Show Report - Fort Collins Coin Club Fall Show - December 3

claychaser

This was a one day show held in Fort Collins. The venue was the Lincoln Performing Arts Center, a very nice building just north of the Colorado State University campus and just west of the main old town area. Fort Collins downtown was one of the inspirations for Disney's "Main Street USA" theme park areas.

The show itself was in one of the smaller meeting rooms, and it was filled to capacity with tables and attendees. There was a notable buzz in the room right from the 9:00 am start and it lasted through the day. Many dealers came with low expectations and reported that they were pleasantly surprised with the level of both retail and wholesale business for such a small show.

Had some nice talks with dealers Frese Bros, Jason Flowers and other attendees.

Met my son and wife for lunch, so missed the middle part of the show, but we had some catching up to do.

All in all, a very enjoyable Saturday.

RockyMtnProspector

Thanks for your report, @claychaser. I arrived at 1:15 and quickly made my way around the bustling bourse floor. The room was packed and there was definitely a buzz, with coins and bullion moving. I didn't make any big finds but I did pick up some supplies and happily moved through some bargain boxes looking for a filler here and there for my low grade Barber quarter and dime Whitman folders.

Unlike some recent shows, there were more attendees than dealers, so there was plenty of business mixed in among the usual shooting of the bull with my dealer friends.

Parking was a bit of an issue as the venue was also featuring a local production of Rent, but other than that a fine, comfortable, and secure place, and a nice way to send off the 2016 coin show circuit in these parts.

ricko

Nice report and pictures..... what is the 'arabic' symbol imposed upon the first picture of the facility?? Cheers, RickO

Walkerguy21D

Looks like a beautiful location.
Glad to hear Jason Flowers was there - I hope to see him at Winter FUN.