Welcome back to Something About Coins! The biggest coin show of the season, the World's Fair of Money, is happening at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St., Boston, MA, today through Saturday, Aug. 10 - 14. Public hours are: 1:30 to 5:30 PM today and 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM Wednesday through Saturday. General admission is $6. Children 12 and under are admitted free. For additional information, go to www.WorldsFairOfMoney.com. Below are just a few of the news articles that discuss the highlights of the show.
Gold standard of coin collecting shows coming to Boston, DailyNewsTranscript.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" ... 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. Visitors can see ... Click for coin article
Legend Numismatics Acquires, Sells, Exhibits Proof 1804 Gold & Silver Eagles, News-Antique.com
Two extremely rare, historic 19th century United States pattern coins sold by Legend Numismatics of New Jersey will be exhibited at the World's Fair of Money in Boston, August 10 - 14, 2010. One of the three known proof 1804 Eagles made on behalf of President Andrew Jackson and a rare 1804 Eagle silver pattern have been acquired by Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey and sold to a Texas collector. Both coins will be publicly displayed together for the first time at the upcoming American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money ... Click for coin article
Multi-Million Dollar Collection on Display at Boston World's Fair of Money, PCGS.com
The number one-ranked collection of United States large cents in the PGCS Set Registry listing will be publicly displayed for the first time in Boston, August 10 - 13, 2010, at the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money. The historic coins from the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation include some of the finest known examples of large cents struck from 1793 to 1857. The foundation's exhibit is co-sponsored by Bowers and Merena Auctions and Collateral Finance Corporation, and will be displayed at the Bowers and Merena booth, #1017 ... Click for coin article
Coin Monday (Written on a Friday): Two Minus One, HeritageAuctions.blogspot.com
... numbers don't lie, but they can be wrong. In the case of certified coin populations, such as the NGC Census Report, there are a couple of ways the numbers can be wrong. Clerical errors are easily corrected, but another source is more insidious: the re-submission. Imagine a coin in an AU55 NGC holder. For whatever reason, the owner thinks it's undergraded. A relatively common practice (best left to professionals) is to remove the coin from its sealed holder, voiding the service's guarantee ... Click for coin article
Numismatic Theatre Presentations at Boston ANA World’s Fair of Money, CoinNews.net
Numismatic Theatre, a popular part of the American Numismatic Association's convention education programs, has been finalized for the 2010 ANA World's Fair of Money, Aug. 10-14 in Boston. Numismatic Theatre consists of 30-40 minute presentations given by ANA members on a wide range of topics. Presentations will be held Aug. 11 and Aug. 13-14 in Room 209 of the Hynes Convention Center. A highlight of the presentations will be "The Development and Use of the Screw Press for Coin Production," a two-hour panel discussion ... Click for coin article
Previously Unknown Specimen of 1855 $50 Kellogg & Co. Fifty Dollar available at Heritage Boston ANA Coin Auction, CoinLink.com
In the words of B. Max Mehl, the Kellogg & Co. fifty dollar gold pieces are "the most beautiful of all Pioneer gold coins and one of the rarest." While Heritage has handled Kellogg fifties on several occasions in the past, we take particular pleasure in offering this specimen, which seems to match none of the previously known examples of this extraordinary issue. A "new" Kellogg fifty is a numismatic landmark and an unparalleled opportunity for the Territorial gold collector ... Click for coin article
All-Time Greatest Collection of Barber Half Dollars to be Auctioned in Boston, Part 2, CoinLink.com
(Part One posted earlier) In part 1, I introduced Dr. Duckor's set of Barber Halves, mentioned the last two coins that he added, focused on his 1904-S half, and discussed the building of his set of Barber halves. Here in part 2, the historical and cultural importance of this set will be analyzed, with references to other landmark sets of Barber Halves. In my last weekly column, on Wed. Aug 4th, I discussed two other halves in Dr. Duckor’s set, both of which were previously in the Thaine Price collection, his 1893-O and 1895-S ... Click for coin article
Krause Publications Seeks Authors, Writers, NumismaticNews.net
Krause Publications, a leading producer of coin and paper money books, magazines, online properties and events, invites numismatic authors and writers to visit its booth at the World's Fair of Money this August. "We are always on the lookout for great book ideas, magazine articles, or multimedia content," said KP numismatics publisher Scott Tappa. "I would encourage anyone with an idea they would like to publish to stop by our booth and share it with us." At the American Numismatic Association event in Boston, KP will be situated in booths 1629 and 1631 ... Click for coin article
Expert Consultations at the ANA World's Fair of Money in Boston, NGCcoin.com
Renowned numismatists Mark Salzberg and David Camire will offer free consultations to collectors at the NGC tables during the ANA World's Fair of Money in Boston, August 11-13, 2010. The consultations will be one-on-one and provide the opportunity to gain unique insight into coin grade and surface condition by having up to three coins examined by these leading experts. These evaluations are completely free, but space is very limited and we recommend that collectors come to the NGC booth, #704, early to reserve space in line ... Click for coin article
NGC Grading On-site at the ANA World's Fair of Money, NGCcoin.com
NGC will offer grading and Details Grading, as well as encapsulation in our state-of-the-art holder. All coins submitted for on-site grading will be evaluated for Plus Designation at time of grading. NGC will offer on-site grading and encapsulation at the ANA World's Fair of Money, Monday, August 9, through Friday, August 15. Please check with NGC Customer Service for daily submission cut-off times. NGC will be at booth 704. NGC will be offering NGC Details Grading for coins that exhibit detrimental surface conditions. It will be provided ... Click for coin article
Schedule of events, WorldsFairOfMoney.com
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