Page 1 PANeNEWS DEC 2013 vol. II issue 8 1985 Lincoln Way Suite 23 #225 White Oak PA 15131 A 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to HOLIDAY ISSUE promoting the hobby of coin collecting through education. Website www.pancoins.org Email [email protected] Twitter @pancoinsPAN LIKE us on facebook, link below H oping all of our friends enjoy a nice Christmas and New Year. The last two months of the year are filled with many holidays and traditions worldwide. Our hobby encompasses that world and it is in the spirit of friendship, kindness, and consideration of everyone's beliefs that make this time so beautiful. May your pathway of choice be protected and blessed. DEALER NOTES: PAN 2014 Spring Coin Show Contracts are Spring Coin Show - May 8, 9, 10, 2014 available and can be accessed on the Dealer Info Page by Bourse Chairman, Blaine Shiff visiting the PAN website www.pancoins.org Cybercoins.net 412-531-4100 The pay by credit card option is also available to pay your 2925 West Liberty Ave. table fee. The 10% discount pricing is in effect until 4/1/14. Pittsburgh, PA 15216 https://www.facebook.com/PANcoins PAN eNEWS page 2 PAN SCOUT MERIT BADGE WORKSHOP This is still on our list to Santa. We have not given up on the idea of having a scout program as part of our coin shows. We are still in need of an enthusiastic scouter that would be willing to run a merit badge workshop as part of our coin shows. We can provide the space and the PAN Board has agreed to purchase the Merit Badge booklets to give to the participating scouts free of charge. A volunteer would have to register with the Boy Scouts of America as a counselor if they are not already. PAN would also offer the same show venue to the Girl Scouts to earn the Girl Scout patch. We have an equal enthusiastic following of young girls that participate in the PANKidZone program. There would be no reason not to expect the same participation from interested Girl Scouters. The American Numismatic Association makes the process easy with a guideline to develop a scout workshop. http://www.money.org/explore-the-world-of-money/scouts.aspx PAN eNEWS page 3 PAN NUMBERS Our numbers continue to grow. We have had a very good year in 2013. Membership has increased by 61%. It has been a combined effort of our officers and board to promote membership in PAN. The coin shows have resulted in more than the usual new sign ups. This is an indicator of the satisfaction and enjoyment collectors are finding at the PAN events. There has been a 65% increase in PANeNews subscribers for the year. The eNEWS is free and an easy light read covering PAN news and some interesting topics. The plan for 2014 is to continue with the same format and including the grading section. The social media segment of PAN has done very well also. This is an area that is stigmatized sometimes as trite and meaningless but it all is in how it is used and presented. PAN has worked to keep most of the tweets and posts relevant to the hobby and will continue to do so. PAN eNEWS page 4 PANeGRADE This coin is a Texas Commemorative dated 1937. It has not been graded by a grading service so we all can have at it and then maybe I’ll send it off and see how it stacks up. The next issue we will discuss the toning on this coin and reveal the consensus of the grade. There is an interesting item on the obverse of the coin to note. Lets see if you can spot it. We’ll critique this coin in the next eNEWS issue. If you would like to render an opinion then email us at [email protected] or click the Flickr link to view an enlargement and add an opinion in the comment block. Click flicker to enlarge http://www.flickr.com/photos/panegrade/11481258676/ You can also view previous PANeGrade coins. Editor’s Comment: This is a shorter issue than normal. To close as we come to the end of 2013, I would just like to thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter. All of us at PAN appreciate the support you give to our association. It is manifested through many different levels. It may be as simple and as a brief look at this eNEWS, an occasional visit to our website, attending our coin shows, a paid membership from associate to life, volunteering throughout the year, dealer participation at our shows, or serving as an officer. Our board members and myself are truly thankful to each and every one of you. We receive many compliments and some criticisms each year. The high fives are great morale boosters and the complaints are encouraged also. They can be a useful mechanism to improve and spawn new ideas that is imperative to keep us fresh and growing. So, my friends thank you for cultivating us. What we have become is only possible because of you. If you were not here we would not be in existence. Please have a joyful and prosperous New Year in 2014! PAN eNEWS page 5 PAN DEALERS and ADVERTISERS Did we miss you? 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