2014 HIGHLIGHTS

THE MILLION DOLLAR COINS

As you entered the bourse floor there were tables full of brochures on future coin shows as well as a table of coin books and supplies.

Below are a couple of shots from around the hall.  It was very crowded most of the time.

           A view from above.

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Many dealers said success for them was best on Friday, while others thought Saturday was the better day.
Below are some of the offerings you could find.

Morgans and Peace dollars of all kinds.

A nice display of Washington quarters, and any other quarter you might be looking for was at the show.

There were not just coins but you could also pick up a nice watch, ring, or other jewelry as well.
You might know whose display this is.

And if you like paper money there were tons of it 
from which to choose.

Like chocolate?  Like Money?  You could see both in this fascinating display.



And there were many other displays. 

This is a look down the three exhibit aisles.

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You might recognize our Sec/Treas Tom setting up his exhibit.

Tom used seven cases to display his very impressive list of 1964 coins from around the world.

Tom said there were 473 coins in his exhibit.  Holy cow!

And then Dany also had his exhibit of error notes that are shown below.  Some really great errors here - look closely.

And in the display shown below, Karl Mark Pall, in picture, shows off his exhibit titled, "You Ought to Bank in Auto Banks".

Karl had 5 cases in his display and in one, had the music of "My Way" you could hear by pushing a button.  Very clever.

These little cars are actually coin banks from different banks around the state.

Banks used to give these to customers in which to keep their loose change and then turn them in to the bank when full.

You could pick up a nice 1795 dollar for a few thousand.                                           Or maybe you prefer a beautifully toned 1887 Morgan.

Now lets get to the REAL coins.  

This little kiosk housed the 1804 dollar and the 1913 nickel, both worth over 3 million dollars.
Note the police presence in the background.


Below is a look into the display.

And here are those coins.
The gold tone you see is from the light that was shining on them in the kiosk.

Below is some info on those coins.

The show also had some featured speakers talking on various topics.

Why did the US Mint stop making silver dollars in 1803?  And when did they resume minting them?

Here, Gary Adkins, of Gary Adkins Associates in Minnesota, gives an explanation as he talks about the "King of American Coins", the 1804 dollar. 

In this video Gary talks about an interesting story behind this particular 1804 dollar.

And what about the nickel?

There are only 5, 1913 nickels in existence.
Were any of them in a TV show?
Why were only 5 minted?
What happened to them?
Are they all in one place?

Gary explains here.

So there you have it!  
If you missed this show perhaps you will be able to make the next one in the Spring in which our club will co-host.