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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 147167, member: 5719&quot;]Canadian Numismatic Association Convention Report</p><p>by Thalia (with some help from Dad)</p><p><br /></p><p>Hi, I&#039;m Thalia Elizabeth and I am six years old.&nbsp; I collect coins from 2000, since that is when I was born, coins from 1900 since they are 100 years older than I am, and coins with Queen Elizabeth on them since Elizabeth is my middle name.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My dad took me to Niagara Falls last Saturday to a coin convention.&nbsp; We left Mom and my brother Kieran at the Lego Brick City and walked a while in the rain to get there but it was OK.&nbsp; I got a new umbrella to use!</p><p><br /></p><p>The first thing I saw when I got there was a giant Canada dollar coin [probably foam core board-Dad]&nbsp; that I could put my head in and have my picture taken.&nbsp; There was a giant Queen Elizabeth coin too, the two dollar coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went over to the Kids&#039; Table and a man gave me a Treasure Hunt form to fill out.&nbsp; Dad helped with the address.&nbsp; The man gave me a list of coins to find and a coupon book to use.&nbsp; We needed to find the dealers that had stickers somewhere on their tables.&nbsp; Then Daddy registered at the grownups table and we started looking for treasure. </p><p><br /></p><p>It wasn&#039;t easy!&nbsp; Some of the dealers were really tricky.&nbsp; The first one hid his sticker on his lamp!&nbsp; But then one of the other dealers who had a sticker gave us some hints :secret: and we found some of the other tables with stickers right away.&nbsp; Each time I found a sticker, the dealer took one of the coupons and gave me a coin or something else.&nbsp; There were 14 stickers to find.&nbsp; I got some new Canada coins, some very old Canada cents with King George V and King George VI on them.&nbsp; One of them I needed for my book at home.&nbsp; I even got some Canadian Tire Money-- good thing there was a story with each thing I got.&nbsp;&nbsp; I got a pen from the Royal Canadian Mint so I could check off the items I got.</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked at the exhibits too.&nbsp; There were lots of Queen Elizabeth coins and gold coins and Dad liked the coins with St. George and the Dragon.&nbsp; The dealers even had the Canada money with the Princess Elizabeth on it [the 1935 issue of the 20 dollar note from the Bank of Canada].&nbsp; We saw four different Princess Elizabeth bills!&nbsp; Wow!&nbsp; One of them cost four thousand dollars!</p><p><br /></p><p>At one table [The Canadian Numismatic Dealers Association] someone gave me two books, one of which was about paper money and the other one about Canadian coins.&nbsp; They were great!&nbsp; Dad said he was really impressed with that.&nbsp; [They were previous year Charlton guides... I <b>was</b> really impressed!-Dad]</p><p><br /></p><p>Even with Dad&#039;s help there were three stickers we could not find and even some of the other people at the show and the security guard couldn&#039;t remember where they were.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So we went downstairs where there was a kids&#039; meeting.&nbsp; Except the meeting was over and instead they were having an auction!&nbsp; We thought that you had to finish the Treasure Hunt but we didn&#039;t, they let me play anyway.&nbsp; I got fifty Kid&#039;s Auction Dollars when I gave the man at the table my form.&nbsp; Oh, and he was <b>wearing</b> one of the stickers I was missing!&nbsp; No wonder I couldn&#039;t find him!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I bid on a few things but other kids bid more, at first.&nbsp; But then I won two things: a 1912 Canada dime which is silver, and a group of other dimes from Canada which had three silver ones.&nbsp; I kept two of the auction dollars for a souvenir.</p><p><br /></p><p>Daddy felt a little bad :headbang: because he said that if I finished the Treasure Hunt I would have gotten a prize plus five whole dollars to spend at any dealer I wanted.&nbsp; Not enough to get a gold coin though.&nbsp; But he did buy me a few coins with guess who on them-- Queen Elizabeth.&nbsp; One of them [UK pattern 20 cent Euro, 2003] had Queen Elizabeth on her horse and another one [Cook Islands two cents] had pineapples on the back!&nbsp; That one is a proof coin that Daddy said I would really like.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On the way out, Dad took a picture of my with my head sticking out of the Canada dollar and with some of the other coins.&nbsp; He said that you don&#039;t see a loon that big every day!</p><p><br /></p><p>We had to get back to Mommy and my brother who went from the Legos to the Niagara Falls Aviary to see the birds, but I can&#039;t wait until next year to try the Treasure Hunt again!&nbsp; Maybe it won&#039;t be raining either.&nbsp; My dad said he is going to park a little closer to the hotel next time!</p><p><br /></p><p>I give the show two thumbs up :thumb: :thumb: !</p><p><br /></p><p>Thalia Elizabeth[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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