Volume 57, Issue 2

 

Feb 2010

The Faces Of January 
Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010 MCM Elegante' 2020 Menaul, NE

7:00 PM Meeting

 

 

From The President Of ACC

 

If you blink you might miss it... Our spring show is coming fast!

 

Please think about how you will be able to help with the show.

 

One of the first things we need to look at our displays.

 

If you would be interested in helping with a display, let us know.

 

The theme will be along the lines of the America the Beautiful quarter series introduced this year.

 

I know none of the quarters have been released yet, but, there will be the designs to work  with as well as

information and photographs of some of the most beautiful places in this country.

 

We always help need with setting up and tearing down the show.

 

Helping move the dealers in and out is another big job.

 

You can help with manning the club tables, or by selling raffle tickets.

 

We are working on putting together an advertising campaign to take place during our spring show to advertise our

members swap meet later this  year.

 

This may help to get some additional interest at the event.

 

If you have any numismatic publications (Coin World, Numismatic News etc...) that you would like to donate to the give

away table, please remember to take off or cut out your address labels before you bring them to the show.

 

Which leads me to my next point.

 

I’m sure many of you saw the recent news story about one of our members being ripped off of several pieces of

personnel and numismatic related items during an estate sale.

 

We are also aware of a local dealer being the victim of a snatch and run crime.

 

And a week later I was in an antique shop that had been the victim of an armed robbery of just silver coins.

 

All of this happened within a three week time period in January.

 

We need to think about, and watch what we do so we don’t become victims as well.

 

 

 

The Faces of January

 

During the January meetings of the ACC and the YN program, awards of appreciation were given the two

outgoing Presidents.

 

Both Bob and Erin were honored for their contributions to the Albuquerque Coin Club and the YN program.

 

 

 

Bob served as President from 2007 through 2009 and Erin served as YN President from 2008 through 2009.

 

We congratulate both of them and look forward to their continued service to the club.

 

Both Bob and Erin will serve as Vice President of the respective programs for 2010.

 

 

 

 

ANA National Money Show

 

By Warner T.

 

There will be a lot happening at the American Numismatic Association 2010 National Money Show™,

March 25-27 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

 

The National Money Show is open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

 

 Admission is $6 for adults and free for ANA members and children 12 and under.

 

The Fort Worth Coin Club, Northeast Tarrant Coin Club and Texas Numismatic Association are the host clubs,

and the Dallas Coin Club and Mid Cities Coin Club are the honorary host clubs. Heritage Auction Galleries is the

official auction company.

 

For more information, call 719-482-9857 or visit www.nationalmoneyshow.com.

 

In addition to the usual show events there will the Numismatic Theatre events consisting of 30-40 minute

presentations on a wide variety of topics.

 

It’s a great opportunity for hobbyists to share their research with the numismatic community.

 

Presentations from previous ANA conventions include “California’s Gold Rush Era Money,”

“The Money of the 300: Coinage of the Persian Wars,” “Queen Victoria’s Numismatic Family Tree,”

and “Getting Kids Involved in Coin Collecting.”

 

A member appreciation barbecue will be held March 24 from 6-9 p.m. at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth.

 

This beautiful building began producing United States paper money in 1990.

 

 

 

The facility features a Tour and Visitor Center with two floors of interactive exhibits showcasing the history of currency,

including live demonstrations, a theater, and a gift shop.

 

Attendees are also invited to attend the annual Friendship Luncheon, one of the convention’s most popular traditions,

on March 26.

 

The Friendship Luncheon will be held at Joe T. Garcia’s Mexican restaurant from noon-2 p.m.

 

Established in 1935, Joe T. Garcia’s is one of the Dallas/Fort Worth area’s most popular dining spots.

 

The restaurant’s authentic Tex-Mex recipes include world famous enchiladas and salsa sold throughout Texas.

 

The price is $34 until March 1, and $40 after.

 

For more information, call 719-632-2646 or visit www.money.org.

 

 


 
 
ANA News Bob L. (ANA Representative)
 

A CLUB TRIP TO THE ANA

 

By Bob L. 

 

Our club president, John F., is proposing a trip to the ANA headquarters in Colorado Springs.

 

This will be an opportunity for our membership to experience a great day of Numismatics with other club

members.

 

He is currently collecting quotes for busses and should have more information shortly.

 

There are many things to see and experience at the ANA.

 

They have an extensive collection of over 70,000 Numismatic books.

 

 

 

These may be read and studied in the library, checked out if you are an ANA member, or sections of the books

could be copied for you to have available in your personal library when you return home.

 

The other main attraction is the Numismatic Museum.

 

There are several professionally prepared exhibits to see which change from time to time.

 

Currently there are the following attractions:

 

Money of the Civil War

The Civil War was a pivotal period in American history. Politics, society, economics and the military were all changed

in drastic ways as the nation was locked in an epic struggle never seen in North America, before or since.

 

The war ended slavery in the United States, but not before countless battles led to the deaths of more than

600,000 men.

 

Amid brilliant and incompetent generals, vast military campaigns and political turmoil, the impact of money on

the war often gets overlooked.

 

The numismatic history of the era is as dramatic as the war itself.

 

The nation moved from a laissez-faire monetary system based on bullion coinage and privately-issued paper

currency to a centrally controlled system based on paper money issued by National Banks and supplemented

by Federal paper currency and coinage.

 

Coins, Crown & Conflict: An Exploration of Cromwell’s England

This exhibit explores the period from the reign of Charles I and the English Civil Wars to the first years of the

restored British monarchy under Charles II, through the coins, medals, people and objects associated with

Oliver Cromwell.

 

 

The multimedia Bass Gallery houses the Harry W. Bass Collection

This is a spectacular and comprehensive collection of American gold coins, experimental pattern coins and paper

money.

 

There are items shown that you will never see except for this display.

 

Faces of Money: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

2,400 Years of Portraits on Money. What did Cleopatra really look like?

 

Probably more like Julius Caesar than Elizabeth Taylor, based on her image as portrayed on ancient Egyptian coins.

 

Visitors to the American Numismatic Association’s Money Museum can see Cleopatra, legendary rulers and explorers, conquerors, tyrants, English queens, American political icons, those who fought for a cause, inventors and entertainers at a new exhibit, “The Faces of Money: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.”

 

The ANA Bebee Collection of U.S. Paper Money

A few cases of spectacular error notes are on display Keep watching for more information about this trip and the

date which will be announced shortly.

 

The ANA may have special guides to show our club around the ANA in small groups depending on the date and staff availability.

 

You do not need to be an ANA member to go, but it could be a great time to join the ANA.

 

It will be a fun trip for everyone.

 

 

 

 

YNs Get Ready For Another Fun Year

 

This years YNs are ready to get started.

 

They are already planning on doing some “hands on” programs or outings on some weekends.

 

 

 

In the coming weeks, they will be deciding on what types of activities they want to tackle.

 

 

Some of the ideas include working with the YN coins, working with the mentoring program and field trips.

 

 


 
 
Project Updates
 

Thanks to Steve A. tenacity and hard work, we now have signed contracts with Ovations Food Service

and the Isotopes Park.

 

The Albuquerque Coin Club will be committed to working a ten game schedule within a five month time period

at the Albuquerque Isotopes home baseball  games.

 

 

 

This should work out to a one game per month commitment of the ACC members who have signed up to help

with this project.

 

Within the next few weeks, Ovations will be putting together a schedule of when our games will be.

 

This will be a good time for the club to “get our feet wet” with this project and have a good time working together.

 
 

 

 

Due to February being a short month, a report was not available and will be included in the

next issue.

 

 


 

The ACC held its first meeting for 2010 on January 25, and about 90 people attended.

 

The meeting was chaired by our new club President, John F.

 

He gave a plaque complete with photos plus a small gavel and Viking helmet to our outgoing president,

Bob L., in honor of his three years of service.

 

Phil Young, who is retired from the National Park Service, gave a talk, with spectacular photos, about

some of the most scenic national park, forests, and recreation areas.

 

This was to introduce the new “America the Beautiful” series of quarters to be minted for circulation starting this year, and continuing over the coming decade.

 

Each state will have one park represented in the series.

 

The first will honor Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, the first federally protected area in 1832.

 

Steve A. announced that a team of six club members will be working a concession stand at ten Isotopes

baseball games per season.

 

 

More volunteers are needed for this, so if you are interested please contact him. 

 

Steve is also coordinating a new mentoring program, where experienced collectors can meet with either

YNs or other new collectors to introduce them to the hobby.

 

If you’re interested in either mentoring or being mentored please contact him to sign up.

 

The El Paso coin show will be held Feb. 19-21, and carpools are being arranged by John F.

 

At the July meeting it is planned to have a mini-bourse instead of a business meeting, so that members

who wish can set up tables (at no cost) to sell their extra coins.

 

If interested you can sign up for a table (as long as tables are available) on a signup sheet at future meetings.

 

Tom S. has arranged for us to put displays at the main library from the first to the end of March, and needs

some interesting displays to show.

 

He also has raffle tickets for sale.

 

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The mentoring program is progressing.

 

If you want to become involved with helping our youth and newer members, Please contact Steve A.

 

Help with any of our projects is always appreciated.

 

-        also –

       

If any member is interested in working with tree seedlings and/or helping to plant trees along the

Bosque this spring for Arbor day or as a way to celebrate the start of the America the Beautiful

quarter series, please let me know.

 


 

 

Spring Show Raffle Tickets

 

Raffle tickets are available for the Spring Show.

 

Our dealers have requested that they be available to them before the Holiday buying season, so they were

promptly distributed to them.

 

See Tom S. to get yours to sell.

 

 

 

You don’t need to pay for them right away, just settle with Tom before the next show.

 

Either return unsold tickets, or pay for the ones you sold. It is a great way to show your support for our club.

 

 



 
 
 

 

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