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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 21152309, member: 77639&quot;]I’ve been an ANA member since the 1980’s.&nbsp; Benefits are many:</p><p>1.&nbsp; Allows purchase of Hugh Wood insurance.</p><p>2.&nbsp; Required to join North American Collectibles Association which then allows purchase of Ship-and-Insure insurance for valuables shipped by most carriers.</p><p>3.&nbsp; Numismatist, both current and past issues of this great magazine.</p><p>4.&nbsp; Two large shows per year.</p><p>5.&nbsp; Required to join CAC.</p><p>6.&nbsp; Coin museum at HQ.</p><p>7.&nbsp; Mail lending library with extensive holdings.</p><p>8.&nbsp; Not so obvious is representing and defending the hobby to the public, to government officials and to legislators.</p><p><br /></p><p>ANA is very different from ANS (American Numismatic Society) to which I also have belonged for many years.&nbsp; ANS is primarily a research organization although is has some functions in common with ANA … coin museum, magazine, and representing numismatics to the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recommend joining both, but if you’re collector and choosing only one, choose ANA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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