2022 Spring Recap

The Bourse Floor

The Exhibits

Results of the Spring Exhibits competition:
At our recent Northwest Coin Club Spring Money Show Judges honored three exhibits with First, Second, and Third place awards, and show attendees selected one exhibit for the “People’s Choice Award”:

First Place: Pete Smith, “A Home Town Collection.” A selection of "good for" trade tokens from New Ulm, MN, the exhibitor’s home town.
Second Place: Justin Irvine, “The World’s First Augmented Reality Banknote.” A complete set of 2016-2019 Switzerland banknotes that are the first in the world to feature the augmented reality security feature.
Third Place: John Jost, “Lincoln Exonumia.” A definition of exonumia and a selection of items demonstrating the variety and longevity of Lincoln's image on exonumia.
People’s Choice Award: Mary Kuhfeld. “1000 Years of English Coins.” A collection of silver coins issued by select English monarchs for the last 1000 years.

Congratulations to all of the winners, and a huge “Thank You,” to all who took the time to share their collections by entering an exhibit.

The winning entries...

Boy Scouts Merit Badge Program (Saturday)
Saturday was the seminar for boy scouts to earn their merit badges in coin collecting. The 60 slots filled up the week before, and this program will be offered again for the Fall Show. The scouts were trained both as a group and in break-out one-on-ones. The several hour session included history, parts of a coin, grading, counterfeits, etc.

Youth Auction (Sunday)
Sunday was the annual youth auction. The first 80 YNs (ages 7-14) could participate. Each was given “$200” credit for bidding on items. These items had been donated by the dealers on the bourse. The 130 or so lots were lined up for advance viewing, and the YNs where guided as to how to review items and record those that they wanted to bid on. The bidding ran over two hours, and the room emptied with smiling faces and arms bearing numismatic goodies.