ANA Show Report
golden
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This was my 56th consecutive ( 1970-date ) ANA show.
I left home on my flight to Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon. Upon arrival I retrieved my bag, got my rental car and drove to my hotel.
After a meager breakfast at the hotel on Monday morning, I drove to Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. I enjoyed Brandywine Falls, a covered bridge, a lake and beautiful scenery. This was the 48th National Park that I have visited. I was there most of the day and then drove back to the hotel. I had dinner at Golden Corral. It was bad.
Tuesday morning, I again had breakfast at the hotel before driving to the David Lawrence Convention Center. I got there at 11 AM but the parking garage was already full. I parked at a surface garage for $18. I got my badge and waited for the 12:30 opening. I first went to the David Lawrence table. I had asked them to bring along an 1800 Half Dime in PCGS AU-58 that they had in inventory. I bought an 1800 Half Dime in October of 1994 in PCGS XF-40. It filled a hole, but I was never happy with it. At last years' ANA I upgraded to a PCGS AU-53 and then sold the XF-40 through Great Collections. A quick look at the 1800 in 58 and I knew that it was what I wanted. I traded my 53 and some cash for the coin. I had only been there less that 30 minutes and I already had a coin.
I then started in the premium section of the bourse. At David Kahn's I sold him 2 coins that I had brought along. I said hello to Liz Coggan , Ken Goldman, Julian Leidman and Dan Decker. I looked at an 1877 Trade Dollar in PCGS AU-58+. It had a very dark crescent shaped toning from about 5 to 11 o'clock on the obverse and the corresponding part of the reverse. It looked almost terminal to me. I passed. I also saw an 1859 $20 in PCGS AU-58+. It had a big scratch in the field under the chin. I also passed
At Desert Moon's table I looked at a drop dead gorgeous 1806 Half Dollar in PCGS AU 58 with a CAC sticker. It had great reflectivity and very nice toning. It is probably the best Draped Bust Half Dollar thar I have ever seen. The price was not cheap but nice coins never are. I thought about it but could not pull the trigger. There was a long line at the PCGS table. To me the action on the floor seemed subdued today.
In late afternoon I went to Cracker Barrel for dinner. When I was finished the waitress said that if I did not want anything else, I was ok to go because someone had picked up my check. I was floored. I have no idea who it was.
On Wednesday I finished the first pass of the floor. I said hello to Harry Jones and Allen Mincho. There was a long line at the U.S. Mint booth to purchase the latest junk. I saw an 1839-O Half Dollar in PCGS SP-64+. A very rare coin but I did not like the toning. I looked at an 1813 $5 in PCGS AU-58 at the David Lawrence table. The price was ok but again I could not pull the trigger. I took another look at the 1806 Half Dollar at Desert Moon's table.
I went to the Texas Roadhouse for dinner. It was very good.
On Thursday I went to drop off two coins for John ( Messydesk ) to image for me. I saw the beautiful early Proof Sets at Legend Coin. I really liked the 1857. I also saw a beautiful 1900 Gold Proof Set at another table.
I then went to look at the Tyrant exhibit. Very cool. I next went to look at the other exhibits. There were several nice ones that I enjoyed. I picked up my coins from Messydesk.
I was just taking another look at a few tables when I spotted a 1904 $20 in PCGS 64 with a CAC sticker. It had great reflectivity and super color. I was so focused on looking for the coins that I needed for my type set on the first two days that I had not even seen the 1904. When the dealer handed it to me, I asked the price before I had even taken out my loup to look at it. I knew then that I was going to purchase the coin. A very quick look and I pulled the trigger. It was not a coin that I was looking for, but it was so pretty that I had to have it. There seemed to be more action on the floor today.
I went back to the Texas Roadhouse again tonight. It was very good.
Friday, I checked out of the hotel, turned in my rental car and waited for my flight. The flight landed just at dark. Even though I only bought two coins, I had had a great time.
Next year the ANA will be at Chicago ( Rosemont ). I plan on being there.
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Thank you for a great report, glad you had a fruitful and pleasant time.
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A nice complete and well rounded report. You scored early and late for those coins.
Good to hear abot a good show 👍
great report and 56th show - quite impressive.
It was great to meet and chat with you @golden. An impressive feat to go to 56 in a row. Looking forward to seeing your 57th at Rosemont next year!
Congrats on your 56th show, thanks for the report!
Sounds like you got a couple of really nice Coins. I too would have passed on the trade dollar with dark crescent toning. I’m glad you had a good time and thanks for the report. I enjoyed reading it.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
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Hey @golden, I think you bought that 1904 $20 from me. I was sharing a table with @Desert Moon. I did not realize it was you. I have a hard time connecting forum member handles with the real person. It was a stunning semi PL with great color on a very common date which is normally all banged up. Happy it got the correct home.
Indeed, hard to find a beautiful 1904 $20 Liberty because so many of them were struck that year. I was able to find a gorgeous 1904 in PCGS MS-66 that was green stickered from Legend.Numismatics years ago. Then I cracked it out also years ago (unusual for me to do so) and PCGS upgraded it to MS-66+. JA green stickered it again.
JA felt it had a good chance to grade 66+ at CACG. So did Doug Winters. It failed to cross at CACG at 66+ which would have been the very first to ever attain (and still never graded above 66.0 grade at CACG) . . Yet the 1876-S $20 in PCGS MS-63+ did cross to CACG 63+ despite a no vote from both JA and Doug Winters. Plus grades can be very hard to pin down and can be speculative and judgemental.
Why would it be hard to find “ a beautiful 1904 $20 Liberty because so many of them were struck that year”?
Just so you know, Doug “Winters” had no opinion about your coin, but Doug “Winter” might have.😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Also, and just to be clear… Jonathan Winters did not have an opinion about your coin.
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Maybe it was buried with the gold underneath the big ‘W’.
Older folks will get the reference.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Never minds , Mark beat me to it.........
Oh geez. In the middle of my sleepless night I can screw up my spelling.
Doug Winter it is.
I once read ( do not recall where) that because the US Mint pushed the striking of 1904 $20 Liberties to the highest level the USMint allowed the dies to be used longer than usual even though they were getting more worn out than usual. Plus the handling of the $20 Libs was more rushed creating more bag marks to prevent super gems MS-67 from being preserved. CAC nor CACG has never approved a single MS-67. At least not yet.
@golden
"I had dinner at Golden Corral."
Regardless of whether what you read was true, there are certainly more than enough very nice examples to choose from. That includes several thousand that PCGS has graded MS 65.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Glad to hear that it sounds like you had a very enjoyable show.
Congratulations on getting your consecutive streak up to 56. Just one more and you’ll break DiMaggio‘s record! 😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Sounds like you had a very enjoyable time at the show.
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What a cool report! Thanks for sharing. 56 straight? Wow!!!
Dave
Hey @golden I read your show report. It was good. 😉
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
Yes, I got it from you. I looked at several marked PL at the FUN show. I did not like any of them as much as the one that I bought from you. Even though it is a common date it is still very impressive. It was good to meet you.
I attended the ANA in Pittsburg Also. It was my very first national show for the 25 years I have been collecting.
First impressions: The scale of it all is overwhelming: Lights, commotion, hustle and bustle and the sheer number of dealers. I went to look for better date Barber halves, Seated Halves and especially was hoping to find a VF-XF type Draped Bust quarter.
Very little Better date Barber halves. A huge amount of select and choice Seated Halves however. I ended up buying four coins from John at Silicon valley Coins, including a PCGS VF20 1893-S Barber Half and VF25 1881 Seated half with really nice original toning.
I bought four halves from Liz Coggan, including an NGC MS62 1848 half and a PCGS AU58 CAC 1903-S Barber Half. I also bought a CACG AU55 1896-O Barber quarter from another dealer.
I saw the most beautiful 1860-O Seated Dollar in PCGS MS63, but I forgot where I saw it and never got to go back and really look at the coin. There were also quite a number of PCGS MS64 and 65 Trade Dollars with such beautiful luster and toning, including a really nice MS64 1975 Trade Dollar.
Anway, after 2 full days and my pocketbook 13K lighter, I had enough!
Left side walking in:
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Pittsburg Skyline a few blocks from the convention center.
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Thought I would share my experience of the ANA show as well. This was my first ever. I have attended FUN the last six years but will not be able to this coming January so thought this would be a good alternative. 2.5 hour drive for me so pretty convenient. Took Wednesday off work and left before dawn. Did not know what I would run into with AM peak traffic around Pittsburg. Ended up arriving about 8:30 and parking in the garage was easy enough. All in all the show was good. I know some were asking how it was compared to FUN….nothing bad about this show but I wound score FUN just a little better due to more dealers with my focus. Regardless it was a great show with a good crowd but not so much that you couldn’t browse the tables. Ended up burning through my budget pretty easy and picked up a few key dates from my list. These purchases were all from dealers that I usually buy from at FUN as well. Here are my purchase highlights:
…and the series key:
Definitely a great experience for anyone that gets the chance!