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Title: Announcing the formation of The Aluminum Coin Collector's Society
Post by: Billy Kingsley on January 02, 2011, 09:31:09 AM

I wish to announce the formation of The Aluminum Coin Collector's Society. It was created today to promote the knowledge of, and collecting of, coins, tokens and medals made of aluminum.

Here is the information on our website:
The Aluminum Coin Collector's Society was founded on January 2nd, 2011 to promote the knowledge, appreciation and collecting of aluminum coins, medals and tokens from around the world.

The Society is free for anyone who wishes to join, simply send an email to aluminumcoins at yahoo.com and you will recieve your official member number, and perhaps an occasional newsletter and hopefully, in time, a membership card that you can print out from home.

The goal is to eventually become an ANA Member Club with meetings held at various large numismatic shows and events.

Billy Kingsley
Founder, President, and Member #1

Here is our website:
http://members.fotki.com/AluminumCoinCollectorsSociety/about/ (http://members.fotki.com/AluminumCoinCollectorsSociety/about/)

And we're even on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aluminum-Coin-Collectors-Society/115633125177348?v=wall (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aluminum-Coin-Collectors-Society/115633125177348?v=wall)

I am working on posting scanned images of my aluminum coins from my collection, but if any of you want to become members and contribute images for our website I would be very appreciative of that, as I am still fairly new to collecting and don't have a large collection to pull from. I don't have much on there right now but over the next few days I'll be adding the rest of my collection.

Title: Re: Announcing the formation of The Aluminum Coin Collector's Society
Post by: FilthyBroke on January 02, 2011, 01:11:17 PM

Hey, that sounds like a neat project! Good luck, I hope it does great. :ThumbsUp;

Title: Re: Announcing the formation of The Aluminum Coin Collector's Society
Post by: Deagle74 on January 03, 2011, 01:27:10 AM

That's a great idea Billy and I think it can find some big interest among the Collectors. If you would be interested I can add some Slovenian aluminium coins to your collection (very small and actually the smallest denomination of former Slovenian Tolar - PM me with your address if you wish).

Bye, Rok

P.S.
And the fact is that aluminium coins are often overlooked and less appreciated by Collectors and so more easily to get.

P.P.S.
Here are the 10, 20 and 50 stotins (like cents) of Slovenian Tolar in aluminum:
http://www.bsi.si/en/description-of-coins.asp?MapaId=204 (http://www.bsi.si/en/description-of-coins.asp?MapaId=204)

Title: Re: Announcing the formation of The Aluminum Coin Collector's Society
Post by: Billy Kingsley on January 03, 2011, 05:56:45 AM

Thanks guys! Rok, I will indeed take you up on that! :) Thank you!

Title: Announcing the formation of The Aluminum Coin Collector's Society.
Post by: BCNumismatics on January 05, 2011, 10:48:06 PM

Billy,
  Have you thought about creating a group up on Yahoo! Groups,as I am sure that there would be plenty of collectors who would love to join up?

I would certainly join such a group up on Yahoo! Groups.

Aidan.