2026 Additional World's Fair of Money Exhibits : American Numismatic Association

Additional World’s Fair of Money Exhibits

In addition to the Money Museum Showcase, various exhibits showcasing outstanding rarities—some of which are being displayed for the first time. View a short snorter signed by actor James Stewart, incredible gold coins of the emperors and sultans who ruled Constantinople from its founding, treasures once lost at sea, and much more.

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Commemoratives & Error Coins Displayed by GreatCollections

GreatCollections (GreatCollections.com), the ANA Official Auctioneer, will present a selection of notable displays that highlight both the artistry and variety of U.S. coinage. From landmark, registry-level silver commemoratives to a remarkable group of dramatic modern errors, these exhibits offer attendees insight into the depth and diversity of the hobby.

At booth 1100, visitors can view the All-Time #1 Silver Commemorative Set of 144 Coins Graded by PCGS with CAC Approval. This set was formed by well-known ANA member Mike Fuljenz over 20 years. Visitors will also have the chance to view the Palos Verdes Collection of Error Coins, a personal passion project for the collector. Each of the coins is struck from the year 1972 and includes fascinating errors like double strikes, off-metals, wrong planchets, off-center strikes, and die caps.

Select highlights from the silver commemorative set carefully assembled by ANA member Mike Fuljenz. (Image courtesy of GreatCollections.)

A few of the error coins GreatCollections will display during the World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh — A few of the error coins GreatCollections will display during the World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh. (Image courtesy of GreatCollections.)

Tyrants of the Golden Horn

A portion of the unparalleled Tyrant Collection (TheTyrantCollection.com) will be publicly displayed together for the first time. This multi-million dollar exhibit showcases 224 important coins representing virtually every Byzantine emperor, as well as later Ottoman rulers.

Named after Istanbul’s historic harbor, the collection spans over 1,700 years of numismatic history. It features everything from a gold Aureus of Diocletian struck in 290 A.D. to a 1943 Turkish 500 kurush.

“The Tyrants of the Golden Horn consists of coins of the emperors and sultans who ruled Constantinople from its founding in 324 by Constantine the Great, to the abolishment of the Ottoman Sultanate in 1922,” says Dan O’Dowd, owner of the Tyrant Collection.

This display is the latest in a multi-year series of educational, museum-quality exhibits. Visitors can view this extraordinary collection at booth 1330, located right next to the Money Museum Showcase on the bourse floor.

**Solidus of Mezezius:** The finest of only seven known examples, this solidus of Mezezius, AD 668-669, graded PCGS MS66, is one of the highlights of the Tyrants of the Golden Horn collection. (Image courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service.)

The finest known example of a gold solidus of Procopius, AD 365-366, struck at Cyzicus, will be among the spectacular coins in the Tyrants of the Golden Horn exhibit at the ANA 2026 Pittsburgh World's Fair of Money. (Image courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service.) — **Solidus of Procopius:** The finest known example of a gold solidus of Procopius, AD 365-366, struck at Cyzicus, will be among the spectacular coins in the Tyrants of the Golden Horn exhibit at the ANA 2026 Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money. (Image courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service.)

**Solidus of Helena:** Described as one of the most important women of all time, Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, is depicted on this gold solidus in the Tyrants of the Golden Horn collection. (Image courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service.)

The Short Snorter Project—James Stewart’s Signature

A display of “short snorter” banknotes autographed by World War II dignitaries will be showcased at booth 96, next to the Collector Exhibits on the bourse floor. Courtesy of the nonprofit Short Snorter Project (ShortSnorter.org), the exhibit features over 1,300 signatures from wartime VIPs, generals, and presidents.

A major highlight is a rare short snorter signed by Hollywood icon and WWII combat pilot James (Jimmy) Stewart. Project Founder Tom Sparks will donate this historic note to the Jimmy Stewart Museum (Indiana, PA), which is currently hosting The Making of JIMMY, a special exhibit running through November 15, 2026, celebrating an upcoming feature film about the actor’s life.

Short Snorter Project Founder Tom Sparks, will display a rare and possibly unique short snorter signed by famous actor James (Jimmy) Stewart.

The S.S. Central America Story

This member exhibit presents treasure, artifacts, and scientific wonders found during expeditions to the famous “Ship of Gold,” which sank in a hurricane on September 12, 1857, with the greatest lost treasure in U.S. history, tons of gold being transported from Gold Rush California. See treasure and personal artifacts, including clothing found in passengers’ luggage, and learn the stories of those who were on board. See 3D photographs of the incredible treasure when it was first found in 1988, 7,200 feet deep in the Atlantic, 150 miles off the Carolina coast. Scientific specimens offer insights into the mysterious, deep-sea environment.

The shipwreck is rightly famous for its tons of gold ingots and its thousands of Mint-State Double Eagles. But the “small change” coins carried by passengers and found in the shipwreck’s debris field are important as well, showing the confusion and chaos that accompanies American commerce at the end of foreign coin legal tender. The treasure provides a perfect time capsule marking the beginning of the enormous changes that would happen with American money because of the U.S. Coinage Act of 1857 and the upheavals of the Civil War.

The “Ship of Gold” exhibit will be displayed at booth 600.

Recovered items from the SS CENTRAL AMERICA, including (clockwise) the lid from the oldest-known Wells Fargo treasure box, the earliest-known Gold Rush-era prospector's sailcloth work pants, and the "Mona Lisa of the Deep" photograph, are on display during show hours. — Recovered items from the SS *Central America*, including (clockwise) the lid from the oldest-known Wells Fargo treasure box, the earliest-known Gold Rush-era prospector’s sailcloth work pants, and the “Mona Lisa of the Deep” photograph.

Known as the “Ship of Gold,” the SS Central America was a 280-foot sidewheel steamer that sank during a South Carolina hurricane in 1857, carrying over 30,000 pounds of California Gold Rush treasure. Its loss contributed significantly to the Panic of 1857, and its eventual recovery remains one of the greatest treasure salvages in history.

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