very brief Boston Coin show report

atomic

Pretty much the same as last year. Two large rooms filled with tables, good mix of US, non-US and ancient coins. Fairly busy, as you can see from the sneak pic below I took with my cell phone. My favorite table had the most terrific MS62 1799 $10 I've ever seen among other very rare US beauties, some gems that I didn't know existed, at fair prices... just not in my budget at the moment. Dealer knew his stuff. May go back tomorrow. Just so I didn't leave empty handed, bought a BU roll of mixed date Morgans.

Atomic

09sVDB

I was there for about four hours. I thought theshow was really dead. I went looking for a generic MS66 Morgan and came away empty. A lot of cleaned and messed will stuff. A couple of arrogant dealers too. The only thing I did buy was a 39S MS65 quarter, but this coin was brought to the show by a dealer I knew especially for me. Bottom line, I was dissappointed.

BigD5

I set up here on Friday, and it was plain awful.

Buying, selling, the whole package. I couldn't get much done. A wasted day for me, and I was there from 8 a.m-7p.m.

I don't have time to elaborate right now, but I usually skip this show, and after Friday, I remember why.

coinkat

sorry it didn't go well.

bxb

I used to go to this show every year, but after a while I could never find what I was looking for, and I noticed the neighborhood where the hotel is has gone downhill and I wouldn't want to carry off my coins without having an uzzi under my flak jacket.

atomic

Clearly I'm in the minority for liking it. How the heck do they keep this show going year after year if so many folks think it's such a dud?
Atomic

mercurynut

Sorry the coin show sucked for all of you!

ColonialCoinUnion

While its not exactly the ANA, I didn't think it was that bad.

And perhaps I'm steelier than some, but I was able to have lunch at the Legal Seafood across the street from the hotel without even having to brandish my Uzzi one time.

There were a few decent coins in the room - including the requisite few hundred thousand Morgans in 63 - 66.

BigD5

The traffic at the show was ok. Not great, but ok. For the size of this show, there should be more things going on, but there just isn't.

I believe this show has a loyal following of dealers with storefronts that make the trip 2x a year, out of habit, more than anything else. I think most of them feel comfortable trading with each other, and look at newcomers like they have two heads. My opinion.

I've never had a problem with the neighborhood, and I've spent quite a bit of time down in this area, at the theatres, and over at Tufts, and into Chinatown. I wouldn't stay away because of that.

The show has really turned into a non-event for me. I'm not going to bother again with getting a table. I'll walk the floor if I come back.

With that said, the fall show IS the better show of the two that are held here.

Hey, I bought some "stuff", and sold some "stuff", but probably would have done better if I stayed home and worked the phone and emails for the day.

The monthly Westford Ma. show had more "pop" than this show!