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The RNA is proud to offer on-line access to our newsletter, RNA News, which is published monthly (except in August) and distributed by mail as a membership benefit. Newsletters are in PDF format, for which you can download a free reader from Adobe if you need one.

Advertising in RNA News is an inexpensive, efficient way to reach the greater Rochester collecting community. Contact Gerry Muhl at 585-336-9459 for more information on rates, which begin at just $25/year for a business-card ad.

Article submissions to the RNA News are always welcome! RNA members whose articles are published in RNA News receive our spiffy new Writer's Medal. Contact editor Scott Fybush (rnanews at fybush dot com) for more information.

2010 Issues

  • September-October 2010: Picnic, Convention and More
    Peter Blaisdell - "From The President"
    David Gottfried - "Centennial Celebrations Ramp Up"
    The Photo Pages - "RNA members visit Boston, enjoy picnic"
    Gerard Muhl - "How to make a killing in the gold market"
    Countdown To Coin Show - "Work begins on RNA's fall coin show and sale"
    Club News and Notes
  • July-August 2010: The John Stephens Medal Arrives
    Peter Blaisdell - "New president has open book"
    Steve Eisinger - "A farewell to helming the RNA"
    The Photo Pages - "Meinhart, banquet and a new board too!"
    Richard Jozefiak - "Bringing YN Activities to te South Pacific"
    Club News and Notes
  • May-June 2010: The RNA's Shekel
    Steve Eisinger - "The allure of gold and silver"
    Gerry Muhl - "The RNA collection's Jewish shekel"
    Medal Committee - "The RNA's Centennial Medal Design Contest"
    Club News and Notes
  • March-April 2010: It's Millard Fillmore Time!
    Steve Eisinger - "State of the RNA address"
    Mitch Sanders - "Reflections on the past and future"
    Scott Fybush - "Fillmore dollar coin release draws RNA visitors"
    William Coe - "In Memorium: Robert E. Doty"
    Club News and Notes
  • January-February 2010: Another Big Coin Show!
    Steve Eisinger - "What's in your pocket?"
    RNA marks 37th successful show
    Scott Fybush - "Images of the RNA Coin Show 2009"
    William Coe - "Thank you to everyone who helped with the 2009 Coin Show"
    Club News and Notes

2009 Issues

  • November-December 2009: The RNA's 37th Coin Show and Sale
    Steve Eisinger - "President's Message: The Big Score"
    Andrew Harkness - "Mining the Tailings at Barney Bluestone's"
    Member News - Life Membership for Art Cohen
    In Memoriam - Richard A. Imburgia
    In Memoriam - Roland W. Finner
    Club News and Notes
  • September-October 2009: Another Picnic Come and Gone
    Steve Eisinger - "President's Message: Collecting: the good, band and ugly"
    Richard Jozefiak - "Coin Glass Plates of the Imperial Glass Corporation"
    Lisa Fybush - "No leads in major Canandaigua numismatic theft"
    William Coe - "Not too early to think about RNA's November show"
    "RNA members head west for 'golden' ANA show"
    Club News and Notes
  • July-August 2009: Honoring Ted, Mourning Tom
    Steve Eisinger - "President's Message: Salutations from our new president"
    Lisa Fybush - "In Memoriam: Thomas J. Kraus"
    "In Memoriam: Wiliam Carr, RNA president, Member Number 4"
    "In Memoriam: Achille Forgione, designer of RNA medals"
    "In Memoriam: William LaMere, North American Mint founder"
    "Vaccarella, Harkness honored at banquet"
    John Bailey - "Take another look at the RNA's half cents"
    Club News and Notes
  • May-June 2009: Getting Ready for the RNA's Centennial Celebration
    John Stephens - "President's Message: Tempus fugit"
    George Irwin - "2012 is only three years away ... are you ready?"
    "Annual Meeting notice"
    Bill Coe - "A Guide to Collecting Foreign Coins, Part II"
    Club News and Notes
  • March-April 2009: The Charles I 60-shiling coin of Charles I
    John Stephens - "President's Message: And the club pressed on"
    Bill Coe - "A Guide to Collecting Foreign Coins, Part I"
    Gerry Muhl - "A 60-shilling coin of Charles I"
    Club News and Notes
  • January-February 2009: RNA has full house at Coin Show
    John Stephens - "President's Message: Numismatic new year's resolutions"
    Gerry Muhl - "Were Kettle tokens some of the first pattern pieces?"
    Bill Coe - "36th RNA coin show again proves successful"
    Club News and Notes

2008 Issues

  • November-December 2008: Countdown to RNA Coin Show
    John Stephens - "President's Message: The more things change..."
    Carmen (Chip) J. Scoppa - "Imperial Roman Attribution 101 - The Short Course"
    Club News and Notes - "RNA Coin Show Sounvenir Cachet Envelope"
  • September-October 2008: Postcards from the British Mint
    Richard Jozefiak - "Bridish Mint captured in 1900s postcards"
    John Stephens - "President's Message: Looking back at summer's end"
    John Stephens - "The essence of Joe"
    Club News and Notes - "Im Memoriam: Arthur J. Cohen, and Ariel Fybush poses with sheet of $100,000 bills"
  • July-August 2008: The RNA's Newest Medal
    John Stephens - "President's Message: Beginning Again"
    RNA Events - "Lanzafame Presidency Saluted at Banquet"
    Gerard Muhl - "RNA Q&A"
    Arthur D. Cohen - "Valuing RNA Presidential Medals"
    "McLeod Stamp & Coin Co. says farewell"
    Club News and Notes - "Meinhart Speaking Contest and Future Members"
  • May-June 2008: Poland's Golden Age of Coinage
    Ted Vaccarella - "President's Message: Looking Back and Ahead"
    John Bailey - "The United States Pattern Coinage of 1792"
    Gerard Muhl - "Poland's Golden Age of Coinage"
    In Memoriam - David C. Foster and Louis A. Gaudino
    Club News and Notes - "ANA VP Finner gives talk at RNA meeting"
  • March-April 2008: Closing time at McLeod
    Ted Vaccarella - "President's Message: Bright future for RNA"
    Dennis C. DeYoung - "Benjamin Franklin, printer and - minter?"
    Jennifer Rutledge - "RJNA member finds '55 double-die in final days at coin shop"
    Sharon Doty - "Bob Doty needs a new kidney - can you help?"
  • January-February 2008: Coin Show Pleases the Crowd
    Ted Vaccarella - "President's Message: Great show, thanks to us"
    Bill Coe - "Coin Show Wrap-Up - RJNA members get experience at 2007 show"
    Coin Show Wooden Nickel
    Gerard Muhl - "Dates in RNA History"

2007 Issues

  • November-December 2007: A Successful 2000th Meeting
    Ted Vaccarella - "President's Message: 2000 Thanks for the 2000th"
    Gerard Muhl - "Coins of Kwanzaa"
    Club News and Notes
    Gerard Muhl - "Dates in RNA History"
  • September-October 2007: The RNA's 2000th Meeting
    Ted Vaccarella - "President's Message: Narrowing Our Focus"
    Richard Jozefiak - "Dept. Of Our 49th State - The Last Collecting Frontier"
    Club News and Notes
    Gerard Muhl - "The RNA's Coin Collection"Gerard Muhl - "Dates in RNA History"
  • July-August 2007: The Tom Kraus Medal Arrives
    Ted Vaccarella - "President's Message: Looking Ahead"
    Dept. Of Club Milestones - Ready for the RNA's 2000th Meeting?
    Club News and Notes
    Charles J. Ricard - "A Piece of Numismatic History"
  • May-June 2007: The RNA's 1798 Dime
    Richard Jozefiak - "Exploring a 'Money Tree' Motif"
    Gerry Muhl - "The RNA's 1798 Dime"Steve Lanzafame - "President's Message: Change is in the air"
  • March-April 2007: The RNA's Large Cent Collection
    Richard Jozefiak - "My First Visit to a Foreign Coin Show"
    John Bailey - "The RNA's Large Cent Collection"
    "Coes Donate Pewter Medals to Former Club Presidents"
    Steve Lanzafame - "President's Message: A Collective Decision"
  • February 2007: Bill Coe's Amazing 1933 Nickel Story
    Gerard Muhl - "The RNA&039;s Massachusetts Sixpence"
    Steve Lanzafame - "President's Message: A Collective Decision"

2006 Issues

  • December 2006 - January 2007: The Philadelphia Mint, Then and Now
    Donovan Shilling - "Stories of the Philadelphia Mint"
    Steve Lanzafame - "President's Message: Welcome to 2007"
    Ralph Dintruff - "My Two Cents on the RNA Collection"
  • November 2006: It's Coin Show Time Again!
    Chip Scoppa - "The Roman Siscia Mule"
    Steve Lanzafame - "President's Message: Gauging Members' Views"
    William D. Coe - "The RNA's 34th Annual Coin Show and Sale"
  • October 2006: Numismatic Summer Recap
    Steve Lanzafame - "Pesident's Message - Evaluating The Collection"
    The RNA Goes Mile High in Denver
    Bill and Edie Coe's Fiftieth Anniversary Medal
    Thalia Irwin (As told to George Irwin) - "A Day at the CNA Convention"
  • August-September 2006: The Edie Coe Medal
    Steve Lanzafame - "President's Message - Start of a New Year"
    "The Presidential Banquet, A Night For Edie - As Good As Gold"
    Ken Traub - "Tales of the Renaissance Era - Elizabeth I Fine Sovereign of 30 Shillings"
    "Wolcott Cent brings $660,000 in private sale"
  • June 2006: Meinhart Speaking Contest Issue
    Gerry Muhl - "Batavia's Richest Man"
    Edie Coe - " The ABCs of a Successful Numismatic Organization"
  • May 2006:
    Gerry Muhl - "Coins of Mercury"
    Grant Hobika - "Micronumismatics"
    RNA medals on display at RMSC
  • April 2006: National Coin Week Issue
    Scott Fybush - "Saving New Collectors From An Ad Scam"
    RJNA Coin Week poster contest;
    Ryan Conrad Meinhart speech
  • March 2006:
    Dave Gottfried - "The Only Truly, Truly American Coin"
    Ira Stein's 1804 dollar;
    Eshan Mitra Meinhart speech;
  • February 2006:
    Richard Jozefiak - "A Summer Seminar Story"
    David Rutledge Meinhart speech
  • January 2006: The Medal Issue
    Gerry Muhl - "Secrets of RNA Medals"
    Andrew Harkness - "A Western Adventure from an Eastern Armchair"
    Steven Rutledge Meinhart speech

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