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The Memphis Coin Club, founded in 1936, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2011. To commemorate the milestone, it is issuing two souvenir items. Penny Press Mint of Green Bay, Wis., has created an encased 1936 full-date Buffalo nickel, and Michael Bean has prepared a two-color, engraved 8x10-inch souvenir card.
The obverse of the coin encasement reads “Memphis Coin Club,” “Seventy-Fifth Anniversary” and “1936-2011.” It is decorated with a pyramid on each side and a Mississippi River steamboat at the bottom.
The reverse reads “Founder of the Memphis International Paper Money Show.” At the bottom is an outline of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Memphis. Below the bridge is the maker’s mark, “PPM, GB, WISC.”
The souvenir card reads “Memphis Coin Club, Inc.,” “Seventy-fifth Anniversary” and “Founder of International Paper Money Show” at the top in blue. In the middle is a black-and-white 3x2.5-inch engraved eagle surrounded by a rectangular, raised border. At the bottom the engraving reads “Memphis, Tennessee” at left and “1936-2011” at right. In the middle of these legends is a seal that, when tilted, reveals the initials, “M.B.,” for Michael Bean, the printer.”
A limited number of these commemorative items is available to collectors.
Mail order prices are as follows: a single card costs $5 plus $2 shipping; a single encased coin costs $3.50 plus $1 shipping; the card and encased coin together cost $7.50 plus $2 shipping; and a “P,” “D” and “S” mint encased coin set costs $10 plus $1.50 shipping.
To order, send a check or money order payable to the Memphis Coin Club to: MCC 75th Anniversary, P.O. Box 40572, Memphis, TN 38174-0572.
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