Nashville Show Report
Catbert
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The Nashville show was both disappointing and exciting. I attended Friday and was frustrated to see at least 25% of the dealer list gone from the show already - a landscape of many empty cases. Alas, the attendance was sparse as well, although that didn’t bother me since perhaps they might scoop up a coin I wanted. I figured with the recent flooding that many local collectors weren’t flush with cash to squander on absolutely unessential items (according to who?).
I stopped first to see what the boys at CRO displayed figuring I’d see some eye candy that I would rarely be able to afford. Always some pleasurable sights to behold, but shockingly enough, even Dave sheepishly acknowledged the Wash quarter and a common 65 Walker in his case was not up to their normal fare (they were taken in as part of a trade). It was jarring to see those pieces of silver alongside a typical choice colonial copper piece or three! Even so, that, dare I say “dreck”, would be more attuned to my pedestrian type of purchases. I did roam by later on and saw John solo. I again offered my same unimaginative and potentially insulting comments to which he replied with Buddha like passivity, “hey, there’s a coin for every budget” which is certainly true.
So off I went touring the 6 rows of tables and saw all manner of material as is usual at these events. My buddy, seeing nothing much of numismatic interest, left no stone unturned and spent about 2K acquiring a bunch of fossil items (including a big ass dinosaur egg) that required my skinny arms to help him heft out of the bourse later in the day. No tip for the help either.
As for me, I too did not find much that caught my eye that I could afford. I did hold a stunning PCGS MS66 heavenly toned Shield Nickel that was, oh, around $6500 – ah, if only……. However, I walked by Mark Alberici’s table several times seeing a silver commemorative calling my name repeatedly that required me to stretch the wallet. Here are the 2005 Longbeach Heritage pics (and no, I didn’t pay the price paid then) – a PCGS MS66 with much luster not adequately shown:
Up until now, I did not own a commemorative and wasn’t really looking for one. I’m just a sucker for strongly toned coins and this one is going to be fun delving into the history surrounding the event depicted. What further sealed the deal for me was the date of the battle, Sept. 17 – such an infamous day, but a happy one for me many years later – ‘tis my birthday!
Today I attended the small show in Gallitin, TN. Attendance was better than at Whitman! I didn’t buy anything, but did hear many a dealer complain about how callous Whitman was in scheduling their show over top of their locally supported event. It was said that Whitman even inquired about their schedule, but swooped in anyway. The local dealers were gratified that the reported attendance was weak along with Whitman having to require a 9.2% sales tax!
I hope you like my show report and my wonderful new piece.
I stopped first to see what the boys at CRO displayed figuring I’d see some eye candy that I would rarely be able to afford. Always some pleasurable sights to behold, but shockingly enough, even Dave sheepishly acknowledged the Wash quarter and a common 65 Walker in his case was not up to their normal fare (they were taken in as part of a trade). It was jarring to see those pieces of silver alongside a typical choice colonial copper piece or three! Even so, that, dare I say “dreck”, would be more attuned to my pedestrian type of purchases. I did roam by later on and saw John solo. I again offered my same unimaginative and potentially insulting comments to which he replied with Buddha like passivity, “hey, there’s a coin for every budget” which is certainly true.
So off I went touring the 6 rows of tables and saw all manner of material as is usual at these events. My buddy, seeing nothing much of numismatic interest, left no stone unturned and spent about 2K acquiring a bunch of fossil items (including a big ass dinosaur egg) that required my skinny arms to help him heft out of the bourse later in the day. No tip for the help either.
As for me, I too did not find much that caught my eye that I could afford. I did hold a stunning PCGS MS66 heavenly toned Shield Nickel that was, oh, around $6500 – ah, if only……. However, I walked by Mark Alberici’s table several times seeing a silver commemorative calling my name repeatedly that required me to stretch the wallet. Here are the 2005 Longbeach Heritage pics (and no, I didn’t pay the price paid then) – a PCGS MS66 with much luster not adequately shown:
Up until now, I did not own a commemorative and wasn’t really looking for one. I’m just a sucker for strongly toned coins and this one is going to be fun delving into the history surrounding the event depicted. What further sealed the deal for me was the date of the battle, Sept. 17 – such an infamous day, but a happy one for me many years later – ‘tis my birthday!
Today I attended the small show in Gallitin, TN. Attendance was better than at Whitman! I didn’t buy anything, but did hear many a dealer complain about how callous Whitman was in scheduling their show over top of their locally supported event. It was said that Whitman even inquired about their schedule, but swooped in anyway. The local dealers were gratified that the reported attendance was weak along with Whitman having to require a 9.2% sales tax!
I hope you like my show report and my wonderful new piece.
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<< <i>I did roam by later on and saw John solo. I again offered my same unimaginative and potentially insulting comments to which he replied with Buddha like passivity, “hey, there’s a coin for every budget” which is certainly true. >>
John is indeed the Zen Master of Coins.
Nice commem and report.
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......