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Newsletter | September 2025
General Information
The August meeting of the Coin Collectors Club of the Carolinas (CCCC) was a lively gathering with 14 attendees and one first-time visitor. President Ken Young welcomed everyone, and Copper Callahan led the Pledge of Allegiance. Door prizes, including several coins, were distributed to lucky attendees.
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We warmly welcome Harold Melvin as our newest member, voted in during the meeting. Sadly, we mourn the loss of charter member Harold Barnhardt. Please keep Joe Meyers’ wife, battling Stage 4 cancer, and Hobo Bodkin, facing upcoming surgery, in your thoughts and prayers.
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Club T-shirts are available for $10 each (sizes S, M, L, 2XL; no XL remaining). Dues are now due: $15 for individuals and $25 for a vendor table. Most members have paid—thank you! The club is seeking a volunteer to serve as CCCC Historian; contact Ken or Lou if interested.
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Our expanded auction was a hit, featuring over 60 lots—thanks to all who participated! ANA membership offers a $10 discount for new members; see Richard Jozefiak for details. Mark your calendars for the National Money Show in Savannah, Georgia, next spring, and consider volunteering. Atlanta National Money Show volunteers are welcome to assist again, wearing their lucky orange shirts!
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The Bogart Ag Center rent is paid through December 2025, with future contributions welcome. The September meeting will be at our usual spot, “Bogart Ag Center Building 1,” with a “Coin Club” sign to guide parking.
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Thanks to David Crenshaw for providing food and drinks and Dennis White for bringing cookies. Volunteers are needed for future refreshments and programs—sign up at the next meeting!
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Financial Update: The 50/50 raffle raised $8, and with auction fees, dues, and donations, the club added $79, leaving a balance of $2,097 after $90 for facility rent.
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AU-58: The Grade of the Future?
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Have you been just a wee bit confused as to why one particular coin in a certain grade sells for a great deal more than another coin of the same date in the same grade? Why does one MS-65 1882-O Morgan dollar, for example, sell for $650 while another, also a legitimate MS-65 specimen, bring only $400?
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While both of these coins might technically grade MS-65, the specimen that garners the higher price probably has that “something” extra in the way of toning and appearance—eye appeal! No two coins are exactly alike (a nick here, an abrasion there); each must stand on its own merit and therefore may command a higher (or lower) price than the one “listed” for that grade.
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