On Thursday May 11, 2023, we had a great meeting at the Fort Lauderdale Coin Club with the attendance of 32 of our members, 3 guests and 6 vendors. Welcome to the new members who joined the club this evening at Volunteer Park in Plantation, Florida.
A large number of vendors were present and offered a great variety of numismatics pieces for the Members and guests who attended the event.Soon the room was full and the numismatic speaker Gregg Wagner began his presentation, first by briefly going over the answers that we the members of the Fort Lauderdale Coin Club had given to the 15 questions in the Club Trivia Challenge organized by the American Numismatic Association on the occasion of the National Coin Week during the month of April this year. Soon our answers will be go to ANA to compete with the answers from the other coin clubs in the USA for one of the three prizes.
Gregg Wagner’s presentation this evening, entitled “History of the Dahlonega Mint when “gold was first discovered in the Dahlonega region in Georgia in the late 1820s,” and in 1830, a private mint was established and began to coin gold pieces. His presentation had slides that were shown to the public on the big screen at the conference room to show pictures of the gold coins, maps of the area, and of the Dahlonega Mint.
A short break to serve the food, allowed the members to give a look once again at the 94 items placed in the auction by the Active Members of the Fort Lauderdale Coin Club before it would start.
The auction began with Mark and Mark. Two junior runners helped to deliver the items. The interested bidders kept bidding high on the 94 items. Most of the items were sold at unforeseen prices.
The meeting concluded with the raffle of 3 prizes of silver coins and sets.
See you all at the Fort Lauderdale Coin Show and Coin Raffle on Sunday, May 21ST 2023 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Please remember to pay your membership 2023. Your membership is highly appreciated.
Carolina Mendez
Coins in Florida Newsletter www.CoinsinFlorida.com
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Fort Lauderdale Coin Club, Florida, Member, Board of Directors
Gold Coast Coin Club, Florida, Member, Board of Directors
Palm Beach Coin Club, Florida, Member
American Numismatics Association ANA, Member
Florida United Numismatists, Florida, Membership in progress
