The Long Beach Expo opens its doors June 22 with the long-awaited “Ship of Gold” exhibit that has drawn thousands in years past. As the largest and oldest collectibles show on the West Coast, the Long Beach Expo will lure thousands of collectors who specialize in coins, bank notes, stamps, sports memorabilia and more from June 22 through June 24.
To mark the 35thwill feature gold coins, assayer’s ingots, gold nuggets and gold dust. There will also be a bank treasure shipment box, items from the ship, and recovered passengers’ artifacts including 166-year-old Cuban cigars and the world’s most valuable jeans – gold prospector’s heavy-duty work pants that sold at auction for $114,000 this past December. “Many of the artifacts in the updated display have not previously been publicly exhibited,” said Adam Crum, president of Finest Known in Torrance, Calif. “But we also will have the return of the mammoth ‘Eureka Bar’ which is considered by many to be a priceless national treasure. “The centerpiece and highlight of the exhibit, the assayer’s ingot nicknamed Eureka is the single largest gold artifact in existence from the California Gold Rush and the most famous and desirable artifact from whatmagazine called ‘The Greatest Treasure Ever Found.’ After its upcoming first public viewing in over 20 years, it will be toured around the globe in a Treasures From The Deep exhibit,” he said.
