Denver Coin Expo report - a day with fun surprises for me!
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I had to work today so I couldn't leave until about 1:30.
As I was leaving my Chase bank called me to tell me that the halves I've been waiting for came in! Boxes of halves, a true rarity around here. They've been ordering halves for me every week from Loomis for a month with no luck. What timing! So I stopped and grabbed them on the way to the show. It's going to be a fun Friday night tonight 
Stopped for gas and grabbed some Ice tea... look what was in my change! 
The show is only about 20 minutes away so got there a little after 2. Plenty of folks still around.
Headed straight to Dan Carr's table, he's near the entrance this year.
He graciously signed the insert that came with the annual Denver Coin Club (Daniel Carr) coin I got at last week's meeting 
Then went straight to the ANACS table to get a handful of stuff graded and to use the free grading coupons I got on my Coin Expo postcard aaand use the coupons I got at the Denver Coin Club meeting last week!
Among a few other things I decided to get 4 of my 10 beautiful condition VDDR-001 Maya quarters graded. Pulled them from a roll I search about two months ago.
I did some searching online and I still haven't ever seen one of these graded yet.
Could I really be the first to get some of these graded?!
Here's one of the ones I submitted...
Then met up with a friend at the ANACS table who just arrived at the show and also submitted coins.
We quickly ran into some of our Denver Coin Club member friends who had tables at the show. My friend I both made little impulse buys...
I absolutely couldn't resist these sets that were sealed by the bank that gave them away.
He had a third one he already opened I looked at. He told me he had opened to check for a cameo Franklin...the quarter had some nice yellow toning, the nickel was a dark purple, the dime was toning starting from the middle, and the penny had some lovely petina, no cameo Franklin though.
These should be fun to open!
Wandered around with no intent for another hour or so, I'm going back tomorrow.
On the way out brought my friend to Dan Carr's table and noticed that he had a couple little stacks of Colorado casino tokens for sale. I don't really collect them but I have a random selection of Casino tokens from defunct casinos around the country. I like to use them as card protectors when I'm in poker tournaments. I don't have any from Colorado though.
Looked through them and chose a design and look that I like.
Took pics for this post...and noticed the one I chose actually has a die crack!
I'll show Dan when I go back tomorrow.
Of all the places for a fun little accidental cherry pick, Dan's table lol!
No idea what I'm searching for tomorrow at the show, but I have a feeling it will be fun again
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Sounds like a very lucky and fun day!
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Those boxes of halves is crazy! I like the Dan Carr Club medal. tha.nks for the report
I spoke with Neal Hatgi's daughter-in-law as I was leaving the show today. She said they ran out of wrist bands on Thursday for attendees, more than 550 people came to the show. She also indicated this was the highest attendance level they have ever had for the show. I can say for certain that the "buzz" was steady for most of the day on Thursday. Great show.
I purchased this example at the show from Tom Reynolds. He is a very nice man and gave me about an hour of his time to "introduce" me to Early American Coppers. The coin is much better in hand than the TruView with a distinct chocolate brown. 1794 Head of 1795 AU58/CAC, S-69, CC#5, R-3 with a Pedigree that includes Brand and Sheldon.
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Thanks for the report, look forward to your results from the box of halves... Cheers, RickO
Thanks for your report. I so wanted to attend being just up the hill but it’s not to be. I shall enjoy the reports and continue to wonder what a coin show is like in person. Thanks 🙏
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Thanks for your report.
I really wanted to go to the show but I couldn't take the time off work and had things going on today. I've missed 3 in a row now which is sad. Glad you were able to go!
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Gawd that's gorgeous. Truly wonderful acquisition. Congratulations!
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@edwardjulio nice looking 94. Tom is a great Copper dealer. Acquired many of my Large Cents thru him. You will have show it to me sometime, maybe SS 2nd week this year? Couldn’t make it this year to the show. Hopefully this fall.
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@ColoradoCoinGuy - I am planning to attend Second Session, unless class gets canceled. Will bring it with me.
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I'm glad to hear that Tom Reynolds is still serving the collecting public as a true professional of EAC.
Well I searched one of the 2 halves boxes this morning before I left for the show again
It was a fairly epic box if I do say so myself
I even submitted a 1972 D No FG today that I pulled from that box this morning!!! (Hopefully!) to ANACS at the show today.
I posted the results in over in the Coin Roll Hunting thread.
Today at the show I mostly just had some quality socializing with wonderful coin folks.
I did manage to pick these small dollar U.S. Mint rolls up today for just a few bucks above face value too...
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"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
Thursday was extremely well attended, and the public was serious about buying. Friday was much less so. (I understand Cinco de Mayo is big in Denver. But not sure why the attendance was so different; can only guess.) Saturday was busy, busy, busy up until about half an hour before the close of the show. If other 3|4-day shows had such strong Saturdays, maybe some dealers would be a little hesitant to cut out on Fridays. This is a well-run show for those on both sides of the tables.
Nice did crack on the token.