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Known as America’s Gold Expert^SM, Fuljenz will autograph his books as part of the ANA’s author signings at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 19, 2012, in the ANA Area, booth #537, in Hall D of the Dallas Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin.  He will give away a free copy of Indian Gold Coins of the 20th Century to the first two dozen people who register for it during his autograph session.  Additional copies will be available for purchase by the public at a discount rate of only $10 each, a 33 percent savings.

Honored as the Numismatic Literary Guild’s (NLG) 2010 Best Investment Book, Indian Gold Coins of the 20th Century looks at the history of the popular Indian Head design $2.50 (Quarter Eagle), $5 (Half Eagle) and $10 (Eagle) denomination U.S. gold coins.  It provides useful information and expert advice for collecting some ofAmerica’s most beautiful and popular rare coins.

Fuljenz examines the intriguing historical background and the controversies involved in the introduction of these revolutionary new U.S.gold coin designs spurred by President Theodore Roosevelt in the early 20th century.  A detailed, date-by-date analysis with color illustrations gives readers pertinent descriptions about the history of each date and mintmark as well as important comments about strike, luster, color and eye appeal.

He  includes overall rarity and uncirculated condition rarity rankings tabulated from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation and Professional Coin Grading Service population reports for grades MS-62 to MS-65.  There are also consumer education tips about protecting coins from theft, and the best ways to sell gold coins.

Published by Subterfuge Publishing, Indian Gold Coins of the 20th Century by Mike Fuljenz (ISBN:10-0981948898) has a retail priced of $14.95.  Copies are available by calling toll-free at (800) 877-3273.  It is also available on Amazon Kindle.

Fuljenz has won more national honors for excellence in more categories–an unparalleled 44 awards in 10 categories–than any other recipient of the prestigious NLG awards.

The ANA National Money Show in Dallas will be open to the public Thursday through Saturday, October 18 – 20, 2012.  Admission is $6 for adults, children 12 and under and ANA members will be admitted free.  Additional information is available online at www.NationalMoneyShow.com.

This design was elongated on different coins, as follows:
1/2 Large pre-decimal British pence
1 Large pre-decimal British penny
2 British pence
U.S. quarter
Brass planchet
Copper planchet

The cost is $3 per coin when sold individually.

There are two different sets:
All 3 British coins (1/2, 1 and 2 pence) at $7.50 per set
Brass, U.S. quarter and copper planchets (they look like gold, silver and bronze medals) for $7.50 per set

Orders will be shipped in a padded envelope with delivery confirmation for a flat rate of $2 per order.

All of the coins can be viewed at this Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11526130@N05/sets/72157631194134540

PayPal is acceptable, but please add $0.50 to cover their fees (PayPal email: paz@sbcglobal.net).

Checks, money order and cash (sent on your risk) is very much welcomed at the following address: Oded Paz, P.O.Box 633, Arco, ID 83213-0633.

For the first time, coin buyers will be able to use their smart phones or iPads to find the exact coins they’re seeking prior to and during the Long Beach Expo, May 31 – June 2.  They’ll also be able to pinpoint the exact bourse floor locations of the dealers who have those specific coins in their inventory.

The item listings will be available through Collectors Corner CoinSearch, a free mobile application from Collectors Corner (www.CollectorsCorner.com), a division of CCE.

“Dealers can list coins they’ll have at their Long Beach tables that are in their Collectors Corner inventories. Collectors and other dealers then can use the new Collectors Corner CoinSearch mobile app to easily locate any coins they’re seeking and find the dealers and locations of their tables,” explained Cassi East, CCE President.

“Collectors will be able to know where their special coin is located even before they get on the bourse floor!  Collectors Corner CoinSearch is a perfect blend of Collectors Corner, where dealers attending the Long Beach Expo list thousands of items for sale, and the actual Expo, where collectors go to find them. It takes all the guesswork and tedious searching out of the equation.”

Collectors Universe President David Hall described the May 31 – June 2 Long Beach Expo as “a coming out party” for the new technology.

“Long Beach has always been a great place to sell coins, and now it’s about to be even better. We have harnessed the listing power of CCE’s Collectors Corner with the power of today’s mobile technology to make it really easy for buyers and sellers to get together,” Hall said.

“Imagine walking into a coin show and punching ‘1907 $20 High Relief’ into your smart phone or iPad, and then seeing a list of the table numbers, locations and names of all the dealers carrying $20 High Reliefs at that coin show.”

The ability to post Collectors Corner listings in the Long Beach Expo CoinSearch data base will be available for all CCE member dealers at no additional charge as part of their CCE membership.

“CCE members can call us at (800) 733-6623, and we’ll walk you through the easy download mechanics,” explained East.

The Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo will be held in the Long Beach, California Convention Center at 100 S. Pine Ave.

It will be open for dealer setup beginning two hours earlier than in the past, on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, from noon to 7 pm.  Public hours will be Thursday and Friday, May 31 and June 1, from 10 am to 7 pm, and Saturday, June 2, from 10 am to 5 pm.

Public admission is $8 (good for all three days); $4 for members of any coin or stamp club; $4 for seniors 65 and older and for children ages 8 to 16.  Free admission is available for PCGS and PSA Collectors Club members, PCGS, PSA and PSE Set Registrants, PCGS and PSA Authorized Dealers and for children ages 7 and younger.

A Schedule of Events is available online at www.LongBeachExpo.com.

Actually, we were wondering about collecting in general.

We were talking one day about what people in the office collect, how they got started collecting, what will they do with their collection in the future, etc.

Some of us are accumulators. I fall into this category. A few first-edition novels here, some concert ticket stubs and other souvenirs there. I even have a few elongated cents from museums and amusement parks.

Others inherited partial collections of Morgan and Peace dollars, and that’s where their collecting stops.

And one person became interested in coins as an easy way to make money as a kid.

Then we got “scientific.” Is there a “collecting” gene? Are some people born to collect, while others simply, ahem, accumulate, or go 180 degrees the other way and “declutter,” for lack of a better word?

Michael Shutty Jr., Ph.D., author of One Coin Is Never Enough, in fact says that he is a collector by genetics. His book approaches numismatics differently by putting the collector first. The stories, the human aspects come before the coins.

That’s what we’re interested in.

What kind of coin collector are you? Do you collect anything else? How did you get started? And, in all seriousness, how does collecting make you feel? Does it give you a rush of pleasure, or does too much of anything stress you out?

Let’s talk about this. Comment on or share this post, or email mgibbel@jmillermedia.com.

You can collect by type or specialty, topic or composition. There is no right or wrong way. (I suggest that you collect what you like, in the highest quality you can afford. That way, if you are ever forced to sell your collection, you’ll get a decent return on it. Let’s hope that never happens, though, and that’s just one accumulator’s opinion.)

One expert has given his opinion here. He makes some good points, so check it out.