Col Green, 1868-1936, inheritor of a vast fortune, spent lavishly on stamps, coins and paper money. Famous for his sheet of 24-cent inverted airmail stamps and five 1913 liberty head nickels, few know him as the source for most of the number 1 Series of 1929 national bank notes that grace our collections. His story is beyond fiction. Discover the origin of his wealth, his impressive accomplishments and the story of the 1929 number one notes. Speaker: Peter Huntoon. Running time: 77:33.
China overprinted two of its WWII era circulating notes with "For Circulation in Viet Nam" in Chinese characters for use in post-war French Indochina. They were never used, but a few specimens and unissued pieces exist. Instead the Chinese used their Custom Gold Unit notes. The overprinted notes were likely not printed in sufficient quantities whereas the CGU notes were available in quantity. Speakers: Roger Urce & Howard Daniel. Running time: 35:54.
One eBay seller in the English Midlands showered buyers with hundreds of fraudulent and fantasy notes over a three and a half year period, all involving some kind of overprint or rubber stamp on otherwise perfectly good notes. See examples of most and learn how to spot them. Speaker: Joseph Boling. Running time: 57:33.
Foods stamps and coupons represent an important niche in American numismatics and they are fast becoming a hot market item now that eBay allows them to be listed. This talk will provide a comprehensive survey this fascinating collectible that is coming on strong. Speaker: Neil Shafer. Running time: 30:32.
Dr. Elliott is an error-variety specialist who has lectured at several FUN conventions. Today he turns his attention to the popular Buffalo Nickel series. You'll be amazed at some of the major varieties in his highly entertaining program! Speaker: Dr. David Elliott. Running time: 55:27.
Mr. Paunicka, an Indiana paper money specialist, will tell those in the audience his detection methodology for detecting doctored pieces of paper money. Don't be fooled by the 'bad guys.' This program is a MUST for those putting together a quality portfolio of U. S. paper money! Speaker: Jeffrey Paunicka. Running time: 51:13.
Daniel has the most successful auction to the sale of treasure coins and artifacts. He talks about and shows examples treasure and it impact on the market. Speaker: Daniel Sedwick. Running time: 40:47.
Jorge Procter presents his massive body of research about the coin assayers at the time of the Spaniards in the New World in the early 1700?s. His conclusions will entertain and provoke any fellow person interested in this history if this time period. Speaker: Jorge Proctor. Running time: 46:38.
Every collector knows the joys of assembling their collections. This presentation talks about the difficult situations that can occur regarding that collection. Speaker: Lou Alfonso. Running time: 52:03.
