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Chicago Paper Money Exposition
Welcome to the 16th Annual Chicago Paper Money Expo – March 10-13, 2011
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, 5440 North River Road , Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Click Here to Download 2011 Bourse Application
 About Our Event Site – How to Find Us
The 17th Annual Chicago Paper Money Exposition will be held in Rosemont, Illinois, a Northwest suburb of Chicago located adjacent to O’Hare Airport. Our headquarters hotel and site of all CPMX events is the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’ Hare, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018. Complimentary courtesy van pickup service is provided to and from the Holiday Inn from the shuttle bus center at O’Hare Airport. Directional signage in the airport baggage claim area will direct you to the shuttle bus center.
To obtain a map with directions from your location to the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare please visit one of the following websites: www.mapquest.com or www.switchboard.com. For general Rosemont tourist and restaurant information please access the Rosemont Convention and Visitors Bureau website: www.rosemont.com.
About Our Event
The Chicago Paper Money Exposition is one of the most popular conventions in the United States serving the interests of collectors and dealers of rare paper money and collectable stocks and bonds. It features a major auction of paper money rarities. The CPMX rare currency auction is cataloged and conducted by Lyn F. Knight Auctions of Overland Park, Kansas. Mr. Knight is widely recognized for his leadership of what is regarded as one of the leading rare currency auction firms in the world.
The CPMX also features a world-class bourse with participation by a full array of dealers specializing in various aspects of collectible paper money, stocks, bonds and related ephemera.
Bourse Area Hours
The 85 booth bourse area, a central feature of the Chicago Paper Money Exposition, will operate during the following hours:
Thursday, March 10, 2011 2PM-6PM Professional Preview $50 Registration Fee  Friday, March 11, 2011 10AM-6PM Booth holders at 9AM Saturday, March 12, 2011
10AM-6PM
Booth holders at 9AM
Sunday, March 13, 2011
10AM-1PM
Booth holders at 9AM
Admission during the Friday-Saturday public hours is $5 for a two-day pass. Children 16 and under are admitted free. Admission is free to all on Sunday.
Special Features of the Chicago Paper Money Exposition
• 85 booth all paper money bourse area
• Auction of paper money rarities by Lyn Knight
• Free sample copies of Krause Publications hobby related products
• Club meetings
• Club and Society Booths
• Educational programs
• Discounted room rates at the Crowne Plaza
• Discounted parking rates at the Crowne Plaza
• Fine dining restaurants located nearby
• Convenient to O’Hare Airport with complimentary hotel shuttle van service
Auction Information -- Rare Currency
The official Chicago Paper Money Exposition rare currency auction is cataloged and conducted by:
Lyn Knight Currency Auctions
P.O. Box 7364
Overland Park, KS 66207-0364
Phone: (800) 243-5211
or
Phone: (913) 338-3779
FAX: (913) 338-4754
E-mail: support@lynknight.com
Lyn Knight is one of the leading names in the rare currency trade. His auctions feature a wide range of collectable paper money, including Large and Small United States Type Notes, Fractional Currency, Colonial and Confederate Notes, Errors, Obsolete Notes, National Bank Notes, Low and Fancy Serials, Serial Number One Notes as well as Foreign Paper Money.
The collecting community eagerly awaits the Lyn F. Knight auction conducted with the Chicago Paper Money Exposition, as major theme collections of rare currency are offered to the collecting fraternity. Lyn Knight is a member of the prestigious Professional Currency Dealers Association as well as the Professional Numismatists Guild He has also been honored by PCDA by being named as the official auction house for its own St. Louis National and World Paper Money Convention for 2008-2011. He has held an auction in conjunction with the CPMX since our inaugural event in 1995 and holds official rare currency auction rights through 2010.
For additional information about Lyn Knight Currency Auctions, including details about consigning to the Chicago Paper Money Exposition auction and to view catalogs and prices realized online, visit his website: www.lynknight.com.
For additional information about the Professional Currency Dealers Association,visit their website: www.pcdaonline.com.
Dealer Booth Space at the Chicago Paper Money Exposition
The cost of dealer booth space at the Chicago Paper Money Exposition ranges from $447.50 to $925.00 depending on booth size and configuration. In keeping with the overall focus of the CPMX, dealers participating should have inventories primarily focused on paper money, stocks, bonds and related ephemera. Booth holders staying three or more nights under our CPMX room block at our headquarters hotel, the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare at our $112 CPMX rate will receive a $150 discount on their CPMX booth space for our 2010 event.
Hotel Accommodations
The Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare is the host hotel and site of all Chicago Paper Money Exposition events, including the bourse, Lyn Knight auction as well as club meetings and educational programs.
Please call the hotel at (888) 233-9527 and ask for the special $112 Chicago Paper Money Exposition rate.
Convention Contact - Scott Tappa scott.tappa@fwmedia.com
More About Bank Note Reporter
Published by Krause Publications, 700 East State Street, Iola, WI 54990, Bank Note Reporter is the leading hobby publication serving the needs of the paper money collecting fraternity. It contains dealer advertising as well as news about auctions and other articles of interest to collectors.
Other Services of Interest to CPMX Attendees
Area Restaurants
Carlucci
611 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
(847) 518-0990
www.carluccirestaurant.com
A well known Northern Italian restaurant popular with both local residents and
visitors. Within one mile of the CPMX.
Gibson’s Steakhouse
5464 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
(847) 928-9900
www.gibsonssteaskhouse.com
Located in the DoubleTree Hotel, next door to the Crowne Plaza. A fine dining steakhouse known for large portions.
Gino’s East
9751 West Higgins Road
Rosemont, IL
(847) 292-2600
Casual dining with an emphasis on pizza. Within one mile of the CPMX .
Le Francais
269 South Milwaukee Av
Wheeling, IL
(847) 699-3538
A 25 minute drive from the CPMX. Fine dining with a French accent.
Morton’s of Chicago/Rosemont
9525 West Bryn Mawr Av
Rosemont, IL
(847) 678-5155
www.mortons.com/chicago
A well known Chicago fine dining steakhouse famed for large portions and quality food. Within one half mile of the CPMX.
Pine Grove Restaurant
6580 North Mannheim Road
Rosemont, IL
(847) 298-5110
A family style restaurant known for good food and friendly service at reasonable prices. Within two miles of the CPMX.
Rosewood
9421 West Higgins Road
Rosemont, IL
(847) 696-9494
www.rosewoodrestaurant.com
Fine dining at a reasonable price. Within one mile of the CPMX
Office Supply Stores
For the location of an Office Depot store near the Chicago Paper Money Expo site (zip code 60018) please access the Office Depot website: www.officedepot.com.
For the location of an OfficeMax outlet near the Chicago Paper Money Expo site (zip code 60018) please access the OfficeMax website: www.officemax.com.
Drugstores
For the location of a Walgreen’s Drugstore near the Chicago Paper Money Expo site (zip code 60018) please access the Walgreen’s website: www.walgreens.com.
Post Office
For the location of the postal facility nearest the Chicago Paper Money Expo site (zip code 60018)
Please access the postal service website: www.usps.com.
Federal Express
For the location of the Federal Express facility closest to the Chicago Paper Money Expo site (zip code 60018) please access the FEXEX website: www.federalexpress.com.
For additional Rosemont area restaurants and additional information about other visitor related services please access the Rosemont Convention and Visitors Bureau website: www.rosemont.com.
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