Talkin’ Tokens is the monthly magazine for NATCA – which is the biggest and best token society and organization.  It costs only $30 a year, and you get 12 issues of a great trade token magazine.  It is loaded with stuff for sale (good buys)  and people selling and trading from all 50 states.  I really recommend joining NATCA.  It is fantastic, and each month you will really look forward to bidding on tokens from your region.  I am relatively new to token collecting – and boy, am I hooked – a great hobby.
Take a few minutes and drop them a line and tell them you are possibly interested in joining.  I am pretty sure they will send you a free copy of the magazine, and you will see how great and informative it is!  I guarantee that you will like the magazine.  That is where I have found most of my trade tokens, and you will meet many people with similar interests.             EE
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I just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed token collecting, and that NATCA and Talkin’ Tokens has been an interesting and helpful tool for me as a beginner.                               DL
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NATIONAL TOKEN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION

NATCA was founded in September 1996 by a group of dedicated collectors of trade tokens.  The Association has a broad based, many handed national foundation dependent on the input of all its members.  The Constitution and Bylaws and the Code of Ethics assure the long term existence of NATCA.

NATCA has a core group of ten, elected, collectors representing and acting for its members:
 President
 Vice President
 Secretary
 Treasurer
 Board of Directors (5 members)
 Editor
These officers comprise the Executive Committee which manages the affairs of NATCA.  The positions of Secretary, Treasurer and Editor, extremely vital to the success of the organization, are appointed by the Executive Committee, while the other offices are elective.  Elected officers serve for a two year term.

The aims of NATCA are to
                  · promote the collecting of merchant trade tokens and other exonumia made of metal, cardboard, plastic, wood, vulcanite, celluloid, etc.
· foster good relations and fellowship in the token collecting hobby
· encourage study and sharing of information through articles and monographs about token issuing business, the tokens themselves (such as series and new finds), and token manufacturers or diesinkers

Talkin’ Tokens, the monthly official publication of NATCA, is a magazine largely devoted to informational articles contributed by members, educational articles, and advertising consisting mainly of mail bid sales, fixed price lists, prices realized listings, token news, and token organization information.  Page size is a full 7-1/2” X 10-3/4”.

The publication also features free member classified ads of up to 50 words in each issue, notices of regional token shows, reviews of token catalogs, a calendar of upcoming token events (meetings and auctions), a listing of national and regional token organizations, Association news, and more.  Talkin’ Tokens is published monthly, a full twelve times a year, and is sent to all NATCA members by first class mail.  For a sample copy of a recent issue, send $2.00, to cover mailing expenses, to the Secretary.
The very first issue of Talkin’ Tokens, 40 pages in size, appeared in October 1996.  First class postage mailing costs alone per member each year reach nearly $20.00 for Talkin’ Tokens and the membership directory.  NATCA takes great pride in providing our publication each and every month of the year, and always on time.

          NATCA has enjoyed rapid membership growth, starting with zero in September 1996, up to 407 by the end of 1996, topping 500 by June 1997, and now well over 700 and growing each month.

An important activity of NATCA is the annual membership meeting held in conjunction with the National Token and Medal Show, usually held on Labor Day weekend.  The Executive Committee selects a location for this Show which has good transportation connections, hotel and dining accommodations, and a central location which is readily accessible for members residing coast-to-coast and north-to-south.  The 2002 NATCA National will be held in Omaha, Nebraska on Labor Day weekend,

In addition to the bourse tables manned by collectors and dealers, the NATCA show provides a major, combination mail and floor bid sale of higher quality exonumia emphasizing US trade tokens.  The meeting and show give members the opportunity to connect faces and personalities to what otherwise are just names.  The show provides a long weekend of exciting buying, selling, trading and exchanging of information.

                                        Included in the NATCA membership fee is a free classified ad in each issue of Talkin’ Tokens, an attractive permanent membership card, 
For further information, please contact:

Clark J. Rohmer,  "Secretary"
P.O. Box 281
Ormond Beach, FL 32175
(904) 677-4206 -- FAX (904) 677-0420 .. Email .. CJCOINS@ATT.NET
Referred by  Bob Keck's _ NATCA_Web Site

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LETTERS FROM OUR OUR MEMBERS SAY IT BEST!
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When it comes to renewing my NATCA membership …… it's RUN don't walk.  Here's my check.  I always look forward to Talkin’ Tokens.  A great publication, and an excellent organization.             EE
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I'm sending in a check for two years dues renewal to NATCA which has the best hobby newsletter in the world!               MJ
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I would like to say “thanks” for the excellent job that the NATCA group has done publishing Talkin’ Tokens.  I value the worthwhile selection in the mail bid auctions, and enjoy the information discussed in the articles.  Enclosed is my check for a two year membership renewal.             WG
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Enclosed is my check.  I cant afford to miss one issue.  NATCA is the lifeblood of our hobby.  I have been collecting tokens actively for 30 years.  Some of the best tokens are still out there.                        CZ
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I have been very pleased with the quality of contacts within NATCA, and also the response to my ads.                              MB
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Here is my check for another year of NATCA and Talkin’ Tokens.  The magazine is getting more interesting for me as now and then you see a few transportation tokens listed although I still read everything else about other tokens as they might be of interest to me.             CN