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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!
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Current News Items
(also see the
local news page &
previous news headlines) |
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Spring Convention is Over! We'll see you again
next year (April 16-18, 2010)
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Convention News |
Other
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The 60th annual
PNNA Convention was held April 17-19, 2009
in Tukwila,
Washington. Although attendance was down some from last year, it was still a well-attended event, with a large active bourse, exhibits, and a popular young numismatist (YN)
program! Hope you were there!
ANA National Money Show™
Portland, Oregon, March 13-15, 2009. Click on the button below
under Completed Events to see our local host page, with more information about this
highly successful
show, including photos and some brief reports!
PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 4th
Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show,
October 18-19, 2008 in Portland, OR. This year's dates: October 24-25, 2009.
ANA Convention! –
The annual
World’s Fair of Money® (ANA Anniversary Convention) was held July 30-August
3, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. Several PNNA members were in attendance.
See a brief report. This year's convention will
be in Los Angeles, August 5-9. Get ready!
Convention
Tokens! –
The PNNA was pleased to offer custom designed and struck “tokens” for its 2008 convention.
The token design again included a Gallery Mint replica of a US coin design!
A similar token was produced in 2009. See the
PNNA memorabilia catalog.
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New! The 3rd Quarter 2009 edition of The Nor'wester
has been mailed to PNNA members. This edition features brief reports and
photos of the ANA Portland show in March and the PNNA Tukwila show in April.
See the current edition online.
The PNNA regrets to announce the passing of longtime
Northwest collectors Jack Meeker (PNNA 867) on July 3, and Al Nystrom (PNNA HLM
16) on April 30. Al was best known for his wooden money collection. Al's
wife, Nina Nystrom, passed away many years ago, and the PNNA’s
Nina Nystrom Memorial Goodwill Ambassador Award
is named in her honor.
Award! Lisa Loos (left)
and Eric Holcomb (right) receive the ANA Presidential Certificate of
Appreciation from ANA Governor Walt Ostromecki (center) at the
PNNA-Willamette
Annual Fall Convention, Oct 18, 2008.
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.
Numismatic
markets remain strong in hard times! – Heritage
Auction Galleries, which bills itself as "The World's Largest
Collectibles Auctioneer," reported that "People are panicked in many corners
— and rightly so — but not here at Heritage," and "Collectibles, especially
coins, remain extremely liquid."
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Features: "Who were the original
Nor'westers?" |
Numismatic remembrance of
national tragedies |
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.
Need Information?
Current and Upcoming Events:
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In Progress!
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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ANA World’s Fair of Money®, August 5-9, 2009, Los Angeles, California. |
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Puyallup Fair – September 11-27, 2009. The PNNA
sponsors the annual coin exhibit in the Hobby Hall, with assistance from several
local coin clubs. We will 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.
See 3rd Q 2009 Nor'wester for volunteer
information. |
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PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 5th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show,
October 24-25, 2009, Portland, OR. |
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Also see
the PNNA Calendar. |
Completed Events:
We hope you enjoyed the show!
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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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Competition for scholarships to the 2009
ANA Summer Seminar in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
See the scholarship page. Applications were
due April 1, 2009.
The winners were announced at the convention. |
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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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PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 4th Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show,
October 18-19, 2008, Portland, OR. |
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ANA World’s Fair of Money®, July 30-August 3, 2008, Baltimore, Maryland. The
ANA hosts two conventions per year in different cities.
See past ANA convention reports by PNNA members. |
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 7/5/2009 by J. Eric Holcomb,
PNNA Webmaster
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