Coin club to celebrate 51st annual coin show

The Cowlitz Coin Club of Longview-Kelso is celebrating its 51st annual coin show on April 27, at the AWPPW Hall, located at 724 15th Avenue in Longview.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission, parking and dealer appraisals are all free.

At the show, the public can buy, sell and trade coins, currency, tokens and medals from numerous Pacific Northwest dealers.

There will be hourly drawings, along with a raffle for a half-ounce American Gold Eagle coin and five one-ounce American Silver Eagle coins. You do not need to be present to win the raffle coins.

The Cowlitz Coin Club, a member of the American Numismatic Association, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting, extending and protecting the interests of numismatics and its activities throughout the Pacific Northwest. Its goal is to foster and encourage the study of numismatics in all its forms and branches.

The Cowlitz Coin Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at the Kelso Senior Center, located at 106 NW 8th Ave. in Kelso, adjacent to the Kelso Spray Park.

For additional information about club meetings, email cowlitzcoinclublongview@gmail.com.