Exhibits at the 2026 ANA World’s Fair of Money® — Sorted by Exhibit Class —
last updated
August 02, 2026
| 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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| 36 |
4 |
A Monumental Change in American Silver Coinage
To exhibit selected specimens of US Pattern Coins from the 1964
to 1965 transition change in American silver coinage to finally
using nickel-clad planchets.
Many rare experimental pieces are shown from the 3 finalists in
producing planchets: International Nickel, E. I. Du Pont, and
the US Mint.
Also the official government-issued final experiments report
book and a contemporary coin operated vending machine coin
acceptor/rejector.
Plus metal bars and other related specimens.
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| 38 |
7 |
Letters From 1909 Sent by Mint Headquarters to Miscellaneous Recipients
In 1909 The Director of the United States mint issued
responses by letter to miscellaneous recipients from the
office at the Bureau of the Mint Headquarters in
Washington DC, all of which are preserved in the National
Archives.
This presentation walks the viewer through the numismatic
history of the United States in the early 20th century
through a selection of informative, prescient, and
sometimes amusing letters extracted from the over
one-thousand responses issued in the year 1909.
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| 47 |
1 |
US Presidents on US Coins
Present US Presidents who appear on US coins.
It includes the first time a President was displayed on the
penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar coins.
It also includes the entire Presidential Dollar Series.
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| 59 |
10 |
An Overview of the Liberty Seated Coinage
The Liberty Seated design was used on almost all US silver coins
during 1837-1891.
It saw us from the time when the US was backward compared to
Europe, to being an economic colossus.
It saw us through the Mexican American and Civil wars.
It saw us through the age of invention.
In short it was in everyone’s pockets through a truly
transformative time in our history.
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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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#c |
Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 7 |
2 |
A 1918 $2 *STAR* Battleship Note – From the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The viewer will learn some history about the purpose of the
Battleship note.
And why the note is rare.
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| 12 |
3 |
Inspiring a Revolution through Money: a Selection of Continental Currency
This exhibit explores how Continental Currency helped
finance the American Revolution while also communicating
ideas that inspired and unified the colonies.
Through symbolic imagery and Latin mottos, these notes
conveyed messages of perseverance, justice, unity, and
resistance at a pivotal moment in American history.
This is presented in recognition of the United States
Semiquincentennial celebration.
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| 30 |
5 |
Bay State Mining Company – A 30-Year Census
The results of a personal challenge to identify the rarity of Bay State
Mining Company scrip remaining from their Civil War era distribution
are presented in this exhibit.
Data on Bay State Mining Company reflects items found at shows, in
collections, while doing publication research, or simply searching the
nternet.
The summary census spreadsheet is presented with trends and various
information discovered during this detailed scrip study of an Eagle
River, Michigan copper mining company.
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| 65 |
3 |
Fayette County, Pennsylvania National Bank Currency
To educate the public on national currency from Fayette County,
Pennsylvania.
To give a background on County history, through the lens of the
currency that circulated in 1935 and before.
To depict old checks, bank bags, etc. that bear the names of the
bank institutions they came from.
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| 67 |
7 |
The Shawmut Bank and the Boston Bank Consolidations of 1898
The Shawmut Bank consolidation of ten national banks in Boston
was the largest and most significant event of the time and a
precursor of the merger mania that followed in the new century.
The exhibit focuses on the Shawmut National Bank and the
successor National Shawmut Bank.
Included in the exhibit are the highest gem graded $5 Brown
backs from both Shawmut National Bank charters.
Also, in addition to the notes, a history of the bank and its
presidents, and bank ephemera including the bank’s iconic
Shawmut Indian that was a symbol of the bank for over 100 years,
first appearing on a Shawmut Bank $1 obsolete bank note from
1850.
The historic bank interior was featured and filmed in the
classic 1968 crime thriller The Thomas Crowne Affair
starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, all adding to a bank
with a rich and storied history.
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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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| 4 |
4 |
Of The Greatest Of Emperors, Here Is All That Remains
Satirical Medals of Napoleon III, 1870-1871.
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| 13 |
2 |
U-Boats in America: Karl Goetz’s K-185 Medal
This exhibit explores Germany’s dramatic 1916 U-boat
visit to Newport, Rhode Island, and the attacks on Allied
shipping that followed.
Centered on a satirical medal by German artist Karl Goetz,
it examines the visit itself, the American and German
reactions, shifting public opinion, and the growing strain
placed on US neutrality during World War I.
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| 29 |
4 |
Several Congressional Medals Awarded to Military Heroes of the American Revolution
The exhibit displays and describes several Congressional Medals
awarded to American revolutionary war heroes.
These bronze medals are known as Comitia Americana (American
Congress) Medals.
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| 56 |
7 |
Medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University
This exhibit demonstrates the New York University’s recognition
of great Americans in Medallic Art.
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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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| 6 |
6 |
Isle of Man Cat Bullion Coins
The Pobjoy Mint issued cat bullion coins for the Isle of Man
from 1988 to 2016, and each year sported a different design
and breed of house cat.
This exhibit shows the width and breadth of the series, using
four different type sets: one of each obverse portrait of
Queen Elizabeth II, and one of each finish, one of each
denomination, and one of each year/design/breed.
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| 26 |
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From Design to Celebration: Congressional Gold Medals (CGMs)
Congressional Gold Medals (CGMs) have been issued for over 250
years.
Yet, CGMs are not well understood by the public and many in the
numismatic community.
Focusing on two CGMs, involving Harlem Hellfighters of World War I
and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of World War II,
this presentation provides the historical background, the design
process, and celebration involving the descendants of these heroes.
Ultimately, this exhibit provides support that CGMs are among the
most important vehicles to share phenomenal achievements by
individuals, groups, or unforgettable historic events.
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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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| 28 |
5 |
“This Do in Remembrance of Me” Communion Tokens: Tickets to the Lord’s Supper
This exhibit explores the little-known practice of issuing (mostly)
metal tokens as tickets to the Protestant sacrament of communion.
It will provide historical data on the use, manufacture, and style
of this now mostly bygone custom.
It will include dozens of actual tokens, as well as token moulds,
photographic reprints, and extensive informational descriptions and
narrative.
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The 1705 “Beard” Tax Tokens of Peter I, The Great
After visiting London in 1698, Peter the Great of Russia, was
impressed by the clean shaven men there.
Upon his return, he tried to force the men of Russia to shave
their beards.
When the majority of the men refused, Peter then enacted a tax
on men with facial hair.
The tax varied depending on the status of each person.
Several attempts were made to enforce this tax between 1698 and
1724, but only the tax of 1705 and it’s tokens was fairly
successful.
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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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| 70 |
3 |
The Shaday Amulet
This exhibit shows a selection of Jewish amulets whose
inscriptions include, often in their entirety, the Hebrew
name of Shaday for God.
Most of these inscriptions are engraved, on a coin or blank.
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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. |
| E# |
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 19 |
1 |
Elongated Coins of Crawford County, Ohio
Showcase the elongated coins and corresponding tourist attractions
in Crawford County, Ohio.
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| 23 |
5 |
Exploring the Pittsburgh Zoo Through Elongated Penny Machines
Pittsburg is one of six major zoo and aquarium hybrids in the
United States.
This exhibit shares this fact with Pittsburgh’s residents
and visitors.
I was there for the last coin show in Pittsburgh, and my
collection had a few sets of the current elongated coins and one
retired coin.
After some more pieces were gathered, this exhibit was formed.
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| 35 |
5 |
In Honor of America 250, a Collection of Flags on Elongated Coins
This exhibit honors America 250 or the 2026 Semiquincentennial,
which commemorates and celebrates the 250th anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The journey to nationhood began with the 13 original colonies
but the union grew to include 50 states, the District of
Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico.
It is a collection of 52 elongated coins, each showing an image
of one of the 50 states, the DC Federal District, and the
territory of Puerto Rico; in addition, there are three error coins.
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| 45 |
3 |
Celebrating America Through Elongateds
Elongated coins created in celebration of America’s Bicentennial
and Semiquincentennial.
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| 48 |
1 |
Yesterday’s Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Elongated Coins
Present all elongated coins attributed to Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, in the catalog Yesterday’s Elongateds.
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| 68 |
1 |
Remembering the Gentleman in the Blue Blazer
This exhibit remembers the gentleman Ray Dillard.
It explains a brief history of Mr. Dillard’s life
and his accomplishments in the numismatic community.
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| 71 |
6 |
Feline Elongated Type Set
Elongated coins sport myriads of different designs.
Zoos and wildlife parks frequently sell elongateds with
wildlife themes as inexpensive souvenirs.
This exhibit shows more than two dozen such elongateds
portraying felines.
It shows one of each identifiable species, subspecies, and
genetic variation, explaining the feline portrayed as well
as exploring the history of the issuer as it relates to
felines, and describing the coin itself.
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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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| 2 |
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Trajan’s Coins
Show the different denominations of the roman coins of the emperor
Trajan.
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| 15 |
3 |
Mary, the divine protector of Constantinople as seen on six Byzantine coins.
This exhibit shows how Byzantine coinage promoted the
divine importance of Mary as a protector and
intercessor.
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| 17 |
2 |
Thirteen Denominations of Bronze Coins from Ancient Egypt
Ptolemy II (reigned 282-246 BC) reformed the bronze weight
system and began the process of moving the Egyptian economy
to a bronze monetary system by minting a large range of
bronze coin denominations.
His successor, Ptolemy III, continued the process, minting
additional denominations.
With only bronze coins now being struck within Egypt, 13
different denominations of bronze coins were struck during
the reigns of these kings.
I know of no other coinage system, ancient or modern, which
utilized such a large number of bronze denominations.
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| 43 |
5 |
A Selection of Ancient Minting Errors, Oddities, and Curiosities
The viewer will learn about the various types of errors that
occurred during the ancient minting process.
There are examples of brockages (both obverse and reverse),
dramatic double strikes, flip over strikes, blank obverse or
reverse, etc.
While all of these may have happened accidentally, there are
a few pieces that defy logic and may have been aided by the
mint workers.
This is an ongoing project first started in 1983, with close
to a dozen coins having been added since 2024.
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| 54 |
5 |
Last Years of Caracalla: Numismatic Propaganda and the Path to the East
This exhibit explores the final years of Roman Emperor Caracalla
through the lens of imperial coinage.
Using imperial and provincial coins as primary historical evidence,
it examines how Caracalla employed evolving portraiture and divine
imagery to project strength and legitimize his rule during his
campaigns in the East.
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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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2 |
Thomas Macdonough – Hero of the War of 1812
Illustrates the commemoration of the heroics of Thomas Macdonough,
whose victory at the Battle of Lake Champlain (Plattsburgh) on
September 11, 1814 brought an end to the War of 1812, through
medals and obsolete currency from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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| 50 |
2 |
Celebrating Freedom and Independence – The Centennial Celebration
In 1876, the United States hosted the country’s first World’s
Fair to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the
nation.
Held in Philadelphia, the anniversary event was known as “The
Philadelphia Centennial Celebration.”
This exhibit explores the national event and focuses on the large (57 mm)
1876 US Mint Centennial Commemorative Medal.
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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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| 8 |
5 |
National Personifications in Numismatics
For over 2,000 years, nations have created allegorical
persons to represent them.
A “national personification” typically shows
how a nation sees itself and how it wants other nations
to see it; it can also serve as a unifying symbol for its
people, particularly during times of national crisis.
Many national personifications have been immortalized on
coins, paper money, tokens, and medals.
This exhibit presents a numismatic gallery of four national
personifications, describing the origins of those
personifications and how they have evolved over time.
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| 21 |
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Coinage of The Irish Free State
A new Symbol for a Newly Free Nation.
Showcasing the Barnyard design on the new coinage.
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| 57 |
7 |
The Kings and Queens of England through Maundy Money
This exhibit demonstrates the uniquely British ceremony of Maundy
which is held each year on Holy Thursday, thus Maundy Thursday.
Charles II began the tradition in 1660.
Follow the kings and queens from then until today with King Charles.
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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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| 1 |
10 |
Belgian Congo – Congo – Zaire 1887-1999
This is one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of Belgian
Congo coinage, and some interesting or important medals, that I know to
exist.
Many of the coins and medals here are the finest graded and some are
extremely rare to possibly unique.
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| 32 |
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Southern Africa Currency – 1999
The exhibit displays currency from the eight southern-most African
countries.
The exhibitor spent 1999 working in those countries and these were
the notes in circulation that year.
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| 63 |
9 |
Imperial Achaemenid Coinage: The Dawn of Bi-Metallic Numismatics
The Achaemenid Empire (circa 550–330 BCE) stands as a pivotal
civilization in the history of ancient coinage.
After acquiring monetary expertise upon conquering Lydia, the
Achaemenids established the world’s first systematic
bi-metallic currency and pioneered what would become the most
prolific mass-production coinage operation in the ancient world
through their parallel minting of silver sigloi and gold Darics.
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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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| 18 |
3 |
The New Zealand coinage of King George V
Focus on establishing New Zealand’s own coinage: all of the
circulating coins of New Zealand from 1933-1936.
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| 24 |
5 |
Minting Her Presence: Women and the Symbolism of Indian Coinage
This exhibit shows Women and their accomplishments honored on
modern Indian Coins.
There have been significant women who stood for rights, power,
and exercise of authority.
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| 72 |
6 |
Expo ’70 Fair in Osaka, Japan: Progress and Harmony for Mankind
This exhibit describes the historical significance of
Asia’s first world’s fair, Expo ’70 in
Osaka, Japan, and shows and describes a variety of
artifacts from the fair or commemorating the fair.
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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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| 25 |
4 |
The Ducat of Venice
In the Middle Ages, Venice created a gold coin, the ducat, to
facilitate trade throughout its maritime empire.
So successful was this coin that it was struck, with essentially
the same design, for over five centuries.
This exhibit traces the history of that coin and of the Republic
of Venice.
It presents one coin from each of the six centuries in which it
was minted, to illustrate the rising and falling fortunes of the
ducat and its parent city.
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| 51 |
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Liberty Centennial Gold
In 2016 the United States Mint celebrated the 100th anniversary
of three famous silver coins with the release of three gold coins.
The Liberty Centennial Gold Coin Program used the artistry,
designs, and approximate dimensions of the United States silver
coins that were first issued in 1916: the Winged Liberty or
“Mercury” dime, the Standing Liberty quarter, and the
Walking Liberty half dollar.
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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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| 66 |
5 |
The Anatomy of US Error Notes: A BEP Production-Stage Collection
This exhibit explains how US paper money errors originate by following the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s production sequence from raw
substrate through final cutting.
Each production stage introduces specific mechanical and procedural risks
that can generate distinct, diagnosable error types.
By arranging error notes according to the stage in which each flaw occurred,
the exhibit shows why particular failures happen, how to identify them
correctly, and what they reveal about BEP processes.
Through representative examples across all six major production stages, the
exhibit aims to educate viewers about both the technical foundations and the
numismatic significance of US error notes.
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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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| 11 |
10 |
A Library of the Works of David R. Sear
For over 60 years, collectors of ancient coins have looked to
British Numismatist David R. Sear for education and guidance
in building their collections.
Sear’s books on Roman, Greek, and Byzantine coins have
made what was once a “hobby of kings” accessible
to commoners.
A key feature in his work is the way in which enriches the
basic numismatic information he provides by placing each coin
in its historical and cultural context.
This exhibit is intended as a tribute to Sear and his work,
and displays a copy of each numismatic book he has written or
co-aujthoried.
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| 34 |
6 |
A Selected Numismatic Literature Collection
The United States Government first produced paper money for just a
brief time near the end of the Revolutionary War.
After we won, large unsatisfied debts remained owed and government
paper money was not trusted.
The huge expenses of the Civil War required that the government
again issue large amounts paper money.
This exhibit shows some of the more interesting and unusual examples,
from the Private Paper Money Market, of “The Literature causing
paper money or the paper money causing Literature to be written”
during the years between the wars.
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| 69 |
10 |
Monograph of Charles T. Steigerwalt
This exhibit shows Mr. Steigerwalt as a numismatist.
He was a dealer, publisher of various papers and booklets,
and also an auctioneer.
He was also a researcher and the authenticator of coins
for the American Numismatic Association.
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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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| 9 |
5 |
24 Centuries of the Denarius and Its Legacy
The coin known as the denarius served as the foundation of
Roman economic power for more than 450 years.
Over the centuries many nations have minted “denarial”
coins – coins based on the denarius but which were known
to users in their own languages by a name that came directly
from “denarius.”
This Exhibit presents a gallery of 24 “denarius”
or “denarial” coins, one for each century in which
such coins have been minted.
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| 16 |
5 |
Coins: A Link to Historic Literature
This exhibit shows coins featuring several mythological
and historical people and their relationship to
significant literature.
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| 33 |
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Get Your Kicks – A Numismatic Cruise on the Mother Road – U.S. Highway Route 66
U.S. Highway Route 66 is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026.
For almost a century, Route 66 has been an important part of
American history.
This exhibit features a collection of coins, medals, tokens, awards,
and other exonumia associated with the “Mother Road” and
the many attractions along the route.
No other road has captured the American Spirit as US Route 66.
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| 41 |
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“Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor”
On July 4th, 1776, 56 extremely brave men signed our final
founding document, The Declaration of Independence.
The 13 American Colonies were now united, if only on paper,
and went on to successfully become The United States of
America.
With much popular interest in the approaching 1976
Bicentennial, the exhibitor began collecting Revolutionary
War numismatic material, documents, and related items.
See a selection from a wide range of items collected over
50+ years, teaching viewers American history.
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| 58 |
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When Art and Numismatics Collide
This exhibit demonstrates that art and numissmatics are related.
It shows local Pittsburgh artist Andy Warhol with his famous two
dollar bill as well as artist Peter Max working to save the Statue
of Liberty.
As well celebtaye 250.
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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 2026 ANA World’s Fair of Money® theme is
“Peace and Treaties in Numismatics.” |
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Numismatic Stories of Peace and Treaties
When given the opportunity to choose, most people would
choose to live in peace rather than otherwise.
All too often, however, those in charge who actually have
the power to make and enforce such choices will, instead,
choose “otherwise.“
But when peace does come at last, it is nearly always
cause for celebration.
This exhibit presents a curated selection of 16 coins and
medals that tell different stories of peace and of the
treaties that (sometimes) bring about peace.
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Native American Peace Treaties in Numismatics
This exhibit shows a few coins that commemorate historical
peace treaties between Native American tribes and the United
States government.
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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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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 49 |
1 |
Celebrating Freedom and Independence – Remembering the Bicentennial
As our nation celebrates 250 years of Freedom and Independence, this
exhibit examines United States coinage issued for the American
Bicentennial anniversary in 1976.
To celebrate the nation’s two hundredth birthday, the United
States Mint produced a series of popular circulating and collector
coins.
One of the most visible and lasting legacies of the 1976 Bicentennial
celebration came in the form of pocket change.
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| 55 |
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Classic Silver Commemoratives 1892-1954
This exhibit shows the rich historical appeal that commemorative coins
possess.
They have been issued to honor a broad cross section of the people,
places, and events that have shaped our nation’s history.
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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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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 3 |
1 |
Celebrating Clifford Mishler: 70 Years As an ANA Member
This exhibit features a collection of items relating to
Clifford Mishler, to celebrate his 70th year as a member
of the Association.
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| 5 |
1 |
National Bank Medals
National Bank collectors are familiar with the hometown notes
and the varied bank title layouts on the $5 Brown Back, or the
coveted red seal notes issued by the National Banks.
What is not widely known is the National Banks also issued medals.
The medals issued by the banks were self-promoting and celebrated
various milestone achievements by the banks, such as hundred-year
anniversaries or a new branch or location.
The medals in this exhibit were picked for their unique design,
quality, and bank theme.
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| 20 |
1 |
Mary Ellen Withrow, Change Maker
Highlight of the career of Mary Ellen Withrow, 40th Treasurer of
the United States.
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| 22 |
1 |
The King as Hero: The Heroic Bust Tetradrachm of Eukratides I of Baktria
The powerful Greek king of Baktria, Eukratides I, expanded his
realm by crossing the Hindu Kush and conquering other Greek
territorial possessions in India.
Following these victories, he introduced new coin portrait types.
The most dramatic of these depictions shows the king’s bust
heroically nude from behind.
This exhibit examines this rare coin in detail, the first coin to
depict a king in this guise, and places it in its historical
context.
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1 |
Coins in Film and Television
This exhibit walks the viewer through the use of coins
in film and television through the years, with emphasis
on coins that serve to advance the plot or which have
served as plot devices in and of themselves.
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| 44 |
1 |
American-Grown with Polish Roots
Polish heritage through elongated coins.
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| 46 |
1 |
Capturing Diana
Demonstrate the challenges of engraving the likeness of the
late Princess Diana with fidelity.
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| 53 |
1 |
First Wife: A Standard Set of Denarii Struck for Empress Julia Cornelia Paula
This exhibit examines how Julia Paula’s silver denarii
functioned as imperial propaganda during her short marriage to
Roman emperor Elagabalus.
Although historical sources provide limited information about her
life, the coins themselves serve as primary evidence of her public
role as empress.
Their portraiture and reverse imagery project ideals of legitimacy,
harmony, and dynastic continuity central to the Severan court.
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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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3 |
1826-2026: The Numismatic Bicentennial of the Completion of the Erie Canal
Examples of all known types of medals in all metals,
including original boxes; other ephemera; and exonumia
associated with the completion events.
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| 60 |
1 |
In Loving Memory: Death of the Cent
Commemorating the US Cent coin.
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| 62 |
3 |
The Story of the Forty and Eight Gratitude Train Told in Medals
To tell the story of the Gratitude Trains following WWII.
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| 64 |
1 |
One thing led to another …
Seeing that there are numerous firms that slab and/or authenticate
and/or grade coins… this exhibit shows that there is quite
a wide variety of different coin slabs and show the attendees a
variety of these different types.
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Marquee Exhibits
Marquee Exhibits were invited to display here;
this section also includes exhibits produced from items in the ANA Museum.
These exhibits are not eligible for the People’s Choice Award.
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Title and Theme/Purpose |
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| 52 |
4 |
Club Display
Group of Carnegie medals.
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