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 (use Ted's e-mail) or to contribute information for possible use on this site!

Final Pre-Summer Meeting! We'll see you again in June. See "Current and Upcoming Club Events" below for the June 19 meeting, see our calendar and see the president's message.

Reminder - Meeting Location! The BCCOCO meets at the High Desert Community Grange (near the Bend airport), on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except July and August).
See below for details, and see the president's message for driving directions if needed.

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 the club president's 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/.

Website 2nd Anniversary! This website was first published on May 13, 2010, two years ago. Please let Eric Holcomb know if you have suggestions, corrections, etc. We could use more club member content!

Coin Conventions! BCCOCO members and guests are invited to attend the annual PNNA conventions in the Seattle and Portland areas. See our own calendar or the PNNA website for more information including April and September 2012 show dates.

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 (2012 and earlier).

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:

• BCCOCO Regular Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the High Desert Community Grange, 62855 Powell Butte Highway, 1/2 mile south of Bend airport, at 6:30 PM (gates open at 6:00 PM). Program: To be announced. Also "Show & tell" and an auction, with auction from 8:00 to 8:30 pm. Auction form.

• Also see the BCCOCO calendar.

• 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:

• The May 15, 2012 meeting was an introduction to the use of metal detectors by several club members including Club President Ted Campbell.

• ANA National Coin Week, April 15-21, 2012. Theme: Change in Money: Cowries to Credit Cards. See the 2012 ANA Trivia Challenge. (How many of the 20 questions can you answer?)

• The April 17, 2012 meeting featured a potluck and an interesting "show & tell" with photography of selected items (see the photos) plus a raffle.

• The March 20, 2012 meeting featured a short quiz, announcements and other activities.

• At the February 21, 2012 meeting, Eric Holcomb filled in with a short program on George Washington numismatic material. The originally scheduled program, an ANA video, was postponed. (Unfortunately it also could not be shown in March and has been returned.)

• January 17, 2012 meeting POSTPONED/CANCELLED due to weather conditions!

• The December 20, 2011 meeting featured a "show and tell," auction and raffle, along with an interesting presentation by a club member about buying/selling coins at gun shows.

• The November 15, 2011 meeting featured a chili feed, fundraising auction and nomination and election of club officers for 2012. Photos: 3rd anniversary cake; Paul talks about Warman's new "by the decade" coin albums, starting with "Coins of the 1960s."
  

• The October 18, 2011 program was Walter Troutman speaking about his experiences at the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs. There was also photography of selected items (see the photos) plus a raffle.

• The September 20, 2011 program was "An Introduction to Early American Coppers" by Bim Gander, president of the national EAC club, and now a local resident. Photo at right: Bim giving his talk.