Several years ago, PNNA established an annual competition of displays or promotions by member clubs to celebrate National Coin Week. Cash prizes are award for the top three entries. Like convention exhibiting, the NCW program has declined until there was only one entry this year. Are the prizes too small to bother? Is there no interest in this promotion? Your comments would be appreciated.

This year’s winner takes the top award based on their promotion of NCW, not because they are the only entry, but because they had an outstanding program. The theme for the 2007 NCW was “The Presidents Are Coming.” This year’s winner is the Olympia Coin Club of Olympia, Washington, and they will receive a check for $100.00 for their club treasury. They placed a display in the Tumwater branch of the Timberland Regional Library. The attractive display consisted of three trays of presidential coins and medals. There were presidents on current coins, foreign coins, and medals and tokens. The Olympia club also arranged for five AM and FM local radio stations to make public service announcements about NCW. They provided the stations with trivia questions and prizes to award the winners. The club president, Dick Cowley, also had on air interviews on two stations. The PNNA commends The Olympia Coin Club for their excellent promotion of National Coin Week.

ANA Info: The American Numismatic Association and the coin collecting community celebrated the 84th annual National Coin Week April 15-21 with the theme, “The Presidents Are Coming!” a tribute to the U.S. Mint’s new Presidential $1 Coin Program. The ANA has developed several online resources at www.money.org, including a ready-to-print, two-panel exhibit, “The Presidents Are Coming! United States Mint Issues New Presidential Dollar Series." Other online resources include sample press releases, ideas for activities and a National Coin Week flyer that can be tailored for local clubs.