Cleveland Show Plus A fresh CherryPick from the show. Pic inside.
goose3
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Drove up to Cleveland today. Got there right after it started. Weather was pretty rough but show was very packed with people for first hour or so. I've never been bumped into so much....thought I was on Bourbon St. Show should really be in a larger room or 2 rooms. I wasn't impressed about paying $4 to get in.
As weather continued to get worse I think attendance dwindled. Saw alot of raw coins. Lots of PCGS/NGC/ANACS coins. Don't think I saw ACG anywhere. Only saw a few toned coins. Saw quite a bit of money here and there changing hands too.
Ran into a guy (Butternut) that deals in Large Cents. He sure has some nice stuff! Also met a couple of board members. Quarterjack. Nice guy! Got a couple things for my boy from him. Also met Clevegreg at Quarterjack's table.
I decided to check out everyone's FE cents that I could. I was just about to the last table and spotted the one pictured below. Bought it as a normal 1857. My first cherrypick at a show.
FS#1c 003 Snow9 Obv. clashed with 50c
That one (until I find a nicer one) will go with this one that I picked up the other nite! RARE!!!
As weather continued to get worse I think attendance dwindled. Saw alot of raw coins. Lots of PCGS/NGC/ANACS coins. Don't think I saw ACG anywhere. Only saw a few toned coins. Saw quite a bit of money here and there changing hands too.
Ran into a guy (Butternut) that deals in Large Cents. He sure has some nice stuff! Also met a couple of board members. Quarterjack. Nice guy! Got a couple things for my boy from him. Also met Clevegreg at Quarterjack's table.
I decided to check out everyone's FE cents that I could. I was just about to the last table and spotted the one pictured below. Bought it as a normal 1857. My first cherrypick at a show.
FS#1c 003 Snow9 Obv. clashed with 50c
That one (until I find a nicer one) will go with this one that I picked up the other nite! RARE!!!
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Congratulations,
Great going, very nice find! Having completed a set of all three (Snow-7, 8, 9) I can appreciate your accomplishment. It is a tough set to complete, or to find any component. The $20 clash is real tough, and you got a very nice, exceptional coin there as well.
Tbig
Butternut (Col. Steve Ellsworth) really knows his Colonials and early copper. I saw a presentation he made at the ANA Summer Seminar. I shopped his table at the Colorado Springs show for a Fugio cent but he wanted more than I was willing to pay.
The weather should be nicer tomorrow - since you saw the show today, is it worth a 2 hour drive? They were advertising 100 dealers - what did you think?
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
don't worry about the weather, just show up. i'm meeting clevegreg in the lobby at 10. it was pretty lousy outside all day but the snow/rain was scattered all about. hard to tell what it might be like on saturday so take a chance.
al h.
I didn't think you'd try it today and I was glad you didn't. The turnpike was a NIGHTMARE!!!!! Crashes Everywhere!!!!!!!!!
Honestly, I drove about 1.5 hours (a little longer than it would normally be due to weather). I don't think I'd recommend a 2+ hour trip. Just my opinion tho. Maybe clevegreg and quarterjack feel differently.
There were some nice coins there but thats a long drive.
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Always looking for nice type coins
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Kudos to you old friend.That is why your eyes are better than mine.
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<< <i>Don't think I have ever seen an S-7 on ebay. >>
Me neither, until a few days ago.
S-7 On eBay - Seller Didn't Know!
It was about 1:30 AM and I was tired and got snipped(sniped?) .
Anyway, I still have the "lowest know graded".
<< <i>There were some nice coins there but thats a long drive. >>
Weather is supposed to be just cloudy, no snow, so I think I'm going to go. Let's hope they have the Turnpike cleared by tomorrow morning! It's probably my last chance to get to a show that size until May (or March, if I can go to the Baltimore show).
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
CLASSICS, you ought to share some of your stories here. I enjoyed them!
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
I would guesstimate that there were roughly 40-50 dealers there unless I missed a second room!!!!!
al h.
Oh, I did spot one table with ACG slabs (goose3 probably missed it because it was right across from Butternut and he was mesmerized by the early copper
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.