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Montgomery County Coin Club

December 2002 Bulletin - Early Web Edition

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Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 10, 2002

The Montgomery County Coin Club will meet on the second Tuesday of the month, 10 December 2002, at the Silver Spring Senior Citizens Center (1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA). Doors open at 7:00pm, and the meeting begins with the Pledge of Allegiance at approximately 7:20pm. The featured event this month will be the annual MCCC Charity Auction. Please come and bid generously! All proceeds go to help the children at the Wheaton and Silver Springs Boys and Girls Clubs.

November Meeting Report

On 12 November 2002 the MCCC was called to order at 7:19pm. This month approximately 35 people were present, including at least 4 YNs (Young Numismatists). Two new visitors to the MCCC announced themselves: Welcome!

Announcements

President Jack Schadegg explained that the previously planned talk at the November meeting, by Ken Glickman on Kennedy half dollar varieties, was rescheduled to occur in January 2003.

Ed Russell, chair of the MCCC Nominating Committee, presented the slate of candidates for Club offices for the 2003 term; a copy is appended below. Ed encouraged members to contact him if they wish to add their names to the list of contenders.

Simcha Kuritzky reported on the Club finances (solid) and on the costs to produce MCCC medals; see the Board of Directors minutes below for additional details. Simcha also reminded everyone to bring their donations for the December charity auction --- coins, tokens, paper money, etc. as well as cash or checks. (And, as President Jack Schadegg noted, please bid aggressively during the auction!) Simcha noted that the ANA convention will be in Baltimore next year, and offered his help, as an experienced exhibitor and judge, for anyone who wants to prepare materials for display there. Simcha reminded everyone that Coin Week is coming in April, and so the MCCC may wish to prepare early for exhibits in local public libraries, talks to schoolchildren, etc.

Librarian Wayne Mitchell offered his services to anyone who wants to borrow books from the MCCC collection.

Historian Tom Hall was awarded a 2002 silver Eagle for his volunteer work at the MSNA convention; Simcha Kuritzky made the presentation.

Since the second Tuesday in November 2003 will fall on November 11, a holiday (Armistice Day aka Veterans Day) the MCCC will have to move its November meeting, Simcha Kuritzky announced. A motion was made to hold that meeting on the first Tuesday, 4 November 2003; it was seconded and passed by a 32-1 vote.

Ken Swab distributed a survey to gather information on MCCC members' use of the Club coin microscope and on their interests in coin photography (micro- and macro-) in general. See below for a copy of the Survey; send responses to Ken Swab, c/o MCCC, P.O. Box 7087, Silver Spring, MD 20907, or reply via email to z (at) his.com --- thank you!

Exhibits

The November MCCC display case included a wide spectrum of fine items: Thank you to all exhibitors!

Door Prizes & Gold Raffle

The raffle and door prizes this month were distributed by Willy Massey. The door prizes for November were: The gold raffle prize was a 1/10th ounce US 2002 Eagle.

Door prize winners this month were Bob Deimel, Tom Hall, and Bill Massey. The Gold Raffle was won by lucky (^_^) YN Andy Luck.

Willy Massey's name was drawn for the Bison Chip; this is his first "leg" toward the three needed to win. Remember, you must be present when your name is called in order to win a Bison Chip.

The November 2002 MCCC meeting adjourned at 9:13pm. The auctioneers this month were Ken Swab and Don McKee.

2003 MCCC Candidate Officers and Directors

Officers

President: Wayne Mitchell
1st Vice President: Ken Swab
2nd Vice President: Ed Russell
Treasurer: Simcha Kuritzky
Secretary: Jack Schadegg
Sergeant at Arms: John Herman
Directors: Rob Dorsey, Tom Hall, Andrew Luck, John Pylpec, Willy Massey, Bruce Longyear, Don McKee

Appointed or Volunteer Officials

Librarian: Wayne Mitchell
Web Master & Reporter: Mark Zimmermann
Historian: Tom Hall
Greeter & Door Prize Patrol: Willy Massey
Refreshment Management: William "Bill" Massey & Jonetta Russell
Bulletin Hardcopy Editor: Jack Schadegg

Respectfully submitted,
Ed Russell, Chair, Nomination Committee

MCCC Board of Directors Report

On Monday, October 28th 2002 the MCCC's Board of Directors meeting was called to order at 7:30pm by President Jack Schadegg in the basement meeting room of Treasurer Simcha Kuritzky's apartment building. Members present: Simcha Kuritzky, Jack Schadegg, Ken Swab, Willy Massey, John Herman, Wayne Mitchell and Ed Russell. The Board discussed the following items: Meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.
ED RUSSELL, recorder of minutes

MCCC Survey on Coin Microscopy and Photography

The MCCC is taking a survey on the use of its coin microscope and coin photography by its members. Please take a minute to fill out this brief survey. The results will be published in a future issue of the MCCC Bulletin.

1. Do you know that MCCC has a microscope that members can use?
Yes - No

If yes, have you used the MCCC microscope?
Yes - No

If not, do you think that you will use it now that you know there is one available?
Yes - No

2. Have you ever photographed coins, medals or currency? (If no, skip to question 3)
Yes - No

What kind of camera have you used? (Circle all that apply)
Film - Digital

What have you photographed?
Coins or Medals - Currency

Have you photographed coins under magnification?
Yes - No

Have you used specialized equipment for your photos?
Yes - No

Have any of your photographs been published?
Yes - No

If yes, in what medium?
Magazine or Journal - Newspaper - Internet - Other

3. Are you interested in learning to photograph coins, medals or currency?
Yes - No

If yes, what medium are you interested in?
Film - Digital

4. Are you interested in photographing coins under magnification?
Yes - No

5. Are you interested in photographing coins thru a microscope?
Yes - No

6. Should MCCC obtain cameras or other equipment for coin photography for the use of its members?
Yes - No

If so, what is the most the club should spend?
$______

(Please send survey responses to Ken Swab, c/o MCCC, P.O. Box 7087, Silver Spring, MD 20907, or reply via email to z (at) his.com --- thank you!)

Comments and Feedback
MCCC reporter/webmaster Mark Zimmermann has rehosted the MCCC online archives at http://www.his.com/~z/MCCC/ where they are available for reference. Please send bug reports and suggestions for improvement to "z (at) his.com" (see also http://zhurnal.net/). The MCCC Bulletin is copyright © 2002 by the Directors of the Montgomery County Coin Club --- who thank the American Numismatic Association (and especially Ms. Susie Nulty) for help in sharing the MCCC Bulletin with numismatists everywhere.

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