THE GOLDSTRIKE - Stanislaus County Coin Club

2014-2015 CLUB OFFICERS
THE GOLDSTRIKE
July 2015
Volume 32
Edition 7
President: Aaron Brown
Vice-President: John Silveria
Recording Secretary: Brandilyn Brown
Corresponding Secretary: Daniel Brown
Treasurer: Harold Harrison
Board Members
Jim Holden
Gerald King
Mike Olson
Nick Lopez
Pat Kelleher
Mick Gordon
Sunshine Coordinator
Lloyd Solomon
Junior Coordinator
Sharyn Brown
News Letter Editor & Webmaster
Daniel Brown
Membership:
Adults: $12.00 per year
Juniors: $6.00 per year
Club Web Site
www.stancocoinclub.org
Club Address
P.O. Box 1672
Modesto, CA 95353-1672
Club Meetings
2nd & 4th Wednesdays @ 7:00p.m.
Denny’s Diner
1525 McHenry Ave, Modesto, CA
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
Mark Your Calendars!
Hello all,
Fwoosh! Kapow! Boom! It may not quite be the Fourth of July yet, but I
think our recently concluded coin show deserves a celebration of its own. Final
numbers are still being crunched, but we know we sold out the bourse floor, and
preliminary numbers on raffle ticket sales are looking good. The volunteers at the
greeting table did a great job. The volunteers for our mailing list raffle handled the
new process well, and got us a good start to our mailing list. I vote we celebrate by
doing it all again next year!
July
July 1, 2015 – Board Meeting @ 7:00p.m.
While I’m sure we’ll be making some noise for Independence Day, July will
be a quieter month for our club. I know some people will get the travel bug this
summer, and end up in some far away corner of the globe. For those of you in the
area on our meeting nights, though, don’t miss out! We’ll have our usual trove of
round and shiny prizes to raffle off at the meetings, and if the ranks are thinner,
your chances to win will be that much greater. Wondering if your chip is in the
bag? Maybe this is the month for it to be pulled! We’ve had a few meetings
without a winner for our Last-Shot Silver Drawing, so the silver pot is starting to
build up again. It could very well be worth your while to show up.
July 8, 2015 – General Meeting @ 7:00p.m.
(1) Program – Currency Sheet Sizes by Aaron Brown
(2) Mini-Bourse Night
July 22, 2015 – General Meeting @ 7:00p.m.
Show & Tell Theme – Horses
(1) Auction
Also, don’t forget that things will get a little busier towards the end of the
year. We’ll have our two big events for the juniors: the junior auction, and the
junior bags for our Christmas party. Donations of prizes for our juniors are always
appreciated. If you have a little something that doesn’t quite fit your current
collecting goals, consider donating it to brighten a young numismatist’s day. See
you all at the meeting (unless I get lost in some far away corner of the globe).
-Aaron Brown
August
August 5, 2015 – Board Meeting @ 7:00p.m.
August 12, 2015 – General Meeting @ 7:00p.m.
(1) Program - TBD (2) Mini-Bourse Night
August 26, 2015 – General Meeting @ 7:00p.m.
Show & Tell Theme - Disney
(1) Auction
[Show & Tell Themes are suggestions only. Feel free to bring any
item you think interesting for Show & Tell]
Junior Challenge Question
July Birthdays
David Elvin Ramczyk II
Kim Isenhower
Stephen Ramczyk
John Boswell
Donald Risen
John Pope
Bruce Tuttle
07/02
07/05
07/17
07/18
07/20
07/29
07/31
(Question provided by Aaron Brown)
Question: What design was used on the reverse of the 1976 quarter
to celebrate 200 years of American independence?
June Junior Challenge Question: Which of our coins used to depict
Benjamin Franklin?
Answer: The Half Dollar 1948 - 1963
Membership Challenge Question
(Question provided by Aaron Brown)
Question: Which U.S. coin depicts fireworks?
Welcome New Members
Riley Maynard
June General Membership Question: The United States issued a
commemorative half dollar for the Delaware Tercentenary. Which
non-U.S. country issued its own coin to commemorate the same
anniversary?
Answer: Sweden, 1938 Two Kronor
2016 Club Medal Design
2015 SCCC Picnic
SCCC Picnic: August 8, 9:00am – 5:00pm, Smyrna Park, Ceres CA, Fun
and Games, Bingo (5 games), Horse Shoes, Volleyball and plenty of
food for all. You may bring a non-club member for only $1.00 each.
Bring a favorite salad or dessert to share. The club will provide the main
dish (hamburgers, hot dogs & perhaps more), drinks and all the
garnishes. Don’t miss out on the fun and bingo prizes, be there!
Location: Lions Pavilion in Smyrna Park is on the corner of Moffett and
Fowler Roads across the street from Mae Hensley Junior High School.
BINGO Prizes: 2015 Silver Eagle, 1922 Peace Dollar MS63, 2008
Silver Proof Set (14 Coins) & 2½ Peso Gold. Last Game for Cash!
Next year’s club medal design will be chosen the first meeting
in September, 9/9. Entries must be in the hands of a board
member by 7 PM Wednesday 9/2. Rules for the design can be
found on the medal page on our web site,
www.stancocoinclub.org. There is also pictures and
information about all the medals designed since the 1980’s.
Last year’s winner, designed by Nick Lopez, is show below.
MEETING DATE 6/24/15
Meeting was called to order at 7:08pm by President Aaron Brown
No Notes for the June 10 Meeting
Show Raffle Prize Winners
PRIZE #
PRIZE DESCRIPTION
NAME
Attendance:
Total: 30 Board Members: 10 Jr. Members: 5
Guests (guest name): 3 Gary, Alex, Sandra
New members: 0
First Draw winner: Brandilyn Brown
1 1882 $10 Gold MS62 ANACS
Jon Marshall
2 1881 $5 Gold MS62 NGC
Dan Brown
3 1/10 oz. Gold American Eagle
Cliff Rice
4 Gold 2 Peso
Karla Von Hungen
5 1880-S Morgan Dollar MS64 PCGS
Aimee Hamilton
6 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Hellen Reese
Junior Challenge: Which of our coins used to depict Benjamin Franklin?
Announcements:
THANK YOU TO ALL VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED AT THE SHOW!
Show & Tell:
Aaron Brown: bronze coin of Phillip II of Macedon, c.359-336, Divus Augustus dupondius minted in Rome 4142
David Ramczyk III: Ducat 15th century
Mark Garcia: federal reserve items “unfit currency” coin bags & 1869 S Liberty $20 gold piece
Gary Kailes: piece of asteroid Vesta Meteorite & 5 Buddha amulet from Thailand 300-800 years old
John Boswell: 1959 proof set
Harold Harrison: 2002 year of the horse lunar series
Dan Brown: 1881 liberty $5 MS62 by NGC & 1944 wheat penny
Frank Ramczyk: 1942 P. 50 cents walking liberty
Jim Holden: 1932 A German four fenning coin “the six month coin”
L. Randall Solomon: bronze potin of the Jennone tribe of Gout & Antoninianus of Emperor Postumus 259-268
AD
John Silveria: mixed coins in a bag & silver Clodius Albinus Caesar
7 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Dan Brown
Show & Tell Winner (10 raffle tickets): Gary Kailes
Free Meal Winner: John Boswell
8 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Dolly Sauls
Door Prize Winner: 1937 buffalo nickels & 3 diff war nickels: Dan Brown
9 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Ross Reager
10 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Lloyd Solomon
11 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Gerald Pruitt
Raffle:
L. Randall Solomon
Mike Olson x2
Pat Kelleher
Dan Brown
Gerry King x2
Jim Holden
Auctioneer: Mark Garcia Runners:, Kaitlyn Ramczyk, Sicilia Johnson, Michael David Ramczyk
12 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Bobby Guivary
13 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Sophia Mitchell
14 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
Bob Fustodo
15 2015 Silver Eagle Dollar
John McCabe
Mailing
List
1946 D Walking Liberty Half Dollar
MS65
Joan Marquisette
Last Draw Winner: Barbara Tandy (not present)
Meeting closed at 8:38pm
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August 22, 2015
CSNA’s 16th Annual
Northern California Educational Symposium
Hosted by the San Jose Coin Club
American Legion Hall Post #318
1504 Minnesota Avenue
San Jose, CA
August 28-30, 2015
SANTA CLARA
Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Show
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds - “Gateway Hall”
344 Tully Road
San Jose, CA
Gold & Silver Spot Prices
Gold
Silver
Jun 5
$1,165.80
$16.06
Jun 12
$1,184.50
$16.01
Jun 19
$1,203.00
$16.18
Jun 26
$1,172.50
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If you have any questions or comments regarding the newsletter please see
Daniel Brown at the meetings. Thank you 
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