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Magic Johnson will be signing autographs at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Famous Honus Wagner Cards on Display At February 2013 Long Beach Expo

January 17, 2013

(Long Beach, California) – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame members Magic Johnson and Jerry West and famous jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr. will sign autographs on February 9, 2013 at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com).

There will also be an impressive exhibit of T206 series Honus Wagner baseball cards – the most valuable cards in the world. The display includes several of the finest-known surviving examples, with a total estimated market value of several million dollars.

The upcoming appearances of the former Los Angeles Lakers stars Johnson and West, along with National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame jockey Pincay, mark the return of autograph guests for the first time in more than a decade at the three-times-a-year collectibles event held in the Long Beach, California Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave.

The Long Beach Expo will be open to the public Thursday through Saturday, February 7 – 9, 2013. The sports autograph sessions will be on Saturday, February 9, beginning with West and Pincay at noon and Johnson at 1 p.m.

Autograph fees are $29 for Pincay, $99 each for West and Johnson with a combo rate of $179 for both. Inscriptions will be available for an additional $25.

Members of the Laker Girls will perform cheerleading routines and sign free autographs at the show at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

“The exhibit of the eight T206 Wagner cards from private collections and dealers will be the largest public display of these legendary 1909-era baseball cards ever assembled in California. The exhibit also will include a game-worn Wagner jersey from the Hall of Fame player’s 1913 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates,” said Long Beach Expo President Cassi East.

Jerry West will be signing autographs at noon on Saturday.

The first 100 people to visit the Collectors Universe Collectibles Display (booth #828) will receive a limited edition gift compliments of Memory Lane. Children ages 12 and under can take a photo with a T206 Wagner card between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily during the show.

The three-day show also will feature multi-million dollar exhibits of rare coins including a $2.5 million 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was unsuspectingly stored in a closet for four decades after the owners were mistakenly told it was a fake.

The Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo is open to the public for buying and selling sports memorabilia, gold and silver, rare coins, vintage paper money, rare stamps and other collectibles and estate jewelry. There will be daily drawings to give away to a lucky, registered visitor a five-ounce silver commemorative Panda medal specially-created for the show by an official mint under the People’s Bank of China.

Many of the 300 dealers attending the show will offer free, informal appraisals for the public. There will be educational seminars and collector’s club meetings, and Heritage Auctions (www.HA.com) will conduct a public auction of rare coins.

The show will be open to the public Thursday and Friday, February 7 and 8, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, February 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Public admission is $8 (good for all three days); $6 for members of any coin or stamp club; $4 for seniors 65 and older and for children ages 8 to 16. Free admission for children ages 7 and younger. More admissions discount information and a Schedule of Events are available online at www.LongBeachExpo.com.

For additional information or to pre-purchase autograph tickets, contact Cassi East by phone at (949) 567-1332 or email at [email protected]. During the show, call (562) 499-7455.

The appearance of Magic Johnson at the Long Beach Expo is courtesy of Prince Marketing Group.

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Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Famous Honus Wagner Cards on Display At February 2013 Long Beach Expo

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