Canadian Numismatic Association

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Canadian Numismatic Association was founded in 1950. It is a nonprofit association for coin collectors and other people interested in Canadian numismatics. It has members throughout Canada and in other countries. It is affiliated with the Numismatic Educational Services Association (NESA), a Canadian educational and charitable organization, which provides funding for some of the CNA's educational seminars and publications.

Within the Canadian Numismatic Association, founding member Jerome Remick suggested or initiated a number of significant changes. He recommended establishing a fellowship, encouraged the CNA to adopt a bilingual logo and suggested creating the Young Numismatists Kit. In 1994, he established a literary award for best article in a club newsletter. [1]

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[edit] Presidents

  • Geoffrey G. Bell, F.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S.
  • Charles D. Moore, 2003-2007
  • Michael Walsh, 2007-Present

[edit] Conventions

The CNA holds an annual convention in a different city each year. The convention includes a bourse area where dealers buy and sell coins and other nusmimatic items.

[edit] City and year of conventions

[edit] Publications

Members receive a subscription to the Canadian Nusmismatic Journal as part of their membership. Other CNA publications include:

  • Canadian Coins 101, a home-study course,
  • A Half Century of Advancement in Numismatics, a history of the CNA.
  • CNA/NESA Correspondence Course
  • CNA/NESA Correspondence Course #2

[edit] Library

Members can borrow books and other materials from the CNA's library by mail.

[edit] Seminars/Correspondence Courses

The CNA offers educational seminars. The Canadian Numismatic Association launched a new correspondence course, known as the Canadian Numismatic Correspondence Course - Part II. Since the release of the original correspondence course in 1995, demand led to the creation of a new course for collectors. The original course was also launched in Calgary in grand style. The Canadian Numismatic Correspondence Course - Part II consists of seventeen chapters, 486 pages and hundreds of photos. The authors were chosen from the C.N.A. for their numismatic expertise of the subject covered. The chapters include the following: [2]

Chapter Course Title Author
1 Canadian History and Numismatics Wayne Jacobs
2 Buying and Selling Numismatic Material Michael Walsh
3 Grading Canadian Coinage Brian Cornwell
4 The Benefits of Organized Numismatics Chris Boyer
5 A History of Decimal Coinage in Canada Paul S. Berry
6 The Token - Canada's Original Currency Scott E. Douglas
7 Canadian Paper Money for Advanced Collectors Robert J. Graham
8 Canadian Tire "Money" as a Numismatic Collectable Roger A. Fox
9 Canadian Commemorative and Historical Medals & Art Medals Ronald A. Greene and

Del Newbigging
10 Exonumia and Related Items Marvin Kay, MD
11 Canadian Municipal Trade Tokens Serge Pelletier
12 The History and Collecting of Canadian Wooden Money Norm Belsten
13 Ancient and Medieval Coins of the Western World Bruce R. Brace
14 Computer Literacy and Its Use in Numismatics Bret Evans
15 An Overview of Canadian Numismatic Literature Daniel W. Gosling
16 The Benefits of Research In Numismatics Chris Faulkner
17 Developing Your Writing Skills and Using Illustrations In Numismatic Publications Peter N. Moogk, Ph. D.

The Coordinating Editor of this project was Paul Johnson, while the Core Committee consisted of Brian Cornwell, Scott Douglas, Dr. Marvin Kay, Paul Petch and John Regitko and with special mention of the work by Barry McIntyre. The financial support for this project was attributed to Albert Kasman. Purchasers of the course will receive a copy of the book titled Standard Grading Guide for Canadian & Colonial Decimal Coins by James E. Charlton and Robert C. Willey. Registrants who successfully complete the course will receive a specially engraved "Certificate of Completion". Pricing for the course is $50.00 CDN funds for C.N.A. members, and $85.00 for non-C.N.A. members. [3]

[edit] Fellows of the CNA

In 1990, the Executive Committee of the C.N.A established a member service award: Fellow – Canadian Numismatic Association. The criteria for this award is that a member of the Canadian Numismatic Association must have performed a worthy service judged to be of a direct benefit to the association. [4] Nominations are made by members, and the recipients are decided by The Awards and Medals Committee. The committee proceeds by presenting its choices, up to 5 each year, at the annual convention. Fellows in the Canadian Numismatic Association are authorized the use of the letters, F.C.N.A. to follow their name. [5] The first awards were made at the 1991 C.N.A. Convention in Toronto, Ontario.

Members awarded F.C.N.A. 1991 to date:

Fellow Year Bestowed
1991 Jerome Remick
1991 John Regitko
1992 Bill Waychison
1992 Yvon Marquis
1993 Kenneth Prophet
1994 Earl Salterio
1996 Tom Kennedy
1996 Barry Uman
1997 Paul Johnson
1997 Al V. Munro
1998 Geoffrey Bell
1998 Norman Williams
1999 Chris Boyer
1999 Tom Masters
2000 Stan Clute
2000 Ingrid Smith
2002 Paul Petch
2002 Jim Charlton
2003 Marvin Kay
2004 Dan Gosling
2004 George Fraser
2005 R. Brian Cornwell
2005 Les Copan

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[edit] Awards

The CNA Annual Convention bestows a number of awards. The list of awards is as follows:

  • Best of Show Award - best exhibit, judged by a panel of volunteers assembled by Tim Henderson, Chairman C.N.A. Awards & Medals Committee.
  • “Fellow of the C.N.A.” Award
  • Guy Potter Literary Award - the original C.N.A. Literary Award was renamed in 1978 to honour the memory of Guy R.L. Potter, one of the founders of the Canadian Numismatic Association.
  • J. Douglas Ferguson Award - presented to the living numismatist who has made the greatest contribution during the year to the advancement of numismatics in Canada by research, writing, publishing, or other means
  • Jean Bullen Award - established in 2004 as an annual presentation for the best exhibit of Canadian coins displayed by a member at the C.N.A. Convention
  • Jerome H. Remick III Literary Award - at the bequest of Jerome Remick, it is given annually to the author of the best numismatic article published in a local Canadian coin club newsletter during the previous calendar year

Jerome H Remick III Literary Award Winners

Year Winner Year Awarded Location
1994 Guy Veillette 1995 Calgary
1995 Jean Luc Giroux 1996 Montreal
1996 Jean Luc Giroux 1997 Moncton
1997 Yvon Marquis 1998 Edmonton
1998 Ian Hunter 1999 Kitchener
1999 Not Awarded 2000 Ottawa
2000 Not Awarded 2001 Québec City
2001 Geraldine Chimirri-Russell 2002 Vancouver
2002 Ken Cameron 2003 Windsor
2003 Wayne Jacobs 2004 Toronto
2004 Troy Carlson 2005 Calgary
2005 Pierre Bouchard 2006 Niagara Falls
  • Louise Graham Memorial Club of the Year Award - offered annually to C.N.A. member clubs entering a competition to acknowledge the club having made the most significant overall achievement on behalf of its members and of the hobby
  • President’s Awards - The President has the right to recognize supporters, whether individuals or corporations, for outstanding support of the Association.

[edit] References

  1. ^ ”Jerry Remick: 1928-2005”, p.14, Canadian Coin News, Volume 42, Number 25, April 5 to 18, 2005, Trajan Publishing
  2. ^ C.N.A. | Canadian Numismatic Correspondence Course - Part II
  3. ^ C.N.A. | Canadian Numismatic Correspondence Course - Part II
  4. ^ C.N.A. | Fellow of the C.N.A. Award
  5. ^ C.N.A. | Fellow of the C.N.A. Award
  6. ^ C.N.A. | Fellow of the C.N.A. Award

[edit] See also

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