Boeing Employees Coin Show will be held January 19-20, 2008 at Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave., Kent, WA. As usual, this is expected to be one of the best coin shows of the year in the Northwest. We'll see you there!

New Location!! Beginning in December, most BECC regular monthly meetings will be held at the Burien Community Center (see address below). We met there on Wednesday, December 19 (one week early due to the holiday), and we'll meet there again on January 23. Happy Holidays!!

Rescheduled!! Due to a scheduling conflict at Oxbow, the next BECC regular monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2007 (instead of on Wednesday). We'll see you there!

Oxbow Open House – The BECC participated in the October 24, 2007 open house at Oxbow.

BECC Annual Banquet was held Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Oxbow! See banquet page for more info.
At the banquet, BECC President Greg Smith received the 3rd annual Jim Payne Memorial Service Award. Congratulations, Greg!

Boeing Family Days – The BECC participated in the following Boeing Family Days this summer: SeaTac, Renton, Auburn, Frederickson, Everett. If you couldn't attend but want info about the club, please let us know, or come to our next regular meeting. Thank you for your interest in the BECC!

2008 medals feature 787 Dreamliner™ – Club members voted in January to feature the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner™ on the 2008 BECC medals. In February, 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 now available to eligible buyers while supplies last! Order forms appeared in the July and September BECC News, or see medals info page.
Artwork © 2007 The Boeing Company and BECC. All Rights Reserved.

Oxbow Open House – Thanks to those of you who visited us at the Oxbow Activity Center Open House, Wednesday, April 25. If you couldn't attend but want info about the club, please let us know!

April was Big (and No Fooling)!! – See the PNNA website for details. There were several important events, including the Washington State Quarter launch ceremony, PNNA Tukwila convention, and National Coin Week.

Boeing Employees Coin Show was held January 20-21, 2007 at Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave., Kent, WA. As usual, this was one of the best coin shows of the year in the Northwest. We'll see you again in 2008!

2007 BECC medal design changes to 767 Tanker! – Although BECC members selected the V-22 Osprey as the Boeing product to be featured on the club's 2007 medal, the club was forced to change the design to the 767 Tanker (the second choice) due to refused approval to use the V-22 trademark. Medals orders are now being accepted from Boeing employees, retirees and other eligible personnel, and much delivery/shipping has taken place. The mintage of the 2007 silver medals is only 400, and the silver medals are now SOLD OUT! See the medals info page.

Jim Bell named as Jim Payne Memorial Service Award winner – At the October 2006 banquet, BECC medals chairman Jim Bell was announced as the second annual winner of the club's Jim Payne Memorial Service Award. Congratulations, Jim, and thanks for your many hours of hard work on the medals program!

Annual Banquet at Burien Elks – The BECC annual banquet was held Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 5:30 PM at Burien Elks Lodge No. 2143, 14006 1st Ave S, Burien, WA 98168. Advance reservations were required.

It's Over! Puyallup Fair – Members of the BECC and other local coin clubs assisted the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association in staffing the coin table at the Puyallup Fair Hobby Hall, 10 AM to 10 PM from September 8-24, 2006. Handouts were available including magazines, wooden nickels, and Lincoln cents and foreign coins for junior collectors! If you have a numismatic question that wasn't answered at the Fair, please e-mail info@pnna.org or attend a club meeting.

2006-dated BECC medals featuring Wedgetail SOLD OUT in silver – BECC members present at the club's February 23, 2005 general meeting selected the Wedgetail (a 737 modified for use as an Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force) as the Boeing product to be featured on the club's 2006 medal. Members also decided to include Uluru (Ayers Rock) below the airplane on the medal.  Medals are available for sale to Boeing employees, retirees and other eligible personnel until sold out. The 2006 silver medals are SOLD OUT, and supplies of bronze/pewter are running low.  Also see the medals info page.

Stolen Medals Recovered! – The Renton Police Department reports the recovery of stolen firearms and "collector coins" (including BECC medals) from a local suspect. The BECC medals are 5 E3A AWACS, 2 B-29's and 2 75th Anniversary medals. Anyone claiming to have lost these items can contact Det. Ryan at 425-430-7524, and will need to provide a police case number in order to retrieve the stolen items.

It's Over! BECC Annual Coin Show January 21-22, 2006 at Kent Commons!

In Memoriam: Jim Payne, 1926-2005 – We are saddened to report that a good friend passed away on September 22. Jim Payne was perhaps the most influential and respected member of the Boeing Employees Coin Club (BECC). He served the club in many capacities over approximately a 35-year time period. In recent years he was best known as the largest dealer in BECC medals, although he also supplied many other numismatic items to the club and its members. Jim was also the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association's Bob Everett Memorial Award. Jim will be greatly missed, and his shoes will be hard to fill, as they say. The club has established its own memorial award in his honor (the first winner was Del Cushing).

BECC Medals ... Commemorating the Boeing Legacy of Flight – BECC Medals Information Left: Photo composition of past BECC medals and B-50 airplane featured on 2005 medal. (Click on image to enlarge.) Right: 2005-dated B-50 silver medal. The deadline to order from the club was November 30, 2004. Silver and pewter 2005 medals were available through the Boeing Employee Discount Program.