NWPMC Event Site
The National and World Paper Money Convention will be held in suburban St. Louis, Missouri at the St. Charles Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, MO 63303. St. Charles is located roughly ten miles to the northwest of the St. Louis Airport, Lambert Field.  Host hotel for the event is the Embassy Suites Hotel St. Louis-St. Charles, Two Convention Center Plaza. The Embassy Suites is directly connected to the convention center, so that event attendees can enjoy the safety and convenience of transiting from their hotel room to the Convention Center without going outside. Auction lot viewing will open on Wednesday, October 14 and bourse activities get underway that afternoon, with the 2PM-6PM Professional Preview. During the Professional Preview dealers without booths, as well as collectors, have access to the bourse area in advance of the general public for a $50 registration fee.  The regular public bourse hours will be 10AM-6PM Thursday and Friday, October 15 and 16 and 10AM-3PM Saturday, October 17. There are no Sunday bourse hours. To obtain a map with directions from your location to the St. Charles Convention center, please visit the website:  www.mapquest.com.  For general St. Louis tourist information please access the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission web site: www.explorestlouis.com For information more specific to St. Charles, MO, visit www.historicstcharles.com.

Event Description
The National and World Paper Money Convention is one of the leading events in the United States serving the interests of paper money collectors and dealers. It features a major auction of paper money rarities cataloged and conducted by Lyn F. Knight Currency Auctions of Overland Park Kansas, a 60 booth bourse area with leading dealers in the field from no less than 21 states, as well as club meetings and educational programs.

Event Schedule
For a complete schedule of all National and World Paper Money Convention events, please click here.  Please revisit our site to see new and exciting programs and meetings added to the Schedule of Events.

Participating Booth Holders
For a listing of dealers participating as booth holders and to view the layout of the bourse area showing their locations at the National and World Paper Money Convention, please click here.  Revisit this site as our event date approaches to see if your favorite dealer will have a booth.

Bourse Area Hours
The 60-booth bourse area, a central feature of the National and World Paper Money Convention, will operate  during the following hours:
 

Wednesday, October 14      2 pm - 6 pm     (Professional Preview - $50 Registration)
Thursday, October 15         10am - 6 pm     (Booth Holders at 9 am)
Friday, October 17             10 am - 6 pm    (Booth Holders at 9 am)
Saturday, October 18          10 am - 3 pm    (Booth Holders at 9 am)

There is a $50 registration fee to participate in the Wednesday Professional Preview Day, which  is open to both members of the trade and collectors.  Payment of the special $50 registration fee  also grants admission privileges during booth holder only hours for the balance of the event. Admission to the bourse area during public hours is complimentary Thursday through Saturday.

Hotel Accommodations
The Embassy Suites St.  Louis - St. Charles is headquarters hotel for the NWPMC.
 Please call the hotel at (636) 946-5544 and request the special $129 rate for the National and World Paper Money Convention, sponsored by the Professional Currency Dealers Association. Mention rate code “CUR”. If difficulty in encountered obtaining the special convention rate please contact the Bourse Chairman, Kevin Foley at kfoley2@wi.rr.com for assistance.

Auction Information
The official National and World Paper Money Convention auction sale is cataloged and conducted by:

Lyn Knight Currency Auctions
P.O. Box 7364
Overland Park, KS 66207-0364
Phone:  (800) 243-5211 or (913) 338-3779
FAX:  (913) 338-4754
E-Mail:  lyn@lynknight.com

Lyn F. Knight is one of the leading names in the rare currency trade. His auctions feature a wide range of collectable paper money, including Large and Small Size United States Type Notes, Fractional Currency, Colonial and Confederate Notes, Obsolete Notes, Errors, National Bank Notes, Low and Fancy Serials, Serial Number One Notes as well as Foreign Bank notes.  The collecting community eagerly awaits the Lyn Knight Currency auction conducted in conjunction with the National and World Paper Money Convention each November as major theme collections of rare currency are offered to the collecting fraternity. For additional information, about Lyn Knight Currency Auctions including details about consigning to the National and World Paper Money Convention auction and to view catalogs online, visit his web site: www.lynknight.com

Allied Collecting Event
The National and World Paper Money Convention is held in association with the Silver Dollar and Rare Coin Expo, a 150+ booth coin event held in the St. Charles Convention Center over the same dates as the National and World Paper Money Convention. The Silver Dollar Rare Coin Expo is sponsored by, the Scotsman Auction Company, a St. Louis firm located at 11262 Olive Blvd.  For additional details about their event call (800) 642-4305 and ask for Julie Woodside, or visit their website, www.scotsmanauctionco.com and click on the link at left for additional facts about the Silver Dollar Rare Coin Expo.
 

Convention Contact
The Bourse Chairman is responsible for dealer booth sales and space assignments.  He is also the designated public spokesman for the National and World Paper Money Convention.  All inquiries should be directed to him.
Bourse Chairman:
Kevin Foley
P.O. Box 573
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone:  (414) 421-3484
FAX:  (414) 423-0343
E-Mail: kfoley2@wi.rr.com

The cost of dealer booth space at the National and World Paper Money Convention ranges from $460 to $630, depending on booth size and configuration.  To view and print out a copy of the bourse space application click here.

The General Chairman is responsible for the overall operation of the National and World Paper Money Convention.
General Chairman:
Ronald Horstman
P.O. Box 2999
Leslie, MO  63056
Phone: (573) 764-4139
 

Future National and World Paper Money Convention Dates
Look forward to the following NWPMC event, also scheduled to be held at the St. Charles Convention Center in association with the Silver Dollar Rare Coin Expo:

 25th Annual NWPMC   October 14-16, 2010