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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1051018, member: 6229"]<b>TRIVIA: Auto Show Commemorative...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><u>AUTO SHOWS - NUMISMATICALLY</u></i></b></p><p> </p><p>To give you a little background to the numismatic connection of this trivia, here's a few things you should know:</p><p> </p><p>1. The world's first ever Auto Show debuted at London in 1898. No coin has ever been issued to honor the event.</p><p>2. The world's second Auto Show was held at Detroit, Michigan in 1899 and was billed as the <b>Detroit Auto Show</b>. No coin was ever struck featuring the event.</p><p>3. In 1900 the World's third Auto Show showcased in Madison Square Garden under the Marquee title <b>New York Auto Show</b>. No coin was ever produced.</p><p> </p><p>Do you know what early Auto Show was recently honored with a coin honoring the event?</p><p> </p><p><b><span style="color: red">The Geneva Motor Show of 1905</span></b></p><p> </p><p>Before I present the coin for your viewing, let me add to the frivolaty of the gala occasion with the following data:</p><p> </p><p>Besides Ariel, Cadillac, Ford, Franklin, Maxwell, Mercedes, Oldsmobile, Rambler, Reo and Studebaker, other 1905 models unvieled at the show were Aurora, Banker, Berkshire, Boss, Breese & Lawrence, Cartercar, Corbin, Crawford, Culver, Eagle Air Cooled, Forest City, Fritchle Electric, Gale, Gas-Au-Lec, Halladay, Hammer, Johnson, La Petite, Leader, Lozier, Maxwell, Monarch, Moon, Morse Steam, Oxford, Parsons Electric, Pullman, Rauch & Lang, Rainier, Reeves, Reo, Speedway, Victor, Walker, and Waltrous.</p><p> </p><p>Because of all the autos maneuvering through the streets and avenues of cities a new word emerged out of the resulting pungent mixture of factory smoke, precipitative fog and auto exhaust. That word is <b><i>smog</i></b>. It first appeared in an article printed in London's &quot;Daily Graphic&quot; during 1905.</p><p> </p><p>Switzerland not only produced a coin to honor that 1905 event held in Geneva, but actually struck two coins celebrating the 100th Anniversary of <b><i>The Geneva Motor Show</i></b>.</p><p> </p><p>Following photos courtesy of Coin Page and the Swiss Mint:</p><p> </p><p><b><u>2005 30mm silver 20 Francs (ASW 0.5369 ounce)</u></b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4564.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4564.html" rel="nofollow"><b>OBVERSE 2005 SWISS SILVER 20 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905</b></a></p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4565.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4565.html" rel="nofollow"><b>REVERSE 2005 SWISS SILVER 20 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905</b></a></p><p> </p><p><b><u>2005 25mm gold 50 Francs (AGW 0.3267 ounce)</u></b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4566.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4566.html" rel="nofollow"><b>OBVERSE 2005 SWISS GOLD 50 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905</b></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4567.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4567.html" rel="nofollow"><b>REVERSE 2005 SWISS GOLD 50 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Thought you might like to know...</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1051018, member: 6229"][b]TRIVIA: Auto Show Commemorative...[/b] [B][I][U]AUTO SHOWS - NUMISMATICALLY[/U][/I][/B] To give you a little background to the numismatic connection of this trivia, here's a few things you should know: 1. The world's first ever Auto Show debuted at London in 1898. No coin has ever been issued to honor the event. 2. The world's second Auto Show was held at Detroit, Michigan in 1899 and was billed as the [B]Detroit Auto Show[/B]. No coin was ever struck featuring the event. 3. In 1900 the World's third Auto Show showcased in Madison Square Garden under the Marquee title [B]New York Auto Show[/B]. No coin was ever produced. Do you know what early Auto Show was recently honored with a coin honoring the event? [B][COLOR=red]The Geneva Motor Show of 1905[/COLOR][/B] Before I present the coin for your viewing, let me add to the frivolaty of the gala occasion with the following data: Besides Ariel, Cadillac, Ford, Franklin, Maxwell, Mercedes, Oldsmobile, Rambler, Reo and Studebaker, other 1905 models unvieled at the show were Aurora, Banker, Berkshire, Boss, Breese & Lawrence, Cartercar, Corbin, Crawford, Culver, Eagle Air Cooled, Forest City, Fritchle Electric, Gale, Gas-Au-Lec, Halladay, Hammer, Johnson, La Petite, Leader, Lozier, Maxwell, Monarch, Moon, Morse Steam, Oxford, Parsons Electric, Pullman, Rauch & Lang, Rainier, Reeves, Reo, Speedway, Victor, Walker, and Waltrous. Because of all the autos maneuvering through the streets and avenues of cities a new word emerged out of the resulting pungent mixture of factory smoke, precipitative fog and auto exhaust. That word is [B][I]smog[/I][/B]. It first appeared in an article printed in London's "Daily Graphic" during 1905. Switzerland not only produced a coin to honor that 1905 event held in Geneva, but actually struck two coins celebrating the 100th Anniversary of [B][I]The Geneva Motor Show[/I][/B]. Following photos courtesy of Coin Page and the Swiss Mint: [B][U]2005 30mm silver 20 Francs (ASW 0.5369 ounce)[/U][/B] [URL="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4564.html"][B]OBVERSE 2005 SWISS SILVER 20 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905[/B][/URL] [URL="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4565.html"][B]REVERSE 2005 SWISS SILVER 20 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905[/B][/URL] [B][U]2005 25mm gold 50 Francs (AGW 0.3267 ounce)[/U][/B] [URL="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4566.html"][B]OBVERSE 2005 SWISS GOLD 50 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905[/B][/URL] [URL="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4567.html"][B]REVERSE 2005 SWISS GOLD 50 FRANCS - GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 1905[/B][/URL] Thought you might like to know... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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