2021 Meetings and News

Most 2021 meetings were online due to pandemic restrictions; however, in-person meetings were held in July and August. Previously the club had not met during these two summer months, but now club members enjoy the extra get-togethers, and they are expected to continue in future years!

See the 2021 Show & Tell page for more item photos and descriptions.

The club held an online meeting on December 14, 2021, with six members in attendance, which was once again enough for some interesting discussion. Two raffle prizes were awarded.

The club held an online meeting on November 9, 2021, with six members in attendance, which was enough for some interesting discussion. Two raffle prizes were awarded.

The club held brief online meetings on both October 12 and 19, 2021, however attendance was low. Nonetheless there was some good discussion.

The club held an online meeting on September 28, 2021, and six members participated. There was some good discussion about proof nickels from the early 1950s, which may be under graded when found in the old “rattler” PCGS holders.

The club held a summer special meeting at Suntree Village in Bend on August 10, 2021. Eric gave a presentation on “Olympic Participation Medals of the Summer Games.”

The club held its first in-person meeting since March 2020 on July 13, 2021. Although there was no formal program, everyone enjoyed getting together again, and there was a successful raffle with five prizes awarded, and an auction.

The club held online meetings on June 8 and 29, 2021, with the second meeting one week later than normal. Both meetings had good participation – let’s keep it up! Photos: Bryan Dollar from the June virtual show-and-tell.

The club held online meetings on May 11 and 25, 2021. Both were lively meetings with six participants each time, and prizes were awarded.

The club held online meetings on April 13 and 27, 2021. Although there were only four participants each time, there was some more excellent discussion of various topics. A few virtual show-and-tell items (such as the two 1926 coins above) are available to view from these meetings or earlier this year.

The club held online meetings on March 9 and 30, 2021, with six to seven participants each time. There was some excellent discussion of various topics.

Treasure Hunting Buffalo Nickels cover
Treasure Hunting Buffalo Nickels cover

The club held online meetings on February 9 and 23, 2021, with a small improvement in attendance. We’ll keep trying! At the Feb. 23 meeting, two prizes were awarded from the club’s inventory via a random selection. At the Feb. 9 meeting, Sterling recommended the following two books: (1) Treasure Hunting Buffalo Nickels (cover shown) by John Wexler, Ron Pope and Kevin Flynn, first edition 1999 by Stanton Printing & Publishing. (2) Over Mintmarks and Hot Repunched Mintmarks, by Flynn and Wexler, first edition 2003 by Brooklyn Galleries Coins & Stamps, Inc.

The club held online meetings on January 12 and 26, 2021, but attendance was low. We’ll try again in February with at least one-week advance notice.

Return to completed meetings page.