Fort Collins Coin Club show report
dcarr
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I had a table at the recent (Colorado) Fort Collins Coin Club "Winter" show.
This is a one-day show with about 25 tables. It is an easy low-key affair, and it doesn't cost very much to set up a table for the day.
Public attendance was typical for this show, not a lot, but still a decent ratio of public persons per dealer.
I brought a few items that I knew a particular person in attendance would want (once they saw the items). That was my first deal of the day.
I had pretty good sales, considering that my inventory was very minimal. I sold everything from a 1939 Colorado Chauffeur badge to several VAM-listed vintage-counterfeit Morgan Dollars (they were priced right).
An ANACS representative was in attendance (as usual for this area) and they seemed to be reasonably busy taking in grading submissions.
I have become known as the "resident expert", especially for odd things and error coins. Throughout the day, several people were referred to me and they brought over items for me to evaluate. The theme of the day seemed to be "vice jobs" (two or more coins squeezed together so as to transfer design elements from one coin to the other). Unfortunately, there were no great finds for anyone that brought items to me for evaluation.
I also bought a few things from other dealers at the show. My usual M.O. is to just look at cases for anything that was appealing and priced right (always bargain hunting for any nice coins or exonumia).
This is what I came home with:
This 1890-O Morgan was in a "junk" bin and it was bought for $45 (exactly the "melt" value at the time):
This 1909-S Barber Quarter (slightly better date) was graded as "VF" and priced to me at $75 (I grade it EF45):
I liked this 1875 [P] 20-cent piece. The dealer graded it "VF" and I agree with VF35. What I liked about it is the slightly scarcer Philadelphia issue, and the lack of any distracting marks or digs (bought for $275):
The best deal of the day, by far, was this 1931-S nickel. The dealer had graded it "AU" and priced it at $65. The strike is a little soft but not bad, and I grade it MS66 
I was walking by the ANACS table and a coin club member asked my opinion of a coin. As they were handing it to me, before I even touched it, I said: "oh, that is one of those Western Numismatic Reserve over-strikes". The over-strike die has "75th Anniversary 1921-1996". That explains why it was struck on a 1921 Peace Dollar (and a pretty nice one at that). Usually, these are on 1921 Morgan Dollars. The Peace version is a lot more unusual. The owner offered it to me and I bought it ($365). As I walked away the seller told the ANACS representative to scratch that one off the submission form.
It was a fun day at a small local coin show.
Comments
You have a good eye! The Peace dollar anniv. stamp is super cool.
Can't say much about money spent/saved but i thought that Barber Quarter was the find of the day. A VF? That coin looks to be covered with luster. Congrats on a day well spent. james
i like the barber quarter to. nice stuu, i like
Sounds like you had a nice day and picked up a few coins.
Sounds like a nice little show, and judging by your NEWPS, you had a great time!