National Coin Week: April 19th - 25th
Members and member clubs are encouraged to participate in National Coin Week.
Each year during April collectors celebrate National Coin Week with exhibits, presentations and other activities promoting the coin collecting hobby.
“Lincolnʼs Legacy: A Nation United” has been chosen as the theme of the 86th annual National Coin Week. The theme will help the American Numismatic Association and collectors everywhere to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincolnʼs birth and his impact on history and numismatics.
NOW members are encouraged to set up a display at your local bank, library, or volunteer to speak about numismatics at a local school or senior center.
The ANA has a wealth of resources available on www.money.org including a sample press release and proclamation, interactive flier, lesson plans for teachers, and fun online games for kids and adults.
The Edward C. Rochette Money Museum is creating a special exhibit at the Money Museum which will be available online and as a traveling club exhibit. In addition, there will be an online gallery of currency featuring Lincoln and several articles detailing the changes in numismatics and economics during the Civil War.
The ANA is also sponsoring a Lincoln Scavenger hunt. Participants will be on the lookout for Honest Abe and related items. Everyone who completes the hunt can report their findings online to be entered in drawings for Lincoln-related prizes.
For more information, visit www.money.org.
President's Message
by Thad Streeter
Hello Numismatists of Wisconsin: I have just returned from our Board of Governorʼs meeting in Oshkosh and have much to report.
First of all, I would like to thank our Officers and Governors for their continuous concern and support for our organization. Their dedication is evident by their attendance at and contribution to our periodic meetings.
One of the annual events that NOW endorses is the State Coin Show. It is hosted, usually in the spring of the year, by a local sponsor or sponsor club. The State Coin Show is used as the basis for the NOW Convention that allows newly elected Officers and Governors to begin their terms of office. The next State Show (our 49th annual) will be hosted by the Nicolet Coin Club in Green Bay on Sunday, May 3rd.
Among the show activities, a NOW Board of Governors meeting will be held followed by the General Membership meeting. The 2008 Writers Awards will be announced and NOW Officers and Governors will be present throughout the show and will be easily identified by their red polo shirts.
Please feel free to contact any of us with questions or concerns that you may have regarding NOW or our great hobby in general.
Iʼll see you at the show!