Arizona's Oldest Continuously Active Coin Club
To promote
numismatic education and stimulate knowledgeable collecting principles for new and experienced
collectors via the three basic benefits derived
from active membership in a local coin club:
The mental
stimulation of associating with people of like interests in an atmosphere
of camaraderie and club fellowship;
The
opportunity to increase knowledge through a club's program of informed
guest speakers, by conversation with
advanced collectors, and by use of the
club's library
and other knowledgeable resources;
The
opportunity to upgrade and add to a collection by purchase, sale or trade of
excess numismatic
items with fellow club members.
The
Primary Goal of
the Tucson Coin Club
To
encourage and promote numismatics and to provide a pleasant venue for the
sharing of numismatic knowledge and fellowship.
The membership is made up of experienced and beginning Collectors,
published Scholars, local Dealers, many married couples
and entire families.
The Members collect all types of numismatic, exonumic, and syngraphic
items and collectively have
great knowledge and expertise in many areas.
While some are novices just beginning, many are experts in their field of
knowledge, with several published authors.
History
In May, 1956, by George W. Smith,
Henry Johnson, and Leonard Buckholter and 24 collectors attended that
first meeting at the
old Carl
Haden Hospital on West Congress Street. Through
the years, meetings have been held
at the
University of Arizona Library, various banks, at the American Legion, VFW's and currently at the
Faternal Order of Police.
The membership now
consists of approximately 150 Regular Members and 20 Life Members.
Life Member Bruce
Wickham, having joined in 1956, holds the current record for the longest
continuous membership in the club.
Guided
by the applicable Arizona Statutes, Club By-laws and Standing Rules. All members
may have a copy of they request it.
The club is managed by an elected Board of
Directors consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Sergeant at Arms, Member at Large, each elected annually and serves a one year
term.
The Immediate Past President also sits on the board. There are numerous
temporary and standing committees, consisting of
member volunteers, created to
handle ongoing and special projects. Volunteers are always welcome to join the
committees.
It's a great way to meet fellow members and serve the club.
Elections
are held annually at the first meeting in December. Members must be in good
standing and must be present at the
meeting to cast their vote. Elected
officials take office in January of the following year. Prospective members that
have been
sponsored by a club member are voted into the club after their names
have been published in the monthly newsletter.
The
club has an extensive library of numismatic books assembled over the past 53
years.
All books are available to all members.
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.
First meeting of the month is primarily a business
meeting to discuss topics that keep the club active and interesting.
The second meeting each month is an education meeting including a 20 to
30 minute presentation on some subject of general
interest to the Members.
A member or Guest Speakers will
typically speak on a subject within his or her personal
realm of
expertise. At all meetings, after
general business has been completed, members are given the opportunity to
“Show and Tell” items of interest that they have brought in, and also to
“Ask the Experts” regarding puzzling aspects
of the hobby, or item specific
questions. This is followed by the
awarding of door prizes and a fund
raising raffle of nice
numismatic items brought in by members, and the
raffle is followed by a 20 minute break and the final event of each
meeting
is a fun auction, offering up to 30 different numismatic items that
members bring to auction.
The
Club holds Two Annual Banquet Events
One
for the holiday season around Christmas, and an “Awards Banquet” in the
spring to acknowledge the efforts of the many
members who give of their
time to make the club work.
lasting between 2 and 2.5 hours, is not only informative, educational
and friendly, but also delightfully informal and
TONS OF FUN!
There is plenty of time before and during the
meeting break to visit with others
and buy and sell individually.
Periodically the club will forgo an “Education” night and hold a
“Bourse Night” wherein all members are encouraged to bring
in numismatic and
other items from their collections for sale or trade, or just to proudly show
them off. Another fun
activity
that is periodically scheduled on the Education meeting nights is the
“Numistrivia” night. All
members present are divided
into two teams that test their collective knowledge
by battling it out in Trivial Pursuit style, seeking answers to simple and
complex numismatic trivia questions.
Tucson Coin Club
P.O. Box 17021
Tucson, Arizona 85731
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