Coins coins coins
Weather doesn’t stop coin connoisseurs from attending annual show
-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Mike Lyons, of Omaha, examines some Mercury dimes at the Fort Dodge Coin Club’s annual coin show Sunday afternoon at the Crossroads Mall. The dimes were minted from 1914 to 1945 with the face of Mercury.
Mike Lyons, of Omaha, examines some Mercury dimes at the Fort Dodge Coin Club’s annual coin show Sunday afternoon at the Crossroads Mall. The dimes were minted from 1914 to 1945 with the face of Mercury.
-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Bev Ashton, co-owner of Fort Dodge Coin and Stamp, helps Sidney Kelley, of Lake City, look over some older coins from abroad, including this Barbados 1¢ piece.
Bev Ashton, co-owner of Fort Dodge Coin and Stamp, helps Sidney Kelley, of Lake City, look over some older coins from abroad, including this Barbados 1¢ piece.
Event organizer Sam Ashton said turnout was a little slow Saturday with the sudden snow, but all things considered attendance has been pretty good. There were 17 dealers on the floor at one point, some of whom brought individual coins worth more than $3,000.
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-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Mike Lyons, of Omaha, examines some Mercury dimes at the Fort Dodge Coin Club’s annual coin show Sunday afternoon at the Crossroads Mall. The dimes were minted from 1914 to 1945 with the face of Mercury.
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-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Bev Ashton, co-owner of Fort Dodge Coin and Stamp, helps Sidney Kelley, of Lake City, look over some older coins from abroad, including this Barbados 1¢ piece.
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