The Seattle Numismatic Society (SNS) is a vibrant local coin club serving the Seattle and greater Puget Sound region. The SNS was founded in 2003 by the merger of the former Seattle Coin Club and the former University Coin Club. The SNS welcomes all numismatists — persons who study, collect, or deal with coins, paper money, tokens and medals.

The SNS is proud to present seattlenumismaticsociety.org, our home on the World Wide Web! This site is updated at least monthly to bring you accurate and up-to-date information about numismatics in the Seattle area. SNS members are also available to help answer your questions about numismatics. Please don't hesitate to ask us a question or to contribute information for possible use on this site!

Seattle and University Coin Clubs Merge

The Seattle Coin Club and the University Coin Club elected to merge in January 2003 to form the Seattle Numismatic Society (SNS). Both clubs had a final meeting and holiday party in December 2002 before the merger.

Members and guests present at the inaugural meeting of the Seattle Numismatic Society on Thursday, January 16, 2003.
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The Seattle Coin Club was founded in 1936, and the University Coin Club was founded in 1960. Although the UCC met near the University of Washington, it was not affiliated with the university. The merged club is a member of the American Numismatic Association, with the Seattle club's old membership number, C-5592.

Meeting Location

New location!! SNS meetings are now held in the social room of Queen Anne Manor (basement), 100 Crockett Street, (Queen Anne Hill), Seattle, WA at 7:15 PM on the 3rd Thursday of most months. There are currently no July-August meetings scheduled, and there is an off-site banquet each February. 2012 banquet information can be found on the banquet page.

Club Officers / Contacts

Initial officers of the new club were selected at the January 16, 2003 regular meeting.
The current club officers and contacts are listed on the officers page.

Membership / Bylaws

Although many of our members are experienced collectors, beginners are encouraged to join the SNS and participate in all of our club activities. Click on the "Memberships" button for more information.

See the Seattle Numismatic Society bylaws. | See previous SNS news headlines.

What is our charter? — Per the SNS bylaws, Article II, "This organization is formed for the mutual benefit of its members. Each member will exert every effort towards the advancement of numismatics, and towards making the organization a success by obtaining new members." In doing so, the SNS contributes to the mission of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association (PNNA) to "promote, extend, and protect the interests of numismatists and numismatic activities throughout the Pacific Northwest and to foster and encourage the study of numismatics in all its forms."

What do we do? — In addition to maintaining this web site, the SNS publishes a monthly newsletter, has monthly meetings, an annual banquet and promotes numismatics through special programs, activities and awards. SNS members participate in the numismatic display at the Puyallup Fair Hobby Hall each September.

• See our calendar for upcoming club events.

• Our SNS information index includes links to everything you need to know about the SNS!

• See the PNNA reference section for information about buying and selling coins, a list of speakers for your coin club meetings, and a variety of other numismatic topics. Also see the PNNA's page of links to other numismatic sites.

Current and Upcoming Club Events:

• Next Meeting! Thursday, June 21, 2012. The display topic is "Commemorative Issues." As always, the monthly displays can also feature new acquisitions or Pacific Northwest.
  See monthly newsletter (password required).

• Also see the SNS calendar, the SNS banquet page, and the SNS picnic page.

• See the PNNA Homepage and PNNA Calendar for information about such exciting events as the PNNA annual conventions in Tukwila and Portland, National Coin Week, ANA Summer Seminar, and the two annual ANA conventions (National Money Show™ and World's Fair of Money®).

• Puyallup Fair – September 7-23, 2012 – The PNNA sponsors the annual coin exhibit in the Hobby Hall, with assistance from several local coin clubs including the SNS. No volunteer is knowledgeable about all aspects of numismatics — if your question isn't answered or if you are unable to attend the Fair, please e-mail your question to info@pnna.org, and it will be directed to a local expert. The PNNA's Hobby Hall coordinator is Rick Schulz.

Completed Club Events:

• May 17, 2012 club meeting. The topic was "Tokens and Medals."

• April 19, 2012 club meeting. The speaker topic was "What is the Oldest Numismatic Item?" by Marc Duvall. The display topic was "In with the New—New or recent coin issues."

• March 15, 2012 club meeting. The topic was "Out with the Old—Older coin issues, historical etc."

• February 16, 2012 was the SNS Annual Club Banquet and Auction.

• January 26, 2012 club meeting (rescheduled due to weather conditions). This meeting featured the annual display runoff.

• December 15, 2011 holiday meeting. Display topic: "Currency." This meeting also featured the annual holiday gift exchange.

• November 17, 2011 club meeting. Speaker: Heidi Wastweet, a local Seattle medallic sculptor and coin designer. Display topic: "Oh Canada — anything north of the border."

• October 20, 2011 club meeting. The display topic was "Odd and Curious — Anything unusual."