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2022 YN Coloring Contest

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We are happy to announce the 1st Annual TEC YN Coloring Contest. The winning ‘artwork’ will be announced in the October-December TEC News.  This contest is for YN members only at this time.

The winning YN colored contest will receive:

  • 1 set of TEC 6pc show coins
  • 1 set of ANA 6pc show coins
  • One free year of TEC (The free year of membership must be used by the winner. If the winner is already pre-paid for future years, the closest unpaid year will be considered the awarded year.)

Entries will be judged on the following:

  • Eye appeal
  • Note: Any entry using another picture to color will be

The following rules apply:

  • All active YN members are eligible to If you haven’t paid your dues for 2022, please do so before entering the contest.
  • You may submit ONE entry per YN membership number.
  • Please do not put YN name on colored side of contest form.
  • Entries must be submitted on this official entry form (or a photocopy of it) by either email or “snail mail” by August 19, 2022. When submitting via email, please consider image quality as entries are provided to the judges “as received.” When submitting “Snail Mail” please allow extra time for delivery to ensure that it will arrive prior to the deadline. We don’t want anyone left out.
  • Additional entry forms are available at tecnews.org.

If you’re not a YN and want to color just for fun, or need another copy of the entry form to submit: The Entry Form Can Be Found Here

Register for the TEC Auction!

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Register today to attend the online auction! We will hold our second online auction via Zoom on Saturday, February 19, 2021, starting at 4:00 pm Eastern (which is 3:00 pm Central, 2:00 pm Mountain, 1:00 pm Pacific, and so on). If you want to attend, please email Terri now. We will email the Zoom link to ONLY those members who have registered to attend.

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TEC at FUN

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FUN kept TEC busy recently! 

Check out Coin World’s Coverage of the event: The Long Tradition of Elongated cents at the FUN Show 

2022 Design Contest

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It’s time once again for TEC’s annual design contest! 

This year’s theme is “My Dream Vacation” and the deadline for entries is February 18, 2022.  Members and Young Numismatics can enter 2 designs per person.

Download the rules and entry form: https://tecnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Frazier-2022-Coin-Design-Contest.pdf

Good luck and happy designing! 

TEC Online Auction

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Save the date for TEC’s Online Auction!

When: Saturday February 19, 2022 at 4 PM Eastern

Preview: A catalog will be sent via email blast 7-10 days before the auction.

Log On: Via Zoom. To register for the auction and social hour, an email with a sign-up link will be sent to all members with an email on file. If we don’t have your email, contact the Secretary at terri@tecnews.org  to be added to the list.

Basic Rules: Bob Fritsch will conduct the auction and he’ll explain how it is to be run.

Bidding: This will be covered by Bob F. when he gives the basic rules.

Absentee Bids: Absentee bids are acceptable ONLY if you find a volunteer to execute your bid while the auction is live.

Shipping & Payment: Shipping will be calculated by our Secretary, Terri V., based on the volume purchased. She’ll email an invoice with instructions for payment either by check or PayPal.

ALL SALES FINAL – NO RETURNS

October – December 2021 Issues Shipping Now!

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The October – December 2021 issue has been put in the mail and if you are a digital member you should have received your e-copy last night!  If you’d like to have an article included in the next issue, please send it to editor@tecnews.org by December 10, 2021!

Saturday Downtime

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Due to some changes being done by our website hosting, the site may be down on Saturday August 21. Downtime can be anywhere from 6 to 24 hours. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

TEC at WFOM

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TEC will be at Table 11 at the World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, IL in August. The table is right by the entrance to the Exhibit Area and next to Treasure Trivia.  Be sure to stop by and say hi! 

TEC’s annual meeting will be held at the WFOM in Room 24 on August 13th.  The Board Meeting will take place from 8-9 and the Members Meeting from 9-1.

If you’d like to preorder your items to pick up at the WFOM, check out the Presale area of our new shop!