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San Francisco Coin Show on Saturday, May 1st - Show Report (Very Short)

pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 1, 2021 11:26AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I spoke to Scott yesterday. Sounds like a small show with a focus on World and Ancients but after a year of no coin shows, I'd swim across the bay to see a clad dime right about now.

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  • MilesWaitsMilesWaits Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Enjoy!
    The swim will be refreshing.

    Now riding the swell in PM's and surf.
  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No, not until I've had my second shot in a few weeks. Have fun.

  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:
    No, not until I've had my second shot in a few weeks. Have fun.

    Thanks - I’m V2 + 10 so feeling my oats a bit.

    Tim

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Enjoy and let us know how the show goes.

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  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinbuf said:
    Enjoy and let us know how the show goes.

    Will do - pretty sure I'll spend more time driving to and from South San Francisco than at the actual show but count on a full report!

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking forward to show reports. I will be at a gun show both days this weekend.... (Might even be a coin table there)....Cheers, RickO

  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    Looking forward to show reports. I will be at a gun show both days this weekend.... (Might even be a coin table there)....Cheers, RickO

    Hey @ricko - can you pick me a few boxes of double 00 12 gauge shells? The cupboards are bare here in Kalifornia!

    :)

    Tim

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @pointfivezero.... Hi Tim, there will likely be some there...But you would be better off to order from TargetSports online...Cheers, RickO

  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Already back from SF Coin Show - Here is a quick update from my first show in over a year:

    Location - South San Francisco Convention Center
    Admission Fee - $5
    Masks Required
    Tables - 7
    Opened - 10:00 AM (but they allowed me to enter at 9:55)

    Most tables were world and ancient raw coins. I was on the lookout for old holders and bargains, of course. Been looking for a 1921 Morgan and Peace dollar and was able to fill half the bill.

    Here are a few pictures:

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Seven tables, wow :#

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  • U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 6,890 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @golden said:
    That has to be the smallest coin show that I have ever seen!

    That was my thought as well.
    Still a small show is better than no show. And it looks like there was a decent amount of people.

    Congrats on finding half of the 1921 set @pointfivezero !

  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @U1chicago said:

    @golden said:
    That has to be the smallest coin show that I have ever seen!

    That was my thought as well.
    Still a small show is better than no show. And it looks like there was a decent amount of people.

    Congrats on finding half of the 1921 set @pointfivezero !

    Thanks and my thoughts exactly. At one point there was actually a line to get in which meant there was a small huddle at every table. Hardly worth the 100 mile round trip except for experiencing a sense of normalcy returning to the coin world.

    Next big show is in Sacramento June 5th and 6th. Much longer (and more expensive) report will follow.

    Tim

  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    LOL! The dealers should pay the customers to come!

  • SilverProofQuarter1883SilverProofQuarter1883 Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, that’s small, and $5 admission. I paid that much for shows with over 100 tables. Still at least it’s coins and any about is fun 🤩

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,085 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    $5 for that?

    But the venue is beautiful!

    Still it’s a coin show, after the long drought it’s still an oasis, albeit a shallow one.

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  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    $5 for that?

    Well, the advertisement said the admission fee was $8 so I thought I got a deal. :)

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,602 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They could of at least included a free hot dog with extra mustard. :D

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,602 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Could be a poster for dealer soc. dist.

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  • Joe_360Joe_360 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I thought about it, but stayed away due to focus on world coins and long drive... Thanks for the photo's

  • Joe_360Joe_360 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @markelman1125 said:
    Wow, that’s small, and $5 admission. I paid that much for shows with over 100 tables. Still at least it’s coins and any about is fun 🤩

    $2 off with ad...

  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Joe_360 said:
    I thought about it, but stayed away due to focus on world coins and long drive... Thanks for the photo's

    Pleasure - it was like getting back in at the shallow end of the pool. Maybe we'll see you at Sac?

    Tim

  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Joe_360 said:

    @markelman1125 said:
    Wow, that’s small, and $5 admission. I paid that much for shows with over 100 tables. Still at least it’s coins and any about is fun 🤩

    $2 off with ad...

    hhhmmm, I had no ad but appreciated the deal. Was almost a dollar a table as it was. :)

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    They could of at least included a free hot dog with extra mustard. :D

    Good thinking 🤔

  • thefinnthefinn Posts: 2,657 ✭✭✭✭✭

    7 dealers. Wow. How much was the cost of a table vs. rent of facility?

    thefinn
  • giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭✭

    Attending Dealers :
    Classical Numismatic Group
    Kagin's
    Wolfshead Gallery
    Herakles Numismatics
    J. Zhang
    Ken Dorney Coins
    Gold Rush Numismatics
    Griffin Coins

    Surprised that a couple of dealers from the east coast made it out west for a one day show with all the cost involved and limited interest? in ancient and world coins.

    Agree with ohers $5 for admission is excessive. All the usual bay area dealers were at the show in Las Vegas.

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