Presidents and Awards since 1986
– Chicago Coin Club –

This page extends, to the present day, some club history details that appear in the 1986 book Perspectives in Numismatics.

Club Presidents

The election of club officers is held during the December meeting in an even-numbered year. The winners are sworn in towards the end of that meeting – their listed term begins with the January of the following year.

If the President resigns, the First Vice President becomes President.

Medal of Merit

A Medal of merit is awarded for outstanding service to the Chicago Coin Club.

Cabeen Awards

Richard Cabeen was a knowledgeable philatelist and coin collector who joined the Club in 1938. He was well known to Chicagoans through his column “The Stamp Collector,” which he began writing in 1923 for the Sunday Chicago Tribune. In later years, he also wrote “The Coin Collector.” A 1904 graduate of the University of Illinois, he spent his career with the noted architectural firm of Holabird, Root and Burgee.

In 1968 Mr. Cabeen donated $210 to be used as the Club saw fit. The response to this donation was so gratifying, that several months later, he donated an additional $5000 with “no strings attached.” These donations were the basis of the Richard McP. Cabeen Awards, given annually for excellence in exhibits, and he presented the first award bearing his name. The next year a second place was added, followed in 1975 by honorable mention.

Last update:14 Sep 2024