Actually found something useful at the local Hartford, CT show today
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The 40 dealer show today in Hartford, CT was fairly well attended. Curiously, with gold at record prices right now, there was essentially a complete absence of slabbed gold in 64 and higher grades. There might have been a couple of slabbed saints in 62 or 63 (I did buy the only one in MS64). I saw one MS63 $20 Lib and nothing better.
There was a fair amount of AU58 slabbed gold however, esp in the $2-1/2 Indians. Considering that Heritage was not buying slabbed generic gold last week at Long Beach, generics have softened a tad even with gold briefly touching $950. Go figure. You'd have to think that Heritage is now playing the gold game like Goldman Sachs (make the market move in both directions so you can buy and sell at the right times).
Believe it or not I was willing to buy gem orig toned commems today but did not see 1 worthy of buying. A MS66 Texas caught my eye but alas, the head on the reverse was sawed off (ouch!). A PCGS MS67 orig York was very blasty but at 2X blue sheet, I had to pass.
So with literally hundreds of slabbed commems at the show, not one met my criteria of being gem and original with some pizzaz (lots of conserved stuff though).
One case was filled with about 30 gem English silver coins from 1849 to 1902 (Crowns, 1/2 crowns, florins, six pence). These were all nicely toned originals in PCGS ogh 64/65/66 holders. I was hoping to pick up a couple that were extremely attactive but even though these were fresh coins, I felt they were graded correctly as is. I was hoping to find some ultra PQish specimens with no problems whatsoever to cherry pick.
What I did end up picking up was a very nice old holdered NGC PF63 1866 25c with nice toning and great mirrors. To me the coin was a 63+ and a good deal at $660. I also picked up a pair of raw Indian cents (been at least 5 years since I last did that). Better dates of 1871 and 1873. Very nice and orig unc specimens.
I did spy a rather blasty 1853 NGC MS66BN braided hair half cent but decided to pass. At $1400 the price was fair. The pops on these in 66 are relatively small in comparison to the 65's. This one had dazzling luster and a nice look. At $1300-$1350 I'd have gone for it though. Flipped through an orig BU roll of 1922 Peace Dollars offered at $350. While I felt one of the coins was a 65 and a few others 64's, I just didn't want to play with it even though I could have made out with the 65 and got the rest for melt. A couple of the coins were a bit scuffy and didn't fit in with the rest. One of the coins had a big hunk taken out of the eagle's tail feathers. Lamination or struck through? Either way interesting and the only coin in the group that showed that feature.
Overall there was really nothing superb that caught my attention. No show stoppers that I ran across. It did seem like people were lining up to buy/sell gold and silver. But this thing of slabbed generic gold prices dropping as gold goes up $20 to set new records will take some getting used to (lol).
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There was a fair amount of AU58 slabbed gold however, esp in the $2-1/2 Indians. Considering that Heritage was not buying slabbed generic gold last week at Long Beach, generics have softened a tad even with gold briefly touching $950. Go figure. You'd have to think that Heritage is now playing the gold game like Goldman Sachs (make the market move in both directions so you can buy and sell at the right times).
Believe it or not I was willing to buy gem orig toned commems today but did not see 1 worthy of buying. A MS66 Texas caught my eye but alas, the head on the reverse was sawed off (ouch!). A PCGS MS67 orig York was very blasty but at 2X blue sheet, I had to pass.
So with literally hundreds of slabbed commems at the show, not one met my criteria of being gem and original with some pizzaz (lots of conserved stuff though).
One case was filled with about 30 gem English silver coins from 1849 to 1902 (Crowns, 1/2 crowns, florins, six pence). These were all nicely toned originals in PCGS ogh 64/65/66 holders. I was hoping to pick up a couple that were extremely attactive but even though these were fresh coins, I felt they were graded correctly as is. I was hoping to find some ultra PQish specimens with no problems whatsoever to cherry pick.
What I did end up picking up was a very nice old holdered NGC PF63 1866 25c with nice toning and great mirrors. To me the coin was a 63+ and a good deal at $660. I also picked up a pair of raw Indian cents (been at least 5 years since I last did that). Better dates of 1871 and 1873. Very nice and orig unc specimens.
I did spy a rather blasty 1853 NGC MS66BN braided hair half cent but decided to pass. At $1400 the price was fair. The pops on these in 66 are relatively small in comparison to the 65's. This one had dazzling luster and a nice look. At $1300-$1350 I'd have gone for it though. Flipped through an orig BU roll of 1922 Peace Dollars offered at $350. While I felt one of the coins was a 65 and a few others 64's, I just didn't want to play with it even though I could have made out with the 65 and got the rest for melt. A couple of the coins were a bit scuffy and didn't fit in with the rest. One of the coins had a big hunk taken out of the eagle's tail feathers. Lamination or struck through? Either way interesting and the only coin in the group that showed that feature.
Overall there was really nothing superb that caught my attention. No show stoppers that I ran across. It did seem like people were lining up to buy/sell gold and silver. But this thing of slabbed generic gold prices dropping as gold goes up $20 to set new records will take some getting used to (lol).
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I always love to hear your thoughts on the seated market.
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One of these days I will be able to recognize roadrunner
and wave hello , even if I dont have those fancy coins
that you look for .
Todays crowd was like the tide. Early AM was not much
traffic flowing in , then it swelled about 10-12 PM . Next two
hours traffic was flowing out . Actually , it was representative
of many local coin shows .
After reading numerous show reports , my observation has
two views . The true collectors scouring the floor looking for
particular coins and not finding much , and the dealer who states
"damn good show , could of bought more but ran out of money . "
What I did end up picking up was a very nice old holdered NGC PF63 1866 25c with nice toning and great mirrors.
Somehow, despite the distractions of AU-58 Indian QE's and British whoziwhatsits, I knew you were going to end up with a seated coin.
Thanks for the report.
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<< <i>Geez, I did not know about this show at at all, and it's only 12 miles from my home!!
on the coinworld site they have a show and event tab for every state ...
there are four more this year .
April 27, June , Sep , Nov .
Listed in coin world
<< <i>To connecticoin :
there are four more this year .
April 27, June , Sep , Nov .
Listed in coin world >>
Thanks.
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