Huge Long Beach Expo scheduled
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Largest Long Beach Expo
Set For February 24 – 26, 2005
The largest, busiest event in the history of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo is planned for February 24 – 26, 2005, according to General Chairman Ronald J. Gillio. The three-day show will be held in the Long Beach, California Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave.
In addition to the upbeat numismatic marketplace, the impressive public line-up includes the Southern California introduction of new products by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; several multi-million dollar special displays of rare coins and bank notes; and a dozen club meetings and educational programs.
Seminars include two informative seminars by eBay consultant, Troy Thoreson. Ancient coins specialist, David Michaels of Freeman-Sear, will dress in costume as a second-century Roman soldier for his presentation, “Arms and the Man: Depictions of Ancient Military Equipment and Uniforms on Coins.”
“It will be a busy and exciting time for collectors and dealers,” said Gillio.
Here is a partial listing of the events and exhibits. A complete Schedule of Events can be found online at www.LongBeachShow.com.
• The BEP will sell for the first time in California its latest Lunar New Year “Prosperity Notes,” $1 and $5 denomination notes each beginning with four 8’s in the serial numbers. The BEP also will set up its popular “Billion Dollar Display” of high-denomination paper money, conduct plate printing demonstrations on a century-old, one-ton “spider” printing press, and display a proof example of the famous 1918 “Inverted Jenny” airmail stamp.
• Heritage Galleries, the official auctioneer for the Long Beach Expo, will conduct both Signature Sale and Bullet Sales. The auction includes the spectacular $2.5 million Bruce Scher Collection of PCGS Registry Sets and many other notable consignments.
• Special educational exhibits and displays are planned by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC); Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS); and on-site participation by Professional Stamp Experts (PSE).
NGC’s new paper money grading service will have a $6 million display that includes 60 $10,000 denomination notes from the Binion Collection courtesy of Spectrum Numismatics and 40 First National Bank of Nevada (Reno) $5 Series 1929 bank notes courtesy of Gillio. PCGS will have a $4.5 million “showdown” with side-by-side comparisons of the top three registered Barber half dollar sets.
Other special exhibits on the bourse floor include:
• The finest known 1894-S dime from the Richmond Collection courtesy of Mark Salzberg of NGC and John Feigenbaum of David Lawrence Rare Coins;
• The recently reported, unique 1755 Bogotá Mint 4-escudos from the Eliasberg Collection along with the other 2,800 Eliasberg world gold coins that recently emerged from a Baltimore bank;
• A genuine Inverted Jenny 24¢ airmail stamp (Scott C3a) valued at $200,000;
• Exhibits hosted by the Long Beach Coin Club and Long Beach Stamp Club.
“A gold coin door prize will awarded each day, and the extremely popular Kid’s Treasure Hunt will be conducted on Saturday, February 26,” said Gillio. “To mark the Lunar New Year, we’ll also have “lucky” limited edition $8 denomination casino chips from the Mandalay Bay, Excalibur and Monte Carlo casinos in Las Vegas.”
A private seminar for investors interested in rare coins and precious metals, the Sjuggerud Gold Conference, will be held in conjunction with the February Long Beach Expo.
In addition to eBay and Heritage, other Expo sponsors include eBay, Heritage, PCGS, NGC, British Royal Mint, Spanish Royal Mint, UBS Numismatics/Art Banking, World Money Fair of Basel, Switzerland and Coin Facts.com.
Show hours are Thursday and Friday, February 24 and 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (The show is closed on Sunday.)
Admission is $8 (good for all three days); $4 for seniors 65 and older. Admission for coin and stamp club members (with valid membership card) is $5. Free admission for children aged seven and younger.
For additional information about the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, contact Expos Unlimited, 1103 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Phone: (805) 962-9939. Web: www.LongBeachShow.com
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Largest Long Beach Expo
Set For February 24 – 26, 2005
The largest, busiest event in the history of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo is planned for February 24 – 26, 2005, according to General Chairman Ronald J. Gillio. The three-day show will be held in the Long Beach, California Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave.
In addition to the upbeat numismatic marketplace, the impressive public line-up includes the Southern California introduction of new products by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; several multi-million dollar special displays of rare coins and bank notes; and a dozen club meetings and educational programs.
Seminars include two informative seminars by eBay consultant, Troy Thoreson. Ancient coins specialist, David Michaels of Freeman-Sear, will dress in costume as a second-century Roman soldier for his presentation, “Arms and the Man: Depictions of Ancient Military Equipment and Uniforms on Coins.”
“It will be a busy and exciting time for collectors and dealers,” said Gillio.
Here is a partial listing of the events and exhibits. A complete Schedule of Events can be found online at www.LongBeachShow.com.
• The BEP will sell for the first time in California its latest Lunar New Year “Prosperity Notes,” $1 and $5 denomination notes each beginning with four 8’s in the serial numbers. The BEP also will set up its popular “Billion Dollar Display” of high-denomination paper money, conduct plate printing demonstrations on a century-old, one-ton “spider” printing press, and display a proof example of the famous 1918 “Inverted Jenny” airmail stamp.
• Heritage Galleries, the official auctioneer for the Long Beach Expo, will conduct both Signature Sale and Bullet Sales. The auction includes the spectacular $2.5 million Bruce Scher Collection of PCGS Registry Sets and many other notable consignments.
• Special educational exhibits and displays are planned by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC); Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS); and on-site participation by Professional Stamp Experts (PSE).
NGC’s new paper money grading service will have a $6 million display that includes 60 $10,000 denomination notes from the Binion Collection courtesy of Spectrum Numismatics and 40 First National Bank of Nevada (Reno) $5 Series 1929 bank notes courtesy of Gillio. PCGS will have a $4.5 million “showdown” with side-by-side comparisons of the top three registered Barber half dollar sets.
Other special exhibits on the bourse floor include:
• The finest known 1894-S dime from the Richmond Collection courtesy of Mark Salzberg of NGC and John Feigenbaum of David Lawrence Rare Coins;
• The recently reported, unique 1755 Bogotá Mint 4-escudos from the Eliasberg Collection along with the other 2,800 Eliasberg world gold coins that recently emerged from a Baltimore bank;
• A genuine Inverted Jenny 24¢ airmail stamp (Scott C3a) valued at $200,000;
• Exhibits hosted by the Long Beach Coin Club and Long Beach Stamp Club.
“A gold coin door prize will awarded each day, and the extremely popular Kid’s Treasure Hunt will be conducted on Saturday, February 26,” said Gillio. “To mark the Lunar New Year, we’ll also have “lucky” limited edition $8 denomination casino chips from the Mandalay Bay, Excalibur and Monte Carlo casinos in Las Vegas.”
A private seminar for investors interested in rare coins and precious metals, the Sjuggerud Gold Conference, will be held in conjunction with the February Long Beach Expo.
In addition to eBay and Heritage, other Expo sponsors include eBay, Heritage, PCGS, NGC, British Royal Mint, Spanish Royal Mint, UBS Numismatics/Art Banking, World Money Fair of Basel, Switzerland and Coin Facts.com.
Show hours are Thursday and Friday, February 24 and 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (The show is closed on Sunday.)
Admission is $8 (good for all three days); $4 for seniors 65 and older. Admission for coin and stamp club members (with valid membership card) is $5. Free admission for children aged seven and younger.
For additional information about the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, contact Expos Unlimited, 1103 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Phone: (805) 962-9939. Web: www.LongBeachShow.com
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We ran full page ads in Coin World and Numismatic News regarding the Wisconsin "Discoverer's sets" which are NGC 3-piece WI Quarter sets with a special insert signed by Bob Ford, the guy who discovered the varieties. Unfoutunately we encountered a few problems with the tight scheduling of the event.
1) NGC wanted to print up special inserts for the event, but they could not get them printed in time. So the signed sets will NOT be available at Long Beach. Bob Ford will be there, though.
Here are the grades we expect:
4 MS-64
25 MS-65
35 MS-66
35 MS-67
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99 Total serial numbered and signed discovery sets. There are 11 sets which could not find equal mates to make the 3-piece set. These may be downgraded to make as many sets as possible.
2) Also the Numismatic News ad had the wrong prices. This is essentially a Bob Ford deal, with Eagle Eye selling them. The prices were in a state of flux at the time the ad was submitted, so the ones in NN were revised at the deadline, buy it was too late. Coin World had the right prices, but since they won't be available at the show, it doesn't matter. We will have to do the promotion differently. I think at this point we will run them on our web site or ebay all at once, starting at the Coin World prices. This way everyone can bid on the grade and number they want. They may be ready before Baltimore.
We will have a small group of coins, both certified and raw at the show. Presently we are taking consignments of uncertified coins at a 20% commission. These are selling for $500.
Our table number is 442
I thought this was about the Expo and not an infomercial?
Some people are touchy arn't they.