C4 Convention

Reserve Your Place!

There will be four happening events at this year’s C4 Convention, one each for 1) Vermont, 2) Connecticut, 3) New Jersey, and 4) Colonial Currency. These events will take place Friday evening starting at 7:00 pm in Hyatt Regency Rooms Chesapeake A&B (check ColonialCoins.org or the on-site Convention Program for the latest information). All C4 members are welcome to participate, subject to available space. There will be approximately 10 chairs at each table and one table for each event. Members must contact the event leader for the Happening Table of interest in advance to secure a seat at the table. It is first come, first served. Food, coffee, and water will be provided by the club sponsor.

All events will take place simultaneously, so you must choose which one you want to be involved in. For security purposes, only those actively involved will be permitted in the room. Participants are asked not to being extraneous numismatic items and to not leave their coins or paper money unattended. Participants agree to be responsible for their own items. The club is not responsible for your possessions, be they numismatic or electronic, etc.

Event #1: Vermont Coinage Happening

Table Leader: Mark Vitunic, email: Vitunic@verizon.net

This year’s topic will be “1786 Busts and the Easy Thirties”. We will first discuss 1786 Vermonts with a Bust Obverse (Ryders 9, 10, and 11) followed by the varieties in the 30’s which are easiest to obtain (Ryders 31, 36, and 39). We are particularly interested in the presence of wheat sheaves, seen on higher-grade Baby Heads (Ryder 9), very infrequently on Ryder 10, and never on Ryder 11. Please bring as many examples of these 6 varieties as you can (wheat or no wheat). One does not need to have any/all varieties to participate.

Event #2: Connecticut Coinage Happening

Table Leader: Bruce Smith, email: BHSmith325@gmail.com

Topics for the Connecticut coinage happening will include 1) Studying die states of Miller 4-L (Horned Bust), 2) Discussing/showing Miller varieties 42-o and 42-kk.2, and 3) Discussion/showing of any CT Counterstamps.

Event #3: New Jersey Coinage Happening

Table Leader: Matt Virga, email: MVirga01@gmail.com

This happening will be showing and discussing 1) the Maris b reverse on varieties Maris 17-b, 38-b, and 40-b and then 2) will be discussing the Maris 65-u (this variety often comes with interesting planchets and die states). There may be a period of time to show off any other variety of your own choosing, for show & tell.

You need not bring every variety to participate.

Event #4: Colonial Currency Happening 

Table Leader: Leo Shane, email: Leo_J_Shane@hotmail.com

The Colonial Paper Breakout Session at the C4 Convention this year will be split into two parts. During the first hour, we will address watermarks on colonial paper and other documents. Roger Moore will take the lead by reviewing what he has found in his research on the subject. Everyone is encouraged to bring any colonial paper or Colonial Era documents with watermarks to this session.

During the second hour, we will discuss the changes in Colonial Currency as a result of the Declaration of Independence. An example is Massachusetts Currency featuring the Magna Carta on the reverse that was changed to the Declaration of Independence on November 1776 issues. Don Slater will lead us in this discussion with this and other examples of what he has found. Attendees are encouraged to examine their notes and bring what changes they have discovered to this session.

Event #5: Massachusetts Copper Happening. 

Table Leader: Mike Packard, email: MikePackard@mac.com

The discussion will focus on die marriages of Ryder’s 1787 obverse 4, i.e., 1787 varieties 4-C, 4-D, and 4-J as well as 1788 variety Ryder 17-I. We will discuss how obverse 4 differs from the other 1787 obverses and how die state differences inform the die 4 emission sequence. We will also discuss die states of the associated reverses. Bring your examples of these varieties, especially those showing cracks or cuds.

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Hotel Rooms:

C4 has reserved a room block for our members at the Hyatt.  We have 18 rooms consisting of 9 double rooms and 9 single King rooms.

Room rate:  $183 per night plus surcharges (added charges are expected to be approx. $80/night)

Please use this booking link to book room reservations. The cutoff date is October 12th, 2026.  After this date, rooms booked will be subject to the hotel’s prevailing rate. 

Your group code is G-CABM. This can also be used to book reservations online or by calling the reservations line, and providing the code to an agent. The Hyatt Central Reservations phone number is (800) 323-7249.