PRESIDENT'S REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2004

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As the Society embarks upon its second century, it does so in very good health. Its membership is around its overall high, its finances are in a healthy state, attendance at meetings is strong and I sense there is a very positive spirit among members. Last year's centenary celebrations were an immense success, and they have reinforced confidence in the Society's role and responsibility in representing numismatics in Britain. We share this, of course, with other bodies and institutions, and there is a case for our being more pro-active in co-ordinating with these organisations to promote numismatics and to lobby on issues that affect it. Ours is after all a small discipline, and the number of individuals actively engaged in its organisation, research and teaching is rather few. One very healthy, and vital, aspect is that through this and other societies the three strands of museum and academic staff, collectors and dealers unite in a common purpose. Turning to the review of the year, th

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