Your Favorite Baltimore purchase

boz

Describe it, or show us a picture I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours

KlectorKid

I would wait until its over before you make a thread about best purchases. Also many dealers and some collectors from the forum are still there and wont be able to respond until its over and they get back home. But I guess my favorite would have to be the 1913 liberty nickel and the type 3 1804 dollar. It set me back 4.05 mill but it was worth it.

ohbaby

So far...nothing!

I placed about 25 bids and was blown out of the water on most. Many pieces going for 20%+ over recent prices of the last 12 months...and I collect in a "dead" area.

One thing I have learned is never to chase coins [or women]. By January FUN many of these same coins will be up for sale as the economic reality sinks in...or I will be selling my coins to cash out of this madness.

boz

Klectorkid,
Hopefully this will be around for the next few days. I blew through the pre-show and bought my coin. As you can expect, it pretty much blew my wad. Didn't really expect to find this particular one. I am now at a friends home on the bay. We are trapping crabs for a fresh dinner tomorrow, then I am on my way to Williamsburg Va for the Colonial Seminar put on by the ANA Sunday thru Wednesday.
By the way nice purchase. I would have to save a lifetime to buy the coins you did

BAJJERFAN

KK gets a fairly generous allowance.

darktone

I did not go to the show itself but I got this $5 liberty by bidding in the B&M auction in Baltimore. I should have tried for the 1880 as well but I thought it would be too much money but it went pretty cheap. mike

bit1work

Four 1913 Liberty Nickel for the price nothing....


I used my digital camera took a picture of it.

Whitewashqtr

Favorite purchase was a very tough 1936-D MS66 washington quarter. PCGS of course.

RYK

Like Mike/Darktone, I did not go to the show, but I also landed a $5 Liberty:



His is in a little better shape than mine, though.

fantasiize

In my opinion, this was the best show that I have ever been to.

Here is what I purchased at the show:
PCGS 1905 Liberty Nickel in MS64 (upgraded my MS63)
2 PCGS Clad Quarters in MS66 (both were extras to my set, low pops at decent prices for trade/sale later)
PCGS 1928p Peace Dollar in MS63 (a year/mm that I can't avoid, probably reaching have about 15 of them)

Here was my wish list that did not have ANY filled:
PCGS 20th century Indian Head 1c in MS65 RD
PCGS 20th century Barber 10c in MS65 blast white
PCGS SLH T1 25c in MS64+ or in MS63FH blast white
PCGS 1930p SLH T2 25c in MS64FH
PCGS 20th century Morgan $1 (common date, 02o or 04o) in MS66 blast white

The above was not filled, mostly due to folks not having them in their show inventory. One or two dealers were asking too much for what they thought were undergraded coins (never heard that one before).

I was also surprized at how easy it was to sell coins there, without being "raped". The coins I sold (most were even at a profit for me):
PCGS 1900 MS63 Liberty 5c
PCGS 1902 MS64 Barber 10c
NGC 1956 PF69 Wash 25c
NGC 1884cc MS64 Morgan $1
PCGS 1888s MS63 Morgan $1
PCGS 1889s MS63 Morgan $1

What was surprizing to me is that this was the first show that I made more $ from selling than what I purchased (my first coin show surplus).

Finally, as noted with all shows in the past 5+ years, finding more than one or two circulation strike clad coins that I am interested in (Ikes & quarters non-statehood) was a difficult task once again. Let's see what happens in December.

Lakesammman

1895 MS67R - Rick Snow
1864 MS67 Copper-Al pattern - Rick Kay
1864 L P66Cam Al pattern - Superior

Those were the major ones. Here's a link. Link to my purchases

cosmicdebris

See new signature coin.

spy88

I was VERY lucky with my bid on two Jeffersons going as a set. Won the bid on a 1972 PR69DC AND a 1971 PR69DC---both PCGS. Got for about a third of list!!! As I was at work when it closed, I thought for sure I would be outbid. Nice surprise when I got home and found out I had won!!!

keets

i was quite surprised to find a copper version of the pictured Jefferson So-Called Dollar. it wasn't a coin i had on any kind of a hit-list, but when i found it i had to have it. i've only been home for about 25 minutes so i can't get a picture up yet. it's real pretty, though.

edited to add a picture.

al h.

Robgetty

Added a 1872-CC quarter and 1872 proof dollar.

I was in sensory overload at the amount of things available that
I was looking for. It was a wonderful show.

kyleknap

I didn't go either....but along with you guys...I got a (sort-of) $5 lib from the B&M auction....actually...it's just a really cool love token.




Kyle

Jamericon

1917 SLQ T1, NGC MS64 FH. Blast white!
1934D $5 SC, Wide 2 back, very Choice CU.

gsaguy

I managed to buy a toned 1880-CC with color about as good as it gets on a GSA. Bought it from a forum member!

GSAGUY

Jamericon

That $5 SC should read a Wide 1 back star note. Sorry about that.