Mint Director’s Visit and Museum Exhibits Among CSNS 2026 Convention Highlights

(Schaumburg, Illinois) March 4, 2026 – More than 400 dealers buying and selling, informative exhibits from museums and collectors, a visit by the new director of the United States Mint, and a thousand free souvenir coins will be among the enticing attractions during the Central States Numismatic Society 87th Anniversary Convention Coin Show.

The event will be April 23-25, 2026, with PNG Dealer Day and early bird entry on April 22 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 North Thoreau Drive, in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois.

United States Mint Director and life-long collector Paul Hollis is scheduled to attend on opening day, April 23, and he will be the featured speaker at an educational seminar that day.

“The recently sworn-in 41st United States Mint Director, Paul Hollis, will present at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 23, as part of the Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium,” said NNP Project Coordinator Leonard Augsburger.

Additional speakers on the symposium schedule include Jeff Garrett, editor of A Guide Book of United States Coins; Dr. Ute Wartenberg Kagan, executive director of the American Numismatic Society; and Lawrence Brown, former member and Chair of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. The complete schedule of presenters will be available on the NNP symposium website.

“This year’s convention will recognize Missouri as part of a continuing multi-year program to honor all 13 states that comprise the organization’s geographical area. We’ve been encouraging collectors to exhibit Missouri-related numismatic items, and two museums will also have educational displays,” said CSNS President Mitch Ernst.

“We will be giving away 1,000 of the 2017-dated Ozark National Scenic Riverways quarters that commemorate the 134 miles of rivers in southeastern Missouri.  While supplies last, they’ll be available, one per visitor, at the CSNS club tables (A2 and A3). Littleton Coin Company has graciously donated these 2017 Denver Mint America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coins,” said Ernst.

“To add even more excitement to the giveaway, one lucky free coin recipient will receive a 2017 San Francisco Mint silver proof Ozark quarter,” he added.

The Higgins Museum of National Bank Notes, located in Okoboji, Iowa, will display examples of uncut sheets of large and small-size National Bank Notes from Missouri.

“We will also exhibit a selection of type notes from the First Charter period of the 1860s through the Small Size Type 1 and Type 2 issues of the 1929-1935 period,” explained Museum Curator George Cuhaj.

In addition to Missouri-related items, The Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, will showcase information and illustrations in conjunction with the 1976-2026 semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence, including an image of a September 6, 1799, letter written and signed by Thomas Jefferson. The museum is home to the permanent loan of the famous Byron Reed Collection.

“We will display copies of documents Reed collected related to the signers of the Declaration of Independence, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing. Reed is most well-known for his coin collection, but he also collected books and manuscripts, with a keen interest in autographs. He aimed to collect signatures from all singers of the Declaration, presidents, and Civil War generals,” said Museum Collection Manager Kristen Rowley.

Specially crafted tokens depicting the linking rings of the famous 1776 Continental Currency dollar on one side and the St. Louis arch on the other side will be available for sale while supplies last. The designs symbolize the USA's semiquincentennial of independence and Missouri as this year's CSNS convention theme. The tokens will be struck on a rolling mill at the show by engraver Joe Paonessa of The Root River Mint in Racine, Wisconsin.

Heritage Auctions (booth #800) will conduct an auction featuring U.S. coins and banknotes as well as world and ancient coins.

“Heritage Auctions is honored to serve as the Official Auctioneer of the 2026 Central States Numismatic Society convention, a marquee event on the numismatic calendar. Our partnership with CSNS spans more than three decades, producing unprecedented price records and bidder participation in recent years, helping cement Heritage’s status as the premier auctioneer of coins and currency, from the United States and around the world,” stated Heritage President Greg Rohan.

“This year’s auctions will include several landmark collections, including The Presidio Collection, Part II, The Alamo Collection of U.S. Colonial Issues, The Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part I, The Charles River Collection of Massachusetts Obsolete Banknotes, and The Westchester Collection of high-denomination Federal Reserve Notes,” explained Rohan.

Among the many highlights will be:

U.S. coins

U.S. currency

World & ancient coins

The Professional Numismatists Guild will host PNG Dealer Day, a dealer-only event, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. It will be open to all PNG and CSNS member-dealers. Admission is free for PNG members and $100 for non-member dealers. Dealers without tables at the show must provide proof of their tax identification number to purchase admission for PNG Dealer Day.

Early bird admission passes for the late afternoon of April 22, and early admission on April 23-25 will be available for $150.

General admission to the convention during public hours, April 23-25, is only $15 per day or $30 for a three-day pass. CSNS members and visitors 17 and under are admitted free. Visitors can save time and get a $5 discount by ordering their admission tickets in advance online.

Additional information about the CSNS 87th annual convention will be announced in the coming weeks and posted online. Information is also available by contacting the Convention Manager, Wibker, by phone at 407-221-8737 or by email at convention@CSNS.org.