The Civil War Money & Memorabilia Showcase is launched to honor the 160thAnniversary of the Civil War including how money changed the war...and howthe Civil War changed our money, including lasting legacies we see today. TheShowcase will be hosted at the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN)Coin Show. The Showcase will include exhibits, talks, and -typepresentations suitable for all ages. Topics and exhibits include minting, printingand counterfeiting matters of the Civil War.

Monroeville (PA) Convention Center
209 Mall Blvd, Monroeville, PA

Here's a sampling of some of the presentations, exhibits and programs in theworks. Detailed schedules and times will be available at Websites forhttps://pancoins.org and https://no-small-change.org

Special Exhibits and Programs:

Robert () D. Evans, Historian and Curator of the SS Central America'sgold recovery, will share images and stories about the process of recoveringmillions of dollars of gold coins and bars from 800 ft. depth in the AtlanticOcean. When this tragedy happened in 1857, it caused a national bankingpanic. With Author Rick Lank they will expand on how the sinking of theSS Central America was part of the calamitous pre-war professionalbackground of U.S. General William Tecumseh Sherman...the Banker!

Featured Program:

Living Historian Dennis Boggs, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, will with Rebecca Rush and Rick Lank about what would have been inHIS wallet in 1862 and 1863! Stories will include segments such as and

Featured Program:

Rick Lank, Author, tells tales about train loads of trunks and barrels of gold,silver, copper and paper money secretly hustled out of Richmond VA afterthe Confederacy fell to the Union in April 1865. Based on the book of thesame name, Lank follows one-or-more Trains rolling through the South totheir final ends, on-and-off the rails!

Talks in Ten (minutes):

Wayne Homren, Editor of The E-Sylum Numismatic Newsletter, will shareinformation about the incredibly creative use of duringthe Civil War because there was, truly, .

Talks in Ten (minutes):

Rebecca Rush discusses the Women's Relief Corp, (Auxiliary of the GrandArmy of the Republic) and memorabilia honoring other who provided Homefront relief work and raised millions ofdollars through Sanitary Fairs.

SPONSORSHIPS WILL BE APPRECIATED!
Sponsors are actively being sought for our Abraham Lincoln segments,for FILMING the sessions and for each Exhibitor.Sponsor's logos and appropriate recognition will be associated with theoverall Showcase and with sponsored exhibits, special programs and thenew Talks-in-Ten series.

Contact Rebecca Rush at cwshowcase@no-small-change.org or bytelephone at 240-625-2583 for proposed sponsorship levels.

Presenters' brief bios, sponsor information and additionalprograms will be updated weekly at https://no-small-change.org.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS AT CIVIL WAR SHOWCASE(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n15a17.html)