On behalf of Rick Ponterio and myself, we invite you to join us today in the Charles Street VIP Suite for three amazing sessions of World and Ancient coins and international banknotes, presented by Ponterio & Associates.
We start early with Session A for World paper money at 9 a.m. Watch for Lot 6382, a remarkable [...]

I hope you’ve had a good show—and will be returning home with some good buys, a pile of sales receipts, and a smile on your face.
As I mentioned yesterday, we are all fortunate to be professional numismatists.
I hope the show will be good for you and that I’ll see you here again in June.

Former Delaware Gov. and curent U.S. Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) paid a visit on Thursday, March 4 to members of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) and Expo dealers at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo.
Rep. Castle is well known in numismatic circles for his support of federal legislation relating to the hobby.

Session Two begins at 11 a.m. today with more than 1,200 lots of incredible U.S. Currency! Watch for a profound condition rarity Fr. 1700 1933 $10 Silver Certificate at Lot 1541, certified Gem Uncirculated 65EPQ by PMG – a note that virtually every small size collector would love to have as their own. Standout traits [...]

Where are all the fresh coins? I probably heard that comment a dozen times today while cruising the floor today. Gold prices made an incredible run in the last few years and the result was quite a bit of new merchandise entering the market.
For the last few months however gold has settled into a rather [...]

It is day two of the Whitman Coins & Collectibles Expo. I hope that yesterday was good for you and that today will be even better. We are all very fortunate that the field of numismatics—coins, tokens, medals, and paper money—has largely escaped the current economic slump. Of course, if someone is out of work, [...]

It seems like only yesterday that I was writing words for the November show. Now, three months and a few days later, Baltimore beckons. In the meantime, the city was snowed under, literally, a few weeks ago. And, on one particular day it was 34 degrees where I hail from, the Stack’s office in New [...]

Most of the major players in the numismatic industry have arrived in Baltimore for another installment of the Whitman Expo.
This makes one wonder why the Whitman show has become such a strong numismatic draw. Many commercial conventions around the country have seen declining dealer tables and less retail attendance. The Internet has made shopping for [...]

Welcome back to beautiful Baltimore! I am very happy to report that Bowers and Merena and Ponterio & Associates have brought more than 5,700 exceptional U.S. and World coin and currency lots that will cross the auction block this week. We will present six sessions over Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and I invite you to [...]

The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo is a little more than two weeks away and our host hotels are filling up fast. These hotels are reserving rooms at special rates for the show attendees: