The Bend Coin Club of Central Oregon (BCCOCO) is a vibrant local coin club serving the Central Oregon region, including the cities of Bend and Redmond. The BCCOCO was founded in 2008, and welcomes all numismatists — persons who study, collect, or deal with coins, paper money, tokens and medals.

The BCCOCO is proud to present bendcoinclub.org, 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 region. BCCOCO 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!

If you are interested in other Oregon / Pacific Northwest coin clubs, see our clubs page.

The following companies or businesses have donated prizes for use at monthly club meetings. Thank you!

In memoriam - Michael Graham, owner of Mountain High Coins, passed away June 2015.
The shop is still active. Info: info@mtnhighcoin.com.

Greetings!

See "Current and Upcoming Club Events" below, see our calendar and see the president's message.

Suntree Village is open! Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Also see the president's message.

Meeting Dates and Locations! The BCCOCO previously met alternate months in Redmond and Bend, except as noted. Currently no Redmond location is available, so meetings are in Bend only. See our calendar (or the information below) for complete details. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tueday, unless otherwise announced. Driving directions are posted on our calendar page. There were usually no club meetings in July or August, although now that we're meeting again (as of 2021), we're going year-round. Also see the president's message.

Welcome! If you're new to numismatics or the club, or just looking for more information, welcome ... perhaps club members can help you learn more about what you've got, or help you enjoy collecting more.

• See below for more information about the club and its upcoming meetings and events.
• See the links page for some recommended websites.
• See the President's Message.

What's your silver and gold worth? To find out, try the "Online Precious Metal Weight Conversion and Melt Value Calculators" at http://www.silverrecyclers.com/.

Coin Conventions! BCCOCO members and guests are invited to attend the annual PNNA and WCC coin shows / conventions in the Seattle and Portland areas. See our own calendar or the PNNA website for more information.

See sample exhibit items from BCCOCO regular meetings.
These are items members bring each month for "show & tell." (Photos will be taken selected months.)

See previous BCCOCO news headlines (2023 and earlier).

This website was first published on May 13, 2010. Please let Eric Holcomb know if you have suggestions, corrections, etc. We could use more club member content!

What is our charter? — Per the BCCOCO constitution, "The purpose of this organization shall be to study and support the hobby of numismatics; to promote numismatic-related educational activities; to disseminate numismatic knowledge through regular meetings." In doing so, the BCCOCO 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 BCCOCO plans to publish a monthly newsletter, has monthly meetings, and promotes numismatics thrugh special programs, activities and awards.

• See our calendar for upcoming club events.

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

• 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 BCCOCO calendar and the President's Message.

• Suntree Village is open! Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Also see the president's message.

• May 14 at 6:30 p.m. Coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend (see calendar for details). Program: to be announced; will include show-and-tell, raffle and auction. (Get the club auction form.)

• 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/shows (National Money Show and World's Fair of Money).

Completed Club Meetings and Events:

The April 16, 2024 club meeting at Suntree Village (delayed one week) included ANA and PNNA show reports, as well as a report on a trip to Texas to view the total solar eclipse.

The March 12, 2024 club meeting at Suntree Village offered photography of show-and-tell items, along with some raffle and auction items. Two 2020-W American Samoa quarters (National Parks series), with "V75" privy mark on the reverse,
commerorating the victory by Allied forces in World War II, were donated for auction, and both sold for $20 or more. See all the photos from this meeting.

The February 13, 2024 club meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured an expanded auction, which was quite successful! Thanks to everyone who participated. Mat also described the short snorter shown here, which came into the coin shop recently. See the February exhibit page for the complete set of six photos.

The January 23, 2024 postponed club meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured an illustrated talk about Morgan Dollars, including show-and-tell photos and more, by Eric H. See the presentation as a PDF file.

The December 12, 2023 club meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured our annual holiday party. Thanks to Sterling, and everyone else who brought food. The top raffle prize was an NGC MS63 1884-O Morgan Silver Dollar, as shown below in October, and purchased at that time by the club.

The November 14, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured Walter presenting his collection of Doubled Die and RPM Roosevelt Dimes (and a few other related coins). Photos have been posted on the November exhibit sample page, including the 1953-S Roosevelt Dime shown here, with obvious repunched mintmark (on the enlarged version).

The October 10, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured photography of member items, including a couple of special auction items. Photos have been posted on the October exhibit sample page, including the toned 1884-O Morgan Dollar also shown here, which is graded MS63.

The September 12, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured an illustrated talk by Eric H. on "A Selection of George Washington Pieces from the Early American Period." (Click on the link to open the PDF file of this exhibit/talk.) There was also a show-and-tell, raffle and auction. Photos: Washington Large Eagle Cent.

The August 8, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured a summer potluck picnic/dinner, with the club supplying the hamburgers and hot dogs. Thanks to Sterling for doing the grilling! There was also a nice show-and-tell, raffle and auction.

The July 11, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured trip reports, including Walter's annual trip to ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, and Eric's trip to Nevada, including especially Carson City, where the original U.S. Mint (photo) is now part of the Nevada State Museum. Paul shared that he did submit answers to the National Coin Week Club Trivia Challenge, but had one incorrect response.

The June 13, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend was informal, but included a decision of which candidates to vote for in the ANA Board of Governors election, along with limited photography of member items. The raffle included new items obtained from the coin shop, which will also keep us supplied for July and August. See the June exhibit sample page for items shown and photographed, such as the 1931-S Buffalo Nickel shown here.

See previous BCCOCO news headlines (2023 and earlier).