Welcome back!  It is pleasing to know we have all weathered the coronavirus and are now able to continue our activities. 

The Coin Collectors Group met at the RSL Rooms on the 22nd February.  Six members attended and enjoyed a very pleasant morning's discussion as Alex displayed some proof sets of the Sydney Olympics, Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Centenary of Federation, Millennium series and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.  Thanks go to the RSL and RSL Secretary Heather Hartland for enabling us to use the RSL rooms for our session. 

With the Senior Citizens renovations completed we will return to the U3A Meeting Room at the  the U3A allotted time of  10.am to 12.midday on the 3rd Monday of the month. Our next meeting will be on Monday15 March.   

Unfortunately the changed time slot has meant some members are unable to attend, however, our numbers have remained the same at 13 with new enrolments.  Welcome Gary Edwards, Sallie Hann, David Lowlng  and Judy  Stewart - we  trust you will enjoy the Coin Collectors group.

Annette and I are moving to Echuca to live at the end of this month .Doug Smith has volunteered to organise and preside over our Coin Collectors' meeting,while Gary Edwards is happy to express his knowledge on Australian coins to help discussions

I have enjoyed organising our group and trust you have all enjoyed the discussion as much as I have,  It has been interesting to learn how, when and why we have collected coins

I wish you all the best for the coming year and hope to visit a meeting or two in future.

 Alex Adkins

People over the years have bags, boxes or tins of old coins of pre decimal and decimal currency. If this is an interest or hobby of yours and you would like to discuss the significance of coins and notes with different designs that commemorate the events and people that create a history of Australia, consider joining our group.   

The first meeting of Coin Collectors, in its new timeslot of the first Monday from 10 am to 12 midday, will be on Monday 15th February in the U3A Meeting Room. If the room is still unavailable, I will contact class members to let them know where we will meet.
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Alex Adkins

“Hello Coin Collectors,

Just a few lines to ask if you are all going OK with coronavirus isolation and trust it can be turned around sooner rather than later.

I have now made a start on sorting my collection by delving into a couple of boxes and surprise "surprise", I have found a few things that I had forgotten about, including a series of $1, $2, $5 and $10 notes with consecutive numbering.  I was happy to find the folder with the four commemorative florins being the 1927 opening of Parliament House Canberra; 1934/35 Melbourne Centenary; 1951 50 years of Federation and the 1954 Queen’s visit. Also realize I have quite a few English and NZ coins and uncirculated sets.

That is enough for the moment, however if you have a snippet or two regarding coins, notes etc., I would be pleased to use it for the next newsletter.

Regards,

Alex”

We were able to have our meeting on the 18th March with 12 members attending. Again we had quite a variety of coins medallions and catalogues, which led to interesting discussions There was good advice on collecting ancient Chinese and Roman coins with some very large catalogues of information and values on the coins. There was a Krugerland (South Africa) 1oz. gold coin,  a Mexican $1 coin of one ounce pure silver, an Australian 1977 silver jubilee medallion for the Queen's visit,  a Lighthouse medallion,  1984 English proof coin set, 5gm gold nugget 2.5 gm of gold bullion,  1945-1995 medallion,  1966 round 50cent piece and  1967 NZ 50 cent piece.  Four small albums of American coins, including American $1 coins.  Girl Guide commemorative coins and various paper cuttings and clips re early coins, pre-decimal pennies and halfpennies.  Pre decimal florin commemorating the opening of Parliament House Canberra in 1927, a 20cent decimal commemorating the Centenary of Canberra in 2013.

With the Corona Virus pandemic now taking hold we are now in recess until the end of June.  So, everybody please take care and stay well and with time at home we can get a lot of coins sorted.

Alex Adkins

Our first session for 2020 was held on the February 19th.  It was very pleasing to welcome five new members which has increased our numbers significantly.

​Unfortunately I was only able to be there for a short period, however, by all reports there was enjoyable discussion around the various items brought by the members, which included ancient Chinese and Roman coinage, a story of one family’s brush with 1930 penny, a 1919 uncirculated United Kingdom Coin set which included 5 commemorative coins, tokens commemorating the opening of the Australian Parliament in 1901 and the opening of Parliament House Canberra in 1927.

It was felt that at the next meeting we do something similar, so we should bring along a coin/coins, notes, medallions as subjects for discussion.

Looking forward to the 18th March.

Alex Adkins

Welcome to the 2020 year for the Coin Collectors Group.

After enrolments it is very pleasing to have 12 people wishing to participate in the group.  Our meetings will be on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, the first being the 19th February 12.15 pm to 1.45 pm. As it is a lunchtime period it is okay to bring a bite to eat along and tea and coffee will be available.

For our first meeting I am suggesting we bring along any coin/ coins you have found, bought or received over the Christmas period for showing and comments.    There is a list of topics which can be discussed and organised into a six-month programme.

Looking forward to seeing you all on 19th February.

​Alex Adkins

Our first meeting in November was interesting, with coin albums, war note collection, a special framed coin and the latest mintage of the A to Z $1 coins dispersed by Australia Post during October.

Our second meeting will be on Wednesday 4th December, 12.15 pm at the U3A room.   

For the December meeting I suggest we bring a coin or note which refers to a significant date or event. I have the sets when the decimal currency changeover from notes to coins occurred.  Remember it is a lunchtime meeting.

Anyone interested in coins and/or notes is most welcome.

Alex Adkins
0427 820 287

Writing in the September Newsletter that coin collecting has been an interest/hobby of mine for a long time, I invited anyone with a similar interest to contact me with the view of forming an interest group within U3A. Since then I have had a positive response and six of us met to discuss the possibilities on the 8th October. A Course Proposal was completed and submitted.  The Committee is quite happy for us to meet as a Coin Collecting Group and has given us the meeting time from 12.15 pm to 1.45 pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the U3A rooms.

The first meeting will be held on Wednesday 6th November with a second meeting following on 4th December.

I am pleased that some keen interest has been shown by people who have been putting coins aside and like me have not yet sorted or catalogued their collection.  I am looking forward to seeing your coins and sharing our stories.

As this is a lunchtime meeting, bring some nourishment along and tea and coffee will be available.   To register your interest or answer any queries please phone me, Alex Adkins, 0427 820 287, or come along on the day.

Alex Adkins

People over the years have bags, boxes or tins of old coins of pre decimal and decimal currency.  My interest started in the early 1960’s when Australia went to decimal currency in February 1966, and I am still collecting today.
 
If this is an interest or hobby of yours and you would like to discuss the significance of coins and notes with all their different designs that commemorate the events and people that create a history of Australia perhaps we could look at forming a group with U3A.

To gauge the interest in coin collecting could you please contact me, Alex Adkins on 576262457, Mobile 0427820287 with the view of having a meeting and organising an ongoing U3A Coin Collectors group. 
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