2008 ANA World's Fair of Money Ribbon Cutting

Any coin show as big and important as the ANA World's Fair of Money deserves a spectacular opening day ceremony, and this year the American Numismatic Association (ANA) called upon U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy to lend some celebrity status to the proceedings. Ed Moy (right) and ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd look like they're concentrating on getting the coordination needed so that there is one hand from each of them holding those huge shears, all while focusing on positioning the blades across the ribbon. Right after this shot was taken, someone must have shouted "cheese" at them, as we'll see in the next photo...