Mark Your Calendar
The 2011 Nor-Cal X Coin Show is scheduled for the weekend of July 30 and 31, 2011. It will be held at a new venue, the Veteran’s Memorial Building, 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane, in east Vallejo, Calif. From the I-80, exit either Redwood Street or Tennessee Street. The show is hosted by the Vallejo Numismatic Society.
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are FREE.
What to expect: a full bourse, exhibits, drawings, a youth table and activities, an information table and a coin error table.
The Northern California Numismatic Association (NCNA) will also hold its annual gathering.
Bourse applications are currently being accepted. Contact Harry W. Davis at 2900 Georgia, VAllejo, CA 94591-6602; (707) 980-8254 for more information.
Exhibitors are welcome and should contact Michael S. Turrini at PO Box 4104, Vallejo, CA 94590-0410; (707) 246-6327; EMPERORI@juno.com.
Updates will be available at www.solanocoinclub.com.
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