ANA OKC Show Report

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rarity7
rarity7 Posts: 23 ✭✭✭
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Ok it took me a full week to recover from the full week of coin insanity in OKC, but I finally did and finally wrote up thoughts and pictures from OKC:

https://www.rarity7.com/blog/2025-09-ana-okc-show-report

In short, as I'm sure others have reported: A great show. All my fellow dealers were super-doubters and OKC proved them basically all wrong.

Highlight (lowlight?) in one pic -- this was an actual display in an actual professional coin dealer's case:

I thought it was a joke, but no, he was serious: "Them grading companies are scum and they lie and cheat and those are the real grades and prices."

Noah @ Rarity7
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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Or how long it took to catch on

  • Copperindian
    Copperindian Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Noah & team Rarity 7 - excellent show report & an enjoyable read! I think OKC knocked it out of the park A to Z!
    Ken

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  • Russell12
    Russell12 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Okay, I'll ask THE question (since we could not make it to OKC this year), when will the ANA be back to OKC?

  • HillbillyCollector
    HillbillyCollector Posts: 736 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Russell12 said:
    That photo should be preserved forever! I'd love to find out if he sold any.

    >
    Yeah he did, at least one. I grabbed the ‘22 in ‘MS67’ for the cool 7k!😉😂

  • vplite99
    vplite99 Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yeah he did, at least one. I grabbed the ‘22 in ‘MS67’ for the cool 7k!

    Tehehe.

    Vplite99
  • Project Numismatics
    Project Numismatics Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    But will he offer me MS65 money for my MS61’s? I also have a bridge in Alaska for sale…

  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A dealer last weekend when I showed him an MS 70 silver eagle said they are all either 69 or 70....oh, really? In the earlier dates it's very hard to get 70s.

  • golden
    golden Posts: 10,535 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I really enjoyed your show report. I thought that OKC was the best ANA in years.

  • DRUNNER
    DRUNNER Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Superb show report. Perhaps we will meet someday . . . . . it would be fun!

    Drunner

  • ColoradoCoinGuy
    ColoradoCoinGuy Posts: 264 ✭✭✭
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    Great show report. I enjoyed being in on that 80 nickel discussion with you , Owen, and the nickel’s owner on Friday, I acquired some great diagnostic info from Owen on those.

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  • FlyingAl
    FlyingAl Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Did you end up with that 1876 Proof set? Lovely!

    Coin Photography

  • coinhack
    coinhack Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thank you for the ANA show report. Some nice coins on your site too. And thanks for the laughs.

  • pointfivezero
    pointfivezero Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice picture, Noah. Must have missed that display case. Nice seeing you and your growing team there.

    See you at SJ on Friday.

    Tim

  • usararecoins
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    Excellent report Noah. I loved the ANA show in OKC. It was very active and a strong market. I really enjoyed the great restaurants and the Omni hotel was first class! The convention center was new and impressive as well.

  • MFeld
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    @logger7 said:
    A dealer last weekend when I showed him an MS 70 silver eagle said they are all either 69 or 70....oh, really? In the earlier dates it's very hard to get 70s.

    Although clearly, they’re not all 69 or 70, the fact that it might be very hard to get 70’s for earlier dates doesn’t contradict what he said.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • MFeld
    MFeld Posts: 17,132 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 4, 2025 4:17AM
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    @rarity7 said:
    Ok it took me a full week to recover from the full week of coin insanity in OKC, but I finally did and finally wrote up thoughts and pictures from OKC:

    https://www.rarity7.com/blog/2025-09-ana-okc-show-report

    In short, as I'm sure others have reported: A great show. All my fellow dealers were super-doubters and OKC proved them basically all wrong.

    Highlight (lowlight?) in one pic -- this was an actual display in an actual professional coin dealer's case:



    I thought it was a joke, but no, he was serious: "Them grading companies are scum and they lie and cheat and those are the real grades and prices."

    Noah, you have a great attitude along with an excellent, entertaining writing style. And you’re even tolerable in person. 😉 Truthfully, I really enjoyed meeting and talking to you.

    I sure would like to introduce that dealer to NGC, show them that picture and repeat his comments to them.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MFeld said:

    @rarity7 said:
    Ok it took me a full week to recover from the full week of coin insanity in OKC, but I finally did and finally wrote up thoughts and pictures from OKC:

    https://www.rarity7.com/blog/2025-09-ana-okc-show-report

    In short, as I'm sure others have reported: A great show. All my fellow dealers were super-doubters and OKC proved them basically all wrong.

    Highlight (lowlight?) in one pic -- this was an actual display in an actual professional coin dealer's case:



    I thought it was a joke, but no, he was serious: "Them grading companies are scum and they lie and cheat and those are the real grades and prices."

    Noah, you have a great attitude along with an excellent, entertaining writing style. And you’re even tolerable in person. 😉 Truthfully, I really enjoyed meeting and talking to you.

    I sure would like to introduce that dealer to NGC, show them that picture and repeat his comments to them.

    Some years ago I walked over to the NGC table where Mark Salzburg was answering questions and I showed them an Anacs certified 1866 $20 Liberty in MS60 that I had tried to cross to their holder, and he said it was not uncirculated. Then I walked over to the Anacs table where Randy said he liked it even in an MS61 holder. I should have asked both for their reasoning for both determinations but didn't. If you can get the grading service VIP graders to answer questions that would be educational.

  • hummingbird_coins
    hummingbird_coins Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I had a somewhat similar "lowlight" at a smaller show this summer - I saw a coin I sold on eBay at fair market value (lightly toned Morgan in rattler holder, $200) priced at $800 in a dealer's case.

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  • Samets
    Samets Posts: 413 ✭✭✭✭
    edited September 4, 2025 8:28AM
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    @rarity7 said:



    I thought it was a joke, but no, he was serious: "Them grading companies are scum and they lie and cheat and those are the real grades and prices."

    Is he buying more? I have some under graded coins for sale! All of my Morgans are MS68/69 so he might have to pay up!

  • skier07
    skier07 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @rarity7 Will you be at the PCGS members only show in Irvine?

  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 5, 2025 10:37AM
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    Nice Peace $. But his grades vs NGC?

    A guy used setup with was a Peace $ specialist. He did a booming business. He knew how to pick out nice coins -and sold them at retail only / many would try haggle (mostly other dealers) but would get stuffed in backfield.

    Investor
  • rarity7
    rarity7 Posts: 23 ✭✭✭
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    @skier07 said:
    @rarity7 Will you be at the PCGS members only show in Irvine?

    Yessir! Looking forward to that one - a different spin on their show and I love the "one 6ft table for everyone" approach. Makes it feel more intimate and more like a club meeting than a show.

    Noah @ Rarity7
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  • Coin Finder
    Coin Finder Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Really good report, nice presentation. The dealer with the stickers, I wonder why he gave the "grading companies" all that money to get the coins graded if "they are all scum"?

    Love the name R7 also! Great job guys and gals!

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  • krueger
    krueger Posts: 946 ✭✭✭✭
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    slabbed Coins on Floor of the John----
    This why PCGS hands out hand sanitizers at their submission table.

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