I attended the Chillicothe Coin Club Coin Show on Sunday, March 8, 2009 and it was a success, compared to last years “ice out”, when most dealers and collectors where not able to attend due to bad weather conditions.

The show takes place every year at the Christopher Inn in March and this year realized a large turn-out. The show is highlighted by hourly drawings of numismatics items, donated by dealers and businesses and several main prize drawings at the end of the show. However it appeared there where many “winners” on both sides of the dealer/collector fence as coins where moving despite the economic doom and gloom.

I spoke with Samuel “Sam” Wood, owner of Sam’s Coins & Currency and President of the Chillicothe Coin Club, and that wasn’t an easy task with the constant flow of buyers at his tables, but Sam and his wife made me feel welcome at their table and was willing to talk and deal with a smile despite going back and forth between costumers needing assistance, as where all of the other dealers at the show.

Some of the other dealers I spoke with include:
Richard Johnson of Buried Treasures in Chillicothe, Ohio
Dan Rich of Dan Rich Coins in Hilliard, Ohio
Jim Morgan of Advantage Coins in Enon, Ohio
Col. Jim Huffman of Xenia Coin in Xenia, Ohio

I’m sorry that I left out a few but we where all busy doing business, but I wanted to thank all the dealers for allowing me to take pictures of certain items, and for all the interesting information that was shared, and I want to thank the Chillicothe Coin Club for putting on such a great show!

If anyone is interested in joining the Chillicothe Coin Club visit one of their meetings that are held the first Tuesday of every month around 7:00 pm at the Golden Corral in Chillicothe, Ohio. An auction takes place at each meeting and other members informed me that some begin showing up at 6:00 pm.

Here are some pictures from the show: