Our educational presentation for the 4th Quarter was presented by a new, and welcomed, member to our club, Ernie Nagy. As a new member to our club, I asked Ernie for a little background on his numismatic interests. “I started collecting Lincoln Cents when I received a blue Whitman folder for my birthday in 1962….
By: Tony Cool, LM 90 The inventory for the library is now complete and posted on the inside door of the cabinet. With the help of the past librarian, Cary Miller, we pulled old, outdated books. These books were each analyzed for content, and we kept the better book in the library. If there were…
Now, let me thank Dean and Darryl for their excellent work and delivery of our previous KNC Newsletters. Also, a big thank you to Kyle for the distribution and inclusion of the newsletter on our website. They all have done an excellent job. I also want everyone to understand that both Dean and Darryl will…
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 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!
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!
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…
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…
*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…
December 9, 2023 Our club members volunteer time, attend meetings, write articles, and give presentations for tickets which enter them into the end-of-the-year drawing. If you are lucky, and your ticket is drawn, you will receive one of three amazing gifts. This year it was a 2023 1/10 oz. Gold Eagle, a 2023 10 oz….
We are the only coin club in the state to have a library. This is much more than a rolling cabinet of books. Take some time at our next meeting to peruse the numismatic material in our library. We have books, DVDs, and up-to-date price guides for many things you just might collect. Topics include:…
January 29 – Redford Coin Show, Livonia, Elks LodgeFebruary 10 – Grand Rapids Coin Show, Grandville, Neil Fonger American LegionFebruary 18 – Polish American Numismatic Society Coin Show, TroyMarch 9 – Grand Rapids Coin Show, Grandville, Neil Fonger American LegionApril 6 – Kalamazoo Spring Coin Show, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Expo Center2900 Lake StreetKalamazoo, MI 49048Dealers ~…
2024 MEMBERSHIP DUES Reminder to everyone except for lifetime members that the board approved an increase in cost for 2024 club membership. Junior Members will be $2.00. Senior Members will be $12.00. Feel free to pay your membership dues to the club secretary at any time. Deadline for 2024 membership dues is March 31, 2024….
June 2023 Education Meeting – presented by Cary Miller, our club librarian. What a great presentation with lots of information to share with the club. From Cary Miller: “The title of my presentation was ‘Tokens, medals & other numismatic curiosities’. I covered many different tokens & medals. It was a great experience researching them. My…