To be perfectly frank, I hate coin show reports. I hate to write them. I hate to read them. I don't care what restaurants a dealer went to and what they ate and I don't really care that Dealer X spent this much money on those coins at the show. That said, I also know that the ANA is the show that everyone who didn't attend wants to know about. So, with these people in mind, I thought I'd share a few random observations about the ANA.
On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate this show as a solid 6; possibly a 7 ...
Full Article: Some Observations About the 2010 Boston ANA Show - RareGoldCoins.com
Without looking in your wallet, can you name the U.S. president on a $100,000 bill?
If you didn't say Woodrow Wilson or would like to ogle more than $10 million in loose change, you should visit the "World's Fair of Money" (Aug. 10 to 14) in the Hynes Convention Center.
Organized by the American Numismatic Association, this five-day event will showcase coins, currency and gold ingots so rare the Massachusetts Legislature could use them to stimulate the Bay State economy without legalizing slot machines ...
Full Article: Gold standard of coin collecting shows coming to Boston - DailyNewsTranscript.com
The buzz before the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Boston, Aug. 10 to 14, is fantastic, and enough rarities are being offered in the related auctions to get any collector's blood pumping.
In more than a week of auctions, more than 10,000 lots will be offered, testing the depth of the current market and the reach of collectors and investors to go after top rarities. Three major auctions highlight the week ...
Full Article: 'Buzz' loud before show - Coin Values
The incredible "Ship of Gold" exhibit, showcasing California Gold Rush-era sunken treasure recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America, will make port in Boston at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money, August 10-14 at the Hynes Convention Center. The exhibit is courtesy of Monaco Rare Coins of Newport Beach, Calif.
The SS Central America was recovered in 1988 from nearly 8,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857 while carrying California gold from Panama to New York City.
"There will be examples of historic assayers’ ingots as well as San Francisco Mint and California territorial gold coins with a combined value of over $10 million," said Adam Crum, vice president of Monaco. "One of the highlights is a huge Kellogg & Humbert ingot. Weighing just over 55 troy pounds, it is the largest surviving gold ingot of the California Gold Rush." ...
Full Article: 1857 SS Central America Shipwreck Treasures at ANA Show - CoinNews
The American Numismatic Association’s 2010 Boston World’s Fair of Money offers some of the world’s most beautiful and famous coins, the nation’s top numismatists and a venue in the heart of one of America’s most historic cities.
Held Aug. 10-14 at the Hynes Convention Center, the show features a spectacular Museum Showcase, the famous Ship of Gold display, more than 1,100 dealers and vendors, 18 mints from around the world, and educational programs for experts, casual collectors and numismatic newcomers.
The ANA Museum Showcase is a dazzling display of numismatic rarities. Highlights include:
- a selection of beautiful specimens from the ANA Bebee Collection of U.S. Paper Money;
- a complete set of 1874 Bickford pattern coins, courtesy of Bob R. Simpson; and
- the Smithsonian Institution exhibit "Gold as Gold: America’s Double Eagles," including the first (1849 pattern) and last (1933) double eagles produced.
The showcase also includes...
Full Article: Rare Coins, Exhibits and Education at Boston ANA World’s Fair of Money - CoinNews
Coin collectors, appraisers and dealers will flood into Saint John from Wednesday to Saturday for the annual Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA) Convention, which will be held at the Hilton Hotel and Trade and Convention Centre.
The convention will see more than $25 million worth of coins featured in the events throughout four days, said Tom Craig, Saint John Coin Club treasurer and general chairman of the convention.
The show's Saint John debut will mark only the second time the RCNA has held its annual convention in ...
Full Article: Rare banknote and Olympic medals on display at coin show - Telegraph-Journal
Cash, coins and jewelry estimated at more than $100,000 was stolen in two smash-and-grab burglaries from the vehicles of vendors who attended the Garden State Coin, Stamp and Currency Show last Sunday afternoon, police said.
The thefts, which both took place in the parking lots of two Route 46 restaurants during a heavy downpour, occurred following the show held at the Police Athletic League building on Baldwin Road, Parsippany Police Officer Earl Kinsey said. Both thefts occurred ...
Full Article: Parsippany cops: $100,000 in coins stolen from coin show vendors - DailyRecord.com
Millions of dollars’ worth of early American copper coins will be displayed June 3-5 at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo.
"This special exhibit is a superb collection of historic and rare private coinage from 1787 to 1792 and early items from the Philadelphia Mint from 1793 up to 1852. The collection was assembled by Martin Logies and will be exhibited courtesy of Bowers and Merena Auctions," said Ronald J. Gillio, Expo general chairman.
Full Article: Coppers on display - Numismatic News
The market at the just-completed Central States Numismatic Society convention, held from April 27 to May 1 in Milwaukee, was certainly odd.
One thing odd about the show was that many dealers had already been there for three days before the public was allowed in, making pure retail sales tough to gauge. Tuesday afternoon was Professional Numismatists Guild setup day and ...
Full Article: Off market at CSNS show - Coin Values
