RAM at the Worlds Fair of Money

triplewitch · August 16, 2013, 05:56:47 AM

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

purplepennyhunter · August 16, 2013, 07:18:54 AM

Thank you for sharing John.

Robster · August 16, 2013, 07:53:02 AM

My type of 'shopping' :ok:

Australian coin · August 16, 2013, 11:12:35 AM

haha love it, thx for sharing pics, haha friken mascot! we don't get that over here, haha!

Fulvio · August 16, 2013, 03:36:32 PM

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...

trout · August 16, 2013, 03:39:02 PM

COOL No long queue's :good:
Did you call into the CCF tables while you were there?

triplewitch · August 16, 2013, 03:47:42 PM

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

Fulvio · August 16, 2013, 04:09:06 PM

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.

trout · August 16, 2013, 07:30:17 PM

did the RAM stall have any of the purple $2 coins available John ?

robbiegal · August 16, 2013, 07:37:32 PM

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

triplewitch · August 16, 2013, 09:45:44 PM

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

Fulvio · August 16, 2013, 10:08:25 PM

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.

robbiegal · August 16, 2013, 10:16:41 PM

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!

triplewitch · August 16, 2013, 10:37:49 PM

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

robbiegal · August 16, 2013, 10:58:05 PM

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