Completed Event Summary
This is a summary of major PNNA or ANA related events completed within the past year or two, with the most recently completed events at the top.
To see upcoming events, please return to the welcome page, or see the event calendar. For older events, see the summaries by decade and year under the “News” menu, or see back issues of The Nor’wester.
2025
Salem Numismatic Society
SALEM COIN & STAMP SHOW, Rickreall, OR
December 20-21, 2025
Willamette Coin Club
Annual Portland Coin Show, Portland, OR
November 15-16, 2025
The new location, starting with the 2025 Portland coin show, was:
Holiday Inn Columbia Riverfront, 909 N Hayden Island Dr., Portland, OR
PNNA Fall Coin Show (20th Annual), Tukwila, Washington – October 3-5, 2025. For full fall show information, please see the event page at https://www.pnna.org/wp/events/fall/.
See the dealer list for the 2025 fall coin show in Tukwila.
The 4th Quarter 2025 fall coin show edition of the PNNA’s publication, The Nor’wester, in full color, is available online at https://pnna.org/news/pdf/PNNAnews2025_Q4.pdf. Paper copies were mailed to subscribers on 9/18 and were also available at the show.
PNNA 85th anniversary “coins” were available at the fall show, for $10 each. See the blog post. If you still want one of these souvenirs, they will be available at various coin clubs and coin shows. Contact us (info@pnna.org) to inquire.
Washington State (Puyallup) Fair
This year’s Fair ran from August 29-September 21, 2025, and the PNNA once again had a display in the Hobby Hall. See the PNNA Fair webpage. Have questions or wish to volunteer next year? Please contact Hobby Hall/Fair coordinator Rick Schulz via email at richardf53@yahoo.com, or by telephone at 253-535-0690. For general numismatic questions, you can also email info@pnna.org.
World’s Fair of Money® (ANA anniversary convention)
This year’s convention was held August 19-23, 2025, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
The 3rd Q 2025 edition of The Nor’wester is a short edition with an updated president’s/Fair coordinator’s message, and a summary of PNNA awards for 2025 with photos of some of the Presidential Award recipients. (The online version has color photos.) Online and postal mailing to members was completed in early July.
ANA Summer Seminar
This event was held June 22-July 2, 2025, in Colorado Springs, CO. Each year’s seminar has two four-day (Sunday-Wednesday) class sessions. A course catalog is available online from the ANA.
National Coin Week
April 20-26, 2025. This was the 102nd NCW, and the theme was “Iconic Change: Pop Culture & Coins Unite!”
PNNA Convention and Spring Coin Show (74th Annual), Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. So., Tukwila, Washington – April 11-13, 2025. For current year spring show information, please see the event page at https://www.pnna.org/wp/events/spring/.
See the 2025 PNNA Convention Report (with photos).
See the dealer list for the 2025 spring coin show in Tukwila.
Note: New admission fees began with the 2024 show.
Admission/Hours – Public show hours: Friday Noon – 7 PM, Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM. Admission $5.00 per day, $10.00 for all three days. Children 12 and under are free, as are PNNA life members with photo ID badge. “Early Bird” admission (9 AM Fri/Sat/Sun) is $50.00.
Education/Exhibits – There were not any formal Numismatic Theater presentations in 2023-2024, however we did have some nice collector exhibits. Unfortunately, no rooms were available for either exhibits or theater at the spring 2025 show. These activities returned at the fall 2025 Tukwila show.
Grading Services – ANACS returned to PNNA coin shows in the fall of 2022 and has continued to attend PNNA shows. A discount was available for certain U.S. coin submissions, using the promo code on the ANACS website or in the ANACS advertisement in The Nor’wester. When an ANACS representative attends, the representative accepts submissions, but a grader is not present at PNNA shows.
Hotel info – The host hotel for Tukwila shows is the Marriott Courtyard Seattle Sea-Tac Area, 16038 West Valley Highway, Tukwila, WA.
Literature – See below for information about the 2nd Q 2025 edition of The Nor’wester, which were available at the 2025 show.
Meetings – A PNNA board meeting was held at 8:00 AM on Saturday, and the annual PNNA general membership meeting was held at about 6:15 PM after the bourse closed on Saturday.
Prizes and Souvenirs – Hourly door prize winners were drawn, with prizes mailed to winners not present. “Squished” or elongated cents were available as souvenirs, thanks to the PNNA’s popular machine!
SCC Meeting – Guests were invited to attend the Seattle Coin Club Thursday evening meeting (April 10 at 6 p.m.), also at the Tukwila Community Center. Thanks to Scott Loos, nationally recognized Conder Token authority Brian Herriott joined us in April. Brian provided an overview of the tokens’ historical roots, how and why to collect them, and how he first became interested in these 18th Century monetary replacements for British copper pieces.
Scout Activities – A Scouting America Coin Collecting Merit Badge workshop was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 1 p.m., in Tukwila at the annual convention and spring coin show. See the scouting page for more information about these workshops. Scouting America (formerly BSA) programs are coeducational.
Security – The entry area at PNNA shows is under video surveillance. Your image may be recorded. These recordings could be shared with law enforcement in the event of an incident at the show. Registration for door prizes is optional. ID will be required to claim door prizes. See the PNNA privacy policy.
Youth Activities – Young Numismatist (YN) treasure hunt was offered on Saturday and Sunday (April 12-13), as part of youth and family activities. See Young Numismatist (YN) program information. In 2023-2024, the YN program was run by local volunteers, and was simplified so as not to require visiting “stops” on the bourse floor. For 2025, ANA Past President Walt Ostromecki returned to run the full program!
General Chairman’s Message by Kevin Charboneau: See Kevin’s message in the 2nd Q 2025 edition of The Nor’wester. Kevin has been looking for a new convention general chair, and/or for additional show committee members to assist with various tasks. We thank Kevin Charboneau for his service the past several years.
See the 2nd Q 2025 edition of The Nor’wester with feature articles about encased postage of the Civil War and proof Barber and Mercury Dimes. Free paper copies were available at the PNNA spring coin show and were mailed on March 17, 2025, to members subscribed to paper copies.
The ANA NATIONAL MONEY SHOW® was held February 27-March 1, 2025, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Boeing Employee’s Coin Show was held January 18-19, 2025, in Kent, Washington. Although this is not a PNNA-sponsored event, it is one of the larger shows in the Northwest, and the PNNA may participate in Scouting or other programs at the show, as well as have a board meeting.
The 1st Quarter 2025 edition of The Nor’wester (see blog post; mailed on Dec. 30, 2024) contains information about PNNA awards and scholarships for 2025.
2020-2024
Please see 2024 news page for 2024 events.
Please see 2023 news page for 2023 events.
Please see 2022 news page for 2022 events.
Please see 2021 news page for 2021 events.
Please see 2020 news page for 2020 events.
To see upcoming events, please return to the welcome page, or see the event calendar. For older events, see the summaries by decade and year under the “News” menu, or see back issues of The Nor’wester.