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Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
     
     

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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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| PNNA Current News Items
(also see the local news page &
previous website news headlines) |
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We'll see you in Portland (Oct 23-24) and next year again in Tukwila!
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Convention News |
Other News |
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ANA Convention! –
The annual
World’s Fair of Money® will be held August 10-14 in Boston,
Mass. After that, the ANA will experiment with Chicago as a semi-permanent summer convention
site (except 2012 in Philadelphia).
PNNA-Willamette Coin Club
6th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show will be held October
23-24, 2010 in Portland, OR, with dealer and exhibitor setup available on Friday, October 22.
Plan now so that you don't miss this show!
It's
Over! The 61st annual
PNNA Convention
was held April 16-18, 2010
in Tukwila, Washington. There was a large active bourse, exhibits,
club meetings, a popular young numismatist (YN)
program, and souvenir tokens! We hope you made the show! Photo: 1851
Mexican Republic 1/2 real coin from Zacatecas mint — model for 2010 PNNA
token design.
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Memorial -- The PNNA regrets to announce the death in July 2010 of PNNA member and longtime
Northwest collector Al Westerhof.
The 3rd Quarter 2010 edition of The Nor'wester
has been printed and mailed (as of 6/30), and is now available on this website (see
online editions page).
New article!
Two-part series reprinted from The Conder Token Collector's Journal, Spring 2010:
"How and Why Grade Must Equal Price" and "Trashed Tokens" by Jerry Bobbe. This is a very
interesting and important read even if you've never heard of a Conder token before.
Bank Notes of Algeria and Tunisia (as French colonies) by Steve Cox.
(Article in PDF format)
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.
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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ANA World’s Fair of Money®,
August 10-14, 2010, Boston, MA. |
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Puyallup Fair – September 10-26, 2010. The PNNA
sponsors the annual coin exhibit in the Hobby Hall, with assistance from several
local coin clubs. We have 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 isn't answered or if you are 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.
For volunteer information, see the 3rd Quarter
edition of The Nor'wester. |
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PNNA-Willamette Coin Club
6th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show,
October 23-24, 2010, Portland, OR. |
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ANA National Money Show™, March 18-20, 2011, Sacramento, CA. |
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Also see the PNNA Calendar. |
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Completed Events:
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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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National Coin Week, April 18-24, 2010.
Theme: Beautiful Places: Landmarks and Mintmarks. |
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PNNA
Convention (61st Annual), April 16-18, 2010,
Tukwila WA. |
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PNNA Scholarship Competition —
Competition for scholarships to the 2010
ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
See the scholarship page. |
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ANA National Money Show™, March
25-27, 2010, Fort Worth, TX. |
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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. |
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King County Coin Club BBQ and picnic, August 13, 2009 at the Tukwila Community Center. |
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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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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 7/18/2010 by
J. Eric Holcomb,
PNNA Webmaster
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