Central States Numismatic Society

Central States Numismatic Society, or as it is also known, CSNS, is a non-profit organization which was founded in 1939 with the aim to enhance and promote numismatics within its 13 state region of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio. It is one of the largest Numismatic associations|numismatic organizations in the United States.^[1]

History[edit]

The first Central States Numismatic Conference was held April 22-23, 1939 at the Hotel Congress in downtown Chicago. At this conference a meeting was held to officially form a numismatic organization encompassing the thirteen state region of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio. The name Central States Numismatic Society was adopted at this meeting. In the years since, the Central States Numismatic Society has held a yearly spring convention, with the exception of World War II|WWII years 1943-46 and in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and from the years 1985-2005 (except in 1986, 1995, 1996, 2002, & 2004) held a fall convention as well.^[2]

Membership[edit]

Central States Numismatic Society has a fluctuating member base of around 2,000 members. Membership is open to all individuals and coin clubs but only members residing in the thirteen state region can run for the board of governors. Membership dues are:

$625 - Individual Life Membership

$1,200 - Club Life Membership

$30 - 1 Year U.S. Adult Membership

$50 - 1 Year Foreign Adult or Club Membership

$50 - 1 Year U.S. Club Membership

$10 - 1 Year Junior Membership

$18.75 - 1 Year Associate Membership (An Associate membership does not receive a copy of The Centinel and must be in the same household of a Regular member.)^[3]

Board of Governors[edit]

The current Board of Governors:

Mitch Ernst - President

Brett Irick - Vice President

Jack Huggins - Secretary/Treasurer

Samuel Ernst - Governor

Carrie Meyer - Governor

David Harper - Governor

David Nazzaro - Governor^[4]

List of Presidents[edit]

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Medal of Merit[edit]

Below are the recipients of the Central States Numismatic Society Medal of Merit for their contributions to numismatics and CSNS.

Q. David Bowers Award[edit]

Recipients of the Q. David Bowers Award presented by Central States Numismatic Society to individuals of lifetime accomplishments or contributions to numismatics.^[7]

Events[edit]

The Central States Numismatic Society, since its inception, holds a yearly, spring convention.^[9] Likewise, in the years 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2005 CSNS held a fall convention in addition to its spring convention. The CSNS convention usually partners with an auction house to provide numismatic auctions for the duration of its event. ^[10] The CSNS convention also has an education exhibit area filled with educational displays created by Central States members about numismatic topics. ^[11] In its eight-one year history, Central States Numismatic Society has not held a yearly convention only a handful of times, during World War II|WWII years 1943-1946 and 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[12] [13]} In 2018, CSNS incorporated the Chicago Coin Expo into its own convention, adding world and ancient coin dealers to its dealer base of U.S. coins and gold and silver bullion dealers. ^[14] Likewise, in 2019, CSNS incorporated the Professional Currency Dealers Association (PCDA) show into their annual convention further expanding their convention by including paper money dealers. ^[15]

Past and Future Convention Dates and Locations[edit]

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* Denotes a Fall convention

Programs & Services[edit]

Club DVD Program[edit]

The Central States Numismatic Society offers each member coin club the opportunity to get five (5) free DVD programs from CSNS's large convention presentation archive, over 200 videos, every year. The video archive contains videos on historical topics, exonumia, U.S. coins, and foreign coins, to name a few.^[19]

Speaker Reimbursement Program[edit]

The Speaker Reimbursement Program offered by CSNS is to encourage member coin clubs to engage speakers from other states to come to their meeting and give a presentation that they would otherwise not receive. Applicable fees will be reimbursed to the club by the Central States Numismatic Society. This program is available to all member clubs but only ten will receive reimbursement in one calendar year.^[20]

The Centinel[edit]

All members and member clubs (except associate members) receive a copy of the the Central States Numismatic Society's quarterly publication, The Centinel, with their membership. Each issue is filled with articles and information from the numismatic field.^[21]

References[edit]

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