Texas Coin Show Report

ccrdragon

Went to the Texas Coin Show in Grapevine today. Only got to stay about 3 hours but it was fun (any time at a show is fun!).

Bought 3 Britannias - '99, '00 and '01 (gotta love those coins!)
Also got a couple of Jersey coppers - a cherry 1977 pence and a cherry 5 shillings.

The best tho was the Jersey 'Silver Wedding' silver proof set from 1972. All 3 of the coins (2 pounds, 1 pound and 50 pence) have the most beautiful toning that I have seen on silver! The 2 pounder has a light golden tone over most of the reverse with splashes of red and green, the one pounder has a red rim shading to golden in the center and the 50 pence has target toning going from red to green to golden in the center!

Sorry no pics - I have ordered a digi-cam and when it gets here I will post some pics of these beautiful coins!

I also cherried some liteside stuff, but I will spare you all the details on that stuff!

All in all, it was a good show for me. Didn't see anyone that I recognized (besides a few dealers), but I still enjoyed it!

oldshep

Cecil -- hurry with the digital camera -- we need picts....
Shep

ccrdragon

The camera should be here in the next couple of weeks - I'm checking the mail more often than my kids at this point!

ccrdragon

I also forgot to add the most unusual thing that I found:

An original 1949 hardbound copy (complete with original dustjacket) of 'A Catalog of the Copper Coins and Tokens of the British Isles' from R. A. Seaby, Ltd!!!