ANA Museum Showcase
The ANA Museum Showcase, featuring amazing and historically significant numismatic objects, comes to the 2010 ANA World's Fair of Money in Boston. You don't want to miss this collection of rarities:
The ANA Bebee Collection of United States Paper Money
A spectacular and comprehensive view of United
States paper money. The 904 notes in the complete collection include a
remarkable series of high-grade large-size national bank notes from virtually
every state and territory. A wide range of the premier specimens will be on display
in Boston.
Some of the notes on display include a sheet of exceedingly rare
Series 1902 $5 Third Charter Period National Bank notes from Fairbanks, Alaska
(Friedberg number 588, pictured); and a multiple-denomination sheet of three 1865 $1 First
Charter Period National Bank notes (Friedberg 380) and one 1865 $2 First
Charter Period National Bank note (Friedberg 387), from Jersey City, New
Jersey. A virtual gallery containing the entire Bebee collection is available at www.ana-museum.org.
The ANA contracted with its official paper money grader, Paper Money Guaranty,
to encapsulate, grade and appraise the Bebee Collection in Spring 2010. The collection
was donated to the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum by Aubrey and Adeline Bebee
in 1987.
1874 Bickford $10 Patterns:
From the Collection of Bob R.
Simpson
This exhibit features a complete set of
1874 Bickford patterns struck at the Philadelphia Mint as part of a proposed
plan for an international coinage. The exhibit includes seven Bickford patterns
comprising Simpson's signature set, as well as two duplicates to allow for
side-by-side viewing of obverse and reverse.
In 1874, after returning from a trip to Europe, New York businessman Dana
Bickford recommended the Mint produce coins that could be easily used by
international travelers. Bickford patterns were struck in gold, copper, nickel and
aluminum in a denomination of $10. A proposal for the international coinage was
never approved by Congress. The ANA thanks Bob R. Simpson and Laura Sperber of Legend
Numismatics for making this exhibit possible.
The Smithsonian Institution's "Good as Gold:
America's
Double Eagles"
The exhibit tells
the story of the $20 gold coin, the largest gold coin to circulate in the
United States. Rarities on display include 20 coins
from the Smithsonian Institution's National Numismatic Collection, including
the first (1849 pattern) and last (1933) double eagles ever produced as well as
a 1907 Saint-Gaudens ultra high relief pattern that President Theodore
Roosevelt gave his daughter Ethel as a Christmas gift in 1907.
"Good as Gold" provides a visual and chronological account of America's changing commerce and culture. The exhibition includes coins issued from mints across the United States, spanning the course of 50 years. "Good as Gold" also examines the redesign of the double eagle, an initiative taken on by President Roosevelt in efforts to make American currency more visually evocative.
Mexico, 1810 & 1910: Coins of the War of Independence
& the
Mexican Revolution
An exhibit
that celebrates the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the
Mexican War for Independence and the 100th anniversary of the
Mexican Revolution. This marks the first time since the early 1970s that any
part of Banco de México's extensive historical collection has been displayed in
the United States.
The Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821) was a vicious war that resulted in the defeat of Spanish forces and the recognition of Mexican independence by Spain. This long war produced a series of interesting and historically important numismatic items that illustrate the course of the struggle for independence.
The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) was a result of political factionalism, and the resulting battle for power changed Mexico forever. The coinage of the Revolution is vast, with various factions issuing coins as necessitated by local demands. Many materials were used to meet this demand including gold, silver, clay, copper and even cardboard.
Coin Rarities, Paul Revere Silver & Rare Broadside of the Declaration of
Independence
From
the collection of Brian Hendelson, the first-ever display of a 1861 Philadelphia
Mint Paquet reverse gold double eagle and 1921 Proof Roman Finish Saint-Gaudens
double eagle. Each coin is one of two known specimens, and each is the
finer-known specimen. The Paquet $20 was once owned by Egypt's King Farouk and
Ambassador and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, while the 1921 proof was not known to
exist until 2006.
Other historic items include one of the few known surviving broadsides of the
Declaration of Independence printed in Boston circa July 17, 1776 by printers
Gill, Powars and Willis; seven silver spoons crafted by Paul Revere; and a
silver teapot and knee buckles made by fellow Colonial-era Boston silversmith,
Jacob Hurd.
The Colonial Coin Collectors Club: A Selection of Rarities
An exhibit showcasing an impressive collection of pre-federal issues, including
coins, tokens and medals. Many of the items displayed focus on the numismatic
history of Boston. Colonial Coin
Collectors Club (C4) was founded in 1993 to provide a forum for collectors of
numismatic material related to the early American era.
Preview of the ANA Edward C. Rochette Money Museum Exhibit, "History of Money"
A preview of an exhibit that will be installed at the Money Museum in Colorado
Springs. The exhibit will chronicle 3,000 years in the evolution of money, from
when animals were the preferred means of exchange to present day. Money was
created as a system of value so that people could compare items they wanted to
exchange. This system of value was used
for more than just buying or selling things - it became a marker of status, a
characteristic that money still has today. Cowry shells and kissi money will be
featured, as well as polymer notes and other modern innovations.
The Boston World's Fair of Money offers many other exhibits in its Collector Exhibits area, featuring competitive and non-competitive exhibits created by ANA members on a wide range of subjects. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will feature its "Billion-Dollar Display" of high-denomination U.S. paper money at Booth 1626.
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