The Liberty Seated Collectors Club’s committee responsible for officer transitions is accepting nominations for new officers for a one-year term beginning Sept. 1, 2014.

Nominations are also being accepted for the 2013 LSCC Hall of Fame.

John McCloskey will retire as LSCC president and editor of the Gobrecht Journal effective Aug. 31 after more than 38 years in both positions.

At the LSCC membership meeting Jan. 10, held in conjunction with the Florida United Numismatists Convention in Orlando, Carl Feldman accepted appointment as New Membership Chairman to help bolster membership ranks. Feldman will provide direct contact and also explore collecting interests, with potential referrals to senior club members for mentoring newer members.

Stephen Crain accepted appointment as LSCC club historian. Crain will take responsibility for McCloskey’s papers related to publishing the Gobrecht Journal (the Archives) and to historical documents pertaining to the earlier days of the LSCC.

Bill Bugert is currently serving as Gobrecht Journal editor, learning the position’s requirements with McCloskey’s assistance.

Nominations are being accepted from the LSCC membership through April 1 for president, vice president, editor (for the printed Gobrecht Journal and emailed E-Gobrecht), and secretary/treasurer. All four positions together will comprise the LSCC Board of Governors.

At the Jan. 10 LSCC meeting in Orlando, nominations were made for Gerry Fortin as president, Len Augsburger as vice president, Bugert as editor, and Craig Eberhart as secretary/treasurer, but additional nominations for each of the four elected positions are being sought.

Augsburger is the current LSCC secretary/treasurer and Bugert is the current vice president and E-Gobrecht editor.

Nominated individuals must be club members and should possess numismatic or professional experience consistent with the officer role for which the member is being nominated.

Nominations are to be submitted by the April 1 deadline, in writing, by postal mail to Leonard Augsburger, LSCC Secretary/Treasurer, P.O. Box 6114, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, or by email to leonard_augsburger@hotmail.com.

Nomination submissions should include the intended position, the nominee’s numismatic role or accomplishments and professional skills, and a digital image of the nominee.

All club member nominations and supporting information will be published in the April E-Gobrecht.

Nominations for the LSCC Hall of Fame are to be directed to Bugert, with an April 15 submission deadline.

Basic qualifications for club member nominees for the honor are significant advances or contributions in at least one of the following four areas:

? Numismatic research on Seated Liberty coinage.

? Numismatic literature related to Seated Liberty coinage.

? Collection(s) of Seated Liberty coinage.

? LSCC club officer (for at least five years).

Write Bugert at 1230 Red Rock Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, or email wb8cpy@earthlink.net to submit Hall of Fame nominations.

This year’s inductee will be announced at the LSCC Annual meeting in August at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, Ill. ¦