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Sunday, July 11, 2010

The Money Collector's Show Comes To Town


There will be a lot of extra money in Saint John this week.

Canada's Money Collector's Show is setting up shop at the Trade and Convention Center for three days starting on Thursday.

Geoffrey Bell is the past president of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association and tells CHSJ News, there is a big crowd of people who buy, sell, trade and collect money both paper and coin.

Bell says there is plenty going on at the show including appraisals of your collectables, an auction and the Royal Canadian Mint will have a display of medals from the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

He adds this is sixth time in sixty years the national organization has come to the Maritimes and the first time in Saint John.

Ironically, the countries first chartered bank was in Saint John on Prince William Street in 1820.

It's free to get in and the show runs until Saturday.