Volume 51#10

August 27 – September 9, 2013

The Edmonton Coin Show is set to welcome dealers and collectors on Sept. 21-22. (Photo submitted)

Faulkner honoured with top numismatic award

Christopher Faulkner was honoured with the J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics, the highest honour in Canadian numismatics, at the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association annual convention, held July 24-28, in Winnipeg, Man. Faulkner has been active in Canadian numismatics for decades. His first published work on the subject was an article in the Canadian Numismatic Journal in 1961. Continue reading →

Features

Collectors descend on Winnipeg for RCNA

Page 16

Colville hoped kids would get a kick out of his animal designs

Page 20

New heir, new special issues from the Royal Mint

Page 33

Regulars

Focus on Canadian 50 cents

Page 22

Are you buying or selling?

Page 28

Check out the shows in your area

Page 31

Editorial

Can’t help getting the warm fuzzies at RCNA convention

While much of coin collecting is about grading, history, the minting process, and the buying and selling of coins to meet a collecting goal, the fellowship that comes from associating with other collectors is a very tangible benefit as well. For one thing, a lot of coin collectors really are fun people who love to hang out and tell a few jokes, while comparing coins.

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