Dealers In your opinion....

COINS MAKE CENTS

Does having the big coins like the 1913 v nickel, or 94s dime or 33 eagle on display at a show help business? Hurt business? Boost the number of people attending the show, with no change to business?

Floridafacelifter

It gives you street cred and brings traffic to your table and creates a buzz- all sounds good for business to me. I know I pay more attention to GC auctions after all these huge transactions they have recently closed.

skier07

I’ve yet to see a dealer with the above coins in their inventory.

BillJones

It does not grab me one way or the other. Those coins are so out of my realm that I just look at them and move on.

The only big rarity that has grabbed my attention is the King of Siam Proof Set.

COINS MAKE CENTS

@skier07 said:
I’ve yet to see a dealer with the above coins in their inventory.

I meant on display

skier07

@COINS MAKE CENTS said:

@skier07 said:
I’ve yet to see a dealer with the above coins in their inventory.

I meant on display

I thought so. Sorry for being a smart arse.

johnny9434

i dont think id want to display all the money that involved in losing that, the unwanted risk. jmo

MasonG

Displaying items that are not for sale can generate complaints. There was a thread that mentioned this sometime in the past.

FrankH

Every shop should have some rarities in the case.
Treat it like a fixture. Credibility and trust even if the rest of the coins are inexpensive.

Well..... "moderately inexpensive.... "

jmlanzaf

You're going to get a lot of lookie Lous

WAYNEAS

To me, it is an attractor that draws people in to see the rarities and then hopefully to view your items.
Wayne

ianrussell

Speaking from experience, it definitely brings more people into a show (which was our #1 goal with 1933 $20). At the ANA in August, I remember a kid really wanted to see the 1933 Saint and talked his father into driving to the show. If not for the 1933, they would not have attended last August. I know that's only one example; there were others too.

From GC's standpoint, we balanced the cost of it vs. the positives for the show and for our company, and it worked out.

We're planning some other displays at the moment at future shows, including the 1913 Nickel.

• Ian

Cougar1978

Assuming had one of them - No / security reasons. The 1894-s 10c a $2m coin in MS65. That wb one would sell at auction or in private sale.

At shows I am setup there to buy and sell with the public. I may do some buying with a wholesaler. I am not there necessarily just to display stuff (that’s not for sale) or want lookey-looks blocking my cases from quality retail buyers. My inventory (in my display cases) of slabs, quality raw collector coins, graded currency, stacks of raw PM makes a super enough display. Very easily 1000 items of coins & currency.

I don’t mind educating them. A young lady asked “what is a toner vs a blazer.” I showed her examples of both (in my inventory) commenting on their attributes.

cameonut2011

Anything that brings positive attention to your table helps.

3stars

I’d wonder how much they add on to their prices for their regular inventory to cover the costs of purchasing and securing the main attraction.

moursund

@3stars said:
I’d wonder how much they add on to their prices for their regular inventory to cover the costs of purchasing and securing the main attraction.

If the main attraction is in fact a good facsimile, is that breaking any laws, or just possibly breaking professional ethics?

BLUEJAYWAY

I'll go to show if there is a rarity on display/exhibit that I have not seen before. And surely will browse/buy from the bourse if looking for a particular coin.