Who’s attending ?

bidask · February 16, 2022 3:08PM

I just got here !

JohnnyCache · February 16, 2022 4:09PM

@bidask said:
I just got here !

I'm jealous, wish I could be there.

Hope you have fun and that you find something extraordinary!

bidask · February 16, 2022 5:05PM

Thank you !

MrEureka · February 16, 2022 6:59PM

I figured I was going to do either LB or ANA, but both would have been too much. Opted for ANA.

PillarDollarCollector · February 16, 2022 7:14PM

Please all here post your pick ups for us to enjoy.

bidask · February 16, 2022 7:35PM

@MrEureka said:
I figured I was going to do either LB or ANA, but both would have been too much. Opted for ANA.

I spent 2 hours at the PCGS booth

Reconsiderations, raw coins submission, crossovers, and the modem special.

I was tired afterwards but still had a couple hours to see the bourse .

Your not missing much ….
Maybe the first time I don’t buy anything.

Some interesting stories to share however on a sad note Muriel Emery passed away a few weeks ago Ron Guth told me .

Lung cancer .

Sad

jdmern · February 16, 2022 7:41PM

Just got into Long Beach, will be there tomorrow!

PCGSPhoto · February 16, 2022 8:01PM

Hoping to get there on Saturday.

bidask · February 16, 2022 8:47PM

@bidask said:

@MrEureka said:
I figured I was going to do either LB or ANA, but both would have been too much. Opted for ANA.

I spent 2 hours at the PCGS booth

Reconsiderations, raw coins submission, crossovers, and the modem special.

I was tired afterwards but still had a couple hours to see the bourse .

Your not missing much ….
Maybe the first time I don’t buy anything.

Some interesting stories to share however on a sad note Muriel Emery passed away a few weeks ago Ron Guth told me .

Lung cancer .

Sad

I should add the Tyrant collection is on display……wowee!😄

bidask · February 17, 2022 2:13PM

Wowee sure is a big crowd …
Surprised NGC not here !

TwoKopeiki · February 17, 2022 2:29PM

Looks fun! Good luck finding those cap and rays and other awesome crowns!

scubafuel · February 17, 2022 2:47PM

I’m attending until Friday. Haven’t seen much of interest yet though! Many dealers seem to have smaller displays out than normal.

pruebas · February 17, 2022 3:15PM

If it's like other recent shows: big crowd, lots of dealers, little interesting material.
Call me a naysayer, but no thanks. I'd rather do my shopping online right now.

Even the junque is going to auction now, so I don't miss the shows in the least.
(Then again, I don't go to shows to socialize. I go to buy.)

Tibor · February 17, 2022 4:22PM

Surprising that NGC isn't there. Was this a last minute decision?

MrEureka · February 17, 2022 6:14PM

@pruebas said:
If it's like other recent shows: big crowd, lots of dealers, little interesting material.
Call me a naysayer, but no thanks. I'd rather do my shopping online right now.

Even the junque is going to auction now, so I don't miss the shows in the least.
(Then again, I don't go to shows to socialize. I go to buy.)

You're a naysayer!

bidask · February 17, 2022 6:47PM

What was interesting there were dealers set up who told me they will continue to do so as long as they live.

Two of them told me this without me asking.

pruebas · February 18, 2022 2:09PM

Here's my Long Beach pickup (Long Beach on the Seine ).

It says (translated) "Engraved by Luciano Rovira who dedicates it to the superintendent of the Mexican Mint, Don Yldefonso Maniau. 1833."

It isn't a known medal, so perhaps it was a sample of his work trying to obtain a job at the Mexican Mint (in which he was successful), or maybe just an academic exercise which never proceeded beyond the trial stage. Whatever the case, it certainly shows Rovira's skill as an engraver.

I don't have a biography of Rovira handy, but I wonder if he was employed at the Mint in 1833. Perhaps he executed this as a student in Paris or something? Maybe it was attached to the top of his resume/CV?

As a comparison, Rovira engraved the first (pattern) Centavo and (pattern) Peso of Mexico in 1841 and 1842, respectively (see below).

bidask · February 19, 2022 11:43AM

Here are my only pickups

Ironically some of these raw dates I may include in my set ! The 1831 has some sort of mark/Rosett or something?

Also your thoughts on the 1829 zs

ao?

SYRACUSIAN · February 20, 2022 8:34PM

@bidask said:

Some interesting stories to share however on a sad note Muriel Emery passed away a few weeks ago Ron Guth told me .

Lung cancer .

Sad

Yep. Muriel was instrumental in the opening of the PCGS Paris office and the news circulated like a flash over here. Truly sad.

@bidask said:
What was interesting there were dealers set up who told me they will continue to do so as long as they live.

Two of them told me this without me asking.

That’s the way I like it.

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