Next club meeting Monday 4th April 2016

·        Symbols on Coins  by Tony Holmes

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

 

NOTICES

  • (A Reminder from last time) At club nights you will have noticed that we now have many tables offering coins, and several first time people investigating the club with a view to possibly joining. In order to improve security and to identify first timers the Committee has decided to reintroduce name badges, which will also improve welcoming newcomers. So when you arrive please take your badge from near the door and wear it, as a lack of a badge will enable me to identify itinerants. Should you arrive before the badges, please get your badge as soon as you see them out.

 

  • Also we have reintroduced a signing in form. In the event we have to evacuate the building the services will need to know who was present in order to ascertain there is nobody unaccounted for. So you must sign in as soon as you see the form is out. (Signature or tick will do)

 

  • It is also coming up to the time for the AGM and that means the election of a new committee. Please think about joining the committee because it is unfair to expect the same old(!) faces to keep doing everything every year.

 

March Meeting

 

The March meeting was given over to the Annual Auction. There were 301 lots.  The auction raised £2,618.00. From this the club has benefitted by £360.80 in commission and donations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Some highlights from the sale:

 

  • Lot 114           -           1868 halfpenny           £105
  • Lot 12             -           1703 VIGO shilling    £70
  • Lot 79             -           1799 halfpenny P1252     £70
  • Lot 83             -           1825 farthing              £65

 

Thank you to all the members who helped to run the auction so smoothly and successfully.

Remittance cheques will be given out at the next meeting.

 

Future Events.

  • DNW Auction – 21st and 24th March
  • Bloomsbury Coin Fair, Holiday Inn – 2nd April
  • Midland Coin Fair - National Motorcycle museum – 10th April

Past Events

·         In 2006 Barry Cooke delivered a talk on City Views on European Coins.

·         Thirty years ago Mr L Brown spoke about Commemorative medallions covering the struggle for Africa and in particular those famous personalities Livingstone and Stanley

·         Forty years ago Mr R Sharman gave a talk on the Pax 1d of William I.

Club Secretary.