Monthly Minutes

Meeting notice: The October meeting is on the first Friday in October, October  5, at our normal venue at Allnutt, 600 W. Drake in Fort Collins.  Doors open at 6:00 for snacks, fellowship and tall tales or a coin deal, business meeting starts at 6:30, followed by the auction (lot listing attached). .................................................................................................................................................. Upcoming area coin shows: Friday afternoon through Sunday, October 5-7, Front Range Coin Club at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, CO Thursday through Saturday, October 11-13, Denver Coin Show at the National Western Complex in Denver Saturday, December 1 (Saturday only), our very own Fort Collins Coin Club Show at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins Friday afternoon, March 22 through Sunday, March 24, our annual Spring 3-day show at the Ranch at the Larimer County Fairgrounds .................................................................................................................................................. Minutes from the September…

The September meeting is on the first Friday in September, September 7, at our normal venue at Allnutt, 600 W. Drake in Fort Collins.  Doors open at 6:00 for snacks, fellowship and tall tales or a coin deal, business meeting starts at 6:30, followed by the auction (lot listing attached). Upcoming coin shows: The Big One!  American Numismatic Association Annual World's Fair of Money, Philadelphia, PA August 14-18.  Here's a Philly coin to go with the info.  I am going myself, anyone else? Saturday, August 25 (one day only):  Jefferson County Coin Show, Golden Friday afternoon through Sunday, October 5-7, Front Range Coin Club at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, CO Thursday through Saturday, October 11-13, Denver Coin Show at the National Western Complex in Denver Saturday, December 1 (Saturday only),…

Happy Independence Day to all!  As we always do, we do not have a meeting in July.  The next meeting will be on the first Friday in August, August 3, at our normal venue at Allnutt, 600 W. Drake in Fort Collins.  Doors open at 6:00 for snacks, fellowship and maybe a coin deal or two, business meeting starts at 6:30, followed by the auction. Minutes from the June 1, 2018 meeting: 35 members in attendance, plus 1 YN guest.  We have 70 paid up and life members.  The attendance prize of one ounce of silver was won by Paul G, and the $20 membership prize was won by Dave S. Treasurer Carl D. gave his report, cash details are in the minute book.  Carl reported that he did buy 10…

It's coming up real fast!The next Fort Collins Coin Club meeting will be the first Friday in June, which is also the 1st of June - June 1, 2018!  Location is the same Bat time, same Bat channel for us old enough to remember the old Bat-mobile, the TV show, and only getting 3 channels on the TV.  Location is not the Bat Cave, but the normal Allnutt Funeral Home meeting room.  Doors open at 6:00 pm for snacks, refreshments, coin talk and stories, followed by the regular meeting and auction commencing promptly at 6:30. ​Minutes from May 1, 2018: President Dan Y. was absent, so the meeting was run by Vice President Ken S.  VP Ken noted that the officer election is coming up.  Motion made by Jim O. and…

The next Fort Collins Coin Club meeting will be the first Friday in May, the 4th, at or normal venue, the Allnutt Funeral Home meeting room.  Door open at 6:00 pm for snacks, refreshments, coin talk and stories, followed by the regular meeting and auction commencing promptly at 6:30. Here's a couple of Cinco de Mayo coins to help you remember that the meeting is one day before! Minutes from April 6, provided courtesy of Pres. Dan Y, who covered for me in my absence: We had 36 people in attendance. The ounce of silver attendance prize was won once again by "Lucky Gene" M, who is no stranger to winning these, and the $20 membership prize was won by Treasurer "Lefty Carlos" D., whom hasn't won a prize since 8 track tapes…

It's COIN SHOW time, and a call to arms! ​ ​ Actually, nothing quite this dramatic.  Bet we do need volunteers to man the entry table and sell raffle tickets for the following times: Saturday, March 24, 9-10 am Saturday, March 24, 1pm to 5 pm (one hour shifts) Sunday, March 25, Lunch relief for Ann B. Please send me an e-mail if you can help for an hour or more.  No pay, but free training! Our Club Coin Show info: Fort Collins Coin Club Spring Show, 3 days:  Friday March 23 (3-7), Saturday March 24 (9-5) and Sunday March 25 (9-4).  Location is the same as last year's spring show at the McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland.  Free admission and free parking. Raffle tickets are for sale…

March is coming in like a lion, so you know what that means - COINS! The next Fort Collins Coin Club meeting will be the first Friday in March, the 2nd, at or normal venue, the Allnutt Funeral Home meeting room.  Door open at 6:00 pm for snacks, refreshments, coin talk and stories, followed by the regular meeting and auction. Minutes from February 2: We had 37 people in attendance, 3 guests who found us online (thanks to Aron L for the website refresh!), and 2 new members.  Welcome aboard to Fay H and Scott T!  Here's a ship related to coins and treasure for you! The ounce of silver attendance prize was won by Don P, and Bill M., you missed out on the $20 membership prize, so it goes to…

It's been sneakin' up on you, but the next Fort Collins Coin Club meeting will be the first Friday in February, the 2nd, at or normal venue, the Allnutt Funeral Home meeting room.  Door open at 6:00 pm for snacks, refreshments, coin talk and stories, followed by the regular meeting and auction (list attached). Minutes from January 5: We had 38 people in attendance, and one new member, Ross M.  Welcome! The ounce of silver attendance prize was won by Eva, and Tom V. won the membership prize of $20. Treasurer Carl D. reported the club's cash, details are in the minute book.  Carl also reported the December show posted a profit, and also reported the Christmas Party costs. The business meeting was run by VP Ken S. as President Dan…

Merry Christmas to all!  I hope you all stay safe over the holidays and that Santa was good to you! So, put down the eggnog, cookies and refreshments, and mark your calendar for our 1st regular meeting of 2018: Friday, January 5 at 6:00 PM at our normal location, Allnutt Funeral Home at 600 W. Drake, Ft. Collins. We had a very active club coin show on December 2, with several positive reports from the 25 dealers.  All 32 tables were sold out.  Thanks to bourse chairman Jim O! And, the Christmas party was held on December 8.  Clay cleaned up on the bingo, and Mrs. Carl D. won the 1/10 ounce gold grand prize.  Thanks Dan Y. for bringing us Qdoba and running the Bingo.  Me, your faithful secretary, won…

This is December - well, almost.  That means two big things for us coin geeks: #1.  The first thing is that our coin club December coin show is on Saturday, December 2 at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins.  It's on Saturday only. #2.  The Christmas Party.  The date is Friday, December 8 (which technically is the second Friday in December)   Same place as last year - the Fort Collins VFW at 603 Lesser DR, Fort Collins.   Food is catered in and  served at 6:00 pm, and if you can, bring a dessert to pass.  Bring your spouses, significant others and kids.  It's a very family friendly event with dinner, followed by Bingo for coin prizes. #3.  So remember, no club meeting or activity on Friday December 1. And, In January…