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Two coins from the Portland, Oregon PNNA Show.
Fairlaneman
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For a first time effort this show was OK. The brouse was almost double what it was for the last spring PNNA show that was held in Portland. A fairly large crowd was present for the first four hours. I left at about 1 PM and the people were pretty sparse. I wonder what the dealers were thinking ? Some of them had came in from California and it would have been nice to see the crowd hang around so these dealers would atleast think about coming back again.
Coin wise a fairly large selection was present. Heck even a few earlier date Mercs could be had if one wanted. One thing that was not there was a nicely toned Walking Half. Next time maybe. I did see a PCGS graded San Diego Commen that was graded MS67. I think thats a Top Pop and darn it was pretty. In fact it just may be the best looking coin I have ever seen. If $4500.00 had been in the wallet the coin would have been mine. The same dealer that had the San Diego also had 4 other knock out commen's. His table was covered with drool before I left.
It was a real decent show for the NorthWest and it was good to get in touch with a few people I have not seen for a year or two.
Ken
Coin wise a fairly large selection was present. Heck even a few earlier date Mercs could be had if one wanted. One thing that was not there was a nicely toned Walking Half. Next time maybe. I did see a PCGS graded San Diego Commen that was graded MS67. I think thats a Top Pop and darn it was pretty. In fact it just may be the best looking coin I have ever seen. If $4500.00 had been in the wallet the coin would have been mine. The same dealer that had the San Diego also had 4 other knock out commen's. His table was covered with drool before I left.
It was a real decent show for the NorthWest and it was good to get in touch with a few people I have not seen for a year or two.
Ken
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I bought my first commem at a Portland show many, many, years ago. A Gettysburg in an NGC63 holder.
I like the Bookers, Ken. Interesting Reverse on the 46.
You might be glad some day you didn't have $4500 in your wallet for a pretty San Deigo. Pretty common coin--even if it is in a real uncommon condition.
But, then again, I am a firm believer in never telling anyone how much they should value anything.
Clankeye
Nice job, but you should be building a Merc set
Tony
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I got a bunch of coins though. I picked up 15 toners from one dealer for all really cheap. Including this one.
The Washington State dealer with all the great looking Classic Commems always has a full case of Classic beauties. Hardly any would be considered average for slab grade. Great guy.
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<< <i>The Washington State dealer with all the great looking Classic Commems always has a full case of Classic beauties. Hardly any would be considered average for slab grade. Great guy. >>
Would that be Joe Webber we're talking about?
He always has a real nice inventory.
Clankeye
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<< <i>The Washington State dealer with all the great looking Classic Commems always has a full case of Classic beauties. Hardly any would be considered average for slab grade. Great guy. >>
Would that be Joe Webber we're talking about?
He always has a real nice inventory.
Clankeye >>
Clankeye thats him. The name escaped me untill you mentioned it. A very friendly and personable guy. Easy to talk to and not pushy at all.
p8nt, its too far to drive again. The Salem Show at Thanksgiving is looking good though.
Ken
Joe Weber at Commems Inc. is indeed a nice man always showing a full case of above average Classic Commems. His inventory normally satisfies my wants more than the entire rest of the dealer's inventory combined. I was actually available Friday afternoon to help Joe bring his things into the bourse room and speak with his always pleasant wife along the way. I recommend this dealer highly to anyone interested in Classic Commems. I do not believe he has a web site and the issue never came up.
<< <i>For a first time effort this show was OK. The brouse was almost double what it was for the last spring PNNA show that was held in Portland. A fairly large crowd was present for the first four hours. I left at about 1 PM and the people were pretty sparse. I wonder what the dealers were thinking ? Some of them had came in from California and it would have been nice to see the crowd hang around so these dealers would atleast think about coming back again.
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Ken >>
Couple of misconceptions here. This was not a first time show by any means. The Willamette Club has held shows in Portland for many years, many times at the same venue where this show was held. Even the PNNA's participation on the show title isn't new - for many years the annual PNNA convention was held in Portland. Actually, the PNNA didn't do much beyond put their name on this show - all of the work at the show was done by Willamette Coin Club volunteers (the bourse chairman, who did a great job recruiting dealers, was the guy who is the usual PNNA bourse chairman for the PNNA shows in Tukwila, WA.).
The most recent Portland show that was held at the Doubletree (2003, I think) was a Willamette Coin Club function - the PNNA had nothing to do with it. The WCC did not hold a show in 2004 because we were busy being the host club for the ANA National Money Show.
The bourse size was not double previous shows, but we did have about 25% more dealers at this show than ever before. Public attendance was quite good. Every dealer I spoke with (with one exception) said he had a good show, and a couple dealers were blown away by how much business they did. We expect that all of those dealers will be back next year and that we may even have a small increase.
Howard Spindel
VP, Willamette Coin Club
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When it comes to who does most of the work at the shows I think everyone knows that the Willamette Coin Club does it. PNNA was inserted because they, not the Willamette Coin Club, is where the flyer announcing the show came from in the mail. If it had not been for the flyer I would not have known about the show at all. If you read this maybe the next time that the Willamette Coin Club has a function jump on this board and let the NorthWest Collectors know about it. Its free advetisment and will only take you a few seconds to do.
I did not count the brouse participants at the last show, 2003 Spring, and I did not count the brouse this time. All I know is that 2 more rows were pretty much filled up with dealers that are usually empty. I am sorry for being so far off with my guesstament.
Anyway it was a good show and I hope it continues to be.
Cheers.
Ken
The Willamette Coin Club has had a show for many years in the Spring. All we did was move the same show to the Fall - we thought it would be better for Northwest collectors if the WCC show was not always so close to the Spring PNNA show in Tukwila. So, I guess whether it's a "first time" show is a matter of semantics. I'd say "no" because this is a longstanding show just moved in time. But I see your point that it is the first time (to my knowledge) that the show has been held in the Fall.
I think we had 83 dealers at the show. The prior record for any WCC show was something in the low sixties. The hotel actually ran out of tables while were setting up.
From nearly all standpoints this show was very successful, and I think that it's likely that it will be a permanent fixture in the Fall. We are already making plans for next year. (The show was a lot of work for me personally and I'm still recovering!)
Mozin and I did make some posts here about the show in the two weeks before the show date.
I bought a couple nice coins at the show.
Howard
VP Willamette Coin Club
http://www.shieldnickels.net