BRNA Show Report
golden
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The Blue Ridge Numismatic Association show is held every Summer at the Dalton, Georgia Convention Center. The Convention Center is a very nice facility with plenty of free parking located just off of I-75.
I left home on Thursday just after dawn. This time I did not stop at a Hardee's for breakfast. I am not sure that I will ever be able to stop at a Hardee's for breakfast again after the problems that I had two weeks ago. Just before I got to Dalton, I ran into interstate construction that had traffic very backed up.
I first stopped to see Darrell at AMWLDCOINS. He had an 1892 Half Dollar in PCGS AU 58+ listed on Ebay that I wanted to see. I have been wanting a nineteenth century Barber Half Dollar for several years. The coin looked better in person than on Ebay. I had brought along my 1900 Barber Half Dollar in PCGS AU 58+. We quickly agreed to a trade deal. Continuing on I said hello to Joe Sande. I made a pass of the bourse floor and did not see anything else that I needed.
The attendance at the show was not large and I did not see much action happening. There were a lot of dealers with raw coins, Morgan Dollars in slabs and a fair number of currency dealers. I saw miscellaneous silver rounds at $40 and low grade pre-1921 Morgans at $32. The concession stand had hot dogs for $4 and hamburgers for $6. Very reasonable compared to some convention centers.
I left the show in late afternoon. I ran into rain, fog and very heavy traffic. I arrived home before dark.
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Thank you for the report and glad to hear that all went well this time! And it sounds like you came out with a nice upgrade to your 58+ set!
@golden So are you saying you traded in the 1900-P in 58+ for the '92 in 58+? or did you just bring the '00-P Barber Half for comparison reasons?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I'm down here helping Larry Briggs, yesterday was OK, more like an early bird/dealer day. Some people didn't know it was starting Thursday until a few days ago. Today should be more active.
1900 is part of the 19th century.
Thanks for the report. What happened at Hardee's?
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The PCGS Registry uses 1800-1899 as the 19th Century.
To see what happened at Hardee's see my MNS Non Show Report of two weeks ago.
Yes, I know. And it’s incorrect.
That's rough, I'm glad you're better.
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Thanks for the report. I did not know Dalton GA had a coin show until I saw it listed on the PCGS main page.
FrederickCoinClub
I believe the GNA show is also held there in the spring. Both shows are popular with the Florida dealers that I talk to, and worth their while to attend.
@Walkerguy21D is correct the GNA (Georgia Numismatic Association) show is held there in the spring, usually in April and the BRNA ( Blue Ridge Numismatic Association) in the fall. I don't know why these shows don't get more publicity as they are both well attended great shows with something for everyone buyers and sellers alike.
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