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This page provides a summary of news headlines appearing on the PNNA home page. 2007Nor'wester Mailed – The 1st Quarter 2008 PNNA newsletter, The Nor'wester, was mailed on January 2 rather than in December. It includes a PNNA scholarship application for 2008. The PNNA offers annual adult and YN scholarships to the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. See the scholarship page. Happy Holidays! – The PNNA would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season this year. While you're doing your holiday shopping, why not consider a numismatic gift for someone on your list this year? Possible sources include local coin clubs, coin shows and coin dealers, online auctions such as eBay, and the U.S. Mint.(See the PNNA links page for some of these.) PNNA-Willamette Coin Club 3rd Annual Fall Convention & Coin Show, October 13-14, 2007, Doubletree Inn, Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon. This was an exciting event, with a large active bourse, exhibits, and a popular young numismatist (YN) program! Attendance was about 500 despite very nice weather, and most dealers and collectors seemed to be reasonably satisfied with the event. Nor'wester Mailed – The 4th Quarter 2007 PNNA newsletter, The Nor'wester, was mailed on September 26. Included are images of the $1 and $5 fall convention scrip designed/printed by Steve Cox. Puyallup Fair September 7-23 – 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. The 2008 PNNA Convention has been forced to change dates because of a conflict with the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo (which also changed its dates). The new dates are April 4-6, 2008. Local WWII Pilot Speaker at Everett Coin Club – George Grimm of Arlington was the guest speaker at the August meeting of the Everett Coin Club, held Tuesday, August 14th, 2007, at Normanna Hall (basement), 2725 Oakes Ave, Everett, WA. Grimm was a pilot with the Naval Air Transport Service during WWII. Grimm talked about his experiences during the war and displayed his extraordinary wartime scrapbook and “short snorter” artifact. Congratulations! Former PNNA Secretary/Treasurer Joseph E. Boling has been elected to the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Board of Governors! As reported by Numismatic News, voted into office were seven newcomers led by veteran hobby publisher Clifford Mishler (4,609 votes); followed by Chester L. Krause (4,518 votes); Edward C. Rochette (3,541 votes); Joseph E. Boling (3,442 votes); Radford Stearns (3,073 votes); Walter Ostromecki (2,882 votes), and Wendell Wolka (2,850 votes). Search! The New CoinLink Numismatic Search Engine is up and running. CoinLink has gathered over 2,300 numismatic sites (including the PNNA) and incorporated them into the search sources. Give it a try when you're searching for numismatic info on the Internet! Nor'wester Mailed – The 3rd Quarter 2007 edition of The Nor'wester was mailed to PNNA members on June 28. Look for a report on the PNNA convention in April, info about signing up to volunteer at the Puyallup Fair, and a report on how the PNNA Board voted in the ANA Board of Governors election! Summer is Here! – The summer season does not mean that your numismatic activities have to stop; check out the links below for the ANA's annual Summer Seminar (now in progress) and World’s Fair of Money®. Closer to home, there are some coin shows, and many coin clubs have summer social events. NWTAMS website running again – The website of the Northwest Token & Medal Society is up and running again, and you can find much useful information, including a link to Richard Greever's online illustrated catalog of 6,500+ tokens (mostly from Oregon)! April was Big (and No Fooling!!)National Coin Week, April 15-21, 2007, theme The Presidents Are Coming! PNNA Convention, April 13-15, 2007, Tukwila, Washington. See the linked convention page for details. This was an exciting well-attended event, with a large active bourse, exhibits, and a popular young numismatist (YN) program! There were several numismatic theater presentations on Saturday.
Nor'wester Convention Edition – The third annual 16-page
convention special edition of The Nor'wester
was mailed on April 2.
In addition to PNNA news and ads from some of your favorite dealers, look
for the WA quarter design on the cover, a special article by Larry Gaye, and
a numismatic theater preview. Please contact the PNNA secretary to request extra copies. 3-year dues options now available for individuals, families and clubs! See the
membership information page or the
membership application. ANA 2007 Spring Convention
– Citing a conflict with the Baltimore Coin and Currency
Convention, the ANA rescheduled the 2007 National Money Show™
from Sacramento, CA (Mar 23-25) to
Charlotte, NC (Mar 16-18). Scholarship Apps due March 23! The scholarship application deadline was extended from March 15 to March 23. Special Nor'wester Mailing
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A special issue of The Nor'wester was mailed on February 26. It
includes scholarship and exhibit applications, a convention flyer, board
meeting minutes and other news, including info about a change in how PNNA
memberships are processed. Happy New Year!
The PNNA would like to wish everyone a happy new year!
The PNNA is once again planning several exciting events and programs for
2007, including two annual conventions and a scholarship program.
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