Harlen J. Berk Is Moving Gemini Auction To Chicago

The following is a news story from CoinWorld - Harlan J. Berk Ltd. is cancelling its 2016 Gemini auction in New York City and instead launching a new coin show in downtown Chicago where it plans to transfer its Gemini auction.



Harlan J. Berk Ltd. will not be holding a Gemini auction at the upcoming 2016 New York International Numismatic Convention. Instead, the firm plans to organize a new numismatic convention in downtown Chicago, at which future Gemini auctions will be held.

The firm has its roots in the Chicago area, where Harlan J. Berk established his numismatic firm in 1964. Today the company is internationally known for its ongoing buy-or-bid sales and numismatic auctions.

The newest venture to re-establish an international coin show in downtown Chicago is born out of an obligation to promote numismatics in the city of Chicago itself, according to Shanna Berk-Schmidt.

"Every day during my lunch break I walk past the splendid building of the Chicago Cultural Center," she said. "For years I have thought that this would be the ideal place to hold a fantastic coin convention. Here we are in the heart of downtown Chicago; thousands of local people and tourists walk by the Chicago Cultural Center every day. Here we could really focus public attention on numismatics, our great passion. Now I want to turn my dream into reality! We will be organizing a coin show in this marvelous building with its impressive glass dome."

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