Central States Numismatic Society
74th Anniversary Convention
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center
1551 North Thoreau Drive - Schaumburg, IL 60173
April 22-27, 2013
Schedule of Events
The convention bourse will be held in Discovery Hall, located on the first ground floor level of the convention center. Both booth holder and public registration will take place outside the main Discovery Hall entrance
Convention meetings, programs and the security room are located on the second floor meeting room level of the convention center.
Convention ScheduleTo download a current copy of the schedule Click Here Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday | ||
Civil War Forum The schedule of educational programs at the 74th Anniversary Convention of the Central States Numismatic Society is highlighted by an eight session Civil War Educational Forum, with four sessions each on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27. Presenting an overview of numismatic topics related to the Civil War, as well as programs dealing with selected aspects of the medical, political, military and social history of the Civil War era, this aspect of the convention brings a distinguished roster of Civil War interpreters and educators to Schaumburg to share their research and knowledge with our members and guests. For additional information visit Civil War Forum | ||
Monday, April 22 | ||
| 1:00 PM | Security Room Opens |
Convention Center Room 48 |
| 11:00 PM | Security Room Closes for Evening | Convention Center Euphoria Room |
Tuesday, April 23 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Security Room Opens | Convention Center Euphoria Room |
| 10:00 AM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Opens | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 1:00 PM | CSNS Booth Holder Registration Opens Professional Preview Registration Opens | Convention Center Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 7:00 PM | CSNS Booth Holder Registration Closes Professional Preview Registration Closes | Convention Center Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 7:00 PM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Closes | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 12 Midnight | Security Room Closes for Night | Convention Center Euphoria Room |
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Wednesday, April 24 | ||
| 7:00 AM | Security Room Opens | Convention Center Euphoria Room |
| 8:00 AM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Opens | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 8:00 AM | CSNS Booth Holder Registration Opens | Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 9:00 AM | Professional Preview Registration Opens | Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 9:00 AM | Booth Holder Setup (Closed) | Discovery Hall |
| 9:00 AM | Educational Exhibitors may set up non-commercial displays between 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 12 Noon | Early Bird/Professional Preview Opens | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 1:00 PM | Session I - Heritage Coin Auction | Convention Center Utopia D |
| 1:00 PM | Security Room Closes (All Merchandise Must be Removed Security Room reopens at 4PM, Saturday, April 27) | Convention Center Euphoria Room |
| 6:00 PM | CSNS Booth Holder Registration Closes Professional Preview Registration Closes | Convention Center Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 6:00 PM | Bourse Area Closes | |
| 6:00 PM | Session II - Heritage Coin Auction | Convention Center Utopia D |
| 6:00 PM | Session I - Heritage Currency Auction | Convention Center Utopia C |
| 6:30 PM | Meeting: Central States Numismatic Society Board of Governors | Convention Center Prosperity Room |
| 7:00 PM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Closes | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
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Thursday, April 25 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Professional Preview Registration Opens | Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 8:00 AM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Opens | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 8:30 AM | Meeting: Women in Numismatics Program: Andrew Kimmel - Paragon Numismatics: The Ten Best Ways to Waste Your Money in Numismatics | Serenity Room |
| 9:00 AM | Public Registration Opens | Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 9:00 AM | Bourse Area Opens for Booth Holder | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 9:00 AM | Bourse Area Opens for Early Bird Professional Preview ($75 Registration Fee Applies - $75 | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 9 AM-12 Noon | Educational Exhibitors May Set Up | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 10:00 AM | Heritage Auction Lot Pickup Opens | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 10:00 AM | Bourse Opens to Public | Convention Center Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 12:00 Noon | Session III - Heritage Coin Auction | Convention Center Rooms 45-47 |
| 1:00 PM | Heritage Auction Lot Pickup Closes | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 2:00 PM | Program: Mark Borkardt - Heritage Auctions: "The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel" Program will include a special appearance by members of the Walton family to also discuss the Walton specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel and their memories of George Walton | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 5:00 PM | Session IV - Heritage Coin Auction Eric P. Newman Collection | Convention Center Utopia D |
| 6:00 PM | Session II - Heritage Currency Auction | Convention Center Utopia C |
| 6:30 PM | One Way Traffic in Bourse Area - (Booth Holder or Professional Preview Badge Required for Reentry) | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 7:00 PM | Session V - Heritage Coin Auction Platinum Night | Convention Center Utopia D |
| 7:00 PM | Bourse Area Closes for Evening | |
| 7:00 PM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Closes | Convention Center Nirvana A-B |
Friday, April 26 | ||
| 7:30 AM | Meeting: Fellowship of Christian Numismatists | Convention Center Serenity Room |
| 8:00 AM | CSNS Hosted Club Representatives Breakfast and Workshop (Closed - by Invitation Only) | Convention Center Utopia A |
| 8:00 AM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Opens | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 8:00 AM | Booth Holder Registration Opens | Convention Center Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 9:00 AM | Public Registration Opens | Convention Center Discovery Hall Entrance |
| 9:00 AM | Meeting: Liberty Seated Collectors Club | Convention Center Prosperity Room |
| 9:00 AM | Bourse Area Opens for Booth Holders and Professional Preview Badge Holders | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 9:30 AM | Meeting: Medal Collectors of America Program: T.B.A | Convention Center Serenity Room |
| 10:00 AM | Bourse Area Opens for Public Attendees | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 10:00 AM | Heritage Auction Lot Pickup Opens | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 10:30 AM | Session I: Civil War Educational Forum Dennis Boggs as Abraham Lincoln A Closeup Look at My Cabinet | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 11:30 AM | Meeting: Central States Numismatic Society General Membership Meeting | Convention Center Prosperity Room |
| 12 Noon | Session II: Civil War Educational Forum Pierre Fricke The History of Collecting Confederate Paper Money | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 12 Noon | Session III - Heritage Currency Auction | Convention Center Utopia C |
| 1:00 PM | Session VI - Heritage Coin Auction | Convention Center Utopia D |
| 1:00 PM | Heritage Auction Lot Pickup Closes | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 1:30 PM | Session III: Civil War Educational Forum Harry Hutchins Slave Badges and the Slave Hire System In Charleston, South Carolina | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 3:00 PM | Session IV: Civil War Educational Forum Peter Huntoon Civil War Money and Confederate National Bank Notes: How to Finance a War | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 4:30 PM | Session V: Civil War Educational Forum A Discussion Between Friends: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 5:30 PM | One Way Traffic in Bourse Area Badge Required for Reentry) (Booth Holder or Professional Preview | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 6:00 PM | Session IV - Heritage Currency Auction Platinum Night | Convention Center Utopia C |
| 6:00 PM | Session VI - Heritage Coin Auction | Convention Center Utopia D |
| 6:00 PM | Bourse Area Closes | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 7:00 PM | Heritage Auction Lot Viewing Closes | Conference Center Nirvana A-B |
| 7:00 PM | CSNS Hosted Educational Exhibitors and Civil War Educational Forum Speakers Reception and Dinner - Reception - 7PM - Dinner 7:30PM (Closed - by Invitation Only) | Maggiano's Restaurant in Schaumburg |
| 8:00 PM | Session V - Heritage Currency Auction (Immediately following Platinum Night) | Convention Center Utopia C |
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Saturday, April 27 | ||
| 7:30 AM | Central States Numismatic Society Annual Awards Breakfast | Convention Center Nirvana Foyer |
| 9:00 AM | Heritage Auction Lot Pickup Opens | Convention Center Nirvana A-B |
| 9:00 AM | Public Registration Opens | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 9:00 AM | Bourse Area Opens for Booth Holders and Professional Preview Badge Holders | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 10:00 AM | Bourse Area Opens to Public | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 10 AM-12 Noon | Registration Opens for Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 10:30 AM | Session VI: Civil War Educational Forum Bill Grimmette as Frederick Douglas Bondage and Freedom: My Evolving Views on the Constitution | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 12 Noon | Session VII: Civil War Educational Forum Wendell Wolka Civil War Era Banks and Banknotes in the Northern States | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 12 Noon - 3 PM | Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic | Convention Center Utopia C |
| 12 Noon - 1:00 PM | Registration: Young Numismatists Treasure Hunt | Convention Center Discovery Hall YN Activity Area |
| 12 Noon | Heritage Auction Lot Pickup Closes | Convention center Nirvana A-B |
| 1 PM - 3 PM | Young Numismatists Treasure Hunt | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 1:00 PM | Meeting: Chicago Coin Club Program: Program: Mark Borckardt and Todd Imhof "The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel" | Convention Center Utopia D |
| 1:30 PM | Session VIII Civil War Educational Forum Robert May, Ph. D Beyond Kansas: Lincoln's 1860 Election, Southern Ambitions for a Tropical Slave Empire and the Coming of the Civil War | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 3:00 PM | Session IX Civil War Educational Forum Tom Campbell Fighting Slavery in Chicago | Convention Center Nirvana C |
| 3:00 PM | Educational Exhibitors May Dismantle Displays | |
| 4:30 PM | One Way Traffic in Bourse Area (Booth Holder or Professional Preview Badge Required for Reentry) | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 5:00 PM | Bourse Area Closes | Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| "74th Anniversary Convention" Bourse Concludes. Booth Holders May Dismantle Displays (Booth Holders and Educational Exhibitors only May be Present in Hall for 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Move Out) | ||
| 5:00 PM | Security Room Opens | Convention Center Euphoria |
| 8:00 PM | Move Out Period Concludes
- All Booths Must be Vacated Bourse Area Closes for All |
Convention Center Discovery Hall |
| 11:00 PM | Security Room Closes for Evening | Convention Center Euphoria |
Sunday, April 28nd | ||
| 4:00 AM | Security Room Reopens | Convention Center Euphoria |
| 1:00 PM | Security Room Closes - All Merchandise Must Be Removed | |
| 74th Anniversary Convention Concludes | ||
- 2014 - 75th Anniversary Convention - April 23-26 Schaumburg, IL
- 2015 - 76th Anniversary Convention - April 22-25 Schaumburg, IL
- 2016 - 77th Anniversary Convention - April 27-30 Schaumburg, IL
- 2017 - 78th Anniversary Convention - April 26-29 Schaumburg, IL
The 2014-2017 convention venue will be the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 North Thoreau Drive, Shaumburg, IL 60176
Convention Contacts:
General Chairman:
The Convention General Chairman is the primary contact person for the event and is responsible for overall event arrangements as well as scheduling of all convention activities, including auction sessions and, in cooperation with the Education Chairman, club and society meetings held as part of the convention. Attendees experiencing difficulty making reservations at the convention hotel should contact the General Chairman for assistance. Clubs and organizations desiring to hold membership meetings in conjunction with the convention should contact the General Chairman or Education Chairman.
Kevin Foley
P.O. Box 589
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(414-807-0116 FAX (414) 747-9490 E-mail:
kfoley2@wi.rr.com
Bourse Chairman:
The Bourse Chairman is responsible for operation of the bourse area, including booth sales and assignment of locations to participating numismatic dealers. Dealers interested in bourse space at the convention should contact him
Jerry Lebo
P.O. Box 841
Logansport, IN 46947
(574) 753-2489 FAX (574) 753-4379
jclebo@frontier.com
Educational Exhibits Chairperson:
The Educational Exhibit Chairperson is responsible for operation of the educational exhibit area. Collectors interested in exhibiting at the convention should contact her. Please note that educational exhibit space is limited. Contact and confirmation should be completed well in advance of the convention dates.
Fran Lockwood
Marion, IN 46952
(765) 664-6520 FAX (765) 664-6503 E-mail:
franlockwood@aol.com
Education Chairman
The Education Chairman is responsible, in cooperation with the General Chairman, for the coordination and scheduling of all educational programs, seminars and club or society meetings held in conjunction with the convention. Potential speakers, as well as representatives of organizations desiring to hold meetings or other functions in conjunction with the convention should contact either the Education Chairman or General Chairman.
Ray Lockwood - Education Chairman
Phone: (765) 664-6520
FAX: (765) 664-6503
E-mail: sunrayofmarion@aol.com
