Presidents Message

Hemet Coin Club

THE BEST LITTLE COIN CLUB IN

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

March 2021

We will be having our first live meeting in over a year this month!

The meeting will start at 12:30 on 21 April 2021 at our usual picnic pavilion at Mary Henley Park at 801 Kirby Str. Hemet .

A meeting agenda is attached to the email version of this newsletter and I will have additional copies available at the meeting

Show and Tell is encouraged but please keep the presentations to a reasonable size.

Remember that we must adhere to all the Covid-19 protocols!
It is required that if you are going to attend that you have completed your Covid- 19 vaccination(s).
Masks will still be required.
There will be no food or beverages provided, you must bring what you may require for yourself and not share.
Seating is limited at the pavilion. It is recommended that you bring some type of lawn chair so that we can maintain 6 ft. distancing from other members.

Mark your calendars!

Dennis Hogan (Hemet Numismatists Club President)

December 2020

Presidents Message: A Very Merry Christmas to Everyone! 

The year has come and almost gone. It does not look like we will be having any person-to-person meeting’s very soon. We will be having our second telephone meeting on Wednesday, December 16th at 1:30 pm. I hope everyone can join us.

I have presented the President’s Award to three special people. These folks have been working hard as members, officers and board members for a number of years and deserve recognition.

First is Ellen Busby. Ellen has been a Director for ever and we are lost for a raffle coordinator in her absence. Ellen does a great job of serving on the Board and conducting our raffles. Thank You, Ellen.

Second is Rafael Flores our treasurer. Rafael keeps our money straight and our dues collected. Thank You Rafael.

Third is the mainstay of our club, Jim Phillips. Jim acts as our corresponding secretary, recording secretary, newsletter editor, and he either gets a program or provides one. Jim is a key member of the Hemet Coin Club and holds it all together. Thank You Jim.

Stay safe, keep your distance and wear a mask. See you all next year. Dennis Hogan, President

June 2020

Greetings Everyone, 
Hope this letter finds everyone healthy and happy. These times are certainly strange. One of these months we will actually be able to have a live meeting. I know I miss everyone. The month seems hallow with out going to at least one coin club meeting. This is a great time to work on our collections. I however had a water leak in the concrete floor. It happened in my den, so all my coins are packed away in the garage waiting for recovery of my den. 

Some of the stores are open now and people are starting to move around. I hope this does not cause another spread of the virus. I was able to get a hair cut after two months. Yikes it feels good. Well everyone stay healthy and keep your families safe. Best wishes and good coin hunting, Dennis 

May 2020

Greetings Everyone
This old virus sure has messed up the world. My hair is growing so long the dog catcher told me to get a license. Who in the world knows when we will get back to normal, if ever? More and more people are buying off the internet, it’s almost the only way to get coins and currency. A couple years ago we had four- coin shops in Hemet, now we have one and they really only buy coins. This will be our second month without a meeting. Jim is trying to put something together on line. If not, perhaps we can do a conference call. I hope you and your family and friends stay safe and healthy.

Dennis

April 2020

Greetings Everyone:
It looks like we have another month without having a meeting at the Provident Bank. This virus has us in some real dilemmas. Who knows how long it will last. In the mean time it’s a great time to work on your coin collections. I’ve been going thru my various folders and albums. I found several things I forgot I had. I’m also taking an inventory of my incomplete folders with hopes of filling in the missing coins. Let me remind everyone, stay home and be safe, wear a mask when you go out and keep your distance, 6’! 

Dennis

March 2020

Greetings Everyone.
Every coin in your collecting is harboring historical facts. Money is one of the earliest inventions of civilization. Before money, bartering was how business was conducted. Bartering was merely a relationship be- tween two people each who have something the other wants. The most common example of primitive exchange (money) is shells. Early Ameri- can settlers used wampum and furs for exchange of goods. The earliest currency used occurs in Egypt in the third Millennium BC consisting of gold bars. The one thing money does throughout civilization is trace our history. This May 2nd we have the opportunity to learn some history related to coins. CSNA, coordi- nated by Our own Jim Philips, will present an Educational Symposium in the nearby Carlsbad Library. Topics include: “Civil War Money-is it collectable?”, “Collecting Mil- itary Payment Certificates”, “The Development of the Alphabet as Seen on Ancient Coins” and “A Spouse’s Guide to Understanding and Living with a Coin Collector.” Mark your calendars. We can carpool to the symposium.

February 2020

Hello Everyone, it’s hard to believe we are into the second month of the year. February rolled around too fast. I started collecting large cents awhile back but only have a few to date. The Large Cent is arguably the most popular type of US Coin for collectors to get their hands on. Being that these were some of the first coins to have ever been the official coinage of the United States. Though these coins were first put into production during the early 1790s, they contin- ued rolling off the presses until the middle of the 19th century. This means that every year from 1793 to 1857 (except 1815) the Large Cent was one of the most heavily produced coins by the US Mint. (Source J M Bullion)  

Phil De Augustino and I will be attending the Long beach Expo, coin show. We are District Representatives for ANA. Stop by booth 759 and say hello. The show runs Feb 20 thru 22 at the Long Beach Convention Center. If you have never been to a coin show this is a real good one with 500 vendors for coins, stamps and sports collectibles. 

Mark your calendars for May 2nd 2020, CSNA’s 52nd Annual Southern Educational Symposium. Four great speakers on various numismatic topics. Coordinated by our own Jim Phillips.  

Here’s hoping your collections grow in size and value in the upcoming years. 

We mourn the loss of our Recording Secretary and Board Member, Bill Pearson. Rest in Peace Bill. We will all miss you.

January 2020

Our new President, Dennis Hogan, jumped right into his job with his own “Presidents Message” section so I will be dropping this section starting with the February issue. Thank you, it will save me some time and typing! If there are any items that need to be addressed I will be putting them in the “Announcements” or “Presidents Message” sections. There is a plan to have a Board meeting prior to the next General meeting to work out a few items and we hope to have any club changes ready to announce at the next General meeting.  

A quick Thank You! to Rafael Flores for making such nice arrangements for the Christ- mas Luncheon. Thank You, also, to El Zarape for an excellent luncheon event!   Additionally, for those that don’t know, El Zarape provided meals to help feed the fami- lies that were left homeless after the recent deadly Hemet apartment fire. Thank You, El Zarape for your community support! For anyone so inclined, I am sure that El Zarape would appreciate any favorable Yelp review you would care to leave.  

I think I will wrap this up and get the newsletter posted tonight and I hope to see every- one next week! 

December 2019

Well, we are into the first week of the Holiday season! I went to my first party yesterday and have 4 more before January. Last month we held our elections but we are still in need of a Vice-President. If anybody out there wants to volunteer please! let me know.  

Next week we will have our Christmas Luncheon at El Zarape and I am hoping to see everybody there. We have told the restaurant to expect around 20 (which is what we had last year) and since we are a small enough group they didn’t need us to make any specific reservations So feel free to come whether you have signed up or not. Last month I did the same Fractional Currency lecture for San Bernardino as I did for us and got a really good response. My next big project is the Educational Symposium in May and I have been spending a fair amount of time with e-mails and such getting at least some of the details handled. For those of you that signed up, I will see you at Bob’s birthday party in a couple days otherwise I will see you in about 10 days at the club luncheon. As soon as we get the new Board installed we will probably be making some small changes to try to get everything working smoothly for the new President so I expect we will be having either a Board meeting or at least e-mail correspondence prior to January’s meeting. If there are any concerns that you think the new Board needs to address feel free to send me an e-mail at jimjumper83@gmail.com. Till then stay dry and be careful driving in the rain!

November 2019

Well its been a busy month. As I am writing this I just received confirmation of my fourth, and final, Education Symposium speaker. Then I will also be doing our club program and then the next night doing the same program for San Bernardino. And somewhere in there are Veterans Day and Thanksgiving holidays! 

In addition to my program, we will also be holding Officer and Board member elections. We, currently, only have one contested position but we have had no nominees for the position of Vice-President! If anyone would like to volunteer for this position it would be greatly appreciated. Come see me please! 

Rafael will be taking sign ups for the Christmas luncheon and there is more information above. 

Lastly, don’t forget that Dec.13-15 is the CSNA Coin Show in Arcadia. There are more details in the “Calendar” section. 

I will see you all next week and until then, drive careful out there. The driving is (still!) a little crazy with the new lane dividers going in on Florida Ave.!

October 2019

Since it is October and Halloween time, I may have been a little ambitious with the content of this newsletter. So in the interest of brevity, I just want to remind everyone that this month is our White Elephant Sale, take a look around for any items you wish to donate (doesn’t need to be numismatic related) and the club will benefit from your generosity!  

I would also like to solicit anyone that wishes to be a Club Officer or Board member to please let me know and we will make your wishes known! We are always looking for people to fill Officer positions for the club! 

I will see you all next week for the White elephant Sale. Until then, drive careful out there. The driving is a little crazy with the new lane dividers going in on Florida Ave.!

September 2019

It has been a busy month! I would like to give my own Thanks! to Dr. Fagaly for last months presentation. It was appreciated!

As I mentioned above, we did not have any winners at the Gold Drawing this year, but we did raise $100 in contributions to the club. So, Well Done, and we’ll try again next year!

As some of you know, I don’t generally “toot my own horn” as the saying goes, but at the recent Golden State Coin Show, NASC saw fit to present me with the Richard P. Goodson Award for 2019. It is quite an honor and, as my local club, you are the ones that keep my interest in numismatics focused. Thank You!

I will see you all next week for the Ice Cream Social. It is supposed to be warming up again so it may be a good day for it! In the mean- time, drive careful out there. It gets a little crazy as the snowbirds arrive in Hemet during the fall months!

August 2019

As I noted above, we have a distinguished guest speaker for this month, Dr. Robert Fagaly! I would encourage everyone to attend and bring your friends. It is unusual for us to have this caliber of a speaker and I would like him to leave feeling welcomed. I have pro- vided Dr. Fagalys’ personal background and some topic information in the “Announcements” above so I will leave it here so as not to be redundant. But I would like to offer my appreciation and Thanks! to Dr. Fagaly for his volunteering to lecture. It Is appreciated!

Don’t forget that the Golden State Coin Show is this month, 23-25 August. I will be at- tending the Saturday morning NASC Board meeting, the evening banquet, and then returning Sunday afternoon for the Gold Coin drawing so that will be a very busy dri- ving weekend. If anyone has any input for NASC, Phil is our club representative and I am sure he will pass on any ideas or suggestions.

I was pleasantly surprised at the attendance last month, especially the number of guests. If I am not mistaken, it would appear that Phil DeAugustino has been working hard at attracting new members and it appears to be paying dividends. Thanks, Phil!

I apologize in advance for the lateness of this newsletter. In the last 24 hours, I have had to repair the 3-point hitch on my tractor and replace the starter/starter solenoid. Dispatched a rattlesnake last night in the dark. And still had to find some time to handle a few NASC and CSNA chores! Oh, and that pesky job thing! Anyway, I think I will have this on the wire shortly so I hope to see everyone next week for what promises to be an informative presentation!

July 2019

As usual, I have been super busy this month with commitments since it is the summertime and everybody likes to plan their events when we have reliably good weather. I noted a couple of things above for discussion at this meeting and we will have Phil giving a program on Silver Certificates so we should be able to keep busy and informative during the July meeting.  The Coinarama Coin Show is this coming weekend and I also will be attending the San Diego Paper Money Club meeting this week so I certainly have enough to keep me occupied. Don’t forget that the Golden State Coin Show is next month, 23-25 August. I will be attending the Saturday morning NASC Board meeting and then returning Sunday afternoon for the Gold Coin drawing so that will also be a busy weekend. If anyone has any input for NASC, Phil is our club representative and I am sure he will pass on any ideas or suggestions. NASC also recently released a new “Speakers Bureau” listing of local SoCal speakers (at NASC.net) so I will be attempting to entice a couple of speakers to come to our meetings. Since we meet during the day, sometimes that becomes a bit problematic for speakers with day jobs, but there are enough retired speakers that I think I can find a couple willing to make the trip.  I will finish this issue on that note, hope to see everyone next week and I should have this sent out by morning!

June 2019

I don’t have a whole lot to report this month since last month was our Annual Picnic. I was impressed with the new park that we chose for the event this year. While I still recognize that Gibbell Park is essentially a memorial park, the number of vagrants that populate there have made the park a bit untenable for its original purpose. I’ll take an informal survey at this meeting to see if the general consensus is to continue to use Mary Henley Park. In finishing, I would like to personally thank Rafael for his efforts to put on a nice event. “Thanks!” Our program this month is to have a group “Show and Tell” since its been 2 months since we had one at a club meeting. I figured we should plenty of items after that long to keep us busy!  I think I will wrap this issue and, as usual, I hope to see everybody next week. Drive careful out there, this seems to have been exceptionally bad spell of stupid drivers out there recently!

May 2019

This month is our Annual Picnic so I will keep this short. I usually have a good time at the picnic since I don’t have to do too much! Some “Thank You's” however need to be mentioned.  

First, a big Thanks! to Dennis, Rafael, and Phil for so capably handling the Super Auction. If anyone bought or sold anything be sure to thank them for a job well done.  

Second, we all should give Phil a “Good Job!” for set- ting up and manning a display table at the Hemet Library during “Coin Week”. It can get rather tedious sitting all day plus he had to forgo attending the CSNA Educational Symposium on Sat- urday. Thank You, for representing the club! He also managed to get us some excellent press via an article in the local paper! Looking forward to hearing about it at the picnic!  Third, and lastly, make sure to thank Rafael for organizing the Picnic (Again!) this year. We have become so used to him doing it every year that we sometimes take it for granted. Be sure to say “Thank You!” at the picnic. 

This has been a busy week so I will stop now and will be looking forward to the picnic next week. Be careful out there everyone!

April 2019

A couple of quick notes just so I can get this issue out the door. This month is our annual Super Auction. I have attached the list of auction items with this newsletter. If you are receiving this electronically it is a second attachment. For those receiving hard copy it should be included. We currently have around 65-70 items listed with a large variety, so we should have a little bit for everybody. I believe there may also be a few more items that weren’t received in time to get added to this list. For anyone that has items they would like to sell please feel free to bring them and we will add them to the items to be sold. I would like to say “Thanks!” to Ken Busby in advance. He is our auctioneer and has been for some years now. I also would like to thank Rafael as well, since he is the one stuck doing all the figures to get everyone paid at the end of the day. You might consider thanking them yourself as well! (Hint, Hint)  
Just a reminder, I will have Gold coin drawing tickets available at this meeting and all the way up to the drawing in August. 
I am going to wrap this up for now since it is well past my bedtime and I need to get this to the Staples for copying tomorrow. Hope to see everyone there!

March 2019

So I have received “Gold Drawing” tickets and will have them available up until the August NASC Coin Show and drawing. Last year we received tickets only at the last minute so we weren't able to have much club participation. I hope to do a little better this year by getting an early start. We have had really good club success at this raffle and would like to keep the streak going.

I will be doing the program this month and I will be speaking on the subject of Challenge coins. I have a number of these coins and I also know a fair amount of the history and beginnings of them so I will at least try to not bore you!

Next month is our Annual Super Auction and I will have all of the necessary forms for those that don’t have them yet. I will need those forms back prior to the publication of the April newsletter if you wish to have them included with the Master Auction list. I will then send out the list to all members to give everyone a chance to look over what is for auction prior to the sale.

Phil DeAugustino has been doing a number of presentations at the local schools the past couple of months and is planning on setting up a information table at the Library for the ANA “Coin Week”. I am sure he would appreciate any help offered, so if you have any spare time please talk to him and see if you can be of assistance.

Lastly, the CSNA Educational Symposium is coming up and I encourage everyone to attend. These things are really educational and the displays are always a hit!

It’s late, so I think I will stop here and I hope to see everyone at the next meeting!

February 2019

I am running a little late getting this edition of the newsletter out, so I will try to stay on point and keep this short. First, we had a short discussion about changing the meeting time at the last meeting. Discussion was tabled to this meeting to allow me to get it in the newsletter and solicit everyones’ input. We will be having a discus- sion, and possibly a vote, on the subject at this meeting so if you have any opinion and will not be attending make sure one of the Club Officers knows your thoughts on the matter.

I will have submission forms and tags for the April Super Auction at this meeting and will also explain how the auction runs so we can get an early start for everyone. Dues are now due. If you need to get caught up on dues please see Rafael. Once we are past the deadline for dues submission he will compile a membership list and I will trim the newsletter list.

Last, but not least, there is an upcoming Educational Symposium being put on by CSNA (see below). It will be held at the Carson Community Center on April 27th.These symposiums are always excellent and the last one I attended was packed! I know that the San Diego Numismatic Society is again chartering a bus to bring members up from San Diego so I am sure it will be well attended again. I thought I would give everyone advance notice just to get the ball rolling and get it on your calendars! The listing of speakers and subjects is also on both the CSNA (calcoin.org) and NASC (nasc.net) websites.

I am going to wrap this up know so I can get this out by deadline. Hope to see every- body next week and be careful in this rain!

Janaury 2019

So, its the start of the New Year and I hope that everyone enjoyed the holidays! I attended the CSNA Board meeting and Coin Show in December and was pleasantly surprised at the Awards banquet. First, we received 1st Place for “Publication of the Year Award” for the 2018 newsletter. I have to admit I thought we would at least get in the top 3 in the newsletter competition so that wasn’t really a total surprise. However, the CSNA Awards Committee also saw fit to award me with the “CSNA Numismatist of the Year Award”! Now , that was a surprise! That award was accompanied by a gift certificate from Littleton Coin Co. in the amount of $200. I haven’t spent it yet but I plan to in the next week or so. My Thanks! to the Hemet Numismatists and CSNA.

To get the year started, our own Dennis Hogan is going to do
a presentation on Buffalo Nickels. I am looking forward to hearing it and will be bringing my own collection of Buffalo nickels although I just have a basic set without any over- dates or the famous “3 Legged Buffalo”.

Just a reminder that dues are due as of this month, so stop by and see Rafael to get caught up. I hope to see everybody next week, so be careful out there!

December 2018

be a special Christmas gift raffle for all attendees as well as the usual Poinsettia place settings. I hope to see everyone at the Luncheon and until then I’ll just wish everyone a-

“Merry Christmas!”

November 2018

Well, it is finally moving toward the holiday season. Certainly, at least Walmart thinks so! I have confirmed our reservations (18 December at12:00!) and menu at Emillios', for our Christmas Luncheon and will start taking reservations at this next meeting. We have had the event there the last 2 years and have had excellent food and service both times. More info is in the Announcements section above.
Dennis is doing a PowerPoint presentation from a program that originally was for presentation to a group at Valley Wide Recreation plus we will have our usual “Show and Tell” so it should be an interesting and informational afternoon!
As I noted above, we are looking for a new Recording Secretary, so if you want to be involved and have a vote on the Board this is a fairly easy way to do it. Let me know and I will be happy to provide a checklist to get you started!
Ed Jerse has decided to close the Hemet Coin shop next month. We hate to see him go and wish him good luck in the future!
OK, I am going to wrap this up and get it posted. hope to see you all next week

October 2018

So, I did mange to make the very end of last months meeting but really didn’t do anything club-wise other than take some of the gear home. I hope everyone had a good time. I certainly did, attending a puppy training session at the Miramar Consolidated brig and handing over Cath, a cute little Labrador retriever, to the inmates. They will keep me apprised of her progress and hopefully I’ll get to see her graduate.

Sometime in the next week I will confirm our reservations and menu at Emillios, for our Christmas Luncheon and will probably start taking reservations at this meeting. We have had the event there the last 2 years and have had excellent food and service both times. As is usual, the Club will subsidize the meal cost (hint: that’s one reason why we are having this months fundraiser), making this an economical event for everyone.

This month is our White Elephant sale and I hope everybody has been cleaning out the attic, closet, basement, and garage for items that would be worth donating and sell- able. We really try to keep the fundraising activities to a minimum so that it isn’t a dis- traction but this is a once a year event. I will have some items of my own plus I always seem to buy a few things so it should be an entertaining afternoon. Please bring small bills and change if possible so we can make things easy on Rafael. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it! I’ll see everybody there so be careful out there till then!

September 2018

I will not be attending this months meeting since I will be at the Miramar Consolidated Brig. The nice people at Canine Companions for Independence have named a puppy for my wife Cathy and the inmates at the Brig are going to be the ones raising it for service dog work. They asked if I could be there when the puppy is given to them to start her training and of course I said yes. This month is our Annual Ice Cream Social and after last weeks heat wave it certainly sounds like an excellent idea. I am sure that there will be a few “Show and Tell” items on display so there will be plenty to discuss when it comes to coins though! I will be making arrangements for the things that I usually bring to be there so it will be business as usual and I hope everyone has an excellent time! I hope to see everybody in October and I will bring the certificates for our newsletter awards for “Show and Tell”. I will also have a couple of copies of the newsletter when I first started doing it just for comparison!

August 2018

As I write this, I am watching the hills over by Elsinore burn. Com- bined with the Idyllwild fire, and the huge fire in Mendicino, it appears that this fire season will be a record setter! Keep the fire crews in your thoughts and prayers.

This month Dennis Hogan is going to do a presentation about the U.S. Peace dollar. I am sure he has an example or 2 for display and I will be bringing my own collection plus I believe Phill has a couple of these lying around so it should an entertaining and informative lecture.

I will be attending the NASC banquet at the end of the month but this year I will not be attending the next days Gold drawing. I will be selling tickets at the next club meeting however, and will make sure that all tickets sold will be deposited for the drawing. See me if you wish to purchase tickets for the Gold drawing.

The reason I will be attending the NASC Banquet is because we will be receiving an award from the ANA for placing 3rd in the competition for “Best Local Newsletter” for 2017. The competition was tougher this year with more clubs submitting entries so I am particularly glad to have placed!

As a quick note, I seem to have misplaced my Refreshments sign-up list. If anyone knows who has the refreshments this month (or wishes to volunteer?) please let me know so that I know its taken care of. Thanks!

Let me close by saying that I hope everybody is safe and at least trying to stay cool. I’ll see you all the meeting next week!

July 2018

According to our Procedures manual (Yes, we do have one!) this month was to be our Anniversary Luncheon. However, since we postponed the picnic by a month, it was decided to do something different this month. It has been decided to do a pizza luncheon provided by the club and I will be doing a program that I have done for the Upland club a few years ago. It is expected to be hot again so a cool gathering with a little lunch might be just the ticket !  Last month, our picnic seemed to go really well and I would like to thank Rafael for being so flexible with the arrangements. He always seems to come through for the club when needed. Thank You, Rafael! I was very surprised and a bit taken aback by the news of Angus Bruce’s passing. He was the person that welcomed me to the club when I first joined and also filled a couple of Officer slots when I was the President. I considered him my friend and he will be missed by myself and the numismatic world. Lastly, make sure your being careful in this heat and I hope to see everyone next week

June 2108

So this month is our re-scheduled annual Club Picnic and, since its been re-scheduled, I will be able to attend this month. That being said, Rafael was able to adjust the park reservation to this month and was able to put everything else off till this month so I am sure that everything will go smoothly. Thank You Rafael for being so accom- modating! I will be there with all the usual club stuff and will have the club banner so that we can take a group photo. It also appears that the weather, while hot, will be a bit more appropriate for a picnic also.

I hope to see everyone next week!

May 2018

So this month is our annual Club Picnic and, as luck would have it, I will not be in attendance. However, I do have an excellent reason for not being there. I reported last month that Kay, our service dog in-training, had been released and placed with a wonderful couple from Mira Mesa. They have decided that they would like to meet all of the wonderful people that have been an influence on Kay’s life and training and decided to throw Kay a “Welcome to the Family” party. And not just a party. They are having a luncheon at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club where they are members. So, I hope you’ll understand if I pass up the Club Picnic in favor of the Yacht Club!

That being said, I know that Rafael has been making preparations for the picnic for some time now so I am sure that everything will go smoothly. There may be some lo- gistical problems on my end, since I have so much of the club stuff, but I am currently trying to work that out and hope to have everything taken care of before the event. If anyone wishes to volunteer to deliver some of the equipment or the cooler to the picnic let me know at 951-551-9480 or jimjumper@hughes.net and it would be greatly appre- ciated!I hope that everyone has a good time and I plan on seeing everyone in June!

April 2018

Well, taxes have come and gone, and while I would prefer to not pay any, they didn’t take too big a bite this year. They left enough that I may have enough to bid on a few items in this months “Super Auction” and I hope everyone joins me in doing the same. Right now, there are 75 lots listed with this newsletter and I expect a few more items to be put up the day of the sale. There is quite a bit of variety in the lots listed, so I am sure there will be something that interests everyone.

Phil is doing a number of things relating to this being national “Coin Week” which is providing some excellent local publicity for the club. Thanks, Phil! We should have some more answers as to what is available for moving our meetings to a later time at the meeting this month also.

A reminder that next month is our annual Club Picnic. I would like to get some pictures this year for posting to the website and for any publicity submissions that come up.

Lastly, for those that have been following the progression of Kay, our service dog in-training, she has had to be released from her advanced training and will be living a life of luxury as an adored pet. All the candidate dogs are x-rayed and screened as they go through advanced training and there was a slight indication of el- bow dysplasia in her right elbow. While this will likely have no ef- fect on her health as a non-working dog, for the heavy demands of working with a person in a wheelchair it would not be appropriate and it was felt that releasing her from the program was best for her and CCI. I am posting one last pic of her for the newsletter.

One last thing, I will be taking photos of our current Club Officers and Board members at this meeting to update the Masthead of our website which I really need to get done!

March 2018

Tax season is right around the corner and I have been busy preparing so the newsletter is actually a bit of a respite from that. A couple of club business items to mention. The Board met after the last meeting and one of the topics discussed was the possibility of moving our club meeting time to the afternoon/early evening. This would help accommodate any Juniors or working individuals that wanted to join and attend. There were no decisions made at the Board meeting as it was felt that the input of the general membership was appropriate and also some logistical questions needed to be answered before that could happen. Nothing is going to change overnight but please give it some open consideration, pro and con!

As I noted above in the Announcements section, Phil and Dennis have been hard at work with both NASC and CSNA projects and have been recognized for their efforts in the TCN and the CSNA President. Congratulations!
Reminder, April is our Super Auction and we usually have an excellent selection of sale items. I will have all the needed submission paperwork at this meeting and there is also a submission sheet attached to this newsletter.
I could go on with other happenings but I really need to get this out tonight (and back to taxes!) so I hope to see everyone next week and I will close with a photo of Kay at her turn-in for advanced training. She still has a long way to go but I’ll keep my fingers crossed! :)

February 2018

As usual I am just barely making deadline on this issue of the newsletter! Kay (our service dog in training) gets turned in for advanced training in 2 days and I need to get her to the groomer tomorrow. I also just spoke with Ed Jerse, picked up our raffle prizes, and he is ready for our meeting next week. Long Beach is the weekend after along with the NASC Board meeting Saturday morning. I have free admission tickets for anyone that is attending, just see me at the upcoming meeting. April 7th is the next CSNA Educational Symposium. These are really educational events and well worth attending. I will be there as well as some of the other members of the club. Please join us if possible! So, other than being really busy, everything is going smoothly and I hope everyone can make it out next week!

January 2018

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a good start to the New Year! This month we will be getting back to our usual club meetings. I will be doing a lecture on Military Payment Certificates and I promise I’ll try not to bore you too much!:) I was very pleased with how the Christmas luncheon went and will be solic- iting feedback on improvement ideas at this meeting.

I am adding a photo of our Service Dog in-training Kay. This will be her last photo for the newsletter as it is time for her to be turned in to Canine Companions for Independence for 6 months of advanced training. I will be sure to keep you posted on her progress!

As I write this it is currently pouring rain so I think I will close this section with an admonition to “Stay Safe” and I hope to see you all next week!

December 2017

This month is our Annual Christmas Luncheon. The preparations are all complete and if you haven’t signed up there is still plenty of time to let me know and I will add you to the attendance list. I am going to forgo any reminders or reporting anything here and just take a break until the start of New Year. We will be catching up on any business at the January meeting. There is going to be a special Christmas gift raffle for all attendees as well as the usual Poinsettia place settings. I hope to see everyone at the Luncheon and until then I’ll just wish everyone a-

“Merry Christmas!”

November 2017

For those that don’t know yet, this has been an especially tough time for me and my family. The love of my life, my wife Cathy, was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer and passed away November 30th. She was at home receiving hospice care after a short stay in the hospital. The outpouring of support and sympathy has been nothing short of incredible! I am in the process of making final arrangements for her memorial and will have firm information prior to the upcoming meeting. Thank You! to everyone that has offered their condolences and offers to help. It has been a blessing and an emotional rock for me! She will be missed….

While I believe that Phil informed me what the program is for this month, I have totally forgotten what it is but I am sure that it will be something interesting!.  I do know that this month is our elections for Club Officers and Board members. I currently have nominations for each of the Officer positions and I will take floor and Board member nominations before calling for a vote on the positions. We will also need to make arrangements to assign check signing authority after the meeting.  I will be checking in with Emilio’s this week to finalize the menu and I should have a price, which will need to be voted on, and also a sign-up list for those attending. If you are unable to attend the November meeting and wish to sign up for the Christmas Luncheon, feel free to e-mail me at jimjumper@hughes.net , or call me at 951-551-9480. I will also have a couple of “Show and tell” items and I hope others will do the same. It’s always interesting to see what others collect and what they picked up recently.  As always, I hope to see everyone safe and sound at the next meeting!

October 2017

This month is a our annual “White Elephant” sale! I always bring alI the stuff that I’ve put away throughout the year and I almost always purchase a few things to replace them with. I know this is one of Ken Busby’s favorite events since he is our usual auctioneer and he always has a good time doing it! Please bring small bills and change so we can make Rafaels' cashier job a little easier too please! I will also have a couple of “Show and tell” items and I hope others will do the same. It’s always interesting to see what others collect and what they picked up recently.  I have been pretty busy lately with work and a variety of other things so I am looking forward to taking a break and attending an easy and interesting club meeting. I attended the Buena Park coin show last week and it appeared that the fall coin show was a big hit with dealers and collectors. That’s always good for the hobby! It appears we have everything on track for our Officer and Board elections but I will hold off announcing any nominations till the meeting just to keep everything official and allow everyone the opportunity to voice their opinion or nominate their favorite! I would like to remind everybody to thank Dot for providing last months ice cream and toppings and co-ordinating the event. A lot of time we forget that these people step up every year, “Thank You” Dot! 2 things left, so I can get this issue into print in the morning. Kay, our current service dog in-training will be turned in this February fro advance training. We will try to get her to one more meeting, but we’ll see what happens. I am adding a picture of her from our recent social outing to the Oceanside Fire Station just in case. The last thing, our Christmas is all set (see Announcements above). I will finalize the menu and get a price set for the November meeting. I hope to see everybody next week, so stay safe out there OK?

September 2017

I apologize in advance for the length of this newsletter but as you can tell this has been a really busy month. If I have missed mentioning anything please let me know and I will make a note of it in the next newsletter. In the last 2 weeks we have had the air conditioner, phones, and our Internet all serviced or repaired, not to mention some entertainment by our local law enforcement thrown into the mix (long story!). So, I will keep this short and let the newsletter speak for itself. I hope to see everyone at this months “Ice Cream Social”. Dot always does a wonderful job and provides a nice diversion from the summer heat. Be sure to thank her for her efforts and we should have a good social!

I also would like to mention that next month, October is our “White Elephant” sale which I know Ken Busby always looks forward to, so look around for any donations you may have.

The Golden State Coin Show was an excellent event this year and I will have a full report with the details at this meeting.

One last reminder about the upcoming elections. We are always looking for Officer volunteers so throw your hat in the ring and I am sure we can find a spot for you. Let me know!

I am going to end this with a picture of Max, the service dog in train- ing that attended the August meeting. Max is now being raised and trained at the Consolidated Brig at Miramar and is doing well! I hope this newsletter makes it to everybody in a timely manner because it has been a crazy month!

August 2017

As I write this we are keeping an eye on a wildfire which flared up a couple of hours ago. Its a little bit away but close enough that we can see the smoke and the aerial firefighting efforts to get it under control!

This month we will be entertained by Phil DeAugustino giving a lecture on the subject of Astronomy. The timing with the solar eclipse coming up works out really well audit should be a really interesting lecture!

As I noted in the “Announcements" section above, this will be Mary Ann and Jerry Bodenhorns last club meeting with us. They are moving to Indiana to be closer to family and will be leaving in September. Take the time to wish them well and thank them for their service to the club. They have been members and club Officers for a long time and will be sorely missed! From an old sailor to an Army guy, “Fair winds and following seas!”

I will have NASC Gold tickets for sale at the next meeting. The drawing will be held on Aug. 27th and, as usual, I plan to be in attendance for the drawing. We have had excel- lent luck with winners, including the First prize in 2015, and second prize in 2016!

(This is from the June newsletter but it bears repeating since it was also one of the discussion topics at the June Board meeting) This may seem a little early, but it is time to start thinking about club Officer Elections. I know that at least Jerry and Mary Ann are both stepping down from their positions and will need successors. I haven’t canvassed the other Officers yet but since we have already asked them to commit for 2 year terms I would assume that they will need to be replaced as well. I will volunteer to stay in the position I currently hold but if someone wishes to take the job I would be more than happy to step aside. Now is the time to start considering volunteering for a position and really getting involved with the club! (Ed. note: An update, I have had a few discussions with individuals that wish to volunteer for specific slots, so if there is anyone that hasn’t made their interest known please let me know and we will make sure we get you on the slate for the Novemebr elections.)

Before I wrap this up, I would like to let everyone know that my wife Cathy will be attending the August meeting with our current puppy-in-training, Kay! Here is a photo I recently took at the Ca- nine Companions for Independence graduation ceremony. I hope to see you all there!

July 2017

We are having our annual Anniversary Luncheon this month with a pot-luck get together. We usually have fairly oppressive heat at this time of year, so a luncheon is a nice way of getting together without all the formalities of a club meeting and program. We will still have some “Show and and Tell” stuff but just more for discussion than anything.

I will have NASC Gold tickets for sale at the next 2 meetings. The drawing will be held on Aug. 27th and, as usual, I plan to be in attendance for the drawing. We have had excellent luck with winners, including the First prize in 2015, and second prize in 2016!

I am going to wrap this now, but before I go I will leave you with a photo of the puppy we were foster-sitting last month until her placement in the Brig training program. Her name is Amber and she is 9 weeks old. Enjoy! I’ll see everyone next week and try to keep cool!

June 2017

This months newsletter was easy since we had our picnic last month instead of our usual meeting. And we even decided to cut that short since it was windy and cold! So we will try to get caught up this month and we will also be having a Board meeting after the regular meeting.

A couple of things need mention for this month. I have finally received NASC Gold Tickets and will have them thru the August meeting. The drawing will be held on Aug. 27th and, as usual, I plan to be in attendance for the drawing. We have had excellent luck with winners, including the First prize in 2015, and second prize in 2016! Let’s keep that up!

As of Sept., I will stop putting the Mint products list in the newsletter. The Mint is ending taking orders by regular mail and since you will need to go to their website to determine release dates there isn’t any reason to publish it on paper.

This may seem a little early, but it is time to start thinking about club Officer Elections. I know that at least Jerry and Mary Ann are both stepping down from their positions and will need successors. I haven’t canvassed the other Officers yet but since we have already asked them to commit for 2 year terms I would assume that they will need to be replaced as well. I will volunteer to stay in the position I currently hold but if someone wishes to take the job I would be more than happy to step aside. Now is the time to start considering volunteering for a position and really getting involved with the club!

Mary Ann and Jerry Bodenhorn took the initiative to place a public announcement for the next club meeting in the Valley Chronicle “Things to Do” listings. Thanks!!

Lastly, I am surprised at how often I hear from other people about how they like to hear about the progress of our latest service dog in-training. Kay is doing well and we are exposing her to as many social situations as possible. Here she is checking out the local wildflowers! I hope to see everybody next week…

May 2017

Strangely enough, this month I am a bit ahead of schedule to have the newsletter out. Sometimes things just work out time- wise! This month we have our annual picnic which, as usual, is being held at Gibbell Park. For those of you that have never walked around the place, It is a war memorial park so there are a number of plaques at the flag area out front that are interesting. I usually have a good time at the picnic since I don’t have much work to do for the event! I take a break and get to actually spend some time socializing! Hope to see you all there and “Thanks!” to Raphael for taking on the organizing. I want to also say “Thanks!” to the hardworking crew of last months’ “Super Auction”. There was a lot to do and the event really ran smoothly. Ken, Jerry, Mike, and Mary Ann did an outstanding job!

I was unable to attend any of the Library display days due to being a little under the weather (my apologies to Phil!) so I hope everything went well. Did anybody happen to get any pictures? Lastly, just an update on our current service dog in-training. Kay is doing really well and we attended a ’60-’70s Volunteer Appreciation Day put on by Canine Companions for Independence. I have added a photo from the event photo booth for your enjoyment. See you guys at the picnic!

April 2017

As usual, I am working to beat the deadline on getting the news- letter out, especially in light of the fact that I also need to add the Super Auction items list. I am currently typing this on an airplane at (according to the airplane info screen in front of me) 30,003.3 feet! I am returning from a visit with my Father, and my wife, Cathy, and the dogs are anxiously awaiting my return. As I noted, this month is our Annual Super Auction and we have over 100 lots to bid on. In light of the number of items I will ask that we postpone our usual "Show and Tell" till next month. Just from the auction lots alone we should have enough to talk about and display! I also need to re- mind everybody that we will also have a display table set up at the Hemet Public Li- brary the 20-22 of this month in support of the ANA's "Coin Week" promotion. I am thinking this might be an excellent opportunity for a photo op for submission to the "Numismatist" magazine. We submitted photos last year but only got a mention in the magazine. We will be looking for volunteers to man the table and display items and also hand out flyers and membership applications for both our club and the ANA. I would also like to extend a quick "Thank You!" to Phil DeAugustino for his excellent program last month on Morgan dollars. That's about all I have right now and the Captain has just turned on the seatbelt sign so we must be getting close. I hope to see everybody next week!

March 2017

I am just about to wrap up this edition of the newsletter and get it ready for mailing and I hope to see everybody next week. Phil is doing a lecture on Morgan dollars which I am looking forward to and I will also have everything we need for submissions for the “Super Auction” in April. This weekend is the Buena Park coin show which is always a good show forthose of you that regular attend. Everything else is going well and it appears that summer is quickly coming. Kay, our service dog in training, is doing really well and we are having fun watching her grow up. I am going to wrap this up with that and I hope everyone is well and I’ll see you all next week!

February 2017

Well! I am hoping that this next meeting goes, at least for me, better than the last one. Long story short, about an hour before the meeting, the starter died on my truck. AAA was able to get it started by beating on it with a hammer but if I turned it off it wasn’t going to start again and it would have to be towed. So I dropped what I had with Phil and headed to Pep Boys. But I totally missed the meeting which is why this newsletter seems like it was written by someone that wasn’t there! Thanks! go to Bill Pearson for taking notes and filling in in my absence.

This month, Phil, knowing of my interest in Colonial notes asked me to do a program on collecting them. I am happy to oblige and am working on it right now. It is a very specialized niche of collecting and doesn’t get a lot of notice compared to large and small size currency. I am putting together a PowerPoint presentation on the subject with a number of examples depicted so I hope that it will at least be informative and maybe even entertaining.

I was reminded that I hadn’t posted an update about our current service-dog in-training, Kay, in a while. She is growing up nicely and is no longer puppy looking! She also just did a short period (2 weeks) being trained by the inmates of the Miramar Consolidated Brig which really helped her confidence! Here is a pic of her…

I am going to wrap of this issue of the newsletter here since this is the last section I do on the newsletter and I hope to see everybody in a few days.

January 2017

So, its the start of the new year! Last month we had an excellent Christmas luncheon and I hope everyone had a good time. Jerry Bodenhorn did an excellent job as Master of Ceremonies and it was greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jerry!! . I have included a cou- ple of photos from the party and there are more on the website. Of course, sometimes the start of a new year can be a little bumpy as it is right now. As I write this, one of the websites I maintain is down due to an unknown server connection problem but I am working to get it back up. For this month, as I posted in the “Program” section, our lecture topic will be “Collecting Morgan Dollars”. I know a number of our members including myself are actively collecting Morgans and I will have my own set (not complete!) for display. I will also have a VAM-31 Morgan that sent to me as a Christmas gift. I hope to see everybody next week and lets get the year started!

December 2016

This month is our Annual Christmas Luncheon. I hope that everyone that is going has signed up but there is certainly time if not. I don’t have much to report this newsletter since we are wrapping up the year and moving on the 2017! We will be catching up on any business at the January meeting. There is going to be a special Christmas gift raffle for all attendees as well as the Poinsettia place settings. I hope to see everyone at the Luncheon and until then I’ll just wish everyone a-

“Merry Christmas!”

November 2016

We did well with our White Elephant/Bake sale last month with roughly $85 in sales. Outstanding! Thanks goes to Ken Busby for stepping up as auctioneer, Jerry Bodenhorn as runner, and lastly MaryAnn Bodenhorn for making sense of the sales and making change. Thank You!   As you can tell, I am a little late with this issue due to a computer crash last weekend as I was putting this together, but I was able to get it back up with a re-install of the operating system. It only took 4 hours of downloads and I was back in business. Rather not do that again anytime soon… 
This month, Phil DeAugustino is giving a lecture on collecting 1914 Federal Reserve notes. Anybody that has looked at the monthly “Show and Tell” items will recognize that Phil has quite an impressive collection of these very collectible notes including the FR851-C that he displayed last month. Should be interesting!  
Also, there is rumor that our latest CCI puppy-in-training Kay might make an appearance. This will be one of her first outings so it would be greatly appreciated to ask before interacting with her. Thanks! 
As I noted in “Old Business”, arrangements for our Christmas party are complete and I will be taking sign-ups at this meeting, so I hope to see everyone there!

October 2016

Last months meeting was very enjoyable with a number of interesting “Show and Tell” items, a nice selection of snacks, and lastly a pretty good crowd of 18 people! I always enjoy just getting around to talk to everyone without having a list of things to do. I would also like to say “Thank You!” to Dot for her work and providing the Ice Cream Social. It’s appreciated.

This month is our White Elephant Sale and we have combined it with a Bake sale. I will certainly have a few items for the sale and I hope others do as well. We wouldn’t want Ken to have his Auctioneering duties too easy! :)

Everything club-wise seems to be on track and I am looking forward to the Holiday season that is fast approaching. The Christmas Party reservations have been made for Emillio’s and I should have menu info and start taking sign-ups at the next meeting.

I think I’ve covered most everything else that I usually mention here so I will cut this short and I hope to see everyone for the White Elephant/Bake Sale next week.

September 2016

Last months meeting was very productive with the club Board making some changes in an effort to improve how we do club business and thereby making the club more attractive.

I have listed the discussion and voting points in the Board meeting minutes so I won’t go thru them again here but I would like to emphasize that we as a club are having to recognize the challenges of maintaining our membership and our club as a whole. There are a number of reasons for this, the general aging of coin collectors, and by association, coin clubs in general, Internet and social media making coin information and collecting easily accessible from home, and really more reasons than I care to list here. Other clubs and even our national organization are seeing these changes and are also working out the changes to maintain relevancy in this age. While we are not currently facing any crisis, it is always better to be pro-active and start now.

Most of the changes the Board made was in the interest of becoming more efficient, such as using our local coin shop to provide raffle prizes. This was an excellent idea and should mean better and more varied prizes. As a personal note, I have always wanted to get out of the chore and this idea I really liked! We also moved our Christmas Party to Emilio's in an effort to cut costs to both the club and our members.

Since this month is our Ice Cream Social, if anyone has any ideas for club improvements or ways to increase our membership, it would be an excellent time to discuss it!

OK, so enough of that! This month is our Ice Cream Social, an event I always enjoy since I get to socialize and actually talk about coins and stuff. I hope to see everyone there!

A couple of personal updates, Cathy will be doing the season opening presentation for the Sage Society of Hemet next week and she will be speaking about the CCI Brig Program. Should be a good program!

The puppy we raised and brought to the club meetings, Autumn, was released from the program during advanced training for some slight fear issues but we have adopted her and she is now home for good! This picture is of our new CCI puppy in training, Kay, and she will be in training with us for the next 17 months. She is a golden retriever and is just full of herself! She may make a guest appearance at a club meeting when she gets a little older.

Lastly, congratulations to the Gold ticket prize winners! The ticket sales generate funds for both our club and NASC and are greatly appreciated!

August 2016

I have got a ton of details to attend to at the moment, including getting out this newsletter, so I will attempt to keep this short.

First, Thank You’s! are in order to Ellen Busby for making the arrangements for our July Anniversary luncheon, Mary Ann and Jerry for helping with the set-up and clean up, and also to Ken Busby for auctioning off the leftovers. It was a nice team effort and greatly appreciated!

Unfortunately, the Hemet Museum was unenthusiastic about our offer for a display but I already have my eye on another space (albeit a small one), that is currently empty. I will see if the owners are interested but I can’t make any promises or predictions yet.

A couple of reminders, both the Worlds Fair of Money and the Golden State Coin Show will be occurring in August. I will be attending the Worlds Fair as a volunteer and will also be at the Golden State for the Gold drawing so August will be a busy month. I still have Gold tickets for sale and will have them available at the July and August meetings. We should have sold enough tickets, 200, by then to qualify for the free gold coin incentive!

July 2016

For June, Kate Saxon gave an interesting presentation, with a nice display of examples, on Fine Art Prints. Thank you for taking the time to do a presentation for the club!

We decided at the last meeting to pursue a display with the Hemet Museum and I will be working on that in the coming weeks. Once I knoww whether the museum is even interested, (I assume I will need to make a proposal to either the museum Director or their Board) I’ll get back to the club with what was decided.

A couple of reminders, both the Worlds Fair of Money and the Golden State Coin Show will be occurring in August. I will be attending the Worlds Fair as a volunteer and will be at the Golden State for the Gold drawing so August will be a busy month. I still have Gold tickets for sale and will have them available at the July and August meetings. We should have sold enough tickets, 200, by then to qualify for the free gold coin incentive!

As already noted , this month is our Annual Anniversary Luncheon. The club was organized 43 years ago and I have posted all of the club scrapbooks from years past on the club website. I hope to see everyone at the Luncheon!

Lastly, we have received our first training report for Autumn, (the service dog candidate we raised), and are pleased to report it’s very much like we thought it would be. She has settled in and is working well with her trainer. She has shown some anxiety and also some reaction to unexpected sounds but recovers quickly and is working on some minor obedience things. Her response to learning, motivation correction, and her level of management is all moderate, which means her training is going well! Yeah!

June 2016

Last month we enjoyed a very nice picnic organized by Rafael Flores. We enjoyed a good lunch, took some photos, played bingo, and just enjoyed a nice event. Thank You, Rafael, for the your efforts, it was a nice change of pace and we club members appreciated it!

As I mentioned earlier I took the photos from the picnic and used them in conjunction with write-ups about the club to both the ANA and NASC editors so we will see if we get some press about the club. I will keep an eye out in the next editions and see. I do know that we missed the deadline for the next “California Numismatist” by a few days so it may be a bit later in the year for them.  Since we had to join the ANA (as a club) to obtain a “Coin WeeK” informational package, we do have some benefits from them that will also be good for the club. We have the use of the ANA lending library with its excellent collection of reference materials plus a large collection of educational videos. I recently purchased a large size school projector and I hope to be able to do an occasional video lecture for our club meetings. I have already borrowed a couple of videos from the library and am now working out how to present them. I’ll keep everyone posted on how it works out.

A couple of reminders since last month we really didn’t have any kind of business conducted. I am still selling Gold Tickets and will have them available through the August meeting. I’ll also have some information on incentive offers from NASC at the club meeting. I was also just recently contacted by Harold about volunteers for the Worlds Fair of Money. He is putting together the volunteers and time slots and asked for the names and contact info of all that have volunteered. I provided him with the info so he should be in contact with either me or the volunteers directly as to time slots and job duties. If anyone hears anything from him directly let me know! I will be at the show Tuesday thru Thursday but will only be volunteering on 2 of those days.

Lastly, Autumn, our service dog in-training, has been turned in for advance training and is doing well. We are now raising Garfield, a black Labrador Retriever and are starting his social skills work. He may be in attendance at the June meeting, however, I would ask that you please interact with him sparingly (just ask my wife Cathy what’s OK) as he is just starting his socialization. I hope to see everyone happy and well at the next meeting!

May 2016

This month I get a break from the usual club duties and get to just hang out and enjoy a nice picnic. Rafael always does a great job organizing and we get to enjoy the benefits. Thanks, Rafael!

I will also be attending the NASC Board meeting this month and will have more info about the upcoming Worlds Fair of Money and the schedule of events. I am also taking names for anyone still wanting to volunteer (either as ANA or NASC members) during the Worlds Fair of Money. I currently have 5 volunteers going and there is always room for more!

As you can see from the prize list, I have Gold Drawing tickets for sale and will have them for sale all the way thru the August meeting. We will also have them as prizes for our Bingo during the picnic. Let me know if you need any for yourself or outside sales!

Our display at the Library has been taken out but it looked very nice and I will be submitting photos to the ANA as we are Coin Week Club participants and they publish a list of participating clubs in the “Numismatist”.

Autumn, our service dog in-training, will be turned in for advanced training on 13 May. We have high hopes for her and will be reporting updates on her progress.

Lastly I would like to thank everyone (including the instigators who shall remain unnamed!) for my Certificate of Excellence presented at the last meeting. It is very much appreciated and already hanging on the wall. I hope that everyone is well and I will see you at the picnic!

April 2016

We had a very informative lecture by Phil last month about U.S. Registrars. Definitely an interesting subject on individuals that I haven’t heard much about before. Thanks, Phil!

As I noted in the “Announcements” section, we currently have a numismatic display at the Hemet Public Library. We are hoping to stimulate some interest in the club and also in the ANA. The week of April 17th - 23rd is “National Coin Week” and is being promoted by the ANA. Its a nice display and we also have information flyers and club cards on the informational rack out front. I would also like to get a club picture of the display with the Head Librarian to send to the ANA so I will bring that up at the April meeting. Stop by the library and have a look!

As you can see from the prize list, I have Gold Drawing tickets for sale and will have them for sale all the way thru the August meeting. Let me know if you need any for yourself or outside sales!

I am also still taking names for anyone wanting to volunteer during the Worlds Fair of Money. I currently have 5 volunteers that are going and there is always room for more!   If someone could remind me to do Club Officer photos at the next meeting it would be greatly appreciated! I keep forgetting in the business of the moment.

This month is our annual Super Auction. I already have over 90 items of all kinds listed for auction so we should have a good selection to bid on. If anybody has any last minute items for sale be sure to show up early and we’ll get them listed. Please remember to bring small bills so Mary Ann doesn’t get stuck trying to constantly make change. I think we’re about ready for a good auction.

Looks like couple of busy, interesting months ahead. I also have a presentation to do for the International Numismatic Society of San Diego (INSSD) in May. I’ll be doing the “Operation Bernhard” lecture that I did for you guys.

Lastly, as an incentive to attend the next meeting, our CCI dog, Autumn that we are currently raising, will possibly be making a guest appearance! She is going into advanced training in May and we wanted everyone to have the chance to see her before! I hope to see everybody happy and well at the Super Auction and ready to do some bidding! Jim

March 2016

Last month I did a small presentation about Mark Twain and the new Mark Twain commemorative coins. Being born in Missouri, Mark Twain is a very popular historical figure there and as a youth I went to Samuel Clemens boyhood home in Hannibal more than once! I also want to thank Mary Ann and Jerry Bodenhorn for bringing their new Mark Twain coins as displays. Thanks!

This month we have a couple of discussion items on the agenda. There will be Super Auction forms and individual item tags at this months meeting.

As you can see from the prize list, I have Gold Drawing tickets already for sale and will have them for sale all the way thru the August meeting. Let me know if you need any for yourself or outside sales!

I am also still taking names for anyone wanting to volunteer during the Worlds Fair of Money. I currently have 4 volunteers that are going and there is always room for more!

I have heard back from the library about doing a display for them during National Coin Week and the Head Librarian (Leticia Bowles) has designated 2 display cases for our use during the month of April! I just talked to Jerry and we are planning to stop by the Library next week and work out the details of setting up the display and access to the cases.   Bill Pearson has taken over as Recording Secretary at the last meeting which is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bill!  If someone could remind me to do Club Officer photos at the next meeting it would be greatly appreciated! I keep forgetting in the business of the moment.  Looks like couple of busy, interesting months ahead. I also have a presentation to do for the International Numismatic Society of San Diego (INSSD) in May. I’ll be doing the “Operation Bernhard” lecture that I did for you guys. I hope to see everybody happy and well in a couple of weeks. Jim

February 2016

I was really impressed with the turnout last month. It is not often that we have 4 Past Presidents at one meeting. It was nice to see Ron and Angus and, even though I didn't have much time for chatting, it was nice to have them in attendance.   
So I have been pretty busy with club stuff this month. I will be doing a presentation for the San Bernardino Coin Club this month so I needed to get that ready and as usual this newsletter has taken some time to put together.   
At this meeting I will be soliciting volunteers for the ANA show in March. NASC is a little behind the curve and is starting to finally solicit help. More at the meeting.   
I have Gold tickets for sale already and will have them at all the meetings between now and the drawing in August.
  Bill Pearson was gracious enough to volunteer to be Recording Secretary at the last meeting which is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bill!
  Phil De Augustino mentioned that he would like to see more community involvement by the club. National Coin Week ( an ANA event) is 9-16 April and after discussion with Jerry and Mary Ann I have solicited the Hemet Library about possibly doing a display or presentation table. I should have more info by the time of the meeting but keep it in the back of your mind.   
If someone could remind me to do Club Officer photos at the next meeting it would be greatly appreciated! I keep forgetting in the business of the moment. 

Here's hoping to see everybody at the next meeting and in case you didn't notice this the 400th issue of the Hemet Numismatist! Jim

January 2016

So it’s the start of the new year! Ken and Ellen Busby are off on a motorhome tour of the U.S. and I heard they are planning to travel to Florida to visit relatives while enjoying the sights along the way. Have fun guys! I am also getting ready for some numismatic events coming up. The NASC Board meeting is this coming weekend and I will be attending. I also have added a letter from Harold Katzman (see Announcements) about volunteering at the ANA Worlds Fair of Money and I also placed it on the NASC website. There are a number of incentives for volunteering and a variety of volunteering opportunities. Also on the NASC website is information soliciting competitive displays at the Worlds Fair of Money. If you want to try out a display before that, the San Diego Coinarama show in July usually has a number of competitive displays. Looks like lots of fun!

I have been working on information packets for all the club Officers and should have them finished by meeting time. They will include, copies of the Club Constitution and Procedures Manual, an individual Officer duties list, and a working annual calendar to keep up with club deadline reminders etc. This should be a big help to our new Officers and keep us up to date! I will also be trying to remember to get a photo of our new Officers for the website masthead.

Also, a reminder that 2016 dues are due the first of the year, so if you aren’t current on your dues please see Mary Ann and get up to date.

Cathy and myself had a good time at the Christmas party and I hope to see everybody back for the New Year!

December 2015

Well, the last month has certainly been a busy month and I am looking forward to the Holidays. The Christmas Party is all set and it looks like this newsletter will be completed in plenty of time. Cathy and I each have a couple of Christmas parties to go to and then we are looking for some quiet time at home.

It was very nice, and a sign of a healthy club, that we were able to fill all of Club Officer positions. Thank You’s! to anybody that volunteers and especially our new Officers. Our Constitution and Operating Manual are also now up-to-date and should help give the our new Officers guidance.

Last month, I did a short program on Type Set collecting. It is always appreciated when I get feedback and questions as it creates a much more informative lecture and it becomes more of a discussion than a stiff lecture. Thank You!

One last mention about the ANA Worlds Fair of Money. This is a great event with way more happening than just a coin show. There will be outside excursions to various events and a large number of exhibitors and World Mints. I went to the one in L.A. and spent 3 days there just seeing everything. It’s worth it to volunteer!

I hope to see everybody at the meeting so keep safe and have fun!

November 2015

As I write this I am finally getting to spend the day in front of the computer to complete this issue. I am looking forward to getting our new Officers and Board elected and I have finished the basic up- dates to the Operating and Procedures Manual. Since we had a lot of club business at the last meeting I have put it all as a one-page synopsis at the end of this newsletter.

We will hold elections at this meeting and then I will do a program on “Collecting Type Coins”. I will have a few things to display for the program but will try not to be too long after holding elections.

Mary Ann reported to me that our current roster list has all of our active members up- to-date on dues. Thank You! for helping me get this done.

I will be taking sign-ups for the Christmas Party at the November meeting. Marie Cal- endars is very flexible about how many are attending but I would prefer to let Marie Calendars know if there is going to be a lot of orders for the same menu items. Also for persons paying by check it would make life easier to have that in advance.

I hope to see everybody at the meeting so keep safe and have fun!

October 2015 I am struggling to get this issue out on-time. I still have some writing to do to make the specific motions needed to add the new club officer position but I should have everything copied, printed, and in place for the October meeting.

I need to also make a plea to make sure your dues are up to date! We are pretty lax when it comes to enforcing things like that, but it is unfair to others to partake of the freebies that the club sponsors without being a member in good standing. Check with me or Mary Ann if you have any doubts about whether your dues are current.

This month is our Annual “White Elephant Sale” It’s time to haul out anything that you think someone else may want and donate it to a good cause. I usually just keep an empty box in the garage and put items in it as I go through the year. I have a few items this year already and still have to look around for anything I might have missed. Ken is ready to sell and I am sure we will have a number of quality items to bid on.

One last mention about the ANA Worlds Fair of Money. This is a great event with way more happening than just a coin show. There will outside excursions to various events and a large number of exhibitors and World Mints. I went to the one in L.A. and spent 3 days there just seeing everything. It’s worth it to volunteer!

I hope to see everybody at the meeting so keep safe and have fun!

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