MICHIGAN STATE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO HOST ANNUAL FALL CONVENTION

The Michigan State Numismatic Society is excited to share information about itsupcoming convention, held on a new date and in a new location! The dates of the newshow are Friday, Nov. 17-Sunday, Nov. 19 at the Radisson Hotel in Southfield! Wehave some excellent speakers presenting all kinds of topics for us, ranging from Notgeldcoins to Fake Slabs and hints for starting a local coin club. Please see the schedulebelow.

We are also excited to be welcoming some new dealers to our show - since it's not onThanksgiving weekend, new dealers have signed up to come and visit us in the Detroitarea! We will also have a great line-up of exhibits for you to view, as well as a YNprogram for all the youth to attend on Saturday!

We hope that you will be able to join us for the show and hope that you will find ourconvention to your liking! For more information, please visit the MSNS website atwww.michigancoinclub.org and plan to attend!

Counterfeit slabs are here to stay, whether we like it or not. Over the past fouryears Isaiah has given various talks and educational seminars about fake slabs,as well as a lot of behind the scenes research into the latest fakes coming fromAsia. This seminar provides an update into his research and the past few yearssince the last seminar, as well as a mini seminar on detecting the latest fakes,and how to avoid them in the marketplace.

As World War I dragged on, a shortage of small change developed throughoutGermany. Municipalities, states, and private firms attempted to fill the need forcoins by producing from materials such as paper, metal,porcelain, and some even more exotic. This presentation will focus on coinsstruck in metal and other materials. Coins issued after the war for collectors andduring the hyperinflation period will also be reviewed. Jim VanderRoest has beena coin collector since the age of nine. He is an attorney in private practice inKalamazoo, a member of the Kalamazoo Numismatic Club and a board memberfor MSNS. He is also a member of ANA.

Interested in starting a local coin club in your village, town or city? Come listen toChuck discuss this topic. Former MSNS board member, and creator/restarter of 4clubs, Chuck has a way of helping you to create a new club or improve an existingone!

Host of YouTube's "Coins Making Cents", Kevin Markman has been collecting coinsfor over thirty-five years. From coin collector to numismatist and now coin dealer,Kevin enjoys sharing his knowledge of coins to all who will listen. When not workingwith coins, Kevin is a computer programmer and data scientist for a local healthsystem.Join Kevin as he delves into his two passions, coins and computers. He will bediscussing the tools and technology that are available to help anyone withenhancing their appreciation of numismatics.

Join Tom Coulson, owner of Liberty Coin Service in Lansing, and a member ofthe MSNS Board of Governors, as he discusses how Native Americans havebeen portrayed on US coins and their cultural relevance to Native Americanpeople.