The State Showcase, a new program to honor all 13 states that comprise the Central States Numismatic Society (www.CSNS.org) region, will be launched at the 2024 CSNS annual convention, May 2-4 (www.CSNS.org/convention), in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois.
"Iowa will be the first state recognized. We’ll be giving away mint condition 2004 Iowa state commemorative quarter-dollars certified by ANACS (www.ANACS.com) to the first 3,000 CSNS convention visitors in May. The coins are donated by Christopher’s Rare Coins (www.ChristophersRareCoins.com) in Johnston, Iowa," explained CSNS President Mitch Ernst.
The coins will be limited to one per person on a first-come, first-served basis. Each will be encapsulated by ANACS with a special insert label that proclaims "CSNS 85th Anniversary Convention, Celebrate Iowa."
"Christopher’s Rare Coins is honored to participate in the State Showcase for Iowa at the 2024 CSNS convention. For 44 years, Christopher’s has been a large proponent of numismatics in Iowa and beyond. As a past president and current board member of the Iowa Numismatic Association, I can say everyone here is very excited that Iowa has been chosen for the first State Showcase," stated Chris Seuntjens, president of Christopher’s Rare Coins.
"The INA board and others are working hard to make sure our booth (#109) at the convention is ‘over the top’ in highlighting all the INA is doing and has done to promote the great hobby of coin and currency collecting. We hope everyone stops by to see what the INA is all about," urged Seuntjens.
The Newman Numismatic Portal (https://nnp.wustl.edu), based at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, will provide a platform for State Showcase educational programs. Speakers include representatives of the Iowa Numismatic Association (http://ina.anaclubs.org), George Cuhaj of the Higgins Museum of National Banknotes in Okoboji, Iowa (https://TheHigginsMuseum.org), and Notgeld expert Jesse Goplen of Elkader Auction House in Elkader, Iowa (https://ElkaderAuctionHouse.com).
"I’m super excited about the potential of this new State Showcase concept of grassroots hobby promotion that we are bringing to the collector community," emphasized Ernst.
"This program was born out of my missing a presentation at the 2022 Nebraska Numismatic Association dinner. As I drove to Lincoln, Nebraska realizing I was late and missing a great talk – dinner –, I had an idea. There are probably great numismatic stories in each of our states," Ernst recalled.
"So, starting this year, we’ll celebrate numismatics and the history of the hobby in each of our thirteen CSNS states beginning with Iowa," he said.
Founded in 1939, these are the individual states in the CSNS region in alphabetical order: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
"After many years in the hobby, I know firsthand how local and state clubs often labor in the shadows of the hobby, but they all have interesting histories to tell. We want to give these clubs a chance to tell their stories on a national stage. We want to give our member states the opportunity to brag about their numismatic history," stated Ernst.
Additional information about the CSNS 85th annual convention will be announced in the coming weeks and posted online at www.CSNS.org/convention.
Information is also available by contacting Convention Manager Cindy Wibker by phone at 407-221-8737 or by email at convention@CSNS.org.
Haven’t we already done this, or did someone forget? Hmmm?
We probably forgot. Just like half of America forgot 11 9. Or 1 19 or whatever it was. You know, when the amish took down two cell towers or whatever with radio controlled planes
I bet Mike and Rick are upset they didn’t get a free advertisement like Christopher did. 13 coins representing the states. Hmmm too close to the 13 colonies and the history of slaves there. Unless that part of history has been burned and replaced in the books to cover special groups. 3,000 coins. I bet Mike has his usual NGC, PCGS, IGC, and of course ANACS, all with at least 5 different exclusive labels, plus anacs having the only x of 50 or whatever he determines how many limited edition he wants to release. But. We all know that nobody… Read more »
You ‘re right dazed, no one wants to even think about the original 13 colonies anymore, due to the fact that everyone living in those colonies cherished being slave owners. They probably woke up each morning ‘high’ on the fact that they could act like gods to their slaves. Can we get a movement together to have the ‘Stars and Stripes Flag’ redesigned or ‘re-imagined’ to remove those stripes which represent the original 13 colonies. I only wonder why no one has contemplated this yet. I guess blm was too busy creating a black national anthem. My understanding is the… Read more »
Sell what trends and don’t be stuck with the bag. As we can see, blm and dei have run the gambit and people moved on. No more will the halftime show performer be the big news, but which celebrity is dating a player. Don’t recall Giselle getting much attention. But, usher wasn’t a famous criminal. Next year… Suge Knight as the halftime act. With, uh I don’t know Madonna dating Andy Reid. The HepC I mean Pepsi halftime show. Or hunter dates mahomes after his wife leaves him for Taylor swift (her bestie) then totally a coke halftime show with… Read more »