The Boeing Employees' Coin Club has issued distinctive medals featuring a Boeing product or products most years since the 50th anniversary of The Boeing Company in 1966. These medals are issued in silver, pewter, and bronze, all with a proof-like (mirror-like) finish, and are widely collected by BECC members, Boeing employees and retirees, and other persons interested in aviation and coin club memorabilia. Since the BECC is a non-profit organization, the medal prices are reasonable, although higher this year due to higher silver prices and higher production expenses.
| Stearman Kaydet Trainer selected for 2009 medals |
| 2009 medals to feature
Stearman Kaydet –
BECC Members recently selected the Stearman Kaydet Trainer as the design
for the 2009 BECC medal. The Kaydet, the two-seater biplane introduced by
Stearman Aircraft Division of Boeing in Wichita, Kansas in 1934, became an
unexpected success during World War II. Despite its almost obsolete
design, its simple, rugged construction made it ideal as a trainer for
novice pilots for the U.S. Army Air Corps (PT-13/-17) and U.S. Navy
(NS/N2S). The Kaydets had fabric-covered wooden wings, single-leg landing gear and an over-built welded-steel fuselage. Only radial engines were used. Between 1936 and 1944, Boeing built 8,584 Kaydets, in all versions, plus the equivalent of 2,000 more in spares. Kaydets were widely used airplanes. In addition to sales to the Navy and the Army Air Corps, the trainers were sold to Canada, China, the Philippines, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil for both military and civilian uses. Many were still in service in the early 1990s. Their slow, low-level flying capabilities made them particularly suitable for crop dusting and spraying. The Kaydet previously appeared on the 1964 Boeing Wichita Coin Club medal, but those medals are hard to find! |
BECC Medals Information:
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All past BECC medals (including 2008) are SOLD OUT. |
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Also see below for links to details of recent past medals, and photos of current and past medals. |
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Medals are available for purchase until sold out (or until otherwise decided by the board), by persons eligible to participate in the Boeing recreation program (employees, retirees, on-site customer, vendor and government personnel and certain family members). |
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The usual time period for purchases is between September and November of each year, for the following year's medals. (For example, Sep-Nov 2008 for the 2009-dated medals.) |
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BECC club members receive an order form with their newsletters each year. Other Boeing employees and persons with a Boeing badge can contact the medals chairman listed below. |
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Persons who are not eligible for the Boeing recreation program, or who wish to purchase medals after the ordering deadline, cannot purchase medals directly from the club, but may be able to purchase medals on the secondary market from club members who purchase medals for resale. |
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The BECC has produced over 50,000 medals since 1966, and has commemorated that event. Past BECC medals can often be purchased from dealers at the BECC's annual coin show in January. |
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To inquire about the availability of medals, please attend a regularly scheduled BECC meeting, or attend the BECC's annual coin show in January. |
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BECC Medals Chairman: Jim Bell. BECC Medal Sales Coordinator: Del Cushing. See the BECC Officers Page for current contact information. |
| 2008 medals feature 787 Dreamliner |
 2008 medals feature 787 Dreamliner™ –
Club members voted in January 2007 to feature the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner™ on the 2008 BECC medals.
In February 2007, club members also voted to feature the Boeing "Red Barn" on the
same medal, with the connection "Where Dreams Began." First flight of the 787
and the first customer
delivery are now scheduled for 2008. The medal and its artwork were approved by the
company. Medals were minted and are were available to
eligible buyers, but are now SOLD OUT!(Order forms appeared in the July and September 2007 BECC News.) Artwork © 2007 The Boeing Company and BECC. All Rights Reserved. |
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left to right –
Obverse of 1.5 Troy ounce 787 Dreamliner™ silver medal,
three-piece medal set in plastic display holder.
See pictures of 2008- medals for common
reverse.
The 2008 medal prices were as follows:
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The price for a 1.5 Troy ounce silver medal was $30. |
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The price of a pewter medal was $12. |
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The price of a bronze medal was $10. |
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The price of a silver medal in a high-quality plastic display holder was $40. |
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The price of a three-medal set in a high-quality plastic display holder was $62. |
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Shipping was $5.00 on U.S. orders not picked up in person at a club meeting, or $10.00 if ordering more than three sets. |
Details of recent past medals:
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2008 medals (see above) |
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Pictures of past and current medals:
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1964-1979 (1964 medal was issued by Boeing Coin Club in Wichita) |
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