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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cazkaboom, post: 1460442, member: 33215&quot;]I&#039;m attaching a scan of my Local Coin Club&#039;s newsletters. </p><p>[ATTACH]182262.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]182263.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is an old one, and we switched some small details, but I&#039;ll walk you through the typical coin club day here at Stanwood Coin Club.</p><ul> <li>We Come in between 6:30 and 7 PM</li> <li>Club starts with announcements, NEWPS, Gawking at silver prices, upcoming shows/events, etc.</li> <li>Either talk on preparations of the coin show, or how the coin show went and how to improve for next year</li> <li>Bring in and show displays. Displays earn you a ticket in the display raffle and help you win a silver coin. Each display is one ticket. Only one display per meeting.</li> <li>Bank guess, where assigned people bring in a bank with no more than $10.00 in it, people who guess it closest win and have to take the bank too.</li> <li>Break time, where people mingle and talk about coins and eat food the assigned people bring in to share. People can also buy the raffle tickets from the ticket seller, browse auction items and put items in the auction. People talk (and complain) about PM prices. Once the break is over:</li> <li>Membership drawing: Each member has a nametag in a box. A member whose name is pulled is then paid their membership fees from the beginning of the year ($7) If name of a person who is not there, the money is carried over to the next drawing (making it a $14 prize) The final meeting is draw until a winner is named.</li> <li>Auctions: Each paid member is allowed to set coins in the auction at their desired starting bid. The bid increments are usually low so many people can bid on a coin. The club takes no fees, so the seller gets the whole amount of money and the buyer is charged only what he bids.</li> <li>Auction is over, now the monthly raffle.</li> <li>The &quot;Christmas&quot; raffle is a coin club funded prize. It used to be Silver Eagles, but&nbsp; (complaining of silver prices entered here) we switched to 90% Silver halves (Franklin/Kennedy Proofs) Tickets are kept until December and then Starts over and kept until May for final meeting cash giveaways.</li> <li>Now we go to the fun monthly raffles. These raffles are from volunteering people who bring coins valuing up to $35 (Can exceed but only get reimbursed for the $35 (or lower) Claimed). This can be a minimum of 5 coins with virtually no max, just no Pocket Change. Winner of the first raffle prize picks the next ticket and so-on</li> <li>End of Coin Club. Put things back to normal in the library and clean up. Pack up and leave.</li> </ul><p>And a bit about the club: </p><p>We are a non-profit organization, so you cannot be making a profit for any position here.</p><p>We keep records of all transactions, fees and payments for membership, rent, coin shows, reimbursements etc.</p><p>Positions. All positions are from somebody 18 or older, and if younger, can be done with a parent. No exceptions.</p><p>Positions:</p><ul> <li>President- Leads coin club conversations and directs said conversations. Leads the suggestions, takes them and starts a vote on them. Sets a date for the Coin Show that will play to the strengths of all members, and reserves a place to hold the show, pays the place for the show. Contacts local dealers to sell show tables. Etc. Puts ads in the local papers.</li> <li>Vice President- Does the same when President is not able to.</li> <li>Secretary- Takes minutes and sends out newsletters. Talks to companies about donations and helps set up coin show date. Operates the PO Box and keeps an expense report to get reimbursed for his/her expenses. Puts ads in the local papers. Keeps track of members and membership fees. Gives out the membership cards.</li> <li>Treasurer- Keeps track of ALL monetary transactions, in charge of reimbursing people for raffles and bank guesses. Writes all checks on behalf of the Coin Club and keeps track of the Bank Account. Sets up cash prizes for the &quot;Christmas Raffle&quot;. Keeps a spreadsheet of cash in bank, cash in cash box, expenses, payments, donations and the such.</li> <li>Auctioneer- Leads auctions. Marks sold for prices or pass on auction slips.</li> <li>Runner- Runs items to auction winner, takes cash and brings back change.</li> <li>Sargent of Arms (Raffle Ticket Seller)- Sells Raffle Tickets and keeps track of how many and what (Christmas and monthly). Also keeps the Christmas stubs for the semi-annual money raffle. Always draws the first ticket.</li> <li>Volunteering members- do whatever they volunteer for.</li> <li>Member- Sits and talks while the meeting runs.</li> </ul><p>Our local coin club is a registered not-for-profit organization, so the left over money gets given away. And people get their reimbursements.</p><p>Members get a cool membership card:</p><p>[ATTACH]182287.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If somebody exceeds the $35 limit on the monthly raffle, they will only be reimbursed the $35. Any extra is just a loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point of the club is to expand the hobby and interest into young&#039;uns. We have advertised once in the local high school and gotten a couple new faces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Displays don&#039;t have to be coins. We have a local hippie who hoards everything cool, he brought a whole set of 1800s medicines that didn&#039;t work, or killed you. Entertaining. </p><p><br /></p><p>Other coin clubs have a buy/sell/trade meeting where only members get together and have a mini-show. In the month previous to that meeting, you post a want list and the secretary will include each person&#039;s want list in the secretary&#039;s report.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps you with starting a coin club. I would love to hear if you make it.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cannyn[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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