Wide Variety of Educational Programs Set for ANA Show in Atlanta

• 11 a.m. – “Coin Collecting Basics” with ANA Outreach Director Lane Brunner, Ph.D., who will give a fun and informative introduction to collecting coins. 
• 1 p.m. – “The Untold Story of Confederate Coins” with James P. Bevill, reveals how Confederate coinage survived to tell a tale of intrigue and politics. 
• 2 p.m. – “Where is the ANA Going? Why are we Changing and What Does it Mean to You?” by ANA Executive Director Chris Cipoletti, discusses the ANA’s vision and future. 
• 4 p.m. – “Coins and Commerce Along the Silk road; 5th to 7th Centuries” by ANA Gov. Prue Morgan Fitts, takes attendees on a 5,000-mile journey on the fabled Silk Road. 

• 10 a.m. – “Parthia: The Forgotten Empire” by ANA Money Museum Curator Douglas A. Mudd, explores an almost-forgotten group of nomadic horsemen who were able to conquer, rule and survive for 400 years during the Roman Empire. 
• 11 a.m. – “Coin Collecting Basics.” 
  
• 1 p.m. – “A Celebration of Survival in Coins” by Scott A. Travers, who explores how “survival of the fittest” applies to today’s coin market. 
• 2 p.m. – “Take the Mystery Out of Grading America’s Most Popularly Collected U.S. Coins” by Coin World Editor Beth Deisher, demonstrates how to enhance collectors’ ability to grade.  
• 3 p.m. – “Find a Fortune in Silver Dollars!” by ANA Gov. Michael S. Fey, Ph.D., and Jeff Oxman, teaches the secrets of successful Morgan variety collecting. Page 3/Education 
• 4 p.m. – “What is Black and White and Read All Over?” by David Crenshaw and Kenneth Bressett, explores the 60-year history of the “Red Book” and why it made author R.S. Yeoman a publishing legend. 

• 11 a.m. – “Coin Collecting Basics.”