Exhibits at the 2022 ANA World’s Fair of Money® — Sorted by Exhibit Class —
last updated
August 16, 2022
| Explanation of the column headers: |
| E# |
The Exhibit number.
Each exhibit has its own number, assigned by ANA upon receipt of each application.
The entries are arranged by Exhibit number within each Class. |
| #c |
The number of Cases in this exhibit. |
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Judged Exhibits
Within each class, a
First Place, a
Second Place, and a
Third Place award may be given.
The exhibits entered by Young Numismatists (YNs) are not
marked in any special way, and YN exhibits compete equally
for the above three awards.
In addition, there are seven Classes for which only YNs
are eligible.
Any
First Place,
Second Place, and
Third Place awards
presented for those YN classes are included below.
Finally, a number of awards (Best of Show,
People's Choice and others)
cover exhibits from multiple Classes in their criteria.
For a full listing of all awards,
see the Rules for Exhibiting.
| Class 1 — United States coins |
| All United States coins and patterns
and all coinage or trade tokens used in pre-federal America, except gold. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 37 |
3 |
Making the Grade – The 1900-O Morgan Dollar Grading Set
The purpose of this exhibit is to assemble and present a
collection of 1900-O Morgan Dollars from poor to mint state.
The grading set can be used for numismatic reference as a tool
to determine a coin’s condition – the exhibit visually
introduces the science and concept of numerical coin grading.
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| 38 |
4 |
Wartime Change: Alterations in United States Coin Metal Content During World War II
During World War II, industrial metals were needed for military
use – forcing changes in coin compositions.
Silver nickels and steel cents are examples of temporary changes
in American coinage history.
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| 41 |
5 |
A Registry Set of Two-Cent Pieces 1864-1872 with Major Varieties
The theme of this exhibit is to demonstrate the historical
significance of the two-cent piece.
Numismatically, you can view a highly noted PCGS registry set.
The many highlights include a 1864 small motto MS65 Red in an
original PCGS Retro holder – very rare.
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| 50 |
7 |
On the Road with Kennedy Half Dollars
This exhibit showcases information on the Kennedy Half Dollar,
information on President Kennedy, and the top ten highest
selling muscle cars displayed on colorized coins.
It has minature models along with newspaper advertisements for
the models.
It also has classic half dollars and Kennedy medals.
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| Class 2 — United States fiscal paper |
| All paper money and bonds issued by the United States government,
including military currency;
pre-U.S. colonial, Continental, and Confederate paper money and bonds;
state and private banknotes and bonds;
scrip; college currency; and stock certificates.
Essays, proofs, and souvenir cards of such items may also be shown. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 9 |
4 |
A Selected American Paper Type Set of Our Original 13 Colonies Before July 4, 1776 and Continental Currency
To show a type set of the original 13 colonies and the first
United States paper, plus contemporary items from famous
patriots.
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| 13 |
9 |
U.S. Postal Notes of 1883 to 1894 – The Little-Known Offspring of Fractional Currency
Many collectors of currency are aware of the Postage and Fractional
Currency but are not aware of its successor, the United States
Postal Note.
This exhibit is intended to provide an overview of the development
and operation of the U.S. Postal Note system.
Included are examples of the major types and how to identify each,
as well as examples of tools and supplies used when issuing them.
Included too, are data showing the number issued in each state or
territory, along with number of known surviving notes.
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| 18 |
4 |
Charles Stephen Millington – Businessman, Congressman … Officer of Four Different National Banks
The Hon. Charles Stephen Millington of Herkimer County in Central
New York’s Mohawk Valley region was engaged in the field of
banking during his entire adult life.
During his unique career, which included serving as a United States
Congressman, he managed to hold the position of either Cashier or
President of four different National Banks.
As a result, his signature can be found on four different National
Banks in New York State.
This exhibit, which details the multi-faceted life of Mr. Millington,
features notes from those four banks bearing his signature and,
fortuitously, includes notes from three of the banks bearing Serial
Number 1.
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| 21 |
6 |
Chicago-Proper Series of 1929 – Complete 28-Note Charter & Title Set
To display one note from all 28 issuing Charters and titles
during the small size era in Chicago proper.
With current census figures, only 3 of these sets can be
completed.
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| 42 |
3 |
1896 Educational Series – Silver Certificates
This exhibit demonstrates the beauty of the 1896 Educational
Notes.
What was the purpose, what did they represent?
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| 47 |
1 |
Obsolete Notes Depicting an Elephant
These are the only U.S. notes that depict an elephant.
The exhibit explains the different ways U.S. obsolete notes can
be collected.
The information on obsolete notes is also useful to viewers.
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| Class 3 — Medals, orders, decorations and badges |
| Medallic items not used as a medium of exchange, or not having trade value.
Includes orders and decorations, convention badges, and badges issued by fraternal orders or other organizations.
Excluded are Masonic pennies and tokens included in classes 5-8. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 15 |
3 |
Commemorative Medals: The Unveiling of the Washington Memorial in Philadelphia, 1897
A grouping of medals and medallions to commemorate the unveiling
of the Washington Memorial commissioned by The Society of the
Cincinnati in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1897.
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| 19 |
3 |
A Mark of Identity: The Church War Cross
In 1917 the Episcopal Church War Commission, created to support
Episcopal military chaplains, decided that a personal gift should
be given to men in military service that would remind them of
their faith and identity as Episcopalian.
Episcopal Church service crosses are still in use today.
This exhibit traces the evolution of the cross (amulet) in the
104 years since its initial design and use.
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| 26 |
10 |
Selected Twentieth Century Medals of the United States Assay Commission
The United States Assay Commission was established concurrent
with the establishment of the U.S. Mint and our first national
coinage in 1792.
The Commission was charged with the important task of conducting
an annual assay of a sample of each year’s coinage to
ensure that the weight and fineness of the coins conformed to
legal standards.
This exhibit presents a selection of eleven Twentieth Century
United States Assay Commission medals.
Six of the specimens in this exhibit are “named medals”
with pedigrees attributed to a specific Assay Commission member.
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| 49 |
5 |
Meet Me at the Fair: A History of U.S. World’s Fairs
An explanation and history of World’s Fairs in the United
States, including related numismatic materials.
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| Class 4 — Modern coins and medals |
| Coins and medallic (non-denominated) material issued 1960 and later,
including philatelic numismatic covers. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 22 |
6 |
The Greatest Battle You (Probably) Never Heard of
On July 15, 1410, the allied armies of Lithuania and Poland
crushed the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald (also
known as the Battle of Zalgiris, or the First Battle of
Tannenberg).
It was one of the largest battles of the European Middle Ages and
it completely reshaped the power structure of Eastern Europe.
But apart from professional historians and the descendants of the
participants in the battle, the story of the battle itself is
largely unknown.
This exhibit tells the story of three principal commanders in the
battle, and has examples of every modern coin that has been struck
to commemorate the battle itself.
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| 39 |
3 |
Chicago Coin Club “Official” 100th Anniversary Medals 1919-2019
Traditionally the Chicago Coin Club has issued one or more medals
to celebrate a club milestone.
For the club’s 100th anniversary, it issued medals in copper,
silver, gold, and copper with highlights.
Two iconic symbols of Chicago (the Water Tower and Buckingham
Fountain) were selected to appear on the medal.
These oval medals are unusual because they have a bidirectional
display: Obverse (horizontal), Reverse (vertical).
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| 46 |
2 |
Gundalow! A Funny-Looking Boat with a Funny-Sounding Name
Gundalows are unique to the estuaries of New Hampshire’s
seacoast.
Four communities featured a Gundalow on their anniversary medals,
which are shown with a brief history.
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| Class 5 — Tokens |
| Items, including encased postage,
issued as a medium of exchange for goods and services
or for advertising purposes,
but excluding American colonial items included in class 1.
Includes Masonic pennies and substances used in lieu of metal. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 8 |
2 |
A Selection of Ingle Merchant Tokens, Plus Two Ingle Token Dispensers
To display selected rare and common merchant tokens.
Plus a tall custom case to display two extremely rare merchant
token disepensers.
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| Class 7 — Engraved coins |
| Numismatic items that have been converted to jewelry,
amulets, or decorative objects.
Examples are love tokens, hobo nickels, and “pop-out” coins. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 2 |
2 |
The Heh Amulet
This exhibit shows a selection of Jewish amulets whose inscriptions
include, often in their entirety, the Hebrew letter heh as a
substitute for God’s name.
Most of these inscriptions are engraved on a coin or blank.
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| 30 |
3 |
Identifying Hobo Nickels Carved by Frank Brazzell
Only a small percentage of Frank Brazzell’s Hobo carvings
were actually signed on the reverse.
Other carvers have been known to carve in a similar style.
To the untrained eye, they may appear to be by the same carver,
but once you know what to look for, you can spot the
“neo-brazzells” quickly.
As the value of Brazzell’s original carvings increase, it
is important to correctly identify his works.
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| Class 8 — Elongated coins |
| Souvenirs created using an elongating machine,
whether the underlying piece is a coin, token, medal or blank planchet. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 1 |
1 |
Remembering the Gentleman in the Blue Blazer
This exhibit honors the late Ray Dillard.
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| 16 |
4 |
They Squish, They Stretch, They Smash: They Are the Rollers
To introduce convention visitors to the individuals who are the
creative force behind elongated coins.
They are dreamers who can turn their ideas into reality with
themes such as holidays, tourist destinations, politics, and
various greetings.
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| 29 |
3 |
Multiple Varieties of Elongated Coin Dies
Not all elongated machines are the same; nothing is off the shelf.
The wide variety and style of carriers the elongated dies are
engraved upon show this without question.
Even though the carriers vary, the results are the same.
The end product is an elongated coin.
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| 40 |
3 |
TEC Birthday Coins
This exhibit displays the birthday coins issued by The Elongated
Collectors (TEC).
The birthday coin program started in 1993 as a special recognition
for the club’s young members.
It has continued every year since.
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| Class 9 — Coins issued prior to 1500 A.D. |
| Coins, including gold,
issued by any government before 1500 A.D. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 6 |
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I Was a Teenage Emperor: Decoding Denarii from the Eastern Mints of Elagabalus
This exhibit studies the imagery on silver denarii produced circa
A.D. 218-219 in Syria and Asia Minor under the Syrian sun-priest
Elagabalus, a youth of only fourteen years old when he became
emperor of Rome.
Some coins portray his grandmother, who engineered the coup that
brought him power.
Others show imagery promoting his right to legitimate rule.
Several design types depict traditional Roman gods, while others
bear exotic representations of Elagabalus’ Eastern sun god.
Coins related to the journey of Elagabalus and his retinue from
Syria to Rome are also shown.
Finally, die-linked coins are examined; these provide direct
evidence of mint operations.
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6 |
Athlete and Artist: Nero in Competition – Coins of Roman Egypt Commemorating the Panhellenic Festivals
In late AD 66, Roman Emperor Nero set sail on a voyage to Greece.
Part of his incentive was to compete in the athletic contests and
the musical and dramatic competitions that were part of the sacred
Panhellenic festivals.
The Roman mint at Alexandria, Egypt produced coins for Nero that
memorialize these games and the gods to which each was dedicated.
This exhibit presents a complete set of these coins and uses them
as a jumping off point to examine the history and nature of each
festival, the honored deities, and what is known of Nero’s
extraordinary participation in the events.
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Shining Lights in an Age of Darkness
The five centuries following the Fall of Rome in 476 have often
been described as Europe’s Dark Ages.
It was a time when the light of learning grew dim, and Western
Civilization itself seemed to hold on by just the thinnest of
threads.
The brightest and most enduring of these threads was the coinage:
even in the darkest days, those shiny bits of metal reminded
people of a world that seemed lost, and perhaps inspired them to
work toward recovering it.
This exhibit presents a numismatic gallery of selected coins of
the Dark Ages … which may not have been so dark after all.
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2 |
Dynastic Issues of Antoninus Pius with Marcus Aurelius
In addition to the regular coin issues of the Roman Empire, many
emperors issued small batches of coins with one or more family
members on them.
These are referred to as Dynastic Issues.
Antoninus Pius, having no male offspring, adopted Marcus Aurelius
to succeed him.
This exhibit showcases the imperial issues and many
scarce/rare provincial issues.
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| Class 10 — Regional U.S. numismatics |
| Numismatic material of any type
specific to a particular region of the United States, such as the locale where the exhibit is being presented. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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6 |
Big & Bold – Milwaukee St. Patrick’s Day Parade Award & Commemorative Medals
In 2005, the Milwaukee St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee
authorized two award medals and a commemorative medal that could
be awarded annually in conjunction with the parade.
Twenty of each medal were struck in high relief bronze by the
Medalcraft Mint of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
This exhibit presents mint state examples of the three medals as
well as a unique lead trial strike of the common reverse die used
for the two award medals.
The exhibit also features some of the original artist line
drawings and full color artist proofs used to refine the design
elements and configuration.
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| 36 |
2 |
The Colorado Springs Centennial Medal
The 100th Anniversary of the founding of Colorado Springs was
celebrated by the issuance of a centennial medal.
This exhibit presents the geographic and cultural highlights of
the area featured on the medal of Colorado Springs, home of the
American Numismatic Association.
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| Class 12 — Numismatics of Europe |
| Numismatic material of any type issued, used in, or related to
Europe, including Russia east to the Urals. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 11 |
4 |
Frankenstein, Germany Hyperinflationary Issue of 1923
Yes, there really is a Frankenstein, Germany.
This exhibit has two series of hyperinflationary notes of 1923.
All of these notes have been translated from German to English.
There is some fascinating information on the history of the town
of Frankenstein, Germany.
You will also see a postcard and some pictures of the town square
from the 1920s, and also a map of Frankenstein, Germany.
Enjoy this exhibit as I have enjoyed putting it together.
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| 14 |
6 |
Select Wildman Thalers of the German States
This collection was inspired by an article suggesting collectors
should think outside of the box in order to keep the hobby
interesting.
This worked for me and can work for anyone looking for something
“different” to collect.
Despite the common theme of the collection, there are many
interesting and unusual varieties.
No variety is common although Wildman coins in general are not
scarce.
Unless stated otherwise, there is no duplication of variety in
the display.
Wildman Thalers are a “fun” area to collect and can
lead to a broader collection of German States and other European
coins.
These were minted in denominations as small as Pfennigs and as
large as multiple Thalers, silver coins that can have a diameter
of 50mm or larger.
This display focuses on just the Thalers.
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| 17 |
6 |
Coinage of Napoleonic Europe
This display contains a collection of coins that were issued by
Napoleon or his deputies, including various seige pieces.
The purpose of this display is to show how Napoleon’s
political and military career had a major, long lasting impact
on European coinage.
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| 24 |
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Vive le Franc!
France traces its origin as a nation to the coronation of
Clovis I as King of the Franks in 509.
The new kingdom of Francia (France) began striking coins almost
immediately, but France’s signature coin – the
franc – did not appear until 1360.
The franc began as a gold coin, evolved into a silver coin,
and eventually appeared in aluminum, copper-aluminum,
aluminum-bronze, and nickel … eventually finishing its run
with a return to gold and silver.
This exhibit presents examples of franc-denominated coins from
each French king, emperor, or republican government that issued
such coins.
Together, these coins tell the history of the franc – which
is, in large part, the story of France itself since 1360.
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| 32 |
2 |
The World’s First Circulating Augmented Reality Banknotes
The purpose of this exhibit is to showcase the Augmented Reality
Feature through interaction of the view via a smart device.
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| Class 13 — Numismatics of Africa and the Middle East |
| Numismatic material of any type issued, used in, or related to
the continent of Africa or the Middle East
(from Turkey east through Iran and south to Aden). |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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The Roaring Lion of Megiddo
Few animals have so captured the human imagination as the lion,
and the Jews were no exception to this rule.
Lions have symbolized the tribe of Judah and the Jewish people
since ancient times, but they only appeared on money and medals
under the modern State of Israel.
This exhibit focuses on the only lion design to appear on a
circulating coin, the roaring lion on Megiddo, based on an
ancient seal uncovered in 1904.
It also includes private issues portraying either the seal or
the lion figure.
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| Class 14 — Numismatics of Asia and the Pacific |
| Numismatic material of any type issued, used in, or related to
Asia east of the Urals and Iran,
and in the southeast Asian, Australasian, and Pacific islands.
Excluded is Hawaii under the United States. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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7 |
The Commonwealth of the Philippines: The Final Transition to Independence (November 15, 1935 – July 3, 1946)
This exhibit features the very rare 1935 Silver and Bronze
Commonwealth of the Philippines Inauguration medals, a unique
named Philippines Inauguration Badge worn by the wife of the
incoming Commonwealth Vice President (later president) S. Osmena,
and an assortment of privately struck Commonwealth Inauguration
medals.
This exhibit also features a complete set of US Philippine coins
issued during the commonwealth period including the two
conditionally rare 1936-M Commonwealth of the Philippines Commemorative
Pesos, the single finest known 1936-M 50 Centavos Commonwealth
Commemorative, and mint state examples of all of the pre-World War
II commonwealth coinage and 1944-1945 war time coinage.
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| Class 15 — Gold Coins |
| Gold coins of any provenance or era. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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Israel’s Two-Decade Long Road to Standardized Gold Coinage
From 1960 to 1980, Israel sporadically issued 17 different gold
coins in 7 denominations and 12 sizes.
This exhibit contains one example by type and finish of each Israel
gold coin minted before the denominations and weights were
standardized in 1981, accompanied by an original English-language
brochure.
It concludes with a denomination, purity, weight, and diameter type
set of the standardized coins first issued in 1981 for comparison
and contrast.
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| Class 16 — Numismatic errors and error varieties |
| Any numismatic material mis-struck or misprinted by the producer,
including varieties caused by die or plate deterioration or damage.
Excluded are items mutilated or altered after production. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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4 |
Major Mint Error Types
Show a selection of all mint error types and various varieties.
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| Class 17 — Numismatic literature |
| Printed and manuscript (published or unpublished)
literature dealing with any numismatic subject. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 7 |
9 |
A Selected Numismatic Literature Collection
To display rare and interesting numismatic literature from a
lifetime of collecting, including close to 10 unique or likely
unique items.
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| Class 18 — General, specialized and topical |
| Numismatic material not covered in other classes
or covered by more than one class (but see rule 20.B).
Includes wooden money,
political buttons and insignia, and other exonumia,
as well as media of exchange used in carrying out purchases and business transactions
by primitive people and later by others as they progressed from barter to coins,
or other items generally accepted as primitive or odd and curious currencies.
Also includes exhibits showing material linked by design,
such as elephants or bridges,
or by theme, such as a world’s fair. |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 25 |
5 |
Great Art in the Palm of Your Hand
For nearly 27 centuries sculptors, gem carvers, and other artists
have designed and engraved the dies used to strike or cast coins
and medals.
These numismatic items can be great works of art in and of
themselves, but they can also serve to showcase, in miniature,
great works in other artistic fields.
This exhibit presents a gallery of artistic coins and medals,
each one an example of great art you can hold in the palm of your
hand.
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| 31 |
4 |
Frankenstein Monster Exonumia
This exhibit displays the many types of exonumia items that
feature Frankenstein’s Monster – from elongated
cents to lottery tickets, and many other items.
This exhibit will include a brief history of the author Mary
Shelly.
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3 |
PCGS RegencyTM Holder
PCGS Regency Holder.
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| 43 |
2 |
Where Numismatics and Art Collide
Art with a numismatic relation.
Two renowned artists, Andy Warhol and Peter Max, show artistic
design in a numismatic fashion.
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| Class 19 — Convention theme |
| Numismatic items of any type that,
together with the exhibit text,
illustrate the announced theme for the convention at which the exhibit is shown.
The 2022 ANA World’s Fair of Money® theme is
“The Natural World.” |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 5 |
3 |
Feline Paper Money Type Set
This exhibit shows all the species and some major types
within species of felines, both great and small cats,
portrayed on paper money of countries around the world.
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Non-Judged Exhibits
Although there are a number of reasons which might preclude a given
exhibit from being placed in one of the Judged Classes,
none implies anything negative about the given exhibit.
You might find some of them to be quite special.
The following exhibits are as worthy of your viewing time
as any of the Judged Exhibits.
These exhibits are eligible for the People’s Choice Award.
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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PCGS, The Early Days
Early PCGS holders and promotional and dealer materials from
the first 10 or so years of PCGS.
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