The Elongated Collectors

The Meeting Minutes from the August 8th Member Meeting have been added to the 2020 Annual Reports Page.

The store manager has received all of the pre-order items and will begin packing and mailing them this week!  Due to popular demand, there were a record number of orders placed and they will be filled and mailed in the order in which they were received.  Please be patient, but your items will soon be on the way to you.

We will hold our TEC Member Meeting and Auction via Zoom this coming Saturday, August 8, 2020, starting at 4:00 pm Eastern. If you want to attend and you haven’t already registered, please email Terri now. We will email the Zoom link to ONLY those members who have registered to attend.

Here is the Agenda for the Meeting

Here is the Auction Catalog so you can decide what you’d like to make your bid on! Be sure to check out the first page, which outlines how we’re going to conduct the auction via Zoom.

The Board Member’s 2020 Annual Reports have been added to the website in PDF form for your viewing pleasure.  Links to download them can be found at: https://tecnews.org/club/2020-annual-reports/

2020 Show Coins have been added to the TEC Store!  Quantities are very limited so be sure to get your order in early.

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced today the suspension of the 2020 World’s Fair of Money.  The WFOM show, originally scheduled for August 4-8, is where TEC has our yearly meetings.  We are sad to hear of the suspension, but know that it was in the best interest due to COVID-19 restrictions and State of Pennsylvania guidelines.  Stay tuned for more details coming soon.

The Legacy Series acquaints collectors with the legends, heroes and icons of numismatics and celebrates their lives and contributions.

Steve Roach interviews Ray Dillard at the 2015 ANA World’s Fair of Money, held in Rosemont, IL.

We learned today that our President Emeritus, fellow collector, and friend Ray Dillard, TEC #837-LM, died yesterday, March 8, 2020, at the age of 94.

As lengthening days lead us surely from darkness to light, we give heartfelt thanks for the good example of the indefatigable Ray, who, having finished his course in faith, now finds rest and refreshment. Our thoughts are with his daughters, Sherrie and Kathy, as well as his sons-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. May his family and his many friends take comfort in their myriad fond memories.

A funeral service will be held in Flint, Michigan, on Thursday, March 12, at 11:00 a.m., with visiting hours on Wednesday and preceding the service. Details and obituary here.

Although, as TEC President, Cindy Calhoun, notes, “words cannot express how much Ray will be missed,” we will do our best to describe and celebrate his life and incomparable impact on our hobby in the upcoming TEC News. If you would like us to include your specific remembrances in words or pictures, please email the editor by March 20, 2020.

Are you a member of The Elongated Collectors but not a member of the American Numismatic Association? The ANA is offering an unprecedented $5 Gold membership for club members who are not current members of the Association (regularly $28). Benefits include:

• Digital subscription to The Numismatist magazine
• Free admission to all ANA shows
• Borrowing privileges from the world’s largest numismatic lending library
• Direct submissions to NGC, the ANA’s official grading service
• Discount on seminars, hobby publications, books & supplies, collection insurance and more

Club members who would rather receive The Numismatist by mail can upgrade to an ANA Platinum membership for only $20 (a $26 savings!)

This offer is only available for a limited time. Call 800-514-2646 and reference code CLUB20