The Tacoma-Lakewood Coin Club (TLCC) was founded in 1988 by the merger of the former Tacoma Coin Club (founded in 1957) and the Lakewood Center Coin Club (founded in 1963). These three distinct clubs issued a large number of memorabilia items over the years, mostly related to coin shows and banquets. Many of the items were wooden nickels, however there are also a number of other kinds of items, such as banquet favors containing coins.

At the TLCC April 2002 business meeting, the TLCC board voted to contract with J. Eric Holcomb to prepare a photographic catalog of the TLCC memorabilia collection. (Eric previously cataloged the PNNA memorabilia collection.) Work began in June 2002, and has completed, although Eric will continue to update the catalog as necessary. The catalog is available on this web site, and will also eventually be available on CD and in printed form.

Additional information:

• See below for details of the catalog numbering system.
• Some of the information found on these pages is uncertain and incomplete. As more accurate information becomes available, these web pages will be updated. Please contact the TLCC if you are aware of any items that are not listed, or if you have additional information. Last updated: April 25, 2014.
• Most of the pages linked below should print on a single 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper, with margin settings of 0.75 inches on all sides, except 0.50 inches on the bottom. These pages do not contain navigation bars to the rest of the TLCC web site. Use the "Index" link to return to this page with the navigation bar at the bottom.
• Many of these items were made and distributed in very limited quantities, and are difficult to obtain, although there are also a number of more common items. If you are interested in collecting TLCC or other local coin club memorabilia, please contact the TLCC, the PNNA and/or the Northwest Token and Medal Society.
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Acknowledgements

Special thanks are due for major contributions of material to the club's collection from the following individuals: (Click here to see the biographies of these individuals.)

• Laura Enearl, charter member TCC (deceased).

• Byron "Jack" Frost, TLCC Life Member 1 (LM1) (deceased).

• George Booth, TLCC Life Member 6 (LM6) (deceased).

The details of the catalog numbering system are as follows:

<prefix> <2-digit year> - <type number> <variety letter>

• Single-letter prefixes as explained in the table below.

• 2-digit years starting with 57 for founding of TCC in 1957.

• Type numbers starting with 1 for each year.

• Variety letter designations starting with "A" when there is more than one variety (e.g., color, size, design, overprint) known of a type.

Example: S59-3 for copper ingot that was third souvenir type issued in 1959.
Example: S59-2B for 2nd variety of wooden nickel that was 2nd souvenir type issued in 1959.