Whitman News

The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo will return to The City of Brotherly Love in 2013, General Manager David Crenshaw announced today.

The 2012 Expo, originally scheduled for September, will not be held, due to a conflict with the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money, scheduled for the same convention center in August, Mr. Crenshaw said.

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Ray Williams, noted numismatist, discusses coin collecting and metal detecting at the Whitman Coin Expo in Philadelphia, 2011.

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With the help of American Historical Theater actor Bob Gleason, award-winning Whitman authors Len Augsburger and Joel Orosz brought the first-ever Director of the U.S. Mint to life. Director David Rittenhouse kept an audience of numismatists spell-bound, touching on a range of topics, including his career as a clockmaker, astronomer and founding director of the Mint.

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The third annual Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo gets underway September 15 through 17, 2011 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philly. Here are 9 reasons to join us for this exciting gathering of 1,000 independent coin, currency and exonumia dealers!

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A quest to verify that Philadelphia Magazine correctly chose "Philly's Best Cheesesteak" led to an Italian bakery that's worth a visit on your next stop in Philadelphia.

First the cheesesteak. In South Philly, on the corner of S. 8th Street and Dickinson, you'll find Cosmi's Deli. Rated #1 in the cheesesteak category multiple years by Philadelphia Magazine, we found it to be everything we had hoped for: freshly baked hoagie roll, lean meat of the highest quality and tender sauteed onions. No Cheese Whiz.

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Actors Steven Edenbo and Ian Rose brought Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to life at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo this morning.

The American Historical Theatre mainstays debated one another and explored the divergent views that clashed at the birth of the American republic. Drawing on sources that include The Federalist Papers and Jefferson's letters to Lafayette, the two kept an audience of Expo attendees spell-bound for an hour-long conversation, somewhat heated at times, about the merits of a national bank, a federal role in education and the Constitution of the fledgling United States.

Will you help us catch a killer? Join Whitman Expo in supporting the Philadelphia affiliate of the Susan G. Komen foundation as they work to defeat breast cancer.

If you are at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo, come by Certified Assets Management in booth 808 and make a silent auction bid on sports memorabilia, including items autographed by Babe Ruth… Joe Montana… Derek Jeter… Pete Rose… Magic Johnson… and Wayne Gretzky.

Bidding ends Saturday, October 2nd at 4pm, so place your silent auction bid now. Visit booth 808, near the entrance, and do your part to defeat breast cancer. Not in Philly? Call us at 215-418-4911 and we'll take your bid by phone.

When you aren't on the Bourse floor, or if you are staying on in Philadelphia after the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo ends on Saturday, consider a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Soon after entering the main building, you'll see one of Saint-Gaudins' better known sculptures. Here's the description from the Museum's website:

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More than 1,000 independent coin dealers will decend on Philadelphia when the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo gets underway, this Thursday through Saturday, September 30 - October 2, 2010 in the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

The brutal British pirate who became an honored statesman, the U.S. Mint’s greatest mistakes and an auction featuring some of the rarest and most valuable U.S. paper money are among the many highlights. The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo is open to the public free of charge from Noon until 6:00pm on Thursday, September 30 and  from 10am until 6pm on Friday and Saturday, October 1 and 2. “Early Birds” are allowed onto the bourse floor at 10am on Thursday and at 9am on Friday and Saturday for a fee of $75. The Expo offers a range of activities suitable for the entire family:

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Given its status as the cradle of American democracy, any discussion of Philadelphia attractions simply must start with the "Old City," those few square blocks of real estate that house so many historical spots from the birth and infancy of the great republic. Known as "America's most historic square mile," the Independence National Historical Park is home to the two most popular Philly attractions: The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We'll get to those in a moment, but first let's look at four destinations in the Old City with which you may not be as familiar:

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If you draw a Venn diagram of coin towns and food towns, there's not a shade of a shadow of a doubt that you'll find Philadelphia in the intersection.

READING TERMINAL MARKET

You can take a culinary tour of Philly's many ethnic cuisines and never leave this converted railway terminal building. It's located right near the Convention Center at 12th and Arch Streets and includes a dazzling array of gustatory delights--practically all of which are highly affordable. Don't miss the Dutch Eating Place on Thursday through Saturday for authentic Pennsylvania Dutch home-cooking from, well, the Pennsylvania Dutch of course. Here's some good news: throughout Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo, select Reading Terminal food vendors are offering a $7 Meal Deal. 

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The City of Philadelphia proudly offers all convention attendees the Show Us Your Room Key or Badge Delegate Discount Pass – a special discount program you can use while attending the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo! Click here for a list of the many locations around the region participating in this exciting program.

Reading Terminal Market has launched the $7 Meal Deal. Participating prepared food merchants are offering $7 options for breakfast or lunch (sales tax may not be included). Look for the $7 Meal Deal counter card at your favorite merchant’s store.

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Amtrak offers a 10% discount off the lowest available rail fare to Philadelphia 30th Street Station (PHL) between September 27, 2010 and October 6, 2010.

To book your reservations, please call Amtrak at (800) 872-7245 or contact your travel professional. Please refer to Fare Code X05D-906 to receive the 10% discount. The convention discount fare cannot be booked via Amtrak.com.

This offer is not valid on Acela Express service or on the Amtrak Auto Train. Offer is valid with Sleeper accommodations, Business Class or First Class seating with payment of the full applicable accommodation charges.

Fare is valid on Amtrak Northeast Regional service for all departures seven days a week, except during holiday blackout dates.

The City of Brotherly Love holds many surprises and delights for the visitor, one of the many reasons that we've brought the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo to Philadelphia and find ourselves coming back again.

Among Philadelphia's many attractions, you'll find the Reading Terminal Market. Established in 1893, it is one of our nation's oldest public market, not to mention one of the liveliest, freshest, and most exciting.

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Click here for FREE online registration to the Expo.

The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, located at 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, September 30-October 3, 2010 (12pm-6pm, Thursday, 10am-6pm, Friday and Saturday).

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The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo is standardizing its dealer-setup schedules across all show locations. The change will start with the September 2010 Philadelphia Expo.

Dealer setup will begin Thursday at 9 a.m., followed by Early Bird entry at 10 a.m., and general-public access at 12 noon.

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Whitman Expo announced today that, following the success of the first-ever Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo, the event will return in 2010.

General Manager David Crenshaw said the Expo will be held September 30-October 2, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. “We anticipated that this would be a good venue for an Expo, but Philadelphia exceeded our expectations, both with regard to attendance and the interest and excitement surrounding the Official Auction by Stack’s and the Pre-Show Auction by Bowers and Merena,” Mr. Crenshaw said. “We’re pleased to announce that we will be back in Philly next year.”

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Today is the last day of the show. I hope the experience has been good for you, that you’ve had the chance to buy and sell some coins, tokens, medals, or paper money—or whatever your specialty—and you’ve enjoyed the company of many collectors and dealers.

The Whitman folks put on a great event. It took me about five seconds to register on Wednesday and get a new badge—a bit different from waiting in line for an hour or more at some shows! Actually, those running other shows are getting wise and copying some of the Whitman ideas—which is good for everyone. In today’s world “time is money,” as the old saying goes. One might think with all of our improved technology and communications we’d have more time than ever. Somehow, events and demands on our time have multiplied—creating what seems to be a continuing scenario of urgency.

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General George Washington, ably assisted by Abigail Adams, mustered a new group of recruits into the Continental Army at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo today.

The young troops learned commands used in Washington's time, fired a volley on their muskets, then marched from the front of the Bourse to Kids Korner.

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The Kids' Korner at a Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo is a great place for children age 6 to 12 years to learn about the history and excitement of coin collecting. That's why Expos make for a great, family outing that won't cost you a dime.

At this year's Philly Expo, kids learned how to match state quarters to their location on the U.S. map. They colored various coin images, participated in a "coin grab" (in which they get to keep all the coins they could hold in one hand). And Boy Scouts can even earn their merit badge at the Expo. Kids' Korner can be found at any of the five Whitman Expos in Baltimore, Philadelphia and--coming in May 2010--Nashville, Tennessee. And there are often historical, costumed characters on hand. At the Philly Expo, General George Washington mustered young recruits and inducted them into the Continental Army, complete with their own training musket.

So, bring the kids and the family and come out to a Whitman Expo, where you can enjoy Kids' Korner and learn something about the fun and educational hobby of coin collecting.

Whitman's own Q. David Bowers appeared on Philadelphia's FOX29 this morning, with Nova Constellatio pattern coins, the $1,000 "Grand Watermelon" Note and Sansom Medals.  Mr. Bowers told viewers how to have their coins evaluated by dealers at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo, now through Saturday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Watch the segment on the FOX29 website by clicking here.

I hope you have been enjoying the Whitman Coins & Collectibles Expo. For me it has been a great time to visit with friends old and new, to be a part of Stack’s auction, and to enjoy the surroundings.

I hope you’ve had a chance to check on some of the talks and seminars. Dr. Gregory Dubay’s forum on Chinese counterfeits is not only interesting, it is essential.

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The nation's 16th President, whose familiar face has been seen on the Bourse throughout the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo, spoke to K-5 classes in an assembly at Sarah W. Starkweather Elementary School on Thursday.

Sponsored by Delaware Valley Rare Coin Company, Inc and Whitman Expo, the appearance kept students mesmerized for more than an hour, a feat that startled even the most optimistic teachers.

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Whether you're a collector, a dealer, an eminent numismatist, or all three, at some point along the way the excitement and passion you get from collecting has spilled over into some other creative realm in your life.

For painter Kimberly Godinho, an interest in coin collecting has led her in new directions with her art.

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The Whitman Philadelphia Expo is unquestionably the most anticipated show in the last several months.  Everyone is expecting a great show.

Several factors explain this.  First, Philadelphia is a great town - lots of great food, good location, large population base, nice hotels, and very interesting historically.

Another factor is that the last time the ANA convention was held in the city it was a huge success.  Everyone who attended has great memories.

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There are pieces of numismatic history that are rare, and then there are those that are truly one-of-a-kind.

Three such pieces of the early days of coin collecting will be coming out of the Whitman Publishing archives and to the Bourse for the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo. They are:

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Philadelphia is the place America turned to for the nation’s first mint. Not to mention our first hospital, library, bank, stock exchange, motion picture show, daily newspaper and fire department.

This September 24th through 26th, numismatists from across the nation and around the world are coming to the City of Brotherly Love for another first: the first-ever Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

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An exhibit featuring the Nova Constellatio pattern coins, including three coins that were considered for the first coinage of the newly formed United States of America will be on display at booth #1057 during the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money®.

These coins were originally conceived as the first coinage of the US, immediately following its creation. In 1783, the coins test coins (or "pattern coins") were minted as a prelude to mass production. The coins were the bit (100 units), the quint (500 units) and the mark (1,000 units), and it was hoped they would provide a standardized coinage as a replacement for the coins then circulated by the various states, whose values were not uniform. They are called Nova Constellatio (meaning "New Constellation") after the inscription on the obverse which accompanies an all-seeing eye and 13 stars.

Visitors to the exhibit will receive a free six-page souvenir reprint of Coin World's 1980 coverage of the famous pattern coins, including interviews with John J. Ford, Jr. Whitman will also raffle off copies of The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint and other books that study the early coinage of the United States. Supplies of the souvenir Coin World reprint are limited and copies are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

 

Why attend the first annual Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo, September 24–26, 2009 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center?

Here are 11 reasons!

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