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PAGE 12A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 3. 2022 Rising precious metal prices set stage for coin show All welcome at March 12 event By Jennifer Paire Progress Contributor Coin collectors hosting the 14 th annual Pickens County Coin Club Show on March 12 are abuzz over soaring gold and silver val ues. “The biggest thing in coin news right now is gold and silver prices have been steadily moving near a three- year high so this may be a good opportunity to buy or sell silver and or gold,” said Chris Paire of Canton, Pick ens County Coin Club presi dent. The free event at the Am- icalola Electric Member Cor poration Dean Center, located at the comer of Geor gia 515 and Camp Road, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to all ages - whether collectors or just curious. There will be door prizes, parking is free and on-site se curity is provided. “This is for anyone inter ested in buying or selling U.S. or foreign coins and cur rency, historic collectibles, Send a News Tip Call our office at 706-253-2457 Civil War artifacts, militaria, medals, tokens - you will find modem coins and those that are more than 200 years old, raw and certified.” Like last year, organizers expect to sell out the 15 ta bles available to dealers and hobbyists planning to buy, sell and make small ap praisals at the show. Phillip Reece of Chatsworth, club vice presi dent and manager of the bourse - the area where items are bought and sold - said the offerings will be vast and will vary by collector. “I enjoy having an oppor tunity for the community to get involved and leam about coins and our club,” said Reece, who will have any thing from half cents to dol lars, paper money and Confederate currency avail able. “We are a non-profit and we share with the com munity by donating to vari ous charities with raffle money from our bi-monthly auctions.” Standard coin fare will be available, including Kennedy half dollars - issued new each year; Silver Eagles including the 2022 version - a silver dollar that is worth more than $ 1 in silver content; $2 bills and certainly the older coins for which coin collecting is known. “This is a historical travel back into time,” said George Winn of Ellijay, a hobbyist and table host whose interest in coins began 40 to 50 years All Computer Services & Repairs On-Site Service Home or / Viruses, Pop ups, & Spywara / Computer Repair & PartfX / Custom Build Newt^Wsed Computers / Software Installation & Upgrades / Network^WmTOURoSetup & Security : Experience & Associates serving All of North Georgia 706-301-9148 24 hours a day - 7 days a week The Pickens County Coin Club Show on March 12 is the first of two planned, the second expected in September. All are welcome from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at theAmicolola Electric Member Corporation Dean Center, 544 Highway 515 South in Jasper. The club will add a second event in response to the successful 2021 show pictured here. From left to right: Bob Payne of Jasper, unknown man, George Winn of Ellijay and Martin Maddox of Canton. ago.’T like the objective of finding the coins of a series and learning what’s in the evolution of a particular coin that is no longer produced. The Susan B. Anthony comes to mind. The presidential coins are all deceased presi dents. You can’t make an American coin honoring a living person and you cannot put a foreigner on an Ameri can coin.” In addition to the older coins in his collection, Winn will have mint coins includ ing the Maya Angelou Quar ter, the first in the American Women Quarters Program series that will celebrate 22 American women. He will have $1 coins from the American Innovation and Native American programs. Dealer tables are available to coin club members for $35 and $45 for non-members. For information contact Reece at pdmumis@wind- stream.net or 706-260-7053. The Pickens County Coin Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month start- ter. Members and non-mem- viduals. ing at 5:30 p.m. with auction bers are invited. Coin club at 6:15 p.m. at the Dean Cen- membership is $10 for indi- 2/22/22 @ 2:22 p.m. ommun ^\Qjr^Lr iilaMB —' . ■ 2 Bob Edwards of Jasper took this photo capturing the date of 2-22-2022 at 2:22 p.m. He said he had it all planned out. Several days ahead of the date he was scooping out the perfect lo cation to take the photo. Mr. Edwards looked at doing it in the Burger King parking lot and decided that a truck might come by to block the view at the exact time so in planning he chose the bank’s parking lot instead. The day of, he arrived 15 minutes before 2:22 p.m. so he could be in place. Mr. Edwards had mentioned his idea to several of his friends and "they all said it will be so crowded with others doing the same thing. " By chance he was the only one at that location. POWERED BY TUTTON GROUP 300013 CELEBRATION EVENT TUTT0NCDJR.COM 1050 Hwy 515 South, Jasper GA 706.692.3434 Drew Tutton President 2 r L 1 E5> B*