The Elongated Collectors

It is time once again for the annual TEC Coin Design Contest. Again, this year we will be judging young numismatist entries separate from regular members entries and announcing a winner from each group! The coveted prize of seeing your design rolled on to a penny will be awarded to each group! Also, once again the contest entry form contains a few lines where you can add notes about your design that will be shared with the judges. The notes are completely optional, but sometimes participants incorporate creative elements or symbolic gestures into their design that they would like to[…]

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.

All TEC & ANA 6 Coin Sets* & Plain Convention Badges are now just $4.00 each, (regular price $6.00 each), plus shipping. AND, with all orders of $25.00 or more, you will get a 2011 TEC Birthday Cent & Nickel set free!   *The 6 Coin Sets consist of the show design rolled on a cent, nickel, dime, quarter & dollar, plus a cent rolled with the other show design. These sets & the Plain Convention Badges are in limited supply, so once they are sold out…they are gone! Order yours today! Sale ends 08/14/20.

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.