Old coins tell a story
Arizona Coin Collector
http://www.eptrail.com/news/2008/oct/24/old-coins-tell-story/
Old coins tell a story
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By Kate Rusch, curator of education, Estes Park
Museum Special to the Trail-Gazette
Friday, October 24, 2008
The Estes Park Museum will host a program by local
coin expert Bob Fixter on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.
Fixter's slide-illustrated program will include
samples of coins and other currency that tell stories
of our history. The program is free to the public
and sponsored by the Estes Park Museum Friends &
Foundation, Inc.
Fixter grew up in Wyoming and Colorado as a United
Methodist pastor's son. As a boy scout, he earned
the merit badge in coin-collecting and subsequently
caught the "collecting bug." Fixter acquired his
first re-sale license at the age of thirteen and
had antique businesses in Denver and Morrison. He
graduated from Englewood High School and received
his bachelor's degree at Nebraska Wesleyan University
in Lincoln, Neb. Fixter worked at a Lincoln jewelry
store for 24 years while earning degrees from the
Gemological Association of Great Britain, the
Gemological Institute of America and the Canadian
Jewelry Institute. In 2005, he and his wife Carole
moved to Estes Park and opened Fall River Jewelry
& Antiques at 356 East Elkhorn Avenue, #4. They
offer appraisal services, jewelry repair, and a
coin and currency business, as well as a "time
line" of jewelry arranged in chronological order
from ancient Roman to present day. The store also
features historical documents related to most of
the U.S. presidents, plus Civil War and world
leaders as well as actors and actresses.
The mission of the Estes Park Museum is to collect,
interpret and preserve local history, as well as
present exhibits, programs and events, for the
education and benefit of residents and visitors
of all ages. The museum is located at 200 Fourth
Street and is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. through October. Admission is
always free.
For more information, call the Estes Park Museum
at 586-6256 or visit www.estesnet.com/museum.
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