ANA World’s Fair of Money Planning Continues

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The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that it is continuing to plan on holding the 2020 World’s Fair of Money. Admitting that the situation is fluid, the ANA is working both with the State of Pennsylvania, the City of Pittsburgh, and the David L. Lawrence Convention Center regarding the summer convention. To that end, the bourse will be more spread out this year versus previous years while modifications to meeting rooms and even hosting …

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Mail Bag – Will Coin Shows Ever Return?

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Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Art and it is a timely question given the current situation the world faces with the COVID-19 pandemic. It has to do with coin shows and if I think they will ever return. Art writes… Clinton, With all of the coin shows that have been cancelled this year, do you think there will ever be coin shows again? I hope so as I love going to them but I’m …

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Long Beach Expo Cancelled Due to COVID-19

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The Long Beach Expo has announced that it has cancelled its June event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The expo had been slated to take place June 4-7, 2020 at the Long Beach Convention Center in in Long Beach, California. The good news is that the Expo plans to return September 17-19, 2020. The Long Beach Expo, leading coin, currency, stamp and sports collectible show on the West Coast, today …

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PCGS Considers Additional Members Only Shows to Offset COVID-19 Effects

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Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) has announced their plan to hold Members Only events should some of the larger coin shows planned for 2020 be cancelled. The company plans to hold the events on the same dates and locations as the larger shows if they cannot go on. The idea is for PCGS members to be able to meet, complying with local and federal rules for groups, yet provide a level of normality for collectors. …

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Denver Coin Expo in May Cancelled Due to COVID-19

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The May 2020 Denver Coin Expo is the latest coin show to be cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The Expo staff on the show’s site has posted that the May show has been cancelled with plans to continue with the October show. Both shows were slated to take place at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado. Due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding covid19 shut downs and the uncertainty of how things will …

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Central States Numismatic Society Cancels 2020 Convention Due to COVID-19

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The Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) has announced its cancellation of its 2020 convention. The event, scheduled for April 22-25, 2020 is being called off due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. It is the latest Numismatic-centric event to be cancelled. Our focus is the safety and health of our booth holders, exhibitors, collectors and the general public. Therefore, in accordance with recommendations from health officials to cease activities where people gather together in large and …

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Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

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The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo scheduled for this coming week has been cancelled. The expo was scheduled to take place March 19-21 at the Baltimore Convention Center but due to a Maryland State of Emergency limited large crowds, all bourse (exchange) activities have been cancelled. The State of Emergency in Maryland is due to the continued spreading of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo becomes the first …

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Three International Coin Shows Impacted by COVID-19

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With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continuing to spread and now declared a pandemic, Numismatics is not exempt from the range of events being cancelled globally. While coin shows to date have not been impacted here in the United States, three international shows have either been postponed or cancelled in the past few weeks. The Singapore International Coin Fair was slated for this month but has been moved to August 14-16, 2020. The event will still take …

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NGC to Accept Submissions at Whitman Baltimore Spring Expo

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NGC has announced that they will be onsite for the upcoming Whitman Baltimore Spring Expo to accept submissions for grading. The event is being held March 19-21, 2020 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The grading company will be accepting regular submissions at all service levels with a few exceptions, notably for five-ounce silver coins. NGC will be located at booth #1221 and will begin accepting submissions at Noon on March 19th. All …

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2021 National Money Show to be Held in Phoenix, Arizona

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The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that the 2021 National Money Show will be held March 11-13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The show will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center. In addition, the ANA has announced that Kagin’s will be the official auctioneer for the 2021 show, continuing a partnership that has gone on since 2016. More details about the 2021 show will come in time but for those readers who like to …

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