ROSEMONT, ILL.- The Great American Coin & Collectibles Show comes to the Chicago area for the first time, Thursday to Saturday, September 25-27, 2025. Open to the public, the show will be held in Hall F of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, Illinois.

Hundreds of dealers will be buying and selling rare coins, vintage paper, and gold and silver.

“Special attractions include a one-of-a-kind display of recovered, historic California Gold Rush artifacts from the fabled Ship of Gold, the S.S. Central America that sank in 1857,” said Larry Shepherd, president of Shepherd Expos Management, co-sponsor of the show along with Amos Media, publisher of hobby journals Coin World and Linn’s Stamp News.

“There also will be an educational seminar about gold conducted by award-winning author and consumer advocate Scott A. Travers,” he added.

Bob Evans, the chief scientist on the Central America recovery missions, will meet with visitors at the show. On Thursday and Friday mornings, September 26 and 27, Evans will be discussing the Ship of Gold with Greg Darnstaedt, an Illinois collector who is displaying recovered gold coins and miners’ gold dust treasures from the legendary ship. The display will also include fascinating ship and passengers’ Gold Rush-era artifacts that were retrieved from more than 7,000 feet under the Atlantic Ocean.

Former American Numismatic Association Vice President Travers will conduct his consumer/investor seminar, “Gold, Gold Bullion, and the State of the Coin Market,” at Noon on Friday.

Heritage Auctions, the Official Auctioneer of the Great American Coin & Collectibles Show, will conduct an auction live and online during the show.

The Great American Coin & Collectibles Show will be open to the public on Thursday and Friday, September 25 and 26, 2025, from 10 am to 5:30 pm, and on Saturday, September 27, from 9 am to 3 pm. Admission is $10 for a three-day pass, and children 10 and under will be admitted free.