Our monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors are always welcome.

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Multnomah Center, 7688 S.W. Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219, at 7:00 pm. Generally 7-8pm is for visiting, buying/selling/swapping and 8-9pm is organized meeting including member presentations. After 9pm, many proceed to a nearby establishment for dinner and refreshments.

The next meeting of the Willamette Coin Club is

If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer to present, please contact

If anyone would like to put on a presentation, please contact Help is available for presentations!

The club was founded in 1986 by a group of numismatists with widely varied interests.

We host the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association (PNNA) Coin Show in Portland, now in the fall (see schedule for October shows below). We were the host club for the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) World's Fair of Money in 1998, and the National Money Show in Portland in 2004 and 2009 (and coming in 2015).

Upcoming Oregon coin shows (click here for all NW shows)

The PNNA keeps a complete Pacific NW calendar of shows.

RECENT HAPPENINGS

Winners for the competitve exhibits at the 2011 Fall Show...

1st Place (Best of Show): Katie's "Happy Birthday Oregon" exhibit of 1959 Centennial Numismatics.

2nd Place: James's "A Swedish 3 Daler Copper Plate from the Nicobar Wreck."

3rd Place: Marie's "Mintmarks of United States Coins."

Scout workshops for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts at the Fall Show on October 22, 2011 - a big success!
The workshops began with a re-enactment of the coin toss to determine the name for our city using real 1835 large cents.
Girls choose Portland 5 to 1 over Boston. Boys started with a 3-3 tie, and on the second coin flip attempt choose Portland 4-2.

YNs Katie and Marie ran the "Fun with Money" Patch Workshop for Girl Scouts - a 2 hour workshop followed by a tour of the coin show and exhibits.

Marie explained Mintmarks.

Katie asked for opinions about the $1 bill vs. $1 coin.

 

Katie (YN) was awarded YN BEST OF SHOW at the Chicago ANA Summer Show (World's Fair of Money)

Photo: Marc Ricard presents with her exhibit award at the ANA banquet.

PNNA and Willamette Coin Club member was awarded the “BEST YN EXHIBIT” award at the banquet, which carries a Summer Seminar Scholarship as a prize. Katie's exhibit, “Happy Birthday Oregon,” was an updated and expanded version of what she exhibited at the PNNA Spring convention in Tukwila. Comments from the judges at PNNA were very helpful in Katie’s rework to beat out some other incredible YN exhibits at the summer show in Chicago. Cliff Mishler and she talked for a long time about her exhibit earlier in the day and again after the award.

 

Significant new items at the LIBRARY - CDs and DVDs - available FREE for members to check-out. Read the LIST of items!

 

Early American Coppers (EAC) convention was held May 12-15, 2011 here in Portland.

 

 

Read the article "The Capped Bust Half Dollar" by member By our very own - a WCC website exclusive!

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OFFICERS

Willamette Coin Club officers:

President:

Vice President:

Secretary/Treasurer:

photos for information about the above officers, and other officers

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Annual Membership Dues: $15.00 Regular, $20.00 Family, $2.00 Junior.

Dues are payable at the first of the year and may be brought to the next meeting or sent to the club at:

Membership benefits include the monthly bulletin via email (so please give us your email address), free authentication of coins and currency, bourse privileges, monthly drawings and association with those who share an interest in numismatics. We are always excited when individuals who would like to publish an article in the newsletter/ website submit their work for the rest of us to enjoy. Use your own photographs or let us take images of your coin for you.

MEETING LOCATION

Meetings are normally held on the third Thursday of each month at the Multnomah Center, 7688 S.W. Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219, at 7:00 pm. (click here for map).

Board meetings are held 2 weeks after the regular meeting time (or when the regular meeting should have been, i.e., always a Thursday). Current location is Lockwood Products, 5615 SW Willow Lane, Lake Oswego, OR (take I-5 exit 290) at 7:00 pm. All are welcome to attend.

WILLAMETTE COIN CLUB LINKS

Active Members and their Interests

Original Articles by Club Members

Numismatic Picture Gallery

Club Officers and Contact Information

Coin Shows in Oregon

In Memoriam

OFF-SITE LINKS OF INTEREST

The American Numismatic Association (ANA)

The American Numismatic Society (ANS)

The Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association (PNNA)

Extended List of Off-Site Links

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