Cedar Rapids Coin Club

Cedar Rapids Coin Club
PO Box 2277
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2277
Incorporated in 2004

Background:
The Cedar Rapids Coin Club is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1939 for the purpose of educating people of all ages in and around Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We hold monthly meeting, during which various programs of an educational nature are held for the benefit of our membership and the general public. All meetings are open to the public and there is no charge for attendance unless a person wishes to become a member of the club. Adult annual dues are $5.00 per year, and junior membership (under 18) is $1.00 per year. The Cedar Rapids Coin Club is a member of the ANA, CSNS, and INA.

Club Meeting Location and Time:
Second Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm
Meeting Location:
We are currently meeting at HyVee 3235 Oakland Rd. NE. The meeting room is next to the restrooms, no steps!

Current Club Officers:
President: Ben Vogel e-mail: charliechop13@gmail.com
Vice President: Eric Magayne e-mail: eric.magayne@gmail.com
Treasurer: Mick Parr e-mail: crcoinclubtreasurer@gmail.com
Secretary: Dean Parr e-mail: drparr51@gmail.com
Director At Large: Tom Tomaszek e-mail: tjtomasz1@gmail.com
Director At Large: Paul Marshall
Director At Large: Scott Cram
Director At Large: Jim Ford
Immediate Past President: Scott Crawley e-mail: Scott.Crawley@mail.com
ANA Representative: Dean Parr e-mail: drparr51@gmail.com
Show/Bourse Chairman: Eric Magayne 319-310-4516 e-mail: eric.magayne@gmail.com

2025 Program Calendar:

Jan 9 Make bullion guesses for picnic in June, Discuss and show odd denominations
Feb 13 Prepare for coin show, show and tell
Mar 9 Cedar Rapids Coin Club Show
Mar 13 Show and tell, what did you buy at the show
Apr 10 Guess the grade
May 8 Ancients
Jun 13 Picnic
Jul 13 US paper before 1960, part 1 of Roper's quiz
Aug 8 Counterfeits, part 2 of Roper's quiz
Sep 12 Classic Commemoratives, part 3 of Roper's quiz
Oct 10 Elections, Modern Commemoratives
Nov 14 Coins of the Roman Emperors by Kevin Roper
Dec 12 Holiday Party, Results of bullion guesses in June

2026 Program Calendar:

Jan 8 Make bullion guesses for picnic in June, GSA Dollars by Mark Klein
Feb 12 TBD
Mar 8 Cedar Rapids Coin Club Show Flyer
Mar 12 TBD

Click here to see the Iowa Coin Show Calendar:

Medals Associated with the Cedar Rapids Coin Club:

1946 ANA Medal: On August 17th through the 21st 1946 the INA and ANA held a joint show in Davenport, Iowa in honor of the Iowa State Centennial. The INA seal appears on the obverse. The designers were Marjorie Ankeny and William M. Baker. Their initials appear at the lower left and right of the ear of corn. The reverse was designed by Alphonse A. Kolb. The medals were manufactured by J. Henri Ripstra, Chicago, IL.

1982 CSNS Medal: The CRCC hosted the Central States Numismatic Society's 43rd convention on April 29 through May 2nd 1982. Obverse Reverse

CRCC 50th Anniversary Medal: In 1989 the Cedar Rapids Coin Club celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The obverse is the Cedar Rapids Club emblem adopted on October 12, 1947. It was created by Member Charles Bartman then Vice President of the club. Reverse.

CRCC 75th Anniversary Encased Cent: In 2014 the Cedar Rapids Coin Club celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. There were two reverse options photo

Links:
ANA: http://www.money.org
Central States Numismatic Society: https://www.centralstatesnumismaticsociety.org/
Iowa Numismatic Association: http://ina.anaclubs.org
Des Moines Coin Club: http://www.desmoines-coinclub.com

Click here to see the Cedar Rapids Coin Club Bylaws
Certificate of Incorporation

Click here to see the Cedar Rapids Coin Club History

Contact me with any errors, broken links, or suggestions:
Email: drparr51@gmail.com