THE GOLDSTRIKE. July 2016 Volume 33 Edition CLUB OFFICERS

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1 CLUB OFFICERS THE GOLDSTRIKE July 2016 Volume 33 Edition 7 President: Aaron Brown Vice-President: John Silveria Recording Secretary: Nick Lopez Corresponding Secretary: Daniel Brown Treasurer: Harold Harrison Board Members Lloyd Solomon Gerald King Karla von Hungen Pat Kelleher John Barnard Sunshine Coordinator Lloyd Solomon Junior Coordinator Sharyn 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 Mark Your Calendars! 2016 SCCC Picnic SCCC Picnic: August 6, 11:00am 5:00pm, Smyrna Park, Ceres CA, Fun and Games, Bingo (5 games), Horse Shoes, Volleyball and plenty of food for all. You may bring a non-club member for only $1.00 each. Sign up to bring a favorite salad or dessert to share. The club will provide the main dish (hamburgers, hot dogs & perhaps more), drinks and all the garnishes. Don t miss out on the fun and bingo prizes: 2½ Gold Peso; 2007 NAACS MS70 Silver Eagle; 1922 Peace Dollar; 2006 Silver Proof Set; Cash for the last game. Be there! If you would like to help with setup, please come at 9:00am. Location: Lions Pavilion in Smyrna Park is on the corner of Moffett and Fowler Roads across the street from Mae Hensley Junior High School. (see map below) July Show & Tell Theme: Women on Coins! July 6, 2016 Board 7:00p.m. July 13, 2016 General 7:00p.m. (1) Program Postage Currency by Lloyd Solomon (2) Mini-Bourse Night July 27, 2016 General 7:00p.m. (1) Auction Aaron is taking July off. Look for his column next month and he will see you at the picnic. August Show & Tell Theme: Coins Found While Travelling August 3, 2016 Board 7:00p.m. August 10, 2016 General 7:00p.m. (1) Program Open Bourse, bring your extras to sell & be prepared to buy August 24, 2016 General 7:00p.m. (1) Auction

3 July Birthdays David Elvin Ramczyk II 07/02 Kim Isenhower 07/05 Christina Garcia 07/16 Stephen Ramczyk 07/17 John Boswell 07/18 Donald Risen 07/20 John Pope 07/29 Bruce Tuttle 07/31 Welcome New Members Alan Edmonds For the Good of the Club Raffle There will be a raffle for a PGCS MS O Morgan Dollar starting the last meeting in July, 6/27. Tickets will be $1 apiece. The drawing will be held the second meeting in September, 9/28. See John Silveria to purchase tickets for this beautiful coin shown below. Buy lots of tickets! It s for the good of the club. Junior Challenge Question (Question provided by Aaron Brown) Question: Which U.S. currency denomination depicts the signing of the Declaration of Independence? June Junior Challenge Question: In what one year were cents made out of steel? Answer: 1943 Membership Challenge Question (Question provided by Aaron Brown) Question: Which contemporary U.S. coin did Panama s first 25 Centesimo coin resemble? June General Membership Question: In what years did the U.S. Mint strike coins in 75% silver? Answer: (Type I Silver Three Cent Pieces) Club Medal Design Next year s club medal design will be chosen the first meeting in September, 9/14. Entries must be in the hands of a board member by 7 PM Wednesday 9/7. Rules for the design can be found on the medal page on our web site, There is also pictures and information about all the medals designed since the 1980 s. Last year s winner, designed by Lloyd Solomon, is show below.

4 MEETING DATE 06/08/16 Meeting was called to order at 7:04pm by President Aaron Brown Attendance: Total: 39 Board Members: 8 Jr. Members: 8 plus guests Guests (guest name): - New members: - First Draw winner: John Boswell Junior Challenge: What year were pennies made of steel? (1943) General Challenge: Years that US Mint struck coins that were 75% silver? ( ) Announcements: You can purchase club t-shirts via the club website. Show & Tell: Jon Stout - Superman Coin Cecilia Lopez - Elongated pennies from the Gilroy Gardens Newell Stitzell - Colombian 100 Pesos X5 David Ramczyk - Silver Magnets Eric Goossens - Thomas P. Rockwell Numismatic Ambassador RNS/CCR/CCNE & Join the Mystery of History Collectors Club of Boston Wooden Nickel Karla Von Hungen Argentina 8 Real Frank Raczyk McGovern & Eagleton Presidential Election Campaign Button Cliff Rice - 49 Cent Stamp & $10 bill featuring Black Diamond Jerry King - Eisenhower Dollar 1972 Type 1, 2, and 3 + SF Minted John Boswell Silver Story 4-piece Set Real Coin? Dylan Vitale - Stamped Dollar Coin Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets: Free Meal Winner: Newell Stitzell Door Prize Winner: Newell Stitzell Raffle: Winner List Karla Von Hungen John Barnard David Ramczyk Chris Brown Chris BrownOpen Lloyd Solomon John Barnard Last Draw Winner: Dylan Vitale Meeting closed at 8:24pm MEETING DATE 06/22/16 Meeting was called to order at 7:02pm by President Aaron Brown Attendance: Total: 42 Board Members: 8 Jr. Members: 8 plus guests Guests (guest name): - New members: - First Draw winner: John Silveira Junior Challenge: What year were pennies made of steel? (1943) General Challenge: Years that US Mint struck coins that were 75% silver? ( ) Announcements: We had 622 visitors to the show. Show & Tell: Newell Stitzell Rupiah & 500 Rupiah from Indonesia Jon Stout - John Muir Coin Commemorative Aaron Brown - Alexander the Great posthumous silver Drachma c BC Brian DeWolf - Silver Dollar Key Date Set Mark Garcia - Federal Reserve Badge El Paso Texas Reserve Bank, 1915 S Pan Pacific $2 and-a-half, & 1847 O No Motto $10 L. Randall Solomon - 2 Confederate Advertising Notes: 1 real and 1 fake Dylan Vitale Civil War Quarter Proof John Boswell - Salt Spring Island $1 Note (Coast of Ireland) Cliff Rice Peace $1 "Finally real" Confederate Notes (Copies & real) Eric Goossens - Central Stamps Coin Company Modesto State Card & 1987 Peninsula Coin Club Annual Show Karla Von Hungen Indian Head Penny & 1855 $1 Gold Piece Type 2 Cecilia Lopez - Columbia Shuttle Commemorative & 1969 S Penny Harold Harrison - Australian 2016 Chinese Lunar Calendar: Year of the Monkey John Silveira - 2 Roman Coins, 1 Post Medieval, & 1 Medieval Coin Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets: Mark Garcia Free Meal Winner: Cliff Rice Door Prize Winner: Juan Alvara Raffle: Dylan Vitale Michael Stitzell Alan Adams Alan Adams Michael Stitzell Last Draw Winner: Terrence Garcia Meeting closed at 8:51pm

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