Lectures MONEY TALKS Presentations by numismatic experts inform and inspire collectors. oney Talks are free 30- to 45- geld had speculators running wild over 50 years, from a young sailor in minute educational presenta- for their tokenized art too! This pre- Japan collecting pocket change to an tions by some of the hobby’s sentation examines the similarities accomplished collector today. Mmost noted authorities. Pro- between the two movements. Robert “Bob” Fritsch started col- grams are offered Thursday and Jesse Goplen has been active as a lecting in 1968 when he was sta- Friday, August 12-13, in Room 6 dealer, researcher and translator of tioned in Japan with the Navy. Sub- of the Donald E. Stephens Con- German notgeld for nearly a decade. sequent assignments in Germany, vention Center. He also is active in the non-fungible Scotland and Spain, along with sev- token field and regularly speaks eral Mediterranean cruises, added to THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 about music NFTs. his core collection of circulating coins 9 a.m. How to Get & Keep Your from the countries he visited. After Child Interested in Coin Collecting 11 a.m. Virtus & Victoria: Coins he retired from the Navy, Fritsch (Abigail Zechman) Relating to the Severan War started collecting New Hampshire This talk provides a few ideas for Against the Tribes of Caledonia town medals, New England Numis- getting the kids in your life into col- (Michael A. Kodysz) matic Association medals, elongates, lecting. The discussion will include This talk discusses coins related to woods, Hard Times tokens, Mardi tips for when you take youngsters to the war conducted from A.D. 208– Gras doubloons, ancients, state quar- a show or local coin club meeting 211 by the Roman emperor Septimius ters, U.S. “classic” commemoratives, and options to explore if your kids Severus against the tribal inhabi- polymer bank notes and select really aren’t interested in the hobby. tants of Caledonia. This presentation European art and historical medals. Abigail “Abby” Zechman has been covers coins issued during the Fritsch is a member of 55 coin clubs, heavily involved in the numismatic conflict that illustrate the concepts several of which he’s served as a world since she was 10 years old. She of Virtus and Victoria within the board member and 6 of which he’s is an award-winning exhibitor and has context of the war. served as president. His best collec- written articles that have appeared Michael A. Kodysz was born in Cleve- tion of all is his numismatic friends. in magazines such as FUN TOPICS and land, Ohio. He has collected ancient Ro- PCGS’s YOUNG COLLECTORS CORNER. She man coins for 20 years. In 2019 he won 1 p.m. Fire & Coin Preservation: is a hobo nickel carver who travels to the Steven J. D’Ippolito Award for Ex- A Reflection (Dr. Ron Brown) local shows demonstrating her craft cellence in Numismatic Exhibiting and The night of September 9, 2020, and sharing the hobo story. In 2018 the Howland Wood Memorial Award for the now infamous Bear Fire of Berry Zechman was recognized as the ANA’s Best-of-Show Exhibit at the ANA Na- Creek and Oroville, California, killed Young Numismatist of the Year. She tional Money Show® and World’s Fair of 17 people and decimated more than is currently pursuing a degree in edu- Money®, respectively. He earned a bach- 1,300 homes, including Ron Brown’s. cation and wants to become a numis- elor’s degree from the University of Ak- All his belongings, along with two matic educator so she can continually ron in Ohio and a master’s degree from cars and his numismatic holdings, encourage kids to get excited about Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London. He were destroyed. This talk relays the coins and help them grow a passion currently teaches visual communication harrowing times that Brown expe- for collecting. courses at Cuyahoga Community Col- rienced as well as preservation and lege in Cleveland. storage advice from the harsh les- 10 a.m. German Notgeld: The sons he learned. World’s First Art-Backed Currency 12 p.m. Evolution of a Collector: Ron Brown is a retired M.D. and (Jesse Goplen) A Personal Numismatic Journey Ph.D. He is a disabled service-connected While multimillion-dollar sales of (Robert F. Fritsch) veteran and life member of the ANA art-backed non-fungible tokens No collection winds up the same way and Florida United Numismatists (FUN). (NFTs) have been grabbing head- it started. Each evolves over time He also is a member of CONECA and a lines, the concept of art-backed cur- depending on a collector’s changing die variety specialist on U.S. and Cana- rency is hardly new. A hundred interests. This discussion details Rob- dian coins. Brown writes a column for years ago, issuers of German not- ert Fritsch’s numismatic journey of FUN TOPICS magazine called “FUN Vari- 2 2021 WORLD’S FAIR OF MONEY | OFFICIAL GUIDE money.org ◀ ◀ This presentation discusses a variety of medals and “challenge coins” that illus- trate the role of Saint Barbara as the pa- tron saint of those who work with explo- sives, particularly miners, firefighters, and military artillery and Explosive Ord- nance Disposal units. This presentation details the symbols found on these nu- mismatic items. Multiple pieces will be available for examination. Helen-Louise Boling is a numismatic dilettante, wandering the bourse at shows looking for whatever catches her eye— whether it be an interesting historical medal, folk jewelry incorporating coins, mil- ety Topics” as well as the column “Treasures centuries, concluding with a romanti- itary exonumia or something else entirely. among Treasure” for CONECA’s ERRORSCOPE. cized admiration for the “then-vanished She became interested in Saint Barbara Americans” that was expressed through medals because of her association with ILLUSTRATION: GETTY IMAGES/PROSTOCK-STUDIO 2 p.m. Assembling a Major Paper Money U.S. coinage and currency design. explosives. She has attended the ANA Sum- Collection: Kentucky National Bank Robert “Bob” Bair has been involved in mer Seminar multiple times and has taken a Notes (Tony Swicer) numismatics since 1956, first as a collector, variety of courses. She is a member of sev- After 18 years of collecting Kentucky then as a coin dealer starting in 1987. As a eral numismatic organizations and serves National Bank notes, Tony Swicer now boy growing up in northwestern Wisconsin on the board of Women in Numismatics. has one of the largest Kentucky collec- in the 1950s, he began collecting coins that tions ever assembled, totaling 560 notes. he received from his newspaper route, and 10 a.m. The Visigoth Gold Tremisses This talk discusses how he assembled a lifelong passion was born. Bair holds mas- Series as Illustrated via Collectable the collection through auctions, coin ter’s degrees in U.S. history (1970) and edu- Forgeries (Dr. Jeffrey A. Amelse) shows, dealer contacts and more. It also cational administration (1994). He taught in The Visigothic Kingdom occupied what details the importance of using the right Wisconsin from 1969 to 1997 and served as is now southwestern France and the reference books; knowing when to buy a school principal in Louisiana and Colorado Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th and when to say “no” to a prospective until he retired in 2010. centuries. Its prolific coinage consisted purchase; deciding what minimum grade mainly of small gold tremisses. About to collect; and understanding how much 4 p.m. Solving the Mysteries of the 800 varieties of bonified tremisses and money is involved. Gaku Ichibu (Lianna Spurrier) over 500 forgeries are known. It would Tony Swicer serves as vice president of The Gaku Ichibu is a rectangular coin be impossible to put together a set of the Florida United Numismatists (FUN). He from Japan minted in 1599. The first of a real coins from all rulers today because has presented at local clubs and at ANA and 250-year series of rectangular gold ichibu, of cost and scarcity. Jeffrey Amelse FUN shows. He is an exhibit judge for both this presentation will chronicle Lianna discusses his collection, which consists the ANA and FUN and has served as pres- Spurrier’s research into the piece with of over 50 of these collectable forgeries ident of the Palm Beach Coin Club (PBCC) many new insights. Plenty of background and represents the majority of the rulers. for 38 years. Swicer runs a monthly 50-table information will be provided, so no prior Jeffrey Amelse received a Ph.D. in chem- coin show and writes the PBCC monthly knowledge of the series is required. ical engineering from Northwestern Univer- newsletter. He also serves as an ANA dis- Lianna Spurrier began collecting at age sity in 1980. In 2017 he retired after 35 years trict representative and has earned several 11 and is now the creative director of Numis- at BP Amoco Chemical Company Petro- Association honors, including the Medal of matic Marketing. She’s also done work for chemicals Technology and currently works Merit, the Glenn Smedley Memorial Award the Newman Numismatic Portal, CoinWeek as an invited associate professor of chemis- and a Presidential Award. He also has been and the ANA, in addition to independent try at the Universidade de Aveiro in Portu- named a Numismatic Ambassador and has research on Japanese bar money. The enig- gal. Amelse began collecting coins in the received recognition from the Numismatic matic rectangular pieces caught her atten- 1960s after his father brought home an 1883 Literary Guild. tion in early 2019, and she’s in the process “No Cents” Liberty nickel from work.