Bay Area Coin Show Today and Tomorrow

Joe_360 · March 19, 2021 11:25AM

First Bay Area Coin Show in over a year that I am aware of. May go tomorrow, if I do I will post review and if I buy anything

San Francisco Area
Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Show

Dates:
Friday March 19th, 2021 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday March 20th, 2021 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

South San Francisco Conference Center
255 South Airport Blvd
South San Francisco CA 94080

Enter the Main Lobby, this show is not in the rear building as in previous shows.

U.S. & World Coins & Currency,
Stamps, & Collectibles
Bought & Sold

16 Dealers will be in attendance

General Admission is Five Dollars ($5.00), Children 12 and under Free

WAYNEAS · March 19, 2021 11:47AM

@Joe_360 said:
First Bay Area Coin Show in over a year that I am aware of. May go tomorrow, if I do I will post review and if I buy anything

Hey that is great if you do @Joe_360
It is nice to feel like that normal may be returning.
Posts some pics.
Wayne

amwldcoin · March 19, 2021 12:28PM

Charging admission to a show with only 16 dealers? Geeze!

coinbuf · March 19, 2021 3:08PM

That admission fee thing is weird, but I hope you enjoy the show if you go.

pointfivezero · March 19, 2021 4:04PM

@Joe_360 said:
First Bay Area Coin Show in over a year that I am aware of. May go tomorrow, if I do I will post review and if I buy anything

San Francisco Area
Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Show

Dates:
Friday March 19th, 2021 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday March 20th, 2021 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

South San Francisco Conference Center
255 South Airport Blvd
South San Francisco CA 94080

Enter the Main Lobby, this show is not in the rear building as in previous shows.

U.S. & World Coins & Currency,
Stamps, & Collectibles
Bought & Sold

16 Dealers will be in attendance

General Admission is Five Dollars ($5.00), Children 12 and under Free

Thanks for the heads up, @Joe_360. Already have plans tomorrow or I would have driven over. Hopefully this means the Concord, Santa Clara and Sacramento shows will reopen soon.

Tim

pointfivezero · March 19, 2021 4:06PM

@coinbuf said:
That admission fee thing is weird, but I hope you enjoy the show if you go.

All the Bay Area shows I've attended charge a nominal fee. One's ticket stub is entered in a drawing and there are usually some nice prizes (not that I have ever won anything).

Joe_360 · March 19, 2021 4:10PM

@pointfivezero said:
@Joe_360 said:
First Bay Area Coin Show in over a year that I am aware of. May go tomorrow, if I do I will post review and if I buy anything

Thanks for the heads up, @Joe_360. Already have plans tomorrow or I would have driven over. Hopefully this means the Concord, Santa Clara and Sacramento shows will reopen soon.

@pointfivezero,

Thanks Tim

This is what I have, next scheduled CoinExpo San Jose will be September 17-18, 2021 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose.

Joe

Joe_360 · March 19, 2021 4:12PM

@pointfivezero said:

@coinbuf said:
That admission fee thing is weird, but I hope you enjoy the show if you go.

All the Bay Area shows I've attended charge a nominal fee. One's ticket stub is entered in a drawing and there are usually some nice prizes (not that I have ever won anything).

Yes, true but they usually only $3 or $4 and also have $2 off discount with the ad. Thanks

SanctionII · March 19, 2021 4:17PM

Interesting.

I may make the drive to So. SF tomorrow just to renew and refresh my "coin show experience", albeit with a mask and keeping in mind social distancing.

Maybe pick up a shiny round piece of metal or two.

pointfivezero · March 19, 2021 4:33PM

@Joe_360 said:

@pointfivezero said:

@coinbuf said:
That admission fee thing is weird, but I hope you enjoy the show if you go.

All the Bay Area shows I've attended charge a nominal fee. One's ticket stub is entered in a drawing and there are usually some nice prizes (not that I have ever won anything).

Yes, true but they usually only $3 or $4 and also have $2 off discount with the ad. Thanks

Had to look it up but yes, you're correct:

ricko · March 20, 2021 8:53AM

Great news... Hope to see more and more shows opening.... and SHOW REPORTS!!! Cheers, RickO

SanctionII · March 20, 2021 12:13PM

Stopped by the show. Just leaving after about 2 hours brousing, chatting and buying a couple of coins.

Will post details later.

Very fun to attend a show after one year.

SeattleSlammer · March 20, 2021 12:32PM

Let’s see some pics folks!

coinbuf · March 20, 2021 1:28PM

@SeattleSlammer said:
Let’s see some pics folks!

Just don't show any pics of coins with a political figure on it or the forum cop here will have you strung up.

SanctionII · March 20, 2021 3:33PM

I arrived at the show at about 10:15 a.m.

Entry to the show was restricted. Your temperature was taken. No admittance if you had a fever.

Only a maximum of 50 people at a time were allowed on the bourse. I had to stand in a line before I was admitted onto the bourse. As people left others were let in. I was admitted at about 10:30 am.

The tables were spread out. Plenty of room, allowing people to keep their distance. Everyone was wearing masks.

A very diverse crowd was present. Young to old. Male and female. In general everyone I spoke too was very upbeat and happy to be at a coin show (I was very happy).

I went on a hunt for raw, high grade, blast white, luster bomb Walkers from the 1940s. I have decided to put together a set of these coins in a Dansco album from 1933 to 1947.

I found two halves that fit the bill. A 1941 P and a 1944 P. Photos attached. The photos do not show their true blast white color.

After I left I drove north to SF and stopped by to check out the new diggs of Witter Coins. It is gorgeous and a great upgrade from the previous location on Market Street in the Hobart Building. If you have not stopped by you really should.

At Witter Coins I snooped and bought a Dansco Album for 1941-1947 Walkers.

I put some coins in it. Photo attached.

A fun day for me.

WAYNEAS · March 20, 2021 6:30PM

nice pics and picks of coins.
any of the floor at the show?
Wayne

SanctionII · March 20, 2021 9:04PM

No pics of the bourse floor.

While at the show I also saw a white Capital Holder with gold embossed letters containing a US Gold Type Set containing three dollar gold coins from the 1850s, a three dollar gold piece, Liberty and Indian quarter eagles, half eagles and eagles, a Liberty double eagle and a St. Gaudens Double eagle. The coins were all AU and MS. The coins were common dates.

The eye appeal of the US gold set was very high. It was fun to hold it in my hands and view the coins with a loupe.

The dealer that had the set told me a customer of his consigned the set to him for sale and that the customer was asking $9,800.00 for the set. Do not know if this is a good price or not. Would have needed to learn about and evaluate each coin in the set.

coinbuf · March 20, 2021 9:15PM

@SanctionII said:
No pics of the bourse floor.

While at the show I also saw a white Capital Holder with gold embossed letters containing a US Gold Type Set containing three dollar gold coins from the 1850s, a three dollar gold piece, Liberty and Indian quarter eagles, half eagles and eagles, a Liberty double eagle and a St. Gaudens Double eagle. The coins were all AU and MS. The coins were common dates.

The eye appeal of the US gold set was very high. It was fun to hold it in my hands and view the coins with a loupe.

The dealer that had the set told me a customer of his consigned the set to him for sale and that the customer was asking $9,800.00 for the set. Do not know if this is a good price or not. Would have needed to learn about and evaluate each coin in the set.

Nice that you were able to enjoy the show, I have a similar capital holder in black that does not have a space for the $3 gold piece, just need gold prices to fall some more and then I can fill in the last two spaces to complete mine.