Coin Shows & Events
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Coin shows can be a lot of fun to attend. Coin shows come in a variety of sizes. Some coin shows might be lucky to draw a dozen dealers, while others easily draw a multitude of coin dealers.
Coin Shows Still the Place to Be
by James Halperin
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Attending Coin Shows
by Colonel Steven Ellsworth
A lot of collectors and hobbyists ask me, "What is your advice on getting the most out of attending a coin show?
A Visit to a Coin Show
Three Different People; Three Different Techniques ...
Coin Shows: Hosted all over the country, they bring together tens to many hundreds of dealers, depending on the size of the convention.
coin show: a gathering of coin dealers in a public place for the purpose of meeting and trading with collectors and other dealers.
Coin World: the weekly numismatic newspaper published by Amos Press of Sidney, Ohio.
Coin Show - An event where numismatic items are bought, sold, traded and often exhibited.
coin show A bourse composed of coin dealers displaying their wares for sale and trade.
Coin Universe Internet site established in 1994 for the trading of numismatic items ...
COIN SHOW
Varies in size from small annual club shows to major international events usually centered around a bourse floor where dealers and collectors buy and sell coins.
coin shows where ancient coins are a major emphasis
Ancient coins have a smaller but still significant presence at the major U.S. coin shows, including the two ANA shows, the three Baltimore shows, the three Long Beach shows, and the F.U.N. show.
Coin Shows
A second alternative is the coin show or convention. These break down into two types: the regional or national show and the local show.
Coin shows are a great place to sell coins. You can quickly get competing bids, you can nearly always find a buyer willing to pay a reasonable price.
Coin Show
An open meeting of coin dealers, convened for the purpose of buying, selling, and trading between the dealers and with the public.
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"COIN SHOW URGES PEOPLE TO SPEND TIME COLLECTING"
"BELLAIRE COIN SHOW HAS SPECIAL SEGMENT FOR CHILDREN"
"PENNIES FROM HEAVEN" ...
A coin shows a break on its surface. This is caused by a crack in the die used to strike the planchet. Coins sometimes show an unstruck area resulting from a break in the die. This is known as a cud mark. In U.S.
o Coin shows
o Coin and stamp clubs
o Coin shops
o Online coin collecting newsgroups (remember: never give out your personal information, Social Security number or credit card number, to anyone online.)
o Estate sales and auctions ...
C: Coin Shows and Conventions - Are you taking full advantage of them?
S: Sons and daughters; neighborhood kids - the "YN Connection" - How can we get young people interested in numismatics and get them to attend the meetings?
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The coin shown is another coin of Antoninus Pius, this time from Alexandria in Egypt. Its reverse depicts Isis Pharia.
The coin shows a portrait of a President on the obverse; his name is above, and below, his rank and the years that he served. The reverse shows a bottom-to-top angled image of the Statue of Liberty with the torch overlapping an inner ring.
The coin shown is an As which portrays a seated figure of Vesta holding a patera. Although we have attributed this coin to the year 37 AD, it could have been issued any time from 37 to 41 AD.
Reverse of Caligula Bronze As
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The coin shown is a very interesting example. On first glance it looks like it may have been tampered with to produce the features that is has such as a wide flat flan and distorted lettering.
This coin shows evidence of a die clash, that is, the obverse and reverse dies were struck together without a planchet between them, thus causing damage to the dies.
This coin shows the secession building in Vienna, illustrating the birth of art nouveau in Austria and symbolising the birth of a new age, representing a bridge to a new monetary era.
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Fleet coin showing Marcus Antonius and Octavia (sister of Augustus). Meaning of the countermark is not known (seems to be an anchor) ...
I love coin shows and I highly recommend them. There are so many coins to see and so much to learn about what is available. And, shows are a cheap place to buy common coins, but now so is eBay.
This zinc coin shows the Gotha city crest depicting St. Gotthardus, Bishop of Hildesheim, enthroned. It was issued by the city of Gotha and was meant to be used as small change.
The first coin show each year. This annual convention is sponsored by the Florida United Numismatists and is held in early January.
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The $20 gold coin shown here is the only known specimen of its kind and is among the rarest of United States coins.
If you go to a coin show, you will see people buying and selling coins. Many will be using small, powerful hand lenses to examine the minute details of their merchandise.
The counterfeit coin shown on this page was made by a Chinese who did not know much about coins as the obverse side on the authentic silver trade dollar coin has a liberty seated on it. Morgan dollars were made from the year 1878 till the year 1921.
This is a proof coin showing the location of the Cameo Portrait, Upset Rim, and Reeded Edge.
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Most likely the coin shown above is a Bhairava-gadyana minted by Jayasimha Jagadekamalla. He has minted coins of very similar fabric and weight which depict triangular motif, attributed as spearhead.
At most smaller coin shows you may find few if any dealers who specialize in world coins. Even at the biggest conventions the dealers in United States coins may outnumber those who deal with the rest of the world by greater than ten to one.
The back of this coin shows two soldiers beside a standard with the XP. Though its use on coins was uncommon for Constantine, subsequent emperors increasing used it. Some also used the message of the vision on their coins.
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The area where a coin show occurs.
branch mint
A subsidiary mint affiliated with the main mint of a country. In the U.S., any government mint other than the Philadelphia Mint.
MAY 14-17 DENVER COIN SHOW, NATIONAL WESTERN COMPLEX. Our usual two tables.
JUNE 4 - SPRING AUCTION CLOSES AT 9 PM MOUNTAIN TIME
JULY 2-5 COLORADO SPRINGS COIN SHOW, PHIL LONG EXPO CENTER. Our usual two tables ...
MS-70 The perfect coin showing no trace of wear. The finest quality possible with no evidence of scratches or contact marks from other coins. Extremely few regularly issued coins get this grade. Attractive and outstanding eye appeal.
The obverse of the coin shows "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", the head of a Native American wearing a feather head dress, and the year of production. The word "LIBERTY" appears on the band of the head dress.
The obverse of the coin shows Paul Kruger (President of South Africa in the late 19th century), and the reverse shows the date of issue and a springbok.
The surface of the coin shows extensive rust marks (translated into the raised areas on the struck coins; the rust marks were recessed in the die), particularly in the lower area around the date, where it is plain between the first star, ...
The reverse of this coin shows either Fortuna or Abundantia, both goddesses of prosperity, abundance and good fortune, though Fortuna later became the goddess of the more arbitrary fate and chance.
2. An undated 1 sol coin showing a flying dove with branch on one side and a monument on the flip side with the message "Gratitude of the Employees of Sucre to the Illustrious Victor of Ingavi; " and ...
At one Swedish coin show a British dealer (who must remain anonymous to protect his wife and children) brought along 1,000 circulated silver dollars, billing them as "Cowboy Dollars." Wholesale value at the time was $6 apiece; his asking price, $30.
Coin shows (or bourses) occur often in many areas. There dealers may set up tables to display their inventory in an attempt to sell, buy, or trade coins with the public and / or other dealers.
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Coin shows
Here you can shop from several dealers at once. The selection will obviously be better than at most shops, and you may be able to get better prices due to the presence of competition.
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Most ancient coin dealers sell through coin shows, the Internet, or the mail, so you are unlikely to find an ancient coin dealer with a storefront in your area. So how do you find them?
Two excellent places to do this are at coin shows and coin club meetings. Most coin collectors tend to believe one set of grading standards applies to all coins. A silver dollar, George VI nickel, and early Large cent are all graded in the same way.
The coin shows the head of Ancus Marcius, the fourth Etruscan king of Rome and the family's ultimate ancestor on the obverse and the arches of the aqueduct with the letters AQUA MAR within the arches, ...
I recall being given first shot at a collection that another dealer was getting returned from PCGS at a coin show. This was last year. The coins were mostly graded MS-65RD and MS-66RD.
If you don't, you are missing out on a lot of great information about what collectors are doing, what they think and what's happening at coin shows and auctions. Do you subscribe to any other newsletters like the one you are reading now?
ADDITIONAL COMMENT : As one gains experience in the art of grading by looking at and comparing coins in your friendly local dealer's and at coin shows, ...
Speaking of not obviously clear, although identification is usually straightforward, this coin shows another reason why it is good to be careful when identifying coins.
I have personally been able to locate all except for the 1986-D at coin shows within the past year. Going back into the bronze era (1959 - 1982) they become much more difficult to find but not impossible.
"Part of our uneasy feelings come from our extensive participation at major coin shows, where we see fewer collectors and potential customers in attendance...
When you are new to coin collecting, and you begin to visit coin shows or join a coin club, you will start to hear some words that may be very unfamiliar to you.
A wonderfully lustrous white ANACS graded and authenticated AU-50, with much of the coin showing no sign of wear, but with some weak stars and a few opposite reverse edge letters, which may simply be an uneven strike rather than wear.
No matter how many times you read this book, you still won't know one tenth as much as most dealers who have gone to numerous coin shows and auctions, and have spent entire days at a time just looking at coins.
Particularly on older strikes earlier than about 1850, almost each individual coin shows minor differences. Such differences help specialists to determine the origin and strike date of individual specimen.
 See also: Coin, Collector, Mint, Revers, Reverse
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