OCTOBER 2024 PAN SHOW EVENTS

The Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) Fall Coin Show is set to occur on October 17 – 19, 2024 Thursday through Saturday at the Monroeville Convention Center 209 Mall Blvd, Monroeville PA (Pittsburgh suburb). All available dealer tables are sold. A waiting list has been created in case of any cancellations. The PAN show has been consistently growing in scope and size with a very strong public participation. A Thursday 12:00 noon ribbon cutting will welcome all public coin enthusiasts. PAN members are allowed an 11:00am early entry onto the show floor. Thursday evening will be the memorable PAN Banquet booked at the iconic LeMont Restaurant overlooking the beautiful Pittsburgh city skyline. This event is a great place to network between dealers and collectors.

Friday will feature the newly named Richard C. Jewell Lecture Series sponsored by Stack's Bowers Galleries in memory of longtime PAN Clarion Editor, board member, and accomplished numismatist Rich Jewell that recently passed this summer after a long illness. PAN is proud that Stack's Bowers Galleries has offered this kind sponsorship in memory of Rich. ANA President Tom Uram will introduce a fine lineup of speakers and topics that will begin at 1:00pm with Patrick Hipple from the Osborne Mint presenting "OPA Ration Tokens" followed by siege coin expert and author Dr. Lawrence Korchnak presenting "Real Rarities: World Coins with a Mintage of Less than 100". John Frost, Gobrecht Journal Publisher will present "The Many Faces of Liberty Seated" followed again by John Frost as President of the Barber Coin Collectors' Society presenting "Collecting Barbers - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow".

PAN's Living American History portrayers, Patrick McBride as Benjamin Franklin, Dennis Boggs as Abraham Lincoln, and Curt Radabaugh as General George Washington will again be in attendance during the coin show with their backdrops and props. They have been performing at various national coin shows throughout the country and create quite the buzz during their visits to various cities. PAN originally put together this living history feature and is delighted at the public response and enthusiasm. The show floor also has an active coin club area that includes five Pittsburgh area coin clubs along with specialty coin clubs. If you are new to coin collecting then this area is a must visit for information, questions and knowledge.

 

Saturday will begin with the 10:00am gathering of the PA Area Token Collectors Organization (PATCO). This group is very accomplished in identifying some of the most obscure tokens.

The PANKidZone registration begins at 11:00am with young collectors receiving cent folders to take to the tables of Wheaties to search through. They will receive goodie bags with PAN auction dollars, coins and more. They will be encouraged to participate in a show floor treasure hunt. KidZone director Malcolm Johnson will present a talk "Collecting for Young Beginners" at 12:00 noon followed by our Living History reenactors with some words of encouragement for young citizens.

Robert O. Stakeley, Heinz History Center, Educational Director will offer a short talk on the current exhibit at the history center followed by games, prizes and culminating with the Kid's auction that is the favorite and highlight of their day. More details and coin show information may be found on the PAN website www.PANcoins.org Contact PAN at PANcoins@gmail.com

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