{"id":39,"date":"2012-08-15T14:01:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T22:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnna.org\/blog\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-04-12T16:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:19:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Introducing the PNNA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>Serving <\/strong>N<strong>umismatics in the Northwest since 1940.<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/money.org\/\">ANA<\/a> Exemplary Service Award recipient &#8211; 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">The <strong>Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association<\/strong> (PNNA) is a nonprofit regional organization for numismatists \u2014 persons who study, collect, or deal with coins, paper money, tokens and medals. Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/info\/\">info page<\/a> for more information about the PNNA, or send inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:info@pnna.org\">info@pnna.org<\/a>. Thank You!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>New to the hobby?<\/strong> &#8211; See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.money.org\/tools\"><strong>ANA Coin Collecting &amp; Numismatic Tools<\/strong><\/a> webpage. Also see the <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/info\/reference\/\"><strong>reference page<\/strong><\/a> for links to the <a href=\"https:\/\/info.money.org\/elearning\"><strong>ANA eLearning Academy<\/strong><\/a> and other resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Welcome to the <strong>mobile friendly PNNA website<\/strong> built with <strong>WordPress<\/strong>. An <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/about\/alt-menu\/\">alternative menu page<\/a> is provided in case the main menu at the top of each page doesn&#8217;t work correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">The <strong>PNNA\u2019s PDF files<\/strong> are stored separately from WordPress. To search for content in these PDF files, use the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/about\/search\/\">Google&#x2122; custom search page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>Please consider doing business with one of our sponsors<\/strong>, all of whom are PNNA members. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/events\/completed-events\/\"><strong>completed events page<\/strong><\/a> for earlier events and newsletters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">Upcoming\/Recent Events Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>PNNA 85th anniversary \u201ccoins\u201d<\/strong> were first made available at the 2025 fall coin show, for $10 each. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/2025\/07\/pnna-85th-anniversary-coin\/\">See the blog post<\/a>. Most of the remaining supply was sold at the 2026 spring convention. If you still want one of these souvenirs, please contact us (<a href=\"mailto:info@pnna.org\">info@pnna.org<\/a>) soon to inquire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PNNA_85th_coin_20250603-1200x720.jpg\" alt=\"PNNA 85th Anniversary &quot;Coin&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-5369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PNNA_85th_coin_20250603-1200x720.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PNNA_85th_coin_20250603-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PNNA_85th_coin_20250603-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PNNA_85th_coin_20250603-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PNNA_85th_coin_20250603-1980x1188.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PNNA_85th_coin_20250603.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PNNA 85th Anniversary &#8220;Coin&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PNNA_Banner_2026Q2.jpg\" alt=\"PNNA 2nd Quarter 2026 Banner\" class=\"wp-image-5525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PNNA_Banner_2026Q2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PNNA_Banner_2026Q2-400x167.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>IMPORTANT NEWS!!<\/strong>\u00a0The PNNA board of directors decided to move the\u00a0<strong>PNNA Convention and Spring Coin Show<\/strong>\u00a0from Tukwila to Portland due to the Washington State sales tax situation. The location will be the same as used by the Willamette Coin Club for last fall\u2019s Portland show. The dates were the same as planned for Tukwila, except the show was on Saturday and Sunday only for the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong><strong>COMPLETE! We\u2019ll announce plans for this fall shortly, and plans for next spring later this year.<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong>PNNA Convention and Spring Coin Show (75th Annual) Portland, Oregon \u2013 April 11-12, 2026. (Dealer setup Friday evening.)<\/strong> For full show information, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/events\/spring\/\">https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/events\/spring\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>NEW LOCATION (for the 2026 show)!<\/strong><br><strong>Holiday Inn Columbia Riverfront, 909 N Hayden Island Dr., Portland, OR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/show\/dealers\/Spring_Dealer_List_2026.pdf\">See the dealer list for the 2026 spring coin show<\/a>.<\/strong><br>This show featured more than 125 local, regional and national numismatic dealer tables representing 72 different dealers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PNNA_Cover_2026Q2-on-Table.jpg\" alt=\"The Nor'wester cover - 2nd Quarter 2026\" class=\"wp-image-5819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PNNA_Cover_2026Q2-on-Table.jpg 617w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PNNA_Cover_2026Q2-on-Table-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PNNA_Cover_2026Q2-on-Table-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Nor&#8217;wester cover &#8211; 2nd Quarter 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">See the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/news\/pdf\/PNNAnews2026_Q2.pdf\"><strong>2nd Q 2026 edition of\u00a0<em>The Nor\u2019wester<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with feature articles about &#8220;U.S. Coins of 1926,&#8221; &#8220;We know exactly when this Morgan was made&#8221; and &#8220;End of the Cent \u2013 the Large Cent and the Small.&#8221; Free paper copies were available at the PNNA spring coin show and were mailed on March 25, 2026, to members subscribed to paper copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.money.org\/numismatic-events\/national-coin-week\">National Coin Week<\/a><\/strong><br>This year&#8217;s NCW is\u00a0<strong>April 19-25, 2026<\/strong>. A different theme is selected each year. The 2026 theme is \u201cStriking Independence: 250 Years of American Numismatics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">Completed Event Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">To save space on this homepage, the <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/events\/completed-events\/\"><strong>completed events summary<\/strong><\/a> is now on a separate page under <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/events\/\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>Relive the Memories!<\/strong> (Historical information &amp; reports):<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/info\/pnna-history\/conventions-shows\/\">Conventions &amp; Coin Shows<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/exhibits\/completed\/\">Exhibits<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/info\/pnna-history\/memorabilia\/\">Memorabilia<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/news\/the-norwester\/norwester-online\/\">Newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>Previous news summaries<\/strong> from the website are available by decade and year under the &#8220;News&#8221; menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">Other News Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>Greetings from the PNNA!<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/info\/pnna-governance\/presidents-message\/\">See recent PNNA President&#8217;s messages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>PNNA Memorabilia Wanted<\/strong>!<br>The PNNA has issued <strong>souvenirs<\/strong> for many of its past conventions. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/catalog\/index.html\"><strong>memorabilia catalog<\/strong><\/a>. Marty Shallow (A Coin Shop, LLC) purchased a major collection of PNNA and Washington State club memorabilia, and has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/misc\/pdf\/Shallow_PNNA_items_wanted.pdf\"><strong>want list for more items<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>Classics!<\/strong> Revisit articles and galleries from the past, reformatted as PDF files:<br><strong>Conventions &amp; coin shows<\/strong>: See &#8220;Relive the Memories&#8221; above.<br><strong>Other articles:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/reference\/pdf\/Kleinman_ancient_coin_articles.pdf\">Ancient coins (compilation of articles)<\/a> <em>by Joseph Kleinman<\/em>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/info\/reference\/introduction-to-numismatics\/\">Introduction to Numismatics<\/a> <em>by Joseph E. Boling<\/em>.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/pnna.org\/misc\/pdf\/Numismatic_Remembrance.pdf\">Numismatic Remembrance of National Tragedies<\/a>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/reference\/pdf\/Oregon_Centennial_Tokens.pdf\">1959 Oregon Centennial Tokens (Introduction to)<\/a> <em>by Katie Reinders.<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/reference\/pdf\/US_Colonials_Photo_Gallery.pdf\">United States Colonials \u2013 A Picture Gallery<\/a>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/misc\/pdf\/WA_Quarter_Contest.pdf\">Washington State Quarter Design Contest<\/a> (held 2002-2005).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Washington State Centennial Medal\" class=\"wp-image-783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal-1980x990.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1989_WA_100_medal.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Washington State Centennial Medal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Are you looking to fill in holes in your <strong>Washington State Centennial Medal<\/strong> collection (including especially the county medals not pictured above)? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/2022\/04\/washington-state-centennial-medals\/\">See a blog post by Rick Schulz<\/a> for an update on what the PNNA is doing to help you complete your set, or trade medals you may own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">The <strong>PNNA logo<\/strong> shown on this website was approved by the board on July 23, 2016. Thanks to Tim Garcia for designing this logo, based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/catalog\/convention32.html\">75th anniversary medal design by Thomas D. Rogers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">News Blog<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">On behalf of all PNNA officers, committees and members, I would like to welcome you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/blog\"><strong>PNNA blog<\/strong><\/a>, which allows the association\u2019s officers and other designated persons to communicate directly with our web audience about PNNA news, activities and other items of interest. Please feel free to contact the PNNA, email <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:info@pnna.org\" target=\"_blank\">info@pnna.org<\/a>, with your comments and suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>Blog posts<\/strong> will appear on the main blog page, with older posts archived by month and year. To display only blog entries in a specific category (such as &#8220;club messages&#8221;), click on that category in the sidebar or at the top\/bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">&#8211; Eric Holcomb, PNNA webmaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">Website Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ANA-member-club-100dpi-1200x1200.png\" alt=\"ANA Member Club Logo\" class=\"wp-image-4733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ANA-member-club-100dpi-1200x1200.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ANA-member-club-100dpi-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ANA-member-club-100dpi-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ANA-member-club-100dpi-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pnna.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ANA-member-club-100dpi.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong>ANA member number C-1000037<\/strong> (old ANA Life Club #37)<br>The PNNA suggests that you also visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.money.org\/\"><strong>American Numismatic Association<\/strong><\/a> site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Did you really want the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association? \u2014 They\u2019re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnna.com\/\">pnna.com<\/a>, we\u2019re pnna.org!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pnna.org\/wp\/info\/privacy\/\">Privacy and data usage policy<\/a>.<\/strong><br>Updated 4\/12\/2026 by J. 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