Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The Montgomery County Coin Club will meet Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring.
The program is on “Alexander Hamilton’s Bimetallic Standard.” It will consist of a brief PowerPoint presentation and discussion of the history, issues and numismatic impact of the U.S. gold-silver bimetallic system at a time when industrialized countries were shifting to or adopting the gold standard.
February Program – AED Training
At the February meeting Ken Swab introduced paramedic Alicia Clugh. She gave some statistics on cardiac arrest survival rates and how they can be improved via CPR and the use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). She demonstrated their use and then allowed us to practice on the mannequins. To conclude, all members of the club viewed the Schweinhaut Center’s on-site AED to familiarize ourselves with its location.
Chuck Hess and Ken Swab split the auctioneering duties given the large number of items.
Thanks to Mary Robertson for providing a delicious and abundant selection of refreshments.
The raffle prize was a Benin silver commemorative coin showing participation in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The door prizes were a Washington Quarter fantasy piece featuring Washington DC, a silver Japanese 100 Yen, and a 1957 Sweden 25 Ore.
February Member Displays
Simcha Kuritzky showed a 500 dram from Armenia commemorating Noah’s Ark, silver commemoratives with a lion and tigers, and a 1640 restrike restrike medal from the 1800s featuring the Zodiac and planets.
Ken Swab showed an 1976 40% silver bicentennial uncirculated set in an unusual envelope.
Club Business
Simcha reported that the rental agreement with the Schweinhaut Senior Center for 2023 has been completed, and that the club got January for free.
United States Mint Coins
Treasurer Simcha Kuritzky will have Ohio P and D Innovation dollars (emblematic of the Underground Railroad), the 2023 P and D Native American Dollars featuring the ballerina Maria Tallchief, as well as a variety of other United States Mint coins for sale, including 2022 American Women quarters through Bessie Colman for face value, 2018-22 halves for 80 cents each or $15/roll, and Innovation dollars for $1.25 each or $30/roll.
2023 Dues
Memberships expire at the end of the year. Dues for 2023 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 montgomerycoin@gmail.com.