CSNS Show Report
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I left for the CSNS show at dark+ on Wednesday morning. Two hours into my long drive it started to rain. Then it poured, then it was 12 areas of road construction and then high cross winds. It was a miserable day to drive. I finally arrived in the Chicago area just in time for ....rush hour. This time I decided to take a different route ( slightly longer and double the tolls ) to avoid malfunction junction. After I got off the interstate it still took me 45 minutes to drive the 5 miles to my hotel.
Thursday morning I grabbed a muffin and headed to the show. The Schaumburg hotel and convention center is my favorite venue for a show. It is new,has a nice lake with ducks and a fountain and has plenty of free parking . I got my badge and went to the second floor to view a few lots at the Heritage auction. I finished just in time to get back downstairs in time for the 10 AM opening. There was a very good crowd ( 100+ and I think more than last year )waiting to get inside. I started at aisle 100 looking for coins on my want list.
Stack's had a case with a complete PCGS $3 gold grading set from 1-65 excluding + grades. It was priced at $45,678. Cris Napolitano had the #1 PCGS set of $20 Liberty Head Gold. It was only missing 3 coins. The only coin below 55 was the 1870 CC in 45. What a set!
I stopped at David Kahn's table and sold him a cheap coin. I consigned a couple of gold coins to Great Collections auction. I contemplated a coin at Dave Wnuck's table but since it was more than I have ever spent on one coin I passed. Looked at a coin in Legend's auction. I finished my first pass of the floor by 12:30 and started around again. By 2 PM I was ready for lunch. I decided to opt out of the convention center food. A hot dog and a fountain drink were $5.50 EACH! I drove to my favorite restaurant, The Rose Garden Cafe. I ordered the pork chops. It came with chicken noodle soup, an assorted fresh bread basket, mashed potatoes and gravy and 3 large thick pork chops all for $12.75! I could only finish one of the chops and took the other 2 chops and 2 rolls back to the hotel.
I was back to the show by 3PM. The show had noticeably slowed by that time. I finished my second pass of the floor and decided to call it a day.
Friday morning I heated up a pork chop and a roll for breakfast and then went to the show. I found some coins on my list that I had not seen on Thursday,but they were not of the quality that I wanted. I did make a few other purchases. I took time out to view the exhibits. Most are of a very nice quality. My favorite was a 4-5 case exhibit of Canadian Half Dimes called fish scales. There was a large colorful metal fish with 500 Canadian fish scales attached!
By late afternoon I had done all of the damage that I could do and went back to the Rose Garden Cafe. This time I ordered the all you can eat fish fry. It came with chicken noodle soup, assorted fresh bread basket, fries and 3 large pieces of fried perch for $10.50! The entire staff is dressed in white shirts and ties and the service is excellent.
Saturday morning I heated up my last pork chop and roll for breakfast. I checked out of the hotel and headed for home. I had not been on the interstate for 5 miles when it started to rain. It rained about half of the way home. I finally got home just after dark.
The drive to and from the show was not what I would have liked but I had a super time meeting old friends and getting to play with coins.
Thursday morning I grabbed a muffin and headed to the show. The Schaumburg hotel and convention center is my favorite venue for a show. It is new,has a nice lake with ducks and a fountain and has plenty of free parking . I got my badge and went to the second floor to view a few lots at the Heritage auction. I finished just in time to get back downstairs in time for the 10 AM opening. There was a very good crowd ( 100+ and I think more than last year )waiting to get inside. I started at aisle 100 looking for coins on my want list.
Stack's had a case with a complete PCGS $3 gold grading set from 1-65 excluding + grades. It was priced at $45,678. Cris Napolitano had the #1 PCGS set of $20 Liberty Head Gold. It was only missing 3 coins. The only coin below 55 was the 1870 CC in 45. What a set!
I stopped at David Kahn's table and sold him a cheap coin. I consigned a couple of gold coins to Great Collections auction. I contemplated a coin at Dave Wnuck's table but since it was more than I have ever spent on one coin I passed. Looked at a coin in Legend's auction. I finished my first pass of the floor by 12:30 and started around again. By 2 PM I was ready for lunch. I decided to opt out of the convention center food. A hot dog and a fountain drink were $5.50 EACH! I drove to my favorite restaurant, The Rose Garden Cafe. I ordered the pork chops. It came with chicken noodle soup, an assorted fresh bread basket, mashed potatoes and gravy and 3 large thick pork chops all for $12.75! I could only finish one of the chops and took the other 2 chops and 2 rolls back to the hotel.
I was back to the show by 3PM. The show had noticeably slowed by that time. I finished my second pass of the floor and decided to call it a day.
Friday morning I heated up a pork chop and a roll for breakfast and then went to the show. I found some coins on my list that I had not seen on Thursday,but they were not of the quality that I wanted. I did make a few other purchases. I took time out to view the exhibits. Most are of a very nice quality. My favorite was a 4-5 case exhibit of Canadian Half Dimes called fish scales. There was a large colorful metal fish with 500 Canadian fish scales attached!
By late afternoon I had done all of the damage that I could do and went back to the Rose Garden Cafe. This time I ordered the all you can eat fish fry. It came with chicken noodle soup, assorted fresh bread basket, fries and 3 large pieces of fried perch for $10.50! The entire staff is dressed in white shirts and ties and the service is excellent.
Saturday morning I heated up my last pork chop and roll for breakfast. I checked out of the hotel and headed for home. I had not been on the interstate for 5 miles when it started to rain. It rained about half of the way home. I finally got home just after dark.
The drive to and from the show was not what I would have liked but I had a super time meeting old friends and getting to play with coins.
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I'm glad you had a good time. That's what counts.
Thanks for the lowdown on the show, the pork chops, the fish fry, and now I am hungry.
I think I will have breakfast for dinner.
Is the $20 Liberty set (AWA Collection I presume) at the Stack’s table going to be auctioned at a future sale?
Thanks for the report.
Is the $20 Liberty set (AWA Collection I presume) at the Stack’s table going to be auctioned at a future sale?
The AWA set was at Chris Napolitano's table. I would guess that it is for sale now.
Nice report. I will admit that the Chicago traffic ended up keeping me away
For me, traffic wasn't all that bad. I live near Midway Airport, It only took me approx. 1 hour. I thought myself, it would have taken me at least 1 hour and 45 min. but no! I guess it all depends on timing?
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.of the pork chops
Charmy would have included pictures
of the pork chops
Yes,yes she would.
Sorry about the travel but glad you had a good show.
Mike
Cheers, RickO