11/19/2025
MCCC October 2025 Meeting Summary
Next meeting is tonight, Wednesday, November 19 !
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 P.M. with a huge crowd of 26 in attendance.
As we do every meeting, we stood, placed our hands over our hearts, faced the flag and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Old Business:
The previous month’s Meeting Summary was unanimously accepted as published.
The previous month’s Treasurer’s Report was unanimously accepted as published.
I read an email from Josh updating us on the 100th Meeting Overstrikes:
“Hey, quick update on the overstrikes. Just letting you know I had already sent the Ike dollars to be overstuck and have already received them back, so they are done. We were crunched for time and I wasn’t sure if he would have them back in time. Maybe next year if we do another overstike we will tell everyone in advance to bring in extra coins to strike if they want. Also, I sent Joe at the mint pictures of how I wanted them all overstruck on the reverse. He accidentally struck 9 of them on the obverse, turns out he didn't look a the pics I sent him on the strike placement. So, I figure when it’s time to hand them out we just mix all the Ikes up, and pull tickets so it’s a random draw of who receives what. By the way, the strikes came out great on all types! You guys will love it! Also, I’m working on an insert for the flips I’m putting the coins in - the flips will then accompany the original mint envelopes. If you can relay this info to the guys and gals that would be great, as I cannot make the meeting tomorrow - I have a gig with one of the bands I’m in and have practice tomorrow night. Thanks Dave, Josh”
The 100th meeting souvenirs will be awarded to each member or member family that is in good standing, with the costs being absorbed by the club. Our 100th meeting occurs in November of this year.
New Business:
None was discussed.
Upcoming coin shows:
Rockford – October 19
Elgin – October 26
Milwaukee – November 2
Countryside – November 9
Springfield – November 9
Stuart, as always, gave an excellent presentation called "The Recovery and Conservation of French Explorer LaSalle's Ship, The Belle”. He unveiled the secret about a coin found on the ship that was originally thought to be an Ancient Roman Coin – it turned out to be a Jeton.
Upcoming Presentations:
Charles will be giving a presentation at our January meeting regarding “Collecting, Estate, Inheritance, Selling and Taxes”. As we are all getting older by the day, this presentation should lead us into some great discussions.
Our “Sell Table” as always, was once again very active this meeting with lots of top-quality material available for purchase. The table is open to all members with all proceeds going to the seller.
As usual, the show and tell was filled with many diverse items. I literally learn something new every month from the show and tell and hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do.
Note: Quite a few people did some excellent research and presented their findings when it was their turn to show their item(s). Nice job everyone!
Following are the items that were presented:
I brought in two rainbow toned coins – a Morgan Dollar in an old ANACS “Shoebox” holder and a Lincoln Cent graded by PCGS,
Phil B. had with him an 1861 copper Victoria 1 Cent Coin from Nova Scotia,
Red brandished some Playing Card Money,
Chuck displayed a nice 1803 ½ Cent and some “Sister Jean” memorabilia,
Peter S. Josh trotted out some silver and gold coins,
Jim H. put out some beautiful Goldbacks – 1/1000 1st issues,
Soo showed off her VF 1966 Nickel,
Phil M. brought in a 2004 Spanish 10 Euro coin,
John Z. exhibited an 1899 $2 Silver Certificate “Mini Porthole”,
Kris W. presented a 1482-1506 1 Groat,
Jim R. unveiled a superb 2025-W Silver Dollar with a laser etched Privy Mark,
Last but not least, John K. revealed his Louis Braille Commemorative Silver Dollar.
After the show and tell we enjoyed some social time.
After socializing we held our standard “General Raffle” which was followed by our “Members Only” raffle. The “Members Only” raffle is open to all members in good standing. One ticket is issued to each individual member, or anyone holding a family membership and is issued at no charge. The winner receives a 1 oz. .999 fine American Silver Eagle or equivalent. The prize more than covers the annual membership fee!
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:45 P.M.
Please sign up to do a presentation at a future meeting - a presentation can be as short as a few minutes and can be on the subject of your choosing. You do not need to be an expert on the subject - part of the beauty of doing a presentation is in researching the subject and then passing on your new- found knowledge to the rest of the group. Try it and you will find it to be as rewarding to you as it is to the rest of the club members. Every single club member has the ability to teach the rest of us something we don’t already know! Who’s up next? Sign up now!
Next meeting – Wednesday December 17th! Mark your calendars! This will be our “Pizza Party and Member Auction” meeting that you don’t want to miss. Each member can bring in up to 5 items to auction with all proceeds going to the consignor. Start getting your items ready because I, for one, am looking to buy some coins!
