The keynote speaker for this year's Ontario Numismatic Association (ONA) Convention banquet is James Charlton Jr., who will speak about his father and iconic Canadian numismatist James E.Charlton.

"Jim Charlton probably did more to popularize the coin hobby than any other individual in the last 50 years," Geoffrey Bell, who was RCNA president from 1983-85 and again from 2001-03, told CCN in2013. "He was a man of integrity, honesty and always asked fair prices when dealing. He encouraged new ventures that I personally experienced when we opened our auction house. He was generous to afault that mirrored his Salvation Army faith."

The elder Charlton began collecting coins at the age of 15, when his brother gave him an 1863 U.S. Indian Head cent. This numismatic interest stayed with him, and he eventually became a beloveddealer, auctioneer, author and publisher. A string of catalogues considered to be "the Bible" of Canadian numismatics continues to be published under his name; in fact, the 71st edition of theCharlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins was released in July 2017.

Charlton died in September 2013 at the age of 103.

His son, James Jr., will be speaking about his father's contributions to numismatics at the ONA's banquet.

On April 20 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m., the ONA will host a three-part educational symposium featuring a trio of esteemed speakers.

"It is my hope that everyone will attend what is sure to be an informative look at our world of numismatics. From education we gain knowledge. With knowledge we gain wisdom," said Douglas, who'salso the association's educational chair as well as the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA).

The first speaker will be France Waychison, who will lead a presentation about wooden money in Timmins at 1 p.m. A native of Coaticook, Qué., Waychison has been actively collecting wooden moneyfor more than a decade and is currently president of the Canadian Association of Wooden Money Collectors.

At 2 p.m., Bill Waychison will lead a presentation entitled "The Story of Three War-Related Medals from France." Currently residing in Timmins, Ont., Waychison is past president of both theCanadian Numismatic Research Society (CNRS) and RCNA and has served as the RCNA club services chair and ONA awards chair. He's a Fellow of the ONA, RCNA, and CNRS and is recipient of the ONA Award ofMerit, the Bruce H. Raszmann Award as well as the ONA, RCNA, and American Numismatic Association Presidential Awards.

Lastly, at 3 p.m., Douglas will lead a presentation entitled "W. R. McColl - Traces of A Numismatic Past." In addition to serving as president of the ONA, Douglas is also the immediate pastpresident of the CNRS. He is a Fellow of the ONA, CNRS and the RCNA and received the ONA Award of Merit in 2010.

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