Please consider making an acquisition that might give you more pleasure, satisfaction, and enjoyment than any coin you've ever owned. This new investment can offer rewards worth many multiples of your cost. Have you got what it takes to start a coin club?
I can think of nothing that anyone can do to better serve coin collecting than founding a coin club or promoting one that already exists. And if you agree, I'm prepared to take an active role in supporting your efforts. By working together, I'm confident we can make an important and lasting contribution to the hobby. Shall we get started?
Please begin by visiting www.coinclubs.com. Review the Coin Club Page to learn if there is a club in your area. Keep in mind that not all clubs are listed (yet). Some further investigation may be necessary. If your club isn' t on the list please follow the instructions on the web page so it can be added.
Here are a few, fairly simple things you can do to start a new club. Begin by contacting local coin dealers. In most parts of the country commercial coin shows are held at least once a month. Attend these events. Ask the show promoters for permission to discuss starting a coin club with dealers and collectors. You may be pleasantly surprised by the willingness of others to cooperate. Make your intention to form a coin club known to area schools. Perhaps you know a teacher who is also a coin collector? The initial goal is to find just a few people who share an interest in the project. Keep things simple. A coin dealer may be willing to provide the first meeting place. An interested school principal might help to recruit young collectors. At the outset, be more concerned about quality than quantity. At the local level, a gathering of only a few determined and enthusiastic collectors, willing to work together, can lay the foundation for what may eventually become a large, strong and vital organization. Write to your local newspaper. Most will charge nothing to print an announcement informing many others of your plans. Consider your initial efforts as ways to poll potential interest in your project. There will be plenty of time to make arrangements to meet and formally create the organization.
Contact other types of clubs and fraternal organizations. There are bound to be some Lions, Elks, Veterans, or Garden Club members in your area who happen to be interested in coins. These people already understand the benefits of being part of a group and of sharing a common interest with others.
At this point you may be asking, "So where does Halperin fit in? So far, he' s had me do all the work!"
If you and your friends are sincerely interested in founding a coin club, I'm prepared to offer assistance.
Along with your own, send me the names and addresses of at least three other interested collectors. I will provide your new group with a Coin Club Starter Kit. The kit will include sample letters and step by step suggestions on how best to establish your new coin club and guide it from birth to maturity.
When you're ready, I'll see that information about your club project is included on the Heritage Coin Club web page and published in our Insider magazine.
By working together, I'm convinced we can create new coin clubs and help current ones gain new members. It must be your responsibility to get the ball rolling. I can help, but only if you're willing to take charge of the project and make it your own.
