Third Quarter 2024 July-August-September

Become a New ANA Club Member for Activities for club meetings – Puzzles and quizzes
One Year – Free! are available online to print and use at your club meetings.

The first 60 clubs to become a new ANA member Club liability insurance – For single events or annual
club can join the Association for one year, FREE. An coverage for meetings and shows, liability insurance is
ANA club membership connects you with more than 300 available for member clubs through Hugh Wood Inc.
coin clubs around the world. Your club gets the support it Interested in signing up to become an ANA member
needs to advance the hobby, promote education and fur- club? Reach out to ANA Outreach Program Coordinator
ther explore the world of money. Benefits for ANA mem- Phil Vitale at vitale@money.org.
ber clubs include:
The Numismatist – The hobby’s premier monthly Receive a Free Commemorative Coin
magazine is mailed to all Regular Club members. from Minted Assets During the World’s
Club Directory listing – Have your club information Fair of Money®
shared in our online directory to connect the general pub- The American Numismatic Association and Minted
lic and other hobbyists interested in exploring the world Assets are proud to present the first ever decimal denomi-
of money. An excellent club recruitment tool. nated legal tender coin issued to celebrate the Chicago
Calendar of events listing – Get your upcoming World’s Fair of Money!
event published on the ANA’s website. The commemorative coins will be available at the
Outreach package – Promotional membership mate- Minted Assets booth, number 730, on the bourse floor of
rials for club coin shows at no charge. the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. They are
available in limited quantity*.
Club speaker certificates – A great way to recog-
nize club speakers, club officers or outstanding club The obverse design shows an allegorical figure of
members. NOMISMA, which is the Greek word for “Money.” She is
shown holding the World’s Fair of Money show logo. E
Past club president certificate – ANA offers a cer- Pluribus Unum graces the legend as a fitting tribute to the
tificate for clubs to honor the outgoing local ANA club show’s mission of bringing the people in the hobby togeth-
president. er for the convention.
Midway bourse table & meeting room at ANA The reverse depicts a proud American bald eagle in
conventions – As space is available at conventions, the flight over Cloud Gate, also known as “The Bean.” The
ANA can offer table space in the club area and use of a majestic eagle is shown holding a rose in its talons which
free meeting room. symbolizes the city of Rosemont. An image of Dr. George
ANA library – U.S. and Canadian clubs may borrow F. Heath can be seen in front of Cloud Gate. Dr. Heath was
books, auction catalogs, and slide and DVD presentations the founder of the ANA and held the very first convention
through the mail. This is a great educational resource for in the city of Chicago in 1891. Charles E. Barber originally
club meetings. created this image on a Galvano in the early 1900s. The
image was later turned into a medal for the ANA.
Numismatic Diploma Program for clubs – ANA
clubs can receive a substantial discount to participate in *Limited quantity available. No more than 200 coins
the Numismatic Diploma Program. will be distributed per day.
National Coin Week materials – Information and
ideas for special emphasis during National Coin Week are
sent to clubs with goodies, club trivia, and more.
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Attend Twice-Monthly NumismaTalks Exquisite Rarities on Display at the

eLearning Courses 2024 World’s Fair of Money®
Join the ANA twice a month – on the second and Also see 2nd Quarter edition of MintMark and
fourth Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. MT. – for live https://www.money.org/worldsfairofmoney-museum-showcase/.
webinars on all things numismatics. These hour-long The ANA’s Edward C. Rochette Money Museum
presentations are sure to appeal to a wide variety of will feature rare and historic items during the World’s
collecting interests. Joins us for these upcoming clas- Fair of Money, Aug. 6-10, in Rosemont, Ill. Exhibits
ses: will comprise numismatic treasures from the museum
LIVE from the World’s Fair of Money® – Silver collection and from private collections. Here are some
Coinage of the Tetrarchy: All Hail the Argenteus! | of the exhibits you can expect to see this year:
August 8, with instructor Kirk Van Brunt  Two Extraordinarily Rare U.S. Pattern Sets
Gobrecht’s Ladies – Seated Liberty Coinage Past, from the Black Cat Collection – this includes the
Present and Future | August 22, with instructor Russ only remaining complete 16-coin 1868 Aluminum
Bega Die Trial Proof Set (the only set still intact) and the
complete proof set of 1882 Liberty Head Shield
Colonial Currency; German East Africa | Septem- Earring coins in copper and silver.
ber 12, with instructor Douglas Mudd
The American Arts Medallion Series (1980-1984)
“Success or Failure” | September 26, with instructor
Mark Wieclaw
Mellon and Money: The Story of a Great Treasury
Secretary | October 10, with instructor Lawrence
“Larry” Reed
The ANA Dwight N. Manley Library: Access for a
Changing Research Landscape | October 24, with in-
structor Akio Lis
To learn more about the courses and to register to
attend, visit https://info.money.org/numismatalks.  1913 Liberty Head Nickel – no one is sure how or
why the five known 1913 pieces were produced.
Over the years, the “fab five” have become some
From the Reading Room – “Come Fly of the world’s most valuable coins and have con-
with Me” sistently been among the price leaders in the nu-
The Reading Room is an online publication from mismatic market.
the ANA that features breaking news, exclusive arti-  The First U.S. Cents – Starting with the Fugio
cles, fan-favorite columns from The Numismatist, and cents of 1787, this exhibit features the first cents
audio versions of articles for listening on the go. Nu- produced for the United States, all from the 18th
mismatist Ken Bressett has his own column in the century. These rare early coins illustrate the evolu-
online publication. You can read an excerpt from his tion of the earliest images of Liberty on American
latest article “Come Fly With Me” below. coins. The objects from this exhibit have been gen-
erously loaned by Ron Firman.
Anyone old enough to remember the good ol’ days
when flying was considered a luxury and privilege will  Bank of United States Notes – Highlights from a
most likely agree that it has lost its luster. Today, flying recent donation to the Edward C. Rochette Money
is more of a challenge and test of patience than a pleas- Museum by ANA Life Members John and Nancy
ure. Nevertheless, it is also an occasional necessity and Wilson of Bank of the United States obsolete bank-
one that brings to mind an ancient desire of humans to notes. This extensive collection includes checks
soar like our feathered friends. signed by President Andrew Jackson and General
Winfield Scott.
Early coins frequently featured images of flying  Parthia; The Forgotten Empire – Parthia was
creatures. These creatures were likely inspired by envi- one of the great empires of the Middle East – cen-
ous thoughts of being able to take flight and its ad- tered on modern Iran and Iraq – and the only civi-
vantages. Depicting animals with the power to fly lized empire that managed not only to survive con-
showed how godlike, might, and significant these crea- tact with the expanding Roman Empire but even
tures were in the eyes of ancient coin designers. defeat it on multiple occasions. Yet it is largely
Read more at https://readingroom.money.org/come neglected in the history books despite almost 500
-fly-with-me/. years of existence and having a long numismatic
history.
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News from Around the Country Glendale Coin Club & NASC
by Walter Ostromecki
Alabama The Glendale Coin Club and the Numismatic Asso-
Madison County Coin Club ciation of Southern California (NASC)—both Southern
California clubs—sponsored a BSA Coin Collecting
by Richard Jozefiak, analmrj@gmail.com
Merit Badge Workshop held on Saturday, May 12, dur-
ANA District Representative for AL and GA
ing the Arcadia Coin & Collectibles Show held at the
See http://mccc.anaclubs.org. Arcadia Masonic Lodge. Fifteen scouts—eleven boys
The Madison County Coin Club (Huntsville, Ala.) and four girls—attended the interactive hands-on three-
had a club membership table for the second year in a hour workshop conducted by Walt Ostromecki, a Certi-
row at the HUNTSPEX 2024 Stamp, Postcards and fied and California State SB-506 Registered Merit
Coin Show in Huntsville, Ala., June 1-2. The club Badge Counselor from the Western Los Angeles Coun-
signed up many new members. The ANA also had a ty Council.
membership table next to the MCCC club table. In addition to completing the Coin Collecting Merit
Badge each scout went away numismatically richer in
knowledge as well as earning special coin and paper
money prizes by correctly answering pop-up multiple
choice questions during the workshop. The entire ses-
sion was recorded and then posted on Instagram for
others to view courtesy of Ostromecki.
Prizes included items donated courtesy of Arnold
Coins (silver Barber coinage, Mercury dimes, uncircu-
lated Kennedy 40% silver halves) and even a Morgan
dollar or two donated by Mike Kittle, president of the
Glendale Coin Club and NASC. This ‘WOWing’ effect
planted the sparks for numismatic hobby fun and seeds
to help ensure today’s youth will have coin collecting
interest down the road.
Madison County Coin Club’s membership table at left In addition, all scouts, and a couple of scout leaders
and ANA membership table at right at HUNTSPEX and several parents too, were provided a free one-year
2024 Stamp, Postcards and Coin Show. ANA membership, a Whitman Coin Collecting Merit
(Photo by Richard Jozefiak.) Badge Folder to house their required collected coins,
Arizona and an ANA flyer about the ‘Coins for As’ program.
Tucson Coin Club The group’s next sponsored and hosted BSA Coin
by William Myers, wjmhands@hotmail.com Collecting Merit Badge workshop with Counselor
Ostromecki is slated to take place at the Arcadia Show
The Tucson Coin Club will be holding a coin and on Saturday, Oct. 20. There is no cost to scouts of all
stamp show on Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Tucson Wom- ages for this workshop. There is plenty of free parking
an’s Club, 6245 East Bellevue St., Tucson, Ariz., from at the Masonic Hall, 50 W. Duarte Rd. Also bottled
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission and parking are free, and water is provided free to all who attend courtesy of
there will be 35 tables of dealers with U.S. and world Scott McNatt, the Arcadia show chairman.
coins and paper money, tokens, medals, bullion and
supplies.
Visit www.tucsoncoinclub.com for more infor-
mation about this and upcoming club events.

California
Covina Coin Club
by Dennis Rocklein, drocklein@gmail.com
At the club’s July 17 meeting, members and guests
were invited “to actually hear me with a new talk that is
very appropriate for our prizes, ‘Modern Proof Dollars.’
There are four different ones in our prizes.” Indeed,
according to the Covina Coin News, prizes included a Photo: Scouts receive hands-on learning opportu-
2000 Library of Congress dollar and a 1996 Community nities in the workshop. Action here deals with the cur-
Service dollar, both commemoratives. rency block. Scouts are viewing and looking over an
actual U.S. $500 bill!

Have you heard that BSA (originally the Boy Scouts of America) will soon have a new name —
Scouting America. This change officially takes place on February 8, 2025, the 115th birthday of
the organization.
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Santa Maria Coin Club Florida

by Walter Ostromecki Citrus County Coin Club
Santa Maria’s one-day coin show was held Satur- by Bruce Schneider
day, May 11, at the Mussell Senior Center in down-
The club had a successful two-day show on March
town Santa Maria, Calif., and was active and upbeat.
8-9, with 70 tables and 40 dealers. I.C.G. was there
Coin Show Chair and Club President Linda Nash represented by Michael “Skip” Fazzari. We gave away
commented, “Twenty-four bourse dealers were in at- two American Silver Eagles each day, along with hour-
tendance with one coming all the way from Fremont, ly door prizes. Tony Swicer was there the night before
Calif. Dealer sales were noted as good. The main pub- to give a talk on banknotes and attended the show the
lic focus was on one-ounce silver bullion pieces and next day. We thank FUN for their support.
silver type coins, especially Morgan and Peace dol-
lars.”
Nash continued, “Public attendance was lower
overall as a major collectibles show was held at the
venue the previous weekend. We also were again fortu-
nate to have the educational outreach and hobby infor-
mation services of Walter Ostromecki from the ANA.”
She also noted, “He was constantly busy with the
public answering all sorts of hobby related questions,
providing free coin appraisals; doing a little coin grad-
ing basics all while overseeing the kids and family ac-
tivities table where there was an active ‘Kids Penny
Search’ ongoing with Whitman Lincoln Cent folders
which were provided by the club. All youth also re-
ceived an ANA ‘Coins for As’ program flyer.”
A special tribute and thank you to Ed Cohen, age Photo (left to right): Tony Swicer (president of FUN),
93, for his tireless dedicated service and financial sup- Bernie Ososky (FUN director), Jay Chamberlain
port to the Santa Maria Coin Club over many years; as (FUN director), Bruce Schneider (Citrus County Coin
past bourse chair of 30+ years; and 50+ years as a show Club bourse chairman) and Bob Bandino (Citrus
coin dealer. County Coin Club president).
President Nash headed up the noontime festivities The club has been growing steadily. It seems like
inside the bourse room before the membership, show we get new members each month. Many thanks to our
dealers and club members. Her feting was topped off club members who helped with the show. We had one
with a special honor: a beautifully framed engraved incident where a dealer was followed for several miles,
gold lettered ANA Outstanding Service Award Certifi- until they called the local authorities. All clubs and
cate of Merit. dealers should be aware of the recent rise in show
crimes.
On a sad note, we recently lost a founding club
member, Sid Kaplowitz, who battled cancer—he gave
it a fight! Also the loss of member Frank Registido.
Both will be missed.
We look forward to seeing you at our next show,
Oct. 25-26.
Tallahassee Numismatic Club
by James Garcia, earlyus@yahoo.com
A tornado and bad weather in May caused signifi-
cant and ongoing issues for multiple members of the
club. As a result, progress was delayed on setting up a
small one-day coin show in August, however, the show
Photo: Youngsters having fun at the Penny Search is now set for Aug. 24.
Youth Table while building a starter coin collection. The club was still planning to have its monthly
meetings, on the second Wednesday of each month,
from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Leroy Collins Main Library,
200 W Park Ave., Tallahassee, Fla. But with an in-
creasing club membership, the club needs larger rooms

If you would like more Florida and regional news, please subscribe to Tony Swicer’s regional
newsletter by emailing Tony at swicer@comcast.net. For California news, see the “Around the
State …” summary published in The California Numismatist. For NASC news, visit NASC.net.
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for its meetings. In addition, it’s getting more difficult Mountain Coin Club (Blairsville)
to reserve one of the two larger rooms at the library on
a consistent basis. The club is looking for a better ven- The Mountain Coin Club held its annual picnic
ue for next year. dinner at its May 14 meeting. The club provided the
food and drinks, and members were asked to bring a
The club’s July meeting needed to be moved to a dessert to share. There was a large turnout of members
Monday (July 15) and featured a special show-and-tell and guests for the event.
of “one-off numismatic items.”
Website: http://tallahasseecoinclub.blogspot.com/.

Georgia
by Richard Jozefiak, analmrj@gmail.com
ANA District Representative for AL and GA
Classic City Coin Club (Athens)
For National Coin Week, the Classic City Coin
Club held an essay contest for 9th-12th grade students at
schools in a number of counties around Athens. The
essay topic was, “The Buffalo Nickel was minted in the
United States from 1913 to 1938. What do you consid- Mountain Coin Club members and guests at annual
er to be the most significant event affecting the United picnic dinner. (Photo by Richard Jozefiak.)
States during that time period and why? Please include
one or more quotes from at least one written, published
reference to support your answer.”

Mountain Coin Club members and guests at annual

picnic dinner. (Photo by Richard Jozefiak.)

Illinois
See ANA website for Chicago/Rosemont World’s
nd Fair of Money® information.
Essay contest winners Emily Peng (2 Place) (L),
Aashna Ramaraja (1st Place), Cam McCullers (3rd
Place) (R). (Photo by Richard Jozefiak.) Kentucky
The contest winners received their certificates and Blue Grass Coin Club
prizes at the club’s May 7 monthly meeting. Aashna by Mike Sutton, club president
Ramaraja of Oconee County High School won the first
Recently a documentary was aired on Kentucky
place award of a one-tenth ounce Gold Eagle. Emily
Educational Television (KET) on the discovery of the
Peng of Oconee County High School won the second
Great Kentucky Hoard. It’s an episode where a Ken-
place award of a one-ounce American Silver Eagle.
tucky farmer unearthed on his farm over 800 coins,
Cam McCullers of North Oconee High School won the
both gold and silver, from the Civil War era. Jeff Gar-
third place award of a 1973 Silver Eisenhower Dollar
rett, our coin club sponsor, was contacted by the farmer
in brown box.
and handled the collection. To date the farmer’s name
Over 50 students submitted entries and they each has never been released to the public, nor where his
received a one-year YN membership to the club and a farm is located. The farmer describes for the first time
Guide Book of Untied States Coins (“Red Book”) 2025 how he discovered the coins and how Jeff Garrett
edition. played a role as well. The Great Hoard can be viewed
at https://ket.org, and it’s about a half-hour show.
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Louisiana The Gaithersburg (Maryland) Community Muse-

um held “Money Day” on Saturday April 27 in con-
Shreveport Coin Club junction with the public reveal and display of their re-
by Hal Odom Jr., hal.odom.76@gmail.com, (318) cently acquired scarce 1902 $10 National Banknote of
771-0514 the historic Gaithersburg First National Bank (charter
The 2024 Ark-La-Tex Coin, Stamp & Card Expo- #4608). Along with a Maryland State Numismatic As-
sition was held at the Bossier Civic Center in Shreve- sociation display of early Maryland colonial and post-
port, La., July 13-14. This marked the 60th annual coin independence currency notes and scrip, Montgomery
event hosted by the club. Seventeen coin dealers from County Coin Club was on hand with a three-table dis-
four states participated, filling 23 tables on the coin play of numismatic collectibles and hobby information.
side. They were joined by three stamp dealers, the Red
River Stamp Club, and one sports card dealer on the Michigan
stamp and card side, filling five tables. Huron Valley Numismatic Society (Highland, MI)
Owing to strong bullion prices, sales of silver, by Al Raddi, alraddi@aol.com, (248) 505-3690
gold, and “stacker” items were healthy on the floor. A
few dealers offered limited numbers of 2024 Peace and Info: http://hvns.org/
Morgan dollars, which had gone on sale from the U.S. Meetings
Mint only days earlier, on July 11. Popular U.S. coins,
such as classic Morgan dollars and Liberty Walking ANA President Tom Uram gave a presentation on
halves, were prevalent; but proof sets, National Bank- “Morse Code on Money” and an ANA update at the
notes, and even ancients were well represented. April meeting of the HVNS. He also used the occasion
to give Presidential Awards to HVNS members Mike
Local collector and club treasurer Leonard Gresens Strub and Ralph Winter (posthumously). At the May
exhibited, “Shreveport Private Coinage, Late 1800s to HVNS meeting, attorney Gerald Bagazinski gave a
Present,” one of the most extensive sets of local trade, very practical presentation on “Estate Planning for
transit, and other tokens extant. Local collector and Coin Collectors.” And in June the club had a member’s
club president Hal Odom Jr. exhibited, “From Africa, bourse at which members bought from, sold to and
With Love,” a sampling of artistic African coins and traded with one another.
currency. He also reprised, “I Like Ike: The Numis-
matic Eisenhower,” with a complete set of Eisenhower
dollars, the major varieties of the series, and a sampling
of Ike’s presence in commemoratives and exonumia.
This year’s show was held two weeks earlier than
usual, to accommodate the needs of Bossier City (and
the local motels) hosting the annual Dixie Youth World
Series, which is occurring July 25-August 7 at a local
sports complex. Perhaps because of the changed dates,
public attendance was a modest 378 on Saturday and
82 on Sunday. As usual, children ages 12 and under
were admitted for free and got to draw from the “Coins
for Kids” bag. Hourly door prizes were awarded, and
all patrons were encouraged to get numismatic maga-
zines, assorted supplies, and Shreveport Coin Club
literature from the “freebie” table.
The next Ark-La-Tex Coin Stamp & Card Expo Photo: ANA President Tom Uram (left) presenting the
will be held in July 2025, at a date to be announced in late Ralph Winter’s Presidential Award to his wife
the near future. Ginger Winter and daughters Trisha Winter and
The Shreveport Coin Club, the Expo’s sponsor, is Melissa Coen (right).
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Excess proceeds Events
from the Expo are applied to gifts to local libraries to
promote numismatic knowledge. The club celebrated ANA National Coin Week
(Apr. 21-28) with a numismatic display at the library in
For further information, visit the club’s website, Milford, Mich., a coin show in Highland, Mich., and a
www.shreveportcoinclub.com. shared second place in the ANA Club Trivia Challenge
contest. And in May, HVNS held an appraisal night at
Maryland the library in White Lake, Mich., at which knowledgea-
ble club members appraised stashes of numismatic
Montgomery County Coin Club items at no cost to the public.
by Simcha Kuritzky
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Nevada New Hampshire

Las Vegas Numismatic Society Nashua Coin Club
by Walt Ostromecki by Kevin Winn, secretary
WOW, what a coin show! The annual Las Vegas Kevin didn’t provide a write-up this time, but see
Numismatic Society show is now history … and histo- the 2nd Quarter edition of MintMark for the Nashua
ry making indeed! Over 1,000 visitors—many with Coin Club’s “Coin of the Month” and other topics.
youngsters—attended the event held in May at its new For example, the September “Coin of the Month”
location, the Tuscany Suites Hotel. topic, aligning with an ANA exhibit class, is “Ancient
Chairman and Club President Joe Cavallero noted, coins or any numismatic item before 1500 A.D.”
“Every area of the show was extremely busy … and
dealers reported outstanding sales. One told me he sold Pennsylvania
over $45,000 in one day. Another went away with
Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN)
much lighter inventory!”
The annual PAN Fall Coin Show will be held Oct.
Joe continued, “The Youth and Family activities
17-19 at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall
hosted by our good friend and member, Walt
Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. (east of Pittsburgh).
Ostromecki from California and ANA past president,
handled a record-setting 84 youngsters and families PAN shows feature nearly 200 dealers from all
who participated in the ten-stop coin treasure hunt dur- parts of the country converging to offer a wide variety
ing all three days.” of numismatic material.
“Lucky hunters went away with such coin treas- Website: https://pancoins.org.
ures as silver war nickels, silver Mercury dimes, a P-
Mint American Women Quarter honoring Patsy Mink, South Dakota
Ike dollars and the ever-popular 1943 steel cent. Walt
donated all the coins for this annual event.” Bridge City Coin and Stamp Club (Mobridge)
Under Joe’s leadership and with the volunteer as- by Robert Maisch, ANA club representative
sistance of Fred Kuch and Ed Smith, LVNS’s annual Bridge City Coin and Stamp Club members creat-
ANA Summer Seminar youth special ticket fundraiser ed a “short snorter” as a local souvenir for the 100th
raised just over $4,300! This allowed two youths to anniversary of National Coin Week (NCW) at the
attend the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs club’s May 9 meeting. A short snorter is a paper money
with all expenses paid. bill (or often a string of notes taped together) signed by
LVNS is one of just a few coin clubs nationwide all members in a group working towards a common
which actively promote and sponsor budding next gen- goal and traces its roots back to Alaska bush pilots in
eration teenage young numismatists to this outstanding 1925. It was a precursor of the modern day challenge
yearly educational event. “Investing in the future is coin.
what the LVNS is committed to,” commented Kuch. Editor’s note: See the Short Snorter Project web-
The LVNS owes kudos and heartfelt thanks to all site at https://www.shortsnorter.org/ for much more
our club members who volunteered and worked tire- information, stories and photos.
lessly to make the coin show a huge success! The April NCW activities were deemed a success.
Photo: Two girls, All of the exhibit locations expressed a desire to have
ages 8 and 9, look club members display next year. A brief audio tape
over their coin segment of Karen Brick (KOLY) doing a DQ Trivia
treasures after Contest was played. There was an uproar of laughter
completing the when members’ guesses to the question were incorrect
youth-family treas- as many times as the contest callers had been.
ure hunt activity. The Mobridge Pollock K-5 students did not disap-
It sure was an point with their 241 medal design contest entries, close
exciting and mem- to the record of 245. This year the design concepts
orable event, not were to recognize a local “hero” organization. All the
to mention a fun entrants received a foreign coin. First, second and third
introduction to the place entries received higher value prizes.
coin hobby! The Mobridge Pollock student contest winners
were: (each in 1st-3rd place order)
K: Jameson Hollenbeck, Daxten Kemnitz and
Hayes Goetz.
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1st grade: Jackson Quaschnick, Parker Getz and CONECA is devoted to education about errors and
Kayson Sauer. varieties and will not buy or sell coins at their tables.
2nd grade: Carter Olson, Brynlee Pahl and Mason CONECA requests that collectors have an idea of
Fryling. what they are asking about on the coins they bring to
the shows, to allow for as many collectors as possible
3rd grade: Emma Oster, Raelyn Quaschnick and
Celestiana Cadotte. to have a chance to have their coins examined.

4th grade: Adysen Gosch, Brooklyn Souhrada There will be a CONECA table at the Pennsylva-
nia Association of Numismatists (PAN) fall coin show,
and Blaine Kemnitz.
Oct. 17-19. The PAN website is https://pancoins.org/.
5th grade: Gwyn Terhark, Trinity Andrews and
Brylee Dallman. The club always has a table at the summer FUN
show (held July 11-13 this year in Orlando, Fla.) and
Certificates of appreciation were presented to will also be at the annual January FUN show. The FUN
members who exhibited, judged and prepared foreign website is https://www.funtopics.com/.
coins. Certificates to businesses and K-5 teachers had
been previously distributed. This was the last meeting There will be a CONECA table at the ANA
before the summer break. World’s Fair of Money, Aug. 6-10, in Rosemont, Ill.
There will be a CONECA representative available
The club’s next meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 5.
There will also be an annual picnic in August. For on the west coast at the Pacific Northwest Numismatic
Association fall coin show in Tukwila, Wash., Oct. 4-6,
those who look forward to the club’s annual show, ex-
hibits and live auction, the show is scheduled for Sun- with details to follow about whether this will be an
actual table or a rep on-site able to help. The show
day, Oct. 27, at the Mobridge Senior Center.
webpage is https://www.pnna.org/wp/events/fall/.

Washington and Oregon In addition, CONECA board members are occa-

sionally available to speak to local coin clubs about
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association error coins. Please inquire if interested.
The PNNA will hold its 19th Annual Fall Coin CONECA online: https://conecaonline.org/.
Show in Tukwila, Wash., Oct. 4-6.
Editor’s Networking Group
Information:
https://www.pnna.org/wp/events/fall/ Group organizer and ANA club rep Phil Vitale
(email vitale@money.org) reserved a room to meet at
See the next story — This is one of the shows the World’s Fair of Money. The reservation is for
where CONECA will have a rep available. Thursday, Aug. 8, at 11:30 a.m. in room 22.
What do we want to talk about? I know the inflated
Specialty Clubs or Groups cost of printing and mailing is changing how my club
CONECA (in Albuquerque) does business. Last year we talked
about formatting and software - how are we doing?
by Greg Bennick, minterrors@gmail.com
Please let me know what you’re interested in talk-
Instagram: @minterrors ing about. If there’s not enough interest then we’ll can-
Ph. (206) 528-5500 cel the meeting.
CONECA, the international error coin and variety I look forward to seeing you at the show regardless
club, will be offering free examination of error and of whether we meet or not.
variety coins to collectors at educational tables at coin Liberty Seated Collectors Club
shows across the United States throughout this year and by Paul Kluth, E-Gobrecht editor and publisher
into next.
E-Gobrecht is a complimentary, subscriber-based,
The club, whose name stands for “Combined Or- monthly electronic publication of the Liberty Seated
ganizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of Ameri- Collectors Club.
ca,” is the largest coin specialty club in the United
States and has actively been educating collectors about If you become a member of the LSCC, you can
mint error and variety coins for the last five decades. also receive the full-color Gobrecht Journal packed full
of articles on the Liberty Seated series.
At their coin show tables, different members of the Information:
CONECA board of directors and other error / variety
enthusiasts (each with different areas of specialty as PO Box 275, New Windsor, MD 21776-0275
available) will offer free examination to collectors who Email: e-gobrecht@msn.com
bring coins from their collection to the show with ques- Website: www.lsccweb.org
tions.
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Inside this issue Page

Mission statement: The ANA Representative
Program “is to work directly with collectors and ANA News, Messages and Ads 1-3
clubs to promote and expand the numismatic
experience through the services and programs News From Around the Country 4-9
offered by the Association.” Specialty Clubs or Groups 9
ANA Club Representative Staff Contact: Mission Statement / MintMark Information 10
Sheila Fortenberry
Club Communications Coordinator Editor’s Message / ANA Message 10
Email: clubrep@money.org
Phone: (719) 482-9848
ANA Outreach Program Coordinator: Editor’s Message by Eric Holcomb
Phil Vitale
Email: vitale@money.org Thank you for the submissions received.
Although delayed again, we have another nice
MintMark Editor:
issue of MintMark. Please be sure to read the inter-
Eric Holcomb
esting club news, along with important ANA news
1900 NE 3rd St STE 106 PMB 361 and messages.
Bend, OR 97701-3889
Email: Eric@Holcomb.com The next (4th quarter 2024) edition of MintMark
Phone: (541) 647-1021 is not far off. Start planning and writing now. Make
it a short summary, with a photo or two, of how your
Deadline for submission of material for 4th club is participating in the ANA Representative Pro-
Quarter 2024 MintMark: October 2, 2024. gram, or perhaps some special club milestone, award,
To unsubscribe from this mailing or to update etc.
your email, call (719) 482-9849 or email Unfortunately I won’t be in Chicago or Atlanta
clubrep@money.org. (see page 3), but hopefully I’ll catch up with you
again next summer.

Staying Current Club Event Listings

Club Directory Listing
As a reminder, club event listings can be found
Update your club’s contact information today.
on the ANA website at: https://coin-dealer-
If you don’t want your club to miss out on the directory.money.org/event/club-events.
ANA’s latest news, exclusive content, and special
Most events are coin shows, but there are also
events, be sure to update your club’s contact infor-
auctions and seminars. You can find out how to “List
mation. Visit money.org to enter the contact’s email
with Us” for free by clicking on that button at the top
address and verify the club’s mailing address and
of the listings webpage. Premium paid listings in the
phone number. Keeping your organization’s contact
ANA Dealer Directory are also available.
information current ensures that your club will receive
the latest updates and important news from the Associ- From the homepage on the redesigned ANA
ation. If you need help with your club account, email website, you can click on “ANA Events” to access
membership@money.org or call 1-800-514-2646. not only ANA-sponsored events such as the World’s
Fair of Money®, but also the Numismatic Events
How to Update Your Contact Information
Calendar with all listed events, including club events.
 Visit money.org. Although MintMark will continue to include
 Select “Explore ANA” in the side menu of the some brief announcements of upcoming club events,
website. the calendar on the ANA website is likely to be more
effective, and is strongly recommended.
 Hover over “Community” at the top.
 Select “Clubs” in the dropdown menu. (Don’t see
a dropdown menu?—just click on “Community” American Numismatic Association
first, then click on the “Coin Clubs” panel.) 818 North Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3279
 On the right side of the screen, click “Update Club 1-800-367-9723
Listings.” www.money.org, clubrep@money.org
facebook.com/numismatics, twitter.com/ANACoins
 Fill out the online form, and click submit.