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The event ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June
17th, and was well attended by collectors with tables and vast
numbers of collectible coins, as well as visitors in the market for
such coins, or seeking to find buyers for coins of their own.
Flossie and Delzena’s was on hand with food for sale
during the day. At the front door, visitors were greeted by club
members and given the opportunity to enter a 50/50 drawing
fundraiser for the club.
For youngsters, there was a table set up with
“Captain Kidd’s Treasure Chest of World Coins.” Each child was
encouraged to take two or three coins to keep and research on their
own.
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In addition to coin sellers/traders/collectors there
was a large table with coin and paper bills storage containers and
coin envelopes. The same vendor was also selling collector
guidebooks and many other collector accessories.
According to Club President Doug Ebelherr, there had
been a very large crowd early in the day, but by early afternoon
business was winding down. He said that the club was pleased with
the way the event had gone and the response from the community.
The Railsplitter Coin Club has been active for more than 50 years.
Ebelherr said that is quite a long time for a club of this type, and
he is happy that there are still those who are committed to the
club. He said that membership is growing, though it grows slowly and
sometimes in spurts. Over the last few years, the membership has
grown enough that the club will be moving their monthly meetings
soon to a larger venue.
Ebelherr said that for quite some time, the club had met at the
Friendship Manor. When Covid came along, the club had to stop
meeting and then, even after it was okay for people to gather again,
the manor expressed concern about hosting the monthly meetings.
Ebelherr said it was understandable, but it left the club in the
lurch for a minute. Then Monty Denny of All About Fun and Tactical
Bunker in Lincoln stepped up and told the group it could meet at his
property. The club has been there since, but as new members have
recently come into the club, the space Denny provided is getting to
be too small.
Therefore, the group will next month start meeting at the American
Legion Post 263 on Fifth Street in Lincoln.
[Nila Smith]
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