The State Showcase, a new programto honor all 13 states that comprise the Central States Numismatic Societyregion, will be launched at the 2024 CSNS annual convention, May 2-4, in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois.

explained CSNSPresident 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

"Christopher's Rare Coins is honored to participate in the State Showcase forIowa at the 2024 CSNS convention. For 44 years, Christopher's has been a largeproponent of numismatics in Iowa and beyond. As a past president and current boardmember of the Iowa Numismatic Association, I can say everyone here is very excitedthat Iowa has been chosen for the first State Showcase, stated Chris Seuntjens,president of Christopher's Rare Coins.

The Newman Numismatic Portal (https://nnp.wustl.edu), based at WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis, Missouri, will provide a platform for State Showcase educationalprograms. Speakers include representatives of the Iowa Numismatic Association(http://ina.anaclubs.org), George Cuhaj of the Higgins Museum of National Banknotes inOkoboji, Iowa (https://TheHigginsMuseum.org), and Notgeld expert Jesse Goplen ofElkader Auction House in Elkader, Iowa (https://ElkaderAuctionHouse.com).

emphasized Ernst.

Ernst recalled.

he said.

Founded in 1939, these are the individual states in the CSNS region inalphabetical order: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

stated Ernst.

Additional information about the CSNS 85th annual convention will beannounced in the coming weeks and posted online at www.CSNS.org/convention.Information is also available by contacting Convention Manager Cindy Wibker by phoneat 407-221-8737 or by email at convention@CSNS.org.

For more information on the Central States Numismatic Society, see:
https://www.csns.org/

For more information on the convention, see:
https://www.csns.org/convention