Jerome Remick

In 2001, Remick was awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson medal at the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association convention in Quebec City.

[2] This fact is proudly depicted on the reverse side of Jerry's personal medal, showing a concept of a Remick family coat of arms and the inscription "Remich, Luxem-bourg to County York, Maine – 1651".

He recommended establishing a fellowship, encouraged the RCNA to adopt a bilingual logo and suggested creating the Young Numismatists Kit.

[1] His best known work is The Guide Book and Catalogue of the British Commonwealth Coins (originally written with Somer James and Howard Linecar).

The 1967 edition included four books in one, as Canadian, modern British, Australian and New Zealand coins were added to the list.

[4] The die was offered free of charge by those interested in having a personalized medal struck to pay tribute to Jerry.

The die shows Remick's portrait in the centre flanked by symbols representing the beginning and the end of life.

The wording JEROME H. REMICK, III appears above the design with a fleur-de-lys at left and a maple leaf at right.

This inspired a project whereby sales of the medal were donated to Les Apprenp’tits Numismates (Apprentice Numismatists).

[5] In late 2006, the Commonwealth collection of Jerry Remick was sold in a series of three auctions by the British firm Spink.

The third part, to be held in early 2007, features the numismatics of Canada, Central America, the West Indies, and non-Commonwealth coins.

From Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), there is a pattern 5 cents of 1904, believed to be one of only two examples in private hands, and a group of Proof British trade dollars.

[6] Starting at the reign of Victoria, the Remick collection has many Hong Kong coins, including 37 Proofs, a dollar and two half-dollars, and no less than 47 patterns.

The extent to which this huge task was largely achieved can be judged from this and the succeeding catalogues of his collection," the introduction states.

[2] His first geological field work was with the Québec Department of Mines (now the Ministère des Ressources naturelles) beginning in the summer of 1952.

[2] He supported the design and adoption of the Volcanology and Igneous Petrology Division's Career Achievement Award and the Leopold Gelinas Medal.

[2] Jerry hung up his field boots in 1977 and became an information geologist in Direction de l’assistance à l’exploration minière of the Ministère.

In 1994, he created the Jerome H. Remick III Endowment Trust Fund for the Canadian Geological Foundation.