Cash on the barrel head: Coin collectors convene at Camp Jordan

Bob Hurst, of Vero Beach, Fla., holds a 1692 Italian 3 Scudi Thaler Friday at the Tennessee State Numismatic Society show at the Camp Jordan Arena. Bob Hurst, of Vero Beach, Fla., holds a 1692 Italian 3 Scudi Thaler Friday at the Tennessee State Numismatic Society show at the Camp Jordan Arena.

By Will Healey March 7, 2015 4 min read

IF YOU GO

What: Tennessee State Numismatic Society annual spring conventionWhen: Today from 10 a.m. to- 6-p.m.; special youth program at 1 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: Camp Jordan Arena, East Ridge.Admission: Free

A hundred trillion dollars for $25.99?

There aren’t many places you can get a deal that sweet, except this weekend at the Tennessee State Numismatic Society’s annual spring convention.

Mark Thompson, a coin and currency dealer from Marietta, Ga., is selling the fabled banknote from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, which he says is the largest denomination of any currency ever. Because of inflation, however, the value of the note doesn’t really measure up to the amount written on it.

“That won’t buy you an empty Coke bottle,” Thompson said.