ATLANTA ANA EXHIBITS: EVENT OR ROUTINE?

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V17 2014 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 4, January 26, 2014, Article 14

Jake Sherlock of the American Numismatic Association forwarded a press release about the exhibits planned for the ANA's upcoming Atlanta show. -Editor

The rich numismatic history of Georgia and the South will be on display when the National Money Show comes to the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 27-March 1, 2014. On exhibit in the ANA’s signature Museum Showcase, featuring rarities from the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs and exclusive private collections, will be a collection of Georgia Colonial paper money from its beginnings in 1735 to the end of the American Revolution. Also on display will be gold coins from the U.S. Branch Mints in Dahlonega, Ga., and Charlotte, N.C., which operated from 1838 through 1861.

The exhibits include:

Gold! The Coins of Georgia and North Carolina
Colonial Paper Money of Georgia
Confederate Currency
1792 Half Disme
1804 Dollar, Idler/Bebee Class III
1913 Liberty Head V Nickel, McDermott/Bebee

The Southern gold, Georgia colonials and Confederate currency exhibits are a great tie-in with the local area, and I expect they'll be well received. The U.S. rarities are perennial headline items, but I've heard from some readers that they're getting tired of hearing about the 1913 Nickel. Perhaps it's time for numismatists to take a cue from the Disney marketing playbook; hold these items back for a period of time to avoid market oversaturation. Every seven to ten years Disney might rerelease a classic film like Snow White. When it happens, it's a notable event, and there is a clear urgency for anyone with an interest to go see it before it disappears from the market again. The first-time-in-decades display of all five 1913 Liberty Nickels was a newsworthy event; trotting out one of them for yet another viewing seems routine. What do readers think? -Editor