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Brief ANA Dallas Show Report
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Made it to the show about an hour after it opened. The show itself was a little smaller than I expected, but nevertheless it wasn't overwhelmed with dealers
for as far as the eye could reasonably see! Bourse traffic was moderate, but not super busy. I ran into several forum members, but mostly those were the
dealers. This was also only the second coin show I've been to in about 1.5-2 years so it was a nice trip regardless of whether I picked anything up...which I did!
The goal of the show was to try to fill a hole or two in my Capped Bust Dime die marriage set. I needed 18 die marriages (out of 123) when I entered the show.
All but 2 of those 18 die marriages are considered fairly common (R1 to R4). The other two VERY RARE die marriages have a combined population of no more than
15 pieces known...and I knew one dealer who had a spectacular example of one, but it was well outside my price range. Nevertheless it was nice to look at
Within 5 minutes of entering the show, and the first table I sat down at I found 2 Bust Dimes I needed for my die marriage set! I was shocked, and thought: 'this
could be a great show'! Nice, problem-free pieces which fit fairly nicely in my collection...so I was in a great mood from the start!
1832 JR-1 (R2)
1833 JR-10 (R3)
Then, about 15 minutes later I sat at another dealers table and found 3 more Bust Dimes - 1 being a die marriage I needed, another being a duplicate of a tougher,
R5 die marriage which I am always happy to acquire multiples of, and the 3rd was an 1803 Draped Bust Dime (not pictured) and a date I didn't have from that series.
1829 JR-11 (R4+)
1833 JR-2 (R5)
Then I just cruised through the rest of the bourse. Saw some pretty nice coins along the way, but only a couple stuck out as pieces that I liked. After about 3 hours
into the show I found another dealer who had a VERY RARE Bust Dime die marriage in his case - labeled as such; 1821 JR-2 (R6). Upon first glance it looked like a nice,
problem-free VG coin, and so I asked to see it even though I already own 2 examples of this die marriage! After a couple minute inspection I asked how much he
wanted for it. He quoted me a price I absolutely could not refuse! After putting on my poker face for another minute and looking over the coin again I paid the dealer...
slight grin on my face
Shortly after I also ended up picking up a very nice 1820 Bust Quarter from this dealer as well.
I sent the 1821 Dime to PCGS for slabbing - it should grade VG-8 (Sorry, no pics right now). I had already anticipated sending another example of this die marriage to
PCGS for slabbing, but with this new, even more problem-free example I swapped specimens to better guarantee getting a physical grade.
Here's a pic of the 1820 Quarter:
All-in-all I had a fantastic time. Got to catch up with numis-friends and found some great coins.
Oh wait, I almost forgot one last NewP. About 30 minutes before the bourse closed (5:30), I bought one last Bust Dime for my set. I liked it, and I think you will too
Cheers
for as far as the eye could reasonably see! Bourse traffic was moderate, but not super busy. I ran into several forum members, but mostly those were the
dealers. This was also only the second coin show I've been to in about 1.5-2 years so it was a nice trip regardless of whether I picked anything up...which I did!
The goal of the show was to try to fill a hole or two in my Capped Bust Dime die marriage set. I needed 18 die marriages (out of 123) when I entered the show.
All but 2 of those 18 die marriages are considered fairly common (R1 to R4). The other two VERY RARE die marriages have a combined population of no more than
15 pieces known...and I knew one dealer who had a spectacular example of one, but it was well outside my price range. Nevertheless it was nice to look at
Within 5 minutes of entering the show, and the first table I sat down at I found 2 Bust Dimes I needed for my die marriage set! I was shocked, and thought: 'this
could be a great show'! Nice, problem-free pieces which fit fairly nicely in my collection...so I was in a great mood from the start!
1832 JR-1 (R2)
1833 JR-10 (R3)
Then, about 15 minutes later I sat at another dealers table and found 3 more Bust Dimes - 1 being a die marriage I needed, another being a duplicate of a tougher,
R5 die marriage which I am always happy to acquire multiples of, and the 3rd was an 1803 Draped Bust Dime (not pictured) and a date I didn't have from that series.
1829 JR-11 (R4+)
1833 JR-2 (R5)
Then I just cruised through the rest of the bourse. Saw some pretty nice coins along the way, but only a couple stuck out as pieces that I liked. After about 3 hours
into the show I found another dealer who had a VERY RARE Bust Dime die marriage in his case - labeled as such; 1821 JR-2 (R6). Upon first glance it looked like a nice,
problem-free VG coin, and so I asked to see it even though I already own 2 examples of this die marriage! After a couple minute inspection I asked how much he
wanted for it. He quoted me a price I absolutely could not refuse! After putting on my poker face for another minute and looking over the coin again I paid the dealer...
slight grin on my face
Shortly after I also ended up picking up a very nice 1820 Bust Quarter from this dealer as well.I sent the 1821 Dime to PCGS for slabbing - it should grade VG-8 (Sorry, no pics right now). I had already anticipated sending another example of this die marriage to
PCGS for slabbing, but with this new, even more problem-free example I swapped specimens to better guarantee getting a physical grade.
Here's a pic of the 1820 Quarter:
All-in-all I had a fantastic time. Got to catch up with numis-friends and found some great coins.
Oh wait, I almost forgot one last NewP. About 30 minutes before the bourse closed (5:30), I bought one last Bust Dime for my set. I liked it, and I think you will too
Cheers
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EAC 6024
Your after hours purchase is rather delicious. Thanks for sharing!!
So yes, this was a great show for me. Left with 8 coins (6 are pictured), and submitted another 15 to PCGS (mostly Bust Dimes).
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
You are the MAN! Some people have all the luck.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
You still have a few pesky marriages to get though!
I really like that 1833 JR-10!
AB
Good job!
WS
Great report - and I'm glad you found some Dimes you needed for your set...
I was looking to see if you cherry-picked another curly 2 - 1829 Dime... I don't
think poor ol' Dimeman's heart could've taken the stress if you had !!
Glad to hear you're back at Grad School - good luck with the Thesis.
A mutual friend mentioned he had lunch with you. Maybe you can join us
for a week in Colorado Springs this Summer.
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1TwoBits
Congrats.
Mike
Like others also said, that 1823 dime is VERY nice!
<< <i>I give this report a B- for not including pics of the 1803 dime.
This coin should arrive in a week or so. I forgot to pick it
up from a dealer before I left. Therefore I do not have pics!