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Pacific Northwest Numismatic
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The Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
(PNNA) is a regional organization for numismatists —
persons who study, collect, or deal with coins, paper money, tokens and medals. The PNNA is proud to present pnna.org, our home on the World Wide Web!
This site is updated frequently to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date information available about numismatics in the Pacific Northwest.
PNNA members are also available to help answer your questions about numismatics. Please don't hesitate to
ask us a question or to
contribute information for possible use on this site!
The PNNA is a non-profit corporation
registered in the State of Oregon.
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Current News Items
(also see the
local news page &
previous website news headlines) |
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We'll see you in 2010 in Tukwila and Portland!
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Convention News |
Other
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The 61st annual
PNNA Convention
will be held April 16-18, 2010
in Tukwila, Washington. There will be a large active bourse, exhibits,
numismatic theater and a popular young numismatist (YN)
program! We hope to see you there!
PNNA-Willamette Coin Club
5th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show was held October 24-25, 2009 in Portland, OR. We hope you didn't miss the show!
See the dealer list.
ANA Convention! –
The annual
World’s Fair of Money® was held August 5-9, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA.
ANA National Money Show™
Portland, Oregon, March 13-15, 2009.
See our local host page, with more information about this
highly successful show, including photos and some brief reports!
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Happy New Year from the PNNA!
The 1st Quarter 2010 edition of The Nor'wester
was mailed to PNNA members shortly after Christmas!
See the 1st Q
2010 edition online.
Revamped Website! The PNNA website is in
the process of being redone using Microsoft Expression Web software, and you
can already see some of the results! Please contact the webmaster (see
below) if you have comments or suggestions, or would like to contribute
something.
PNNA Scholarships
– Competition for scholarships to the 2010
ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado
is underway.
See the scholarship page. Applications
are due April 1, 2010. The scholarship application is included
with the 1st Quarter Nor'wester, and is also available via the above link.
ALERT! The ANA has issued an alert about
counterfeit coins, stating that "New counterfeit
operations have sprung up across the world, particularly in China." See the
ANA Consumer Awareness Page.
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Features: "Who were the original
Nor'westers?" |
Numismatic remembrance of national tragedies |
| Events & Information |
Current and Upcoming Events:
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PNNA Scholarship Competition —
Competition for scholarships to the 2010
ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
See the scholarship page. Applications
are
due April 1, 2010. The scholarship application is included
with the 1st Quarter Nor'wester, and is also available via
the above link. |
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ANA National Money Show™, March
25-27, 2010, Fort Worth, TX. |
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PNNA
Convention (61st Annual), April 16-18, 2010,
Tukwila WA. |
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National Coin Week, April 18-24, 2010.
Theme: Beautiful Places: Landmarks and Mintmarks. |
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ANA Summer Seminar, June 26-July 9, 2010 in Colorado Springs, CO
(pre-registration and payment of tuition required to take courses). |
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ANA World’s Fair of Money®,
August 10-14, 2010, Boston, MA. |
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Also see the
PNNA Calendar. |
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Completed Events:
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PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 5th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show,
October 24-25, 2009, Portland, OR. |
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Puyallup Fair – September 11-27, 2009. The PNNA
sponsored the annual coin exhibit in the Hobby Hall, with assistance from several
local coin clubs. We had handouts including magazine copies, event calendars, a coin club list and coins for junior
collectors! No volunteer is knowledgeable about all aspects of numismatics – if
your question wasn't answered or if you were unable to attend the Fair, please
e-mail your question to
info@pnna.org, and it will be directed to a local expert for a response. |
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King County Coin Club BBQ and picnic, August 13, 2009 at the Tukwila Community Center. |
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Royal
Canadian Numismatic Association convention, August 12-16, 2009, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
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ANA World’s Fair of Money®, August 5-9, 2009, Los Angeles, California. The
ANA hosts two conventions per year in different cities.
See past ANA convention reports by PNNA members. |
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ANA Summer Seminar (pre-registration and payment of tuition required to take
courses), June 27-July 10, 2009, Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
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National Coin Week,
April 19-25, 2009. Theme: Lincoln's Legacy: A Nation United.
This year is the Abraham Lincoln birth bicentennial, 1809-2009. |
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PNNA Convention, April 17-19, 2009, Tukwila, Washington. |
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ANA National Money Show™, March 13-15, 2009, Portland, Oregon.
See local host (WCC/PNNA) webpage for
additional information and reports. |
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Need Information?
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What is our charter?
Per Article II of the PNNA Constitution and
Bylaws, "The objects and purposes of this association are to promote, extend,
and protect the interests of numismatists and numismatic activities throughout
the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia,
Alberta, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, and Alaska) and to foster and
encourage the study of numismatics in all its forms."
What do we do?
— In addition to maintaining this web site, the PNNA publishes a
quarterly newsletter, holds two annual conventions (see above),
and promotes numismatics through special programs, activities and
awards such as
National Coin Week
awards for coin clubs and the numismatic display at the Puyallup Fair each September. |
PNNA memorabilia catalog! |
Please visit the PNNA sponsors page.
Photo Gallery of U.S. Colonials |
PNNA Memorial Page (deceased members) |

ANA member number C-1000037 (old ANA Life Club #37)
The PNNA suggests that you also visit the
American Numismatic Association site.
Web hosting courtesy of
Computer Systems Design Company,
Boulder, CO.
Did you really want the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association?
— They're
pnna.com, we're pnna.org!
Updated 1/24/2010 by
J. Eric Holcomb,
PNNA Webmaster
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