The November 12-15, Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo is celebrating its 37th year as one of the nation’s premier coin and currency shows. The show’s free admission, along with its free meetings and exhibits, attract thousands of visitors every year.

“If you’ve been wondering how much your old coins are worth, now’s the perfect chance to find out. Just ask any of our 1,000 independent dealers,” Expo general manager David Crenshaw said.

Mr. Crenshaw said the Expo would also cover a wide-range of coins, currency and collectibles, including:

• A coinage exhibition featuring many of the hobby’s top examples of Liberty Seated dimes and quarters.
• A collection of paintings by artist Kimberly Godinho featuring great American coins and inspired by her own coin collecting.
• The Official Auction by Bowers and Merena, featuring more than 6,000 lots a U.S. and World coins and currency.
• Programs for kids 6-12, including everything needed for the Boy Scout merit badge.

The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo is free and open to the public Thursday-Sunday, November 12-15. The hours are 2pm-6pm, Thursday; 10am-6pm, Friday and Saturday; 10am-3pm, Sunday. “As the price of gold and silver has risen, we’ve had more and more people ask how they can determine the value of their family coins or currency. If you have old coins in the attic, or in a collection your parents or grandparents may have kept, bring them to the Expo and learn more about them. With 1,000 dealers in 400 booths, you can find quite a market for anything of value. And it won’t cost you a dime to get in,” he said. But Mr. Crenshaw also has one note of warning. “Just be careful. Once you’ve discovered the excitement of coin collecting, of holding history in your hands, you might get hooked,” he said. Click here for FREE online registration to the Expo.