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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 by

Exhibition of Greek Medals

The folks at the Princeton Numismatic Library Collection have been busy. Many institutions are taking their coins off display, or worse yet, deaccessioning them, but Princeton continues to make new numismatic acquisitions. Here’s their latest press release. To showcase its recent acquisition of a collection of more than 120 medals of modern Greece, the Princeton ...

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Friday, April 20th, 2012 by

Lecture: Coinage of the American Revolution

Press release: On Sunday, May 6, the Friends of Princeton University Library will sponsor a public lecture by the noted scholar of early American coinage, Louis Jordan, entitled “Transformations in Numismatic Iconography during the American Revolution.” The talk will take place at 4 p.m. in 101 McCormick Hall on the Princeton campus. The lecture will ...

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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 by

Amazing Rarities Will Be Featured in Denver

[Press Release] The American Numismatic Association’s signature Museum Showcase, featuring rare and historically significant numismatic treasures, will be on display at the 2012 Spring National Money ShowSM, May 10-12 in Denver. The showcase includes rarities from the ANA’s Edward C. Rochette Money Museum and exclusive private collections. Located on the bourse floor at the Colorado Convention ...

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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 by

“Capping Liberty” Exhibition

[PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY] The rich resources of Princeton University Library’s Department of Rare Books and Special Collections serve as the basis of an exhibition entitled “Capping Liberty,” which illustrates the search for imagery and the selection and adoption of symbols for a national coinage. Details: March 3, 2012, through July 8, 2012 Leonard L. Milberg Gallery ...

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Monday, February 13th, 2012 by

New Numismatic Exhibit Coming

At a time of museum closures and what appears to be–to an outsider, anyway–a lack of interest in numismatics, Yale University in planning to install a numismatic exhibit in their newly renovated University Art Gallery. The Yale University Art Gallery is in the final phase of a renovation and expansion that will transform the visitor ...

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Friday, November 18th, 2011 by

SoCal Coin & Currency Show

Straight from the organizer’s press release: Attendance is expected to be up at the SoCal Coin & Currency Show, held December 8-10 at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764.  The continued surge in gold and silver prices is driving new faces onto the bourse floor.   Whether convention goers come to sell, invest or ...

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Friday, June 17th, 2011 by

Stolen!

  Directly from the ANA’s press release: Six coins from the American Numismatic Association’s collection with a combined value of approximately $18,844 were stolen June 11 or 12 from the St. Louis Museum of Transportation. The coins were part of “Money of the U.S. Civil War,” a four-panel ANA traveling exhibit that was scheduled for ...

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Friday, May 20th, 2011 by

Coin Collectors Retreat Announced

The 12th annual Coin Collectors Retreat will be held Oct. 22 at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. Hosted by the Vallejo Numismatic Society, this all-day event will open for registration at 9 a.m.. There will be two presenters in the morning and two or three in the afternoon. Admission is FREE, and the museum ...

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Friday, May 20th, 2011 by

Mark Your Calendar

The 2011 Nor-Cal X Coin Show is scheduled for the weekend of July 30 and 31, 2011. It will be held at a new venue, the Veteran’s Memorial Building, 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane, in east Vallejo, Calif. From the I-80, exit either Redwood Street or Tennessee Street. The show is hosted by the Vallejo Numismatic ...

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 by

Pssst. Wanna Sell Some Coins?

Become a Dealer for a Day at the World’s Fair of Money Ever wondered what it’s like to be a dealer at a major coin show? Have a collection you’re looking to sell? The Daily Tables section debuting at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Chicago, Aug. 16-20, is an affordable way for collectors and Internet ...

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