THE GOLDSTRIKE. April 2014 Volume 31 Edition CLUB OFFICERS

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1 CLUB OFFICERS THE GOLDSTRIKE President: Aaron Brown Vice-President: John Boswell Recording Secretary: Brandi Brown Corresponding Secretary: Lloyd Solomon Treasurer: Harold Harrison April 2014 Volume 31 Edition 4 Board Members Gerry King Daniel Brown Mike Olson John Silveria Tito Rodriguez Mick Gordon Sunshine Coordinator Lloyd Solomon Junior Coordinator Brandi Brown News Letter Editor & Webmaster Daniel Brown Membership: Adults: $12.00 per year Juniors: $6.00 per year Club Web Site Club Address P.O. Box 1672 Modesto, CA Club Meetings 2 nd & 4 th 7:00p.m. Denny s Diner 1525 McHenry Ave, Modesto, CA AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF

2 PRESIDENT'S COLUMN Mark Your Calendars! It s April now, and that can only mean one thing: National Coin Week is coming! (Although there is a well-dressed gentleman from some outfit called IRS telling me I have other things to do this month. It s probably not important.) Since this year marks the 50 th anniversary of the Kennedy half dollar, the American Numismatic Association has chosen a theme of community service, based on Kennedy s call for Americans to Ask what you can do for your country. ANA members are encouraged to volunteer for a non-profit organization in their community, and submit a video, or short article with a picture, documenting the experience. There are some sweet prizes for the entries judged to best promote their cause, and the spirit of service, so check out the details at Speaking of serving a worthy cause, our coin show is only a few months away! Our ticket masters Harold Harrison and Pat Kelleher have issued a good chunk of the 4,000 tickets we had printed this year. Now it s time to turn in what you ve collected from your first round of sales (Remember, every 50 tickets you sell earns you 5 free incentive tickets for yourself). Already turned in your tickets? Then you ve got plenty of time to sell more! Harold and Pat will keep you stocked. Remember, ask not what your club can do for you Okay, it sounded better when JFK said it. Anyway, this well-dressed gentleman just won t go away, so I d better see what he wants. I may need to take a quick trip to the Cook Islands. Fortunately I don t have to be present to win that shiny MS S Morgan that we re doing a special raffle for this month. See you all at the meeting (unless I m visiting/hiding out in the Cook Islands). -Aaron Brown April April 2, 2014 Board 7:00p.m. April 9, 2014 General 7:00p.m. (1) Program Coins, Stars & Hollywood by Mark Garcia (2) Mini-Bourse Night April 23, 2014 General 7:00p.m. (1) Auction May May 7, 2014 Board 7:00p.m. May 14, 2014 General 7:00p.m. (1) Program Pigs on Coins by Lloyd Solomon (2) Mini-Bourse Night May 28, 2014 General 7:00p.m. (1) Auction Junior Activities Starting this month, Junior Coordinator Brandi Brown will be assisted by Sharyn Brown. Watch for a special activity each meeting especially for young collectors.

3 April Birthdays Wilhelmina Willemse 04/03 Barbara Tandy 04/11 Sharyn Brown 04/22 Michael Ramczyk 04/22 Owen Davies 04/27 Junior Challenge Question (Question provided by Aaron Brown) Question: What is pictured on the reverse of the Bicentennial Kennedy half dollars dated ? March Junior Challenge Question: What are the titles of the two treasury officials whose signatures appear on our current dollar bills? Answer: Treasurer of the United States, and Secretary of the Treasury Welcome New Members Karla Von Hungen For the Good of The Club Raffle Our prize purchaser, John Silvera, has come up with a 1881 S Morgan Dollar graded MS64 by NGC. It is being raffled in a special Good of the Club raffle. You can buy tickets until break time in the second meeting in April, 4/23 and do not have to be present to win. See John Silvera to view the coin and purchase raffle tickets. Help support the club and purchase a chance to win this fine coin. Membership Challenge Question (Question provided by Aaron Brown) Question: How many US Presidents have been honored on half dollars? March General Membership Question: Which issue of Federal paper money ( present) was hand signed by treasury clerks instead of bearing printed signatures of the treasury officials? Answer: The Demand Notes of Part way through the issue, the words for the were added next to the officials titles to clarify that the signatures on the notes weren t those of the actual officials. Coin Show Raffle Tickets Are Available! Patrick Kelleher and Harold Harrison have kindly volunteered to manage the Show raffle tickets this year. Get your tickets now. There are 4000 tickets again this year. Let s sell them all! the prizes are:

4 MEETING DATE 3/12/14 Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by President Aaron Brown Attendance: Total: 30 Board Members: 10 Jr. Members: 4 Guests (guest name): 2 Carla, Martha First Draw Winner (10 free tickets): Jasmine Stinnett Junior Challenge Question What are the titles of the two treasury officials whose signatures appear on the current one dollar bill? General Membership Challenge Question: Which issue of Federal paper money (1861-present) was hand signed by treasury clerks instead of bearing printed signatures of the treasury officials? Announcements Special raffle for 1881 S. MS64 NGC Morgan dollar! $1 per ticket. See John S. to purchase tickets. Winner to be drawn the last meeting in April. Show & Tell: Pat Kellher: end of an era set Gary Kailes: Danbury mint National Parl quarter display in mahogany box Dolly Sauls: ¼ oz platinum 1999 Jim Holden: Groszy Poland & a 1923 struck in 1941 zinc 20 Groszy L. Randall Solomon: 2 Modesto trade tokens $5 on $25 purchase,.25 off any purchase & 100 Lingsshil Uganda 2004 pig coin Allen Merilles: repeater notes, front end 6 of a kind in 3 denominations all with same serial numbers. Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets): L. Randall Solomon Free Meal Winner: Dennis Mo Door Prize Winner: 1975 US mint set: Pat Kelleher Raffle: Bob Garcia Jasmine Stinnett x2 Jim Holden Jeff Beeson x4 Mike Olson x2 Jerry King John Boswell Last Shot Drawing (silver pot): Tito Rodriguez MEETING DATE 3/26/14 Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by President Aaron Brown Attendance: Total: 33 Board Members: 10 Jr. Members: 3 Guests (guest name): 1 McKayla First Draw Winner (10 free tickets): Jerry King Announcements Special raffle for 1881 S. MS64 NGC Morgan dollar still going on! Show & Tell: Aaron Brown: ancient Roman error Mike Olson: 4 Jap Bar, mid to late 1800s shu & bu Frank Ramczyk: bag of 30 ancient pocket change Jim Holden: Free City of Danzig 5 pfennig 1932 Harold Harrison: 1928 G $2 US note John Boswell: 1883 ) Morgan with blue green toning & US upper ladder note Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets): Mike Olson Free Meal Winner: Jim Holden Door Prize Winner: 3 inch Vietnam medal: Mick Gordon Raffle: Les Schoolcraft x2 Bob Garcia Jim Holden x2 John Silveria Mike Olson Mike Tandy Jerry King David Ramczyk III Last Shot Drawing (silver pot): Jasmine Stinnett (not present) Auctioneer: Mike Tandy Runners: McKayla Cece, Michael David Meeting closed at 8:35pm Meeting closed at 8:27pm To get a 10% discount click our link at stancocoinclub.org/links.html

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