What Was The Last Coin Show That You Attended ...
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What was the last coin show that you attended that meet your expectations, or if you had no expectations, what was the last coin show that you attended that you considered a great show?
Please explain why.
Please explain why.
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Cause it is the only show I've been to.
but I wish I could
Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
Cause it is the only show I've been to. /
Great, womeone that read the whole question, and gave a complete answer.
BTW, you started with what is generlly a very good or better show. Now you may have expectations that are too high for most other shows (not all, but most).
no trouble finding some superb coins to buy and I had no troublr selling
coins. Of course it helps to have a good ongoing relationship with a number
of dealers. It takes time to develope these contacts, but it is well worth the time
and effort. Seeing friendly and familiar faces at a show makes it all the more enjoyable.
While I always enjoy going to a big show like L.B., it is important for people who have never
been thru a major downturn in the coin market to always be wary about tying up what could
be a sizable amount of cash in coins that in down times may be difficult to sell at almost any price.
It is often during the good times, that folks make the errors in purchases that will haunt them in
the down times.
Camelot
Cameron Kiefer
I attend that ANA show, and yes it was a good one.
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
The show that was a disappointment was the FUN show. The show itself was exactly like Baltimore and too many things went bad for me that weekend. One of my worst birthdays ever.
Capped Bust Half Series
Capped Bust Half Dime Series
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jim
...They had coins for sale there!!
It was the most interesting show I ever attended. In one day, I was able to buy coins, sell coins, attend lectures, view auction lots, look at a lot of coins on the bourse floor, attend an auction, have coins reviewed informally at PCGS and NGC, make a submission at NGC, view a wide range of interesting exhibits, see some unique and extremely rare coins, attend the PCGS luncheon, and shoot-the-bull with old friends and new friends. I cannot imagine that one could be any more pleasantly immersed in coins in a single day.
I fel it's a really good show. They have something like 50-60 tables or more crammed into the Grapevine Convention Center.
Especially if you go on Saturday at about 11:00AM to 1:00PM.
Last great show - Baltimore, a few weeks before NYC.
NLG (Numismatic Laser Graphics) Ownd by Pelco Coin Galleries this service is a variation of the photocertificate service. The coin is in an air-tite holder, card, and oversized vinyl flip stapled to the "certificate". The certificate is a greenish cardbaord holder that instead of photographs, has a white light hologram of each side of the coin contained therein. The label with the seial number, description, registration,date of certification, grade, and owners value is at the bottom. The back has the company name but it is usually covered by the label folded over from the front side.
The interesting thing about this company is the use of the holograms. the coins can be magnified and still retain their three dimentional appearance, and as they are tiped the images still display rotating cartwheel luster just as the coins do. Not flat an fixed like a regular photo does. tipping the hologram allows "light" to play across and highlight different areas just like when you examine a real coin. The one thing it can't do though is reproduce th true color. Being a white light hologram the image is seen in red and green.