On October 14, 2004, Steve Ivy attended a meeting of the Northeast Tarrant County Coin Club. Steve is the Co-CEO of Heritage Auction Galleries, the world's largest coin auction company. He started his collecting days in Fort Worth and he shares his recollections and stories of how he got started in the coin business and grew to become the biggest coin enterprise in America. Speaker(s): Steve Ivy.
This course has been developed by the ANA for middle school teachers to help them learn ways to use coins, currency, and tokens in their classrooms. This presentation provides an overview of the course and methods used to instruct the students. Learn how to support and apply this innovative program including: * objectives of the program and overview of its contents * day-by-day class activities * program overview and its inception by ANA * how expenses are dealt with and benefits to the teachers * potential topic areas including history and social studies, science and technology, language arts, cultural development, art and religion * how to get involved with the program Speaker(s): Lane Brunner.
The Higgins Money Museum in Okoboji, Iowa has one of the largest collections of national bank notes in the world. Hear the story of this museum and the tale of this era of paper money. Speaker(s): Producer, David Lisot.
How are coins bought and sold? What kind of negotiations take place? Former ANA President Bob Campbell, a major dealer form Salt Lake City, tells how it is done in this informative presentation. Learn tips on how a collector can get the best deal when buying and selling. * value of knowing sales techniques * the power of suggestion to help make a good situation * posturing that takes place at a coin show * how to buy a coin, what questions to ask, and how to tell if the answers you receive are truthful * the difference between sight-seen and unseen * how to use the different price guides and what "bid" and "ask" mean * advantages of being perceived as a dealer * techniques for buying including the "flinch, nibble, and squeeze" * terms used by coin trading insiders * how to sell your coins Speaker(s): H. Robert Campbell.
Jeff Oxman, Michael Fey, Dr. Mark Kimpton, Eric Justice, John Baumgart The Society for Silver Dollar Collectors holds the first annual VAM meeting for advanced Morgan and Peace dollar collectors. It features educational information, the annual VAM Master Award, election of officers and more. Speaker(s): Jeff Oxman, Michael Fey, Dr. Mark Kimpton, Eric Justice, John Baumgart.
ANA Governor Arthur Fitts presents a lively program concerning tales and the coinage of British monarchs who met tragic, tortuous and untimely deaths. * King Edmund in the 9th century who became a saint and his misfortunes with the Danes * King Alfred the Great who died of dysentery * Endred and Eadwig descendants of Alfred * Edward the Martyr who united all the English factions only to be killed visiting his stepmother in 978 * Aethelred the Unready and his 13 children * Edmund Ironside who was disembowelled * the intrigues of Knut until his death from dysentery * Harthaknut & Harold including the Lady Godiva story * William Rufus who was shot in the head with an arrow * more tales of deaths, disembowellings, mutilations, killings and beheadings of monarchs with examples of their coinage Speaker(s): Arthur Fitts, III.
Ex-ANA Governor Bill Fivaz examines the highly popular Jefferson nickel series. He addresses how to count steps, grading and identification of ten major die varieties. * background of collecting Jefferson nickels * market grading versus technical grading * importance of luster, contact marks, strike, eye appeal * examples of different grades of Jeffersons and how to grade them * how quality may differ within a grade * how to count steps * what areas are least struck up and why * the factors that affect grade; cuts, nicks, ticks, and bridges * ten most popular errors and varieties Speaker(s): Bill Fivaz.
A discussion of the transition from a distinctively Roman coinage to the "Byzantine" style which emerged with the coinage reform of Anastasius I in 498 AD. In the lecture and PowerPoint presentation you will see and learn: * how Larry got started collecting Byzantine coins * from where the word "Byzantine" comes * explanation of the monetary system and how it was affected by inflation * famous characters including Justinian the Great and Theodora, how saved the Empire, John the Cappadocean, who helped finance it, and others * the boundaries as they waxed and finally waned * reasons why the Empire fell * the coinage reform of 498 A.D. and the many denominations that resulted * Byzantine mints and how many of them were "rolling" with military units * how to date Byzantine coins and the use of "officina" marks * religious symbols used on coins and how they evolved from pagan to Christian * how to get good deals buying Byzantine coins Speaker(s): Larry Gaye.
