ontario Bakery Tokens 1870-1970, the Dairy Tokens of Ontario and Ontario General Merchants' Trade Due Bills. These catalogues have become standard references.
We are proud to present to Mr. Palmer the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 1999, the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
Yvon Marquis, President
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 2000
EARL SALTERIO

By authority of the Board of Awards, Earl Salterio has been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
Mr. Salterio has contributed to numismatic knowledge by the publication of a number of well researched articles on subjects previously untouched by other writers, such as his articles on R.B. Bennett and his contributions to numismatics and education, and the Canadian Numismatics Arts Society.
Mr. Salterio's service to the hobby has been lenghty and significant. On the local level, he has served as president of both the Fredericton Numis¬matic Society and the Calgary Coin Club. Over a more than 15 year span, he has served the Canadian Numismatic Association in such positions as a member of the Coin Week Canada committee, as the Club Services Chair-man, the Awards and Medals Chairman, Second Vice-President, First Vice-President, President, and most recently, as Chairman of the Golden Anniver¬sary Committee. In each of these roles, he has made important contributions.
We are proud to present to Mr. Salterio the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 2000, the highest award of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
Tom Kennedy, President
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Awards
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary.

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 2001
JEROME H. REMICK

By authority of the Board of Award, it is our privilege to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
We know of no one else who has touched so many diverse aspects of the hobby nor written as many articles as you have.
Your service to the hobby has been lengthy and significant. On the regional level you are a founding member of the Société Numismatique de Québec. You have introduced many ideas to the Canadian Numismatique de Quebec. You have introduced many ideas to the Canadian Numismatic Association which have helped to bridge the language gap. Over the years you have written many articles intended to help younger or beginning collectors expand their horizons and introduce them to particular subjects or ways to approach collecting. You have written extensively on so-called trade dollars of Canada and current banknotes of over 120 countries, collecting and recording important information when it was still available, which will be of inestimable value to collectors of the future. Before turning to these fields you were an author or co-author of coin catalogues of several countries and The Guidebook and Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1649-1971.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 2001, the highest numismatic award in Canada.
Tom Kennedy, President
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award
Kenneth B. Prophet, Executive Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 2003
HAROLD DON ALLEN

By authority of the Board of Award, it is our privilege to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
You are well known as an educator who has formed coin clubs in a number of locales, and have been a sought-after speaker in the many parts of Canada in which you have resided. In Society affairs, you have served as the chairman for Coin Week Canada in 1978 and 1979 and are the only Canadian to have been the President of the International Bank Note Society, serving from 1962 to 1964 in that capacity.
And while you have often been the first to explore new fields of research and point out interesting sidelights of numismatics you are perhaps best known for your biography of James E. Charlton and your writings in many publications on the banknotes of Canada and the West Indies, which are well-researched, authoritative, and interesting reading. You have been publishing articles over nearly half a century, a truly remarkable achievement.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 2003, the highest award in Canadian numismatics.
Geoffrey G. Bell, President
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award
John Regitko, Executive Secretary

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 2005
FREMAN CLOWERY

By authority of the Board of Award, it is our privilege to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics.
As a researcher you have produced two noteworthy books, Medals of the Governor General of Canada and Medals of the Lieutenant-Governors of Canada. You have also assembled a collection of the medals of the Governors General, donating that to the Government of Canada, which is presently displayed at Rideau Hall.
Much of your work has been done out of limelight, but was of no less importance because it was done behind the scenes. As the Curator and Archivist of the Bank of Montreal you made available to the National Currency Collection rare material pertaining to that bank and the banks that it absorbed. You were also instrumental in having the former head office of the Eastern Townships Bank made into a museum.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 2005, the highest distinction in Canadian numismatics.
Charles D. Moore, President Canadian Numismatic Association

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 2006
HARRY N. JAMES

By authority of the Board of Award, it is our privilege to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian Numismatics.
Your service to Canadian numismatics is long and noteworthy. You became President of the Canadian Association of Token Collectors in 1980 and retain that position today, a quarter of a century later. You became the editor of The Transactions in the Fall of 1993 and then added the editorship of the CeeTee in March 1995, retaining both these positions until the two publications were combined in 2002 to become Numismatica Canada, of which you remain the editor. As if there were not enough you have published dozens of well-researched articles on a wide variety of tokens, concentrating on Ontario's post-Confederation general merchants tokens. You have published an updated Ontario General Merchants' list as well as numismatic accounts of several Ontario counties which have become standard references.
We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 2006, the highest distinction in Canadian Numismatics.
Charles D. Moore, President, Canadian Numismatic Association
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award

J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON AWARD 2007
Warren Baker

By authority of the Board of Award, it is our privilege to inform you that you have been awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics. Unfortunately your work is not as widely known as it deserves to be, as you have toiled in the trenches of historical Canadian numismatics rather than the commercial, coin collecting main stream, but it is acknowledged that you are the expert in a number of specialized fields, such as Canadian numismatic literature, the blacksmith tokens and the Vexator pieces. You have attempted to revive the Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal by editing and publishing a collection of papers under the title of Canadian Numismatics. Your sales catalogues, and contributions to the sales of others provide authoritative information that is not available elsewhere. You also are known to other researchers as the one person to contact for information on obscure Canadian numismatic points and you have not been reticent about sharing your knowledge. We are proud to present to you the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for 2007, the highest distinction in Canadian numismatics.
Charles D. Moore, President, Canadian Numismatic Association
Ronald Greene, Chairman, Board of Award

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