Salt Lake show notes and observations.

Coulport

This one is called the Wasatch Winter Coin Show.
Why? 'cause it is at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and, well, 'cause it is held in the winter.
It was a two day affair held Friday and Saturday. Dealer set-up could begin at 7:00 am. Yawn!
There were maybe half a dozen early entry folks who paid to get in to get first pick.
There were 24 dealers occupying 50 tables. Among them was a very pleasant young couple that had supplies. It has been several years since there was a supply dealer that did any show in Utah. They did very well I was told.
Dealer wants at the beginning were key dates for Morgans, Lincolns and gold in that order.
The weather was nice and there was a very good turn out on Friday.
Collectors were busy filling want lists. Dollars were popular. Gold was very active. Silver eagles were steady and State Quarters were very silent.
Western state good for tokens sold well. Civil war tokens went away but that seemed to be due to one determined buyer. Merc dimes were strong sellers as were better date Indian cents.
Saturday was nearly as busy with surges in activity.
We had fun and look to an expanded show in Ogden over Easter weekend. (Ogden is north of Salt Lake)
Enjoy those coins!

Forgot my most exciting acquisition.
It's my new Max Stapler that flat clinches the staple. Got it from the above mentioned supply dealer.
Easily pleased, aren't I?

DaveG

Thanks for the report.

Was it ever so crowded that folks had trouble getting down the aisles?

Was it more crowded that it was three or four years ago?

MastaHanky

Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen a supply dealer there. They had the Lange book on both Buffalos and Lincolns...I wanted to pick both up, but those Buffalo nickels kept calling me. !^%#@ Eh, I'm happy with my purchase.

ARCO

I went on Saturday and it was hopping. Bunch of old geezers getting in my way so I couldn't peruse the selections fast enough

One dealer had a big stack of nice Barbers, he was gone the whole time I was there, and I had to leave. Had $1000.00 cash and no one else to spend it on. Oh well his loss I guess.

Bought a nice 1904-O Barber quarter in Fine, but nothing else caught my eye.

Tyler

Coulport

Tyler, you just need to look harder. Course it might be a good idea to ask for things that might not be displayed. Display space has some limits with those 6' tables. (Is there any other show in the USA that has 6' tables instead of 8' ?)

Dave, the aisles are wide enough that there seemed to be no bottle necks. This even in kid country where strollers are everywhere. The show did seem stronger than the last couple of years. (Haven't checked actual figures) The weather can be a big factor for this show. If it is storming, some dealers call and cancel and the public stays home.

GDJMSP

I must report to you Coulport - that you singlehandedly created a sizable market in Jefferson nickels on Saturday ! You also created a monster !! But I thank you for both - from the bottom of my heart

Thanks to you - the collecting bug has finally bitten my young son. And bitten him in earnest I must say ! My poor eyes are still recovering from looking through literally thousands of coins in my coin jar well into the late hours of Saturday night in a herculean effort to fill a Jefferson album in one day !!

Thank God coin shows only happen around here every so often. My poor eyes and even poorer wallet ( now ) could never afford greater frequency

truthteller

What the heck happened to all the snow???????? I was up there on Mon-Wednes, and it was t-shirt weather. Not a lick or ice to be seen.

TRUTH

MastaHanky

<< What the heck happened to all the snow???????? I was up there on Mon-Wednes, and it was t-shirt weather. Not a lick or ice to be seen. >>

We got a good four inches last night and today...only the second storm we've had all winter. It's shaping up to be a dry year for the valley.

Oh, I might as well (again) post pics of my two purchases at the show.

Nice steel blue toning


Neat rainbow colors that you can't really see in the picture