Michigan sets top prize

Exhibitors will be vying Nov. 23-25 for a top Best of Show Award of a scholarship to the American Numismatic Association Summer Seminar at the Michigan State Numismatic Society convention at the Dearborn Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Secretary-treasurer Joseph H. LeBlanc says the three-day show, which begins the day after Thanksgiving, will also feature an auction conducted by SilverTowne Auctions LLC of Winchester, Ind.

The bourse is expected to feature 175 dealer tables, he said.
Prizes for a raffle include gold coins, which are rising in value along with bullion prices.

Young Numismatists will gather for a program at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 24.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 23 and Nov. 24, and 10-a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 25.