On-Site Programming

Stage Throughout the show, look forward to some curated progamming you can enjoy live, on-site. Here's a preview of what you can look forward to:

Scott Travers on the Gold and Bullion outlook. Scott is set to share his wisdom in a free presentation with our guests about the outlook for gold and gold bullion over the next year.
"Ship of Gold" Coin Display. In another awesome program, we will feature a 700 square feet display of coins and fascinating recovered objects from the fabled "Ship of Gold," the 1857 wreck of the S.S. Central America.
Daily Ship of Gold talks by Bob Evans. Noted SSCA chief scientist and conservator, Bob will give daily talks about the Ship of Gold and the recovered fortune. If you have ever heard Bob speak, you know he is a fascinating speaker, full of wonderful stories and insights. This display and program has never been offered in the Midwest before, so it is a terrific once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your members to expand their numismatic knowledge.
Numismatic Educational Journey. Our extremely popular, and unique event returns! No other major coin show offers this or anything similar. It's a great educational experience! But, equally important, youths will have the thrill of shopping an extraordinary inventory of over 200,000 coins, the likes of which they may have never seen before!
Plus many other attractions!

Check back soon for even more announcements and programming schedule!

Exclusive 8x10" Prints

New for 2025: The PentaMint Collector Series Giveaway

8x10 Print Each day of the public show, the first 100 attendees will receive a complimentary 8x10 fine art print from the PentaMint collection -- a series of five original coin illustrations created specifically for this event.

Here's what you can expect from this exclusive giveaway:

Total of 300 numbered prints
Printed on archival paper, labeled with show info and date
Retail value of $50 each
The series will be distributed in varied quantities:
- 1837-42 $5 Bechtler -- 150 copies
- 1853-O Arrows and Rays Half -- 75 copies
- 1854-D $3 Indian Princess -- 35 copies
- 1909-O $5 Indian -- 25 copies
- 1870-CC Double Eagle -- 15 copies
Five randomly selected prints (one per illustration) will be specially marked. The holders of these prints will receive a signed and numbered full-size 14x19 limited edition print (retail value: $120), available for pickup at the PentaMint booth (#TBD).
Attendees are welcome to have their Print personally signed at the PentaMint booth.

Daily Schedule

Tuesday Sept. 23

Dealers should fly in, if participating in the separate Dealer Trading Room starting Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. -- PCGS Pre-show Submission Room opens to drop off grading. Room 10.
12:00 noon -- Dealer Registration opens in Rosemont lobby.
12:00 noon -- Security Room opens Room 13, for table dealers and "Equal Access" pass holders. Non-dealers or Early Access Pass holders must pay $100 per bag or case until Wednesday pick-up. This is due to the extremely high cost of insurance per bag.
6:00 p.m. -- Dealer registration closes for the evening.

Wednesday Sept. 24 Dealer Trading Room and Set-up Day

7:30 a.m. -- Dealer Registration opens; Equal and Early Access pass registration opens. Rosemont front lobby.
8:00 a.m. -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing Begins, Room 14
Dealer Trading Room, Rooms 1, 2 & 3 -- 8:00 a.m. -3 p.m., limited to Dealer Trading Room table purchasers ($225 Cost) behind tables, GACCS bourse table dealers walking ONLY (free); Equal & Early Access Pass holders may enter according to the scheule below. No public is allowed without an Equal or Early Access pass.

ONLY DEALERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED DTR TABLES ARE ALLOWED BEHIND DTR TABLES. ANY PASS HOLDERS OR NON-DTR TABLE PURCHASERS FOUND BEHIND TABLES THEY DID NOT PURCHASE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM AND NOT ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Dealer Trading Room table purchasers may enter and set up at 8:00 a.m.
THIS IS NOT SET-UP TIME FOR THE MAIN SHOW BOURSE FLOOR!!!
Equal Access Pass holders (green badges) may enter at 8:15 a.m., as trading commences.
GACCS table holders with dealer badges or wrist bands may enter at 8:15 a.m. also.
Early Access Pass holders (yellow badges) may enter at 10:15 a.m.
These times will be strictly enforced by color coded badges.

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. -- PCGS Pre-show Submission Room 10 opens to drop off grading
3:00 p.m. -- Dealer Trading Room Day ends and all dealers must move to the main bourse floor, Hall F.
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. -- GACCS Main Show Bourse Dealer Set-Up, Hall F.
3:00 p.m. -- Equal Access Pass holders (green passes) may enter the main bourse floor.
5:00 p.m. -- Early Access Pass holders (yellow passes) may enter the main bourse floor.
6:00 p.m. -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing closes.
7:00 p.m. -- Registration Closes.
7:00 p.m. -- Dealer Set-Up closes for the day; reopens 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Thursday Sept. 25 General Public Access Begins

8:00 a.m. -- Registration Opens for all dealer and public badges and entry passes.
8:00 a.m. -- Table Dealers Set-Up continues on Main Floor.
8:00 a.m. -- Equal Access Pass holders (green badges) may Enter, Hall F
8:00 a.m. -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing Begins, Room 14
8:30 a.m. -- Security Room closes.
9:00 a.m. -- Early Access Pass (yellow badges) holders may enter main bourse floor, Hall F
10:00 a.m. -- All Numismatic Educational Journey displays must be finished and ready for public display.
10:00 a.m. -- Main Bourse floor show opens to the public, Hall F.
5:30 p.m. -- One-Way traffic begins for the bourse floor.
5:30 p.m. -- Collector Meet and Greet , Rosemont Lobby. See Signage.
6:00 p.m. -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing closes.
6:00 p.m. -- All Public and Equal & Early Access Pass holders must exit to allow secure dealer shutdown.
6:30 p.m. -- Table Dealers must exit.

Friday Sept. 26

8:00 a.m. -- Registration Opens for all badges and entry passes.
8:00 a.m. -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing Begins, Room 14.
8:00 a.m. -- Floor opens for Table Dealers and Equal Access Pass holders.
9:00 a.m. -- Early Access Pass holders may enter.
10:00 a.m. -- Show opens to the Public.
11:00 a.m. -- ACEF Awards Ceremony, the Alan Kruezer Award Presentation. Room 12
12:00 noon -- Scott Travers free presentation, "Gold, Gold Bullion, and the Market Going Forward." Room 12
5:00 p.m. -- One-Way traffic begins for the bourse floor.
5:30 p.m. -- All Public and Equal & Early Access Pass holders must exit to allow secure dealer shutdown.
6:00 p.m. -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing closes.
6:00 p.m. -- Table Dealers must exit.

Saturday Sept. 27

8 :00a.m. -- Dealers and Equal & Early Access Pass entrance opens.
8:00 a.m. -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing Begins, Room 14.
9:00 a.m. -- Show opens to the Public.
12:00 noon -- Heritage Auctions Lot Viewing closes.
3:00 p.m. -- One-Way traffic begins or the bourse floor.
3:30 p.m. -- All Public and Equal & Early Access Pass holders must exit to allow secure dealer tear down.
3:30 p.m. -- Free Security Room opens for table dealers and Equal Access Pass holders only. Non-dealers or Early Access Pass holders must pay $75 per bag or case until Sunday 10:00 a.m. pickup.
4:00 p.m. -- Dealers must exit. The show is closed. Dealers should make sure they have turned in their contract for 2026.

Sunday Sept. 28

10:00 a.m. -- Security Room ends. All merchandise must be removed. Due to the high cost for overtime armed security personnel and insurance, there will be a $150 charge per 15 minutes for late pick up.

Definitions

Dealer Trading Room -- A separate room away from the main show bourse floor designed for aggressive high-volume dealer to dealer trading prior to the main show, without having to run around a large bourse floor dragging inventory. Those desiring to use a table for showing boxes may purchase one or more 6 ft. tables for $225 each (basically our cost). Other than Dealer Trading Room table holders, attendance is limited to regular GACC show dealers, Equal Access and Early Access badge holders as buyers, according to scheduled entry times. Regular badge holders do not have access.

Many dealers have told us this is when they do the bulk of their business at the show, and it is well worth the cost to them.

Dealers from around the nation, who are unable to take a regular show table, can fly in on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning, buy an Equal Access Pass, come to the Trading Room, do a ton of business, and still catch an afternoon or evening flight home -- a very low cost, but profitable single day!

Main Bourse Floor -- Hall F, first floor, right side of Rosemont lobby.
Show Dates -- September 24-27 for dealers; September 25-27 for public.
Dealer Set-Up -- Wednesday September 24 at 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Hall F. If you don't have a table in the Dealer Trading Room, this is the only set-up time you should remember!
Equal Access Pass (NOT an Early Bird Pass!) - Non-table dealers with an Equal access Pass and Equal Access collectors gain entrance to the Dealer Trading Room and the Main Floor Bourse room on the same schedule Wednesday through Saturday as table dealers, giving them immediate access to freshest inventory. This pass is most applicable to high volume wholesale dealers and ultra-aggressive collectors. Equal Access Pass holders also have free use of the Security Room on Tuesday evening. This is a Shepherd Expos/GACCS exclusive. No other major show provides such extraordinary access for non-table dealers and passionate collectors
Early Access Pass (Formerly called Early-Bird Pass) -- Early Access Passes provide entry to the Dealer Trading Room at 10:15 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., plus a two-hour advance entry during Wednesday main-floor dealer set-up, and one-hour early entrance before the public on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Similar to what other shows call an Early-Bird Pass. An Early Access pass does not include free security room usage, but it can be purchased for n extra fee.
Dealers -- All times for dealers on the above schedule refer to badge holding GACCS Table dealers at the main show and assistants only, except as noted.
Entry - All locations/functions are on the main floor surrounding the front lobby, so pay attention to signage upon entry. For those offloading to the back dock, directions will be mailed out separately.

Questions and Answers:

Q. If I buy an Early Access pass, can I leave my belongings in the security room overnight?

A. No, only Bourse Floor Table Dealers and Equal Access Pass holders may use the Security Room for free. All others must pay $100 ($75 on Saturday) per item for storage. This is due to the extremely high cost of insurance.

Q. If I don't have a table at the main show, can I buy a table in the Dealer Trading Room.

A. No. Dealer Trading Room table holders are limited to main show table dealers. You can enter and shop by purchasing an Equal Access Pass or enter on a delayed schedule with an Early Access Pass, but you cannot be behind a table.

Q. If I pay a one-time $10 entry fee is my badge good for all three days? Will it get me into the Dealer Trading Room?

A. It will get you into the show all three public days, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, but no, it will not get you into the Dealer Trading Room on Wednesday. You will have to purchase an Equal Access Pass or an Early Access Pass to gain entry into the Dealer Trading Room. See above schedule.

Q. If I buy one of the passes for the Dealer Trading Room, do I still have to pay $10 to get into the regular show?

A. No. Your Equal Access or Early Access Pass is good all week, giving you access to the show floor each day ahead of the general public. Early Access passes function like a typical Early Bird pass (but we don't call them that), but better, while Equal Access passes give you access like a dealer badge. Both are like Early Bird passes on steroids. No other major show offers such an advantaged pass. Plus, you get the added bonus of access to the wholesale Dealer Trading Room with each pass. GACCS passes offer more than any other major show passes. See the show schedule for each day's entry times for each type of pass.

Q. If I have a dealer badge for my main floor table, do I have to pay extra to get into the Dealer Trading Room on Wednesday?

A. No, you may enter the Dealer Trading Room to shop any time after 8:15a.m. This is a big benefit for GACC Show table holders. Some other large shows charge as much as $150-250.

Q. Why don't you have the Dealer Trading function on the main bourse floor like other shows do?

A. We do what we think provides the greatest benefit to our dealers, based on over 70 years of combined first-hand show dealer experience. Our team is made up of dealer coin show professionals who have first-hand knowledge of what works best and what doesn't. We don't rely on show administrators hired off the street with no dealer experience or understanding of dealer needs. So, we use our judgement based on our own experience and we don't copy what others do.

We believe the more intimate setting of a separate room, with dealers placed close together, is a much more conducive setting for active trading and high-volume interaction and profitable trading.

Plus, the separate room provides extra time to set up the show floor on Wednesday morning to make sure everything is set up properly. Those shows who use the main floor have to schedule an extra day on the front end to allow the decorators sufficient time to arrange the floor, adding substantial expense, which translates into higher bourse table fees.

Q. Why do you have two different passes for early entry?

A. Buyers who want early access have diverse needs and budgets. There are large professional wholesale buyers shopping to fill the needs of very large companies who employ them. There are professional upgraders, willing to pay more for "first shot." These buyers often spend well into six figures and are willing to pay a lot more for the extra time and access.

Collectors looking to spend a few hundred or a few thousand dollars, the traditional "early bird" badge buyers, are not the same as the professional buyer spending six figures. Therefore, our Early Access badge is identical to what others call Early Bird. Our Equal Access badge is unique to GACCS.

Q. Why don't you call your badges Early Bird, like everyone else does?

A. None of the members of our team like the term Early Bird, or the image it evokes of pulling a slimy worm out of the ground. We don't view that as the professional image we want to portray.

Entrance Times Recap

Dealer Trading Room Table Holders: 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Separate Rooms 1,2,3. THIS IS SET-UP FOR THE DEALER TRADING ROOM ONLY! DO NOT SHOW UP AT THE BOURSE FLOOR FOR MAIN SHOW SET-UP UNTIL 3:00 ON WEDNESDAY.
Bourse floor table holders may enter Dealer Trading Room at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday
Equal Access Pass Holders: 8:15 a.m. Wednesday for Dealer Trading Room, 3:00 p.m. Wednesday for main floor. 8:00 a.m. Thursday -- Saturday.
Early Access Pass Holders: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday Dealer Trading Room. 5:00 p.m. Wednesday for the main bourse floor. 9:00 a.m. Thursday and Friday; 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Public: 10 a.m. Main Floor Thursday and Friday; 9:00 a.m. Saturday.

Registration Fees

Registration Fees	Advance Purchase*	Day of Show
Equal Access Pass**	$250	$300
Early Access Pass** (Formerly known as Early Bird Pass)	$150	$175
Regular Admission Wed. -- Sat.	$10 (3-day pass)	$10 (3-day pass)
Children 10 and under	Free	Free

* For advance purchase, send check payable to Shepherd Expos, name, return address, phone number and email address to:

Shepherd Expos Address change effective 9/1/25
P.O. Box 667688
Miami, FL 33166

Your badge will be mailed to you in advance, and you can skip the registration line and go straight to entrance at the appropriate time.

** Equal and Early access passes work for both the Dealer Trading Room and the main floor bourse show all week, although each has their own separate schedule of entry time. Equal Access Passes (green badge) have quite an advantage over Early Access Passes, and the extra cost may be insignificant when considering the opportunity to see the freshest inventory available for purchase, that may not be available later in the morning or at the show.

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