• American Cancer Society 800-227-2345, tinyurl.com/ybvauycg.
• American Numismatic Association Money Museum 800-367-9723.
• ASSE International Student Exchange Program 800-888-9040, host.asse.com.
• Care and Share Food Bank 418-4295, careandshare.org, brendas@careandshare.org.
• Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs 638-0808.
• Colorado Springs Sister Cities International sistercitycs.org.
• Community Advancing Public Safety springscaps.org.
• Community Partnership for Child Development/Head Start 635-1536, ext. 276, cpcdheadstart.org.
• Discover Goodwill Grace, 785-9229, gvigil@discovermygoodwill.org.
• District Attorney’s Office 520-6037, 4thjudicialda.com.
• Doll Doctors Donations accepted; Pat Dinsmore, 574-1915.
• El Paso County Parks Christine: 520-6996.
• Energy Resource Center 591-0772, erc-co.org.
Money Talks presentation at the
2021 World’s Fair of Money in the
Chicago suburb of
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Those interested in giving a Money Talks presentation should submit an online proposal at money.org/money-talks. Proposals are due no later than Friday, May 21. The talks will take place Thursday, Aug. 12, and Friday, Aug. 13.
The informative 30- to 45-minute Money Talks are presented by some of the hobby’s most noted authorities and allow collectors to share their expertise with the numismatic community. Presentations from previous shows include “Siege Notes: The Currency of War”, “Strategies to Dispose of Your Collection”, and “Curious Currency of the World”.
• Meals on Wheels, Tri-Lakes area Sue Cliatt, 481-3175.
• Mountain Community Senior Services coloradoseniorhelp.com.
• Multiple Sclerosis Alliance 633-4603, msasoco.org.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness 473-8477.
• Need Project Inc. needproject.org.
• One Nation Walking Together 329-0251, onenationwt.org.
• Open Bible Medical Clinic 475-0972.
• Partners in Housing mdunlap@ partnersinhousing.org.
• PEAK Parent Center peakparent.org, 531-9400.
• Peterson Air and Space Museum 556-4915, P SGAR.MU@us.af.mil.
• Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments/Area Agency on Aging 471-2096, ext. 114.
• Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers 444-7866.
• Pikes Peak Blues Community pikespeakblues.org.
• Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross 632-3563.
Dealer Day” on Monday, August 9, in the
Chicago suburb of
Illinois, immediately prior to the
World’s Fair of Money (worldsfairofmoney.com), which is slated for August 10-14. Both shows will be held in the
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd.
Dealer Day provides numismatic dealers an opportunity to preview and purchase the best inventory available from the Association’s top purveyors of collectible coins, medals, paper money, tokens, and related items.
The 2021 Dealer Day will be open to the dealer community from 10 am to 5:30 pm, August 9. The day-long event is not open to the general public.
Bourse tables for Dealer Day are available to ANA member-dealers for $250 per table; the rate includes two personnel per table (additional personnel can be added for $125 each). Purchase of a World’s Fair of Money bourse table is required to have a table at Dealer Day. Dealers must have a resale certificate, federal tax ID, or tax license to secure a table o
New Large-Format Book From ANA Reveals History Through American Coinage
Past Tense, an entertaining, large-format book of author
Rod Gillis’ colorful “Past Tense” monthly column, which appeared in
The Numismatist magazine from July 2011 through March 2020. The book is available from the
American Numismatic Association (ANA) for $21.95 USD, plus $4.50 for shipping and handling.
The beautifully rendered, 112-page softcover volume provides snapshots in time – beginning with
Continental Currency in 1776 and concluding with the
Westward Journey nickel in 2004. In addition to sharing obscure information about select American coinage, each page includes fascinating historical information from that year.
“
Past Tense is a wonderful example of how coins help illustrate history and how history provides context to coin collecting,” says