PCDA International Currency and Coin Covention Event Site
The 27th Annual PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention will be held in suburban Chicago at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare, located at 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. Auction lot viewing will open on Wednesday, November 7th and bourse activities get underway on Thursday, November 8th with the 1pm - 6am 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  Friday and Saturday, November 9th and 10th and 10am - 2pm Sunday, November 11th. To obtain a map with directions from your location to the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare,  please visit any of the website: www.mapquest.com. For general Rosemont tourist information, visit www.rosemont.com.

Event Description
The PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention. Formerly known as the National and World Paper Money Convention, effective with the 2012 edition, the event is enlarging its focus to also include dealers offering United States, foreign and ancient coins, as well as its traditional base of foreign and United States Paper Money. When the PCDA was founded, now more than a quarter century ago, its membership consisted largely of dealers whose commercial offerings were narrowly focused on the paper money collecting specialty area. As the numismatic marketplace has evolved over the last 25+ years, however, rare currency has become much more a mainstream area within the hobby. During this same period the PCDA membership has grown to just shy of 150, with a far larger percentage of the membership also including significant coin offerings in the general thrust of their business operations. The expansion of the commercial focus of the event and its change in name reflects this evolution of our membership and the expanded nature of their offerings to the numismatic community. The International Currency and Coin Convention will feature a major auction of paper money rarities cataloged and conducted by Lyn F. Knight Currency Auctions of Overland Park Kansas, a 70 booth bourse area with leading numismatic dealers from no less than 18 states, as well as club meetings and educational programs.

Event Schedule
For a complete schedule of all PCDA International Currency and Coin 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 PCDA International Currency and Coin 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 50-booth bourse area, a central feature of the PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention, will operate during the following hours:

Thursday, November 9         10 am - 1 pm    (Closed - Booth Holders Set-up  - NO PUBLIC HOURS on Thursday)
Thursday, November 9          1 pm - 6 pm     (Professional Preview - $50 Registration)
Friday, November 10             10 am - 6 pm    (Booth Holders at 9 am)
Saturday, November 11          10 am - 5 pm    (Booth Holders at 9 am)
Sunday, November 12            10 am - 2 pm    (Booth Holders at 9 am)

There is a $50 registration fee to participate in the Thursday 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 the regular public hours Friday-Sunday is $5 for a three day Pass valid for the duration of the show hours.
 

Hotel Accommodations The event site for the 27th Annual PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention is located at 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.  A major renovation project was completed early in 2010, with sleeping rooms, public areas and meeting space undergoing a significant transformation. A newly opened sit down restaurant, to supplement the popular lobby snack bar, is an additional feature added by hotel management

To book accommodations at the special $115 event rate, call the hotel at  (847) 671-6350 and ask for the “International Currency and Coin Convention”  rate.

Auction Information
The official PCDA International Currency and Coin 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. In addition to being the official auction company of the PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention, he also enjoys official auction company status for the Chicago Paper Money Exposition, typically held in March of each year. 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, Errors, Obsolete Notes, National Bank Notes, Low and Fancy Serials, Serial Number One Notes as well as Foreign Banknotes.   The collecting community eagerly awaits the Lyn F. Knight 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 F. Knight Currency Auctions, including details about consigning to the PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention auction and to view catalogs online, visit his website: www.lynknight.com

Dealer Booth Application:
To become a participating booth holder at the 27th Annual PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention, click here for a copy of the bourse application to complete and return to the Bourse Chairman.

Convention Contact
The Bourse Chairman is responsible for dealer booth sales and space assignments. He is also the designated public spokesman for the PCDA International Currency and Coin 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 27th Annual PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention ranges from $555 to $670, depending on booth size and configuration. To view and print out a copy of the booth holder bourse space application click here. Booth holders staying three or more nights at the Crowne Plaza under the PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention  room block will receive a $100 bourse fee rebate directly from the PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention on presentation of their paid room bill to the Bourse Chairman after the conclusion of the event. One rebate per booth.

The General Chairman is responsible for the overall operation of the PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention.
General Chairman:
Ronald Horstman
P.O. Box 2999
Leslie, MO  63056
Phone: (573) 764-4139
 

Future PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention Dates
Look forward to the 28th Annual PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention, scheduled beginning in 2012 to be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare, located at 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. We'll look forward to welcoming you to our new site.

28th Annual PCDA International Currency and Coin Convention   November 2013