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Bruce Caires of the election committee. Jack Schaefer proposed we accepted the nominations, and Don Ehlers and others seconded the motion. The names were  approved by the membership without opposition. (A complete list is at right)

Bill Burke opened Show and Tell with a set of 3 medals from the Philadelphia County Far. Gordon Donnell followed with a sheepskin scrip from Hepner, Oregon. Kevin Silva showed us a 50 Euro note.

Wei Chang had an amazing MS68 1880-S Morgan dollar  (pictured opposite). Gary Acquistipace brought some Crown sized coins minted in the US in keeping with the theme of the meeting program. Alistair Skinner showed a 1806/5 Draped Bust  quarter obtained at Santa Clara. Matt Hutchison showed us how he had neatly made a club medal into a badge.

Ken Barr showed us a very rare 1932 "Huge O" Washington Quarter (pictured below). Jim Barton showed  us some foreign notes with various animals--Kingfisher from Gambia, Penguins from Antartica, and an Elephant from Zimbabwe.

Chuck White had some Casino Chips from San Ramon! Chuck Call showed us a very nice 1917 Type 1 Standing Quarter in AU58 Full Head. Jeff Colburn showed us some Lincoln Cent errors. Alan Douglass showed us some transportation tokens, and Briita Ehlers rounded things up  with a token from a Scandinavian store in Astoria.



2005 Board of Directors


President:
Alan Douglass

1st Vice President (Programs):
Bill Burke

2nd Vice President (Membership):
Jackie Collins

Treasurer:
Briita Ehlers

Recording Secretary:
Dave Collins

Corresponding Secretary (Newsletter):
Alistair Skinner

Directors:
Bruce Caires
Don Ehlers
Kristine Martin
Matt Hutchison
Wei Chang

Past President:
Vince Lacariere

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