This is a good thread from 2002 resurrected by wolves69. There is a difference between belonging to a national organization and joining a local club. I belong to a couple of specialty organizations such as CONECA (like Speedy) and the SSDC. You can get info on these by clicking on the links under my posts. I used to be an ANA member, and also NGC. I live in NJ and there are a couple of PREMIER local clubs which i do not belong to. Just because wolves69 posted this about local clubs, I will seek out and join the 2 NJ clubs I know of. Thanks for bringing attention to the need for belonging to a local club.
I've heard we have coin clubs around here in Chicago but I've also heard people that go to them are never heard from again. dd: