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!

Welcome! See meeting and coin show info below and see our calendar for upcoming club events.

"Hello and welcome to the Tacoma–Lakewood Coin Club. We are currently in our 60th year and would love to have you join us. We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month – all the directions are here on the website (calendar page). We also invite you to our bi-annual Coin Club Shows at the Tacoma Elks – Fun for all – Keep on Collecting!" - Todd, TLCC President.

TLCC coin shows! See below for 2018 coin shows in June (new date) and October.

New Meeting Date! Beginning in May 2015, club meetings returned to the GLMHC facility (Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare, 9330 59th Ave SW, Lakewood, WA), however, the meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday instead of the 1st Tuesday of each month except July.

New Show Location! Beginning with the April 4, 2015 event, TLCC semi-annual coin shows are held at the Tacoma Elks Lodge #174, 2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma, WA. Dave Schmidt's coin shows also take place at the same location.

See the PNNA calendar for more upcoming coin shows (including the annual PNNA conventions in Tukwila and Portland), and see "Club Information" below for regular TLCC club meetings.

TLCC Library List! (PDF file) Members may borrow materials subject to club policies.

The April 17, 2018 meeting program was "Coin Collecting, 1936" by Tom Tullis, who used The Numismatist magazines from that year to talk about collecting back then. Should have been fun!

The March 20, 2018 meeting program was "Anything But Coins," chaired by former club president Ron Ahre. This was an opportunity for club members to showcase their other hobbies.

The February 20, 2018 meeting featured club member Ken Fialkowski speaking on "World and U.S. Currency."

The January 16, 2018 meeting featured a special auction of 25 "club items."

The December 19, 2017 meeting was a special monthly meeting for the TLCC 60th Anniversary Celebration. The location was the Tacoma Armory/Broadway Center for the Arts, 715 South 11th St. The program featured a banquet with prime rib buffet dinner and guest of honor Greg Rohan from Heritage Auctions. See the TLCC Invitational Holiday Card.

The November 21, 2017 meeting featured an "enlarged auction and bourse so members could sell or buy what they wished."

The October 17, 2017 meeting featured Dr. Nick Adams, speaking about "Civil War Memorabilia," likely with an emphasis on numismatics.

The September 19, 2017 meeting featured speaker Dan Duncan from Pinnacle Rarities. Topics included "Trivia plus," "My latest finds," etc.

The August 15, 2017 meeting featured Brian Wagner, speaking about "Shield & Liberty Nickel varieties."

The June 20, 2017 meeting featured Steve Campau, owner of the Renton Coin Shop. His topic was: "eBay vs. Coin Shop - Why you should do more coin business with dealers and less on line."

The May 16, 2017 meeting featured Dave Schmidt, speaking about "Heraldic Art Medallions."

See sample exhibit items from TLCC regular meetings.
These are items members bring each month for "show & tell." Although photography of selected items unfortunately ended after Jan. 2015, many excellent numsimatic items from the 2002-2015 time period are available to view.

See previous TLCC news headlines. | 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 sends a monthly email notice to members, 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 Washington State (Puyallup) Fair Hobby Hall each September.

• See our calendar for upcoming club events.

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

• 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.

• See the Young Numismatist (YN) activities page.

Current and Upcoming Club Events:

• Also see the TLCC calendar for future club meetings and events.

• TLCC Regular Monthly Meeting, May 15, 2018. Club meetings are at Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare, 9330 59th Ave SW, Lakewood, WA, on the 3rd Tuesday. Program: to be announced. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. before the 7:00 p.m. meeting.

• New Date! TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 59th SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, June 2, 2018, Tacoma Elks Lodge #174, 2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma, WA.

• Washington State (Puyallup) Fair – Aug. 31-Sept. 23, 2018 (closed on Tuesdays) – 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. The PNNA's Hobby Hall coordinator is our own Rick Schulz!

• TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 60th SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, October 6, 2018, Tacoma Elks Lodge #174, 2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma, WA.

• See the PNNA Homepage and PNNA Calendar for information about such exciting events as the PNNA annual conventions in Tukwila and Portland, National Coin Week, ANA Summer Seminar, and the two annual ANA conventions (National Money Show and World's Fair of Money).

Completed Club Events: (See "News Items" for regular meeting programs)

• TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 58th SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, October 7, 2017, Tacoma Elks Lodge #174, 2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma, WA.

• Washington State (Puyallup) Fair – Sept. 1-24, 2017 (closed on Tuesdays) – The PNNA sponsored the annual coin exhibit in the Hobby Hall, with assistance from several local coin clubs including the TLCC.

• TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 57th SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, March 25, 2017, Tacoma Elks Lodge #174, 2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma, WA.

Please visit the TLCC memorabilia catalog! (Updated 4/25/2014)