PNG, Houston Club Partnership Creates New December PNG Day

 

 

 

            (Houston, Texas) -- The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) and the Greater Houston Coin Club, Inc. (GHCC) have agreed to form a partnership to explore common interests. 

            The immediate result of this union will be creation of a special PNG Day, a day set aside for PNG dealers and their invited guests at the GHCC’s 53rd Money Show of the Southwest, December 2, 2009. The show itself will run from December 3through the 5 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in the middle of downtown Houston.  

            “We are thrilled to be associated with the GHCC and their large regional show,” said Paul Montgomery, President of the PNG. “Having an exposure to the large collecting public in Houston, with its four coin clubs and 5.5 million people, and to the southwest region is something I have contemplated for years”, he continued. “We look forward to one day having all of our more than230 members at this show and creating an event that rivals the very best in the country.”

             “This seems to be a win-win situation for us and the PNG” said Edwin Johnston, GHCC President. “The collecting public in Texas and the Southwest will ultimately be the winners. Having the members of the preeminent numismatic dealer organization, with its high standards, instantly raises the quality of our show. We believe that this partnership validates all of the hard work that has been done over the years to build the Houston Money Show back to its position as one of the premier national shows.”

            The Money Show of the Southwest will have approximately 215 booths, an associated major auction by Heritage Auction Galleries, all the major grading companies with on site grading by PCGS and NGC, a Thursday afternoon “Businessmen’s and Businesswomen’s Afternoon at the Money Show” where the investment potential of rare coins, currency and bullion will be explored by nationally known experts, competitive exhibits with monetary rewards for the winners, Boy and Girl scout merit badge clinics, and fun events for kids in the Kids Corner. The objective of the Show’s advertising program is to attract between 5,000 and 8,000 attendees to the three day event. 

            Heritage Auction Galleries has announced that it will offer over 3,500 lots in its Money Show auction. Sessions are scheduled for Thursday evening, Friday afternoon and evening. The auction room is conveniently located just up the escalator from the bourse floor in room 360.   Auction viewing will begin at 12 noon on Wednesday in hall E.

            Experts and researchers on numerous money-associated subjects will offer educational presentations on Friday and Saturday. The schedule of subjects and speakers can be found on the show website www.houstoncoinshow.org.

            The show has arranged for discounted room rates at the attached Hilton Americas, which it describes as one of the finest Hilton hotels, and at the Inn at the BallPark, which it describes as one of the finest boutique (baseball theme) hotels on the numismatic show circuit. The phone numbers of these and other adjacent hotels can be found on the show’s website at www.houstoncoinshow.org. For further information on the show call 281-788-1036 or e-mail themoneyshow@att.net.