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Collecting 101: New Mexico Coin-Stamp and Collectible Expo makes return to sa国际传媒官网网页入口
The New Mexico Coin-Stamp and Collectible Expo makes its return to sa国际传媒官网网页入口 on Friday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Ramada Plaza Midtown.
John Krist has been a collector since he was 13.
Forty-five years later, Krist has amassed a wonderful collection of Roman coins.
鈥淚t鈥檚 easier today than it was 20 years ago to collect,鈥� Krist says. 鈥淭here are more people that collect and sell them. With the internet, it鈥檚 more accessible. Before that, you had to wait months, sometimes years, before someone brought them into town.鈥�
Krist is the driving force behind the New Mexico Coin-Stamp and Collectible Expo, which makes its return to sa国际传媒官网网页入口 on Friday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Ramada Plaza Midtown.
The three-day expo will have vendors from around the country selling collectibles ranging from comic books, die-cast cars, coins and more.
Krist says there will also be some appraisals happening throughout the weekend.
鈥淭here鈥檚 art to collecting,鈥� he says. 鈥淧eople collect anything from matchbook covers to coins and stamps and dolls. You name it, people collect it.鈥�
Krist says categories include: banknotes, stamps, casino chips, world coins, postcards, posters, maps, jewelry, oil paintings, sport cards, Civil War memorabilia, books, folk art, albums, balloon pins, 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� and 鈥淪tar Trek鈥� memorabilia, Hot Wheels, Southwest pottery, rocks and minerals.
The expo will also be hosting a canned food drive.
鈥淲e will be giving away 1,200 collectible items at the expo,鈥� Krist says. 鈥淧articipants will be asked to bring a canned food item to the expo, and they will receive a collectible item for each item that they bring up to 25 items.鈥�
The food items will then be donated to local churches and food pantries, Krist says.
The items that will be given away include coins, stamps, sport cards, comic books, albums, Hot Wheels, toys and historical documents.
Krist used to own a collectibles shop in the Southeast Heights and found that it helped the youth.
He鈥檚 carried on the expo to honor his late brother, who also loved collecting.
鈥淐ollecting is a fun hobby for all to have,鈥� he says. 鈥淲e want this event to be a family-friendly way to have fun. Because everyone collects something, it鈥檚 amazing to hear those stories. The expo gives back to the community as well.鈥�
