Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The Montgomery County Coin Club will meet Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 (tomorrow), at 7 p.m. at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring.
The Gaithersburg, Community Museum held “Money Day” on Saturday, April 27, in conjunction with the public reveal and display of their recently acquired 1902 $10 National banknote of the First National Bank of Gaithersburg. An MCCC contribution to the museum assisted in the acquisition. MCCC was on-hand on Money Day with a 3-table display of numismatic collectibles and hobby information. MCCC President Jack Schadegg will give a brief photo-augmented talk and commentary on the day’s activities and public outreach engagements.
June Program – Felines on Banknotes
For our June meeting, Simcha Kuritzky delivered a PowerPoint presentation on, and brought examples of, banknotes from around the world featuring various felines.
The door prizes were a 1948 silver Venezuela ¼ bolivar, a Sweden 1950 25 ore, and a 1916 Great Britain penny. The raffle prize was a 1995 Special Olympics commemorative Silver dollar.
June Member Displays
Simcha Kuritzky showed several banknotes depicting felines. Every example from the night’s talk were shown, plus a few more.
Jerry Grzenda showed a collection of 2000 Sydney Olympics coins including five dollar silver proofs as well as some $100 gold pieces. He also showed his recent purchase of his oldest “German” coin – a bronze Roman follis issued under Maximinus and struck in what is now part of Germany.
Andrew Luck showed a collection of four 40% silver Kennedy half dollars which were all significantly off-center while still showing the date. Each piece was in an NGC slab.
Thanks to Mary Robertson for providing a delicious and abundant selection of refreshments.
Check Hess 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
How many mint locations have there been in the history of US coinage? (The answer will be revealed at the meeting.)
The June trivia question was: What was unusual about the set of numismatic products released by the US Mint in 2023? Answer: The lack of a commemorative coin program.
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.