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World-Class Displays SHOWCASE & COLLECTOR EXHIBITS National Money Show visitors will discover fascinating and rare numismatic items in Orlando. he national money Show ® in Orlando pro vides visitors a singular oppor - Ttunity to see some of the world’s most beautiful and valu - able coins, paper money and re - lated items. Located in West Hall E of the Orange County Convention S E V I Center, the Museum Showcase and H C R A Collector Exhibits offer first-class A N A numismatic displays not seen any - : O T O where else. H P MUSEUM SHOWCASE The ANA Museum Show case fea - tures spectacular examples of rare coins and paper money, along with many other historically significant numismatic treasures. The exhibit includes rarities from the ANA Edward C. Rochette Money Mu - Atocha , which sank in 1622, and The designs created for National seum and private collections. the ill-fated 1715 Treasure Fleet. Bank notes are among the most interesting and beautiful ever used Spanish Treasure Florida National Bank Notes by the United States. This col - Waters off Florida’s coast are President Abraham Lincoln signed lection—the only complete one of known as the graveyard of the the National Bank Act in 1863 to its kind—features one note from famed Spanish treasure fleets. help solve monetary problems each Flo rida town or city that is - Their remains—and their fabulous caused by the Civil War. Under its sued National Bank notes. The cargoes of jewelry and coins—are provisions, private banks were material in this exhibit appears still salvaged. This exhibit tells encouraged to apply for federal courtesy of professional numisma - the story of the Spanish fleets and char ters and become “National tist William Youngerman; this is features objects salvaged from the Banks,” after which they could is - its first public display. Spanish galleon Nues tra Señora de sue notes backed by federal bonds. 1913 Liberty Head Nickel & 1804 Draped Bust Dollar On display are the Money Mu - seum’s 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of a mere five struck, and the 1804 silver dollar—the “King of Coins”—of which only fifteen are known. 1792 Half Disme On July 13, 1792, the first coins ever produced by the U.S. Mint were struck at the request of Pres - ident George Washington. These 22 2017 NATIONAL MONEY SHOW | OFFICIAL GUIDE www.money.org ᮣᮣ 1,500 half dismes were made in sued for public circulation, not a basement close to the mint- just for collectors. These coins ing facility that was under con - commemorate wars in which the Judges Familiarization struction in Philadelphia and fea - United States deployed troops, tured a portrait of Liberty, which and honor the courage of those & Certification Program legend says was modeled after who fought in the conflict. Without certified judges who understand Martha Washington. This exhibit the evaluation process, there would be no features one of these rare and his - Personal Artifacts of John Honeyford exhibit awards at ANA conventions. Collec - toric coins. Campbell: First Master of the Royal tors hoping to join the team of ANA exhibit Canadian Mint judges or learn more about the procedure Ancient Dekadrachms ᮣ Displayed are scarce to very rare are encouraged to attend the Judges Famil - On display are four deka drachms medals awarded to J.H. Campbell, iarization and Certification Program at the of Syracuse designed by two tal - plus several Royal Orders signed ANA National Money Show ® in Orlando, ented coin engravers of ancient by King George VI and one signed Florida, March 9-11 . Greece. These masterpieces are by Edward, Prince of Wales. (The A judging seminar will be held on Thurs - considered to be among the most latter was crowned king, but abdi - day, March 9 at 11 a.m. After the class, candi - beautiful coins ever produced and cated to marry American divorcee dates will test their knowledge by rating the are featured in a new exhibit, Wallis Simpson.) Also exhibited convention exhibits using a practice evalua - “Olym pic Games: History & Nu - are all of Campbell’s known letters tion sheet. They will be reviewed on Friday, mismatics,” at the ANA’s Edward of appointment, from the time of March 10 at 12 p.m., and returned to appli - C. Rochette Money Museum in his hiring at the Royal Mint in cants on Saturday, March 11 at 1 p.m., at which Colorado Springs. 1884 until his retirement in 1938 time the candidates will learn if they have after 54 years of service. been certified to judge at ANA conventions. World War I Victory Medals For more in for ma tion, or to reserve a place The Money Museum soon will un - I Like Ike in the Orlando judging program, contact veil its newest exhibit, “Trenches ᮣ This exhibit presents fascinating Brett Irick at [email protected] . to Treaties: World War I in Re - facts about Dwight David “Ike” membrance,” which will include Eisenhower, 34th president of the the specimens on display here. United States, complemented by a the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Shown is a complete set of “vic - variety of numismatic items. Com - The first issues (Series “A”) were tory medals” issued by the Allied menting on his hometown of Abi - dated January 20, 1862, while the nations and presented to veterans lene, Kansas, Eisenhower said, “I last (Series “M”) were dated of the “War to End All Wars.” was raised in a little town of which March 1, 1863. Just after the Se - most of you have never heard. But ries “E” bills were released on Error Notes in the West it is a famous place April 12, 1862, one of the boldest This showcase offers a selection of …We had as our marshal for a actions of the Civil War occurred: spectacular printing errors in the long time a man named Wild Bill “Andrews Raid” (or “The Great ANA’s signature Bebee Collection Hickok. If you don’t know any - Locomotive Chase”). James An - of U.S. Paper Money. As currency thing about him, read your West - drews led a party of Union spies is produced, a variety of mistakes erns more.” from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to can occur, among them double Marietta, Georgia, where they denominations, improper align - Coins from the Cities boarded the train. They comman - ment, inverted backs, seal over - of the Seven Churches of Asia deered the engine and proceeded prints, and misaligned or missing ᮣ This display will encourage a north toward Chattanooga, intent serial numbers. greater appreciation of ancient on destroying bridges and tracks coin age and illuminate the histo - and disrupting Confederate supply COLLECTOR EXHIBITS rical period in which these coins lines to central Tennessee. Competitive were minted. Class 1: History & Politics Class 2: Economics War & Remembrance Andrews Raid on the Western & Postage Stamp Scrip Notes ᮣ The United States was born in Atlantic Railroad & Related ᮣ This exhibit spotlights substi - the American Revolution, formed April 1862 Change Bills tute money that was used to alle - its national identity in the Civil ᮣ The Georgia legislature author - viate the coin shortage during the War, and took its place on the ized “change bills” in denomina - Civil War. U.S. postage stamps global stage in World War II. All tions of $1 and 5, 10, 25 and 50 were placed on notes to indicate the coins in this exhibit were is - cents to facilitate transactions on their value. www.money.org OFFICIAL GUIDE | 2017 NATIONAL MONEY SHOW 23 ᮤ ᮤ World-Class Displays continued U.S. Mint Circulating Gold Coins: Class 4: Common Element employees using five types of com - First-Year Issues Do This in Remembrance of Me: pany store scrip. Eight of the nine ᮣ Displayed are gold coins from Varied Shapes of Scottish Pres - known notes are displayed. The the fledgling Philadelphia Mint in byterian Communion Tokens Vulcan Iron Company paid its em - 1795 through the California Gold ᮣ The purpose of this exhibit is to ployees in scrip until the firm went Rush era in the mid-19th century. introduce the public to the ordi - bankrupt in 1880. All 10 types of Enhancing the material are coin nary and unique shapes of the ad - Vulcan scrip are shown. The Pow - specifications, mint photographs mission tokens to the Christian or - ell Iron and Nail Company issued and historical information. dinance of the Lord’s Supper in only one type of scrip, which is Scottish Presbyterian churches of presented here. The Uses and Abuses of the 18th and 19th centuries. Early Copper Coins Class 5: The Arts ᮣ This exhibit offers a sampling of The Isabella Quarter: Feminism One Opera, Many Stories: copper issues and is intended to at the Fair—Women and the Boris Godunov provoke discussion on the subject World’s Columbian Exposition ᮣ Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Godu - of coinage use and disfigurement. ᮣ The 1893 Isabella quarter, pro - nov is set during the reign of Tsar duced in conjunction with the Boris Godunov (1598-1605), who Class 3: Geography World’s Columbian Exposition in usurped the Russian throne by The ANA in the Land of FUN Chicago, was the first U.S. coin to murdering the rightful heir. The ᮣ On display are selected exonu - feature the portrait of an actual opera is straightforward in ex - mia and ephemera from the five woman; the first commemorative amining the power of a guilty con - ANA shows held in the State of quarter; and the only U.S. coin to science, but there is nothing Florida: 1967, 1974, 1992, 2000 depict a woman on both sides. It straightforward about its histori - and 2002.