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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pcrdnadave, post: 26712, member: 1672&quot;]I would like to help my local coin club and keep it from disappearing.&nbsp; There have been no new members for now for quite some time and fewer of the members are showing up.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As it is, we meet once a month and have an auction that is supported by members bringing in coins.&nbsp; A few people bring some coins and set them out for sale but hardly ever does anyone buy them.&nbsp; Most, I think just wait for end and hope for a door prize, which, until recently included a 1/10 oz gold coin.&nbsp; Odds were pretty good with only a dozen or so people showing up. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, gold is a little higer, fewer items are being offered for auciton, the door prizes are not as nice.&nbsp; It&#039;s sad.&nbsp; The fella that does the auciton usually starts at a fair price and then has to go down until somebody bids.&nbsp; Then maybe one or two others may bid.&nbsp; Because of this, fewer people, including me, are willing to bring much at all for fear it will sell way to low.&nbsp; The lower attendance leads to fewer people selling raffle tickets for our local annual coin show, and less money for the door prizes.&nbsp; A vicious cycle.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I am looking for is ideas to help get people interested. With the state quarters makeing coin collecting so popular, there has to be more collectors that would be interested in a coin club.&nbsp;&nbsp; Today, I have printed up some fliers that announce the &quot;Coin Auction&quot; and I will post them in the library where we hold the meetings. I am concerned about announcing to a would-be burglar that people with coins will be gathering there. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was also considering a quiz contest (inspired here) with one of my coins as the prize.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ideas will be greatly appreciated.&nbsp; Dave in WV[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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