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SkyMan Guest
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If you have a coin club in your general geographic area I highly recommend that you join it. In October of last year I joined the Peninsula Coin Club. We meet once a month, and it has been a very enjoyable experience. I'm the only one that has the toning Jones bad, but some of the other collectors have introduced me to other aspects of the hobby that are quite fun... Capped Bust quarters, Medals, Latin American coinage, Ancient coinage, Medieval coinage etc. It seems the niche I'm working on introducing the others to right now is cameo proof Frankies, and to a lesser extent toners. While a fair amount of the stuff brought in for show and tell is fairly ho hum, there are at least two people that EVERY time bring some very cool material, one is into medals and the other is into capped bust quarters. Last night the medals guy brought in some medals commemorating the Allied (suicide) raid on the German naval base in Zeebruge (spelling?) Belgium in 1918. The capped bust guy brought in an 1827/3 NGC PR 64 (restrike) quarter. I brought in a couple high grade 1963 ultra cameo Frankies to show the difference between generic ultra cameo and Monster ultra cameo contrast. So, get on out there and JOIN your local coin club, it's fun and you just never know what you'll be introduced to!
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kryptonitecomics TCCS founding member 
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I have been thinking about joining one since reading QDB reent article on the subject in Coin World........now I just have to find one local 
____________________ Kryptonitecomics "AKA" Shane" "Give me color or give me death, white is only good for copy paper!!!!" 
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TONERS TCCS founding member 
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I've can't find a club within a hundred miles of hometown, I really miss the meetings. I was a member of the Cape Fear Coin Club near Fort Bragg for a couple of years and it was a great experience and I miss it. Allen
____________________ Toned coins is not just a Hobby it is a Passion. Field Artillery, King of Battle |
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kryptonitecomics TCCS founding member
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Hey I found a local club and it's only been around since 1955  As luck would have it they are meeting tonight so guess who is going   http://www.centralfloridacoinclub.org/
____________________ Kryptonitecomics "AKA" Shane" "Give me color or give me death, white is only good for copy paper!!!!"
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kryptonitecomics TCCS founding member
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Well I went to the local coin club meeting for the first time yesterday  I was surprised to see how many folks were there....I would estimate 80. It was YN night so there were probably about 10 kids that attended with there parents which I thought was nice. I must so I didn't know what to expect and the meeting was different that I imagined maybe because I am use to the TCCS meetings where show and tell is a large fun segment. I didn't know anyone so I think that zapped some of the enjoyment out of it for me, but if I become a regular that that shouldn't be a problem going forward. I don't consider myself a super advanced collector but I felt like one at this meeting. That not to say that there weren't some serious and knowledgeable collectors in attendance as I am sure there were, I just didn't see any coins being shown around that looked different then what I would see at a small brick and mortar shop or flea market. By that I mean tons of avg circulated stuff like walkers, Morgans, Peace Dollars, Frankies etc. I am certainly not a coin snob and I understand that you don't have to collect plastic to be a true collector but again.....I am used to seeing some pretty amazing stuff at the TCCS meetings so maybe my standards scale needs to be calibrated a bit. There was a show and tell and I had something to show but didn't know what the procedure was so I raised my hand and was acknowledged but then before I could figure out how I was going to be able to show a coin to the whole room they skipped past me to someone who had a tell. I don't remember what he told us but I was a little confused by the whole process. They had many drawings for prizes via raffle tickets which I thought was a nice idea. hey also recognized new members of which I was one of two and called us up and gave us a free uncirculated State Quarter. I would say that close to half of the meeting was taken up by the club auctioning off 48 lots....which seemed to go on forever. I had $0 dollars with me so I could not participate but maybe next time. The underlying theme for the auction was that nobody was buying Silver at these prices All of the ASE and other silver coins for sale did not meet opening bid. Again the coins for auction were very common generic coins as you might expect because I believe all of the items were donated to the club to raise money to support club activities. I was surprised to not see one slabbed coin the entire time I was there so I was a little hesitant to open my case up and show what I had but a few folks asked about my area of collecting and once I explained, they seemed interested in seeing what was in the case. I got the sense that none of them had ever seen coins like I had and they seemed to be quite impressed by the color and quality of the coins. One member noted that eye appeal is the most important aspect of collecting and I quickly agreed . Towards the end there were several folks set up selling coins out of cases.....member/dealers I suppose and as I stopped to view what they had I inquired about them having toned coins. Each looked puzzled like the weren't entirely sure what I was looking for until I mentioned rainbow toned. One dealer stated that I would have to fight with a collector up in Jacksonville to get my hands on toned material as he was willing to pay hundreds for nicely toned coins. I had a small chuckle to myself thinking how much I had paid for many of my coins and then told the dealer that I was an active buyer at higher price levels then that depending on the quality of the coins. I should him a few Morgans and he stated he did not get toned material like I had....ever but that he would keep an eye out for me.All and all it was an interesting experience and I do plan on attending the meetings regularly to see how it goes. I do feel like I can add a lot to the club as far as toned coin education etc so at least I can be a participating Member of the club.
____________________ Kryptonitecomics "AKA" Shane" "Give me color or give me death, white is only good for copy paper!!!!"
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SkyMan Guest
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It took me going to several meetings to get into the hang of our local club. There are probably about 40 members of our club, with something like 12-15 showing up at any given meeting. Of these 12-15 there are 8-10 who show up pretty regularly. Show and tell is a big part of our meeting. There's also a small quiz part with 3 questions, with the questions getting progressively harder. Like I said, most of the stuff I see is pretty generic, but there are always some fun (not necessarily expensive) surprises. I'm surprised there's no plastic at your meetings. After all it would seem that the greater Orlando area would have enough population to generate that sort of collecting public. Probably about 15-20% of the stuff shown at our meetings is slabbed, and some of it is quite rare. Instead of auctioning stuff off we raffle it off, which I suspect saves time over the auctioning process. While there is one dealer who shows up from time to time, nobody does any dealing at our meeting.
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kryptonitecomics TCCS founding member
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When I walked in there were about 10 dealer/members with cases on tables .....selling coins. Then while the meeting was going on others continue to deal which I guess is against the rules since someone yelled at them They also had something where they drew a name and the person drawn gets to pick and envelope. They then auction off the envelope and the person drawn can keep the money for the envelope or what's in the envelope. I wouldn't be as concerned about the lack of plastic but I didn't see anything but generic circulated coins floating around but again........too early to tell off of just one meeting. agree that with the population of collectors in Orlando......there has to be some more advanced collectors 
____________________ Kryptonitecomics "AKA" Shane" "Give me color or give me death, white is only good for copy paper!!!!"
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just carl Member
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That is so great to hear that there are places where coin clubs are possible and work well. Around where I live there are a few coin clubs but not many people are willing to join and then the ones that do join avoid giving out any personal information. Even at coin shows dealers and collectors attempt to avoid giving out any personal information. Credit cards and personal checks are avoided if at all possible and use cash as much as possible. I've seen many people pull out thousands in bills to avoid having to use anything with personal information. Most people avoid any mail to thier house with the mention of coins, stamps, guns, etc. Those that do use a post office box. I live in a high crime city and advertising of coin collecting is like saying rob me, rob me. I've got a few freinds and neighbors that have learned that the hard way. One dealer at a coin show told me he was followed for many miles from the show but he had this trick of knowing where a police station was and pulling into their parking lot after each show. So again, congradulatioins on having the ability of coin clubs.
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Rc-toners Guest
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Great story :) I thought it was funny how I have gotten similar reactions at all my local b&m shops. When I first moved here I went to all the coin shops around asking for toned morgans. I brought in a few of mine and got literally the same thing you got. The first dealer said some guy up in somewhere bought all his toned coins so I would have to compete with him. The second dealer told me if I was looking for toned coins to stick them in the window. The third said if he ever got any in he would want alot of money for them. I showed a few of my ogh toners to one dealer who looked at the holders as if they were from outer space, I am not sure what that was all about. Anyway great story, it would be great to keep this updated after each one you attend.
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jeffk Member 
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I'm enjoying this post very much, and segments of each member's experience are exactly like mine have been since I started going to my local club 8 months ago. Every meeting the focus is an auction and it's been a GREAT place to move some of my oldest and least relevant material. Not a slight on the club members buying, but if it isn't toned, it's got to go and they have absolutely loved the stuff I put up. They really bug out when I start the auction at 99 cents, everybody else is setting their auction reserves at just below retail. But out of an abundance of caution on the issue of security, I haven't mentioned word one about my collection. Though I have been trying to get the president of the club, also a local dealer on board the toned coin train. But was surprised by his response when I showed him some monster mint sets - - he wasn't even sure how to tilt the boards or position the coins in the light to show off the colors. It has been fascinating to observe. Jeff
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