The Tacoma-Lakewood Coin Club (TLCC) is a vibrant local coin club serving the South Puget Sound region, including the cities of Tacoma and Lakewood. The TLCC was founded in 1988 by the merger of the former Tacoma Coin Club and the former Lakewood Center Coin Club. The TLCC welcomes all numismatists — persons who study, collect, or deal with coins, paper money, tokens and medals.

The TLCC is proud to present tlcc.info, our home on the World Wide Web! This site is updated at least monthly to bring you accurate and up-to-date information about numismatics in the Tacoma area. TLCC members are also available to help answer your questions about numismatics. Please don't hesitate to ask us a question or to contribute information for possible use on this site!

Coin Show This Weekend!! The TLCC will host its 44th semi-annual coin show this weekend, August 28-29, 2010, at the King Oscar Convention Center in south Tacoma. (Click on the link for more information.) The dates of this show were moved from the usual fall dates to to avoid a conflict with another show, and the corresponding 2011 show will also be held the last weekend of August.

No July meeting! There were no TLCC meetings in July. Regular club meetings resumed with the meeting of Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Enjoy the remainder of the summer!!

Redesigned Website! This website has been redesigned and published as of May 12, 2010. Please let Eric Holcomb know if you have suggestions, corrections, etc. We could use more club member content!

Convention!! TLCC members and guests were invited to attend the annual PNNA convention in Tukwila, WA, April 16-18, 2010. TLCC editor Rick Schulz was installed as one of the new PNNA board members, and will also serve as Puyallup Fair coordinator. See the PNNA website for more information.

New! TLCC Library List! (PDF file) Members may borrow materials subject to club policies.

Recent Meeting Programs:

The June 1 and August 3 programs were about "Death" or "Your collection and estate planning" by Alan Anderson (photo at left).

The May 4 program was "Medieval Bractates" by Scott Loos.
See the May "Show & Tell" items.

The April 6 program was a surprise!

The March 2 program was "How to Shop a Coin Show" by club president Dave Schmidt.

The February 2 program was "Surprise night" by new club Vice President Ken Fialkowski.

The January 5 program was "The history and collectability of Roosevelt dimes, as experienced and expressed by Rick Schulz." Photos by Don Tjossem.
See the January "Show & Tell" items, also photographed by Don.

Holiday Extravaganza! The TLCC's December 1, 2009 monthly meeting continued the tradition of a holiday party catered by TLCC members Bonnie and Mike Zagorin.

Longtime TLCC member Norm Mikat spoke at the November 3, 2009 meeting on “The Joys of Being a Collector.”

The October 6, 2009 meeting presentation consisted of several mini-programs from various club members.

See sample exhibit items from TLCC regular meetings.
These are items members bring each month for "show & tell."

See previous TLCC news headlines. | See the TLCC memorabilia catalog.

What is our charter? — Per the TLCC bylaws, Article II, Section 1, "The purpose of this club is to promote interest in numismatics, through a sound program of education and fellowship, as a non-profit association." In doing so, the TLCC contributes to the mission of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association (PNNA) to "promote, extend, and protect the interests of numismatists and numismatic activities throughout the Pacific Northwest and to foster and encourage the study of numismatics in all its forms."

What do we do? — In addition to maintaining this web site, the TLCC publishes a monthly newsletter, has monthly meetings, holds two annual coin shows, and promotes numismatics through special programs, activities and awards. TLCC members participate in the numismatic display at the Puyallup Fair Hobby Hall each September.

• See our calendar for upcoming club events.

• Our TLCC information index includes links to everything you need to know about the TLCC!

• See the PNNA reference section for information about buying and selling coins, a list of speakers for your coin club meetings, and a variety of other numismatic topics.

• See the Young Numismatist (YN) activities page.

Current and Upcoming Club Events:

• TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 44th SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, August 28-29, 2010,
  King Oscar Convention Center, 88th & So. Hosmer Way, Tacoma, WA.

• TLCC Regular Monthly Meeting, September 7, 2010.
  Program: To be announced.

• Puyallup Fair – September 10-26, 2010 – The PNNA sponsors the annual coin exhibit in the Hobby Hall, with assistance from several local coin clubs including the TLCC. No volunteer is knowledgeable about all aspects of numismatics — if your question isn't answered or if you are unable to attend the Fair, please e-mail your question to info@pnna.org or info@tlcc.info, and it will be directed to a local expert for a response. The PNNA's Hobby Hall coordinator is our own Rick Schulz, so be sure to contact Rick to volunteer!

• Also see the TLCC calendar.

• See the PNNA Homepage and PNNA Calendar for information about such exciting events as the PNNA annual conventions in Tukwila and Portland, National Coin Week, ANA Summer Seminar, and the two annual ANA conventions (National Money Show™ and World's Fair of Money®).

Completed Club Events:

• TLCC annual grant program – The application deadline for this year was April 20, 2010.

• TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 43rd SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, March 13-14, 2010,
  King Oscar Convention Center, 88th & So. Hosmer Way, Tacoma, WA.

• TLCC Regular Monthly Meeting and Holiday Extravaganza, December 1, 2009.

• TACOMA-LAKEWOOD COIN CLUB 42ND SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW, October 3-4, 2009,
  King Oscar Convention Center, 88th & So. Hosmer Way, Tacoma, WA.

Please visit the TLCC memorabilia catalog!