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Which Table Are You Visiting FIrst at the ANA?
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Realizing, of course, that all the good stuff has been gobbled up during the unofficial pre-show.
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The dining table?
I always end up hungry after waiting in line. . .
Mine.
Not info that I want to give out.
I can think of a couple that I won't be visiting, but nowhere in particular that I have to hit first.
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And that's why I no longer go to coins shows. Walking in circles for hours, going from table to table, waiting in line to talk to a dealer, looking for one specific coin with zero luck. Going to the lunch table then the dinner table.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I’m fairly new to coin shows. Can you explain the idea that all the good stuff is taken before the show starts?
Dealer to dealer, wholesale.👍
Ok but assuming most of those coins are still available on the bourse. Dealers don’t sell at wholesale to us anyway I’m assuming.
Dealers buy quality coins and raise the price from what they were at the original table in most instances.
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
If I were going ... any table with free stuff!
The "pre-show" is not unofficial. ANA "Dealer Day" is Monday. If a dealer has a table for the main event, which starts Tuesday, he can buy a table at the "Dealer Day" pre-show. And any other dealers are welcome to walk the pre-show for a $125 fee. Collectors are not welcome, even if they're willing to pay the fee. I think it's ridiculous, but it's completely "official".
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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I’ll go see @MrEureka first to see what he bought at the official pre-show
Latin American Collection
I won't be attending this year. I collect "Dark Side" coins. My first two
stops are Glenn Schinke and Karl Stephens.
I won’t be there, but I’m sure my first stop would be to pee.
Make sure to bring a silver dime or Indian head cent to leave in the urinal.
And don't forget the Crazy Glue.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I'll start out with the table closest to the door.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" Matthew 6:33. Young fellow suffering from Bust Half fever.
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JRCS #1606
Our hosts as I'm sure there will be a line and I wanna get that out of the way.
Tables with coins like these:
I’ll be walking with purpose to about three tables initially. After that, I will start at one end of the bourse floor and go aisle by aisle. Hopefully there will be other kind souls that will interrupt my bourse crossings by reaching out to me alerting me of things that require my attention. Fingers crossed!
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
I've been a member of the ANA since 1980 and always thought it was primarily an organization for coin collectors. If this is true, I may reconsider renewing my membership.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I should clarify. The "unoffical" activity refers to all the dealer-dealer trading that happens in hotel rooms, etc., prior to the show. Yes, there is an official "dealer day."
I've got to help staff a Club table so I know where I'll be when I get there on Tuesday.
Member ANA, SPMC, SCNA, FUN, CONECA
As a dealer, I like the idea of the ANA charging a big entry fee for the first day of bourse activities. I just don't see how it helps dealers to keep high roller collectors out of the show. And any collector who's willing to pay $125 to walk the show on the first day is a qualified high roller as far as I'm concerned.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Where ever the beer 🍺 stand is 😈
I image the first table for many will be their favorite grading service's table to drop off coins for grading rather than hauling them around while cruising the bourse.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Wish I could go. Have fun everyone. Looking forward to all the show reports.
Successful BST with drddm, BustDMs, Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
Easy choice for me ANGEL DEE'S !
Is there a way to tell which dealers specialize in what? Your question has me wondering. I need to find someone selling Indian gold.
The Whitman Publishing booth, of course!
Dentuck - that's on my list. Gotta get there before Cherrypicker's sells out.