Get your calendar marked for the 66th Annual North Carolina Numismatic Association (NCNA) Convention and Show. It’s right around the corner!! The Convention will feature a wonderful variety of coins, but not only coins and bullion. We will also have dealers with paper money and stamps/postcards. Colonial banknotes, Civil War banknotes, and Obsolete currency. Fascinating reminders of American History that you can hold in your hands! Ancient and foreign coins as well. Check. And of course, all the US coins you care to see. Barber coinage, Bust coinage, Large Cents, Morgan / Peace / Seated / Bust Dollars. Double check. Bullion (gold, silver, platinum). Coin supplies and books too. 165 tables with 100+ dealers setting up from 13 different states!
The show starts October 4th and runs through October 6th. Doors open to the public at 10am every day. Free admission. Wanna get a head start and see everything before the general public? Early Birds pay $50 to attend on Thursday, October 3rd from 3-8 pm and can enter every morning at 8am. Cabarrus Arena charges $8 for parking, and please note that Cabarrus Arena is a cashless facility for parking and concessions. However, your cash is absolutely accepted by any dealer in attendance!
A gold coin raffle will be part of the Convention again this year. Drawings for 1/10th ounce gold and one ounce silver eagles will be done at the end of the show on Sunday afternoon. Winners do not need to be present. Tickets are just $1.00 each with six tickets for $5.00. Proceeds go toward the NCNA’s education programs.
There is a wonderful slate of education presentations scheduled for Friday and Saturday. See details below. Be sure to also check out the educational exhibits that will be displayed throughout the show. Find them along the front, left-hand side of the room by the curtained-off seminar area. There will also be dedicated activities and presentations for all young numismatists on Friday and Saturday!
The annual NCNA General Membership meeting will be held on Saturday, October 5th at 8:30am. The meeting is open to all show attendees – come on out ahead of the bourse’s opening and meet your NCNA Board and hear the latest updates about your Association. A highlight of the meeting will be the NCNA’s annual awards presentations. These awards honor outstanding contributions from numismatists across the state. We will also announce the 2024 recipient of the G. Dean Whisnant Memorial Scholarship. Installing the 2024-2025 NCNA Officers and Board of Directors is also a part of the meeting’s agenda. Refreshments will be provided, including Danish pastry,
muffins, fruit, coffee, and juice.
Need bullion for your stack? Join us. Searching for that key date of your specialty coin series? Join us. Want to immerse in educational presentations and dozens of exhibits? Join us. Need to sell coins from an estate? Join us! Yes. Join us at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center, 4751 Hwy 49, in Concord, NC.
Check out our convention page here on the web site to view the full show schedule, dealers in attendance, hotel/restaurant recommendations, and print out the pre-registration form to bypass the regular line and take advantage of express entry. If you receive a postcard in the mail from us, then be sure to bring that along to access the express entry as well. The convention will be our largest show yet so please do mark it on your calendars and drop by.
Happy collecting!
Educational Seminars
Friday, October 4th
12:00pm – 1:00pm: “NC Civil War Treasury Notes” by Paul Horner
1:00pm – 2:00pm: “If Civil War Money Could Talk” by Greg Cheek
2:00pm – 3:00pm: “The Coinage of the Bonaparte Family 1797-1870, and Beyond” by Sanford Steelman
Saturday, October 5th
11:00am – 12:00pm: YN Seminar – “1933 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle, a Short History, a Personal Story” by Bob Pedolsky
12:00pm -1:00pm: “Vignettes on US Obsolete Paper Money” by Bob Schreiner
1:00pm – 2:00pm: “Gold Prospecting in North Carolina” by Bill Brewer
2:00pm – 3:00pm: “Collecting American Colonial Coins” by Tom Wood
Hope we see you there!
