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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;phankins11, post: 2102690, member: 70703&quot;]So a few months back I had inquired as to how many of you attend a coin club meeting. One of my numismatic goals this year was to find a local club, become a member and start attending the monthly meetings. Last night I did that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I live in Muncie, IN, so naturally my choice was the Muncie Coin and Stamp club. As typical for me, my first time to an unfamiliar event\location ended up with drama right from the start. Not sure why this happens, but any time I try something the first time, it never goes the way it will go from now on. As I walked up to the doors of the meeting place, there was a note that stated the meeting had been moved due to construction. One of the current members was there trying to make sense of the note, and didn&#039;t recognize where the new location was. I knew right off the bat, because it was from my old stomping grounds. Since this member didn&#039;t know where the location was, he asked if he could follow me over there...I said &quot;NO!&quot; Just kidding, I said, &quot;of course, follow me.&quot; As we both walked back to our cars, a third set of members were walking to the door, we said, meeting&#039;s been moved, follow us. Great, now I have to navigate Muncie traffic and not loose two cars (people who don&#039;t know me and whom I&#039;m making my first impression with) in the myriad of stop signs, busy intersections an traffic lights. If you&#039;re from Muncie, you&#039;ll understand the sarcasm in that...Anyhoo, we all three got to the new location just fine. </p><p><br /></p><p>As we walked in, the meeting had already begun. They had started to give a report on how they did from the January Muncie Coin show. It actually sounded like they did ok, but as it is with most clubs these days, memberships are down and they are struggling to stay active. There was discussion about coming picnics, and fall banquettes, where to have them and how much they will cost to put on. A lot of participation and suggestions from the group.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last, larger part of the meeting was a coin auction. Being new to the group, I didn&#039;t bring any cash, so I had to let some stuff go..ugh...there was a sweet 1939 D probably MS63-64 which went for less than $50! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> There was also a 1916 D Walker, graded PCGS AU58 which *DIDN&#039;T SELL&quot; at $225! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I&#039;ll be taking some moola with me next time!</p><p><br /></p><p>There were about 50-60 folks there, a couple of YN&#039;s, which was cool to see, mostly the older crowd, which is also cool to see...lots of experience and mentoring opportunities, and then a good handful of folks my age.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went ahead and signed up for membership, for $8 a year I can&#039;t loose.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another very cool thing was that I had the opportunity to meet [USER=66]@Conder101[/USER]. Had a great introductory conversation with him.</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, I had a good time and look forward to more meetings and getting to know everyone there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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