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:
Third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm
Meeting Location:
Rockwell Collins - Iowa State Training Room near the intersection of Collins Road and Rockwell Drive NE, at 5070 Rockwell Dr. NE. The training rooms are located in the same building as Physical Therapy. Enter the doors on the SE corner of the building.

If using GPS with Google Maps, type in the name: Rec Center Physical Therapy

Going West on Collins Road Towards I-380
Turn Right on Avionics Avenue just past the sports park. Then, take your second left into the parking lot.

Going East on Collins Road Away from I-380
Turn Left on Rockwell Drive. Take your first Right into the parking lot. Go straight along the South side of the building, then turn Left (North) where the parking lot expands. Head towards the steps at southeast corner of the building.

From Blairs Ferry Road
Head South on Rockwell Drive. Take the last Left before Collins Road into the parking lot. Go straight along the South side of the building, then turn Left (North) where the parking lot expands. Head towards the steps at the south east corner of the building.

Current Club Officers:
President: Scott Crawley e-mail: Scott.Crawley@inonmail.com
Vice President: Jack Bradley e-mail: Jack_L_Bradley@hotmail.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: Mark Johnson e-mail: MrMarkJohnson@gmail.com
Director At Large: Ted Kahler
Immediate Past President: Jack Bradley e-mail: Jack_L_Bradley@hotmail.com
ANA Representative: Thomas Tomaszek e-mail: tjtomasz1@gmail.com
Show/Bourse Chairman: Mark Johnson 319-651-3923 e-mail: MrMarkJohnson@gmail.com

2019 Program Calendar:

Jan 16 Bit Coins - Scott Crawley
Feb 20 Handy Numismatic Tools by Dean Parr
Mar 10 Cedar Rapids Coin Club Show Elks Lodge, 801 33rd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA (9-4)
Mar 20 ANA National Coins Week Quiz
Apr 17 PDS (planchet die strike) Error Coins by Dean Parr
May 15 WWII OPA Ration Tokens by Jan Spratte
Jun 19 Picnic at Jones Park, Parkview Pavilion
Jul 17 Mini Bourse Night
Aug 21 Binion Silver Dollar Hoard by Scott Crawley
Sep 18 Counterfeits show and tell
Oct 16 Elections, Type Coins by Lyle Krug
Nov 20 VAM Morgans, Viewing via Digital Microscope
Dec 18 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.

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: http://centralstates.info/
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