Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The Montgomery County Coin Club will meet Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring.
The program will consist of a presentation from Simcha Kuritzky on the transition to American independence as shown by paper money of the period.
August Program – Member Reports from the ANA Show
For our August meeting, Simcha Kuritzky gave an engaging discussion on the recent ANA Convention, sharing highlights and experiences from the event.
The door prizes were a 1950 Sweden silver 25 ore, a proof South African 50 cents, and a 1951 Canada nickel commemorative in BU condition. The raffle prize was an RFK commemorative silver dollar.
August Member Displays
- Michael Schwartz: Displayed a gold Fanam, weighing .0135 oz, issued by rulers in Ceylon and found in Travancore.
- Simcha Kuritzky: Shared a commemorative coin from Ascension Island, produced for the ANA convention. This silver-plated coin had a limited mintage of 1,000 and was signed by Tom Yuram. He also displayed a colorized Canadian Mint coin depicting a puma gazing at its reflection, along with his award-winning exhibits: A Heh amulet, Vermont’s catamount, a Zionist so-called dollar, and a collection titled Israel and Currency: Idolatrous Money.
- Steve Ferguson: Presented a bronze plaque from Alsace featuring an image of a theater in Strasbourg on the reverse.
- Andrew Luck: Displayed a collection of Gold Liberty Half Eagles from all seven issuing mints.
Thanks to Mary Robertson for providing a delicious and abundant selection of refreshments.
Ken Swab performed auctioneering duties.
2025 Red Books
MCCC is resuming its Red Book sale. Please email Simcha at JoyousLion@gmail.com with your orders from the following items:
2025 Red Book
spiral bound $12
hardcover $13
large print $18
Mega Red $50 (delivered in June)
United States Mint Coins
Treasurer Simcha Kuritzky will have the 2024 Kennedy Halves 2024 Rev. Pauli Murray quarters, the Native American centennial of citizenship dollars, and the Illinois Innovation steel plow dollars, both P and D. He will also have a variety of other United States Mint coins for sale, including the 2023 P and D Native American Dollars featuring the ballerina Maria Tallchief, 2023 American Women quarters through Eleanor Roosevelt for face value, 2018-23 halves for 80 cents each or $15/roll, and Innovation dollars for $1.25 each or $30/roll.
Library Book Sale
MCCC continues to sell its library books, giving club members first chance to buy them at discounted prices before they are offered to the public online. You can view the entire library holdings here, and if you see any you are interested in, send an email to the club at mocoinclub@gmail.com.
Auction Results Available On-Line
The results for MCCC auctions going back to 2022 are available on the club’s website. The databases are fully searchable.
In addition to auction results, the website has the rules for submitting items for inclusion in the club’s monthly auctions.
Trivia
Which state quarter depicted the same thing that a classic commemorative half dollar depicted for the same state? (The answer will be revealed at the meeting.)
The August trivia question was: If you find a nickel dated 1944 without the iconic large mint mark above Monticello, what do you most likely have? Answer: A Henning nickel, a famous counterfeit.
2024 Dues
Memberships expire at the end of the year. Dues for 2024 are still $8, the lowest coin club dues you will find virtually anywhere. Please pay your dues to our Treasurer, Simcha Kuritzky, either in person at a meeting, via check to MCCC, P.O. Box 13504, Silver Spring, MD 20911, or via PayPal (family and friends option, please) at mococoinclub@gmail.com.
Upcoming Coin Shows
Sep 20-21, Harrisburg, PA
Oct 5, Timonium, MD
Oct 13, Hunt Valley, MD
Nov 2-3, Vienna, VA
Nov 9, Cambridge, MD
Nov 9, Middle River, MD
Nov 9, Cumberland, MD
Nov 14-16, Whitman Coin Expo, Baltimore, MD
Nov 23, Westminster, MD
Nov 29-30, Thanksgiving Battlefield Coin Show, Gettysburg, PA
Dec 8, Hunt Valley, MD
Dec 14-15, Annandale, VA
Jan 9-12, Winter FUN Show, Orlando, FL