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Coin shows are events where coin collectors and coin dealers attend to buy, trade and sell coins. [1] In addition to coins, dealers also sell paper money , books and tokens. Like other hobby shows, a show hall is arranged with aisles and tables where coin sellers can display their coins.
The Illinois Centennial half dollar is a commemorative 50-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1918. The obverse, depicting Abraham Lincoln, was designed by Chief Engraver George T. Morgan; the reverse, based on the Seal of Illinois, was by his assistant and successor, John R. Sinnock.
[8] [15] The National Money Show and the ANA World's Fair of Money are the brands for shows that have been held on an Annual Basis by the ANA. The National Money Show is traditionally held in the Spring while the World's Fair is held in the Summer. [7] The Fall shows in 2011 and 2012 also used the National Money Show brand. [6] [15]
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Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar: Conjoined heads of former presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams: Stylized figures representing North and South America touch at the Panama Canal: 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized: 300,000 (max) Uncirculated: 274,077 S ...
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The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.)