Have you ever been to a coin show and rummaged through a dealer’s bargain bin hoping to find something special? Of course you have! We have probably all been there at one time or another and perhaps even uncovered something like a $100 coin in a $5 junk bin. There is no doubt many interesting such stories to be told among the coin collecting community. Well, the big fish story to top all big fish stories occurred at the NCNA 66th Annual Convention last month. A Buffalo nickel overdate worth several thousand dollars was cherry picked out of a $1 nickel bargain bin! Yes, you read that correctly. So, if you haven’t attended our show in recent years, the NCNA will pull up short of guaranteeing a similar fate for you, but hey, what better reason to check us out?? 😊 And if you have been to our show, then perhaps check out the bargain bins next year, you’ll never what may be lurking and awaiting your discovery.
Our show has experienced other types of ‘excitement’ three out of the last five years. The year that Covid was thrust upon us in 2020, we were one of the very few to hold a show. For those who attended that show, you may recall how every table was required to be 8 feet apart from one another. Folks certainly got their steps in walking the huge bourse floor that weekend! Then, we dealt with hurricanes two out of the last three years. Our thoughts go out to the people who continue to deal with the aftermath of the most recent Hurricane Helene. The resolve of the NCNA volunteers and the dealers has been evident in all three situations. We had very few dealers cancel and although public attendance was slightly off this year, collectors turned out and most dealers reported having a good to excellent show. Collectors appeared pleased with the myriad of buying choices around the room.
Our bourse floor is currently up to 165 tables with 100+ dealers setting up. Special effort goes into offering a large variety of material for the collectors to choose from. Our 2025 show will most certainly be sold out again, and dealers will be descending upon the show from 13 different states. Like the phrase that is often associated with the United States Postal Service, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat not gloom of night…” stays the NCNA from holding one of our annual shows. We hope to see you October 3-5, 2025, so mark your calendars now!
