First Bay Area Exhibit of 100 Greatest U.S. Coins
Arizona Coin Collector
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First Bay Area Exhibit of 100 Greatest U.S. Coins
The finest known 1907 Ultra High Relief Saint-Gaudens
Double Eagle is one of the highlights of a
multi-million dollar display at the November 2008
Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo.
Publish Date: 2008-11-03
(Santa Clara, California) -- A multi-million dollar
exhibit, "100 Greatest U.S. Coins," will be displayed
for the first time in the Bay area during the first
three days of the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp &
Collectibles Expo, November 13 - 16, 2008. The show
will be open to the public at the Santa Clara
Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway.
The display features the finest known 1907-dated
"Ultra High Relief" Double Eagle ($20 denomination
gold coin), insured for $5 million. The exhibit is
courtesy of Certified Assets Management of
Wilmington, Delaware.
"The famous Ultra High Relief was designed by
renowned sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, at the
personal request of President Theodore Roosevelt.
It is graded by Professional Coin Grading Service
as Proof-69," said Ronald J. Gillio, Expo General
Chairman.
"It was struck seven times to bring up all the
beautiful features in the design. There are less
than 20 known surviving examples, and this is the
finest," said Don Ketterling, Executive Vice
President of Certified Assets Management.
"This magnificent piece could establish itself as
'the Holy Grail' of American numismatics."
Another highlight of the exhibit will be an 1879
$4 "Flowing Hair" Stella gold coin graded NGC
Proof-68 Ultra Cameo, the finest known of its
type.
Other coins in the featured display are an
assortment of selected examples of major
rarities ranked in the award-winning book,
"100 Greatest U.S. Coins" (2008, third
edition, Whitman Publishing) authored by
Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth.
More than 500 dealers will be buying and
selling rare coins, paper money, stamps,
vintage postcards, historical documents
and other collectibles during the show.
The Cupertino Coin Club will display
exhibits, and there will be educational
seminars on hobby topics.
Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills will
conduct the official auction during the
Santa Clara Expo. A gold coin door prize
will be awarded each day, and a children's
treasure hunt will be conducted between
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday,
November 15.
Public hours are Thursday, November 13,
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and
Saturday, November 14 and 15, from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, November 16,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission is $6 (good for all three days);
$3 for seniors (65 and up), anyone with
a valid coin or stamp club membership
card, and children 8 to 16; children 7
and under are admitted free.
Coupons good for a $2 discount on admission
are available online at www.SantaClaraExpo.
Free parking is available at the Santa
Clara Convention Center.
For additional information, contact the
Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles
Expo at (805) 962-9939 or online at
http://www.SantaClaraExpo.com .
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