Royal Canadian Numismatic Association

The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association was founded in 1950. It is a nonprofit association for coin collectors and other people interested in Canadian numismatics. It has members throughout Canada and in other countries. At times, it also works with the Canadian Association for Numismatic Education (CAFNE), an arms length organization, which is defined by the CRA as a Canadian educational and charitable organization. CAFNE provides funding for some of the RCNA's educational seminars and publications.

Within the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association, founding member Jerome Remick suggested or initiated a number of significant changes. He recommended establishing a fellowship, encouraged the then CNA, now RCNA, to adopt a bilingual logo, and suggested creating the Young Numismatists Kit. In 1994, he established a literary award for best article in a club newsletter.^[1]

At the RCNA Annual Convention in Ottawa, ON from July 17–20, the membership ratified a name change to The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association,^[2] and the royal grant of title awarded by Queen Elizabeth II in October 2007.

Presidents^[3]

• 1950-53 Sheldon S. Carroll, F.C.N.R.S., F.R.N.S.
• 1953-55 L. J. P. Brunet
• 1955-56 Guy R. L. Potter
• 1956-59 Vincent G. Greene, F.R.N.S.
• 1959-61 C. C. Tannahill, F.C.N.R.S.
• 1961-63 Dr. John S. Wilkinson
• 1963-65 Edwin Echenberg
• 1965-67 A. Mitchell MacDonald, F.C.N.R.S.
• 1967-69 E. Victor Snell
• 1969-71 John Jay Pittman, F.R.N.S.
• 1971-73 Norman W. Williams, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S.
• 1973-75 Louise Graham
• 1975-77 A. L. Munro
• 1977-79 James E. Charlton, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S.
• 1979-81 Jack Veffer
• 1981-83 John Regitko, F.R.C.N.A., F.O.N.A.
• 1983-85 Geoffrey G. Bell, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S.
• 1985-87 Stan Clute, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S.
• 1987-89 L. H. Scoop Lewry
• 1989-91 Al Bliman
• 1991-93 Earl Salterio, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S.
• 1993-95 Dr. Marvin Kay, F.R.C.N.A.
• 1995-99 Yvon Marquis, F.R.C.N.A.
• 1999-2001 Tom Kennedy, F.R.C.N.A.
• 2001-03 Geoffrey G. Bell, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S.
• 2003-07 Charles D. Moore, F.R.C.N.A.
• 2007-09 Michael D. Walsh
• 2009-11 Daniel W. Gosling, F.R.C.N.A.
• 2011-13 William Waychison, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S., F.O.N.A.
• 2013-15 Bret Evans
• 2015-19 Henry Nienhuis, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N.R.S., F.O.N.A.
• 2019-21 Robert Forbes, F.R.C.N.A.
• 2021-23 Stephen Woodland, F.R.C.N.A., F.O.N.A.