Milwaukee Numismatic Society Information

The Milwaukee Numismatic Society (MNS) is a non-profit educational organization which was founded on October 29, 1934. The MNS is the oldest and largest numismatic organization in Milwaukee area devoted to the study of money. The purpose of the society is to educate its members and the general public about the exciting hobby of numismatics. Through its monthly meetings and educational programs, the society's members and visitors learn about coins, tokens and paper money. The MNS annually conducts a Boy Scout Coin Collecting Merit Badge Clinic every spring which assists between 75 and 100 scouts from S.E. Wisconsin obtain their Coin Collecting Merit Badges every year. MNS members have set-up educational numismatic exhibits at banks and libraries in the local Milwaukee area to promote numismatics and the American Numismatic Association's National Coin Week, which is held every spring. The MNS hosts an annual coin show every fall. The next show is at the American Serb Memorial Hall, 5101 W. Oklahoma Ave. in Milwaukee. It's open to the public from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.