It has been a very busy and as always a fast summer for me. Almost as soon as I got back from the Atlanta ANA my older boy was starting 2nd grade! Atlanta seemed to be a magnet for Indian cent enthusiasts and more than a few of us were able to make the trek to Atlanta for the big ANA Show in August. Club tables are free to member clubs, so we took advantage of this and rented two cases for $15.00 each, so our entire costs were $30.00. Our table was at the extreme end of the club row, furthest away from the Main Bourse floor entrance. We have not had a club able for a long time so perhaps as we accrue “ANA stars” we will be situated better. Darrell Crane, President of the Full Step Jefferson Nickel Club, was our neighbor and was kind enough to loan us two lamps as it was a bit of a dark area (Darrell is the main stage hand for FoxSports in Hollywood). We handed out close to 100 flyers and applications to interested parties and took in five new members at the show and three the following week, bringing our current membership to 350 active, of which 52 are Life members. Please welcome the following members who signed up at Atlanta:
Mark Headquist, of Georgia.
Dennis Sullivan, of Florida.
Sam McMillan, of North Carolina.
James Hart, of Washington State.
Neil Brennecke, of North Carpolina.

The Fly-In club meeting set a record for attendance with over 20 attendees from 15 different states. We opened our meeting by meeting those in attendance. They are as listed below:

Bernard Peterson Jr., a Life Member from Minnesota.
John Smith, Club Secretary from Virginia.
Francis Townsend, a long time member from Texas.
Rick Snow, Past President of the Club from Eagle Eye Rare Coins in Tucson, Arizona.
Mark McWherter, a long time member from Kansas.
Ellis Ragland, a specialist in high quality Indian Cents from Georgia.
Marvin Erickson, a pioneering researcher from Idaho.
Tim Cartwright, researcher of Rare Date Indian Cents from Tennessee. Tim is currently researching 1871 Indian cent die pairs.
Michael Green, a recent member from Tennessee.
Bob Peddolsky, a collector who has re-discovered his love of Indian cents from North Carolina.
Sam McMillan, a new member and retired Minister from North Carolina.
Jerry Sajbel, a longtime member from South Carolina.
Fran Momilloy, a guest.
Chris Pilliod, current President from Pennsylvania.
Robert Brown, a new member from Alabama.
Hank Spangenberger, an elder stately collector from Ohio.
Ken Hill, error and variety enthusiast from Seattle. Ken was kind enough to exhibit one of his Flying Eagle errors at the club table, an amazing 1858 flipover double-struck piece.
Dallas Hall, a club member from the area.
Frank Leone, Club website manager from New York.
Larry Steve, Past president from Maryland.
Joe Smolski, an original club member from North Carolina.
J.P. Martin, member of the ICG Grading Service team.

A new slate of officers was approved; since they are unopposed we will not have a ballot. Your officers for 2002 and 2003 are: