What is your local coin club like?

I have some questions for you about your local coin club, if you attend it.

Personally, my local coin club is great in some ways. I am a dealer there, and talking to people I know is great.

Here are the questions:
Does your coin club let you buy and sell?
Do they go on like they have not a single dime when they are loaded?
Does someone there bark orders like they are the owner, even though they are only the treasurer? (Had to ask that one because that's a problem in my coin club.)
Is there an auction at the club?
How often do they meet?
And finally, is the club's tone open-minded or a group of one closed idea?

Not trying to get personal, of course, but I would like to hear your opinions on local coin clubs. I do hope that yours is overall great (except if you own the cash balance, which would be really great).

 

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Draw a big circle around the Post. Insert a line extending from the balloon in a straight line, with an arrow pointing to the word YES, except for the last question, which needs a parenthesis with a straight line extending to the word "NEITHER".

If this reply benefits your curiosity in any manner, then my job is done...
....(with the clarification that nobody in the group can stand me when I show up. I don't know why because I am a nice person, so I suspect it is because I am associated with HER, and they all know it).

Truth in editing: removed 1 of these "(", and added one of these '',".

 

Sounds like 5 yeses! Hopefully the auction goes at least somewhat well each time.

 

My answers:

Does your coin club let you buy and sell? YEP
Do they go on like they have not a single dime when they are loaded? NOPE
Does someone there bark orders like they are the owner...? NOPE
Is there an auction at the club? YEP
How often do they meet? Monthly like clock work.
Is the club's tone open-minded or a group of one closed idea? Open-minded.

(p.s.: I'm not involved in the club's administration or leadership, so I'm not "tooting my own horn". I'm just thankful to be a member because not only is each meeting an enjoyable experience, and not only are interesting presentations given regularly on a variety of subjects related to numismatics, buy they also put on a large, awesome annual coin show.)

 

We don't have one this far out in the boondocks. There are some in Houston. I went to a "show" they put on just one time. I will not go back. Most of the dealers spent their time talking with old friends or fellow members. They left the potential customers standing back where they couldn't even see the displays.

 

Never been to one, I enjoy talking to myself.

 

Here are my answers: I belong to 2 different clubs. You should have asked how many clubs do you belong to as one of your questions.

Does your coin club let you buy and sell?
They just started doing this at one and the other always has. The one club has it an hour before the meeting time begins.
Do they go on like they have not a single dime when they are loaded?
No, I don't really know who is loaded.
Does someone there bark orders like they are the owner, even though they are only the treasurer? No, the Presidents of both has a flexible agenda and they are very nice to all except they don't like side bar chatter while others have the floor.
Is there an auction at the club?
One yes and one no.
How often do they meet?
Both clubs are monthly.
And finally, is the club's tone open-minded or a group of one closed idea?
Both clubs are wide open to new ideas, we have to always try to improve the clubs, especially if we want to attract new and younger members. One of the club's president is 21 years old.
Also, the one club has stamp members so we do business for both coins and stamps. It sometimes is interesting to learn a little about stamps now and then.

 

Usually, that is because the observer is (don't hit me...you left me an opening, It is my nature, si it is your fault).

 

That sounds like a great club to be in. One where everyone is on the same page and on a different page at the same time, but able to get together without issue.

Why would they even set up at a show of they're not going to take care of the customers? That is one easy way to ruin a reputation in about 15 seconds.

That sounds quite awesome! Philatelics come up at my local coin clubs sometimes, and I don't know why it doesn't come up more across the country. Stamps and coins have closer ties than most people know.

Also, you say the president of the club is only 21 years old? Sounds like a nice break for the older people, but also a nice, young touch to a club supporting a great thing.

 

Where does a person find a coin club? What do you do there?

 

I was only there for about an hour. But it was long enough for me. While I was there I can say it was very disappointing.

 

the coin club I use to attend died 40 years ago. Too
old now to travel to any. Sure do miss those days.

 

Coin Club? They have a thing? I've been a member of a Metal Detecting club before. That was cool. I'm sure these coin clubs are also.

 

Fairly small club looking to grow.
Good people, mostly retired and have extensive collections.
Some are buyers and sellers, others are just collectors.

The club is NON profit.
There are member auctions limited to 15 per member and the club gets a 5% buyers fee.
The fee covers club expenses and the extra money goes for Christmas coin club meeting dinner at the end of year and usually some extra money made from auction sales goes into raffle prizes for the Christmas meeting...

 

Sounds like fun! What state is this in?

 

Yuma Arizona

 

You should be so proud. You have Peaches. Remember?

 

Well. What do I know?? I'm a Northerner born and raised.
We have plenty of Metal Detecting clubs, that's for sure.