THE GOLDSTRIKE April 2013 Volume 30 Edition 4 2012-2013 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 Sharyn Brown Junior Coordinator Frank Ramczyk News Letter Editor & Webmaster Daniel Brown Membership: Adults: $12.00 per year Juniors: $6.00 per year Club Web Site www.stancocoinclub.org Club Address P.O. Box 1672 Modesto, CA 95353-1672 AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STANISLAUS COUNTY COIN CLUB Club Meetings 2 nd & 4 th Wednesdays @ 7:00p.m. Denny s Diner 1525 McHenry Ave, Modesto, CA
Hello all, PRESIDENT'S COLUMN Mark Your Calendars! Happy National Coin Week! Each year, the American Numismatic Association celebrates our hobby by sponsoring events and trivia challenges to raise awareness of numismatics among our non-collecting brethren, as well as giving those of us already in the know an excuse to celebrate. The theme this year is Black Diamond Shines Again, celebrating the 100 th anniversary of the popular Buffalo Nickel. The Lincoln Cent hit the 100 mark a few years ago, and like that coin, the current year s honoree was the starting point for many a collector. Be sure to check the ANA s National Coin Week Website at www.money.org/numismatic-events/national-coin-week.aspx for more information, and for the video clues to this year s trivia challenge. Also this month, tickets for our coin show raffle will be available to check out. Time is already growing short before our show in June, so be prepared to do a ticket sales blitz. Remember, there are five free tickets with your name on them for every fifty you sell. To help you earn those incentives, you only have to turn in $9 with every book of ten tickets you sell. The 10-for-$9 deal helps to sell them by the book. We sold out of tickets last year, so let s see if we can do it again. Good luck, my fellow SCCCers! April April 3, 2013 Board Meeting @ 7:00p.m. April 10, 2013 General Meeting @ 7:00p.m. (1) Program Buffalo Nickels by Aaron Brown (2) Mini-Bourse Night April 24, 2013 General Meeting @ 7:00p.m. (1) Auction -Aaron Brown WWW.CoinSupplyExpress.COM May May 1, 2013 Board Meeting @ 7:00p.m. To get a 10% discount click our link at stancocoinclub.org/links.html May 8, 2013 General Meeting @ 7:00p.m. (1) Program - TBD (2) Mini-Bourse Night May 22, 2013 General Meeting @ 7:00p.m. (1) Auction
April Birthdays Wilhelmina Willemse 4/3 April Sauls 4/10 Barbara Tandy 4/11 Sharyn Brown 4/22 Michael Ramczyk 4/22 Owen Davies 4/27 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 - 1901-S $5 Gold Liberty Half Eagle 2nd - 1910 $2.50 Gold Indian Quarter Eagle 3rd - 1998 $5 Gold 1/10 oz. American Eagle 4th - 1882-CC GSA Morgan Dollar NGC MS-63 5th 1904-O Morgan Dollar PCGS MS-63 6th through 15th - 2013 Silver Eagle Dollar Last year we sold all 3500 tickets so this year we have purchased 4000. The challenge is on to sell out again. So get your tickets and start selling. NOT TO SCALE Junior Challenge Question (Question provided by Frank Ramczyk) Question: Who appears on the 10cent piece? March Junior Challenge Question: The United States Mint makes coins that are not for circulation, and honor or to remember a special event, place, person, or thing. What are these special coins called? Answer: Commemoratives Membership Challenge Question (Question provided by Aaron Brown) Question: Why are the 1938 D/S over mintmark coins not errors? March General Membership Question: Who was the first U.S. President to appear on a U.S. gold coin? Answer: Both Thomas Jefferson and William McKinley on the Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold dollars of 1903. The Coin Show Weekend Fast Approaches Take Note! The club's Coin Show is being moved to the fourth weekend in June, 22-23. Last year we were unable to accommodate all the dealers that expressed an interest in the show. We decided to return to the larger room at the Modesto Centre Plaza. We already have filled 48 tables for the show. Please be prepared to volunteer to make this our best show ever! Club Looking to Purchase 2 Peso Gold Coins The club is looking to purchase up to six 2 Peso gold coins from members to use as raffle prizes. Any members interested in selling at the current gold value see Mike Tandy. To determine the current gold value of a 2 Peso gold coin multiply.0482 x price of gold (example:.0482 x $1,725 = $83.15).
ETING DATE 3/13/13 eting was called to order at 7:05pm by President Aaron Brown endance: al:33 Board Members:8 Jr. Members:5 sts (guest name): Patrick K. w members: Mike Hammond, Cliff Rice t Draw Winner (10 free tickets): Reno Rodriguez or Challenge: The US mint makes coins that are not for circulation. What are these coins called? Please see nk Ramczyk to get your credit! eral Challenge: Who was the first US president to appear on a US gold coin? A: Thomas Jefferson & William Kinley who appeared on the L.A. purchase expedition gold dollars. ouncements: Club medals available. $53 OR $21 with a silver round. rs available for the show. Come grab em from the front table and distribute wherever you like! w & Tell: Stanford: 2011 US army commemorative half dollar Service and Peace e Olson: 2013 satirical silver bullion coin with skeleton Queen Elizabeth Keep calm and slave on nk Ramczyk: bronze follis anonymous issue coin that he bought at the rock and gem show Rice: Don Quijote 400 year commemorative proof from the Mexican Mint n Boswell: tourist tokens from India Holden: 1915 Ghent Belgium 50 centimes (it s square!) old Harrison: Lincoln penny andall Solomon: Somalian $1 coins shaped like historic guitars, representing the evolution of electric guitars w & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets): Harold Harrison ary silent auction: total proceeds to club: $60.00. Special thanks to Mike Tandy for running the auction! nks buddy! e Meal Winner: Mick Gordon or Prize Winner: 1964 Kennedy half: Rick Sauls fle: Cliff Rice x2 e Olson n Alvarez mine Stinnet rick K. Beeson Shot Drawing (silver pot): Katheryn Cucera (not present) eting closed at 8:07pm MEETING DATE 3/27/13 Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by President Aaron Brown Attendance: Total:41 Board Members:9 Jr. Members:7 Guests (guest name): None New members: None First Draw Winner (10 free tickets): Kaylee Seals Announcements: Club medals available. $53 OR $21 with a silver round. Flyers available for the show. Come grab em from the front table and distribute wherever you like! Show & Tell: Patrick Kelleher: 2012 set limited edition proof Randy McCoy: 12 different bouillon 1 oz silver coins Jim Stanford: ancient eastern Constantinople gold solidus 668-685 Gary Kailes: 5 California gold coins that might be fake & exclusive worlds faire Australian lunar series, year of the dragon coins David Ramczyk: 1941 Lincoln Penny Frank Ramczyk: new topical set he is working on of foreign coins with animals on them Jim Holden: information on a new identifying site and India coins having 17 mints! Good gracious! Drew Gilmartin: penny he found in cement Sharyn Brown: unidentified Civil War token 1863 Sicilia Ramczyk: Romanian banknote Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets): Jim Holden Free Meal Winner: Jeff Beeson Door Prize Winner: Proof silver 1982 S George Washington half: David Ramczyk III Raffle: Jim Holden x2 Bob Garcia x2 Dolly Sauls Mick Gordon Dennis Mo x2 Auction: Auctioneer Mike Tandy Runners: Sicilia, Stephen, Drew Last Shot Drawing (silver pot): Joseph Zimmerer (not present) Meeting closed at 8:40pm SCCC on Facebook Don't forget to "like" us on Facebook! Search "Stanislaus County Coin Club" and like us to get our updates straight into your newsfeed!
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