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MSNA Awards Exhibit Winners

Simcha Kuritzky has been crowned the winner of the Maryland State Numismatic Association exhibit competition at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Spring Expo 2013.

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Spring 2013 Expo – One of Our Best Shows Ever

Curator Karen M. Lee of the National Numismatic Collection housed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History headlined our 2013 Spring Baltimore Expo.

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See More Coins Than a Bandit on the Old Silk Road

At the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo, March 14-17, 2013, you saw more coins than a bandit on the old Silk Road.

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BSA Coin Collecting Merit Badge Class 2013

All scouts and their families are invited to attend a workshop where Boy Scouts can earn the Coin Collecting Merit Badge at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo, Saturday, March 16, 2013.

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Famous Walton 1913 Liberty Nickel On Display in February 2013

The fabled Walton specimen 1913 Liberty Head nickel, recovered from a fatal car crash and then unsuspectingly kept in a Virginia closet for 41 years

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Gem Mint State 1864 Three Dollar Gold Piece in 2013

Many exciting rarities were on deck for Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ March 2013 Baltimore Auction.

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“Money Talks” at Baltimore Expo

Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo partnered with the American Numismatic Association to bring Money Talks to the March 2013 Baltimore show. A variety of talks were incorporated into the show’s existing slate of presentations.

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Expo Hotel Room Booking-Scam Alert

Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo has partnered with Visit Baltimore Housing Services as the official housing vendor for the Baltimore Expos.

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John Mercanti Describes Transition to Digital Age

John Mercanti, former chief engraver of the U.S. Mint and the man responsible for more coin and medal designs than anyone else in the Mint’s history, took Whitman Expo attendees behind the scenes in the Mint’s transition from traditional hand-sculpting and engraving techniques to the digital age. Mr. Mercanti, author of American Silver Eagles: A […]

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A Conversation With John Mercanti

The man who has produced more coin and medal designs than anyone in the history of the U.S. Mint will make a presentation at 1pm today in the Charles Street VIP Suite. Former Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, John Mercanti,  will share a behind-the-scenes look at the Mint, as he describes how the American […]

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