The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo collected donations to benefit the American Red Cross.
Expo Brink’s Driver Leads Rockaway Relief Effort
John Gavinonich, whom many Whitman Expo dealers will know from his many years of service as the principal Brink’s driver at the Expo, lead a relief effort on behalf of his hard-hit hometown, Rockaway Beach, New York. As the photograph indicates, and John reports, many of parts of the town become a wasteland, with power […]
War of 1812 Medals on Exhibit
Don’t miss seeing the special exhibit of War of 1812 Medals sponsored by John Kraljevich Americana, one of the nation’s foremost specialists in the coins, currency, medals, and related historical items of early America.
U.S. Mint’s Star-Spangled Banner Coins Promote National Pride
BALTIMORE (Sept. 27) – In March, the U.S. Mint launched the 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins to honor the 200th Anniversary of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812. Individuals who wish to remember and contribute to the bicentennial with the purchase of a commemorative coin can do so only through […]
Star-Spangled 200 Gave Maryland Olympians More “Metal” at 2012 Event in Baltimore
Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin also will be used for coin toss at Ravens season home opener. Baltimore, MD (September 10, 2012) On the heels of their success in the London 2012 Olympic Games, Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes from Maryland including Katie Ledecky of Bethesda and Suzanne Stettinius of Parkton will be presented with a […]
Nearly 1000 Colonial Coins Crossed the Winter 2012 Block in Baltimore
In cooperation with the Colonial Coin Collectors Club, Stack’s Bowers offered almost one thousand colonial coins at the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo. This special session took place on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 6pm. Included were the John “Jack” Royse Collection, the Legendary Ted L. Craige Collection, The Dan Friedus Collection of Vermont Coppers, The Rob […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Presented The Official Auction Of The Whitman Baltimore 2012 Winter Expo
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, one of the world’s foremost auctioneers of rare coins and paper money, conducted the Official Auction of the November 2012 Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo. Held at the Baltimore Convention Center November 13–17, 2012, this exciting auction presented nearly 10,000 total lots, including more than 4,000 lots of U.S. coins and […]
NCA Grading Class Debuted in 2012
John Albanese, president of Numismatic Consumer Alliance (NCA), a New Jersey non-profit dedicated to reducing numismatic fraud, announced a new consumer-education program sponsored in partnership with Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo, LLC in 2012.
Stack’s Bowers Sells Nearly $11 Million
Stack’s Bowers Galleries conducted the Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo on June 27-29, an impressive sale that realized $10,929,460! The auction featured coins from several major collections, including the Land of Smiles Collection of Liberty Nickels.
Summer 2012 Whitman Baltimore Expo and Auction Were Hot
It wasn’t just the 100+ degree weather that was hot at this year’s Summer Whitman Baltimore Expo. Strong business, especially at the wholesale level and dazzling auction prices added to the heat.