Cupertino Coin Club

Vaccinated members & guests are invited to attend our first in-person general meeting since March 2020 on Friday, Nov 12, 7:30 pm. Bring your COVID Vaccination card unless you provided it for the banquet last month. We will only ask you to do this once. Masks must be worn at all times indoors. No food or drinks will be served or permitted with the exception of a personal water bottle. Unvaccinated members or those still wishing to attend virtually may login using the credentials in this month’s newsletter.
Agenda:
– Auction
– Announcements
– Attendance drawing
– Birthday drawing (this month’s birthdays)
– Show & Tell
– Program:
*Guest Speaker: Joe M
Topic: Irradiated Dimes
– Youth Drawing

We look forward to seeing you!

This year’s medal was designed by our club Vice President, Suzy Trigonis. The design is of the Calvin C. Flint Center for Performing Arts at DeAnza College in Cupertino, CA, which is slated to be demolished. It was named after the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District Superintendent and first Chancellor. The Flint Center was the campus venue for Broadway shows, ballet performances, celebrity & author talks, orchestral concerts which opened in 1971 and held its last event, Palo Alto University graduation, on June 22, 2019. The Flint Center for the Performing Arts was the place where the young Apple co-founder Steve Jobs unveiled the first Macintosh computer in 1984. Singer Johnny Cash, actor Cary Grant, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and every U.S. president since Richard Nixon except George W. Bush and Donald Trump took to the stage over the decades.

We planned to have the October 2021 meeting be our first in-person meeting in 18 months, but regret that we had to make a last-minute change and hold this meeting online via Zoom. Key individuals were potentially exposed to Covid recently. To ensure our members’ health and safety, we felt it best to hold this meeting online and apologize for the late notice. Our Junior President, Aidan will be running the meeting and our Guest Speaker will be Emile, with an interactive presentation about Fascinating Facts about U.S. Coins – Part 2. Thank you for your understanding.

October 8, Friday – GENERAL CLUB MEETING –

** First In-Person Meeting since March 2020 **

October is Youth Night! Our Junior President, Aiden L, will be presiding over the meeting. Emile M, will be our October Guest Speaker. His program will be Part II of Fascinating Facts About U.S. Coins. With in-person meetings, we will be able to resume the auction, youth drawing, and club drawing. Bring something for Show & Tell. All youth who participate in S&T receive a prize. In an effort to keep everyone safe, we are requesting that all eligible members and guests be COVID-19 vaccinated (ages 12 and up). Please have proof of vaccination to show at the entrance of your first in-person meeting. We will check off names so that you will not need to show proof at subsequent meetings or events. In order to continue to meet at St Joseph Church, our club must maintain 3-foot social distancing between families and wear face masks during the meeting. No food or drink will be served at the meeting but you may bring a personal water bottle. We will request and maintain contact tracing information so that should anyone who attends the meeting become ill afterward we will be able to notify the other attendees. Please join us Friday, Oct 8 at 7:30 pm.

October 14, Thursday – DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR BANQUET –

Don’t miss attending this year’s banquet at Three Flames Restaurant Sunday, October 24. You may participate in person or order your meal To-Go and participate remotely via Zoom. Remember to turn in your Banquet Reservation by Oct 14. Save yourself postage by turning it in to Suzy T at the Oct 8 meeting. Make your check out to Cupertino Coin Club. Reservation Form

October 20, Wednesday – BOARD MEETING –

Monthly board meeting, Wed, Oct 20, 7:30 pm via Zoom. All members are welcome.

October 24, Sunday – ANNUAL BANQUET –

Enjoy an evening out with fellow club members and their guests, socializing, dining, playing games, and receiving awards and tokens of appreciation. Three Flames Restaurant, 1547 Meridian Ave., San Jose, CA 95125. Social hour starts at 5:00 pm. Dinner is served at 6:00 pm. Awards & President’s Thank You gifts follow dinner. Games, including BINGO follow awards. We say goodnight to each other at 9:00 pm. Please join us for the fun!

Cupertino Coin Club members and their guests are invited to join fellow coin club members for a wonderful evening out for in-person socializing, a special meal, games including guessing and BINGO, awards, and recognition on Sunday, October 24, 2021, starting at 5:00 pm, at Three Flames Restaurant on Meridian Ave. in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose. The restaurant is easily
accessible from the Hamilton Ave exit off of Highway 17/880. Dinner options
include a generous 16-oz. Prime Rib, Chicken Parmasean, Tilapia, and
Pasta Rose. See the banquet order form below or attached to your September newsletter for a full description of each dish. All meals, including To-Go orders,
are complete and include a house salad, bread & butter, seasonal
vegetables, oven-roasted red potatoes, tea, coffee, lemonade, or soft
drinks, and dessert. (Drinks not included with To-Go orders.) Remote-access attendees will be able to participate in the awards portion of the program via Zoom if requested. We will be in a private mid-sized banquet room. All restaurant staff are fully vaccinated and wear masks. Registration for this event must be received by October 14, 2021. We look forward to seeing you at this fun event!

Click here for the Reservation Form

Cupertino Coin Club’s newest member, Scott S, will be our September Guest Speaker talking about How Medallic Art tied together international world topics – International Petroleum Exposition of 1959. Please join us Friday, Sept 10 at 7:30 pm to hear his 20-minute presentation.

Cupertino Coin Club will be selling drawing tickets at CoinExpo San Jose on September 17 and 18 for 21 prizes including a 1914-D Quarter Eagle ($2.50) Indian Head Gold Coin, 10 2021 Type 2 Silver American Eagles, and a variety of 10 beautiful copper rounds. Drawing tickets will be sold at the entrance of the show, and on the bourse floor. Good luck.

SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING: Members are invited to attend our online Zoom meeting Friday, Sept 10, 7:30 – 9:00 pm. The login information will be emailed to you with this month’s newsletter.
Agenda:
– Announcements
– Birthday drawing (For members with birthdays this month)
– Show & Tell
– Attendance drawing
– Program: Guest Speaker: Joe M
Topic: Domed Coins

COINEXPO SAN JOSE (NOT our club event, but worth mentioning)
Friday, Sept 17 & Saturday, Sept 18
DoubleTree Hotel San Jose, 2050 Gateway Pl, San Jose

CoinExpo San Jose is a coin, stamp & collectibles show that features over 30 dealers buying and selling U.S. and world rare coins, precious metals, paper currency, tokens and medals, and stamps and other collectibles. It is the largest show of its kind in Northern California. The September 2021 show features the celebration of 12 years of coin shows in the SF Bay Area by the organizer, Portsmouth Square Coin & Bourse Company, and the ever-popular promotion titled, “the Kid who picked the gold coin” where any 17 and under youth has a chance to pick a gold coin.

RAFFLE: Cupertino Coin Club will be selling drawing tickets at this show for some awesome numismatic prizes, including gold. You won’t want to miss this opportunity.

Please verify the show times & dates before attending CoinExpo San Jose, as they are subject to change.
Contact: Scott Griffin
Phone: 415-601-8661

SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING: Monthly board meeting, Wed, Sept 15, 7:30 pm via Zoom. All members are welcome.

JULY GENERAL MEETING: Members are invited to attend our online Zoom meeting Friday, July 9, 7:30 – 9:00 pm. The login information will be emailed to you with this month’s newsletter.
Agenda:
– Announcements
– Birthday drawing (For members with birthdays this month)
– Show & Tell
– Attendance drawing
– Program: Guest Speaker: Scott Griffin
Topic: Money: Once and Future King

JULY BOARD MEETING: Monthly board meeting, Wed, July 21, 7:30 pm via Zoom. All members welcome.

AUGUST GENERAL MEETING: Members are invited to attend our online Zoom meeting Friday, August 13, 7:30 – 9:00 pm. The login information will be emailed to you with this month’s newsletter.
Agenda:
– Announcements
– Birthday drawing (For members with birthdays this month)
– Show & Tell
– Attendance drawing
– Program:
*Beauty & the Beast Contest – bring your most beautiful and most ugly coins to enter into the contest for a chance to win a prize.
*Guest Speaker: Bill H
Topic: Chuck E Cheese Tokens

CUPERTINO & SAN JOSE COIN CLUBS’ JOINT PICNIC: It’s Picnic Time! Our Cupertino & San Jose Coin Clubs’ Joint Picnic will be happening this year! The reservation has been made at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale for Saturday, August 14. We will enjoy a delicious menu of BBQed items which will include burgers, hot dogs, chips, drinks, and dessert. Attendees are welcome to bring their own food if preferred. Adult members & 2 guests are $3 each. Kids are free. Additional adult guests are $5. To RSVP, please make checks payable to Cupertino Coin Club & mail it with the bottom portion of the flyer to the club PO Box address at the top of the July Cupertino Coin Press newsletter, Attn: Picnic Chair. Electronic payments via PayPal will be accepted but you need to email cupertinocoinclub@gmail.com for instructions. The picnic will be the day after our August meeting. We need to receive your reservation form by Friday, Aug. 6 so that enough food & prizes are purchased. The picnic starts at noon. Food will be available up until 1pm, when our wonderful volunteer BBQ chefs stop cooking. To get the freshest and hottest food, be sure arrive before 1pm. There will be a drawing for prizes. Those who sent in their reservation by Aug. 6 will receive a drawing ticket when you arrive at the picnic. You must be present to receive a ticket and to receive a prize if your ticket is drawn. We look forward to seeing you in person!

AUGUST BOARD MEETING: Monthly board meeting, Wed, August 18, 7:30 pm via Zoom. All members welcome.

TWO GENERAL MEETINGS THIS MONTH!

Members are invited to attend our online Zoom meeting Friday, June 11, 7:30 – 9:00 pm. The login information will be emailed to you with this month’s newsletter.
Agenda:
– Announcements
– Birthday drawing (For members with birthdays this month)
– Show & Tell
– Attendance drawing
– Program: Other Hobbies Night
(Plan to share what other hobbies you have!)