Santa Clara show report.
SanctionII
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Went to Santa Clara yesterday and thought I would give a report.
I attended from noon to 3:45. The bourse opened to the public at 11:00 a.m. When I arrived many dealers had not even started putting their display cases out. Many tables on the bourse were empty the entire time I was there. I have attended many prior Santa Clara shows. The dealers who regularly attend the show were there. Some new dealers were also there. The aisles were wide and the crowds were steady, but not so big that you could not easily walk around and look at all of the display cases.
I met Mark Feld. He was kind enough to give meet me and look at a 1942 proof walker that I have. It has some cam contrast. I did not think it would cam. He did not either.
Dealers told me that they thought the show was good and that over the course of the show they would have good results.
I looked at the 1894-s dime on display. Though a significant rarity, the fact that it is a small coin, that is is slabbed, that is was in a display case [which prevented a close examination of same], that the lighting of the display did not illuminate the coin and the dark toning on the coin made the display disappointing. I would guess that looking at the coin in hand under optimal lighting would increase my enthusiasm for the coin [along with a bank acount big enough so that I could place a bid on it LOL].
ANACS looked at a 1933-s half I have that is in my type set. I do not know how to grade walkers and was not sure if it would MS or if it would "Marty" in at AU-58 [I could not tell if Ms. Liberty's leg had light rub]. The ANACS rep opined MS64. Made my day. If and when I have it slabbed, hope it comes back MS64.
Lots of eye candy on the bourse floor. Morgans galore [MS, PL, DMPL and toned (some AT?]; one dealer had a beautiful display of gorgeous EAC [I can now see why some collectors fall in love with EAC]; multiple examples of 19th and early 20th century MS, Proof and CAM Proof copper, nickel and silver; lots of gold [though not much that I saw that grabbed my attention]; and surprisingly [given my experience at prior shows and the conventional wisdom that you can not find theme raw anymore] a large selection of raw CAM/DCAM proof and SMS coins (all denominations in dates ranging from the early 1950's to the mid 1960's).
I picked up, at bid or slightly over bid, 3 raw 1957 CAM/DCAM frankies [I have been looking for a raw upgrade of this year for years and found 3?]; a 1953 proof set with a CAM cent and a rainbow toned dime; a 1955 proof set with a CAM/DCAM quarter; a 1959 proof set in original packaging with a CAM dime and a moderately CAM half; a 1962 proof set in original packaging with a DCAM half; and a 1965 SMS set in original packaging with a CAM half. I passed on many other raw CAM/DCAM coins (including multiple 1954 and 1955 halves) due to budget limitations.
All in all a fun time. If any of you can make the show, I encourage you to do so.
I attended from noon to 3:45. The bourse opened to the public at 11:00 a.m. When I arrived many dealers had not even started putting their display cases out. Many tables on the bourse were empty the entire time I was there. I have attended many prior Santa Clara shows. The dealers who regularly attend the show were there. Some new dealers were also there. The aisles were wide and the crowds were steady, but not so big that you could not easily walk around and look at all of the display cases.
I met Mark Feld. He was kind enough to give meet me and look at a 1942 proof walker that I have. It has some cam contrast. I did not think it would cam. He did not either.
Dealers told me that they thought the show was good and that over the course of the show they would have good results.
I looked at the 1894-s dime on display. Though a significant rarity, the fact that it is a small coin, that is is slabbed, that is was in a display case [which prevented a close examination of same], that the lighting of the display did not illuminate the coin and the dark toning on the coin made the display disappointing. I would guess that looking at the coin in hand under optimal lighting would increase my enthusiasm for the coin [along with a bank acount big enough so that I could place a bid on it LOL].
ANACS looked at a 1933-s half I have that is in my type set. I do not know how to grade walkers and was not sure if it would MS or if it would "Marty" in at AU-58 [I could not tell if Ms. Liberty's leg had light rub]. The ANACS rep opined MS64. Made my day. If and when I have it slabbed, hope it comes back MS64.
Lots of eye candy on the bourse floor. Morgans galore [MS, PL, DMPL and toned (some AT?]; one dealer had a beautiful display of gorgeous EAC [I can now see why some collectors fall in love with EAC]; multiple examples of 19th and early 20th century MS, Proof and CAM Proof copper, nickel and silver; lots of gold [though not much that I saw that grabbed my attention]; and surprisingly [given my experience at prior shows and the conventional wisdom that you can not find theme raw anymore] a large selection of raw CAM/DCAM proof and SMS coins (all denominations in dates ranging from the early 1950's to the mid 1960's).
I picked up, at bid or slightly over bid, 3 raw 1957 CAM/DCAM frankies [I have been looking for a raw upgrade of this year for years and found 3?]; a 1953 proof set with a CAM cent and a rainbow toned dime; a 1955 proof set with a CAM/DCAM quarter; a 1959 proof set in original packaging with a CAM dime and a moderately CAM half; a 1962 proof set in original packaging with a DCAM half; and a 1965 SMS set in original packaging with a CAM half. I passed on many other raw CAM/DCAM coins (including multiple 1954 and 1955 halves) due to budget limitations.
All in all a fun time. If any of you can make the show, I encourage you to do so.
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<< <i>I do not know how to grade walkers and was not sure if it would MS or if it would "Marty" in at AU-58 [I could not tell if Ms. Liberty's leg had light rub]. >>
I submitted an 1859 Indian cent to NGC not long ago. I *wanted* it to "Marty" so I could use it in my type set, but they gave me what I consider to be a "market graded" MS-61 instead:
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<< <i>Thanks for the update! I'll be there tomorrow... >>
ditto
Update on the cameos I picked up yesterday. Tonite I have had some time to look at my new acquisitions closely, in hand with a loupe and good lighting. The three raw 1957 proof frankies are all very nice and are far better than any I have seen over the past five years. They all are lock CAMs and may even merit DCAM [I hope]. Also the 1959 proof set I picked up yielded two very nice coins, the dime and the half. Through the cello they both looked like promising CAMs. Cutting them out of the cello and looking directly at them got me even more excited. Both have nice even frost on the devices with mirrored fields. However both have developed haze on both sides that mutes the mirrors. The haze is of the type that will disappear with a bath. Tomorrow they will be cleaned up. Hopefully when they are I can say that I cleaned up.