| 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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An Overview of the Liberty Seated Coinage
The Liberty Seated coinage was with us in the United States from 1837-1891,
carrying us from Andrew Jackson to Benjamin Harrison, from a union of 26
states to one with 44, from before the telegraph to after the incandescent
light, motion pictures, and phonograph, and through the sections, the civil
war, reconstruction, and the age of innovation.
They are tied into United States history.
Many collectors find them inaccessible due to cost, but this exhibit will
give an overview that might inspire some to take on this series in a way
that covers its entire span without requiring collecting hundreds of coins.
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The Story Behind the Buffalo Nickel
The Buffalo Nickel was designed to showcase the beauty of the
American West and to beautify American coinage.
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Five Ugly Half Cents
The focus of this exhibit are five low-grade United States Half
Cents in, what copper collectors would call, “scudzy”
condition.
Some are even damaged.
But they all have some redeeming qualities.
These are five of the rarest obverse/reverse die marriages among
all of the US Half Cents issued between 1793 and 1857.
Moreover, all five were once owned by well known, important Half
Cent collectors.
It is their rarity and provenance that make these five half cents
worthy of an exhibit.
Also included, for context, are specimens of the five different
half cent design types.
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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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A Counterfeiter’s Paradise: North Carolina’s Handwritten Money of 1729
This exhibit explores North Carolina’s 1729 emission of fully handwritten
paper currency – a format that proved irresistible to counterfeiters.
It showcases original research comparing authentic signatures of the note
signers, drawn from 18th-century wills and documents, with those found on
a contemporary note that was rejected as counterfeit.
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Spencer Morton Clark – Maligned and Misunderstood – But Ever a Loyal Servant
To show most of the varieties of the third issue five-cent
fractional series with the central vignette of Spencer Morton
Clark, the first superintendent of the BEP.
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Postage Stamp Scrip Notes
Rare with two unique obsolete scrip notes issued during the War
in 1861, with actual postage stamps attached to them so they
could be used as actual money.
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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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Personal Military Challenge Coin Collection
This military challenge coin collection aims to highlight a fifteen-year
career.
Beginning with the active-duty U.S. Navy, one case highlights the ship
USS Truxtun that accounted for four of the six Navy years,
along with associating ships and naval stations.
Case two features U.S. Air Force coins, showcasing the seventh
through fifteenth years – features AWACS coins from the Reserve
Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
A third case provides for extracurricular military-related coins, such
as volunteering with the Civil Air Patrol.
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Zeppelins and the Great War: A Medallic History of German Military Airships in World War I
The medals shown here offer insight into the pivotal role of zeppelins in this
so-called Great War.
Most are from Germany.
Also included are a few examples of trench art from England made from fragments
of zeppelin wreckage.
Together, they tell the grim yet fascinating story of zeppelin warfare and its
profound influence on the modern concept of total war.
In doing so, there is no attempt to catalog every type and variety of medal.
Only those used to illustrate this story are discussed, from the prelude to
hostilities to the complex and devastating dynamics of the zeppelin war in
the air.
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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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Collecting Commemorative Israel Coins by Series
Since 1958, Israel has issued commemoratives annually, in a wide variety of
metals, denominations, and subject matter.
Collecting or studying these coins (and associated notes and medals) can be
overwhelming.
This exhibit breaks down all commemorative coins, mint sets, notes, and bullion
issues into a score of series, according to the forthcoming revised catalog by
the American Israel Numismatic Association, to show the breadth of issues, and
to encourage collecting by specializing in a particular series or creating a
type set across series.
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Selection of FAO Coins that Depict Fishes
A topical exhibit celebrating the fascinating design of fishes
by showcasing Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
commemorative coins that depict various kinds of fishes.
Including both circulation coins and special, non-circulating
coins from various parts of the world.
Compositions of silver, copper-nickel, steel, aluminum, and
bronze coins are included, spanning years from 1971 to 2001.
The exhibit also features coins from the FAO’s World
Fisheries Conference of 1983-1984.
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Flower Fairy Coins
Being unable to go to school due to epilepsy, Cicely Mary Barker spent most
of her time drawing and spending time in nature.
She went on to write and illustrate her first book of short poems in 1923.
Today, the Flower Fairy story has a worldwide audience that has captured
the imagination of young and old alike.
Almost a century later a beautiful series of commemorative and legal tender
coins was released celebrating the Flower Fairy story.
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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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Remembering the Gentleman in the Blue Blazer
This exhibit honors one of the nicest gentlemen I have ever met at an
A.N.A.’s World Fair of Money convention.
You will learn a little about his life and many numismatic achievements and
awards.
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Our National Pastime: Baseball on Elongated Coins
This exhibit will feature a selection of baseball-themed elongated
coins that pay tribute to our national pastime.
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Travel Is My Therapy
Elongated Coins are one of my favorite souvenirs when
traveling.
Trips are sometimes even planned around where the machines
can be found.
Elongateds are the perfect travel souvenir … they
don’t take a lot of space, are inexpensive, and can
last a lifetime.
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TV Shows Memories: An Elongated Coin Series by Don Adams
This exhibit will take visitors on a walk down memory lane by displaying
coins depicting a selection of iconic television programs and their stars.
The set is a tribute to the earlier, simpler days of television, offering
a glimpse into the shows that have come to be considered the “Golden
Age” of television.
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Elongated Coins of the Oklahoma City Zoo
Elongated Coins are a popular collectible that many enjoy picking up
while traveling.
The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Center has had many penny press
machines over the years.
This exhibit presents many of those designs, as well as the rich
history of the Oklahoma City Zoo.
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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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Tragic Dynasty: The Heraclians of Byzantium
In AD 610 the Byzantine Empire was ruled by a brutal tyrant and on the brink of
collapse in the face of an invasion.
Heraclius, son of the Exarch (Governor) of Africa, removed the tyrant, destroyed
the invaders, restored the Empire to greatness, and founded the first great
Byzantine Dynasty.
When the Dynasty fell in 711, the Empire’s ruler – Heraclius’
great-great-grandson – was a brutal tyrant and the Empire had lost most
of its territory and population to a new invader.
The history of the Heraclian Dynasty is a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.
This Exhibit tells that story.
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A Young Wife’s Tale: The Rise and Tragic Fall of the Roman Empress Plautilla
This exhibit showcases a curated selection of bronze and silver coins relating
to Plautilla, wife of Emperor Caracalla.
Struck in Rome and its eastern provinces, they offer a rare glimpse into the
brief and enigmatic life of a woman once at the center of Roman power but now
mostly forgotten.
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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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Un Bon de Solidarité ne se refuse pas! - ‘You can’t say no to a Solidarity Bond’
The history, use, issues, and common misconceptions surrounding this French State
program that collectors cannot refuse.
During World War II, the French State (Vichy France) was established under the
strict “supervision” of its German occupiers.
With that came the Nazi mandate to privatize public assistance programs, typically
under the banner of the local National Socialist Party.
This exhibit explains the implementation of the French State’s Bon de
Solidarité program, its often-misunderstood use, issues, and financial
connection to the French National Lottery during the occupation.
Although this area of numismatics is very poorly researched and commonly
misunderstood, these pieces of ephemera are visually stunning and very popular with
wartime numismatists.
This exhibit contains each denomination issued, discusses the major varieties and
dozens of minor variations that are available to collectors.
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Mozart: The Prodigy, The Genius, The Legend
Mozart is one of the most famous, beloved, and prolific composers
in history.
During his short life of thirty-five years, Mozart wrote music of
every style in the genre of Western Classical Music.
From Sonatas to Symphonies, Chamber Music to Concertos, and Choral
Music to Operas, Mozart’s melodic beauty, elegance of style,
and intricate technical phrasing are showcased in his musical
compositions.
This exhibit, featuring a selection of coins, medals, and paper
money, is intended to familiarize the viewer about the life of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as he is remembered and honored through
numismatics.
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A Selection of Banknotes Signed by Olympians
To share autographed banknotes of Romania, USA, and Belarus.
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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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Israel’s Coin Designs: Ancient Masterpieces and Modern Inflation
The State of Israel was founded in 1948 as the Third Jewish Commonwealth,
successor to the tribes, judges, and monarchies of ancient Israel.
The modern state reflected this in her circulating coinage, which only uses
designs based on ancient artifacts or motifs.
Due to inflation, Israel’s coinage has evolved through 32 different
denominations of 20 unique values, utilizing 17 distinct designs.
This exhibit describes the designs used on coins at nine distinct points in
time, as well as the changes to denominations and metal content wrought by
inflationary pressures.
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Inflationary Currency of Israel, 1980-1985
This exhibit shows how the economic problems faced by Israel in
the early 1980s necessitated annual changes in the country’s
coinage and paper money.
After implementing a transition from the lira to the sheqel in
1980, Israel had to add higher denominations of coins and banknotes
each year from 1981 to 1984, and eventually discontinued the lower
denominations from the original series.
The story of Israel’s currency in the early 1980s
demonstrates the effects the economic situation of a country has
on the coins and banknotes the country produces.
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| Class 17 — Numismatic literature |
| Printed and manuscript (published or unpublished)
literature dealing with any numismatic subject. |
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Who Is Charles Steigerwalt?
The exhibit discusses Mr. Steigerwalt’s life from his childhood to his
tragic death.
You will learn he was not only an auctioneer but also a coin dealer, publisher,
and collector of many articles.
He would become one of the foremost numismatists of his time.
Even today, Mr. Steigerwalt is still referred to in coin auction catalogs and
other numismatic publications.
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The 1804 Large Cent
The 1804 Large Cent has fascinated numismatists for over 200 years.
From the advent of American coin collecting and continuing into the
present day, it has been viewed as one of the key dates to the series,
and one of the rarest cents issued in the 233-year history of the
denomination.
With that background, it has also become one of the most studied
issues.
Here, I will take a look at some of the research into this exciting
coin using materials from Walter Breen and R.W. Julian, as well as a
pair of coins: one 1804 original and one “restrike.”
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Fractional Currency Literature
To showcase some of the different reference books, dealer fixed
price lists, articles, and auction catalogs related mainly to
fractional currency.
It will include books with heavy fractional currency information
that is not the main purpose of the book.
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Auction Catalogues Featuring the 1804 Dollar
Display all auction catalogues from 1867 to 2021 that feature an
original 1804 silver dollar.
Each catalogue will be described with additional information on:
the dealer, rarity of the catalogue, and other pertinent
information on the 1804 dollar (specimen, sale price, etc.).
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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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A March of Dimes to a Song of Sixpence
This is an exhibit of dime-sized 19th and 20th century silver coins from around
the world.
Similarities in weight and composition are noted and discussed, along with the
causes for these similarities.
The exhibit highlights the effects of colonization, monetary unions, and trade on
these minor silver coins.
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24 Centuries of the Denarius
The coin known as the Denarius served as the foundation of Roman economic power
for over 450 years.
Although Rome abandoned the coin more than 17 centuries ago, the Denarius lives
on in our cultural memory.
Over the centuries many nations have minted coins that were based on the Denarius
but which were known to their users in their own languages as a Dinars or some
comparable term that came directly from “Denarius.”
This Exhibit presents a gallery of 24 “Denarius” coins, one for each
century in which these coins have been minted.
The coins were minted by different nations at different times under different
circumstances, but they are linked by their common descent from one small silver
coin that long ago helped build the greatest empire the world had ever seen.
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Lost and Found! A Selection of Shipwreck Numismatics
Featuring coins and currency recovered from lost ships, this exhibit examines
how shipwreck treasures are discovered, conserved, and authenticated.
Through certified examples, it tells the stories of the voyages, the recoveries,
and the enduring legacy of shipwreck numismatics.
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Pop! Goes the Music
Many people think that “Pop Music” began in the 1950s
and 1960s.
There definitely was a new style of music created during those years.
This new style of Pop Music led to many more styles that developed
and are still developing in today’s music world.
However, during some earlier periods of time, certain styles of music
and music artists were equally well known and revered, as the
“pop artists” of the mid twentieth century.
As you view this exhibit, enjoy some of the musical artists who you
may associate with pop culture, and some artists of earlier times,
who were considered to be “pop artists” in their time.
A selection of musicians are featured in this exhibit, some who are
famous now and some who were famous many years ago.
Each of these artists is featured on a numismatic item: coin, medal,
or banknote.
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The Leper’s Lot (Money from Ten Countries)
This exhibit displays leprosy money.
It was designed to enforce the segregation of people with leprosy.
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| Class 20 — U.S. commemorative coinage |
| Material of any type or period related
to United States commemorative coinage and to the events being commemorated. |
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Vermont’s Catamount
This exhibit describes the unusual design of the Vermont Sesquicentennial
half dollar, shows other medals using a similar design, and discusses the
history of the Catamount Tavern and its namesake catamount.
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World War I Centennial Medals from 2018
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of “the war
to end all wars,” all five U.S. Military branches from that
era are represented with a unique design that highlights each of
the branches’ involvement in the war.
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George Washington Carver on U.S. Coins and Medals
This exhibit displays U.S. coins, medals, and tokens depicting
George Washington Carver, the celebrated agricultural scientist
and Tuskegee Institute researcher.
Dr. Carver was featured on the 2024 American Innovation dollar
for Missouri, and had previously been honored along with Booker
T. Washington on a series of half-dollar commemoratives in the
1950s.
This exhibit showcases these coins along with various unofficial
tokens and medals.
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The Chickasaw National Recreation Area Commemorative Quartera
As a part of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, the United States
Mint issued a commemorative coin honoring the Chickasaw Indian tribe and
National Recreation Area as part of the national park system.
The reverse image depicts the Lincoln Bridge constructed in 1909 and
dedicated to the centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth
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| Class 21 — Single-Case |
| Any numismatic subject that can be entered in the multi-case exhibits
in Class 1 through Class 20, but is limited to the use of only one
case. |
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A Zionist So-Called Dollar
This exhibit centers around a discovery piece, a World War One Armistice medal
(So-Called Dollar HK-896) with an American flag crossed with a Zionist (now
called Israel) flag.
It gives the historic context of the role of Zionism in the Allied war effort,
including other artifacts and commemoratives of Britain’s Jewish Legion.
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Oklahoma Souvenir Medallions
To celebrate five local Oklahoma attractions that are unique and
fun to visit, including the world-class Sam Noble Museum of Natural
History at the University of Oklahoma, in Norman.
Also included is a medallion from the one-of-a-kind Museum of
Osteology in south Oklahoma City that features over 800 skeletons
from all over the world.
And along with the OKC Zoo and the Jenks Oklahoma Aquarium near
Tulsa, is the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum close by
in north Oklahoma City.
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First Wife: A Complete Set of Denarii Struck for Empress Julia Cornelia Paula
The silver coins in this collection, known as denarii, were minted in the name
of Julia Paula during her short marriage.
There are six coins total: one to show her obverse portrait and one for each of
the five official reverse designs.
The title “First Wife” alludes to Julia Paula’s place as
Elagabalus’ first consort and evokes the modern notion of a “first
lady” – a figure meant to project dignity, tradition, and public
virtue.
Her coins reflect this role, though her time in it was fleeting.
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Paderewski - Polish Pianist, Politician, Patriot, Philanthropist
A story in one case, this exhibit is a synopsis of the many-faceted
life of Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
The story is complemented with numismatic tributes to Paderewski.
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| Class 22 — Emeritus |
| Exhibits by individuals not otherwise eligible
to exhibit competitively (see rule 1.A.1),
or exhibits that have won best-of-show or twice won in class competition
at the World’s Fair of Money® (see rule 19.A).
Any other exhibit may also be entered at the exhibitor’s option.
The winner of this class does not advance to best-of-show judging.
An exhibit that has won in this class is no longer eligible for entry.
No awards will be made unless at least two exhibits are entered. |
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Jacques Wiener’s “Most Remarkable Edifices of Europe” – The Complete Varieties
The purpose is to showcase the known varieties of these architectural
medals within the context of the buildings they commemorate.
Examples of all but two varieties are provided; for these two
varieties, images are substituted.
The exhibit is organized by edifice, showcasing the building, its
history, an image of the edifice from the mid-19th century when the
medals were produced, and the associated 60mm medals created by
Wiener.
In most cases, obverses and reverses are displayed along with
information based on the exhibitor’s research.
This exhibit is the precursor to the book published by the ANS in
2019.
An earlier version of this exhibit won Best of Show at the 2016 NMS.
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A Mark of Identy: The Church War Crosss
As soldiers were leaving for the uncertainty of war, soldiers,
families, and religious communities sought to create a way to
mark the soldier’s religious identity, whether to call
the “right” chaplain or for other reasons.
The medals in this exhibit, worn on the soldier’s ID/dog
tag chain. were one mark of that faith identity.
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From Kansas Gold Fields … to U.S. Mint and Branches
For three years in the nineteenth century, the annual reports of the
Director of the Mint show an increasing amount of Kansas gold deposited
at the Mint and Branches.
In these three years, the value of the total deposits of Kansas gold
(about $2.7 million) was exceded by only the value of California gold.
Where are these Kansas Gold Fields?
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