MOON Show report
willy
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Went to the Moon show in the Twin Cities today first time at this show only been to 5-6 shows in the last 10 years. About 100 people waiting to get in for the noon opening. 80 dealers or so. Lots of raw coins and the people sure were going through the 2x2 albums buying low grade coins for their collections. Seemed very active to me. Gold was selling for spot plus 4% from a few sellers. Silver rounds were at $17-18. Not sure how the bullion was selling there was not what I considered a huge amount for sale. Also surprised by the number of off name slabs some of the dealers carried in stock.
Anyway I purchased 3 $2-1/2 gold Indians AU-BU Raw for my Dansco. Traded a few 1995 1/2 OZ American Eagles raw for a couple of dates that I needed for my Album. Traded some extra 1995 for the dates I needed plus $10 each. Can't beat that.
Finally I picked up a couple of new coins for my 7070 Type set a MS67 Walker CAC and a 1872 $1 PR64+ CAC
Which was nicely toned and priced fair. Spent a little more than planned but that seems to happen. Tom Reynolds was there, he has a nice selection of copper both raw and slabbed. 
It is a 4 hour drive to the show for me so I stayed at the Hinkley Casino last night. That was good for a couple of drinks but hurt the coin budget a little. Ride home was smooth but there were some snowflakes in the air. Also picked up my final coin for my 64-66 Washington Quarter collection 1937-S MS65 just need to crack it out of its tomb and the Dansco will be filled.
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That proof seated dollar is gorgeous, nice pick up.
Good report, thanks for sharing! That 1872 $1 PR64+ CAC deserves its own thread... 🤤
Love that show. Nice pickups. Looks like you had a lot of fun.
I agree. Share some pics of the S.L. Dollar please.
Good report. Thanks.
@willy
Thanks for taking the time to post your show report.
thanks for the report
Planning to go there Saturday morning.
maybe a 1901-s quarter there?
Everything is all right!
Nice coins Willy! Come on out to the PNNA show in Portland Oregon first weekend in November!!
The court jester does not play, but gently pulls the strings…
Great report and coin
Thanks for the report !!!
nice report
Thanks for the report....Interesting comments about gold/silver pricing....I expect a drop in melt when the China/US trade deal is resolved....Cheers, RickO
Thanks for the report! That proof Seated Dollar is amazing!!
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Greetings! I wanted to share my thoughts on the show. I attended Saturday with my son and it appeared very well attended. I agree with Willy, there were a lot of raw coins and tier 2 slabs. Dealers paying around 96% of spot for gold. Not a lot of bullion to be found.
Kudos to Gary Adkins, who gave my son a nice encapsulated set of 2005 burnished nickels with some great toning. My son bought one of the new innovations dollars and got two gold plated quarters in change. It was great to see the dealers being so nice to the kids who’ll be the future of the hobby. I attended the MOON show when I was a kid, so it was fun to bring my son.
I purchased a 1949 NGC Roosevelt dime with toning, MS 66*. I liked it so much, I didn’t care it wasn’t FB.
Anyway, It seemed money was crossing the tables. I didn’t see any MS gold 2 1/2 Indians that were graded, they seem to continue to be popular.