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Welcome to the PNNA!

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.

 
PNNA Current News Items (also see the local news page & previous website news headlines)

We'll see you in 2010 in Tukwila and Portland!
Convention News Other News

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!

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.

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.

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.

Need Information?

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

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

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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.

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

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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.
PNNA memorabilia catalog! | Please visit the PNNA sponsors page.
Photo Gallery of U.S. Colonials | PNNA Memorial Page (deceased members)

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Updated 1/24/2010 by J. Eric Holcomb, PNNA Webmaster