Warren Mills of Milford, N.H., a vendor at the World’s Fair of Money, examined a coin before the doors opened yesterday at the Hynes Veterans Convention Center for collectors from across the country.
(Dina Rudick/Globe Staff)
Treasures piled high, thrill is in the hunt
World’s Fair of Money holds rare, precious, historic artifacts
Warren Mills of Milford, N.H., a vendor at the World’s Fair of Money, examined a coin before the doors opened yesterday at the Hynes Veterans Convention Center for collectors from across the country.
(Dina Rudick/Globe Staff)
In Blackbeard’s day, “coin collecting’’ meant swashbuckling, flying a Jolly Roger flag, and making rivals walk the plank at swordpoint. Today, it is a little tamer. (Full article: 570 words)
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