September 2007
RAFFLE TICKETS: The club needs your help obtaining donations for its yearly fund raising raffle. This year we are giving away 2 Gold Eagles: a 1 ounce ($50) and a 1/10th ounce ($5). The tickets are $1 each. Each booklet has 11 tickets. The eleventh ticket is yours for helping with the fund raiser. Return the ticket stubs and a $10 donation at the August 8, September 12, or October 10 meetings or at the Coin Show October 13th and 14th. Make checks payable to Tidewater Coin Club, Inc. If additional booklets are needed, call Paul A. (see paper newsletter for number) or see him at a meeting.
This month's program will be a lecture by Robert M. titled "Currency of Latin America". October's program will be a lecture by Denny M. on "Military Payment Certificates". November's program will be an auction of 75 items. December's meeting will be the annual Holiday Party. Any member who would like to present a program, give a lecture, or has suggestions for programs, see Fran R.
Club T-shirts will be available at the meeting. The cost will be $10/shirt, white or grey, M, L, and XL.
Club Polo Shirts are here!!. If you ordered one, see Fran R. to pick it up. The cost is $27.
New members in August: Elsie R. and Ronald W.
September's Coin Game: Bring a circulating US Dime (1800 to date.) August's winner was Shawn A. Members must be prepared to give a short talk on their coin, furnishing information such as: designer, dates minted, or other interesting facts that would help educate the membership on this month's subject coin. Please bring only one coin to play the game.
Young Numismatist Quiz: (see the YN Corner page)
Drawing this month for the 1861-O Seated Liberty half dollar in F condition. November's raffle will be for a 2002 Silver Eagle, NGC MS-69. The long-term raffle is for club members and any number of chances may be purchased. See John K. at the meeting to record your $1.00/chance donation.
Change
to the monthly Board meeting. The next meeting will be Monday, October
1, at Paul's house at 7:30 PM. (See the paper newsletter
for details and directions.) Club members are welcome to attend.
It's time to start working on exhibits for the Fall Coin Show.
Club members will be receiving an auction catalog from Alan Blair Auctions in the mail. Alan Blair furnished the cataloga and postage. The mailing list is our current membership and a TCC member applied the labels. TCC does not give out its member's addresses. Alan Blair Auctions will be holding an auction in conjunction with our Fall Coin Show. Viewing will be during the day on Saturday. The auction will be held Saturday evening. Our intent is to encourage patrons to come who would not normally attend our show.
Guy must receive information on Auction lots for the September 12, 2007 meeting by August 31. (See the paper newsletter for instructions on how to submit auction lots.)
Bring a friend to the meeting.
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