Fred van den Haak, second vice president of the Northern California Numismatic Association, holds a heavy box of Canadian coins outside TD Canada Trust, ready for deposit into the Canadian Association For Numismatic Education’s bank account.
The Canadian Association for Numismatic Education (CAFNE), chaired by Scott E. Douglas, has seen the recent result of diligent coin-bag searching
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CSNA and NCNA Celebrate Coin Hobby Jointly
The California State Numismatic Association (CSNA) and the Northern California Numismatic Association (NCNA) held their first-ever joint venture, the Northern California Numismatic Forum, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Vallejo, California.
The site for this Forum was the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
Is the ‘Youth Approach’ the Only Answer?
by Michael S. Turrini
Recently, I had an exchange with a distinguished and recognized national philatelist and ‘stamp booster’. We were conversing about the exemplary efforts annually committed by dedicated volunteers at the internationally known and well-attended WESTPEX, in Burlingame, California, at the end of each April
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60 Years Is Too Long To Be Without a Logo
A wooden nickel commemorating 60th Anniversary of the Saint John Coin Club of New Brunswick, Canada, features an image of the Marco Polo sailing ship.
The Saint John Coin Club of New Brunswick, Canada, formally celebrated the 60th anniversary of its 1959 founding at a special reception hosted on the eve of its annual coin show, which was held on May 26. Coincident with celebrating its 60th anniversary, the club had held a design contest to develop an official logo, according to the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association’s May 2019 issue of its RCNA NumisNotes monthly electronic newsletter