Ontario Numismatic Association

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Ontario Numismatic Association's 54th Annual Convention - 2016

Welcome!

ONA Speakeasy on Zoom

This is an open night for everybody to talk about numismatics or anything else.
Everybody is welcome.

1st Monday of each month (including holidays) 7pm to 10pm Meeting ID: 958 7743 1724 Passcode: 382388

The Ontario Numismatic Association can also be found on facebook. Everyone is welcome to join us there!

Welcome to the 54^th annual O.N.A. Convention page.
The 2016 convention was hosted by the Waterloo Coin Society.

Ontario Numismatic Association 54^th Annual Convention - 2016

We hope you enjoyed our convention at the Kitchener Holiday Inn,
April 8-10, 2016.

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General / Hotel Booking Information Advanced Registration

HOW:

Register quickly and securely online using PayPal or by sending in the completed registration by mail along with a cheque to the address noted at the bottom of the form. The Registration Chairman and the O.N.A. Treasurer will also accept completed forms at many of the local area coin shows or club meetings in Southwestern Ontario. Kits must be picked up at the convention during hours specified in the program of events.

Requests for additional items will be accepted during the registration period pending availability and combined with your existing order.

WHY:

We encourage you to get the most out of the annual three day event while also supporting the organization and its activities by purchasing a main registration kit, souvenir medal or banquet ticket. Enhancements have been made to a long standing service tradition of giving back to the O.N.A. supporters, members and collectors by offering a ‘no frills’ weekend Bourse Floor Pass and souvenir copper medals as separate items. Less than 100 main registration kits will be made available this year on a first come first served basis.

Attractively priced Spousal and YN kits (under 18) are also an excellent and affordable way to get the whole family involved and start the annual tradition of attending the O.N.A.show together. Convention medals are highly sought after by many collectors given their extremely low mintage. Banquet tickets are also in great demand with many attendees viewing the awards ceremony as the highlight of their entire weekend.

Advance registration provides far more benefits than just paying the daily Bourse admission and/or attending the many free events planned for Saturday and Sunday. Get the VIP treatment with the exclusive Friday kick-off celebration consisting of the Bourse preview and welcome reception attended by registrants, dealers and dignitaries. Access before the general public affords pass holders and registrants the luxury of being among the first on the sales floor while also freeing up precious time to participate in activities, socialize with collectors and attend important club and association meetings. By taking advantage of this valuable benefit not only will you feel less hurried, there is a greater potential to find that special item(s) you have been looking to add to your collection or the right dealer if you are looking to sell.

Avoid disappointment by placing your order before the March 21, 2016 deadline as orders will not be processed after this date. Medals and Banquet tickets provided there are any still remaining, will be sold on a first come first served basis at the convention sales desk.

On-line registration is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who registered before March 1 for a chance to win the Early Bird Prize shown here. Congratulations to Steve Woodland who was declared the winner will be presented a $20 for $20 case designed by Lighthouse Publictions generously provided by Trajan Media at the Friday evening Welcome Reception.

2016 Convention Medal Banquet Education Symposium

Education Symposium

Our Education Chairman, Scott Douglas, is pleased to announce our Friday afternoon Education Symposium!

Friday, April 8 — (1:00pm–4:00pm)

Judy Blackman fona – 1 PM
Presentation - Little Gems 1800-1920 (hand painted and enamel coins and tokens)

Judy has been a member of 29 numismatic clubs and associations worldwide for the past decade, and served several in executive positions, convention and other roles; serving, as editor, nine numismatic groups at one time. Currently on the executive of the South Wellington Coin Society, and is an editor serving RCNA Numis Notes, O.N.A. The Numismatist, CAWMC Timber Talk, and SWCS Wellington Circular, and recently began assisting the IOWMC Bunyan’s Chips’ editor. She has been published 10 times in the Canadian Coin News in the past 2 years. Also she has received President’s Awards, Exhibit Awards, Editor Awards, and other recognitions for numismatic organizations and clubs, and in 2015 became a Fellow of the O.N.A. Judy has been a frequent speaker and exhibitor at local clubs in the Waterloo-Wellington-Oxford areas for the last 5 years. She has other interests in the community such as her comradeship in the Royal Canadian Legion, and has worked with Junior Achievement kids.

Jeff Fournier fona – 2 PM
Presentation – Collecting Canadian Centennial Tokens and Medals

Jeff’s earliest recollection of his fascination with coinage came in 1967 when he was 4 years old, but he did not begin actively collecting coins until 1971, at the age of 8. His collecting interests now include Canadian decimals, Charter and Government of Canada banknotes, Canadian municipal and commemorative medals, coin club medals, centennial collectibles and Municipal trade currency. Over his numismatic career, Jeff has had over 500 numismatic articles published, has given presentations to hundreds of school kids about coin collecting, and has been a keynote speaker at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury, home of the Big Nickel as well as to several local service organizations.
Jeff’s passion and priority is numismatic education. He believes this, along with the active promotion of numismatics in our communities, publication of numismatic material and active participation in local historical initiatives, is the key to the future of our hobby.

Reverand Angus Sutherland – 3 PM
Presentation – Communion Tokens: the history and use of

Angus Sutherland is a retired Presbyterian minister who has long been fascinated with both numismatics and history. He discovered that his vocation and his interests could be combined in collecting Communion tokens, largely a Presbyterian phenomenon. He began collecting these tokens in earnest in 1990 when he bought 200 Canadian Communion tokens from the Norweb collection. His collection worldwide has exceeded 4,000. Angus is currently working on a book on the Communion token, and particularly describing his Canadian collection, and updating (or correcting) the histories of the issuing congregations. Angus chairs the Advisory Committee for the National Presbyterian Museum in Toronto which boasts an equally large collection of Communion tokens.

You are invited to attend all Education Symposiums free of charge, everyone is welcome.

Program of Events Just For Juniors Exhibiting Information Convention Committee

  Ontario Numismatic Association (O.N.A.)
  P.O. Box 40033, RPO Waterloo Square, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4V1, Canada
  Attention: Membership Chairman
    or Email: Membership Information

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