THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB REPORT MARCH, 2026

We had another numismatic lunch here in Bordentown, NJ. I am so lucky to live within driving distance of so many fellow colonial collectors! And the diner has no problem with us using up 2½ hours at their tables. It has been brought up that our lunch group be named "C5" for Colonial Coin and Currency Collectors Club, but we need to seriously discuss this. Being humbled to be a part of this group, it looks more like a society than a club.

Pictured clockwise Ray Williams, Carol Wolf, Alberto Washington, Wayne Shelby, Roger Moore, Don Hartmann, Mike Brooks hiding behind Leo Shane and John Louis.

I'll share some of the items for our show and tell session… Roger Moore brought a beautiful example of a Vexator Token. That's something you don't see every day!

"1811" Vexator Token

Alberto and I knew each other had a fascination with Washington Medals and unknown to each other, we both brought in Eccleston Medals! I brought in a copper example along with a Deeds of Peace Medal and an Eccleston Conder Token. Eccleston (1805) plagiarized the image of the Native American from the Deeds of Peace Medal (1775). Then Alberto WOWED me with two Eccleston Medals, both gold fire guilt and one having the secret marks discovered by Vicken Yegparian. He also brought several other related items.

Gold Fire Gilt 1805 Eccleston Medal

Gold Fire Gilt Eccleston Medal with secret marks below bust, below feet and in the crook of the Indian's arm

1775 By Deeds of Peace Medal
Check the similarity of the Native American to the Eccleston Medal

Don Hartman brought in two full pages of dug State Coppers, mostly NJ

Lord Baltimore 6d VF35, one of Wayne's favorite coins

Wayne purchased this from Tom Rinaldo in 2005, slabbed at Proof 65!

1695 Crown and 1693 Half Crown

There were many other items shared at this lunch and hope to get more images for the C4 Newsletter write up. But something happened at this lunch that sets it aside from others, many of us took quite a while sharing stories of our experiences over the decades. It was like sitting around the campfire! So much fun! I encourage anyone reading to get together socially with others of similar numismatic interests. It adds another dimension to your hobby fun.

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB REPORT JULY, 2023 (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n32a28.html)
C5 COLONIAL GROUP HOLDS OCTOBER 2025 LUNCH (https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n42a16.html)

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