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 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation registered in the State of Oregon.

Get Ready! The 63rd Annual PNNA Convention will be held April 13-15, 2012 in Tukwila, WA. As always, the PNNA show features a large active bourse, exhibits, numismatic theater and club meetings, and a popular young numismatist (YN) program!

It's Over! PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 7th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show was held October 22-23, 2011 in Portland, OR, with dealer and exhibitor setup on Friday, October 21 from 3-6 PM. See: dealer list | convention report.

Puyallup Fair! The Fair held annually in September is over. Please see below if you still have questions about numismatics.

ANA Convention! – The annual World’s Fair of Money® was held August 16-20 in Chicago. We're pleased to report that Katie Reinders of Oregon won the best YN exhibit award! See the report.

EAC Highlights! – See highlights of the Early American Coppers May 2011 convention in Portland, including videotaped comments from local members Gene Wiley, Jerry Bobbe and Bim Gander, on the CoinWeek website.

Coin Week! ANA National Coin Week (87th Annual), April 17-23, 2011. Theme: Blue, Gray and Greenbacks. We hope you had the opportunity to participate!

Newsletter! The 1st Quarter 2012 edition of The Nor'wester was mailed the week after Christmas, and is also available online (see online editions page).
Happy New Year from the PNNA!

In Memoriam – The PNNA regrets to report the death on November 11 of Gregory Paul Franck-Weiby (1950-2011) of Silverton, Oregon. Greg was well-known as a numismatist, artist and peace activist, and he designed PNNA convention "tokens" for many years, including the one pictured below. Memorial services were held Saturday, December 3 at the Grange Hall in Silverton.

In Memoriam – The PNNA also regrets to report the death of PNNA member dealers George Booth and Joseph Weber in October.

9/11 Tenth Anniversary – See our Numismatic Remembrance of National Tragedies page.

Convention Token! A special token or medallion with designs based on early 1800s Haitian coinage (see type description) was available in pewter to attendees at the Tukwila convention with paid admission, while supplies lasted. Be sure to keep your PNNA memorabilia collection going!

Current and Upcoming Events:

• PNNA Scholarship Competition — Competition for scholarships to the 2012 ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  See the scholarship page.

• PNNA Convention (63rd Annual), April 13-15, 2012, Tukwila, WA.

• ANA National Coin Week, April 15-21, 2012. Theme: Change in Money: Cowries to Credit Cards.

• ANA National Money Show™, May 10-12, 2012, Denver, CO.

• ANA World’s Fair of Money®, August 7-11, 2012, Philadelphia, PA. The ANA hosts three conventions per year in different cities. See ANA convention reports by PNNA members.

• PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 8th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show, September 29-30, 2012, Portland, OR.

• Also see the PNNA Calendar.

Completed Events:

• PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 7th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show, October 22-23, 2011, Portland, OR.

• ANA National Money Show™, October 13-15, 2011, Pittsburgh, PA.

• Puyallup Fair – September 9-25, 2011. The PNNA sponsors 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.

• ANA World’s Fair of Money®, August 16-20, 2011, Chicago, IL. See ANA convention reports by PNNA members.

• ANA Summer Seminar, June 25-July 8, 2011 in Colorado Springs, CO (pre-registration and payment of tuition required to take courses).

• ANA National Coin Week, April 17-23, 2011. Theme: Blue, Gray and Greenbacks.

• PNNA Convention, April 8-10, 2011, Tukwila, WA.

• ANA National Money Show™, March 17-19, 2011, Sacramento, CA.

• ANA/PNNA Counterfeit Detection Seminar, January 22-23, 2011, Tukwila, WA.

Need Information?

• Check out our popular coin show/event calendar, coin club and local news pages!

• Our PNNA information index includes links to everything you need to know about the PNNA!

• See PNNA officers and committees.

• Our reference section includes information about buying and selling coins, a list of speakers for your coin club meetings, and a variety of other numismatic topics.

• See the ANA Representative Program page for information about how the ANA and ANA clubs can enhance your collecting experience.

• See the Young Numismatist (YN) activities page.

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.