The Seattle Coin Club (SCC) is a vibrant local coin club serving the Seattle and greater Puget Sound region. The previous Seattle Numismatic Society (SNS) was founded in 2003 by the merger of the former Seattle Coin Club and the former University Coin Club. As of January 2023, the club has returned to using the SCC name. The SCC welcomes all numismatists — persons who study, collect, or deal with coins, paper money, tokens and medals.

The SCC 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. SCC 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!

Back to Seattle Coin Club!

The SNS decided to resume using the name "Seattle Coin Club," originally one of the two clubs which merged in 2003. This change took effect in January 2023, 20 years after the SNS was formed. The website will remain the same for now, however, you can begin using the new domain name, seattlecoinclub.org, which will automatically forward to this website. (Updated 1/30/2023.)

Photo: Members present at the inaugural meeting on January 12, 2023, of the newly renamed Seattle Coin Club (SCC). The SCC was founded in 1936, but became the Seattle Numismatic Society (SNS) from 2003 to 2022. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

Seattle and University Coin Clubs Merge

See the SNS Merger page. This merger took place in 2003.

Meeting Date & Location

The SCC returned to in-person meetings at the Tukwila Community Center, still on the second Thursday of each month!

Meeting location: Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila, WA. The meeting time is now from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., due to staff shortages and early closing on most weeknights. Also see the calendar page, and mark your calendar accordingly.

The club returned to year-round meetings, effective November-December 2019. There may be an off-site banquet, previously each February (but not since 2018). Banquet information can be found on the banquet page.

Club Officers / Contacts

The current club officers and contacts are listed on the officers page. Also see the club president's message.

Membership / Bylaws

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

See the SCC/SNS bylaws. | See previous SCC/SNS news headlines.

What is our charter? — Per the 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 SCC 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 SCC publishes a monthly newsletter, has monthly meetings, an annual banquet and promotes numismatics through special programs, activities and awards. SCC members participate in the numismatic display at the Washington State (Puyallup) Fair Hobby Hall each September.

• See our calendar for upcoming club events.

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

• 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 various numismatic sites.

Current and Upcoming Club Events:

• May 9 - in-person meeting at the Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila, WA, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Table topic: Russia/Soviet Union. Program: Greg Bennick will present on "Collecting Error Coinage." See the SCC calendar or the newsletter for more information.

• Speakers Wanted! If you would like to be a speaker at a future SNS meeting (or know someone who would), please contact Rick Schulz or Jeff Pritchard. (See club officers page.)

• See SCC calendar or the newsletter for more information.

• See SCC monthly newsletters (password required).

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

• Also see the club president's message.

• Washington State (Puyallup) Fair. The PNNA will have a table in the Hobby Hall for the entire duration of the Fair again, August 30 - September 22, 2024. See the PNNA website Fair page for more information. The PNNA sponsors the annual coin exhibit, with assistance from several local coin clubs including the SCC. 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.

• See the PNNA Homepage and PNNA Calendar for information about such exciting events as the PNNA annual conventions/coin shows 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).

Completed Club Events:

• We're pleased to report that every month in 2023 (and so far in 2024) featured an in-person meeting at the Tukwila Community Center from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

• April 11, 2024 - This was the evening before the PNNA Convention. The table topic was "Non-motorized watercraft." For the program, Mike Zagorin, our modest “cookie baker,” shared his large collection of unique Iraqi error banknotes from Saddam Hussein’s reign, along with some personal reflections on how he began collecting the notes, which began after his military service in the whirlwind of Desert Storm.

• March 14, 2024 - The table topic was Seattle. For the educational program, John L. discussed the surprising history of coins minted in the United States for foreign countries. During oversees wars, revolutions, or financial crises, America has served as The Mint of Last Resort, for the likes of Belgium, Nationalist China, Mexico, Philippines, Liberia, and the Congo. John shared the stories, how to identify foreign coins minted in the U.S., and the political intrigue surrounding the highly controversial Saudia Arabia gold coins.

• February 8, 2024 - The table topic was Presidents. For the educational program, Scott Loos talked about his personal experiences in becoming a rare coin dealer. Why and how he made the transition from collector, shows he attends, biggest challenges, specialty areas, and how he’s made coins a family affair. A revealing behind-the-scenes look at the numismatic marketplace.

• January 11, 2024 - The table topic was Ships. For the educational program, David E. graciously agreed to return to the podium to educate us about "Financing the American Revolution." David has direct family ties to Betsy Ross, so this promised to be a fascinating presentation!

• December 14, 2023 - The table topic was Religions. The educational program was "Thalers (or Talers)," the early German state coinage from which the word dollar is derived, by David E. In the 16th and 17th centuries, beautiful and ornate thalers dominated the silver currency of Germany.

• November 9, 2023 - The table topic was Sports, and there were seven displays. The educational program was Dan V. on "Civil War Coinage." Over the years Dan has become an authoritative expert on all things related to the Civil War so this should have been a very informative presentation.

• October 12, 2023 - The table topic was Aviation. The educational presentation was David H. on "Spanish Colonial Cobs: A Most Unlikely Collectible."

• September 14, 2023 - The table topic was Native Culture. The educational presentation was Ray Fiorini on "Goschenhoppen wooden nickels."

• August 10, 2023 - The table topic was Mountains. Both club President Rick Schulz and Treasurer Scott Loos were in Pittsburgh at the ANA World's Fair of Money. While they were away Dan Vornbrock filled in admirably, welcoming all of those in attendance including one guest.

• July 13, 2023 - The table topic was Reptiles. The meeting was lightly attended, only four members, each of whom had a table topic display. The displays included reptiles, for example the famous Mexican eagle/snake emblem on its coinage, but also new acquisitions such as an 1861 banknote from the Timber Cutter's Bank of Savanna, Georgia, recently acquired at an Olympia Coin Club auction.

• See previous SCC news headlines.