June
22nd. 2018.
Upcoming club
meetings:
Monday 2nd July.
·
Subject - “Waterloo Medallion – its Interpretation
and Why None Were Struck” by Mick Martin
August
Monday 3rd September.
Meetings are held
at the Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square, commencing at 7.00 p.m.
Congratulations to
Rachel and Chris on the birth of their daughter Annabel.
One of our members
has some interesting coins that need a good home, if you are interested please
get in touch with me and I will let him know:
Great War "keepsakes"
George V 1914 half of 6d and half of a 3d piece dated
1916.
Probably given to two soldiers
with the Leicester regiment who had lived in Woodhouse Eaves, a village near Loughborough, Leics.
Annual General Meeting 2018
1 Apologies for absence – Rachel and Chris, Michael
2 – 2017 AGM minutes
Approved proposed- Michael
seconded-
Graham
3 Matters arising
None
4 Committee Reports (circulated with this Agenda): Discussion Points
Acceptance of
the reports - proposed ??? – seconded
???
Peter Hall explained the difficulties in arranging a Summer Social but
pointed out that work was still in progress and will be reported on in the
Newsletter (See Below).
5 Points Raised by Membership
No other points
were raised.
6 Appointments of Officers (Committee, President, Vice President, Hon Auditor)
6.1) Election of Committee
a. Nominations from the floor – None
b. Nominations received prior to the AGM (Peter,
John, John)
- Members to vote for the Committee -proposed ??? -seconded
???
6.2) Elect Hon Auditor (Committee nominate Neil) – proposed Doug
seconded Henry
6.3) Elect President
Committee nominate Gavin – proposed John seconded Ian
6.4) Elect Vice Presidents
Committee nominate Henry –proposed Michael seconded Graham
Committee nominated Mick - proposed Michael seconded Graham
John Quinn thanked the retiring members, Ian and Derek for their hard
work during the last season.
7 AOB
Neil proposed that a congratulation message should be sent to Rachel
and Chris on the arrival of their daughter Annabel.
This concludes the formal business of the AGM
(Following the AGM the two elected vice-presidents agreed to come
on to the committee, relinquishing their positions as vice-presidents)
Annual Display Competition
There were 6 entries:
1 Michael presented a newly acquired collection
of pre 1815 French coins. There were silver and copper coins displayed on four
trays starting from early medieval hammered coins through to large silver crown
side coins.
2. Graham’s display of the
Roman Empire; 14 Emperor’s Collection of Coins. This is housed in a hard wood
case starting with Vespasian 69-79 AD through to Salonica
253-268 AD. Brought as displayed in the box with no set up
time which is protected in its own case when Graham is on one of his talks.
3. Graham’s second display
relating to the date 1666. A 2016 £2.00 coin depicts the great fire of London
in 1666. In the same year the first cheddar cheese was made and the French
& Dutch declared war on England. Also the halfpenny token of William Diston was issued at the White Hart Inn from Chipping
Norton. Lastly Thomas Hunsdon, a weaver, issued his
farthing token in Oxford.
4. Stuart presented his
collection of Charles I Shillings.
Stuart talked about his visit to London on the
Saturday before to buy his 1644 Bristol shilling, and also find his 1631/2 rose Mint Mark shilling ready for his display on Monday. He
went on to talk about Thomas Bushall the manager of
Charles I mines and that the Royalists retained control of the rich mines in
Britain. Stuart finished by telling us about the milled issues coins from
Charles I by Briot and their superior strike.
5. Neil displayed his
Collection of yachting medals, mostly from France and England. He thought the
French medals had better designs and the medals were also signed. There was
also an Italian and Dutch medal. One English medal enamelled in six colours on
bronze. Neil also had his own bronze medal that he had won at the Torbay
international regatta.
6. John played some audio clips from the mid
1990s after finding a box of old recordings at home. We listened to passed
members talk and John asked if anyone could recognise the speaker. Only about
half were recognised without visual clues.
This year, first place went to
Stuart for the second time and he will take home the Michael Broome cup. Well
done Stuart.
Summer Social
Please note that the Club is arranging
a Summer Social in the City of London on Tuesday 7 August 2018.
The plan is to meet outside
Bank Tube Station at 11.00 and visit the remains of the London Mithraeum, under the nearby Bloomberg building. Afterwards
we will visit the Guildhall to see the remains of the Roman Amphitheatre (about
200 metres walking).
Later, it should be possible
to visit the Bank of England’s Museum. Lunch will be fitted in somewhere
between the visits. We will return via Bank Tube Station.
Anyone interested in the visits
should email the Treasurer, see him at the next Club
meeting. Partners are invited.
Subscriptions
Be reminded that
subscriptions are now due. It would be most appreciated if members yet to renew
their subscription would please do so at the next meeting. Please see our
treasurer Peter. Membership cards will be available for collection at the next
meeting.
Future Events.
Past Events
In previous years,
June has been the date for the AGM.
Club Secretary.