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Does anyone know why the show is Thursday , Friday and Saturday ? Most people ... like myself , work Thursday and Friday which leaves only 1 day to navigate the show .

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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't know but one the ANA governors is hosting a dinner for forum members so you better sign up!image

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  • lunytune2lunytune2 Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I don't know but one the ANA governors is hosting a dinner for forum members so you better sign up!image >>



    When I have to work no doubt ! image
  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,474 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I don't know but one the ANA governors is hosting a dinner for forum members so you better sign up!image >>



    I hope they're not picking up the tab on the general fund of the A.N.A. !

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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Many, if not most, national shows follow a similar schedule.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Schedule is driven by the dealers, not the collectors.
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    << <i>I don't know but one the ANA governors is hosting a dinner for forum members so you better sign up!image >>



    When I have to work no doubt ! image >>



    Here's a link to the dinner Kranky is hosting Friday night for forum members. And yep, there will be a governor there. I hope you can make it! Supposedly it's a crazy thought, having a woman in attendance, but I just might show up anyway. Now if we could convince Charmy to come, I'd sure appreciate the additional estrogen in the room!
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  • << <i>I don't know but one the ANA governors is hosting a dinner for forum members so you better sign up!image >>



    Umm.. I'm not hosting... but I hope to be there.

    Greg
    Greg Lyon, ANA Board of Governors 2011-2017 -- The views represented here are my own personal opinions and do not represent those of the American Numismatic Association.


  • << <i>Many, if not most, national shows follow a similar schedule. >>



    Considering that most dealers also have stores that are open on a Monday to Friday schedule, major coin shows have typically been Wednesday or Thursday through Saturday or Sunday.

    As many dealers have complained about having Sunday hours at a show (preventing them from getting back home before Monday), many shows have eliminated Sunday hours.

    With some dealers now leaving on Friday, I think you will soon see a review of policies on show openings and closings.

    Greg

    Greg Lyon, ANA Board of Governors 2011-2017 -- The views represented here are my own personal opinions and do not represent those of the American Numismatic Association.
  • lunytune2lunytune2 Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭


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    Considering that most dealers also have stores that are open on a Monday to Friday schedule, major coin shows have typically been Wednesday or Thursday through Saturday or Sunday.

    As many dealers have complained about having Sunday hours at a show (preventing them from getting back home before Monday), many shows have eliminated Sunday hours.

    With some dealers now leaving on Friday, I think you will soon see a review of policies on show openings and closings.

    Greg >>




    How about a day that there are evening hours 11-7 or later ?
  • At the 2004 dinner, there were several women in attendence - some where spouses, some were collectors/dealers. My wife went in 2004, and had a good enough time that she will probably meet me there this year. It was just a very nice group of like-minded folks winding down & exchanging stories, contact information and their purchases from the day on the floor.
    I am trying to get my wife more involved with the hobby, but she has lots of other interests (most of all our first grandson!) - the dinners give her a chance to meet other collectors in a setting that is casual and not coin-specific - I am hoping that should anything happen to me before my collection is properly arranged for dispersal, she will have some trusted, familiar sources to turn to.
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  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Many, if not most, national shows follow a similar schedule. >>



    Considering that most dealers also have stores that are open on a Monday to Friday schedule, major coin shows have typically been Wednesday or Thursday through Saturday or Sunday.

    As many dealers have complained about having Sunday hours at a show (preventing them from getting back home before Monday), many shows have eliminated Sunday hours.

    With some dealers now leaving on Friday, I think you will soon see a review of policies on show openings and closings.

    Greg >>




    How about a day that there are evening hours 11-7 or later ? >>



    Most shows clear out by late afternoon if not sooner. Some shows stay open until 7pm but by then the room is almost always deserted.
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  • golddustin, there will be at least 2 of us ladies there, so I hope your wife can make it!
    Have bought and sold on BST, many references available when asked.
  • I think we'll be able to cajole a few more to stop over during the show, although kranky would like to give the restaurant a count today..I 'm pretty sure that everybody involved understands that the count will be his best estimate.

    Looking forward to seeing some of the new faces behind the avatars again!
    Don't you know that it's worth
    every treasure on Earth
    to be young at heart?
    And as rich as you are,
    it's much better by far,
    to be young at heart!
  • ScarsdaleCoinScarsdaleCoin Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Because when they tried having Sun show....no one showed up
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,499 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Does anyone know why the show is Thursday , Friday and Saturday ? Most people ... like myself , work Thursday and Friday which leaves only 1 day to navigate the show . >>


    I think most of the serious collectors, like myself, are willing to use vacation days in order to attend the shows on Thur and/or Fri.
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  • lunytune2lunytune2 Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Does anyone know why the show is Thursday , Friday and Saturday ? Most people ... like myself , work Thursday and Friday which leaves only 1 day to navigate the show . >>


    I think most of the serious collectors, like myself, are willing to use vacation days in order to attend the shows on Thur and/or Fri. >>





    My biggest problem is that I am a seasonal worker (self employed too) and I need to make my money when it is time.
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,499 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, that does make a difference. Having X vac days is one of the perks of working for a company, but you don't get the same personal satisfaction from life when you are working for 'the man' instead of yourself.....hopefully some day you'll strike it big enough, then you can have the time off for the shows, and the $$ to spend image
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