Ontario County Coin Club

06/05/2026

Ontario County Coin Club Raffle Sunday June 7th at the Elks Lodge in Canandaigua, doors open at 1 pm. Tickets still available starting at $1!

06/05/2026

The next OCCC Meeting is this Sunday June 7th at the Elks Lodge, 19 Niagara Street, Canandaigua. Doors open at 1 pm for Networking, the meeting starts at 2 pm.

Raffle tickets will be sold before and during the meeting with the Raffle being held before the auction.

Raffle Tickets are at $1 per ticket or 10 tickets for $5! There are five prizes drawn in order:

Many thanks to Smitty's Cards and Coins for the (1) Silver Library of Congress Commemorative Dollar, (2) 1983 & 1984 Silver Proof Olympic Commemorative Set, (3) Silver and Special Mint Sets and (4) 2002 West Point Proof Silver Eagle. And thanks to PDS Coins for the (5) 2025 West Point Eagle with Privy Mark!

06/05/2026

Golds galore🏅This gorgeous group of 1907 $10 Gold Certificates just came in on consignment.. These well-preserved beauties are consecutive, making for a truly exciting group. Find these lovely notes in one of our upcoming auctions 💸

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

1883 Liberty Head Nickel, No Cents Object # 108 ANA 2023.4.47

Introduced on January 30, 1883, the Liberty Head nickel replaced the Shield nickel as America’s circulating five-cent coin. Designed by Charles E. Barber, the new coin featured a Roman numeral “V” on the reverse – but notably omitted the word “cents.” That omission quickly caused trouble: opportunists gold-plated the coins, sometimes even adding reeded edges for better accuracy, and passed them as $5 gold pieces, nicknamed “Racketeer Nickels.” Later that same year, the design was revised to add the word CENTS.

Composed of 25% nickel, the nickel coin paved the way for the metal’s growing industrial importance. First used to replace the silver half disme, nickel would later become a defining component of modern American coinage, eventually replacing silver in circulating coins entirely.

💬 If a coin’s design can make fraud easier, where does responsibility lie – with counterfeiters or with the people who designed the coin?

Follow along each week day as we spotlight one American coin, token, or note for every year of our nation’s independence.🪙 🇺🇸

Explore the collection so far:
https://www.money.org/money-museum/america250/

06/03/2026

Note of the Day: For , we’re showcasing amazing paper money from every state on Wednesdays. For Massachusetts, here are a pair of Specimens from the only National Gold Bank chartered outside of California. They realized $74,750 at a Heritage Auctions Currency sale in 2011, and you can learn more about them here: https://tinyurl.com/yrzrz3mj

06/03/2026

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06/03/2026

https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/06/02/notre-dame-roman-coin-emperor-constantine-discovery/

A heavily corroded bronze coin bearing the face of Roman Emperor Constantine has been discovered four metres beneath the Notre-Dame Cathedral courtyard, anchoring a stunning timeline that stretches from antiquity to the Middle Ages.

06/03/2026

This lovely trio of Louisiana Obsoletes just came in on consignment ✨ These 1862 dated notes from The Bank of Louisiana can be found in our next Obsolete Showcase Auction 🔍 Which one is your favorite?

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