![]() The Tyrant Collection displays more than $100 million worth of coins at the fair. by "potentates, kings, popes, presidents, dictators and other leaders," Goldberg says. ![]() Purchased by an anonymous collector, the Tyrant Collection started with coins commissioned as long ago as the 7th Century B.C. They represent the world's most valuable private coin collection. "It's the art and beauty of the coins that really appeals to them," says Ira Goldberg, who, with his cousin, Larry Goldberg, owns Goldberg Coins and Collectibles in Los Angeles. But it's not just age that matters to collectors. Many of the gold, silver and copper coins on display date back to the 1790s, when the U.S. Steve Ellsworth, president of the American Numismatic Association, the not-for-profit organization that sponsors the World's Fair of Money, which is hosted by the Chicago Coin Club. ![]() "Money is history you can hold in your hands," says Col.
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