The next NNP Symposium will be April 24-26, 2025, and the schedule is available below. You can tune in from home via Zoom, or attend in person at the Central States Convention in Schaumburg, Illinois.
This page will have the links to join each presentation. Come back here about a week before the NNP Symposium and you should see all the links you'll need. Each Zoom session will open about five minutes before the scheduled start time so you can go ahead and join. Be sure you're paying attention to time zones so you don't miss a presentation!
NEBRASKA STATE SHOWCASE
The Central States Numismactic Society plans to highlight one of their 13 member states each year, continuing with Nebraska in 2025.
Mark Engler
The Homestead Quarter: Nebraska's America the Beautiful Quarter
Matt Hansen
The Gerome Walton Collection of Nebraska National Bank Notes and its Digital Preservation
Derek Higgins
The National Banks of South Omaha, Nebraska
Kristen Rowley
Omaha's Byron Reed Collection
GENERAL PRESENTATIONS & MEETINGS
Bob Bair
A Numismatic Memento of a Life-Long Love
Russ Bega
An Introduction to US Exonumia
Elizabeth Hahn Benge & Lillian Sellati
Ancient Coins, Modern Ideas: Goals and Challenges of Interpretation at the Art Institute of Chicago
Greg Bennick
Major Mint Errors: How Are They Made?
Ben Dalgleish
Counterfeit Ichibu Silver Coins from Japan
Jeff Garrett
The Great Kentucky Hoard of US Gold
Pamela Herrick
Gilroy Roberts Museum: New Initiatives
GENERAL PRESENTATIONS & MEETINGS CONTINUED
Jesse Kraft, Ph.D.
Mining for Sovereignty: Coinage of the Mexican War of Independence, 1810–1821
Liberty Seated Collectors Club
General Meeting
Christopher McDowell
Early North American Indian Peace Medals
Douglas Mudd
The Silk Roads: Money in Motion
Mike Nottelmann
Podcasts for the Numismatic Enthusiast
Tyler Rossi
Bombing with Banknotes
Dennis Tucker
From Concept to Pocket Change: How U.S. Coins Are Designed
By Pamela Herrick
9:00 AM Central Time
Pamela Herrick, Curator of the Gilroy Roberts Collection at the Community College of Philadelphia, will share new research discoveries and work-in-progress on museum programs and exhibitions exploring Gilroy Roberts, his artwork, and his era.
By Elizabeth Hahn Benge and Lillian Sellati
10:30 AM Central Time
This presentation will review the ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coin collections at the Art Institute of Chicago and survey some challenges faced by museums when displaying ancient coins for public audiences. You'll also learn about the physical and digital strategies the Art Institute of Chicago is exploring for redesigned coin displays.
By Kristen Rowley
12:00 PM Central Time
When Byron Reed died in 1891, he left his collection of documents, books, newspapers, and over 2,500 coins to the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The collection is housed at The Durham Museum, with hundreds of coins on display. This presentation will include information about Byron Reed himself, the many different types of coins that he collected, and some highlights of his collection.
By Derek Higgins
1:30 PM Central Time
Join for a look into the history of the note-issuing banks of South Omaha, Nebraska, while also touching on the history of the Omaha Union Stock Yards and the livestock industry during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
By Dennis Tucker
3:00 PM Central Time
Former CCAC member Dennis Tucker has advised three Treasury secretaries on U.S. coin and medal design. In this illustrated talk, he will go behind the scenes at the U.S. Mint to show how a coin goes from the "idea" stage to finished product.
Presentation by Tyler Rossi
4:30 PM Central Time
Less than eight years after the invention of manned flight by the Wright brothers in 1903, there was documented use of an airplane being employed during war. Not during World War I, but the Italo-Turkish war of 1911 . Other than bombing or reconnaissance, one of the most common uses for warplanes quickly became airborne leaflet dropping. This consists of hollow cluster bomb type containers filled with large quantities of leaflets that are then dropped over populated areas of enemy territory. By “bombing the enemy with ideas,” these leaflets often fall into the psyops category of war, and have six main objectives. Why is this the subject of a talk given at a coin show? Of the millions of propaganda leaflets dropped across space and time, there is a fascinating subset which could be considered exonumia. These are leaflets that display a print of local banknotes on one or more face (often the obverse) and the propaganda message on the reverse. Some were so accurate that, especially in Vietnam, locals used them as counterfeit currency!
9:00 AM Central Time
Everyone is welcome to attend! Join the Liberty Seated Collectors Club to hear what they've been up to lately, events coming soon, and for a short informative presentation about a Liberty Seated series.
By Russ Bega
10:30 AM Central Time
Exonumia is a fascinating, if often overlooked topic in numismatics. This talk, while not a definitive work, will explore U.S. Mint Medals, tokens, private medals, love tokens, and more.
By Jesse Kraft, Ph.D.
12:00 PM Central Time
The Mexican War of Independence was not a guaranteed victory. After centuries of exploitation, the colonized of Mexico had enough of their Spanish colonizers and fought relentlessly for sovereignty. One of the deciding factors throughout the dozen-year confrontation was who controlled the silver mines.
By Jeff Garrett
1:30 PM Central Time
In late 2023, someone found over 800 United States gold coins in a Kentucky corn field. Based on the dates of the coins, the hoard was buried during the Civil War in 1863. The find made international news and was one of the best numismatic stories in decades. Find out the behind-the-scenes story of this incredible discovery.
By Douglas Mudd
3:00 PM Central Time
The Silk Road has captured the public imagination and inspired museum exhibitions, coffee table books, cultural festivals, and archaeological programs over the last several decades. Beginning at the very end of the 1st millennium BC, this trade network involved Rome, China, and all of the regions in between in a vast exchange of goods, culture, and ideas for 1500 years. This presentation will outline the history of the Silk Road(s) focusing on the coins that formed an integral part of trade across Eurasia.
By Mark Engler
4:30 PM Central Time
How did the Nebraska Homestead Quarter come to be? Join Mark Engler for a look at the stories behind the creation of this coin.
By Ben Dalgleish
9:00 AM Central Time
Silver ichibu are rectangular coins minted from 1837 to 1869 in pre-Meiji Japan. While popular for their distinctive shape and low price, they've also been widely counterfeited over the years. Join Ben Dalgleish to learn how to separate genuine from counterfeit examples.
By Matt Hansen
10:30 AM Central Time
This presentation will showcase the remarkable Nebraska national bank note collection assembled by Gerome Walton between 1965 and 2021, and how that collection was digitally preserved for current and future study before being dispersed for sale.
By Bob Bair
12:00 PM Central Time
Learn how “Love Tokens” and a “family heirloom” “love coin” have shown a widespread expression of human love and commitment down through the ages. The article this presentation will be based on was the Fourth Place Winner out of 120+ entrants in the CACG Essay Contest held in May 2023, and has been accepted for publication in The Centinel (Spring, 2024).
By Christopher McDowell
1:30 PM Central Time
This talk will examine and illustrate North American Indian Peace Meals through the reign of George III. McDowell will discuss what an Indian Peace Medal is, their use, who, where, and why they were issued, and their historical and cultural significance.
By Greg Bennick
3:00 PM Central Time
Take a look at some truly incredible mint errors, a few minor ones, along with an in-depth explanation of how they were made. Greg Bennick is a passionate error collector who will help you understand more about these incredibly cool coins and will invite you to explore this fascinating area of numismatics.
By Mike Nottelmann
4:30 PM Central Time
Long-time host of The Coin Show Podcast Mike Nottelmann will discuss the current landscape of numismatic podcasts, with recommendations for all levels of collector.
The views and opinions expressed by the speakers do not necessarily represent the views of the NNP, EPNNES, or NM Events.