Convention History
Since its founding in 1891, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) has nurtured the passion for coin collecting through its long-standing tradition of conventions. Over the decades, the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money® and National Money Show® conventions have grown from modest beginnings to hallmark events for numismatists nationwide.
ANA Convention History (1891–Present)
Annual = World’s Fair of Money (summer) • Spring = National Money Show • Fall = 2011–2012 only
2020s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
2027
Chicago
TBD
2026
Pittsburgh
Savannah
2025
Oklahoma City
Atlanta
2024
Chicago
Colorado Springs
2023
Pittsburgh
Phoenix
2022
Chicago
Colorado Springs
2021
Chicago
Phoenix (cancelled)
2020
Pittsburgh (cancelled)
Atlanta
2010s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
2019
Chicago
Pittsburgh
2018
Philadelphia
Irving
2017
Denver
Orlando
2016
Anaheim
Dallas
2015
Chicago
Portland
2014
Chicago
Atlanta
2013
Chicago
New Orleans
2012
Philadelphia
Denver
Dallas
2011
Chicago
Sacramento
Pittsburgh
2010
Boston
Fort Worth
2000s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
2009
Los Angeles
Portland
2008
Baltimore
Phoenix
2007
Milwaukee
Charlotte
2006
Denver
Atlanta
2005
San Francisco
Kansas City
2004
Pittsburgh
Portland
2003
Baltimore
Charlotte
2002
New York
Jacksonville
2001
Atlanta
Salt Lake City
2000
Philadelphia
Ft. Lauderdale
1990s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1999
Chicago
Sacramento
1998
Portland
Cincinnati
1997
New York
Cleveland
1996
Denver
Tucson
1995
Anaheim
Atlanta
1994
Detroit
New Orleans
1993
Baltimore
Colorado Springs
1992
Orlando
Dallas
1991
Chicago
Dallas
1990
Seattle
San Diego
1980s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1989
Pittsburgh
Colorado Springs
1988
Cincinnati
Little Rock
1987
Atlanta
Charlotte
1986
Milwaukee
Salt Lake City
1985
Baltimore
San Antonio
1984
Detroit
Colorado Springs
1983
San Diego
Tucson
1982
Boston
Colorado Springs
1981
New Orleans
Honolulu
1980
Cincinnati
Albuquerque
1970s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1979
St. Louis
1978
Houston
Colorado Springs
1977
Atlanta
1976
New York
1975
Los Angeles
1974
Miami
1973
Boston
1972
New Orleans
1971
Washington DC
1970
St. Louis
1960s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1969
Philadelphia
1968
San Diego
1967
Miami
1966
Chicago
1965
Houston
1964
Cleveland
1963
Denver
1962
Detroit
1961
Atlanta
1960
Boston
1950s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1959
Portland
1958
Los Angeles
1957
Philadelphia
1956
Chicago
1955
Omaha
1954
Cleveland
1953
Dallas
1952
New York
1951
Phoenix
San Francisco
1950
Milwaukee
1940s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1949
San Francisco
1948
Boston
1947
Buffalo
1946
Davenport
1945
No Convention
1944
Chicago
1943
Chicago
1942
Cincinnati
1941
Philadelphia
1940
Detroit
1930s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1939
New York
1938
Columbus
1937
Washington DC
1936
Minneapolis
1935
Pittsburgh
1934
Cleveland
1933
Chicago
1932
Los Angeles
1931
Cincinnati
1930
Buffalo
1920s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1929
Chicago
1928
Rochester
1927
Hartford
1926
Washington DC
1925
Detroit
1924
Cleveland
1923
Montreal
1922
New York
1921
Boston
1920
Chicago
1910s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1919
Philadelphia
1918
No Convention
1917
Rochester
1916
Baltimore
1915
San Francisco
1914
Springfield
1913
Detroit
1912
Rochester
1911
Chicago
1910
New York
1900s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1909
Montreal
1908
Philadelphia
1907
Columbus
1906
No Convention
1905
No Convention
1904
St. Louis
1903
No Convention
1902
No Convention
1901
Buffalo
1900
No Convention
1890s
Year
Annual
Spring
Fall
1899
No Convention
1898
No Convention
1897
No Convention
1896
No Convention
1895
Washington DC
1894
Detroit
1893
Chicago
1892
Pittsburgh
1891
Chicago