QUERY: MAJOR CURRENT NUMISMATIC ORGANIZATIONS SOUGHT

This list of major numismatic organizations is to appear in my book Numiscadero, the Spanish-English and English-Spanish numismatic dictionary. It is a list of major groups, because some cities are larger than certain nations. Googling any of these group names should take you to a current website. Can anyone help with additional large groups or specialized groups of numismatic associations? Are any of these now defunct? I can be reached at Segovia.gary@Yahoo.com

• Aluminum Coin Collector's Society Founded in 2011 to promote the knowledge, appreciation and collecting of aluminum coins, medals and tokens from around the world.
• American Antiquarian Society This U.S. group has an online catalogue of its collection of more than 350,000 U.S. history records called ISAIAH
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works The only national group in the USA with preserving cultural material and setting standards, promoting research, educational opportunities and knowledge. It has 3,500 members and was founded
• American Israel Numismatic Association A group with 700 members around the world. Its newsletter the Shekel, printed its 250th edition in late 2013.
• American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA) Founded in 1982 to encourage the field in North America as a vital and viable art form.
• American Numismatic Association The world's largest organization of coin collectors and dealers. It is a non-profit organization, chartered by an Act of Congress in 1912. 818 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80901.
• American Numismatic Society (ANS) A nonprofit educational organization of coin collectors and dealers. Established in the mid 1800s it promotes the study of coin collecting.
• American Political Items Collectors A collector group founded in 1945.
• American Vecturist Association. A U.S.-based group for collectors of transportation related tokens, which would include parking, and car wash items.
• Ancient Coin Collectors Guild A group that wants collectors to legally acquire and hold any numismatic items regardless of dates or places of origin. It was formed for ancient coin collectors on international political issues that threaten the hobby.
• Asociación Numismática Española The Numismatic Association of Spain.
• Asociación Española de Numismáticos Profesionales A coin dealer group in Spain that presents bourse shows 11 months of the year in cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Segovia, Málaga, Vigo, Alicante, Bilbao, and Zaragoza.
• Associação Numismática Brasileira The national numismatic organization of Brazil.
• Association of Cuban Numismatics A group based in Havana, Cuba.
• Association des Collectioneurs de Jetons-Monnaie (CJM) of France. The French token collectors association.
• Barber Coin Collectors' Society A group interested in the coins designed by Charles E. Barber, Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint 1879 -1917.
• British Art Medal Society A group that has commissioned medals from many distinguished contemporary sculptors of Great Britain.
• British Ephemera Society A group formed in 1975 with areas of interest that includes some numismatic items.
• Canadian Association of Wooden Money Collectors (CAWMC).
• Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club Founded in 1988 in the USA. Before the 1980s, chips and tokens could be found outside of casinos only as oddities. Items now collectable include poker chips, casino chips, antique gaming chips, dice, match books, ashtrays, postcards, coasters, menus, plaques, silver strikes, casino signs and slot machines.
• Central American Numismatic Association A group with conferences and reports.
• Central States Numismatic Society formed in Chicago in 1939.
• China Numismatic Society In the first decade it only dealt with Chinese coins. With increased international contacts since 1997, more foreign interests were formed.
• Chopmark Collectors Club An organization with about 300 members world-wide who collect chopmarked coins and maintain a website.
• Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America (CONECA)
• Conder Token Collector's Club For British provincial tokens of the late 1700s, named after James Conder. These items can include British and Irish tokens 1787-1804.
• Cuban Numismatic Association, founded in 2004 to encourage, promote and disperse Cuban numismatic knowledge, culture, education and fraternal relations.
• Ephemera Society of America formed in 1980 with areas of interest that includes some numismatic items.
• Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Presenters of the FUN Show considered one of the top coin conventions in the USA.
• Global Lottery Collector's Society Collectors of colorful lottery tickets. Some 43 U.S. states have lotteries, as do countries across the world.
• Haïtian Numismatic Society Haïti's colorful history is proudly reflected in its numismatics.
• Hellenic Numismatic Society publish an excellent annual journal, Nomismatika Kronika, all aspects of Greek numismatics, especially ancient Greek coinage. about 400 members around the world
• International Bank Note Society (IBNS) An association formed In 1961 for banknote collectors. It has thousands of members from around the world. Its Arabic Chapter has published books about the banknotes of Egypt, Kuwait and Libya.
• International Organization of Wooden Money Collectors (IOWMC),
• International Olympic Numismatic Federation. Fédération Internationale de Numismatique Olympique", or FINO, was founded by the IOC in 1993 in Lausanne, Switzerland to promote the collecting and study of coins, bank notes, medals and tokens tied to the Olympics. A small but dedicated group of people in the world collect Olympic medals although few medal winners want to part with their prizes. Olympic memorabilia dealers help, one of whom auctions 20 to 30 medals a year.
• New York Numismatic Club Normally we list only national or international level associations, but NYC, the largest city in USA, is 10 million people and has been around since 1909.
• Numismatic Association of Costa Rica A collector group in Central America.
• Numismatic Bibliomania Society A non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See the web site at coinbooks.org.
• Numismatic Education Society of Canada A group based in Victoria, BC Canada
• Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) Collector of military and heraldic medals.
• Organization of International numismatics
• Oriental Numismatic Society An association based in the UK, with members around the world. In 2009 it published its 200TH quarterly journal.
• Original Hobo Nickel Society A U.S. group interested in carved ‘buffalo’ 5 cent coins.
• Philippine Collectors Forum (PCF). It will be the first ever forum of its kind and held during the 2003 ANA Convention in Baltimore
• Professional Numismatists Guild An group of Numismatic dealers founded in 1955. The membership is restricted by financial and longevity requirements.
• Royal Canadian Numismatic Society The national organization for the hobby in Canada. Headquarters in Markham, Ontario. Canada L3P 1B4.
• Royal Numismatic Society The main collector and dealer organization of Great Britain. Founded in 1836 in London, it is international in scope and membership covering ancient, Asian, Medieval and Modern coins, paper money, tokens and medals. Its journal, the Chronicle, began in 1837.
• Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand
• Russian Numismatic Society (RNS). A U.S.-based club for collectors of Russian coins.
• So-Called Dollar Collectors Club A U.S. group formed by 60 collectors in 2004.
• Sociedad Chilena de Estudios Numismáticos Chile’s numismatic association.
• Sociedad Numismática de México This group’s journal "El Boletín" is a Spanish & English since the club’s founding in 1952.
• Society of Paper Money Collectors A active group of banknote collectors in the U.S.
• Society of Thames Mudlarks A metal detecting group of coin hunters in England.
• Society of Ration Token Collectors A USA group that produced a catalog of ration tokens
• SOURCE, Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere. A group that builds connections with librarians and other professionals in the field.
• Southern California Orders & Medals Society (SOCALOMS)
• Swiss Numismatic Society (SNS) The main Swiss association of individuals and institutions interested in numismatics. Offices in Bern and Zurich. It was founded in 1879.
• Thames and Field metal detecting society. A club for mudlarking on The River Thames. thamesandfield.com
• The 1715 Fleet Society A group that studies the great sea disaster of colonial Spanish America. Commerical ??????
• Token & Medal Society (TAMS) A non-profit organization that furthers the exonumia field with all forms of tokens, medals, badges and other items of a related nature.
• United States Mexican Numismatic Association Founded in 1977, Its quarterly publication is the Mexican Numismatic Journal.

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