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50th Anniversary

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February 2006 was the 50th anniversary of our club. In honor of the occasion, we had an anniversary medal struck. Below are pictures of the obverse (on the left) and the reverse.

obverse    reverse

Medal Specifications:
   Metal: bronze
   Finish: antique
   Weight: 1 ounce
   Diameter: 39mm
   Edge: reeded
   


Medals are available for $12.50 each (post paid.)

NOTICE: The information printed in the May 2, 2006 issue of Numismatic News is incorrect. The silver medals are only available to club members and the prices quoted for the bronze medals are club member prices. The price of a bronze medal for the general public is as stated above, $12.50 each (post paid), and the only form of payment acceptable is a money order. Personal checks cannot be accepted.


Orders from within the United States:
   Payment options:  US Postal Money Order or Western Union Money Order only
   Payable to:  Tidewater Coin Club, Inc.
   Mail to:  Tidewater Coin Club, P.O. Box 5247, Virginia Beach, VA 23471-5247

International orders:
   Payment options: International Money Order only
   Payable to: Tidewater Coin Club, Inc.
   Mail to: Tidewater Coin Club, P.O. Box 5247, Virginia Beach, VA 23471-5247, USA

Allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.


The last time the club had a medal struck was in 1965. It was to commemorate the opening of the Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel in 1964. Below are a few news clips from the time.

Beach Coin
Virginia Beach - The Tidewater Coin Club will mint and sell a coin commemorating the city of Virginia Beach. Robert New, president, won council's approval of the coin proof design Monday. The city's seal would be on one side and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission on the other. New said 2,500 metal coins will be minted for sale at $1.50 each.


Tidewater Coin-A-Rama Scheduled
Norfolk - The Tidewater Coin Club will hold its 4th Coin-A-Rama Saturday and Sunday in Lake Wright Motor Lodge. The mayors of Norfolk and Virginia Beach and the chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission have been invited to attend and receive a silver medal Saturday at 11 a.m. The medal has been struck by the Tidewater Coin Club Building Fund to commemorate the bridge-tunnel and the Tidewater area. Its purposes are to help the building fund and promote the Tidewater area. It was designed by J. Roger Cobb and approved by the Virginia Beach City Council and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission.


Bay Medals To Be Sold
Virginia Beach - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel medals will be placed on sale Aug. 14 - 15 at the Coin-a-Rama sponsored by Tidewater Coin Club at Lake Wright Motor Hotel. A club spokesman said proceeds will be used used to erect a club building. State and city officials, along with Lucius J. Kellam of Belle Haven, chairman of the Chesa-peake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission, will be pre-sented bridge-tunnel medals at the opening of the exhibit Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. The exhibit will be open that day until 10 p.m., and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. the following day. A silver medal will cost $5, a bronze one $1.50. A plush velvet case will cost 50 cents.


Below are some interesting facts about the early presidents and other members of the club.

Hugh Griffin was the first president in 1955.

Dr. James Parrish was the first elected president. He was elected during the charter meeting of February 29, 1956. The first club meetings were held in his office.

Lt Cmdr James Ruehrumund was the second president, serving in 1957. One of the 36 charter members, he was also the club's first elected Secretary/Treasurer. In 1956 he created what was considered a milestone for the club with his exhibit of coins and currency entitled "The Romance of Money".

Ernest M. Seneca, Jr. served as president during 1958. That year, against much opposition, he proposed the creation of an association of coin clubs for the state of Virginia. As a result of his unstoppable efforts, the Virginia State Coin Convention was established. The following year the organization's name was changed to the Virginia Numismatic Association (VNA).

James Hutson was the fourth president and his office was one of the places the club would meet, since it had no permanent meeting place then.

J. Roger Cobb, president #5, served in 1960. He designed the obverse of the club's Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel Commemorative Medal, which was struck in 1965 for the club's Building Fund committee. He was chairman of the committee. The medal commemorated the first year of operation of the tunnel.

James Killingsworth, president #8, served during 1963. He was also on the club's Bay-Bridge Tunnel Commemorative Medal committee. He developed the Tidewater Coin Club 1964 Roster Booklet, detailing member contact information.

Bernard Drexler was the 11th president in 1966. He began a publication in Norfolk called The Halfpenny which later became the Virginia Numismatist.

Anne Winter was the club's first and only female to serve as president. She joined the club in the summer of 1977 and served as Secretary in 1979 & 1980. In the 1980's club Board meetings were held at her house.

Russ Ambrose served as Vice-President and Club Librarian in 1979. The club's library was maintained in his Southgate barber shop. Similar to today's Barnes & Noble, he offered club members a free cup of coffee while they browsed the library.




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