Post date: Oct 14, 2011 8:46:16 PM
- Next Meeting: October 12, 2011 @ 7:00 PM
- Speaker: Gordon, “Continental Currency”
- Refreshments: Jim and Rockie
Membership and Guests:
We now have 76 paid up members for 2011.
Announcements:
CSNA Coin Show 10/29-10/30 Long Beach Holiday Inn (Lakewood Blvd/405 FWY).
Congratulations to Mike and Yvette, educational exhibit winners at recent LB Coin Expo; Mike, 1st place and Yvette in Young Numismatist category.
Old Business:
Considerable progress was made to formalize a website for our club. Laura has built most of the site and has registered the domain name <www.occoinclub.com> Laura needs coin articles and a club history for the website. Any volunteers? Please review our latest progress.
New Business:
None.
Donations:
Manny (Huntington Beach Coin Exchange) donated several very nice wooden coin display cases for our auction. Thanks Manny!
Many club members continue to donate worthy items for our club auctions, and our club really appreciates this continuing generosity.
Meeting Program:
September's educational program was by Jerry on “Notgeld Coinage of Germany, 1917-1923” . Jerry provided a very interesting and informative talk enjoyed by all.
Prize winners:
Ron S won the Dos Pesos and guess who won the 1/10th oz. gold? Non other than Bliss! I guess his secret is that he buys raffle tickets. There, I told everyone!
Future Coin Shows:
See Gary Beedonʼs California Show List for a comprehensive listing of coin shows. Local Southern California shows include the following:
Oct. 9: North County Monthly Coin Show -- Embassy Suites, 3100 Frontera Street, Anaheim. Jerry Atkinson (562) 255-2166.
Oct. 23: Glendale Coin Club Coin and Paper Money Show -- Van Nuys Masonic Hall, 14750 Sherman Way, Van Nuys. Nick Rulli (213) 250-4354 <nrulli1la@aol.com>.
Oct. 29-30: 129th CSNA Coin Show & Convention -- Holiday Inn, 2640 Lakewood Blvd, Long Beach. Gary Beedon (714) 963-6138 <beedon@earthlink.net>
Nov. 6: North County Monthly Coin Show -- Embassy Suites, 3100 Frontera St, Anaheim. Jerry Atkinson (562) 255-2166.
Nov. 13: Coin Show -- Van Nuys Masonic Hall, 14750 Sherman Way, Van Nuys. Richard Mauritanian (661) 287-1651 <ramrarecoins@yahoo.com>.
Dec. 4: North County Monthly Coin Show -- Embassy Suites, 3100 Frontera Street, Anaheim. Jerry Atkinson (562) 255-2166
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Pfeifer, secretary