John Jackson

President's message for INA - January 2024:

It is hard to believe that another year has gone by. As you read this, we will be attending the 2024 FUN show in Orlando, FL. It is one of the largest coin shows of the year and it is always a great opportunity for collectors to get out of the lovely winter weather and see many fantastic coins.

I hope that everyone had a joyous and love filled holiday season. It is always a blessing to see our families and enjoy time with them.

The history of Iowa numismatics will be celebrated at the Central States Coin Show on the first weekend of May at the Renaissance Convention
Center in Schaumburg, IL. I would like to encourage all our members to join us in this celebration. Also if anyone has any ideas to help us recognize and remember our history of numismatics in Iowa, please feel free to contact myself or any of the other INA board members. Central States will be recognizing the other states' numismatic histories in the coming years (13 states total).

The Iowa mid-winter coin show will be in Ames, IA in mid-February 2024. We have had great success at this show due to the efforts of the Ames
Coin Club to promote the show and encourage young collectors. I would also like to recognize the hard work of the Des Moines Coin Club in their
shows this last year and their promotion of the hobby. Hope to see you
there!

As I write this, the metals market is very strong and growing. Hopefully, this will carry through next year and will help to interest more people in
collecting coins and currency.

Wishing you all a wonderful new year and we hope to see all of you at a local coin show soon.


Respectfully yours,
John Jackson
712-274-9195
jjcoin1@hotmail.com

President, Iowa Numismatic Association