News & Articles for: FUN Show

1880 $500 brings $441,250 to top Heritage Auctions’ $13.4+ million FUN Currency Auction

1880 $500 brings $441,250 to top Heritage Auctions’ $13.4+ million FUN Currency Auction

The Greensboro Collection leads strong currency event; Part of $72+ million numismatic auction week including World Coins in New York and U.S. Coins at FUN DALLAS – A Fr. 185l $500 1880 Legal Tender PMG Choice Very Fine 35 realized $441,250... read more »

 

2013 FUN Show Report…A sign of things to come?

2013 FUN Show Report…A sign of things to come?

By William Shamhart – Numismatic Americana ……. I am an optimist. I really am. But at the same time I am a realist. The annual FUN show, usually held in the first week or two of the New Year in the resort town of Orlando, is a bell-weather... read more »

 

Oded Paz Announces Candidacy for ANA Board of Governors. VIDEO: 2:16.

Oded Paz Announces Candidacy for ANA Board of Governors. VIDEO: 2:16.

Oded Paz, Current American Numismatic Association National Coordinator Interviewer: David Lisot Longtime American Numismatic Association member and club representative Oded Paz explains why he wants to join the Board of Governors of the world’s... read more »

 

Video Seminar: The Elite 30 Peace Dollars

Video Seminar: The Elite 30 Peace Dollars

David Close, Ph.D., Numismatic author and researcher. A new book featuring 30 of the most significant Peace dollar varieties has been written. See examples of each of these new findings and what diagnostics to look for in this specialized area... read more »

 

FUN Coin Convention Opening Ceremony Orlando 2013

FUN Coin Convention Opening Ceremony Orlando 2013

Tony Swicer, FUN President The 58th annual Florida United Numismatists Coin Convention opened in Orlando, Florida to a record number of dealer booths. FUN President Tony Swicer greets the crowd of coin collectors and tells them what to expect... read more »

 

The Famous “Lost” 1913 Liberty Nickel To Be On Display at the FUN Coin Show

The Famous “Lost” 1913 Liberty Nickel To Be On Display at the FUN Coin Show

The Walton 1913 Liberty Head nickel, a fabled, century-old coin recovered from a fatal car crash and then unsuspectingly kept in a Virginia closet for 41 years because it was mistakenly declared to be a fake, is being publicly displayed by Heritage... read more »

 

Famous (2000)-P Mule Error, State Quarter Obverse, Sacagawea Reverse to be sold by Heritage

Famous (2000)-P Mule Error, State Quarter Obverse, Sacagawea Reverse to be sold by Heritage

This “mule” error, which combines a Sacagawea dollar’s planchet and eagle “tails” design with a “heads” side that shows George Washington and the legends from the Statehood quarter design from 1999 on.... read more »

 

PCGS Exhibits Superb Large Cents At FUN

PCGS Exhibits Superb Large Cents At FUN

More than 130 superb-quality U.S. large cents from the High Desert Collection will be publicly exhibited for the first time anywhere by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) during the 58th Annual FUN convention, January 10 –... read more »

 

Rare Coin Road Warrior – A.N.A. on the Way!

Rare Coin Road Warrior – A.N.A. on the Way!

Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast, In this month’s Road Warrior I am going to discuss the latest coin show news from the Summer FUN Show, the PCGS ‘Members Only’ Invitational Show, and the Missouri Numismatic Society Show in St. Charles.  I also... read more »

 

Numismatic Personality: Ed Abbott, FUN Board of Directors & Convention Volunteer, July 12, 2012

Numismatic Personality: Ed Abbott, FUN Board of Directors & Convention Volunteer, July 12, 2012

Ed Abbott, FUN Board of Directors Interviewer: David Lisot Ed is one of those people who works hard for a cause and does not expect to be rewarded. He does so because it is the right thing to do. Numismatics is fortunate that he is a collector... read more »

 

FUN Coin Convention Report Summer 2012 – Video Report

FUN Coin Convention Report Summer 2012 – Video Report

Cindy Wibker, Convention Coordinator, Florida United Numismatists Interviewer: CoinWeek’s David Lisot Cindy talks about this summer’s coin convention in Orlando, Florida and the volunteers that help to make it possible. She shares... read more »

 

Rare Collector Coins Lead Summer FUN Offerings

Rare Collector Coins Lead Summer FUN Offerings

An outstanding selection of collector coins highlights our offerings in the upcoming 2012 July 12-15 US Coin Summer FUN Signature Auction, to take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando in conjunction with Florida United Numismatists’... read more »

 

Rare Collector Coins Lead Summer FUN Offerings

Rare Collector Coins Lead Summer FUN Offerings

An outstanding selection of collector coins highlights our offerings in the upcoming 2012 July 12-15 US Coin Summer FUN Signature Auction, to take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando in conjunction with Florida United Numismatists’... read more »

 

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Half Dimes, including an 1802

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Half Dimes, including an 1802

A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #95 Contrary to popular belief, not all U.S. five cent coins are nickels. Actually, nickels are traditionally... read more »

 

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Liberty Seated Half Dollars on Platinum Night

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Liberty Seated Half Dollars on Platinum Night

News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the  collecting community #93 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds It has been a while since I have written about Liberty Seated Half Dollars. Indeed, I have not done so since August 2011,... read more »