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Walkerguy21D

Wow John - you had a lot more goals than I had - and you did well with them!

1. Sell off ancillary and problem stuff - achieved - I sold a lot more than I anticipated, and consequently should have brought even more
with me.

2. Find some coins for my core sets - partially achieved. I bought no new large cents but did upgrade my 19P walker for my reg set. I'll probably do a thread on that later. Also picked up another interesting coin as well.

3. Find coins for my customer/forum members want lists - did rather poorly on this. I'm kind of picky, and the coins I was seeking weren't
available at all - wasn't even a matter of price.

4. Get coins professionally photographed by Todd (Blu62vette) - fully achieved!

5. Meet new and old forum member acquaintances - partially achieved - I think I ran into about 10 members total (including you of course!).

6. Say Hi to Charmy and get picture taken - achieved - since she sets up next to Todd, I knew I'd see her several times.

7. Have dinner with my FL dealer friends - achieved.

8. Get a real feel for the coin market - partially achieved.....some people crying woe, some people very happy, some people in the middle. Which
seems to be typical for every show I've ever been to.

keyman64

Sorry I missed you. It would have been nice to say hi, even if it were brief. I was on a one day mission to get things done, which I achieved thankfully. You know how hard that can be. I am glad to hear you had the opportunity to spend so much time there and get so much accomplished. Congrats! I always walk by Charmy's table too and she is always busy. Sometimes it just isn't easy to say hi. I did say hi to Todd who was next to her though. Instead, I hung out with one of her friends for an hour plus. Lol. Maybe I will see you at the next Sarasota show if I can make it there.

TONEDDOLLARS

My goals were two fold. The first was to find some GSA dollars to add to my collection. The second was to stop at every table at the show to ask if they had any GSA dollars. I found that a large percentage of dealers for some reason keep their GSA dollars behind them or in their brief case of some sort. I can only imagine that they take up two much space. My intention to stop was and start a conversation with the dealer at any table who would engage me in conversation. This ,I hoped would lead to an exchange of names and information for future sales.

I made several good contacts at the show this way and hope that down the road will be productive. I knew quite a few dealers at the show and they know what I am looking for. Now, there are several more on the hunt for me. So, yes I feel I accomplished quite a bit at this show, and I'm happy with my two purchases.

ricko

Overall, it sounds as if the show is a great success for most people....Cheers, RickO

DennisH

I had two goals:

#1 – Spend time with collector friends from around the country, and hopefully with food and drink. Verdict: SUCCESS
#2 – Win the MS62 $50 Pan-Pac octagonal in the Heritage auction. Verdict: FAILURE

Final conclusion: One out of two ain't bad, and I'm once again very pleased to have been at FUN.

Barndog

Goal: Go to show. FAIL

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Dan769

I went there with one specific goal: find a 1876 twenty cent piece in XF-45 to AU-55. Knowing this is a pretty tough date, I walked the floor and hit every table I could get at on Friday, twice.
Found ONE meeting those specifications. Dealer had it priced full retail, and he wouldn't budge off that price, and I can see why. The coin was impossible to find that day. I wrestled with my choice after saying no to the very nice PCGS XF-45. After eating a nice lunch provided by our hosts I went back and bought the coin, full retail be damned.

Then I was out of control, completing my circulated Twenty Cents collection by picking up a 1875-S in PCGS AU-55, and my second 1875 in PCGS OGH XF-45, it looked so nice, I couldn't help myself, I'm now addicted to these Twenty cent coins.

I may look for a PCGS graded 75-CC to complete the registry set, or send my raw in for grading, its VF-20.

SkyMan

I'm glad you had a good time and achieved most of your goals.

I think goal number 4 was particularly worthy. It made me think.

rhedden

Use Heritage Live to score some auction buys from my living room in Texas. I would say I exceeded my goal, considering prices dropped in a few series I collect, and an unusual amount of premium material showed up in the auction. I could not resist.

Lakesammman

The lower my expectations, the better the show.

Had a great time connecting with friends.

Saw some great coins at lot viewing.

Bought generic gold while it was on sale.

Enjoyed several nice dinners with friends and 2 rounds of golf with Boiler78.

It doesn't get any better!!

coinbuf

My goal- not to go. Met 100%

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giorgio11

Well John, I wondered if you had gone to the show, for how long, and what if anything you bought, so it was good to read your detailed report! I really need to get out more often ... Glad you found an 1875-H, one of your key Canadian coins!

Reminder: Do not buy British coins, do not buy British coins. Unless they are Gothic florins, or beautifully toned early hammered pieces, and of course Maundy money is always great to have. Oh, and sovereigns.

Best Regards,

George

TireKicker

<< <i>Goal: Go to show. FAIL >>



+1

One of these days

Lakesammman

Anybody wanna buy my '90-CC $1 PCGS 65

Doily?? Sure!

Cougar1978

Goals in Numerical Order:

1. Share a table with a friend to cut costs - Achieved. We discussed market outlook and joined a discussion on what are good sellers.
2. Pick up some quality classic commems at or below bid - PCGS - Achieved a walkup customer offered a whole slew of them mostly Oregon Trail, Texas, and Arkansas. A vest pocket trader had a few too which I picked up. A collector expressed he felt Classic Silver Commems way undervalued and said he was putting everything he bought away in his bank box. Everybody knows quality Silver Commems in the $100-$300 range are nice pickups.
3. Buy some quality PCGS USGTC - Achieved and price was not too unreasonable. Another guy came by and had some Saints and $10 Indians at good prices. I also picked up a couple of PCGS AU 58 $5 Indians. With gold starting to rise the pressure is on to buy nice USGTC. Many were seeking MS63- MS 65 Saints and a guy showed me half a dozen he had acquired mostly PCGS 65.
4. Sell some US and World Currency at cost + a good margin - Achieved. A Gem CU NBN brougnt $2500. Some WPM over $50 each did well and people looking thru my stacks. The World Paper Money market is very strong.
5. Retail some Dollars, Walkers, and modern slabbed coins - Achieved and results better than expected. People are looking for nice Morgans and Peace Dollars which are brilliant, wellstruck, and those especially with nice cartwheel luster - essentially coins that are PQ. Coins unattractively toned, that look they were run over by a truck are avoided, along with those with dark spots are avoided (sticker or not).
6. Enjoy some good food and night life (away from the show) - Achieved - A nearby SC buffet was very good including the entertainment.
7. Walk the bourse and observe sellers / inventory layout to get intel on their strategy / sales / inventory - Achieved in between busy periods. Most reported a good show but there were complaints about the impact of online on show sales. One guy I knew said "Try to pick up this brief case." It was incredibly heavy. When he opened it he said "Look what I bought, its going up." The briefcase was full of rolls of silver eagles. I told him "I hope your trunk is not so heavily weighted your car attracts attention on the highway." Another guy told me he sold everything to just do $5 Indians and large size graded US Currency. "I really like these coins" he said. "Look at the Indian $5 Chief Bank note (graded PCGS 65) with the slabbed $5 Indians, talk about a display." Our new years wish: A PCGS price guide for graded US Currency.
8. Have some margaritas during lull in activity at hotel bar - achieved. But it did not quench my thirst for PCGS coins - on the way back to the table bought a really nice PCGS 1927 SLQ in MS65 FH for $850. It was too stunning to pass up. A really attractive PCGS AU58 1918-D was also acquired, well above bid.
9. Enjoy some fast food at the show - Achieved, very easy to do. Wolfed it down, just turn my back to the bourse and dine when eating at a show. I was like a predator devouring a kill, part of my show survival mode.
10. Buy some quality graded US Large Size currency - Achieved but had to pay slightly more than expected. This stuff is so much scarcer than coins. Gem Large Size Nationals almost impossible to find and you will have to pay thru the nose to get them (way over Greensheet). A $10 Brownback in PMG 58 was way over what I wanted to pay and I passed. If there is any NBN you buy get a quality graded $10 1882 Brownback. These will be nowhere near greensheet.

messydesk

1. Take advantage of large offering of Hawaii commems to finish the 50-coin set -- ACHIEVED
2. Have a good time at social events with people I may only see once a year -- ACHIEVED
3. Host an enjoyable and educational VAM Thing XII -- ACHIEVED

airplanenut

I had two goals:

1- Like with any show, I wanted to catch up with friends I don't get to see often. I spent most of the show (I was there for just a day) talking, and got to catch up with quite a few friends I haven't seen in a few years, so this was perfect.

2- I was looking for two specific coins, and didn't find either. While on one hand this is disappointing, there was a time when I would have settled on a lesser example, or bought something else I didn't really want just to say I got something. I'm quite pleased that I can now go to a show and keep my wallet out of site the entire time if nothing that meets my requirements is available.

ldhair

1. Just to get away and see some great friends and coins.
2. I was looking for a special bronze Lincoln plaque. I usually find something for my collection but this year, I only wanted the one. I found it but it was rough and priced at 6K. Had to walk away.
3. Something nice for my type set. I found a nice Bust Half.
It was a great show for me.