Well known numismatist Bill Fivaz shows close-up pictures of coins and invites the audiience to guess which coin. Fun and entertaining! Speaker(s): Bill Fivaz and Christopher Ohanian.
Jeff Oxman is one of the most qualified collectors in America to talk about VAM varieties. He has specialized in this series long before it became popular with the silver dollar community. The "Hot 50 Morgans" are some of the most interesting coins to be found in the Van Allen-Mallis series of die errors and varieties. Any dollar collector will find this information useful to enhance their collection. Speaker(s): Jeff Oxman.
Long time coin expert, collector and past president of the American Numismatic Association, Bob Campbell, tells all about toned coinage. There is much to know about this colorful area of numismatics including: * why coins may have been intentionally toned * what first and second generation toning are * what is air transfer toning and why it happens * why rainbow toning is so desirable and rare * the progression of coloration * why the bags of Morgan dollars produced toned coins * using logic to determine whether toning is authentic * the toning sequence * pricing of toned dollars * examples of genuine toning * other coin series that are likely to be found toned * examples of artificial toning and frosting * take a test to see if you can spot artificial toning Lecture with slides. Speaker(s): H. Robert Campbell.
Imagine discovering a bank note in your family's coin and currency collection that could be worth as much as a quarter of a million dollars! That is exactly the tale being told in this amazing lecture. Hear the remarkable story of how this bank note and rare currency collection was discovered, as told by collector, numismatist and businessman David Sundman. Speaker(s): David Sundman.
Former ANA president Robert Campbell has years of experience as a collector and dealer in United States coins. His background gives him great insight into the development and contrast of grading a coin from a strictly technical aspect compared to a market perspective. The difference can be shocking to traditional numismatists as well as enlightening to collectors wanting to learn how the market really works. Speaker(s): H. Robert Campbell.
Back by popular demand! This is the ANA's version of "Jeopardy" and "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" all rolled into one. Join the excitement and compete against the knowledgeable contestants of this numismatic quiz show. Has questions in various fields ranging from U.S. Commens to Byzantine Ancients. A great video for coin clubs. Helps to increase your numismatic expertise. Host: Wendell Wolka.
Barry Stuppler gives expert advice on the best way to sell your coins, currency and collectibles on the Internet. Whether you just want to realize the best price on Ebay or what to know the details of how to set up a hot website to really move your inventory, this video tells all: - What other websites to study - Duties of a webmaster and the questions to ask - Costs of website creation - Emails and links - How often to change the site and why - How to drive traffic to your site - The importance of learning some HTML - How to select a name and what to include in "about me" - When selling on E-Bay, how to find the correct category - Importance of photographs, bid terms, closing days and times - What equipment you will need to get started Speaker(s): Barry Stuppler.
A specimen of purported Confederate States' origin is examined in the context of historical data, credible hearsay, anecdote, logical conjecture and learned opinion. - How he got the coin - could it be an unknown quarter silver pattern piece? - Attempts to authenticate without mint records - Going to the FBI - Georgia Historical Society a big help - Mint grade quality - Fantasy coins vs. Fakes or counterfeits - Records vs. Hearsay - Patterns that have been lost - Analysis of the facts - what is probable based on the facts - Lloyd Glover's model - Confederate documents - Dahlonega Mint - Ida Phillips, grand-daughter of the Mint Director - Where to search...archives or Internet? Speaker(s): George Corell.
