Cedar Rapids Coin Club

Cedar Rapids Coin Club
PO Box 2277
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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:
Third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm
Meeting Location:
Rockwell Collins Cafeteria
About the 900 block between 35th and 32nd Streets NE
Cedar Rapids

Current Club Officers:
President: Lyle Krug
Vice President: Bob Johnson
Treasurer: Tom Tomaszek
Secretary: Dean Parr e-mail: drparr@mchsi.com
Director At Large: Jack Bradley
Director At Large: Dave Vaughn
Director At Large: LeRoy LaBarge
Director At Large: Gene Van Alst
Immediate Past President: Ron Burns e-mail: coinguy39@hotmail.com
ANA Representative: Brian Fanton e-mail: bescoins@yahoo.com
Show/Bourse Chairman: Dave Vaughn

2010 Program Calendar:

Jan. 20 – Iowa Commemorative Half - Stan Turrini - DVD
Feb. 17 - Hard Times Tokens - Robert Fritsch - DVD
Mar. 14 - Annual CRCC Show at Elks Lodge, 801 33rd Ave SW
Mar. 17 - Cedar Rapids Tokens - Lyle Krug
Apr. 21 - Paper Money in the US 1690 to Date - Wilsons - DVD part 1
May 19 - Paper Money in the US 1690 to Date - Wilsons - DVD part 2
Jun. 16 - Picnic
Jul. 21 - Show and Tell
Aug. 18 - Odd Denomination US Coinage - Lane Brunner - DVD part 1
Sep. 15 - Odd Denomination US Coinage - Lane Brunner - DVD part 2
Oct. 20 - Elections, US Early Commemoratives - Tom & Laura Tomaszek
Nov. 17 - TBD
Dec. 15 - Holiday Party

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.

Links:
ANA: http://www.money.org
Central States Numismatic Society: http://centralstates.info/
Iowa Numismatic Association: http://ina.anaclubs.org
Des Moines Coin Club: http://www.desmoines-coinclub.com
Old Capitol Coin Club: http://www.oldcapitolcoinclub.org/
Quad City Coin Club: http://www.QuadCityCoinClub.org
Coinsheet Numismatic Directory with 100's of links: http://www.coinsheetlinks.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: drparr@mchsi.com