How long does it take...

MrEureka

When you walk by a showcase full of coins at a coin show, how long does it usually take you to figure out if you want to spend any more time at the table? (Assume that you don't know the dealer.)

JrGMan2004

At a show, I usually take a walk around the whole floor first, I'll take a glance at a dealers case and quickly scan it and see if anything catches my eye, then move on to the next table, and I take note of which dealers I want to go back to... I did this at FUN (With the 50 or so tables... ) and I started on one side of the floor and went to the other side before coming back to one of the first tables I passed that had a couple Mercs that caught my eye, then I went back and spent 20 minutes looking at a couple I was interested in before buying...

RYK

Most times under 30 seconds, often under 5 seconds.

UncleJoe

It takes me less than 3 seconds.

If the inventory at a table isn't marked with prices, I move on.

Joe.

jdimmick

Not long, about 10-15 seconds. If the dealer's case is full of PCI's, NTC, and other offer brands, about two seconds or less.

XpipedreamR

The time spent on initial scan of tables is inversely proportional to the number of tables at the show. Unless there's really something to grab my attention, I'm moving right along.

boz

Not long, maybe a minute. I'm with the price crowd. I like to see prices. Not into waiting around to play games over prices. So if you want my business "PRICE" your coins.

Kriek

I would say about 10-15 seconds per table, unless I see something interesting.

roadrunner

I am usually looking for pre-1916 slabbed coinage. A raw coin display usually only takes me 2 seconds to assess. The odds of finding a good coin is about 1 out of 1000. So I don't usually bother.
At a smaller show I will take the time to look, not so at a large one.

If I see an assortment of classic type, it may take up to 30 seconds to see if anything interests me. Usually it's only 5 seconds. At one of the larger dealers who have lots of type, sometimes 10-15 minutes. Longest time I ever spent at one table at a show in continuous viewing was 2 hours when I was looking at Legend's Evergreen coins.

roadrunner

cosmicdebris

Depends on the table, inventory and how many people are in my way.

KlectorKid

I usually walk around awile scan the cases 10 sec each. and when I find something I ask for a closer look Then usually 15 minutes later I will have bought it or given it back.

ColonialCoinUnion

10 seconds tops - and that is if I actually have to scan the case.

If (and this is related to your other post about your impression of a dealer being influenced by him also selling coins you consider to be a bad investment) the guy has a bunch of Silver Eagles on the table or Jessica Lynch coins it turns me off so much I don't even bother seeing if hes got something else I want. So in that case 2 seconds.

JrGMan2004

Oh, I also like it so much when a Dealer has their prices right on the holder... let's me waste a lot less time when I know a coin is in my price range or not... then I can compare other coins I want that are in my price range in that dealer's case and decide which I want more... Also, when like coins are grouped together, that's a huge help... I like to see all the like series together and like denoms together too... it makes it easier to scan quickly... if I know I'm looking for Mercury Dimes, and a Coronet Large Cent, it makes it easier to spot them, and I'm less likely to miss one that is buried in amoung other series...

airplanenut

It depends for me... if I have a lot of time, I'll likely just glance at a table and go back to see if I care after I see everything. If I'm low on time, I'll glance with a little more time, then based on what I see (anything I'm looking for, mainly type), I'll stay a little while. Sometimes I decide to (not) stay depending on how I perceive the dealer, such as if he's friendly, or kind of nasty.

But usually, I'd say a few seconds... not much

Jeremy

braddick

If it's ANACS or PCI, sometimes a bit longer. Some wierd and interesting stuff turns up in their slabs...

Conder101

If I'm looking for coins, I glance in the case and if it is mainly slabs I just keep on moving.

Placid

4-5hrs.

dorkkarl

the answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind.
the answer is blowin' in the wind.

K S

nccoin

For me it takes about a minute. I look for the coins of the series I know best and see if the raw coins are graded correctly and are priced correctly. If they are overgraded, see-ya.