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Subject and Description |
| Ray Herz |
Will the Real Miss Liberty
Please Stand Up...And Take a Walk! |
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Who was the mystery woman who
was the model for both of St. Gauden's gold coins as well as the Walking
Liberty Half. She had a 30-year
working relationship with St Gaudens and Weinman but her name has largely
been left out of numismatic reference until very recently. In all she modeled for seven or eight works between the two
designers including St. Gauden's greatest monument – The Sherman Victory
Monument in Central Park. I discuss
the mystery and how I uncovered it. This is about 30-35 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
The Future History of the
Charlotte Mint Museum |
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During Hurricane IRMA we
evacuated to a suburb of Charlotte and I got to visit the former Charlotte
Mint Building, which has been North Carolina’s first art Museum since
1936. This presentation looks at the
history of the mint and mint building to now and also shows a few examples
from its extensive collection. This is about 15 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
Charles Barber’s Silver Coins |
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2017 marked the 125th
Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Barber's Silver Coins, but nobody is taking notice. These series do not get a
lot of love but maybe they're worth a second look. The 1/2 hour
presentation will discuss who was Charles Barber and some of his other works,
the birth of the three series, and grading and collecting by type and date. This is about 30 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
A Survey of Florida Paper
Currency 1817-1935 (2 parts) |
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How did we end up with the coins
we have? The first half of this presentation looks at the forces/events
that lead up to the Coinage Act of 1965, some of its major provisions, and
the immediate after effects of the act during the first five years. The second half looks at the evolution of
each of the denominations/types over the ensuing half century from dollars to
cents, noting the successes and EPIC FAILURES. This is about 45 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
The Coinage Act of 1965: A Fifty-Year Retrospective(2 parts) |
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How did we end up with the coins
we have? The first half of this presentation looks at the forces/events
that lead up to the Coinage Act of 1965, some of its major provisions, and
the immediate after effects of the act during the first five years. The second half looks at the evolution of
each of the denominations/types over the ensuing half century from dollars to
cents, noting the successes and EPIC FAILURES. This is about 45 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
AU/BU: The Great Divide (2
parts) |
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A profusely illustrated study of
six classic series from the early 20th century in grades from MS-68 to AU-50. All photos are of slabbed coins but the
presentation is grading-service neutral.
The audience will see the commercial grading of coins. Six different denominations in three
different metals are covered. This is
about 40 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
ANA 2012, A Numismatic Tour of
Philadelphia |
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I took a (Mostly) walking tour
of Philly in 2012 and have a profusely illustrated presentation including:
The four (sites) of US Mints, The National Constitution Center, Independence
Hall, Franklin's Building, The Betsy Ross House, City Hall, The Franklin
Institute and More! The sites include additional photos with numismatic
tie-ins. About 35 minutes.
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| Ray Herz |
Other Works by Coin Designers;
Up to and Including the Supreme Court Building (2 parts) |
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The OTHER Works by a baker's
dozen of prominent sculptors born in the 2nd half of the 19th century who
greatly influenced coins and art in the late 19th and the first half of the
20th century. We discuss artists from Augustus St. Gaudens, to Flanagan,
MacNeil, Pratt, Brenner, Fraser, Keck, Beach, DiFransici, LG Fraser and
More! Other Works also include medals and large scale sculptures
and works featuring Abraham Lincoln (because I originally presented this in
2009). The designers are covering in the order of BIRTH so we can see the
influence as it cascades across two generations and over 100 years. About 45
minutes |
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| Ray Herz |
Washington Quarters: Four - I
mean Five - Ways from Sunday (2 Parts) |
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Explore the history of this
series and the impact of the series on history. We look at Five ways of
collecting the series and master hub changes over 80-year series: Collecting the Entire Series, The Silver Set,
The Clad Set (1965-1998), The State Quarters (1999-2009), and the ATB Set
(2010-). We also look briefly at the
other works of John Flanagan. About 40
minutes.
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| Ray Herz |
Standing Liberty Quarters
Mythbusters! |
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A look at this beautiful quarter
and its rocky birth and short history. This will include debunking long-held
myths about the birth and design changes of the SLQ. A look at the OTHER Works by MacNiel is
included. About 27 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
A survey of Art Medals 400BC –
2015 AD (2 Parts) |
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A profusely illustrated look at
art medals from the ancient Greeks, through the renaissance, into the early
modern age, emphasis on the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements and medals
through the 20th
century. About 45 minutes. |
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| Ray Herz |
Step up to Jefferson Nickels |
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Similar to the Washington
Quarter presentation, a look at the major hub and design changes in the
series. Brief overview of sculptor
Felix Schlag. Talk in general about collecting full step nickels. About 35
minutes. |
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| Tony
Swicer |
Consumer Awareness |
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Topics covered are,
counterfeiting, the US Mint. Buying on
TV, Newspaper or by phone. Treasurer
coins. The grading services, cleaning
and selling coins. |
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| Tony
Swicer |
National Bank Notes 1863 - 1935 |
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How to collect them, by State
or? Types of National notes and
grading of them. Money involved in
building a nice collection. The Don C.
Kelly reference book. |
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| Tony
Swicer |
Obsolete Notes 1782 - 1866 |
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The early history, the printers
and types of notes. How to collect and
the value and rarity of these notes. Reverence book available for these
notes. |
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| Tony
Swicer |
So-Called Dollars |
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So-Called Dollars are medals 33
mm to 45 mm and are from expositions, world fairs, centennials and
anniversaries. Some are actual
monetary issues. They are made in
various metals. Reference guides user
are Hibbler & Kappen 1963, Johnson & Jensen Price Guide 1978 and the
2nd edition So-Called Dollars. This
seminar is a powerpoint presentation of 65 So-Called Dollars. |
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| Tony
Swicer |
Basics of Coin Collecting |
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This seminar is history of coin
colllecting from 650 BC. The spearker
will cover the basic needs to start coin collecting. Topics covered are: Coin Publications, Coin Clubs, Grading and
the Grading Services, Local Coin Shows.
How to care for your coins.
Buying coins from TV, Newspapers over the phone and from the US Mint. |
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| John
Catiller |
Coins and artifacts related to Space Exploration |
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Coins and historic artifacts
from the Space programs of the United States, Soviet Union, Russia and China
dating back to the early rocket clubs, the launch of Explorer one through the
International Space Station and Mars Explorer programs. The collection
includes flown items, relic coins and tokens, pieces of historic space craft,
commemorative items and autographs. All items in the program are part of my
personal collection and will be available for display. |
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| John
Catiller |
Shipwreck coins |
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Coins and artifacts recovered
from historically significant shipwrecks, |
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These coins illustrate a
history of exploration, exploitation, world domination, war, slavery and man
eating sharks, All items in the presentation are part of my personal
collection and will be available for display. |
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| John
Catiller |
Coins from the life of Christ |
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A collection of coins and
artifacts tracing the history of Christ from the time of His birth and
relating to His Crucifixion. The collection includes coins described or
referred to by Christ in the New Testament. All items in the presentation are
part of my personal collection and will be available for display |
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| John
Catiller |
Odd, Curious and Primitive Money from around the world. |
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A collection of unusual items
used as currency through 6000 years of recorded history. Including shell
money, ancient proto money (pre-cursors to modern coins) , African trade
items, Native American trade items, and a rare Yap Stone. All items are part
of my personal collection and will be incorporated into the
presentation. |
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| John
Catiller |
Unmoney |
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Just for fun a curious
collection of items that are designed to appear as money, have a legitimate
legal purpose, but no actual value including Chinese Ghost money,
fantasies and Prop money from recent movies.All items in the
presentation are part of my personal collection and will be available for
display. |
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| Juan
Riera |
Coins of Cuba |
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An overview of the numismatic
history of Cuba during the Colonial period, up to 1898, US Occupation 1898 -
1902, the Republican period 1902 - 1959 and the Communist period 1959 to
present. |
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| Juan
Riera |
The Coin Collection of Florida |
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This talk is about the
Numismatic Collection of Florida, where it is stored, how it was acquired,
how it is cared for, and where it is displayed. |
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| Juan
Riera |
Gold of the Twenty - Niners,
The First US Gold Rush |
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Focusing on the first US gold
rush from Virginia to Northern Georgia, beginning in the late 1820’s, which
was of great importance and influence. This gold rush led to three branch
mints in the south, national debates over states rights vs. federal authority
vs native American rights leading to several supreme court cases, debates
over hard money vs paper money and bank reforms and the bank of the US.,
mining rights and technology, and a host of other issues during the early
days of the Republic. |
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