Welcome to the TLCC!

Tacoma-Lakewood Coin Club
c/o David F. Schmidt
PO Box 11192
Tacoma, WA  98411
Phone 253-565-6565

TLCC is a non-profit corporation registered in the State of Washington.

The Tacoma-Lakewood Coin Club (TLCC) is a vibrant local coin club serving the South Puget Sound region, including the cities of Tacoma and Lakewood. The TLCC was founded in 1988 by the merger of the former Tacoma Coin Club and the former Lakewood Center Coin Club. The TLCC welcomes all numismatists persons who study, collect, or deal with coins, paper money, tokens and medals.

The TLCC is proud to present tlcc.info, our home on the World Wide Web!  This site is updated at least monthly to bring you accurate and up-to-date information about numismatics in the Tacoma area. TLCC members are also available to help answer your questions about numismatics. Please don't hesitate to ask us a question or to contribute information for possible use on this site!

TLCC Special News Items

No July meeting! – The TLCC will have no July meeting this year. (The summer social held in previous years was cancelled this year due to declining attendance.) We'll see you in August!

It's Over! We hope you didn't miss out on some exciting events, including the ANA National Money Show in Portland, Oregon (March 13-15, 2009), which a number of TLCC members attended! This show was preceded by a "Pre-Show" run by Dave Schmidt March 10-11 near the Portland Airport, and by the TLCC's own coin show March 7-8 at the King Oscar Convention Center in Tacoma.

Recent Meeting Programs:

The June 2 meeting program was "Sales Tax Tokens" by Rick Schulz.

The May 5 meeting program was "Morgan Dollars and VAMs" by Todd Hughes.

The April 7 meeting program was given by Steve Fisher from the Federal Reserve Branch Bank in Renton. (Some TLCC members also had the opportunity to tour the Fed the same week.)

The March 3 meeting program was "Anything But Coins." (Members were asked to bring a show-and-tell item relating to a non-numismatic hobby.)

Ken Fialkowski spoke about "How to grade currency, both U.S. and World" at the February 3 club meeting. Rick Schulz informed us about "Canadian Colonial Tokens" at the January 6 meeting.

December Holiday Party — The TLCC's December 2 monthly meeting continued the tradition of a holiday party catered by TLCC members Bonnie and Mike Zagorin. The food was excellent!!

Thanks to two of our summer grant recipients, Gary Wilson and Rick Schulz, for reporting on their experiences traveling to Toronto, Ontario Canada to attend the Torex® Coin Show.

See sample exhibit items from TLCC regular meetings.
These are items members bring each month for "show & tell."

See previous TLCC news headlines. | See the TLCC memorabilia catalog.

The TLCC received its 50-year ANA membership certificate/plaque at the ANA World’s Fair of Money® in Baltimore in August 2008.
Eric Holcomb received the plaque on behalf of the club.
Also see the TLCC memorabilia catalog.

What is our charter? Per the TLCC bylaws, Article II, Section 1, "The purpose of this club is to promote interest in numismatics, through a sound program of education and fellowship, as a non-profit association."  In doing so, the TLCC contributes to the mission of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association (PNNA) to "promote, extend, and protect the interests of numismatists and numismatic activities throughout the Pacific Northwest and to foster and encourage the study of numismatics in all its forms."

What do we do? In addition to maintaining this web site, the TLCC publishes a monthly newsletter, has monthly meetings, holds two annual coin shows, and promotes numismatics through special programs, activities and awards.  TLCC members participate in the numismatic display at the Puyallup Fair Hobby Hall each September.

Need Information?

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See our calendar for upcoming club events.

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Our TLCC information index includes links to everything you need to know about the TLCC!

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See the PNNA reference section for information about buying and selling coins, a list of speakers for your coin club meetings, and a variety of other numismatic topics.

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See the Young Numismatist (YN) activities page.

Current and Upcoming Club Events:

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No July meeting.

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TLCC Regular Monthly Meeting, August 4, 2009.
Program:
Kevin Charboneau, ANA Summer Seminar report.

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TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 42ND SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, October 3-4, 2009,
King Oscar Convention Center, 88th & So. Hosmer Way, Tacoma, WA.

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Also see the TLCC calendar.

Current and Upcoming Regional/National Events:

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ANA Summer Seminar (pre-registration and payment of tuition required to take courses),
June 27-July 10, 2009, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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ANA World’s Fair of Money®, August 5-9, 2009, Los Angeles, California.

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Puyallup Fair – September 11-27 – The PNNA sponsors the annual coin exhibit in the Hobby Hall, with assistance from several local coin clubs including the TLCC. No volunteer is knowledgeable about all aspects of numismatics — if your question isn't answered or if you are unable to attend the Fair, please e-mail your question to info@pnna.org or info@tlcc.info, and it will be directed to a local expert for a response.

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PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 5th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show, October 24-25, 2009, Portland, OR.

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Also see the PNNA Calendar.

Completed Events:

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PNNA Convention, April 17-19, 2009, Tukwila, Washington.

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National Coin Week, April 19-25, 2009. Theme: Lincoln's Legacy: A Nation United.
This year is the Abraham Lincoln birth bicentennial, 1809-2009.

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Competition for scholarships to the 2009 ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
See the PNNA scholarship page. Applications were due April 1, 2009.

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ANA National Money Show™, March 13-15, 2009, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.
See local host (WCC/PNNA) webpage (including some photos of the event and written reports).

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TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 41ST SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, March 7-8, 2009,
King Oscar Convention Center, 88th & So. Hosmer Way, Tacoma, WA.

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TLCC Regular Monthly Meeting & Holiday Party, December 2, 2008.

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TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 40TH SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, October 25-26, 2008,
King Oscar Convention Center, 88th & So. Hosmer Way, Tacoma, WA.

TLCC memorabilia catalog! | Please visit the TLCC sponsors page.

The TLCC suggests that you also visit the American Numismatic Association
and the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association sites.
The TLCC ANA Club Representative is Ron Ahre.

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Updated 7/2/2009 by J. Eric Holcomb, TLCC Webmaster

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