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We organize an annual convention and coin show each year in the greater Portland area. It is held in the fourth quarter (usually November).

We are a non-profit corporation committed to numismatic education and the preservation and exploration of the history of coinage through centuries.

Thank you for a great show!
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Join our sister club’s show in December 2025. Click for info: https://pnna.org/misc/pdf/Salem_202512.pdf

Thank you for a great show!
check back for more on 2026

November 15 & 16, 2025

Sponsored by the Willamette Coin Club

New location with more spacious room for dealers, exhibits, and classes.
Plenty of free parking!

Holiday Inn Portland at Columbia Riverfront
909 N Hayden Island Drive
Portland, OR 97217

Professional coin dealers buy, sell and trade a wide variety of coins, tokens, paper currency, numismatic books, exonumia, and supplies.

This will be the year’s largest coin show in the Pacific Northwest!

  • No sales taxes. (It’s Oregon!)
  • Activities for kids and youths. Door prizes.
  • Excellent talks by experts including “You Inherited a Coin Collection — What Now?”, error coins, Civil War currency, and more.

Public Hours
Saturday, November 15 from 10 AM to 6 PM
Sunday, November 16 from 10 AM to 4 PM

Admission is $5. Kids are free.

Massive free parking and a new spacious venue.

Early admission is $40: Friday starting 6 PM; Saturday starting at 8 AM; and Sunday starting at 9 AM. Yes, setup Friday is much later than previous years due to this new venue.

Theater Talks

The theater area in the front right (as you enter) area of the bourse (coin show room) will feature talks and workshops throughout the show time. Here is the schedule:

Saturday November 15

11am

You Inherited a Coin Collection, Now What?

Advice and discussion on ways to approach dealing with an inherited collection – whether you seek education, collecting more, or selling the collection. Time for discussion and questions/answers. Useful class for collectors to help think about what happens after they pass as well.
Rick Schultz, PNNA (regional coin club) president

12 noon

Error Coins: We Love it When Things Go Wrong

Error coins have been fascinating collectors for years. Come learn how they are made and see examples of incredible and rare major mint errors in this fun and energetic presentation. Greg Bennick is a board member of both the error and variety club. CONECA (conecaonline.org) and the Token and Medal Society. He has been collecting major mint errors since the age of ten. A few free copies of the PNNA newletter featuring an article by this speaker will be offered to attendees.

1pm

Scouting Coin Collecting Merit Badge Workshop

Scouts review the Scouting Coin Collecting Merit Badge, and either earn it completely or are ready to finish it up soon.
James Reinders, Scouting Merit Badge Counselor, Author and long time collector

5pm

Q&A with Local Coin Club Members

Club members (long time collectors) will be available to answer any numismatic questions. Spontaneous show-and-tell will occur too if the audience encourages it, or insufficient questions are asked.
Local area coin club members

Sunday November 16

11am

You Inherited a Coin Collection, Now What?

Advice and discussion on ways to approach dealing with an inherited collection – whether you seek education, collecting more, or selling the collection. Time for discussion and questions/answers. Useful class for collectors to help think about what happens after they pass as well.

12 noon

Collecting Civil War – Currency in Crisis
emphasis on Encased Postage Stamps

Collecting items from the Civil War is very interesting, and we will explore the crisis of currency that led to fascinating use of tokens, stamps, and paper money. We will dive deepest into the world of encased postage stamps.
A few free copies of the PNNA newletter featuring an article by this speaker will be offered to attendees.
James Reinders, Author and long time collector.

1pm

The 1909 Alaskan-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

Twenty-three different So-Called Dollars were struck for the A.Y.P.E.  Learn to identify the different varieties, which ones are scarce and which ones are common. 
A FREE book will be given away to a lucky attendee.
Jeff Shevlin, the “So Called Guy” (well known author and specialist in “So Called Dollars”)

2pm

US Variety Coin Collecting

We will explore the wide range of possibilities for collecting US variety coins. From half cents to 2 cents to half dimes to $2 1/2 Dollar to $20 varieties, the US has historically minted a vast quantity of coins for collectors to explore, collect, trade, and study.  This talk visually surveys a wide range of such coins, and suggests how there can be very many ways to collect them.
Jimmy Krozel, President, Willamette Coin Club, error collector, Oregon rep. CONECA

3pm

Q&A with Local Coin Club Members

Club members (long time collectors) will be available to answer any numismatic questions. Spontaneous show-and-tell will occur too if the audience encourages it, or insufficient questions are asked.
Local area coin club members

Collector Exhibits

The exhibit area in the front left (as you enter) area of the bourse (coin show room) will feature talks and workshops throughout the show time. collector exhibits that can be viewed during show times.

Exhibits are an important part of major shows – offering opportunity for collectors to share their collections and educate attendees.

Prospective exhibitors need to reserve space in advance by filling out an exhibit application and submit it the exhibit chair at least a week in advance.

Resources for exhibits:

Scouting Coin Collecting Merit Badge Workshop

Register in advance for Scout Coin Collecting Merit Badge Workshop!

Saturday, November 15 from 1 PM to 4:30 PM. Preregister now by emailing James. See PDX2025_Scout_Flyer.pdf.

WCC is a non-profit (501c) corporation committed to numismatic education and the exploration and preservation of the history of money over the centuries.

For more information, please email pdxcoinclub@gmail.com.