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Montgomery County Coin Club

June 1997 Bulletin

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Next meeting: Tuesday, June 17, 1997 --- Simcha Kuritzky on "Panther Riders"

The Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at the Senior Citizens Center on Forest Glen Road in Silver Spring, Maryland. The featured speaker will be MCCC Treasurer Simcha Kuritzky who will give a "beta test" version of his talk on numismatic "Panther Riders" --- a preview of his presentation to the upcoming ANA Convention in New York City.

For Young Numismatists

Every month, the Club will have special door prizes and gifts for Young Numismatists (YNs) who attend, and extra surprises for any who exhibit coins, medals, currency, or other numismatic objects. These awards are made possibly by the generosity of MCCC members. (Last month, Mae Clarke and others supplied items for YNs.) 

May Meeting Roundup

MCCC President Ken Swab, wearing a pennant-winning baseball tie, called the meeting to order. Over 50 members were present, including about 8 YNs. Visitors were welcomed: Treasurer Simcha Kuritzky reported on the Club's finances, and reminded everyone to renew their memberships, lest they be dropped from the mailing list. Simcha also discussed the ANA Cleveland convention (good for collectors, perhaps less so for dealers) and the ANA Summer Meeting in New York City. Librarian Kermit Smyth reported that the MCCC Library had several new books available for members to borrow, including the 1997 Fell's coin guide by Roderick Hughes, a donation autographed by the author.

President Swab noted that the MCCC Library Catalog is now available on the Worldwide Web, linked to the Club's page (club_mccc.html). MCCC Vice President William C. Massey announced the door prizes --- a booklet The Wonderful World of Paper Money, a 1952 Lebanese 50 piastre coin, a 1964 proof Roosevelt dime, and 1971 & 1972 Eisenhower dollars.


MWNA Show in New Carrollton - July 11-13

The Metropolitan Washington Numismatic Association will hold its 32nd Annual Convention and Coin Show on July 11-13, 1997. The Convention will be at the Ramada Hotel, Exit 20B from the Capital Beltway (495/I-95), 8500 Annapolis Road in New Carrollton, Maryland. Convention hours are 10am-7pm on Friday and Saturday, and 10am-5pm on Sunday. For further information, contact Bourse Chairman Paul Singleton (703-281-7053). MCCC is a member of MWNA. Proceeds from the show benefit the Metro Area Associations for Retarded Citizens.

May Exhibits


May's Feature: ANA Video on Coin Grading (Part 1)

Don McKee introduced the main attraction of the May MCCC meeting --- a video featuring J. P. Martin, senior numismatist of the American Numismatic Association Authentication Bureau, on "Grading Mint State US Coins". (This videotape was kindly loaned to the MCCC by the ANA Library.)

The tape defined a grade as ". . . a standardized shorthand description of a coin's relative condition," and explained the history and evolution of grading standards. The discussion focused then on the importance of proper lighting, the use of magnification in viewing coins for grading, and the distinction between technical and market grading. Key factors in grading include luster, surface, eye-appeal, and strike. The ANA video explained these in detail, and illustrated them with excellent close-up photography of many coins.

Due to time limitations, only the first part of the tape was shown. The remainder of "Grading Mint State US Coins" will be presented at a later MCCC meeting. 


Other Announcements

Joe Howard described the Montgomery County School System's "Colonial Living" curriculum, and invited MCCC members to donate farthings for the "farthing pitch" segment of the school course. Mae Clarke relayed the sad news that Dora Lee Besley, an MCCC member, passed away on May 7, 1997. 

Prizes

Charles Eaton won the Bison Chip drawing and now has one leg of the three needed to win. Mae Clarke, Fred Dunn, Ben Kalman, Ed Russell, and Mark Zimmermann won door prizes during the Club Auction. The 50-50 Raffle was won by William M. Massey, who also kindly provided snacks and refreshments for the intermission. 
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