I was over to the ANA's Worlds Fair of Money this morning in Rosemont for a while. The RAM has a booth there, and I took a couple of pictures. I purchased the Pavo coin and the 2013 Kangaroo Road Sign. It's amazing how great these coins look in person compared to their depictions. For each $50 spent I was given one of the 2011 Air Series coins, so I wound up with the Sacred Kingfisher, the Major Mitchell, and the Crimson Rosella. The Perth Mint and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand weren't there this year.-John
https://plus.google.com/photos/101122512158969022563/albums/5912441485951201553
Thank you for sharing John. :)
My type of 'shopping' :ok:
haha love it, thx for sharing pics, haha friken mascot! we don't get that over here, haha!
Cool. I added you to my Coins circle, even though I don't currently use G+ much. Maybe they'll do another wholesale redesign and entice me back one day. ;)
And yeah, was that mascot an Aussie? I bet not... ;)
COOL No long queue's :good:
Did you call into the CCF tables while you were there?
I don't know if the mascot was an Aussie. I know it was a guy, but I only heard him speak once to say 'yes'. If I go back, I'll find out. Otherwise I have the business card of the lady who allowed me to take her picture (she wanted me to send it to her), so I'll ask her.
I post on Google+ because so many people don't like Facebook. I put these pictures and others I took there on my Facebook page also.-John
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='25153' dateline='1376633862'I post on Google+ because so many people don't like Facebook.
Yup. FB sucks, bigtime. I just wish Google weren't in a race with them to the bottom of the lame pool. Both services started out awesome. FB turned into crap years ago, and recently G+ adopted many of the things which ruined FB, making it unusable IMO. Bit sad really, G+ was an awesome platform a year ago. :(
did the RAM stall have any of the purple $2 coins available John ?
where is that at John
I don't know where Rosemont is - other than it is a wine variety
thanks heaps for the photos
the mascot is great!!
I thought they were looking for public interest in a mascot
perfect!! a giant skippy
They had the 'C' mint mark purple coronation coins available. They also had the mint mark RSL coin in their sales case. I didn't ask the prices. I was telling the lady how difficult it was to obtain circulation pieces like the coronation coins and the RSL coins in the United States, and she said "Well, it's difficult in Australia too."
Rosemont is a suburb on the northwest side of Chicago. They have excellent access by road and are next to O'Hare airport which allows them to promote the hotel and convention trade. They have it down to a science. All the larger hotels are there mostly in one place with luxurious accommodations as are the high-end restaurants. It's much cheaper to set up there than in downtown Chicago. They have a very small population. Almost everybody you see working there are commuters.
Rosemont is five miles from my house which is in lesser surroundings.-John
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='25206' dateline='1376655344'Rosemont is five miles from my house which is in lesser surroundings.
Hehe.. boy you guys have a different sense of scale. 5 miles is literally next door around here. My PO Box is three times that far away. :)
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='25206' dateline='1376655344'They had the 'C' mint mark purple coronation coins available. They also had the mint mark RSL coin in their sales case. I didn't ask the prices. I was telling the lady how difficult it was to obtain circulation pieces like the coronation coins and the RSL coins in the United States, and she said "Well, it's difficult in Australia too."
Rosemont is a suburb on the northwest side of Chicago. They have excellent access by road and are next to O'Hare airport which allows them to promote the hotel and convention trade. They have it down to a science. All the larger hotels are there mostly in one place with luxurious accommodations as are the high-end restaurants. It's much cheaper to set up there than in downtown Chicago. They have a very small population. Almost everybody you see working there are commuters.
Rosemont is five miles from my house which is in lesser surroundings.-John
so do you live in the USA John?
I didn't realise
I am not a wine buff but I am fairly certain there is a wine company here called Rosemount Estate - hence my wine reference
Good to see the RAM in the USA
I want to get a job at the RAM when I retire!
Yes, I've lived in Chicago for over 45 years and in my current location since 1979. I'm originally from Arkansas.
The RAM usually comes to the Worlds Fair of Money which is put on by the American Numismatic Association and travels to various cities. This year and the next two years it will be in Rosemont before moving on to Anaheim, California, in 2016.
The Perth Mint and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand are usually with the RAM, but they didn't come this time.-John
thanks John !
I was scratching my head about - what is the ANA
as you know we have the ANDA
pleased to see that you enjoyed the aussie component of the fair
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='25215' dateline='1376659685'I was scratching my head about - what is the ANA
http://www.money.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Numismatic_Association
"The American Numismatic Association was founded in 1891 by Dr. George F. Heath in Chicago, Illinois. The ANA was formed to advance the knowledge of numismatics (the study of money) along educational, historical, and scientific lines, as well as enhance interest in the hobby.
The ANA national headquarters and museum is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It claims a membership of over 25,000 and offers memberships for various terms, including one year, three years, five years, and a lifetime membership for $800–$1,200 US, depending on age and whether you would like to receive a magazine via mail or electronically. In 1912 the association received a Federal Charter by the United States Congress for its work in the field of numismatics."
Love the idea of going to a show of that size one day, thanks for the report.! Saw the Cubs play the Expos at Wrigley Field back in 1991, great memories of a classic stadium and a wonderful town.!!!
John, you mentioned that you live 5 miles from Rosemont. I lived approx 3 miles south of there (Franklin P k, Ill) BEFORE Rosemont became a city in 1956. Then I figured that Illinois and area isn't a place to raise 8 kids, so I 'escaped' Illinois and move to Minnesota.....that was 40 yrs + 10 days ago. (Four of the past 7 Illinois governors are in jail or have served time. Quinn will be # 5 if I guess correctly)
Quote from: 'Goose' pid='25226' dateline='1376692194'(Four of the past 7 Illinois governors are in jail or have served time. Quinn will be # 5 if I guess correctly)
Hehe, that's why they make movies and TV shows like
Boss about politics around those parts... so much material to draw from... :diablo:
I'm not leaving Illinois unless the state starts taxing pensions. I've been looking into senior living outside of Cook County, and I will go for that in a few years. I'm hoping home sale prices will rebound by then.
I've voted against all governors and Chicago mayors for years now, and it's done me no good.-John
I've heard back that the guy portraying the kangaroo mascot was 'an honorary Australian, just for the week, an Aussie in spirit'.-John
The RAM posted 19 pictures of their activities at the Worlds Fair of Money on their Facebook page.-John
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='25489' dateline='1376900938'The RAM posted 19 pictures of their activities at the Worlds Fair of Money on their Facebook page.-John
And a few hours ago they posted one of your photographs with appropriate recognition to the photographer of course.
Quote from: 'Steveqld' pid='25607' dateline='1376994823'And a few hours ago they posted one of your photographs with appropriate recognition to the photographer of course.
Woot! You can retire on the royalties! ;)
The blond lady, Ms. Julie Bufton, asked me to send her the pictures I took, and she shared them with the RAM. They recognized me as a commentator on their Facebook page and asked me to post them there. I had told her I was going to post them here when I originally took the pictures and asked permission to take hers.-John
Wow thank you for the wonderful insight triplewitch :)