Coin Club Games

Like many clubs, we would auction stuff members would put up.

There were two retired gents whose collections were pretty much complete, but they created their own auction fun.

A kid would put up some item of little value, like a roll of common wheat cents. Next thing you know, these two codgers would have it over ten bucks, upping it by quarters. Neither one wanted it; the object was to get it to the maximum price the other guy would bid, and stick him with it.

The winner/loser would pay for the item, but not pick it up, and a kid got encouraged to come to meetings.