The Northwest Coin Club of Minneapolis held its 84th Annual Money Show on March 16-18, 2018. In addition to serving dealers and collectors, the club makes a special effort to promote numismaticsamong youth.

On Saturday, March 17, club president George Ross presented a Boy Scout merit badge class to 24 registered scouts. In this photo, one of the scouts is interviewed by reporter Lou Reguse from localTV station KARE 11.

On Sunday, March 18, Ron Schmidt conducted an auction for youth 7 to 14 years of age. Kids are given $200 in credit to spend at the auction. About a dozen club members assisted at the auctionmoving lots, spotting bidders and recording bids. One of the helpers is a young woman who previously participated in the sale but has 'aged out." About 70 kids and their parents attended.

In this photo kids are looking at the auction lots prior to the sale.

In this photo auctioneer Schmidt explains the rules to the crowd.

Another favorite for the public was a demonstration of hammered coinage conducted by Bart Saxton and Dawson Lewis of the Society For Creative Anachronism. Saxton punched a special commemorativedie for the show and handed out free examples to the public.

In this photo, Saxton is one the left and Lewis on the right.

The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our "Known World" consists of 20kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts,feasts, dancing, various classes & workshops, and more.

For more information on the Society For Creative Anachronism, see:
http://www.sca.org/

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: MARCH 3, 2018 (http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n11a24.html)