Greetings and Happy Holidays!

See "Current and Upcoming Club Events" below, see our calendar and see the president's message.

Suntree Village is open again, as of February 2022! Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Also see the president's message.

Meeting Dates and Locations! The BCCOCO previously met alternate months in Redmond and Bend, except as noted. Currently no Redmond location is available, so meetings are in Bend only. See our calendar (or the information below) for complete details. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tueday, unless otherwise announced. Driving directions are posted on our calendar page. There are usually no club meetings in July or August, although we did meet in July and August in both 2021 and 2022. Also see the president's message.

Welcome! If you're new to numismatics or the club, or just looking for more information, welcome ... perhaps club members can help you learn more about what you've got, or help you enjoy collecting more.

• See below for more information about the club and its upcoming meetings and events.
• See the links page for some recommended websites.
• See the President's Message.

What's your silver and gold worth? To find out, try the "Online Precious Metal Weight Conversion and Melt Value Calculators" at http://www.silverrecyclers.com/.

Coin Conventions! BCCOCO members and guests are invited to attend the annual PNNA and WCC coin shows / conventions in the Seattle and Portland areas. See our own calendar or the PNNA website for more information.

See sample exhibit items from BCCOCO regular meetings.
These are items members bring each month for "show & tell." (Photos will be taken selected months.)

Completed Club Events:

The December 13, 2022 club meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured our annual holiday party. Thanks to Sterling, his wife, and everyone else who brought food. The top raffle prize was an AU 1889 Morgan Silver Dollar.

The November 15, 2022 postponed club meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured photography of member items, plus a report on a couple of recent articles in Numismatic News, including the publication's 70th anniversary. See the November exhibit sample page for items shown and photographed, such as the 1927 $2.50 gold coin shown here.

The October 11, 2022 club meeting at Suntree Village in Bend had a "report on recent numismatic trips," including to the ANA in Colorado Springs and the PNNA fall coin show in Tukwila, Washington.

The September 13, 2022 club meeting was an informal meeting at Suntree Village in Bend, in the president's absence.

The club met at Suntree Village in Bend on August 9, 2022. There was additional photography of member items with the Kodak Ring Light. See the August exhibit sample page for items shown and photographed, such as the 1955 Double Die cent and 1942/1 dime shown here.

The club met at Suntree Village in Bend on July 12, 2022. The program was a report on the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, plus a brief discussion of some featured coins in the current Heritage auction.

The club met at Suntree Village in Bend on June 14, 2022. The program was an expanded auction, in addition to the usual show-and-tell and raffle.

The club met at Suntree Village in Bend on May 10, 2022. There was a presentation by Eric of "Photography with a Kodak Ring Light." See the May exhibit sample page for items shown and photographed, such as this 1960 proof Franklin Half Dollar.

The club met at Suntree Village in Bend on April 12, 2022. There was a presentation of "An Introduction to Conder Tokens" prepared by Conder Token Collector's Club (CTCC) member Paul Dofton, and given by Eric. Paul has shared this presentation on the CTCC website.

The club met at Suntree Village in Bend on March 8, 2022, its second in-person meeting since last August. There was no formal program, however, there was a raffle and several interesting show-and-tell items.

The club met at Suntree Village in Bend on February 8, 2022, its first in-person meeting since last August. There was no formal program, however, there was a raffle and a few show-and-tell items.

The club held an online meeting on January 11, 2022, with a few members in attendance, and some good discussion. Two more raffle prizes were awarded.