Long Beach Show report

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The weather was beautiful in Long Beach (sunny and clear,in the mid to high 80's-great golfing weather) so I only attended in the A.M. on Thursday, Friday,

and Saturday. The bourse was active on Thursday with good attendance, slower on Friday, and a slight increase in collector attendance on Saturday.

As I strolled the convention floor, I could not help but notice that the bourse floor is shrinking. Not literally, of course, but there is a considerable empty

floor space that, in the old days, were populated with booths. With that being said, there is still a considerable number of dealers, both large and small,

still doing business.


One of the first things I did was to view the ESM early proof copper. I don't think I need to tell you it was an awesome collection to behold. Next, I took my up

and down the aisle routine peering in dealer's cases looking for coins for my collection (high grade brown Lincolns) and things that pique my interest (type coins

with attractive toning, toned walkers and standing quarters, etc.). And after three days, I purchased zilch, zero, and nada. This is a rare occurence for me but

maybe I'm getting too picky in my old age. That is not to say there weren't plenty of coins for sale because there were plenty out there. Just none for me, I

guess. For instance, if you like gold, there was a lot of that available. Tons of Morgans and Peace dollars were available (not the rare date dmpls though).

Lots of modern stuff, and raw silver to be had.


Visited with Wayne Herndon and Andy Skrabalak and chatted for awhile. I saw Charmy who teased me with a Lincoln she just bought for her own collection.

I got some coins imaged by Todd who seemed to be very busy and who, by the way, is gaining in popularity because he does an awesome job. Submitted

some coins to PCGS and got a plus. Below is the coin that got the plus (new tag being imaged by Todd).



Sunny and warm again today, so its off to the couse I go!

Walkerguy21D

Nice report, and an awesome Lincoln!

mustanggt

Nice to see you there and always enjoy the coins your bring.

mdwoods

Thanks for the report. Beautiful Lincoln cent.

BlindedByEgo

Thanks for the report. Between my wife out of the country, my fatherly duties and the fantastic weather, I was not able to make it - so thanks for the info!

ThePennyLady

Mike, thanks for the report - and yes, that sure is a beautiful 1914, I'm glad it got a plus! I also agree with you about your obersvations of the show and of course our goregous weather here in SoCal! I also completely agree with you about Todd's popularity increasing - I can't wait to see his photos of my new pretty Lincoln and my new 1861 gorgeously toned MS66 Indian cent!

mustanggt

Bump because it is a good summary.