Minutes of July 2012 Meeting

Post date: Aug 03, 2012 7:29:53 AM

-- August Meeting: August 14, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

-- August Speaker: David Schwager, “French Influence on U.S. Coins”

-- Refreshments: Rodolfo Velarde & Rockie Herrera

Minutes of July 2012 Meeting

Membership and Guests:

David and Ruth were guests. We currently have 70 paid members, including family. Our latest renewals are Jorge, Mark, Rockie, Jim M., Judy, Rory and new member Rex Gilmore .

Announcements:

Raffle tickets are still available from Jeff for the Golden State Coin Show. This is the last chance to buy them for the August 25-26 show.

Old and New Business:

Our current room and meeting night have been reserved for CY 2013.

Laura continues to maintain our club website. Latest addition includes an announcement for the October CSNA Coin show in Long Beach. Member comments on our website have been positive and useage has been growing.

Dan has received feedback from a club member that a “more upscale” restaurant should be considered for our annual banquet in January. Dan mentioned the possibility of using the Mile Square Golf Course eating facility. He will provide more details in the future. Mike commented that it is difficult to reserve a banquet facility given the small size of our group.

Donations:

Many club members continue to donate worthy items for our club auctions, and our club really appreciates this continuing generosity.

Meeting Program:

Jerry Kleeb presented a very informative talk on Constantinian Silver Folli Coins. His stories on the various emperors were very entertaining.

Future Coin Shows:

See our Events Calendar or Gary Beedonʼs California Show List for a comprehensive listing of California coin shows.

Local Southern California shows include the following:

      • August 5: North County Monthly Coin Show -- Embassy Suites, 3100 Fronterra St. Anaheim. Jerry Atkinson (562) 225-2166.

    • August 25-26: NASC Golden State Coin Show -- Masonic Center 50 W. Duarte Rd. Arcadia. Kay Lenker 619 222-8739.

    • September 6-8: Long Beach Stamp and Collectibles Expo -- LB Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave. Long Beach. (805) 962-9939 <lbexpo@exposunlimited.com>.

    • September 16: North County Monthly Coin Show -- Embassy Suites, 3100 Fronterra St. Anaheim. Jerry Atkinson (562) 225-2166.

    • September 30: Coin Show -- Van Nuys Masonic Hall, 14750 Sherman Way. Richard Mauritanian (661) 287-1651 <ramrarecoins@yahoo.com>.

    • October 6-7: Buena Park Coin Show -- Retail Clerks Hall (by Knottʼs Berry Farm). Kerry Pieropan, (714) 271-8946.

    • October 13-14: International Paper Money & Coin Show -- La Quinta Hotel, 5249 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles. Scott MCAT (818) 667-2329.

    • October 14: North County Monthly Coin Show -- Embassy Suites, 3100 Frontera St. Anaheim. Jerry Atkinson (562) 225-2166.

    • October 21: Glendale Coin Club Coin & Paper Money Show -- Van Nuys Masonic Hall, 14750 Sherman Way. Nick Rulli, (213) 250-4354 <nrulli1la@aol.com>.

    • October 27-28: 130th CSNA Coin Show & Convention -- Holiday Inn, Long Beach, 2640 Lakewood Blvd. (at 405 FWY). Gary Beedon, (714) 963-6138.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Pfeifer, secretary