San Antonio/Schertz coin show report
ElmerFusterpuck
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I'll try to keep this one brief, because that's about the amount of time I spent there! These shows used to be held within San Antonio or Live Oak, but rising rents/fees or demolishing a former venue (Live Oak Civic Center) have caused them to be moved to the Schertz Civic Center. It's a much nicer place than the former venues; let's hope it stays put here for awhile.
Now for the show. There were around 20 or so tables set up. From what I heard, there could have been more if other competing shows weren't going on in the state of TX. These small shows do tend to carry some of the same coins from show to show, this includes scrubbed junk in 4th world holders to legitimate coins trapped forever by the overpricing virus. I know to skip these tables after a quick glance. But among those, one can still find decent coins at reasonable prices. The thrill is in the hunt and it sure beats mowing the grass on Saturday. These are the two coins I ended up with:
A nice raw 43-S half for my Library of Coins album:
Aster buying the above, this little jewel grabbed my attention from the same dealer's case. Didn't pay any premium either.
NGC MS-65:
Look forward to the next one!
Now for the show. There were around 20 or so tables set up. From what I heard, there could have been more if other competing shows weren't going on in the state of TX. These small shows do tend to carry some of the same coins from show to show, this includes scrubbed junk in 4th world holders to legitimate coins trapped forever by the overpricing virus. I know to skip these tables after a quick glance. But among those, one can still find decent coins at reasonable prices. The thrill is in the hunt and it sure beats mowing the grass on Saturday. These are the two coins I ended up with:
A nice raw 43-S half for my Library of Coins album:
Aster buying the above, this little jewel grabbed my attention from the same dealer's case. Didn't pay any premium either.
NGC MS-65:
Look forward to the next one!
10-4,
Erik
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