Jim Braun’s house in Atlanta was built in 1941. He was moving several plants in his front yard that had been there for many years. As Jim was removing the plants, a bright shiny object in the soil caught his attention. Jim picked up the object removing the dirt on it to discover it was a 1943 Winged … Read more
MCCA held an exceptional 50th anniversary party at the Sage Woodfire Tavern off Ashford Dunwoody Road March 29th. The Party was attended by 72 MCCA members and Guests, which was a record attendance for any MCCA event or party during my 12 year tenure as President. John Lyons and his party committee did an outstanding … Read more
Have you ever thought of numismatics as being hazardous? Currently in the news are reports of over 3000 different types of bacteria on each piece of currency that we handle. This includes anthrax and diphtheria. While bleaching your currency would kill the bacteria and improve the appearance of the note, it does ruin the numismatic … Read more
Seventy-two members and guests attended the 50th anniversary banquet at the Sage Woodfire Tavern on Saturday night, March 29th. Special guests included 1972 club President Larry Todd, 2000-2001 club President Ed Zimmerman, ANA Alabama District Representative Richard Jozefiak, and ANA Governor Mike Ellis. All attendees received a custom made 1964 encased nickel commemorating the club’s … Read more
There are not many analogies to be drawn between coin collecting and football. In fact, they seem to make an impossible literary pair. But, like flipping a coin before kickoff, we have to start somewhere. Gold is the quarterback; it is the face of the franchise, the most valuable player, and oftentimes the paver of … Read more
Wow, what a start to the numismatic year! First there was the FUN show in January. Great attendance, great auctions, and the largest number of listed dealers ever in attendance with over 630 companies represented. FUN was huge! A number of people from the club were there working a club table for GNA/MCCA. My thanks … Read more