40 years of Memphis memories
golden
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I have attended all 40 IPMS in Memphis. Sometimes I went as a bourse dealer, sometimes as an exhibitor and sometimes just walking the floor. At some of the shows I only stayed a few hours and at others I stayed for 2,3 or even all four days. I have enjoyed each and every show.
I have great memories of the show at the Holiday Inn Rivermont. I especially recall the days where my Dad went with me to act as my bourse table assistant. Those were some great times!
There are a lot of friends that were at Memphis who are no longer with us. Some of them were Sam Bettis, T. Homer Brooks, Amon Carter,Jr., Lou F. Davison,Sr., Marie Jones, Paul Garland, John T. Hickman, Carroll Hilliard, Curt Iversen, Art Kagin, Art Leister, Vernon H. ( Ossie ) and Helen Oswald and Jasper Payne. I have lots of great memories of each one.
I never went to any of the barbecue restaurants in Memphis. I learned about a restaurant called Anderton's the second or third year of Memphis. It was a great seafood and steak restaurant with superb service. I always went there. Some years I ate there all three nights. It was started just after the war and run by the same family. It closed a few years ago and the building is now gone. Great food!
Over the years I have purchased a lot of notes at Memphis. Now my want list is tough and I have not bought anything at Memphis since 2012. The better notes now go to auction.
A number of the dealers that I talked to remarked that the show has changed. Dealers in foreign notes now make up almost half of the bourse.
I will not be going to Kansas City next year or in future. It is just too far to go with little chance for me to find anything for my collection. A number of the dealers that I talked to said that they would not be going either.
Memphis has been great! Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories.
I have great memories of the show at the Holiday Inn Rivermont. I especially recall the days where my Dad went with me to act as my bourse table assistant. Those were some great times!
There are a lot of friends that were at Memphis who are no longer with us. Some of them were Sam Bettis, T. Homer Brooks, Amon Carter,Jr., Lou F. Davison,Sr., Marie Jones, Paul Garland, John T. Hickman, Carroll Hilliard, Curt Iversen, Art Kagin, Art Leister, Vernon H. ( Ossie ) and Helen Oswald and Jasper Payne. I have lots of great memories of each one.
I never went to any of the barbecue restaurants in Memphis. I learned about a restaurant called Anderton's the second or third year of Memphis. It was a great seafood and steak restaurant with superb service. I always went there. Some years I ate there all three nights. It was started just after the war and run by the same family. It closed a few years ago and the building is now gone. Great food!
Over the years I have purchased a lot of notes at Memphis. Now my want list is tough and I have not bought anything at Memphis since 2012. The better notes now go to auction.
A number of the dealers that I talked to remarked that the show has changed. Dealers in foreign notes now make up almost half of the bourse.
I will not be going to Kansas City next year or in future. It is just too far to go with little chance for me to find anything for my collection. A number of the dealers that I talked to said that they would not be going either.
Memphis has been great! Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories.
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40 straight years...very impressive.
+1 very cool!
This was my fourth Memphis and it was a very memorable year!
at the Rivermont. As golden mentioned many friends are no longer with us and to
his list I would add my paper money teacher/mentor, Steve Taylor.
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Retired
A number of the dealers that I talked to remarked that the show has changed. Dealers in foreign notes now make up almost half of the bourse.
I noticed that and have noticed a trend where world notes are starting to outpace U.S. notes at shows and that is very disappointing to me as a die hard U.S. only collector who just doesn't have any interest in world notes and never will.
5$ bills are WOW with the numbers - wanted:
02121809
04151865
Wanted - Flipper notes with the numbers 6-9 or 0-6-9 ON 1$ 2$ 5$ 10$ 20$
Wanted - 10$ Sereis 2013 - fancy Serial Numbers
I have contacted the publishers of the SSG to express my interest in continuing that guide, but have not received any responses from them.
Be assured that some of us are comtemplating a new small-size book.
I have contacted the publishers of the SSG to express my interest in continuing that guide, but have not received any responses from them.
RIP
I often hear about a down market BUT I say without reservation that IF a rare small size note were to the market the price would be high. IF Jim H decided to sell his notes tomorrow they would sell for moon money. There is currently a lot of people looking for the same thing and very few looking do what is being offered.
Yes agree 100%! A lot of competition from the same collector's looking for the same thing and not a lot of exciting stuff on the market right now to satisfy. Unfortunately most of my collector friend's go after the same notes and grades that I want which drives up prices on these certain notes. Also the market has really weaked on lower grade CU notes (60-64 range) for the more common notes. Everyone wants gem or better now.
At one point I used to have people, dealers and collectors like, that would take shots at me because they knew I needed a note.
Today I don't even get any offers. I am not sure which is worse.
That said, my current want list is somewhere on the BST forum and no one would lose money selling me a note on that list .
I was walking back to the Sheraton about 10 pm when the cops and a fire truck were racing their ways to the riverside. I didn't know then what was going on.
A group of us were on the quiet back patio at Wet Whilly's and heard a loud bang and saw orange sparks flying 8 feet in the air. The runaway driver hit a van ripped it's fended off and he was dragging it down the road! Way too close for comfort!!!
Jim61
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Certainly doesn't give you the warm and fuzzy type of feeling.
...well full disclosure, the daquaris already had us pretty warm and fuzzy at the time
Certainly doesn't give you the warm and fuzzy type of feeling.
...well full disclosure, the daquaris already had us pretty warm and fuzzy at the time
tee-hee!!!
Jim61
Looking for $1 CU FRN radar 16566561 - NOT ANY MORE, THANK YOU delistamps and TheRock!
Looking for $1 CU FRN radar 16977961.
Looking for $1 CU FRN 99999961 - NOT ANY MORE, THANK YOU delistamps!
Looking for $50 FRN 00000061
It's a gift, and I can guarantee it's something you don't have yet!
I was walking back to the Sheraton about 10 pm when the cops and a fire truck were racing their ways to the riverside. I didn't know then what was going on.
A group of us were on the quiet back patio at Wet Whilly's and heard a loud bang and saw orange sparks flying 8 feet in the air. The runaway driver hit a van ripped it's fended off and he was dragging it down the road! Way too close for comfort!!!
That's crazy. We left town before the chaos happened.
Jim, I picked up something really special for you in Memphis! If I can get home at a reasonable hour I will get it scanned and post it.
It's a gift, and I can guarantee it's something you don't have yet!
Wow, I am intrigued now for sure!
Jim61
Looking for $1 CU FRN radar 16566561 - NOT ANY MORE, THANK YOU delistamps and TheRock!
Looking for $1 CU FRN radar 16977961.
Looking for $1 CU FRN 99999961 - NOT ANY MORE, THANK YOU delistamps!
Looking for $50 FRN 00000061