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RCNA virtual seminar scheduled for July 8-9, 2023
Read more: RCNA virtual seminar scheduled for July 8-9, 2023Le français suit A virtual seminar has been scheduled for July 8-9, 2023 as a prelude to this year’s RCNA convention. At 2 p.m. on July 8, Serge Pelletier will present The coins of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy. Inspired by the Netflix series The Last Kingdom, Pelletier started to explore the coinage of the heptarchy, the…
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2023 Convention Medal Design
Read more: 2023 Convention Medal DesignLe français suit This year’s RCNA convention medal celebrates a numismatic anniversary, the bicentennial of the 1823 Thistle halfpenny of the Nova Scotian Provincial Government, the first coinage struck by order of a provincial government in British North America. After the Treaty of Utrecht carved the British colony of Nova Scotia (New Scotland) from what…
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More on the Library Transfer
Read more: More on the Library TransferLe français suit As previously announced, the RCNA library has been transferred to the numismatic library of the Nickle Galleries of the University of Calgary. The staff of the Nickle Galleries is now cataloguing the collection, repairing, and restoring any items as needed, and entering the books into their database. Upon completion of this work,…
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New Category Added to Exhibiting Competition
Read more: New Category Added to Exhibiting CompetitionLe français suit The Halifax convention will be the first time a new category in the exhibiting competition: Miscellaneous. “A miscellaneous category has been long overdue” said James Williston, chair of the Convention Committee and past head judge of the RCNA. The new category is “For mixed modes of material that do not readily fit…
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Sale of the RCNA Library
Read more: Sale of the RCNA LibraryLe français suit As was announced in the President’s Word published in the January/February 2023 issue of The Canadian Numismatic Journal, the RCNA Library has recently been sold to the Nickle Galleries of the University of Calgary and will become part of their library’s numismatic collection. Once cataloguing is complete and the volumes are entered into…
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Halifax awaits you
Read more: Halifax awaits youLe français suit The next convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA) will be held at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax, July 18-22, 2023 and if it is anything like the last convention in Halifax, it’s going to be a fabulous one! For more information about the city of Halifax, please visit https://businesseventshalifax.com/events/rcna-convention-2023.…
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Read more: Welcome!Le français suit You collect money or are interested in numismatics? Get the latest information right here. NUMISnotes: The Blog is a communication tool of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA), a not-for-profit group devoted to serving those who enjoy money collecting and numismatics by promoting fellowship, communication, education and providing advocacy and leadership for…
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