Elgin Coin Club
|
| Welcome to the Elgin Coin Club Home Page |
|
The Elgin Coin Club (ECC) is a group of collectors mainly from the Elgin, Illinois, area. Join us the first Wednesday of any month at 7pm. Starting January 6th, 2021 we will be meeting at the Journey of Hope United Methodist Church.(Map and details). We have our first coin show for the year. Click here for details on this year?s shows.
This document was last changed 8/1/21. if you have any suggestions. Our Meetings!We meet monthly at 7:00 pm on the first Wednesday of every month. Starting January 6th, 2021 we will be meeting at the Journey of Hope United Methodist Church on Highland Ave. & Randall Rd. in Elgin, IL. Visitors are always welcome.Our Elgin Coin Club meetings offer many opportunities to enjoy our hobby and share it with others. Some of our activities include:
Board MeetingWe have a monthly board meeting about two weeks after the regular meeting. The officers get together at an officer's or a board member's house or at a location otherwise determined by the officers. This is an open meeting. Members are welcome to all board meetings. If you want to attend, contact an officer for the time of and directions to the meeting place. Return to Table of ContentsElgin Coin Club Annual Coin ShowsDownload the show flyer HERE Each year we have our first coin show on Sunday, March 26 Plan to join us. The show runs from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. It is a lot fun with many activities including, but surely not limited to:
The shows are still at the Holiday Inn at 495 Airport Road, Elgin. It is located at the 1st light north of I-90 on Rt. 31. We look forward to seeing all of you and your friends at this year's show! For more information about the show, you can also contact our show chairman Guy Hultberg at 847-804-6362. Return to Table of ContentsContacting UsContact us by mail at: P.O. Box 561South Elgin, IL 60177 You can also contact us by email at Return to Table of ContentsOur officers
AssociationsThe Elgin Coin Club is a member of:
Membership DuesMembership dues in the Elgin Coin Club, payable by the end of February each year, are:
Joining ECCTo become a member, you have attend two meetings. At the first meeting you can apply for membership and at the second we welcome you into the club when there is no opposition to your joining. If you already know a member, you can join the first night. Return to Table of ContentsECC HistoryThe first Elgin Coin Club meeting was in September, 1957. That means that we have endured the full length of the Space race. Sputnik went up in October, 1957, a month after we started. The Memorial Lincoln cent debuted two years after we started. We have been around for more than one fifth of the time the United States has existed! ECC ExonumiaDuring its history, the Elgin Coin Club has issued tokens and other exonumia. we currently have accounted for these: Read more about the above items (except the 2002 token in "Elgin Coin Club Tokens" in Money Meanderings: An Introduction to Numismatics. Some Other FactsMany other clubs have came and gone in the length of our history. McHenry County Coin Club was around when we started, but it closed its doors in the mid-'90s. A set of wooden nickels were issued in 1965 for the Greater DuPage Coin Festival by five area clubs: Tree Town's CC, DuPage CC, West Suburban CC, Wheaton CC, and Westmont CC. None exist today. We have met on various days:
And we have met at different places:
|
|
MenuCurrentGold and Silver Prices ECC Newsletter index Our Meetings Board Meetings Annual show Officers Associations Dues Joining ECC Contact ECC ECC pictures ECC history 500th meeting note Internet links Article index to 2000 
I am Michael Kahn the communication chairman and editor of the Elgin Coin Club website. Please click here if you have any comments, suggestions, or questions.
This site is hosted by PCDatanet, LLC. Please visit PCDataNet, LLC. for any IT Consulting needs your business may have including Hosted VoIP.
Updated 5/13/21 |
