Numismatic News editor Dave Harper has just returned from a trip to the Beijing International Coin Exposition, one of the world's fastest growing coin shows.

In his column, Dave calls the show a "Trade Show", which sparks discussion with CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan, who after attending this year's World Money Fair in Berlin thinks that the trade show element is just what the American coin show scene needs to transform the hobby into something new and vital.

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