Went to the 1st. Albany GA Coin Show today and . . .

halfhunter

. . . didn't find a whole lot (that I could afford) but I was going through some SMSs and found a '65 where the Kennedy looks like it has a satin finish. Beautiful coin, no marks and well struck. Doesn't appear to be hazing, but the actual finish.
I have a few other SMS and the coins are prooflike, not as much on the '65s but still shiny. Is this normal for these?

Also, as I was chit-chating with a dealer, the G/F (not a collector) was flipping thru some '76 3pc. proof sets (out of bordom I guess),
she calls my attention to a set. The quarter was struck from a 90% rotated die. Seemed strange that a proof would have that kind of error(?). Anyway SHE paid the guy the 11 bucks for the set, then showed it to him. He commended her on her cherrypicking abilities and suggested I buy her the Cherrypickers Guide. She was so excited! We may have created a monster!
Is there any premium to a rotated proof?

Anyway it was a nice little show. The Knights of Columbus members were in the adjoining Bar & Grill cooking and you could get a good cold beer there. That was A-OK!

Regards,

John

halfhunter

Just one more question. Is $19.50 a good price to pay for generic date ASEs. Not 2008s though.

Thanks,

John

lordmarcovan

I thought about attending Albany. I might bear it in mind for future shows, when I make the jump to actually dealing at a table instead of just going to browse. I'm in SE GA (Brunswick/Golden Isles).

Can't answer much on your questions about moderns, being more of an "old coin" guy, but thanks for the report.

Were there any strictly world coin dealers there? How about ancients?

I'm used to FUN and the bigger national shows but attended my first Georgia show in Macon back in January, which is how I heard about the Albany show. It was... umm... a cultural experience. A bit of a shock for somebody who's used to the giant bourses of national shows. The room seemed so cramped at Macon! It was fun, though, and I picked up some oddball exonumia and actually found an upgrade for my Roman coin collection in amongst the very tiny offerings there.

halfhunter

Rob,
As I remember there were only 2 maybe 3 dealers that were predominately foreign.
One dealer had some nice old big silver Mexican coins, can't remember the denominations, and some nice Balboas.
Also saw right much foreign gold, selling for around melt, it looked like. That is other than junk box stuff.

Regards,

John

lordmarcovan

It's sometimes slim pickin's on Darkside, way Down here in Dixie.

I aim to change all that, one day.

erroid

That "rotated" sounds like a doozie; might I suggest that you get it slabbed and attributed(any of the TPG's). A friend of mine goes ga-ga over them and there is quite a following.... Sorry, only a guess on what it's worth, I'm not a follower; say $100+.

halfhunter

might I suggest that you get it slabbed and attributed(any of the TPG's).

Thanks. Suggested that to the G/F but didn't know if it would be worth the fees.
Was hopeing that some of the experienced error collectors here might have an idea as to value.
I don't do errors but it is a pretty neat piece, especially since it's a proof, even if it has no additional value.

Regards,

John