Young Numismatist (YN) page
This section provides answers to questions about the participation of YNs.
What is a YN?
YN is the industry-standard term for a Young Numismatist, usually under 18 years of age.
Are YNs welcome at the Seattle Coin Club?
Yes, the Seattle Coin Club encourages participation by serious YNs at its regular monthly meetings. Anyone under the age of 16 should be accompanied by an adult.
Does the SCC have a YN program?
According to SCC President Rick Schulz, “I want to remind everyone that we do have a Young Collectors program and encourage everyone to bring along your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews and anyone else that might be interested in our hobby. Every month, anyone under the age of 18 will receive a punch card worth five dollars they can use to make purchases from our Young Collector’s Market tub which contains items donated by you and priced in 25-cent increments. Every month they come to a meeting, they’ll receive a new punch card. Recipients of the punch cards can spend their five dollars every month or save their punches for a higher priced item. As for the rest of us, I’m asking that you please consider donating to the Young Collector’s Market tub with any items (coins, currency, tokens, medals, supplies) that you can spare. This, in part, is how we keep kids interested in numismatics. This is how we grow as a club.”
What other YN resources are available?
See the PNNA YN page for additional information, including YN and family activities at the annual PNNA spring convention and PNNA fall coin show. This page also links to ANA YN activities.
What about Scout activities and workshops?
The PNNA works to offer Scouting America Coin Collecting Merit Badge workshops each year but can also help scouts and troops on request anytime. Normally, we offer a workshop at each of the two annual (spring and fall) PNNA coin shows. There is also a workshop in Portland, Ore., at Willamette Coin Club’s coin show in the fall (if separate from the PNNA show). For more information, see the PNNA Scouting page. Scouting America (formerly BSA) programs are coeducational.