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Pot Luck Dinner

Posted on January 2, 2013 by | 1 comment

The next regular meeting of the Bel Mar Coin Club is scheduled for Monday January 21, 2013.

Starting at 7:00 pm we will have a Pot Luck Dinner. Members are asked to bring their spouse / significant other and a dinner dish to serve 2.

Following the Dinner and lively conversation we will have our Monthly Coin Auction and there are some very nice Coins to bid on this month. (Please click on the Auction Sheets Tab to see the latest sheet with Coins and prices)

Guests are invited to attend the Pot Luck Dinner and the Auction. If you are interested in attending on Monday January 21, 2013 please see our About Us Page for contact information, or leave a Reply on this Post.  You can also visit our Facebook Page and connect with us there.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 21st!

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Whitman Show Kids Korner

Posted on December 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Bel Mar Coin Club received a surprise package last meeting from Ms. Pattie Finner. Ms. Pattie travels the USA working the Kids Korner displays at the Whitman Shows. If you have never been to a Whitman Show at the Baltimore Convention Center, you owe it to yourself (and your kids!) to attend one soon. And be sure to go early in the morning and get the schedule of events for the Kids Korner for the day you attend. (you can see a photo on our Kids Korner Page of one of our Junior Members and a friend at one of the Kids Korner activities) Whitman knows how to treat Junior Coin Collectors and your kids will be excited about Coin Collecting once they have interacted with Ms. Pattie Finner and the other Whitman Show employees and helpers.

Here is how Bel Mar was treated this past month:
A Representative from the Maryland State Numismatic Association came to our Meeting and gave a special Presentation. Ms. Pattie Finner and Whitman Shows generously donated 6 US Presidential Dollar Coins in Proof 70 Slabs! We received 1 George Washington, 1 Thomas Jefferson, and 4 James Monroe Presidential Dollar Coins in their Mint Perfect condition!

Bel Mar Coin Club will be auctioning these Coins as part of our upcoming monthly Auctions, or part of the Coin Show in May. All proceeds of the Auctions will go to our Junior Coin Collector Program (YN Program). There will be another Post soon describing this Program. We are encouraging more Young People to join and get involved with our Club. Coin Collecting is a worthwhile Hobby, and the ideal time to start collecting is when you are young!

We hope to see you at our next Club Meeting, or at our Spring Coin Show in May. Check the other Tabs/Pages on this website for Auction Sheets or for more detailed information about the next Coin Show.

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Coin Collecting

Posted on July 23, 2012 by | 7 comments

Bel Mar Coin Club is seeing some renewed interest from our Members, and our Meetings have been crowded since the Summer.

Are you looking for a local Coin Club?

Would you like to interact with new and seasoned Collectors?

Have you started your Coin Collection, but are not sure which coins you want to focus on for future collecting?

Bel Mar offers many years of Coin Collecting knowledge and experience from our members.

For parents of Elementary and Middle School age children, Coin Collecting is a great hobby, and a great way to spend quality time with your kids! Encourage your kids to become Coin Collectors and young Numismatists and these skills will serve them well in the future!

Join us on the 3rd Monday each month in Harford County and enjoy new and old business, show and tell, refreshments, and a lively coin Auction. (See the “Auction Sheets” Tab for this months list of coins)

For more information, see the About Page and contact our Club President; or just leave a comment and we will respond to you!

Happy Coin Collecting!

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Beginner Coin Collecting – Part 1

Posted on May 2, 2012 by | 2 comments

Part 1 of a 5 Part Series on Coin Collecting for Beginners

As I searched the Internet for supporting material for this 5 part series I found a lot of websites and blogs that are just out there to gather the advertising dollars. Not that Ad Dollars are bad, but the articles were overshadowed by the Ads to the point where the visitor doesn’t want to stay on the website long enough to gather the information they were looking for.

This is Part 1 of a 5-Part series for Beginner’s who want to start Coin Collecting. The articles will offer some suggestions on how to get started; list some likely places to find supplies; offer a few tips and “Do’s and Don’ts” from personal experience; and offer some helpful advice on how to find the coins you want to collect at prices your budget will allow. *Note: This will not be the perfect Coin Collecting Guide and it will not offer ALL the ways to start collecting coins. These will be suggestions from Bel Mar Coin Club members and will offer tips and tricks they have learned along the way.

The best way to get started is to visit a Coin Show. If your local area does not offer one of the BIG Whitman Coin Expos, you can search www.CoinShows.com to find a Show near you.

Whitman Coin Expo

The Whitman Shows offer the most comprehensive information and supplies for Collectors, but even Local Coin Shows will have what you need to get started. If you live in a rural area, you may have to travel a good distance to get to a Coin Show, but if you have interest in Collecting Coins, it will be worth the drive to get there!

Once you arrive at the Coin Show, be sure to take it ALL in and talk to as many Coin Dealers as you possibly can. Most Coin Dealers are more than willing to share information which will help you get started in Coin Collecting. I am a fairly new (3 years) Coin Collector, and my son and I have attended 3 Whitman Coin Shows and 4 Local Coin Shows, and we have enjoyed each and every one!

Click on the underlined hyperlinks within this article to find a Coin Show near you. And remember – if you live near Harford County, Maryland, be sure to visit the next Bel Mar Coin Show!

Next Article: “Part 2 of 5: How to decide which coins to Collect!?!”

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