SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017
Missing
from 1A
“Actually, we have
been on the fringes of this
investigation,” Pitcher
said. “The Dallas Police
Department took the orig-
inal missing person call
and the Oregon State
Police were involved with
the discovery and search
of the vehicle, so we have
been primarily assisting
the lead agencies. We
have received reports of
possible sightings of the
missing woman and we
have followed up where
possible, but so far we
have been unable to con-
firm her whereabouts or
to locate her.”
According
to
the
Missing Persons Report,
Davison is 5-foot-7 tall
and weighs 170 pounds.
However, Davison’s fam-
ily described her as being
approximately 5-foot-3
and
weighing
140
pounds.
She has straight black
hair and brown eyes.
Family members on the
“Help Us Find Heather”
Facebook page wrote on
Tuesday that Davison has
two tattoos: an infinity
sign on her left wrist and
pink and blue footprints
on her right foot.
Numerous posts on
social media share details
of Davison’s life, refer-
ring positively to her two
high school age children
and her recent marriage to
Denton Davison. They
had returned from their
honeymoon just one day
before her disappearance.
Amie Poole, a relative
of Davison, spoke with
KMVT TV in Idaho, say-
ing that Davison is a com-
mitted mother and her
disappearance is com-
pletely unexpected.
“She’s my cousin. We
grew up together, and
she’s more like my sister.
We know she wouldn’t
have ever left her kids. As
of right now, there are
really no leads, there is
nothing to go on,” Poole
said. “We just need her
home with her kids. They
need her.”
Davison’s family and
the police departments
are hoping that members
of the public come for-
ward with information
that will assist them in
finding Davison.
Anyone with informa-
tion is asked to contact
Sgt. Josh Calef of the
Dallas Police Department
at 503-831-3516
or the Florence
Police Depart-
ment at 541-
997-3515.
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George pulled out the long
sheet of bills encased in a clear
plastic folder, his eyes gleaming
as he ran his fingers across them.
“Unique,” he said with awe.
In the past, the Federal
Reserve would print sheets of
six bills and send them to a bank,
which would then cut them up
and push them into circulation.
The bank president would
usually keep number one for
Accident
from 1A
According to Henry, the Coast
Guard has taken command of the
ceremony as a way to honor the
Florence community.
“I am very humbled and honored
for us to receive this designation,”
Henry said. “A lot of people have
worked hard to get that. (This desig-
nation) may not have any direct eco-
nomic benefit to our city, but it rec-
ognizes a group of very dedicated
people in our community.”
Master Chief Tim Tregoning,
officer in charge of Station Siuslaw
River, accepted the proclamation
with members of the station.
“I definitely want to thank the
community of Florence for includ-
ing the Coast Guard within your
community for the last 100 years,
and continuing on even further,” he
said. “This Coast Guard City recog-
nition is not about recognizing us.
It’s about recognizing everything
the city does for the Coast Guard to
make this a lasting partnership and
friendship.
“Thank you very much for
making us friends, neighbors and
from 1A
from 1A
The exact cause of her
death is still being deter-
mined by the county med-
ical examiner, but head
trauma is suspected to be
the cause.
Wells was born in
Florence but eventually
moved to Mapleton, where
she was a three-sport ath-
lete participating in volley-
ball, basketball and track
and field for the Sailors.
Wells was to enter her
junior year at Mapleton
High School next month.
A celebration of Well’s
life will be held at
Mapleton High School
beginning at 1 p.m. today.
All family friends and
members of the community
are welcome to attend.
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Mayor Joe Henry shakes hands with Master Chief Tim Tregoning,
cementing the friendship between Florence and the Coast Guard.
partners.”
According to Henry, the planning
committee for the event is also con-
sidering additional ways of support-
ing Station Siuslaw River, such as
welcome baskets for new members
and another military appreciation
dinner for active-duty personnel and
retired veterans.
Florence City Councilor Joshua
Greene thanked Henry and the
efforts of the volunteers who made
the designation possible.
themselves, framing it on their
wall or giving it to family mem-
bers. But the Durango bank
never cut the hallowed sheet the
Browers own.
“Getting a note number one
off a bank is highly collectible.
A sheet like this is very scarce.
There’s only one of those sheets
out there,” Woodward said.
Although they are not sure
who received the bills initially,
George said the sheet came from
the first female president of the
Durango bank.
It’s not the only treasure the
Browers hold in their collection.
“The coins are intriguing
because there’s always some-
thing new showing up,” said
George. “I just bought two
Chinese coins that were made
2,000 years before Christ. I also
bought some ancient Roman
coins.”
These treasures are best left
hidden, at least for a little while,
as they end up in the Brower
safe.
“Someone might buy it,”
George joked.
Most coins eventually do
make their way out to a display
case or to the Florence Coin
Show. After all, the Browers
can’t afford to keep them all to
themselves.
For them, it is a sense of pride
to pass them on.
“I just hope I find someone
who likes them as much as I do,”
George said.
“Hopefully they’ll like them
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“I would like to commend you,
because this was an idea you had.
You pushed for it and you rallied for
it, and now it’s come full circle. We
benefit from your vision,” he said.
Henry answered, “There are a lot
of things going on in our communi-
ty that were somebody’s vision.
We’ve just put them into motion. As
they say, we are a ‘City in Motion.’”
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a little bit more,” joked
Woodward.
They do have to make a prof-
it, but monetary gain really isn’t
the Browers’ end-game. They
avoid the internet and try to stay
away from mail. They prefer
face to face. However, that has
not shrunk their clientele.
“George has built up a reputa-
tion over the years,” Woodward
explained. “People from all over
the world come here on vaca-
tion, making sure they make a
stop at the Browers’.”
George also provides a finan-
cial service to those in need.
“This is going to sound
strange, but the biggest service I
render is not to my customers,
but to the people who have
decided they have something to
liquidate. They need somebody
here with knowledge and a fair
price,” he said.
That knowledge takes years
of study to accumulate.
Take the sheet of National
Bank Notes. To get them, banks
would have to issue a bond or
gold currency to have their name
on it. The bills were an attempt
to bolster struggling banks, but
they were scrapped when the
Great Depression hit.
Currency split into three main
sections: A United States Note,
the now defunct “greenbacks;”
Federal Reserve Notes, which is
the main cash currency used
today; and silver certificates.
It’s the silver certificates that
really mattered.
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In 1933, Roosevelt declared
them illegal. In fact, you could
get arrested if you tried to spend
one.
“He was trying to get off the
gold
standard,”
George
explained. “He devalued it and
that money is how he financed
the Civilian Conservation
Corps.”
If any of this sounds overly
complex, it’s because it is.
That’s the appeal for numismat-
ics.
Add in thousands of years of
trade in currency and the head
spins. Once you go down that
history rabbit hole, there’s no
going back.
History, art and a financial
investment in the future makes
the collection of money so
appealing.
And the Browers will keep
doing it until they die.
“I’m 73, my brother is 85, and
we both feel like we’re going to
work till we drop,” Harold said.
“We work six days a week and
this is very fulfilling.”
It’s a world the Browers and
Woodward hope that people
will come and see at the
Florence Coin Show, where vis-
itors will receive one of 500
flattened pennies with a com-
memorative Florence stamp.
For the very first time, the
organizers will also have a
major grading service attend
that can take rare coins and offi-
cially authenticate them. The
grading is done off-site, but
people get to save on postage at
the show.
According to the Browers
and Woodward, there will be
thousands of coins and paper
money to browse, buy and
trade, along with plenty of
knowledgeable dealers at the 63
booths covering the FEC floor,
715 Quince St.
And, of course, the extraordi-
narily rare Durango sheet of
National Bank Notes will make
an appearance.
The show will run on
Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 a.m to
5 p.m. and on Sunday from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
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