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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

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The price of gold continues to climb, and that has pushed many people into the hobby of coin collecting. The Quad City Coin Club held it's annual coin show Sunday at the Milan Community Center. Dozens of people came out to have their items appraised and look for ...

Full Article: The Quad City Coin Club's annual show - WQuad.com

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Caution and optimism battled for control of the bourse floor at the American Numismatic Association National Money Show March 24-27 in Fort Worth, Texas. In the end, optimism seemed to win.

“It’s been a very good show for me,” said Bob Campbell of All About Coins, Inc., Salt Lake City.

Full Article: Dealer optimism wins over bourse - Numismatic News

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ANAThe ANA Museum Showcase will make its National Money Show™ debut March 25-27 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. This spectacular gallery gives visitors a unique chance to see some of the world’s most beautiful and valuable coins.

The showcase will be located just inside the bourse entrance, and features several numismatic treasures. The Smithsonian Institution’s exhibit, "Good as Gold: America’s Double Eagles," explores the history of the U.S. $20 gold piece. The display includes the first (1849 pattern) and last (1933) double eagles ever produced, and a 1907 Saint-Gaudens ultra-high-relief $20 pattern coin that President Theodore Roosevelt gave his daughter Edith for Christmas that year ...

Full Article: ANA Museum Showcase at Ft. Worth National Money Show - CoinNews

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Some of the world’s most famous and valuable coins and paper money, including a multi-million dollar nickel, rare $20 gold pieces and $100,000 bills, will be on display at the 2010 American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show March 25-27 at the Fort Worth, Texas, Convention Center.

The event will offer exhibits, a wide range of educational programs and activities, and more than 500 numismatic dealers ...

Full Article: Showcase to debut at Money Show - Numismatic News

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All 119 tables on the bourse floor of the Chicago International Coin Fair have been sold, making the April 22-25 show larger than the 2009 edition.

Event coordinators are making plans to expand the show floor. Parties interested in exhibiting at CICF should contact bourse chairman ...

Full Article: CICF bourse sold out, show will expand - Numismatic News

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Professional Coin Grading Service will offer on-site authentication and grading services at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo in the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt St. The show is open to the public, March 4 – 7, 2010.

“PCGS will accept Show Service submissions until 5 p.m., Friday, March 5, and all other submission levels, excluding bulk, through mid-afternoon on ..."

Full Article: PCGS Show Specials at March 2010 Baltimore Expo - Professional Coin Grading Service

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NGC will offer on-site grading and encapsulation at the Whitman Baltimore Coin & Collectibles Expo Thursday, March 4 (during dealer setup) and Friday, March 5. Please check with NGC show representatives for daily submission cut-off times. NGC will be at tables 1302-1306. NGC will be offering ...

Full Article: NGC Grading On-site at Whitman Baltimore Coin & Collectibles Expo - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation

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Expo feels gold price fall

by Coin Values on February 16, 2010

in Coin Collector Shows, Coin Values, Gold Coins

Robust public attendance at the Feb. 4 to 6 Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Expo, in California fueled by the $10 million Ship of Gold display blended with rapidly declining bullion markets and winter weather that affected the travel plans of many participants, to create a mixed show.

By all accounts, public attendance was strong, with registration lines circling the convention center at several times during the convention. By Friday's end, collectors had eagerly  ...

Full Article: Expo feels gold price fall - Coin Values

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2009 Money Show of the Southwest Educational Seminar DVD’s Now Available

January 26, 2010

DVD’s of the educational presentations delivered at the Money Show of the Southwest are now available for collectors.
Speakers include former football great Greg Bingham, historian and teacher Ricardo DeLeon, collector Sebastion Frommhold, coin promoter and lecturer Mike Fuljenz, coin fund manager Bob Higgins, Money Show coin convention chairman Carl Schwenker, and PCGS president Don Willis. [...]

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Long Beach Expo Features Popular “Ship of Gold” Display

January 20, 2010

A decade after its first appearance, the precedent-setting “Ship of Gold” display showcasing California Gold Rush-era sunken treasure recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America again will dock in Long Beach, California.
The $10 million exhibit will be publicly displayed during the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo in the Long Beach [...]

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2010 FUN Show Observations

January 12, 2010

Just like that (cue snapping fingers and whooshing sound) the 2010 FUN show came and went. For me, FUN is always productive and this year was no exception. I had a very good show and instead of the usual tedious (and self-serving) show report, I’d rather share a few random observations about the convention. *I [...]

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Expert Ranks 2009 Coin Show Security

January 11, 2010

An alphabetical list of the 16 best secured coin shows in 2009 has been announced by security authority Col. Steven Ellsworth of the Butternut Co., Clifton, Va.
Ellsworth said he personally had attended 47 coin shows during 2009. While at shows he said he pays particular attention and evaluates the kinds and types of security that [...]

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History helped coin collector’s hobby

January 4, 2010

Calling all coin collectors. Oklahoma Numismatic Association President Gary Parsons, an avid collector of historical coin and script, is working to organize other collectors in Southeast Oklahoma who share his passion.
“We’re trying to get a club started in Southeast Oklahoma,” Parsons said. “McAlester just seems like a logical base.”
Parsons has an extensive currency collection himself, [...]

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NGC Grading On-site at FUN

December 23, 2009

NGC will offer on-site grading and encapsulation at the FUN Show in Orlando, Wednesday, January 6 (during dealer setup), through Friday, January 8. Please check with NGC show representatives for daily submission cut-off times. NGC will be at tables 1221–1229.
NGC will be offering NGC Details Grading for coins that exhibit detrimental surface conditions. It will [...]

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