The 2005 FUN Coin Show will be held Thursday, January 13, through Sunday, January 16, 2005. It will be held at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Cuban Numismatic Association annual meeting will take place in conjunction with the FUN Coin Show. We have requested a meeting room on Saturday (Jan 15) morning for the Board Meeting, and the same room for our General Meeting later that afternoon.

We plan to make the General Meeting enjoyable, informative, and businesslike. We are planning on refreshments that are appropriate for our membership. An important part of  “New Business” on the agenda will be discussion of a Building Drive to raise capital for a future premise to house our Cuban Numismatic Association. This future location would include the business core of the Association, a library, meeting accommodations, etc.

The business portion of the General meeting will be followed by a two part auction. The first part will contain items auctioned, sold, and the proceeds remitted 100% to the initial owner. The second part of the auction will contain donated items auctioned, sold, and the proceeds remitted 100% to our Building Capital Fund.

Following the auction, door prizes will be awarded to the lucky ticket holders of 50/50 tickets purchased before the meeting. After the door prizes are depleted, the next winner is awarded 50% of the 50/50 moneys collected. The remainder goes to the Building Capital Fund.

The auction will be operated as follows:

Each attending member may bring 1-3 items to be auctioned. Each item will be properly identified by type AND the owners name. The item will also display a minimum price (reserve). If there is no reserve price on the item, it will default to $2.00.

The items will be displayed on a table for all interested parties to review before the auction. Items that are not sold will be returned to the owners. The same procedure will be used for the second part of the auction, except the proceeds from the sold items will be retained by our Treasurer for the Building Fund.

Auction instructions will be mailed to all members in December. In the meantime, think about 1 – 3 items that you will bring to the auction for sale, and you keep all proceeds.

Also think about a few minor items that you could donate to be given away as door prizes. Finally, consider donating an appropriate item that will be auctioned and the proceeds placed in our Building Capital Fund.

IN SUMMARY, we are beseeching each attending member to consider the donation of item(s) to be sold in the auction, AND to be given as door prizes. Receipts will be provided by our Treasurer, Bob Freeman, if requested.

After the meeting adjournment, we will endeavor to have dinner at a nearby restaurant, so that we may socialize in a relaxed atmosphere.