Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Records

Collection — Container: 31 photos

Identifier: OGLMC-1511

Scope and Contents

The Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Records date from 1982 to 2006, although a majority of the early records were destroyed in the 1997 Red River Valley Flood. Materials include the Club's constitution, historical documents, and executive, secretarial, and financial information. There is also information on the annual shows the club planned, membership cards, annual picnic information, and correspondence to the club. Finally, there is a newspaper article on one of the members of the club. Thirty-one photographs were separated and added to the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

Dates

created: 1982-2006
Other: Date acquired: 10/12/2006

Creator

Greater Grand Forks Coin Club (Organization)
Forx Coin Club (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Greater Grand Forks Coin Club was a nonprofit organization started in 1959 by Homer Reese, Larry Berg, and John Bonneville. In 1975, the name was changed to the Forx Coin Club. The purpose of the club was to buy, sell, and trade coins; the club also held annual shows in Grand Forks and Fargo where they sold their own wooden collector's nickels. Although the last show was held in 1999, the club continued to have their annual family picnic until 2006.

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