Are you a

numismatist? If you are, then you know what that word

means. If you are not, go to a doctor's office

immediately and find out.

Just

kidding. A numismatist is a coin collector and many coin

collectors in the state of Georgia will be heading to

Dahlonega this weekend for the Georgia Numismatic

Association's 2000 Coin Show. The three-day event will

have many dealers, collectors and guest speakers sharing

their knowledge on their valuable hobby.

The show

will feature more than 88 dealers with more than 150

tables full of numismatic material available for sale.

There will be authenticators and Sovereign Entity Grading

Service grading services present. Friday afternoon, Anne

Amerson, an associate editor for the North Georgia

Journal, will present "Stories of the Dahlonega Gold

Rush and U.S. Mint at Dahlonega." After her

presentation, two dealers specializing in Dahlonega gold

coins, Bob Harwell and Al Adams Jr., will answer

questions with Amerson.

There will

be a barbecue dinner after the presentation Friday for

$15 per adult and $7.50 per child. The meal includes

chicken or pork barbecue, potato salad, baked beans,

Brunswick stew, French bread and peach cobbler. Meal

tickets are available at the registration table.

The Georgia

Numismatic Association 2000 Coin Show will be at the

Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton,

March 31-April 2. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 6

p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

For general

inquiries about the show, call David Crenshaw at

770-717-9805.

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