As all of you who regularly visit our website know, the 2017 Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show was held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL from January 5 – 8, 2017. This year’s Show was rather exciting because we were fortunate to have Jonah Martinez and Bill Bartlett at our table during the several days that the
Hello everyone. What follows is a brief report of the 61st Annual FUN Show which was held in Tampa, Florida January 7 – 10, 2016. This was by far the largest of all of the FUN Shows. The number of dealers were approximately 620 which was a record. Due to our location in the Convention
For all of those planning to attend the 61st Annual FUN Show in Tampa, Florida, please note that the Show will begin on Thursday, January 7, 2016 and end Sunday, January 10, 2016. The 1715 Fleet Society will, as usual, be present and can be found at Table 2211. This year we will have some
Historic Tampa will be the venue of the 61st Annual Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show in January 2016. Located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida, Tampa has a rich history. Initially inhabited by various Native American groups, the ill-fated Narvaez Expedition landed near present day Tampa in April, 1528, with the intention of
Today was the last day of the FUN show, and we had a blast being at the show. We had many visitors to the table, one of whom is the youngest 1715 Fleet Society supporter. At age 7, Mora, daughter of Augi Garcia of Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, visited our table with her father. She was sporting
Hello everyone. Ben Costello here. I am here at the 9th Annual FUN Show in Orlando, Florida. If you find yourself in the area please stop and see me at the Fleet Society table (#240). We have a lot of Commemorative items for sale including our new Treasures of the 1715 Fleet 2016 Calendar and
The 1715 Fleet Society is at the 2015 FUN Show in Orlando, Florida for the weekend. You can find us at table #240. As mentioned previously on this site, we chose the FUN show to unveil our newly minted Commemorative Replicas, which you can find (and purchase) at our table… while they last. Just a few
Our special treasure for February is this sweet little “clump” (technically known as an “aggregate”) which consists of approximately 100 one reales and half reales. Weighing approximately one pound, it is obvious from its shape that this small grouping was most likely in a bag when it was lost. One can only imagine who might have
As a supplement to my last newsletter posting of January 19, 2015, what follows is a FUN Show follow up and a summary of action taken by me to finalize events scheduled for the 300th Anniversary Commemoration during the week of July 26, 2015 to August 2, 2015. On Monday, January 19, 2015, I went
