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RCNA reception will serve to foster our hobby

Discover the Canadian Association for Numismatic Education (CAFNE), your gateway to fostering and advancing numismatic education across Canada!

There’s an important acronym that attendees at this year’s Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA) convention will hear a lot about: CAFNE. And anyone associated with CAFNE is hoping it will become top of mind for all numismatists, thanks to a special reception that will be held during the Ottawa convention. CAFNE stands for the Canadian... Continue reading →

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RCNA conventions offer smorgasbord of opportunities

The 2016 Ottawa RCNA Convention medal design keeps with this year's theme 'Celebrating Canada’s Military Heritage" in commemorating the centennial of the Battle of the Somme.

The first annual Canadian Numismatic Association convention (now known as the RCNA) was held in 1954 when the association was only four-years-old. It has been held every year ever since. The early conventions were only two days long and featured a bourse, auction and competitive displays. In 1957, however, it was decided to host a... Continue reading →

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3D water droplet coin a ‘first-ever’

This new $20 Fine silver coin features ‘a unique 3D dome effect in the shape of a water droplet.’

In launching its fourth wave of 2016 collector coins, the Royal Canadian Mint explores the vital importance of water here on planet Earth with its first-ever coin featuring “a unique 3D dome effect in the shape of a water droplet.” “Mother Earth” – the $20 Fine silver coin displaying a three-dimensional impression of a real... Continue reading →

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Diversity of RCM offerings can be a good thing

If you read the recent article in Ca- nadian Coin News which noted that the number of Royal Canadian Mint issues has grown 20 times in 20 years, you may have grumbled and complained how it’s now impossible for the average collector to afford everything that the Mint issues. I remember thinking this way a... Continue reading →

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A virtual Canadian numismatic club?

There has been a lot of discussion in recent years over the future of numismatic clubs, societies and associations. We have seen some clubs fold, others near the brink of extinction due to a lack of volunteers, and then there are clubs – like Windsor, Waterloo and Brantford – that are thriving. A recent survey... Continue reading →

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