Check out this cool ANS exhibit set for the Philadelphia summer ANA show

The American Numismatic Association and the American Numismatic Society are joining together to present a stunning exhibit of the U.S. Mint’s first issues as part of the Museum Showcase during the World’s Fair of Money, Aug. 7-11 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The ANS is loaning a complete collection of the first issues of each coinage denomination minted by the Philadelphia Mint from 1792-1796. This one-time exhibit highlights Philadelphia’s storied numismatic history.
The pedigrees of the ANS coins have links back to some of the most famous collections ever formed. A few stand-out pieces include:
Select 1793 large cents donated by George H. Clapp;
The Louis Eliasberg specimen of the 1794 dollar, exhibited courtesy of an ANS Board of Trustees member;
A 2 ½ dollar gold quarter eagle and 10 dollar gold eagle, from the collection of J. Pierpont Morgan.
The exhibit will also include a 1793 half cent, a gift to the ANS from Robert Schonwalter; a 1794 half disme, graded MS-63; a 1796 disme, 1796 quarter, 1794 half dollar and 1795 half eagle, all donations to the ANS from Arthur J. Fecht collection. A 1792 half disme, donated to the ANA by Steve L. Contursi, will complement this exhibit in the Museum Showcase.
See full story w/information on related talks here: http://www.money.org/communications/press-releases/archives/2012-press-releases/ana-ans-partner-for-early-us-mint-exhibit-at-worlds-fair-of-money
The pedigrees of the ANS coins have links back to some of the most famous collections ever formed. A few stand-out pieces include:
Select 1793 large cents donated by George H. Clapp;
The Louis Eliasberg specimen of the 1794 dollar, exhibited courtesy of an ANS Board of Trustees member;
A 2 ½ dollar gold quarter eagle and 10 dollar gold eagle, from the collection of J. Pierpont Morgan.
The exhibit will also include a 1793 half cent, a gift to the ANS from Robert Schonwalter; a 1794 half disme, graded MS-63; a 1796 disme, 1796 quarter, 1794 half dollar and 1795 half eagle, all donations to the ANS from Arthur J. Fecht collection. A 1792 half disme, donated to the ANA by Steve L. Contursi, will complement this exhibit in the Museum Showcase.
See full story w/information on related talks here: http://www.money.org/communications/press-releases/archives/2012-press-releases/ana-ans-partner-for-early-us-mint-exhibit-at-worlds-fair-of-money
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I'll be there!