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! This is a new location as of Jan 2024.

Current Club Officers:
President: Scott Crawley e-mail: Scott.Crawley@mail.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: Loren Flater
Director At Large: Paul Marshall
Director At Large: Scott Cram
Director At Large: Jim Ford
Immediate Past President: Jack Bradley e-mail: Jack_L_Bradley@hotmail.com
ANA Representative: Dean Parr e-mail: drparr51@gmail.com
Show/Bourse Chairman: Eric Magayne 319-310-4516 e-mail: eric.magayne@gmail.com

2024 Program Calendar:

Jan 11 Make bullion guesses for picnic in June, CRCC Show discussion
Feb 8 Prepare for coin show, show and tell
Mar 10 Cedar Rapids Coin Club Show
Mar 14 Show and tell, buy, sell, trade
Apr 11 Discussion about Walking Liberty Halves
May 9 Bring a recent purchase to tell about
Jun 13 Picnic at Red Pavion, Guthridge Park, Hiawatha
Jul 13 Indian Head Cents group discussion
Aug 8 Tokens group discussion
Sep 12 Silver Eagles by John Sklarsky
Oct 10 Elections, Show and tell
Nov 14 Early American Coppers
Dec 12 Holiday Party, mini bourse

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