Northwest Show in Minneapolis

CIVITAS · March 9, 2004 5:45AM

I know we've got a few MinnesOHtans here.

How many plan to attend the Northwest Coin Club show two weekends from now?

Any Milwaukee area members going to be at the Waukesha/Brookfield show this coming weekend?

Lloyd · March 9, 2004 6:31AM

Anybody understand what he said ?

ajaan · March 9, 2004 6:38AM

He's speaking tundra-ese. Wybrit and others will understand.

Lloyd · March 9, 2004 8:18AM

wybrit · March 9, 2004 10:04AM

I'm going to the Northwest show. I'll have all the good British stuff in my hands by 1:00 pm the first day.

Avarel · March 9, 2004 10:05AM

You betcha! You going to have a table there?

Avarel · March 9, 2004 10:10AM

Riggggght. It doesn't start until 3pm. You can hold my place in line though.....

farthing · March 9, 2004 10:13AM

I took pictures of Wybrit at the last Northwest show. He has to hand over his good British stock to me for the negatives!

I intend to be there as well. Looking forward to seeing you there Josh.

Avarel · March 9, 2004 10:15AM

I'm surprised the negatives even turned out.....

wybrit · March 9, 2004 10:22AM

Riggggght. It doesn't start until 3pm. You can hold my place in line though.....

OK make it by 4:00 pm.

I took pictures of Wybrit at the last Northwest show. He has to hand over his good British stock to me for the negatives!

Bring it on, farthing! You ain't gettin' even a Churchill crown from me!

"Avarel, Avarel, where have all the good British coins gone, lad?"
Avarel (l) and Farthing at Northwest 2003.

CIVITAS · March 9, 2004 10:51AM

Yeah, we'll be there hocking our wares.

We might even have a British coin or two left for you guys too.

wybrit · March 9, 2004 1:07PM

Which table will you be at?

MacCrimmon · March 9, 2004 2:08PM

Hmmmmm! Maybe I'll pose as a security and slip in during the dealer setup......

British? What British? See the guy in the kilt over at the concession tables eating hot dogs.

CIVITAS · March 10, 2004 1:29AM

<< Which table will you be at? >>

Er.... um.....

I really have NO idea. I was just going to show up and go where they tell me to go.

Just look for a tall oafish looking guy with a ponytail and a skinny dweeby looking guy in a sweater vest or some other uptight attire and that'll be US.

ajaan · March 10, 2004 4:35AM

<< Just look for a tall oafish looking guy with a ponytail and a skinny dweeby looking guy in a sweater vest or some other uptight attire >>

OMG! It's true, CIVITAS is wybrit.

farthing · March 10, 2004 9:34AM

Without a doubt Wybrit matches the description of a skinny dweeby looking guy in a sweater vest or some other uptight attire.

wybrit · March 10, 2004 10:35AM

Just look for a tall oafish looking guy with a ponytail and a skinny dweeby looking guy in a sweater vest or some other uptight attire and that'll be US.

Which one are you, Josh?

wybrit · March 10, 2004 10:37AM

Without a doubt Wybrit matches the description of a skinny dweeby looking guy in a sweater vest or some other uptight attire.

No 1967 pennies for you either!

CIVITAS · March 10, 2004 2:20PM

<< Which one are you, Josh? >>

From my webcam......

CIVITAS · March 10, 2004 2:33PM

And my partner's webcam.....

Philip · March 10, 2004 3:16PM

<< 

<< Which table will you be at? >>

Er.... um.....

I really have NO idea. I was just going to show up and go where they tell me to go.

Just look for a tall oafish looking guy with a ponytail and a skinny dweeby looking guy in a sweater vest or some other uptight attire and that'll be US.

>>

You may make a big poster with an image of your avatar picking his nose

You're sure to be recognized that way.

wybrit · March 17, 2004 8:51PM

NW show starts Friday. See you there folks.

Aethelred · March 17, 2004 9:29PM

They have shows that far north? I thought you guys spent the year sitting by a fire wishing you were somewhere else!

CIVITAS · March 18, 2004 1:59AM

<< I thought you guys spent the year sitting by a fire wishing you were somewhere else! >>

Yeah, wishing we were further north!

Bruce · March 18, 2004 6:04AM

I plan to go to a coin show, but in Cambridge, not MN.

Avarel · March 19, 2004 10:26AM

Turned out to be a smashing show, once Wybrit left. He had some nice looking coins it seems since he did beat me to the show. No matter, my silver three pence collection is smiling gladly. I nailed three awesome looking maundy 3d from 1828 up. Wybrit's statement that the stock at the show was thin turned out to be true, though South African was easy and plentiful at multiple dealers for scant coin. I even grabbed a nice rainbow toned 1/2d proof from SA for kicks.

However the best was indeed for last. I was scouring the dealers focused on US coins because I knew some of them dabbled in high end foreign silver, usually a tray or two. I got to one dealer and I look down and there it IS! The 1927 proof 3d. I've been after one of these for years, but the prices as Lloyd has pointed out are growing ever higher or they looked like garbage. The starting price was 1/2 of what Ebay runs these days and after asking for kicks if the price was firm, he knocked it down another 1/3. As if that isnt enough, turns out the guy collected silver 3d and has/is in the process of selling the collection! Mayhaps be a few that find their way into Av's collection.

Was nice to see you again Wybrit, couldn't figure out if Farthing was there or not. Hung around CIVITAS' table and watched Josh do some hagglin' with Norm. Probably the most animated I've ever seen Norm be.

Watch out you copper SA people. Wybrit had some in his greasy little paws and he was SMILING. His smile is quite.....unnerving.

Av

spinaker2000 · March 19, 2004 10:31AM

I am feeling very uncomfortable right now!

OK Wybrit, what you got!!

wybrit · March 19, 2004 11:28AM

Too many to talk about yet.

Farthing was there. I found him at the Shakespeare table gobbling up bushels of coins.

Avarel showed up as I was leaving. Good for you finding that 1927 3d!

Met the dynamic duo of Civitas as well. Picked up a couple of pieces there.

Pictures coming later.

As for the SA, I didn't really get all that much - just a 1953 set and a few 1960s. Don't consider me any serious competition. I like the ship reverse on the ½d and 1d and the farthing reverse too. Also, I've always wanted to go there.

farthing · March 19, 2004 12:21PM

Yea, I beat both of those coin hogs through the door today. Wybrit was late to the show 'cause he was out selling blood to raise funds.

I feel sorry for the poor drunks on Hennepin Ave. that he was getting the blood from though.

wybrit · March 19, 2004 12:52PM

I beat both of those coin hogs through the door today.

No you only beat me to the Shakespeare table. However, I'd already picked him clean of all the good stuff back in 2003, so I went elsewhere first.

1jester · March 19, 2004 4:05PM

"Turned out to be a smashing show, once Wybrit left." --Avarice

Nice report on the coin hogs, Av!

Avarel · March 20, 2004 5:31AM

Convinced the wife I needed to head back 'just' to make sure I didnt miss anything. Cleaned upon on some nice 1972 Canadian Case Dollars, probably the best toners I have. Also the first time I've ever had a dealer explain he made a pricing mistake after we had agreed on a price and gave me the difference. Cant say I ever had that happen, but he did get more business out of me on my last pass through the joint.

Av

wybrit · March 20, 2004 9:52AM

I went back as well and picked up some more SA coins. Added a couple of farthings in as well. There were a bunch of boy scouts there, probably working on the coin collecting merit badge. Nice bunch of kids.

Northwest Show in Minneapolis

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