Spring Issue Mailed

Spring 2008 Curry’s Chronicle Has Been Released!

The eleventh issue of the award-winning Curry’s Chronicle has been released and should be reaching Carson City Coin Collectors of America club members shortly. Thanks always to the members who volunteered to submit articles and letters to the editor. We appreciate members stepping forward and volunteering in that fashion. And as always, we ask our members to consider writing something for the next summer issue of the journal. You do not have to be a professional writer of any sorts to contribute. For more information regarding submissions and deadlines please refer to your new spring 2008 chronicle. If you require further assistance or want to pass an article idea by me, feel free to email me at mariesgate@sbcglobal.net or call me at (775) 322-4455 and I will be happy to assist you.

Typo Announcement and a Solution
There's one additional item that I would also like to address. When you receive the latest issue of Curry's Chronicle you'll notice two obvious TYPOs on the front cover and the title page. The printing company that produces our journal screwed up, and as a result, instead of it reading “Spring 2008” on the front cover and the title page, it reads “Winter 2008.” We were shocked by the mistake made by our printer. But they have apologized for their carelessness and in order to remedy the errors they have created replacement stickers that read “Spring 2008,” which you will place over the “Winter 2008” mistake on your journal.

These replacement stickers will be mailed along with important renewal information to each member within the next six weeks. So, don't flip out when you see the typos, and just hold tight and we'll get the correct information on your journal before summer arrives.

And, just as a reminder, the $20 annual membership dues entitles you to a year's subscription to Curry’s Chronicle. The schedule of release for these journals is as follows:

1. Spring issue mailed out the first of March
2. Summer issue mailed out the first of June
3. Fall issue mailed out the first of September
4. Winter issue mailed out the first of December

Hope everyone enjoys reading their spring journal. I expect to see some blogs written on this site sharing about what you've learned!

-Amy
C4OA Membership Services

"CC" COINS IN THE AUCTION PLACE

The Queller Family Collection of silver dollars will be sold at the Heritage Central States Platinum Night Auction, April 16-19, 2008 in Rosemont, Illinois. "CC" coins represented in this auction include:
1. 1870-CC Seated Dollar NGC MS-60
2. 1871-CC Seated Dollar NGC AU-58
3. 1872-CC Seated Dollar NGC MS-64
4. 1873-CC Seated Dollar NGC AU-55
5. 1874-CC Trade Dollar NGC MS-64
6. 1876-CC Trade Dollar - Doubled Die Reverse NGC MS-61
7. 1876-CC Trade Dollar NGC MS-62
8. 1877-CC Trade Dollar NGC MS-63
This is one of those very rare times when you will encounter the four "CC" seated dollar issues for sale at the same time. Get 'em while the gettings good!

Important News Regarding Annual Club Meeting at ANA Convention

Dear Carson City Coin Collectors of America club members,

It is that time once again to start making plans to attend the annual general meeting for the C4OA which is going to be held at the summer ANA Convention in Baltimore, MD. Please mark your calendars for:

THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008 at 1:00 P.M.

for the C4oA general meeting in Room 319 at the Baltimore Convention Center (One West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201).

Please contact the ANA for more information regarding hotel reservations and travel plans at (719) 482-9857 or email them at convention@money.org. It is suggested that you make your plans early, as rooms do fill-up fast.

We hope that everyone is able to make it the C4OA general meeting to have questions answered and suggestions heard.

Any additional questions related to this or any other club event, please contact me at (775) 322-4455 or email me at mariesgate@sbcglobal.net.

See you in Baltimore!,

Amy

C4OA Membership Records

The future of 'CC' coins

To all 'CC' collectors; I feel that now is the time to get the coins that you need for your collections, because it will be only a matter time before we see huge price increases. I really like the gold series: mainly the double eagles. Good luck to all collectors in their quest for those 'cc' coins.

1870-CC $20 GOLD PIECE BRINGS QUARTER MILLION $$S

An 1870-CC gold double eagle graded XF-40 (non-certified) sold for $253,000 at Stack's Americana sale in New York City on January 16. This example of the key date in the "CC" $20 gold series is not visually attractive, and has not even been graded by a third-party service, which makes its price realized even more astonishing. 1870-CC $20 gold piece from Stack's Americana sale, 1-16-08.

This strong showing further illustrates the perpetually-increasing demand for rare "CC" issues. We can only imagine what this same coin would have fetched if it had been graded XF-40 or XF-45 by PCGS or NGC. It seems plausible that the winning bid would have cracked the $300,000 barrier. This is all so mind-bending, since it was only about seven or eight years ago that 1870-CC double eagles in any grade were just barely crossing the six-figure level. And, to add more perspective to the sale of this specific 70-CC $20 gold piece, the same coin sold for $20,900 back in 1987 at another Stack's January auction. If its consignor in 2008 is the same person who purchased it in 1987, he or she should be very pleased, don't you think?

The way this current auction season is shaping up, "CC" coins of all types, dates and grades, are sure to garner their share of attention. Stay tuned.

SIX CC $20 BEAUTIES FROM THE RICH UHRICH COLLECTION

"Hear ye, hear ye" all "CC" fans. Six beautiful "CC" gold double eagles are on the auction block. From the Rich Uhrich Collection:
(1.) 1872-CC NGC AU-58
(2.) 1873-CC NGC AU-58
(3.) 1875-CC NGC MS-63 (only two graded finer by NGC)
(4.) 1885-CC PCGS MS-61
(5.) 1891-CC NGC MS-62 (none graded finer by NGC)
(6.) 1892-CC PCGS MS-62.
These fabulous bad boys will be auctioned by Stacks at the February 26-27, 2008 Baltimore Sale. It is my hope that a member of our C4OA will score at least one or two of these. Since I probably won't be able to get them, maybe we could keep them in the family so-to-speak. Let me know what you think. Members, leave your comments!