Greetings and Happy Holidays!

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.)

Completed Club Events:

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. Our meetings for the year are now complete!

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.

The May 9, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend was busy and included some discussion of the National Coin Week Club Trivia Challenge, but Paul was still unavailable to coordinate our responses.

The April 11, 2023 coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend was busy including several show-and-tell items, raffle and auction, howver, the planned National Coin Week activity was postponed until May.

The March 21, 2023 (postponed) coin club regular meeting at Suntree Village in Bend included photography of member items, as well as other activities including a report on the ANA National Money Show in Phoenix, and the upcoming ANA National Coin Week in April. See the March exhibit sample page for items shown and photographed, such as the 1965 SMS Roosevelt Dime shown here.

The February 14, 2023 club meeting was informal, as the club president was unable to attend.

The January 10, 2023 club meeting at Suntree Village in Bend featured Eric's talk, "A picture gallery of U.S. colonial coins and tokens." Photos: An example of the famous 1652-dated Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling.