February 6th 2012                                                                 

Next club meeting Monday 5th March 2012

  • Papal Coins by A Holmes

Meetings are held at the Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square, commencing at 7.00 p.m.

 

NOTICES

 

  • The annual Skittles evening will take place at the Red Lion at Theale on 28th April at 7pm! Please sign up at the March meeting if you would like to attend. The cost will be £15 per head to include a hot buffet supper.

 

 

February Meeting

 

Once again, despite some rather chilly days beforehand, the weather gods smiled on us, and we had a fantastic evening for our club auction! A massive 28 members were able to attend, and 23 buyers – beating last years unprecedented 22 buyers! This is down to a good number of quality lots (232 – 50 more than either of the last two years), which with some fierce bidding generated a massive total of £1,594.90 in sales – 2011 produced a relatively meager £938.95! Total commission and donations to the club funds ended up as £187.57 (£118.83 in 2011). The high priced lots included:

 

  • Lot 96 – 1927 George V Crown – Proof - £175
  • Lot 82 – 1904 Edward VII Penny - £64
  • Lot 58 – 1886 Victoria Penny - £50
  • Lot 60 – 1887 Victoria Double Florin - Arabic 1- £48
  • Lot 20 - 1787 George III Shilling - Hearts in Shield - £40
  • Lot 27 - 1819 George III Half Crown - £34
  • Lot 65 - 1888 Victoria Sixpence - £34

 

A phenomenal sale for the Club and its members, which is primarily due to the fantastic lots that were provided by 16 of you!

 

NB – if you sold in the auction and you are reading this newsletter on a piece of paper that I have posted to you, your cheque is enclosed. If you are reading this on your computer, clearly it’s not enclosed, so it must be in the post!

 

 

 

 

 

Future Events

  • Coins, Stamps and Collectables - Charing Cross Market, London – every Saturday!
  • Bloomsbury Coin Fair, London – 3rd March
  • General Coin Sale – Thomson Roddick and Medcalf; Carlisle – 15-16th March
  • Antiques and Collectors Fair – Alexandra Palace, London – 18th March

 

Past Events

  • 1 years ago – Club Auction

·         10 years ago – Quiz organized by Alistair Mckay

·         40 years ago – “Shopping in the 1660s” – George Berry

 

 

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