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THE BELOW LISTED CANADIAN COINS WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF AT THE JANUARY 25 2021 CLUB MEETING
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The club has received a donation of the following coins. These Canadian coins will be up for auction at the January 25 2021 meeting.
Country Description INF# AG(oz) x$25
Canada Montreal Olympic 28 coins 121 30.282
($5 Coin .0723 0z AG x25 = 18/coin x 14 coins = $253)
($10 coin 1.44 0z AG x $25 = $36/coin x 14 coins = $504
Canada 100 yr Spec Edition 5154 0.839
Canada Silver Maple Leaf 5188 1.0
Canada Selkirk Locomotive 5267 1.0
Canada $10 Banknote 5268 0.529
Canada $20 Banknote 5269 1.0
Canada D-10 Engine 5325 1.0
Canada Royal Hudson 5327 1.0
Canada Jubilee 5328 1.0
Canada 5-coin Set Edward V 5339 1.553
Canada 2012 Year of the Dragon 5373 0.89
Canada QE II Diamond Jubilee 5326 1.0
Canada War of 1812 5401 0.772
Canada Two Loons (Color) 5461 1.0
Canada Nova Scotia Fishing Village 5463 1.0
Canada King Edward VIII Medal 5210 Copper?
Total ounces 45.865
Please keep this handy if you plan to attend the January 25 2021 meeting and bid on these coins.
The club has received a donation of the following coins. These Canadian coins will be up for auction at the January 25 2021 meeting.
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THE BELOW LISTED STAMPS WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF AT THE JANUARY 25 2021 CLUB MEETING, AND FUTURE MEETINGS IN 2021
| Count!}’. Name | Count | |||
| Album#1 | Album #1 Total: | 81 | ||
| Abu Dhabi | ||||
| Aden | 11 | |||
| Afars & lssas | ||||
| Afghanistan
Aguera |
90 | |||
| Aitutaki | 8 | |||
| Ajman | 68 | |||
| Alaouites | ||||
| Albania | 14 | |||
| Alexandretta | ||||
| Algeria | 75 | |||
| Allenstein | ||||
| Andorra | 13 | |||
| Angola | 34 | |||
| Angra | ||||
| Anguilla | 2 | |||
| Anjouan | ||||
| Annam & Tonkin | ||||
| Antiqua | 58 | |||
| Antiqua & Barbuda | 4 | |||
| Argentina | 482 | |||
| Armenia | 19 | |||
| Aruba | 5 | |||
| Ascension
Album#2 |
3 |
Album #2 Total: |
3, |
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| Australia | 932 | |||
| Australia Antarctic Territory | 8 | |||
| Austria | 759 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 77 | |||
| Azores | 12 | |||
| Baden | ||||
| Bahamas | 177 | |||
| Bahrain | 4 | |||
| Bangladesh | 37 | |||
| Barbados | 69 | |||
| Barbuda
Basutoland |
2Q
25 |
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| Saturn | ||||
| Bavaria | 82 | |||
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | 16 | |||
| Belarus | 26 | |||
| Belgian Congo | 63 | |||
| Belgium
Album#3 |
786 |
Album# 3 Total: |
2 |
|
| Belize | 24 | |||
| Benin | 72 | |||
| Bermuda | 200 | |||
| Bhutan | 31 | |||
| Bolivia | 80 | |||
| Bophuthatswana | 1 | |||
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 35 | |||
| Botswana | 146 | |||
| Brazil | 436 | |||
| British Antartic Territory | ||||
| Rritic:;h l.P.ntr;:il Afric:;:i | ||||
| British East Africa | |||
| British Guiana | 27 | ||
| British Honduras | 36 | ||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 | ||
| British Solomon Islands | 10 | ||
| Brunei | 15 | ||
| Brunswick | 1 | ||
| Bulgaria | 887 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 151 | ||
| Burma | 122 | ||
| Burundi
Album#4 |
178 |
Album #4 Total: |
2, |
| Caicos Islands | |||
| Cambodia | 239 | ||
| Cameroun | 142 | ||
| Canada | 1620 | ||
| Canal Zone | 75 | ||
| Cape of Good Hope | 9 | ||
| Cape Juby | 1 | ||
| Cape Verde | 13 | ||
| Carolina Islands | |||
| Castellorizo | |||
| Cayman Islands | 88 | ||
| Central Africa | 69 | ||
| Central African Republic | 17 | ||
| Central Lithuania | 12 | ||
| Ceylon | 237 | ||
| Chad | 56 | ||
| Chile
Album#5 |
252 |
Album #5 Total: |
2, |
| China | 557 | ||
| China, People’s Repbulic | 151 | ||
| China: Republic – Taiwan | 80 | ||
| Christmas Island | 5 | ||
| Cilicia | |||
| Cochin China | |||
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 3 | ||
| Colombia | 468 | ||
| Comoro Islands | 84 | ||
| Congo Democratic Republic | 72 | ||
| Congo | 20 | ||
| Congo People’s Republic | 54 | ||
| Cook Islands | 33 | ||
| Corfu | |||
| Costa Rica | 174 | ||
| Crete | 1 | ||
| Croatia | 66 | ||
| Cuba
Album#6 |
236 |
Album #6 Total: |
2, |
| Cyprus | 65 | ||
| Cyrenaica | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1262 | ||
| Czech Republic | 65 | ||
| Dahomey | 97 | ||
| Danzig | 13 | ||
| Denmark | 576 | ||
| f1iPP’n-S11;:irp7 | |||
Djibouti 7
Dominica 66
Dominican Republic 107
Dubai 47
East Africa & Uganda Protectorates Eastern Rumelia
Eastern Silesia
Dutch Indies 4
Dutch New Guinea
Ecuador 193
Egypt 149
Elobey, Annobon & Corisco
Epirus
Equatorial Guinea 45
Album #7 Album #7 Total: 1,
Eritrea
Estonia 8
Ethiopia 30
Falkland Islands 6
Faroe Islands 44
Fernando Po 2
Fiji 25
Finland 347
Finland -Aland Islands
Fiume 1
France 979
French Colonies 1
French Congo
French Equatorial Africa 59
French Guiana 6
French Guinea 5
French India 16
French Morocco 54
French Polynesia 90
French Southern & Antarctic Territories 9
French Sudan 7
French West Africa 14
Fujeria 47
Gabon 105
Album#8 Album #8 Total: 4,
Gambia 48
Georgia 4
German East Africa
German New Guinea
North German Confederation 1
German South-West Africa
Germany 1898
German Democratic Republic 792
Ghana 206
Gibraltar 21
Gilbert & Elice Islands 7
Gold Coast 20
Grand Comoro
Great Britian 1415
Great Britian – Alderney 6
Great Britain – Guernsey 51
Album #9 Alh11m ii.A Tnfal• 1
Great Britain – Isle of Man 42
Great Britain -Jersey 122
Greece 581
Greenland 16
Grenada 153
Grenada Grenadines 33
Griqualand West
Guadeloupe 11
Guam
Guatemala 87
Guinea 57
Guinea – Bissau 11
Guyana 24
Haiti 157
Hamburg
Hanover 1
Hatay Hawaii Hejaz Heligoland
Honduras 36
Album #10 Album #10 Total:
Hong Kong 156
Hungary 2011
Iceland 70
Ifni 14
India 608
lndo-China 72
Indonesia 330
lnhambane
lnini 4
lonain Islands 2
!ran aka Persia 192
Iraq 131
Ireland 355
Album #11 Album #11 Total:
Israel 291
Italian Colonies
Italian East Africa 1
Italy 1141
Ivory Coast 32
Jamaica 152
Japan 813
Jordan 30
Jugoslavia 431
Kazakhstan 2
Kenya 143
Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania 73
Kiribati 2
Korea 100
Kosovo
Album #12 Album #12 Total: ·
Kuwait 40
Kyrgystan 54
Lubuan Lagos
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| Latakia
Latvia |
15 |
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| Lebanon | 71 | ||
| Leeward Islands | 1 | ||
| Lesotho | 175 | ||
| Liberia | 383 | ||
| Libya | 20 | ||
| Lichtenstein | 74 | ||
| Lithuania | 13 | ||
| Lourenco Marques | 6 | ||
| Luxembourg | 115 | ||
| Macao | 15 | ||
| Macedonia | 1 | ||
| Madagascar | 39 | ||
| Madeira | |||
| Malawi | 111 | ||
| Malaya | 74 | ||
| Malaysia | 201 | ||
| Maldive Islands | 58 | ||
| Mali
Album #13 |
29 |
Album #13 Total: |
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| Malta | 175 | ||
| Marshall Islands | 2 | ||
| Manchukuo | 6 | ||
| Mariana Islands | |||
| Marienwerder | |||
| Martinique | 7 | ||
| Mauritania | 30 | ||
| Mauritus | 75 | ||
| Mayotte | |||
| Memel | 1 | ||
| Mesopotamia | 1 | ||
| Mexico | 365 | ||
| Middle Congo | 1 | ||
| Micronesia | 3 | ||
| Moldova | 1 | ||
| Modena | |||
| Moheli | |||
| Monaco | 83 | ||
| Mongolia | 264 | ||
| Montenegro | 2 | ||
| Montserrat | 18 | ||
| Morocco | 43 | ||
| Mozambique | 409 | ||
| Mozambique Company | 45 | ||
| Muscat & Oman | 29 | ||
| Nambia | 66 | ||
| Natal | 1 | ||
| Nauru
Album #14 |
6 |
Album #14 Total: |
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| Nepal | 48 | ||
| Netherlands | 858 | ||
| Netherlands Antilles | 89 | ||
| Netherlands Indies | 49 | ||
| Netherlands New Guinea | 1 | ||
| Nevis | 2 | ||
| New Britain | |||
New Brunswick
New Caledonia 11
Newfoundland 33
New Guinea New Hebrides New Republic
New South Wales 4
New Zealand 399
Nicaragua 218
Niger 32
Nigeria 119
Niger Coast Protectorate
Niue 2
Norfolk Islands 1
North Borneo 3
Northern Nigeria
Northern Rhodesia 3
North lngermanland NorthWest Pacific Islands
Norway 405
Nossi-be
Nova Scotia 1
Nyasaland Protectorate 3
Nyassa 7
Obock Oldenburg Oltre Giuba
Oman 9
Orange River Colony 4
Pakistan 158
Palau 1
Palestinian Authority 2
Album #15 Album #15 Total:
Palestine 14
Panama 56
Papua New Guinea 35
Paraguay 136
Penryn Island 1
Peru 160
Philippines 491
Pitcairn Islands 8
Poland 1583
Ponta Delgada 1
Portugal 284
Portugal – Azores 5
Portuguese Africa
Portuguese Congo
Portugese Guinea 6
Portugese India 4
Portugal – Maderia 4
Prince Edward Island
Prussia 1
Puerto Rico 11
Qatar 27
Album #16 Album #16 Total:
Ras Al Khaima
Reunion 8
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Rhodesia
Rhodesia & Nyasaland Rio De Oro
Rio Muni Romania Roman States Ruanda-Urundi Russia
Rwanda
Ryukyu Islands
Saar
Sabah
St. Christopher
Ste Marie De Madagascar
St. Helena
St Kitts-Nevis
St Kitts St Lucia
St Pierre & Miquelon
St Thomas & Prince Islands
St Vincent
Album #17 St Vincent – Grenadines Salvador
Samoa
San Marino Sarawak Sardinia Saseno Saudi Arabia Saxony
Schleswig Senegal
Senegambia & Niger
Serbia
Seychelles
Sharjah & Dependencies Shanghai
Siberia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somali Coast Soma!iland Protectorate South Africa
South Arabia
South Australia Southern Nigeria Southern Rhodesia
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia South Russia South-West Africa
Soain is in Album #18
| Spanish Guinea | 29 | ||
| Spanish Morocco | 3 | ||
| Spanish Sahara | 17 | ||
| Spanish West Africa | 1 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 67 | ||
| Straits Settlements | 25 | ||
| Sudan | 23 | ||
| Surinam | 10 | ||
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Album #18 |
Album #18 Total: |
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| Spain | 810 | ||
| Swaziland | 6 | ||
| Sweden | 599 | ||
| Switzerland | 507 | ||
| Syria | 53 | ||
| Tadjikistan | |||
| Tahiti | |||
| Tanganyika | 16 | ||
| Tannu Tuva | 3 | ||
| Tanzania | 89 | ||
| Tasmania | 5 | ||
| Tete | |||
| Thrace | 1 | ||
| Thurn & Taxis | |||
| Tibet | |||
| Timar | 3 | ||
| Thailand – AKA Siam | 145 | ||
| Togo | 161 | ||
| Tokelau Islands | |||
| Tonga | 5 | ||
| Album #19 | Album #19 Total: | · | |
| Transcaucasian Federated Republics | |||
| Transvaal | 3 | ||
| Trieste | 1 | ||
| Trinidad | 3 | ||
| Trinidad & Tobago | 69 | ||
| Tripolitania | |||
| Tristan Da Cunha | 2 | ||
| Tunisia | 57 | ||
| Turkey | 353 | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 1 | ||
| Turkmeinistan | |||
| Turks Islands | |||
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 7 | ||
| Two Sicilies | |||
| Tuvalu | 2 | ||
| Ubangi | 2 | ||
| Ubangi – Shari | |||
| Uganda | 11 | ||
| Ukraine | 25 | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | 63 | ||
| United Arab Republic | 2 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | ||
| United Nations
United States is in Album #20 |
381 | ||
| Upper Senegal & Niger | |||
| Uooer Silesia | 4 | ||
Upper Volta Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu
Album#20
52
118
Album #20 Total:
United States
Album #21
Vatican City Venezuela Victoria Viet Nam
Virgin Islands
Wallis & Futuna Islands West Iran Wurttemberg
Yemen
Southern Yemen
Zaire Zambezia Zambia Zanzibar Zululand Zimbabwe
3352
199
125
5
30
40
4
8
3
6
19
4
17
Album #21 Total,:
Please note that counts are not guaranteed.
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FLAGLER COUNTY
STAMP AND COIN CLUB, Inc.
15th ANNUAL
STAMP AND COIN SHOW,
LUCKY 7 GOLD COIN RAFFLE
and CHINESE AUCTION
To be held on Saturday March 2, 2019 at Elk’s Lodge # 2709 located at: 53 N. Old Kings Road, Palm Coast, FL 32137.
10:00 AM till 3:00 PM.
Exit 289 on I-95. One block east. Go North (left), at traffic signal, on Old Kings Road. Elk’s Lodge is approx. ¾ mile on left. This show is open to everyone interested in stamps, coins and the general public. There will be dealers to give free evaluations of your stamp collections, silver and gold coins. Come early and bring your friends. Door prizes every 30 minutes, beginning at 10:30 am and ending at 2:30 pm. For table request send an email to stampandcoin@hotmail, giving your name and an appropriate USPS mailing address. Tables are issued on a first come first serve basis. If tables are available you will be sent a contract to sign and return, indicating the price of the table.
Coins to be raffled at this meeting are three GOLD coins and four SILVER coins. Tickets will be available at the door until supply exhausted. Only 800 tickets have been printed.
1st prize AE 1/10 oz gold coin
2nd prize Mexico 2 1/2 1945 Gold pesos
3rd prize Mexico 2 1/2 1945 GOLD pesos
4th prize 1887 MS63 Morgan Silver dollar
5th prize 1943D Silver half-dollar
6th prize 2018 AE Silver dollar
7th prize 1963 Proof set.
Drawing will be at 2pm on March 02 2019.
All proceeds from the Chinese auction and gold coin raffle support our youth programs. Our club is a 501 (c) (3), not for profit organization. Free parking and admission. www.stampandcoinclub.com For more information contact:David Rosenthal, President
386-437-0368 Email: stampandcoin@hotmail.com
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2017 Spanish Newspaper article on destruction at “La Casa de Todas” in JUNCOS, PR.
Sor Carmen Carmona es la directora ejecutiva del albergue fundado hace 36 años. (TERESA.CANINO@GFRMEDIA.COM)
El hogar acoge a niños maltratados y madres sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica.
JUNCOS. En medio de la crisis que vive Puerto Rico tras el impacto del huracán María, se tejen simultáneamente otras historias de necesidad como la que enfrenta “La Casa de Todos”, un hogar que acoge a niños maltratados y madres sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica que, además de sufrir serios daños estructurales, tiene en riesgo sus operaciones a falta de dinero para pagar la nómina de sus empleados.
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“Dios no nos abandonará”, dice esperanzada Sor Carmen Carmona, directora ejecutiva del albergue fundado hace 36 años y que, actualmente socorre en un ambiente de amor, respeto y solidaridad a 23 niños entre tres y nueve años removidos de sus hogares y a seis mujeres que se recuperan del duro golpe de la violencia de género.
PUBLICIDAD
Hoy, a dos meses de celebrar otro año de un gran servicio, La Casa de Todos, no sólo enfrenta el escenario de haber perdido a causa del ciclón el techo que resguardaba el comedor y parte de los dormitorios de los niños, sino también el drama de no poder sufragar los cerca de $25,000 que se necesitan mensualmente para pagar el salario de sus 25 empleados. Entre éstos hay 11 cuidadoras, dos trabajadores sociales y tres cocineras.
“Los niños gracias a Dios están muy bien. Pero, sí algunas estructuras sufrieron daños y perdimos gabinetes de la cocina, alguna ropa, el área de estudio, y nuestro huerto casero, entre otras cosas. Pero, ¿sabes qué?, ahora mismo lo más que necesito es dinero para cubrir el pago de la próxima bisemana de los empleados. Honestamente, el dinero que tenemos no nos dará”, dijo preocupada la religiosa.
Destacó que el hogar se nutre de fondos legislativos, de propuestas de agencias gubernamentales – como el Departamento de la Familia y el Departamento de Justicia-, de asignaciones especiales de organizaciones como Fondos Unidos y de donaciones de empresas privadas.
“El asunto es que algunas de esas propuestas vencieron y otros contratos se firmaron pero el dinero está aguantado por lo que pasó (huracán)”, explica al urgir de la compasión y donativos de comerciantes, empresarios o ciudadanos que quieran ayudar económicamente.
“Cualquier ayuda es importante, hasta un dólar es bien recibido”, destaca quien, incluso, tuvo que vender uno de cuatro generadores eléctricos que tenía en el albergue para sufragar otros gastos importantes.
“Tomé la decisión y la vendí porque necesitábamos dinero en efectivo para comprar gasolina, alimentos a los niños y medicamentos”, dijo en referencia a que un puñado de los pequeños tuvo que ser asistido por médicos del Hospital Pediátrico de Centro Médico ante un inesperado brote de conjuntivitis.
Otras áreas en necesidad por cubrir incluyen también materiales y mano de obra para reconstruir el hogar -cuyos daños se estiman en $150,000- y suministros de agua y leche UHT.
Si usted está interesado en colaborar puede comunicarse al (787) 212-7147 o depositando a la cuenta de Oriental Bank #3029822745.
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__________________________________________________________ What Is The Difference In the PRICE of A Coin and IN the Value of A coin
There is a big difference between the price of a coin, and the value of a coin. Although you often see these words used interchangeably, it is important that you understand the different concepts represented by each.
The “Price” of a Coin is How Much it Would Cost You to Buy it From a Dealer
This is pretty straightforward. The “price” of a coin is merely the amount that it would sell for on the open market, otherwise known as its “retail price.” Coin prices are set by many different factors, including the type and grade of the coin, its rarity and desirability, and to some extent its availability in the marketplace. The most frequently used price guide to U.S. coins is the Red Book.
The “Value” of a Coin is How Much You Can Sell it for Today
Here’s where it gets a little complicated. When you want to establish what your coin collection is worth today if you wanted to sell it, you are establishing its value. The amount you can sell your coins for (its “value”) is considerably less than its “price” if you had to replace them.
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(6) LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM BOY SCOUT TROOP 403
(5) Invitation to Provide a Stamp and Coin show at Bunnell elementary School November 30 2011
Subj: November 30,2011 GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(4) NEWS-TRIBUNE Article, October 22 2011 on Flagler County Stamp and Coin Club
Young stamp, coin collectors wanted
PALM COAST — Budding young numismatists and philatelists can learn about both hobbies at the Flagler County Stamp and Coin Club’s free stamp and coin class at the Flagler County Public Library planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Club president David Rosenthal, Michael Nishti, sergeant at arms, and Ed Wolf, education director promise an hour filled with everything a hobbyist would need to get started collecting stamps, coins and medallions.
“We’re putting on a program for the youth of the area about the hobby of collecting coins and stamps and we’re supplying all the materials, the albums, and the pages — everything to give them an idea of what these hobbies are all about,” said Rosenthal, who collects stamps. “Ideally the children should be 8 to 14, but we know they do come and bring younger brothers and sisters. It’s open to the young and young at heart. The parents enjoy these programs as much as the kids.”
Part of the group’s goal is to inform parents that stamp and coin collecting are both educational and lifelong hobbies. Rosenthal started collecting stamps when he was 10 after he got a bag of stamps and a thin album. His collection now exceeds 140 albums. Nishti collects coins, but collected stamps as a kid.
“I was a paperboy on Main Street in a small town and at the end of my route was a stamp dealer,” Nishti said. “So I’d go in there and I’d buy stamps from for my album and then I’d go next door to the Italian pastry store and I would buy cannoli. Between the two I’d about spend my whole week’s earnings from the delivering papers. I still have that album.”
Nishti started collecting coins in 1990 for the historical interest, and that’s something he tries to convey to the children.
“We load them down,” Rosenthal said. “We’ll give them albums with stamps, we’ll show them how to soak them off the paper, how to collect them, how to mount them. We give them coins, we give them holders to show them how to protect the coins.”
The club is a non-profit organization and relies on donations for the stamp and coin class as well as programs they do for other organizations, such as the Boy Scouts.
The club has grown from about a dozen active members to almost 200. The club has outgrown its meeting places twice but have found a home at VFW Post 8696 for their monthly meetings.
“All the presentations are interesting,” Nishti said. “The last speaker we had talked about the artists that create the images for the coins. In that same program there was a DVD where they went around Washington showing the original artwork and statues used on coins. It was fascinating.”
Another popular feature is a live an auction of coins and stamps held at the end of each meeting.
“It’s a fun thing to have — mostly dollar stuff — but sometimes it can get exciting, and it’s a lot of fun,” Rosenthal said. “People can buy stuff on the tables before and after the meeting.”
“Some of us go to the meeting so we can trade and buy and sell,” Nishti said. “It makes the evening for us going home knowing you got that one coin you were looking for.”
The club encourages visitors and as part of their educational effort offers free appraisals before each meeting.
“We give free appraisals so people know what they have before they go to those on-site buyers at hotels,” Rosenthal said. “We have about 12 dealers who are members who can appraise coins, stamps, silver, gold, jewelry, medallions all kinds of things. If we don’t have someone there who can do it, we find someone who can and put them in contact.”
The club also has an annual show with more than 20 tables for buying and selling at St. Thomas Episcopal Church every February.
The club meets the fourth Monday of the month, except November and December, at VFW Post 8696, 47 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast. The next meeting is Monday. Doors open at 5 p.m. for appraisals, buying and selling. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. The VFW serves food from 5 to 6 pm. A live auction is conducted at end of meeting. For more information call386-437-0378 or visit stampandcoinclub.com.
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(3) August 25, 2011
Email from the Keating family, visitors at our August 22 meeting
Subj: : Thank you for everything!
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(2) Letter From Flagler County Public Library in reference to participation in the October National Stamp Collecting Month:
November 22, 2010
Dear David,
While reflecting on all the things for which we are thankful, the staff of the Children’s Department of the Flagler County Public Library would like to thank you for the part you played in making our library an enjoyable place for our children and their families this past year.
The Stamp and Coin Collecting Program presented by your club during National Stamp Collecting Month in October was fun and informative for all. We appreciate your willingness to share your expertise and supply materials. The program not only inspired new stamp and coin collectors, but brought new visitors to the library as well.
Sincerely,
Signed – Theresa Owen and Staff Flagler County Public Library
(1) http://staugustine.com/living/2010-07-02/all-enjoy-palm-coast-stamp-coin-club
((1) Speno: All enjoy Palm Coast stamp, coin club
Neighbors * Palm Coast
Posted: July 2, 2010 – 11:09pm
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The Flagler County Stamp and Coin Club of Palm Coast brings together a varied group of people who share more than an interest in coins and stamps. If you attend one of these meetings, you are sure to observe camaraderie, education, socialization, genuine care for each other and a strong sense of community.
One of their more important efforts is to get young people interested in stamp and coin collecting.
As David Rosenthal, president of the club says, “We especially invite the youth of our community to discover the historical significance of collectibles and to experience the satisfaction of a lifelong hobby.”
Rosenthal adds that stamp collecting teaches kids skills of coordination and systemization — things they can use throughout their lives. Tutors are available from 5 to 6 p.m. prior to the regular meetings of the club, which are held on the fourth Monday of each month at the VFW Post 8696, 47 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the meeting is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. There is a live auction of coins and stamps at the end of each meeting. The club holds stamp clinics at the library and also recently hosted a scout group, but hopes to do much more to raise the interest of the youngsters in the area.
J.J. deBoer of St. Augustine started this group back in the early 1990s. He is still active in the club and said the original followers started as a “stamp group” and then added coins. In the beginning, there were about 12 members. Today, the club membership stands at 170 and is growing.
Lewis Abela, at age 83, is one of the older members of the group. Abela says he is only four stamps short from having the entire Canadian stamp collection and added that newer issues are harder to come by.
Brian Hammond, a newer resident of Palm Coast, recently attended his first meeting of this group. His mom passed away last year, and when he started going through her home, he found his stamp collection — something he thought was lost and hadn’t seen in 55 years. He decided to “get back into it” with his stamps in hand.
The initial membership fee is $20, with annual yearly dues of $15. The club is open to members and the general public who are interested in stamp and coin collecting and investing.
Meetings offer educational presentations, a 50-50 drawing, an exchange of ideas with other collectors as well as opportunities to buy, sell, trade or evaluate your collection — no matter how small.
The proceeds from the August meeting auction will go to the Family Life Center in Bunnell, a shelter for women and children. The club is accepting donations for this auction so if you have something related to stamps or coins to donate for this worthy cause, contact Rosenthal at stampandcoin@hotmail.com
The club also holds a stamp and coin show each February.
So dig out those coins and stamps you’ve been saving and watch for more about the upcoming show to be held the first weekend of February at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Belle Terre in Palm Coast.
The club welcomes new members as well as beginners.
For information, contact Rosenthal at stampandcoin@hotmail.com or go to the club’s newly launched website at www.stampandcoinclub.com where you will also find links to other sites related to stamps and coins.
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