Author Archives: Jim Szeplaki
Club-level considerations for engaging young collectors
Cassidy Stroud (left), national youth co-ordinator of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association, staffs a booth at Trajan's National Postage Stamp & Coin Show.
While COVID-19 has changed much about the hobby, its impact on young collectors remains to be seen. Many of today’s collectors have returned to the hobby in retirement – after their families were raised and careers completed – but most of them were also exposed to numismatics at a much younger age. As discussed in the series’... Continue reading →
Keynote address ensures RCNA banquet is ‘ICKy’
Henry Nienhuis presents Yvon Marquis with an RCNA medal of appreciation for his role as the guest speaker.
When Paul Johnson approached Yvon Marquis to be the guest speaker at the 2017 RCNA convention, Marquis agreed, but Johnson cautioned him that it shouldn’t be a speech based on numismatics alone, since many of the attendees would be non-collectors. “So I wondered, what could be the topic of this speech?” said Marquis. Now, if... Continue reading →
Petch receives prestigious J. Douglas Ferguson Award
Ron Greene, left, presents the prestigious J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics to Paul Petch.
The 49th edition of the prestigious J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics was awarded to Paul Petch at the annual Royal Canadian Numismatic Association’s convention banquet held in Boucherville, Que. on July 22. The award was established in 1969 and sponsored by Douglas Ferguson who, at the time, was Honorary President... Continue reading →