Newsletter of the
Lower Cape Fear Coin Club
P.O. Box 4744, Wilmington, NC 28406
Service to the numismatic community of
Southeastern North Carolina since 1963
Host of the NC Azalea Festival Coin Show Every April
BOOSTERS
Cecil
Dixon (4-15), Rick C. (4-15), Bob Neale (1-16), Gaylord
Allen (3-16), Francis Ryan (3-16), Franklin Fussell (4-16)and
Rich Jewell (4-16). Become a Booster by donating $10 for printing
expenses.
NEXT
REGULAR MEETING
The next meeting of
the Lower Cape Fear Coin Club will be on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the
Carolina BBQ Restaurant, 1602 South College Road beginning at 6 pm. The
program will be a roundtable discussion on the subject of ‘COIN GRADING’. You
should find this very informative as GRADING a coin is the most important facet
of the hobby.
An auction will
follow the meeting so why not bring a few of your numismatic items you no
longer want and see what they sell for at auction? You may set a minimum bid
and enter up to ten lots.
PRESIDENT’S
CORNER
16, March, 2015
Hello All,
By the time everyone is reading this,
the Azalea Festival Coin Show will be upon us. All of our work and planning
will come together to be what I believe a GREAT Show!
We have held the past several shows at the American Legion, but this year we will be holding the show at the Elks Lodge on Oleander. Being relatively new to the coin club, I was not present the last time we utilized the Elks Club Location for a show. The Elks has a little less space than we had at the American Legion and this is a concern to me. Still, the location and the other factors make the Elks Lodge a good choice for a venue.
I’d like to hear afterwards, from
all individuals involved with the show, their thoughts on this location and
should we continue to hold our shows here. The Board of Directors will have a
lot to consider afterwards.
Overall, things are looking good for the upcoming show. We are excited to be adding the presence of a food truck to bring in folks and to offer convenience for our venders. I look forward to an enjoyable weekend to be had by everyone.
Our prayers go out to Karen
Foster’s husband, Rob. I’m sure most of you know that Rob is recovering from a
heart attack. I know we all look forward to seeing him with Karen at future
coin club events.
Til next time, Mike
LAST MEETING
The last meeting of our Club was
attended by twenty-eight members and guests. Dave Provost from the
Raleigh Coin Club gave an excellent talk on North Carolina coins and medals. Of
special interest were several photos of Wilmington area medals.
The
Attendance Prize was won by our newest member Robert McCullough. The
50/50 drawing was won by Franklin Fussell. Our semi-junior
Raffle tickets for our upcoming
Coin Show were handed out to those in attendance. All members are asked to sell
ten tickets and turn in receipts to Chris Vandall before the Sunday
afternoon drawing. For every 100 tickets you sell you will receive a silver
eagle.
NEEDED
IMMEDIATELY
Our Club is STILL in dire
need of someone to design and maintain a new website. If you or someone you
know can do this, please contact someone in the Club ASAP. We DO expect to pay
for the services.
QUESTION OF THE
MONTH
Recently a member asked a
question that was sent out to several of you for an answer. The response was
HUGE! Due to that experience, we will ask a question every month. If you have a
numismatic-related question, let us know. Maybe someone will donate an award to
the person with the best answer?
The question asked was, “How does
one shop wisely at a coin show?”
The best answer came from R. F.
and has been sent to LCFCC members only. The information was to the point and
extremely valuable. Answers like this one will definitely be worth the $15 it
costs to join our Club. Join the LCFCC and receive the answer.
This month’s question is, ‘What’s
the BEST way to liquidate your collection if no one in the family has any
interest in it?’ Please send your response to uffda28411@yahoo.com.
CONSTITUTION
& BYLAW REVISIONS
PLEASE contact any officer
regarding changes YOU would like to see in our C&BLs. Many of you have good
ideas on this subject and a few members are forming a committee to work on
this. So far, Ray Flanigan and Bob Neale have agreed to help on
this committee. The first meeting of this committee will be soon after our
April Coin Show. If you would like to help by being on this committee, contact
any officer or board member.
LAST BOARD
MEETING
The March 25 BM was held at The Carolina BBQ
Restaurant. Among the many subjects discussed; The 2015 budget was set, an
Azalea Festival poster was shown with our Club’s Coin Show prominently
advertised, 900 raffle tickets are out to members, our meeting programs are
full for the year, we STILL need an operating website, a new brochure will
debut at our Coin Show and a possible souvenir card is in the works. If YOU
have any ideas or suggestions for the Club, please let us know.
NEXT
BOARD MEETING
The next Board
meeting will be held on April 22, 2015 at McAlister’s Deli at 740
South College Rd. at 6 PM. All members may attend to voice their opinions.
If you want to help on committees, let someone know. Come early to eat.
COIN
SHOWS COMING UP *
April
11-12, 2015, Wilmington, NC, Elk’s Lodge, 5102 Oleander Drive, NEW LOCATION. Contact
910-520-8405.
April
17-19, Dalton, GA, Northeast Georgia Trade and Convention Center. GNA Coin Show.
April
25, Lexington, NC, YMCA, 119 W. 3rd Ave., C# 336-596-3986.
April
25-26, Myrtle Beach, SC, Springmaid Beach Resort, 3200 S. Ocean
Blvd., C# 843-293-9000.
May
9-10, Raleigh, NC, State Fairgrounds, C# 919-790-8544.
May
15-16, Fayetteville, NC, Holiday Inn, 1944 Cedar Creek Rd., C#
910-497-5440.
* Please verify coin
show dates, times and locations before going.
** We DO have Club
members going to this coin show. Contact O. T. if you want to carpool.
MEMBER
NEWS
Karen Foster’s husband Rob continues to recover from a heart attack. As of
this writing, he is recovering nicely at the NHMH Rehab Unit. Rich and Fran
Jewell are also recovering from health issues. It’s good to see them back
in NC from their home in Pennsylvania. Roger Persichilli attended the
recent Baltimore Coin Show.
ANA
CORNER
A group of ‘Short
Snorters’ (Banknotes with autographs of military unit members.) was stolen following
the recent Portland, Oregon ANA Coin Show. Most of these notes were of the WWII
era and some were signed by famous movie stars and celebrities of the time. If
you see or hear of any groups of short snorters offered please contact law
enforcement immediately.
The ANA will have
several items from their Money Museum on display at the coin show in Dalton,
Georgia April 17-19.
UPCOMING
PROGRAMS
These are tentative
programs and could change.
April 8, 2015: ‘Coin
Grading Roundtable’.
May, 2015: ‘Kennedy
Half Dollars’ by Jim Savage.
June 2015: ‘Money of
the Confederacy’.
July 8, 2015: Charles
C.?
August 12, 2015: Club
picnic at the Park.
September 9, 2015:
‘Update on Counterfeiting’ by Bob Neale.
October 14, 2015:
‘The 12 Caesars’ by J. Flanigan.
November 11, 2015:
‘Paper Money 1690 to Now’ an ANA DVD by John Wilson.
December 9, 2015:
Dinner Social.
January 13, 2016:
‘Numismatic Etiquette’.
Please volunteer to
give a five-minute talk on one of your interests. Contact Program Chairman Bob
Neale (910-799-2024) about what YOU would like to learn or what YOU want to
talk about. There are hundreds of areas in our great hobby so let us know what
YOUR interests are. Remember, you don’t have to be a ‘speaker’ to give a short
talk. In fact, if you bring something for ‘Show and Tell’ there are many
members who might make a whole program out of it.
OUR APRIL 2015 AZALEA COIN SHOW
Our annual official North Carolina Azalea Festival Coin Show is right around the corner. The Elk’s Lodge will set up the tables and chairs for us on Friday afternoon but you are still invited to come out Friday afternoon and evening to help with other things. Armed and uniformed security will be in place and some dealers will need a hand to haul their inventories to their tables. If you have a handcart we can use please bring it with you.
The ‘Official’ ribbon
cutting will take place at 10 am Saturday with a couple of Azalea Belles and
two Civil War re-enactors. The gold mining crew will be setting up along with
the local Civil War Roundtable. With America celebrating the 150th Anniversary
of the end of the Civil War, many of the dealers will be bringing related
memorabilia and our Civil War theme should encourage a record number of guests
and collectors.
A two-hour shift at
the door will ensure a smooth flow of visitors and all members are encouraged
to volunteer at the April regular meeting. Help will also be needed with the
Kid’s Korner as well as at the coffee pot.
DOUBLED
DIES ANYONE?
At a recent meeting
of the Jacksonville-Camp LeJeune Coin Club, a member had several Kennedy halves
exhibiting doubled-die characteristics. The website below should help in
identifying the many out there. http://www.doubleddie.com/1801.html
U.
S. MINT NEWS
The 2015 Kennedy half-dollar is now available only on the Mint’s website. It will NOT be distributed by banks. A few P and D rolls will be available at our April meeting, first come, first served, see O. T. 4
The March of
Dimes commemorative silver set is also available from the Mint’s website for $61.95.
NCNA NEWS
Our Club may be in the running
for hosting an NCNA Convention in the next year or two.
FUN NEWS
The Florida United Numismatists organization is a
great regional coin club that is highly recommended as a source of valuable
information for beginning AND advanced collectors. Along with the largest coin
show in the world every January in Orlando, their website is an excellent place
to search for answers to many numismatic questions. Please go to
http://www.funtopics.com/index.html and be sure to click on ALL areas. You
might even join this group of committed collectors as many of us have already
done. Thanks to the FUN organization for sending us a new gavel as a membership
bonus.
MISSING,
LOST, FOUND
At one time we had
two very large coffee pots and a blue banner. Please check your
attics and garages for these items so we can use them at the Coin Show.
2015
LCFCC OFFICERS
President
Mike Mckinnon McKinnon.Michael@gmail.com
Vice
Pres: Bob Neale RNeale57@gmail.com
Secretary:
Bob Doleman Doleman1936@hotmail.com
Treasurer:
B. J. Lester (910) 389-0939
Sgt-at-arms:
Jim Savage PPaw1951@aol.com
Directors:
Karen Foster Foster1JKR@gmail.com
O.
T. Thompson Uffda28411@yahoo.com
Past
Pres: Eugene Meadows Goldnberyl@aol.com
COMMITTEES
Auction:
Jim Savage, Chris VanDall, B. J. Lester
Audit:
OPEN
Azalea
Rep: Karen Foster
ANA
Rep: Ray Flanigan RayFlanigan@aol.com
Bourse:
O. T. Thompson, Charles C., Mike McK.
Budget:
Mike McKinnon, B. J. Lester, Karen Foster
C
& BL: Bob Neale, Ray Flanigan
Editor:
O. T. Thompson
Election:
Bob Neale
Exhibit:
Ray Flanigan
Hospitality:
Karen Foster , Chris VanDall, Jim Savage
Membership:
OPEN
Programs:
Bob Neale
Property:
Mike McKinnon
Publicity:
Karen Foster, Ray Flanigan, B. J. Lester, Jim Savage
Raffle:
Chris VanDall
Youth:
Karen Foster, Jim Savage
ANA
Club Membership number 51079
FUN
Club Membership number 25857
NCNA
Club Membership number
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