January 14, 2025 – Club Auction January 28, 2025 – We will start the New Year off right with long time club member Mike Dennany as our first Educational Forum speaker. February 11, 2025 – Club Auction February 25, 2025 – Educational Forum March 11, 2025 – Club Auction March 25, 2025 – Educational Forum…
The event will take place on May 7-10, 2025, at the Kalamazoo Expo Center. Two clubs will host the 2025 MSNS Spring convention: theKalamazoo Numismatic Club and the Grand RapidsArea Coin Club. The two hosts will split roughly $3,250 for the duties entrusted to them over the three-day convention. Dean Cugliotta will be acting as…
The past year has been exceptionally successful for our club. Spring and fall shows were strong for both buyers and dealers. The club membership continues to grow, with more people coming to the regular meetings and making use of our great library. The auctions offered a diverse range of material, and the educational evenings were…
Remember, that any weather event (snow, ice, fog) that causes school cancellations will also cancel Kalamazoo Coin Club Meetings. Let’s stay safe!
Jaden Boyd – Ancient Roman Currency
By Linda CugloittaEvent Coordinator We have a lot of nice items donated for our kids’ auction. This is my second year running this event for the Kalamazoo Numismatic Club. We have a ton of fun! We always need a couple volunteers to help assist in the auction. If you have not been to a youth…
By Dean Cugloitta, Jr.KNC LM-82 We see the answer, the correct route, the clear path, yet we_________. Fill in the blank. Once again, I quote an old friend “A man with a hobby gets to live two lives,”– Russell Barr What are you currently collecting? Are you still stacking silver amid the rising markets? Is…
At our August auction night, we welcomed board members from the Michigan State Numismatic Society. Steve Freidman opened up by sharing the Society’s desire to have their 2025 Spring MSNS Coin Convention in Kalamazoo. Many more details to follow. This is what we know: Daily: Five members from each host club will run a welcome…
Both outgoing and incoming: We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all of the elected and appointed Officers along with the Board of Directors who have faithfully served the Kalamazoo Numismatic Club over the past two years. As a result of your efforts, we have grown and prospered in many ways. We now…
The KNC board has been hard at work updating the KNC Constitution & By-Laws. We’re proud to say it’s ready for members to review! Please review the document by clicking the button below: Be ready to vote on it’s adoption the first meeting in July!
By Dean Cugloitta, Jr. “It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask” Over the past two years, I have rarely interacted with a bank teller. It’s often just a machine. After the pandemic, ATM machines replaced the three spots where the tellers stood. Every time I enter the credit union, I ask for $2 notes. Sometimes they have…
Our club was fortunate to have Jeff Tryka speak about U.S. currency. We had to cancel our January meeting due to inclement weather. So, it was great to have him reschedule with our club. Jeff took us on a tour of bank notes from 1776 shillings to modern day Federal Reserve notes. His knowledge was…
By Bob Webster The bus trip to the Michigan State Numismatic Society show on November 18, was a great time. In addition to all the dealers with their wares to sell, there were numismatic displays to check out, as well as some training sessions. There was one that I personally attended, which was “Using Technology…
Former club librarian, U.S. Navy veteran, and beloved friend, the late Stan Rop had an interest in short-snorter notes. A note from his personal collection will be auctioned on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 7:00 pm. What is a short-snorter? USarmytimes.com: A short-snorter was a single or series of bank notes upon which friends and…
By Ron Gammill If you are a large cent collector and you collect the middle date series (1816-1839), you will run up against several very difficult varieties that you might just dream of adding to your collection because of their rarity and cost. In fact, you might be looking for a variety that was only…
*0800 – Depart Oakland Park & Ride, Exit 75, I-94W0845 – (Central Time) Food/rest stop in Burns Harbor, IN1000 – (Central Time) Arrive at convention center*1700 – (Central Time) Depart convention center1830 – (Central Time) Food/rest stop in Burns Harbor, IN2100 – Arrive at Oakland Park & Ride, Exit 75, I-94E Note: Indiana and Chicago…
April 6 – Kalamazoo Spring Coin Show, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Expo CenterApril 7 – Royal Oak Club Spring Coin Show, Livonia, MIApril 12-14 – Michigan State Numismatic Society Spring Show, Warren, Macomb Community CollegeApril 20 – Grand Rapids Coin Show, Grandville, Neil Fonger American LegionApril 28 – Redford Coin Show, Livonia, MIMay 1-4 – Central States…
Greetings Coin Club Members Here we are at the end of the 1st Quarter of 2024 already. Time is going fast as usual. Our club keeps things rolling at a great pace. Monthly auctions seem to be a big interest for everyone. I am so amazed at how many lots of interesting numismatic stuff gets…
First attested in English in 1829, the word “numismatics” comes from the adjective “numismatic,” meaning “of coins.” It was borrowed in 1792 from French “numismatique,” itself a derivation from Late Latin “numismatis,” genitive of “numisma,” a variant of “nomisma,” meaning “coin.” “Nomisma” is a Latinization of the Greek νόμισμα (nomisma) which means “current coin/custom,” which…