THE GOLDSTRIKE. June 2013 Volume 30 Edition CLUB OFFICERS

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1 THE GOLDSTRIKE June 2013 Volume 30 Edition CLUB OFFICERS President: Aaron Brown Vice-President: John Boswell Recording Secretary: Brandi Brown Corresponding Secretary: Lloyd Solomon Treasurer: Harold Harrison Board Members Joan Alvarez Daniel Brown Mike Olson John Silveria Tito Rodriguez Mike Tandy (Past President) Sunshine Coordinator Lloyd Solomon Junior Coordinator Frank Ramczyk 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 AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STANISLAUS COUNTY COIN CLUB Club Meetings 2 nd & 4 th 7:00p.m. Denny s Diner 1525 McHenry Ave, Modesto, CA

2 Hello all, PRESIDENT'S COLUMN Mark Your Calendars! Who here is looking forward to our show? Wow, that s a lot of hands. Good thing we went with the bigger room this year. That means more room for more coins! It s not often we have the opportunity to see this quantity and variety of coins without having to drive to a big city with a national show, so don t miss out. If you ve never been to a coin show before, our show makes a good introduction. Not only can you see more coins in the show s two days than you could in several trips to your local dealer, but it also gives you the chance to meet many regional dealers and see what material they specialize in. We only do this one weekend a year, so don t miss out! Sound like fun? Great! Who wants to help make it happen? Come on, let s see those hands again! Our esteemed treasurer, Harold Harrison, has been taking around the sign-up sheets for the various things that need to be done to make the show a success. Our first meeting this month, will be the only chance we have before the show to get these details ironed out, so let us know how you can help. Looking for something to do the Friday before the show? You can help get the dealers set up. Have a competitive streak? Try to outsell Jim Holden selling raffle tickets at the greeting table. It helps the club, makes our show the success it is, and you get to hang out with your fellow coin enthusiasts on a day other than Wednesday. There are those hands I was looking for! Since our first regular meeting this month is also the last before the show, it s also your last opportunity to earn incentive tickets for the show raffle. That means if you still have tickets sitting around, it s time to move them out! You don t want to miss out on the five free tickets for every fifty you sell. So, sell what you have left, and return the stubs with $9 for each book. Let s see if we can beat last year s numbers, and make Jim as happy as if he found a coin of Friedrich III in a bag of generic German coins. On with the show! -Aaron Brown Educational Presentations Anyone interested in giving an educational presentation can contact any board member. Please consider signing up. Thanks. June June 5, 2013 Board 7:00p.m. June 12, 2013 General 7:00p.m. (1) Program - TBD (2) Mini-Bourse Night June 26, 2013 General 7:00p.m. (1) Auction July July 3, 2013 Board 7:00p.m. July 10, 2013 General 7:00p.m. (1) Program - TBD (2) Mini-Bourse Night July 24, 2013 General 7:00p.m. (1) Auction Our Show is Coming, Volunteer The SCCC Coin Show will be the fourth weekend in June. We will need volunteers for June Sign-up sheets with the details of the needed help will be available at the meetings starting the first meeting in May. Sign-up and join the fun. Harold Harrison is in charge of the signup sheets this year so look for him at the meetings and volunteer.

3 June Birthdays Ron Heffner 6/2 Dollie Sauls 6/14 Aaron Brown 6/20 Paul Caruso 6/20 Eugene Cripe 6/24 Welcome New Members Claire Davies Ron Dieckman Show Raffles Tickets Available Jim Holden has kindly volunteered to manage the Show raffle tickets again this year. He will have them available to hand out starting in the first meeting in April. This year the prizes are: 1st S $5 Gold Liberty Half Eagle 2nd $2.50 Gold Indian Quarter Eagle 3rd $5 Gold 1/10 oz. American Eagle 4th CC GSA Morgan Dollar NGC MS-63 5th 1904-O Morgan Dollar PCGS MS-63 6th through 15th Silver Eagle Dollar Last year we sold all 3500 tickets so this year we have purchased The challenge is on to sell out again. So get your tickets and start selling. SPECIAL NOTE: All tickets must be returned to Jim Holden at the first meeting in June on June 12th to receive your incentive prizes, no exceptions. Junior Challenge Question (Question provided by Frank Ramczyk) Question: What was the last year a Buffalo appeared on the U.S. 5 cent piece? May Junior Challenge Question: What is the U.S. Silver bullion coin called? Answer: Silver Eagle Membership Challenge Question (Question provided by Aaron Brown) Question: On which denomination of U.S. fractional currency was George Washington never depicted? May General Membership Question: From 1853 to 1855, arrows were added around the date on the half dime, dime, quarter dollar, and half dollar to mark a weight reduction. When arrows were again added to the date in 1873 and 1874, which of these denominations wasn t included, and why? Answer: The half dime. It was abolished by the Mint Act of 1873 in favor of the nickel five-cent piece. It was never struck on the new weight standard indicated by the arrows on the other denominations. Donating to the Junior Auction The junior auction will be in September this year. Please see Frank Ramczyk if you would like to donate numismatic items to the junior auction. Thanks. Show Raffle Prizes YOU COULD WIN THESE!

4 MEETING DATE 5/8/13 Meeting was called to order at 7:03pm by President Aaron Brown Attendance: Total:31 Board Members:9 Jr. Members:3 Guests (guest name): 2 Ron, Lucy New members: Patrick Kelleher First Draw Winner (10 free tickets): Brandi Brown Junior Challenge Question: What is the US silver bullion coin called? See Frank to answer for your prize! General Challenge Question: From 1853 to 1855 arrows were added around the date on the half dime, dime, quarter dollar and half dollar to mark a weight reduction. When arrows were again added to the date in 1873 and 1874 which denomination wasn t included and why? A) The half dime. They didn t fall under any new weight category. Announcements: Tickets available for the show. Come check em out from Jim Holden! Our goal this year is 4k. Sign up sheets going around for volunteers for the show. See Harold Harrison. (Front table, club table, overnight, and set up/tear down.) Please bring back-up prizes for show hourly drawings. Show & Tell: Patrick Kelleher: 2012 two coin SF proof set Gary Kailes: 1982 penny set Jerry King: comm of 200 th anniv of the Bill of Rights & 1973 D roll of foil wrapped pennies, Stanley ivory ruler with German silver Mark Garcia: Syrian coin & 1880 proof seated liberty ms63 Randy McCoy: European medallions from a recent trip, Notre Dame, Pantheon, Saint Chapel and elongated penny from Kirkenhauf Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets): Jerry King Free Meal Winner: Cecelia Moe Door Prize Winner: 1960 Proof Washington Quarter: Aaron Brown Raffle: Jerry King Harold Harrison Cecelia Moe x2 Randy McCoy Dennis Moe Mike Olson x2 Educational Talk: Mike Tandy Fractional Currency MEETING DATE 5/22/13 Meeting was called to order at 7:02pm by President Aaron Brown Attendance: Total:36 Board Members:10 Jr. Members:5 Guests (guest name): 2 Robin and Harriet Johnson New members: 0 First Draw Winner (10 free tickets): Lloyd Solomon Announcements: Tickets available for the show. Come check em out from Jim Holden! Our goal this year is 4k. Sign up sheets going around for volunteers for the show. See Harold Harrison. (Front table, club table, overnight, and set up/tear down.) Chip bag is updated! Everyone has a chip in there. Joyce had supplies at every meeting to sell. 10% off retail for us! Woot! Show & Tell: Jim Holden: Russian celebration Bruce Tuttle: Nickel capital holder dates & lighthouse album Reno Rodriguez: Ukraine Rivnia & Germany ,000 marks Patrick Kelleher: National Football League official game 49ers & Ravens coin Juan Albara: peso with silver center Gary Kailes: oz silver Australian kangaroo opal series NCG PF70 & proof US set Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets): Reno Rodriguez Free Meal Winner: Stephen Ramczyk Door Prize Winner: 1945 S Silver UNC War Nickel: Sharyn Brown Raffle: Cliff Rice David Ramczyk III x3 Jim Holden Robin Johnson Juan Albara Jeff Beeson Jim Holden Auction: Nothing in the auction tonight! Mike Tandy gets the night off! Last Shot Drawing (silver pot): Anthony Soria (not present) Meeting closed at 8:01pm Last Shot Drawing (silver pot): Mark Garcia Meeting closed at 8:19pm To get a 10% discount click our link at stancocoinclub.org

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