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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 670036, member: 57463&quot;]<b>If they cared about people, we would call it &quot;People World.&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bargains are one reason to be in a local club.&nbsp; Collector-to-collector is probably the purest form of commerce in this hobby.&nbsp; Club auctions, drawings and door prizes, the break-time swapping and trading, are always fun.</p><p><br /></p><p>But a coin club is about <b>people.</b>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Who did you meet?&nbsp; What are their interests?&nbsp; Is the club old and active?&nbsp; Do they have shows?&nbsp; Are they a member club in a state organization or the ANA?&nbsp; Do they have a newsletter or a website?&nbsp; Are there other clubs in the area?&nbsp; Coin clubs tend to attract people who know alot and I have always listened way more than I talked, even when I was the guest speaker.&nbsp; We all know a lot about a little and a group of collectors is a treasury of knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I lived near Howell, Michigan, one of our members was a dealer (no surprise), who actually was an award-winning exhibitor of Early American Copper.&nbsp; He gave a talk one night, passing around Large Cents and Half Cents for us to grade.&nbsp; He explained EAC grading and how it differs from the ANA standards and why.&nbsp; He also showed the time-honored books that define the pursuit of Early American Copper -- Penny Whimsy, Breen, etc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My first meeting at that club, the guest spoke about Buffalo Nickels, and of course the Three-Legged 1937-D.&nbsp; He showed the benchmarks of a genuine coin and explained what fakes and forgeries of that often look like and why.&nbsp; I was impressed and joined ... and became an officer (twice).&nbsp; That talk by a knowledgeable collector was a milestone in my introduction to the hobby, back in 1993.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice as the bargains are, just hanging out the coin guys is always the best reason to be in a club.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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