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The World's Fair of Money will be held July 30 to August 3, 2008 at the Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The show brings together people of all ages who share an interest in coins, paper money, tokens and medals, art, history and related areas. The event features more than 1,100 numismatic dealers; a Mint Promenade featuring Mints from around the world; an Artists & Authors Alley that showcases the hobby's literary and artistic side; the Collector Gallery exhibit area; marquee exhibits of numismatic rarities; a multi-million-dollar auction by Heritage Auction Galleries; hourly educational presentations, seminars, meetings and workshops; and special events including the ANA's annual awards banquet.
The show is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. This is the "big one" on the east coast!
April 30, 2008: ANA SCHOOL OF NUMISMATICS COMING TO NEW JERSEY
The American Numismatic Association's School of Numismatics is coming to the Garden State Numismatic Association Convention in May in Somerset, New Jersey. The ANA will offer its Fundamentals of Grading United States Coins, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16-17. To register for Fundamentals of Grading United States Coins, call 719-482-9845, e-mail education@money.org or access this link Register Now!.
February 28, 2008: ANA CELEBRATES NATIONAL COIN WEEK
Each year during the third week of April, the American Numismatic Association celebrates National Coin Week with exhibits, presentations and other activities at civic centers, libraries, and schools to let the world know about the joys of collecting and studying coins, paper notes, and other forms of money. For more information on National Coin Week, see National Coin Week
February 25, 2008: ANA SCHOOL OF NUMISMATICS COMING TO NEW JERSEY
The American Numismatic Association's School of Numismatics is coming to the Garden State Numismatic Association Convention in May in Somerset, NJ. The ANA will offer its Fundamentals of Grading United States Coins, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16-17. For the complete story, and other ANA School of Numismatics offers listed by date, see Coming to New Jersey
February 25, 2008: MATCHING YEAR OF
ANA MEMBERSHIP FOR YN'S
Heritage Auction Galleries is awarding a complimentary second year of membership with
the American Numismatic Association to young collectors who become junior members at
2008 ANA conventions. For the complete story, see Matching Year of ANA Membership
February 25, 2008: ANA RECEIVES $447,095 DONATION
The American Numismatic Association has received a $447,095 donation to support educational programs and produce a much-needed consumer awareness booklet with helpful information on coin collecting. The donation is from the settlement of a class action lawsuit, Francisco v. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, concerning First Strikes designation. For the complete story, see $447,095 Donation
January 21, 2008: CURRENCY CLUB OF CHESTER COUNTY MOVES MEETING DATE
The Currency Club of Chester County, that normally holds it's meetings on the third Thursday of the month, has moved it's meetings to the second Thursday of the month from now on. Apparently another group, with a larger attendance, has bumped the Currency Club out of that time slot. The only other option for the club was to move to a meeting room that was too small for their needs. So, if you are looking for the Currency Club, they are still in Room 240 of the West Chester Municipal Building, but on the SECOND Thursday of the month, at least that's the plan du jour.
December 18, 2007: WEST CHESTER COIN CLUB WEBSITE DUE FOR OVERHAUL
A message from your Webmaster:
Six years ago, almost to the day, the club moved into the 21st Century and began hosting a website on the internet. Now Bob Csernek, the creator and “Webmaster” (and he uses the term loosely) of that site, thinks it’s time for a new look. If you’ve never visited the site, you better look fast because he plans to go live with the newly designed site by the beginning of 2008. Look for a new format, added features and ease of navigating through the site. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to improve the old (or new) site, or what things they would like to see added, send Bob an email with this link: Contact the Webmaster We look forward to hearing from you with your comments. In the mean time, please check back from time to time and see what changes have occurred. As always, your feedback and ideas are greatly appreciated.
October 10, 2007: WEST CHESTER COIN CLUB MEMBER PUBLISHES BOOK
West Chester Coin Club member and past president Robert Sheller, in collaboration with William Schultz, has published a book entitled “A History in Early Postcards”. This softcover book is 160 pages long and has nearly 275 wonderful views of West Chester streets, buildings, monuments, and people brought together, offering the opportunity to see West Chester as it looked in the first half of the 20th century and is loaded with history. For postcard collectors, this is the first price guide incorporating and understanding the vintage postcards of the Borough of West Chester. Mr. Sheller has offered the book to our club members at a special discounted price. He has also offered to deliver the books and personally autograph them. Another good reason to join the West Chester Coin Club today!
October 5, 2007: ANA CANCELS WASHINGTON, D.C. MUSEUM PLANS
The American Numismatic Association has halted plans for a previously proposed museum in Washington, D.C. “At this point in time we can’t make the financial commitment to raise over $20 million that would be needed for the Washington project. When the association’s finances allow us to do so, we may revisit this proposal in the future,” explained Barry Stuppler, ANA President. Please see: ANA Cancels Washington, D.C. Museum Plans for the complete story on the official ANA web site.
September 11, 2007: WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE ANA?
According to the ANA’s Spring Report released earlier this year, with the headline The ANA in 2010: A Presence in Your Backyard, the ANA was in the early stages of planning to open two annex facilities. According to the article, one of the facilities was planned for San Francisco and the other facility was to be in the Washington, D.C. area. To read the entire report, please click here: The ANA in 2010: A Presence in Your Backyard.
In mid July the West Chester Coin Club received a communication asking us to host a joint meeting, with ANA Executive Director Chris Cipoletti and a number of other coin clubs in the area, to discuss and give feedback to this expansion project. A date of November 19, 2007 was set for the meeting. This meeting was listed in the August Coin Clips, the West Chester Coin Club's monthly newsletter and copies were sent to a number of local coin clubs.
Just prior to our August 20 meeting we received word that the meeting the ANA had scheduled was cancelled! We were hoping that the expansion project itself was not cancelled but, in recent communications with the newly elected ANA Board of Governors, it appears that this expansion project is in serious jeopardy, primarily due to a lack of funding. This update was also published in the September Coin Clips and copies sent to the same local clubs that received the August issue.
What happened to the glowing Spring Report? How can the situation change from such an upbeat plan to such a negative state in such a short time? As we receive additional information we will pass it along, both by posting it on this web site and publishing it in the newsletter. In the mean time, if you were excited about the prospect of a money museum campus in Washington, D.C. we are asking everyone to email the Board of Governors and let them know your feelings. PLEASE, send them an email at: Board of Governors and it will go to all the board members and the executive office.
August 14, 2007: ANA PLANS EXPANSION PROJECT
The ANA has contacted us, the West Chester Coin Club, about the facility that they are planning to open in the Washington, D.C. area. They have asked our club to host a meeting, with a speaker from their organization and a number of local clubs in our area, to discuss this project and get feedback in this matter. We are still in the early stages of coordinating such a meeting, but a tentative date is November 19, 2007. Please watch this web site for updates. Our newsletter COIN CLIPS will also carry updates on this subject.
May 12, 2007: In the interest of conserving space, we are adding a link to the American Numismatic Association's Awareness Alert page. Please note that all other articles found in "WHAT'S NEW" that originated from the ANA C.A.R.E. site will be removed at this time. Please check this site often for all the latest news as these messages are very important. Click here for the ANA Awareness Alert Resources Page. The ANA’s C.A.R.E. program was established to help make the industry safe for collectors and investors. We achieve this goal by arming both members and non-members with knowledge through our many educational resources, fraud alerts and awareness outreach projects and by serving as an advocate to the public through our loss alert/reward program, mediation services and partnerships with local, national and federal law enforcement agencies.
May 5, 2007: The new coin shop Pennies, Pounds & Pesos Coin Shoppe held their Grand Opening today. Stop in and congratulate George Mavrelos and his wife Donna and wish them good luck and much prosperity.
February 13, 2007: A new coin store is coming to Media, PA.
The Pennies, Pounds & Pesos Coin Shoppe, will be owned and operated by our own club president George Mavrelos and his wife Donna. The shop is scheduled to open in early March of 2007, and will be located at 211 South Orange Street in Media, PA 19063. (See the picture of the sign, upper left, and the storefront at the right.) Watch for his ad in Coin World and coming soon to other numismatic publication. Watch this web site, and the West Chester Coin Club newsletter Coin Clips for additional updates on the opening of this new coin shop.
January 30, 2007: This "IN THE NEWS" page was added to the site.
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The Pennies, Pounds & Pesos Coin Shoppe, will be owned and operated by our own club president George Mavrelos and his wife Donna. The shop is scheduled to open in early March of 2007, and will be located at 211 South Orange Street in Media, PA 19063. (See the picture of the sign, upper left, and the storefront at the right.) Watch for his ad in Coin World and coming soon to other numismatic publication. Watch this web site, and the West Chester Coin Club newsletter Coin Clips for additional updates on the opening of this new coin shop.