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See Announcement Section for information on next C.O.C.A. Meeting on April 4
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2008 Local Gathering Schedule
COCA members can attend Local Gatherings in various parts of the country
For the first six months of 2008, local gatherings are scheduled for the following States:
- North Carolina
- California
- Wisconsin and
- Ohio
For more information, go to the Members Only section of the COCA web site.
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2008 Collector Convention in New York City
The Convention will be held on September 11-14, 2008 in New York City
The convention will include three days of fun-filled activities, including Collection Tours, Banquet, room-to-room buying and selling and a Coin-op Auction. Meet new friends from all over the U.S., and spend some time viewing some of the best coin-op collections in the country!
For more information and/or to get a copy of the registration form, click on the following web link:
http://www.coinopclub.org/2008_convention_flyer.php
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2007 Local Gathering Schedule
In 2006 C.O.C.A members got together in Cleveland Ohio, Raleigh North Carolina and Washington D.C. for our first local C.O.C.A. gatherings.
Below is the tentative schedule of local gatherings in 2007. Check the Members-Only section for more information
- Houston, Texas - Early Spring
- Oklahoma City, OK - Sat, March 24
- Western Ohio - Sun, April 29, 12-4 PM
- Maryland - Sat, May 5, 2-5 pm
- Wisconsin - Saturday, September 29
- Woodland Hills, California - Date to be announced
- Northern New Jersey Date to be announced
- Youngstown, Ohio - Sunday September 9
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Saturday September 15
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2007 Summer Convention in Phoenix Arizona
The Convention will be held on July 27 - 28, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The convention will include three days of fun-filled activities, including Collection Tours, Banquet, room-to-room buying and selling and a Coin-op Auction. Meet new friends from all over the U.S., and spend some time viewing some of the best coin-op collections in the country!
For more information and/or to get a copy of the registration form, click on the following web link:
http://www.coinopclub.org/2007_convention_flyer.php
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2006 Convention in Kenoska Wisconsin
Say Cheese! More than 135 happy COCA members were all smiles the weekend of July 21-23 in Kenosha Wisconsin. Our third annual convention was our biggest ever with more than 135 members and guests in attendance. Those that arrived early were treated to receptions at the homes of Marcy and Mark Ernster on Wednesday night, and Marsha and David Blau on Thursday night.
We kicked off the first official day of the convention on Friday at 2:00 p.m. and never stopped until Sunday evening. Friday's room-to-room selling lasted approximately three hours with quite a few fine pieces changing hands. Though there weren't many sellers, there were plenty of eager buyers available to snatch up bargains as well as a few seldom seen pieces of coin-op. Machines sold included a 19th century Malley penny drop, a Mills Bell Boy, Whirlwind trade stimulator, and a nice Little Duke. There were plenty of vending machines as well as a supply of old original coin-op literature for sale.
A social hour, all you can eat banquet, and auction followed at 5:00 p.m. This was our biggest convention auction to date with all types of coin-op being offered and the vast majority being sold. The bids were called by professional auctioneer and member Jeff Scott. Auction assistants included Shelia Scott, Paul Hindin, Dan Davids, Denny Green, and many other helpful COCA members.
Saturday and Sunday we were welcomed into the homes of Frank Zygmunt, Jim Welytok, Paul Hindin, Jack Freund, Alan Sax, Fred Weigel, as well as Tom Taylor's warehouse full of pinball machines. Sincere thanks to all of you for the warm hospitality, refreshments and great collection tours. Buses took us on Saturday night from the host hotel to historic Lake Geneva, where we enjoyed a fabulous dinner cruise complete with a Dixieland jazz band for dancing on deck. Many of us also attended a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game and tailgate party on Monday, or were able to work in some time at the Italian Festival on the lakeshore.
The weather could not have been better for such a perfect weekend. On behalf of all the members present, a heartfelt thank you to convention coordinators Paul Hindin and Marsha Blau and everyone on the committee that worked so hard to make this convention a success.
Our next convention will be in Phoenix the weekend of July 27-29, 2007 with Dave Cook as the coordinator. One of the best things about our convention is the diversity of members attending; all members are welcome to attend regardless of the size or rarity of their collection. As was the case in Cleveland, L.A., and now Kenosha, new members and casual collectors were able to get to know some of the "legends of coin-op". Our local gatherings will further enhance the experience of meeting our fellow coin-op enthusiasts.
Bill Petrochuk, COCA President
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