Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The Montgomery County Coin Club will meet Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring.
The MCCC March program will consist of a trivia game on 20th century minor circulating coinage (cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, and halves). 10 questions will be tabled. The game moderator will ask each question and acknowledge the first raised hand for a correct answer. An incomplete or incorrect answer will allow another attendee to tender an answer. At the end of the questions, those recorded as having given the correct response will draw a number corresponding to a silver numismatic reward.
February Program – Extended Auction
Treasurer Simcha Kuritzky reported that 2023 was a good year for the club financially. We earned $550 from auction commissions and $325 from raffle entries.
Ken Swab reported that the Maryland State Numismatic Association (of which MCCC is a member) will be putting on a display of its extensive banknote collection at the Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo.
The February meeting featured a 50-item auction to work through the backlog of submitted items.
The door prizes were a 1953 Sweden 10 Ore, a Washington DC silver 51st state fantasy coin, and a Latvia 2009 1 Lats. The raffle prize was a 1983 Olympics commemorative silver dollar.
Ken Swab and John Pylypec shared the auctioneering duties.
Thanks to Mary Robertson for providing a delicious and abundant selection of refreshments.
February Member Displays
Simcha Kuritzky displayed his awards from his FUN show exhibitions: A 1917 one dollar United States note awarded as 3rd prize in the currency category, a Germany Weimar Republic silver Oak Tree piece awarded as 1st prize in the ancient and foreign category, and a 1905 Indian Head cent graded MS64 RB by PCGS awarded as 3rd prize in the miscellaneous category. He also displayed several banknotes and silver rounds depicting felines.
Jerry Grzenda displayed a large collection of pre-Victorian British silver and gold coins.
Steve Ferguson shared a bowlful of Mardi Gras doubloons.
United States Mint Coins
Treasurer Simcha Kuritzky will have the 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, 2018-22 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 2022 and 2023 MCCC auctions 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
What battleship is on the reverse of the 1918 $2 Federal Reserve note? (The answer will be revealed at the meeting.)
The February trivia question was what three metals were used in WWII nickels? Answer: Copper, silver, and manganese.
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
2024
Mar 14-16, ANA National Money Show, Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 21-23, Whitman Coin Expo, Baltimore, MD
Mar 29, Winchester, VA
Apr 6, Timonium, MD
Apr 11-13, National Battlefield Coin Show, Gettysburg, PA
Apr 20, Cumberland, MD
Apr 27-28, Vienna, VA
May 5, Hunt Valley, MD
Jun 13-15, Whitman Coin Expo, Baltimore, MD
Jul 27-28, Annandale, VA
Aug 6-10, ANA World’s Fair of Money, Chicago, IL