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What would convince you to join the ANA?
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For those who aren't currently ANA members, what is needed to get you to join?
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A good reason to.
I have no idea what they have to offer or why/how joining would benefit me. I'm not a hard core collector with passion about a specific series so I may be an outlier. I have a nice collection but it's very random and mostly modern.
However, I wouldn't want to be a member of an organization that would have me as a member.
I dunno. How much is it a year. Numismatist would be cool. Is it still paper or now digital.
If you want CAC submission privileges as a Collector Member you will need an ANA Membership number.
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...it's about the price of one heavily polished/cleaned ms66 Morgan (L@@K) on eBay for a year of the Numismatist print edition...well worth it, just renewed mine
The magazine is interesting...I enjoy reading each issue.... If I could make the shows it would be even better.... Cheers, RickO
I'm not here to denigrate the ANA. I'm here to support it and promote smart collecting.
The ANA is the flagship organization of the hobby I am addicted to and immensely enjoy. I am a member to get The Numismatist, a Life Member because I hate paying annual dues, and out of sheer blind loyalty I guess.
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I'm a member for the first year. I want to see them have one of their big coin shows in New England or in the NW US. Those are two underserved areas of the country and they have lots of $$$$.
Everyone complains about all the baby boomer collectors dying off and no one taking their spot, so why not move their shows and expos around the country to maximize their reach and diversify the base? It's not hard to find a nice venu in the NE or NW that has all the amenities that Baltimore has (and not the highest murder rate per capital in the country).
Offer some grading/counterfeit detection classes around the country or online, instead of the same spots over and over again. I get that Colorado Springs is their base, but it can't be that difficult to figure it out logistically.
Think outside the box ANA people, this isn't 1964 anymore.
Offer internships to YN's that know video production, or how to make YouTube videos or how to make websites. They can use younger collectors to help reach new bases and to create new marketing materials, or web series or trainings, or a user friendly website for almost nothing. Start a freaking instagram, Facebook, Reddit account or other social media account on coin forums like this to see what's going on in the hobby. But I'm probably just pissing in the wind....
Digital and they're archived on the ANA website going back to 2014.
If you belong to a local ANA member club, the ANA has given us vouchers for one year introductory memberships for those who have never been members. Membership in a local club can be very rewarding.
Our club also got these same vouchers. You have to pay extra if you want a hard copy of the Numismatist.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
The Numismatist is available in digital or glossy paper. The paper version does cost a little more.
ANA has done a lousy job marketing themselves ,organization to collectors, non collectors .. PR ?
Only when applying. I don't think there is a requirement that you maintain one to keep the account. If there is, it isn't enforced. After a number of philosophical and policy differences with the ANA, I allowed my membership to lapse and have no intentions of going back.
that (L@@k) gets me evertime> @3keepSECRETif2rDEAD said:
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