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Another St. Paul MN Show Report ...

As you recall last week's show in the St. Paul area was a bit exciting Yelling ... Police ... More Yelling, but not for the right reasons.

My local coin club held a show today, and the focus was on coins ... The day started out with a bit of snow on the roads, but many people still turned outimage There was active trade of the bullion, state quarters, and collector coins. I had collectors looking for red 1909 Lincoln cents, 1909 VDBs, high grade circulated key and semi-key Lincolns, AU $5 Indians, proof sets, mint sets, circulated, high grade Standing Liberrty Quarters, Morgans (does anyone buy Peace $s, save for the circ/bullion versionsimage), Modern Comms ... The snow picked up later in the afternoon which made leaving the show a bit difficult.

We have another show tomorrow, with a new location. Since the snow cotinues to falli, we'll have to wait and see if the focus of the show is coins or weather.
Greg Allen Coins, LLC Show Schedule: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/573044/our-show-schedule-updated-10-2-16 Authorized dealer for NGC, PCGS, CAC, and QA. Member of PNG, RTT (Founding Platinum Member), FUN, MSNS, and NCBA (formerly ICTA); Life Member of ANA and CSNS. NCBA Board member. "GA3" on CCE.

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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,732 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool. It's great to hear of any interest in moderns. image
    tempus fugit extra philosophiam.
  • i collect peace dollars, but most of the dealers want crazy money for them OR they overgrade them (if they're in 2*2's).

    i haven't bought a peace at a local twin cities show in a couple years now.

    Craig
  • Foo looked bored today, at least while I popped in. Took me an hour and a half of digging just to get out of the driveway. At least I didn't have to go far.
  • TheRegulatorTheRegulator Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

    I'm interested in hearing what attendance was like for the Sunday show- both by buyers and dealers. Hopefully it turns out to be a good show for everyone.

    The roads last night between 3AM and 5AM were absolutely disastrous. All side streets had about 8 inches of snow, 494 and Cedar were passable at about 35mph, but 35E was like an ox-cart road during the spring thaw- not plowed at all with one "lane" of ruts. Since it was a weekend storm, MnDOT probably decided to wait 'til morning to get most of the plows on the road. The roads are probably pretty decent by now, and the Wild seem to have a full crowd at the Excel Center.

    Only a few weeks 'til "the Big One"!



    The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. -Thomas Jefferson
  • foodudefoodude Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭
    I'm interested in hearing what attendance was like for the Sunday show- both by buyers and dealers

    Between the weather and trying to find the location of the show (MapQuest did not come through on this oneimage), I didn't make it to the show until about 8:45. Eventhough I got there late, there was plenty of parking at that time since only half the dealers made it to the show.

    The first and sole customer during the first hour of the show came in at about 9:15. The goods news was that the dealers where able to enjoy a leisurely brunchimage, followed by an educational session on how to crack coins out. Eventually things picked up and it turned out to be a good show. I was busy until about 4:30.

    The show was held at a new location. This by far the nicest show facilities for the current Twin Cities shows. In fact it is the nicest small show location I've been atimage The show is help at a golf course. The room was very spacious, unlike most over crowded shows. Even if all the dealers had showed up, there was still plenty of room to walk around and relax. In fact there were even several round tables with chairs where customers could sit and rest.


    Foo looked bored today, at least while I popped in.

    I was a bit tired. I got up extra early to make it to the show on time. As mentioned I still ended up getting to the show later than planed.

    Oh, what sold at this show ... proof and mint sets from the early sixties, MS Morgans, MS Lincolns, MS silver Wash quarters, requests for moderns, which I typically don't carry, proof Frankilns, early proof Kennedys (Russ missed out on these gemsimage).

    The FooDude will be at the Madisioon show next weekend. Anyone wnat a report from that show?
    Greg Allen Coins, LLC Show Schedule: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/573044/our-show-schedule-updated-10-2-16 Authorized dealer for NGC, PCGS, CAC, and QA. Member of PNG, RTT (Founding Platinum Member), FUN, MSNS, and NCBA (formerly ICTA); Life Member of ANA and CSNS. NCBA Board member. "GA3" on CCE.
  • Foo ,

    thank you for the weather/coin show report !
  • foodudefoodude Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭
    thank you for the weather/coin show report !

    Mike, I'm working for youimage

    Greg Allen Coins, LLC Show Schedule: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/573044/our-show-schedule-updated-10-2-16 Authorized dealer for NGC, PCGS, CAC, and QA. Member of PNG, RTT (Founding Platinum Member), FUN, MSNS, and NCBA (formerly ICTA); Life Member of ANA and CSNS. NCBA Board member. "GA3" on CCE.
  • TheRegulatorTheRegulator Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

    image

    Thanks for the report!
    The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. -Thomas Jefferson
  • foodudefoodude Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭
    Only a few weeks 'til "the Big One"!

    Do you mean the Northwest Show (3/16-18), or another storm, or bothimage
    Greg Allen Coins, LLC Show Schedule: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/573044/our-show-schedule-updated-10-2-16 Authorized dealer for NGC, PCGS, CAC, and QA. Member of PNG, RTT (Founding Platinum Member), FUN, MSNS, and NCBA (formerly ICTA); Life Member of ANA and CSNS. NCBA Board member. "GA3" on CCE.
  • TheRegulatorTheRegulator Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

    We could very well have a few more "big ones" before "The Big One". But Paul Douglas will be here to 4Warn us. This is the time of the year winter gets really old.
    The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. -Thomas Jefferson


  • << <i>We could very well have a few more "big ones" before "The Big One". But Paul Douglas will be here to 4Warn us. This is the time of the year winter gets really old. >>



    So he's at channel 4 eh? I figured he'd be a lifer at 11...then again I left the cities back in '89.
    Mark
  • crispycrispy Posts: 792 ✭✭✭


    << <i>My local coin club held a show today, and the focus was on coins ... >>



    Where was Saturday's show? I completely missed that one.

    I had every intention of hitting the show Sunday in Anoka, but I spent an hour and a half driving through the cr@p between Ramsey and Minneapolis at about 3am Sunday morning. I saw many, many folks in the ditches along with a couple snow plows to boot. I'm not even sure how I made it home. I just didn't feel like driving back to Anoka a few hours later after driving through all that earlier. I'll have to catch the next one.

    "to you, a hero is some kind of weird sandwich..."
  • lsicalsica Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭✭
    Sounds like Sunday's Anoka show was a good one. I should've said da'ell with the shoveling and got their early for the crack-out lesson image
    Philately will get you nowhere....
  • foodudefoodude Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭
    Where was Saturday's show?

    February 24, 2007
    Liberty Coin Club
    The Ideal Hall
    1494 North Dale Street
    St. Paul, MN


    Greg Allen Coins, LLC Show Schedule: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/573044/our-show-schedule-updated-10-2-16 Authorized dealer for NGC, PCGS, CAC, and QA. Member of PNG, RTT (Founding Platinum Member), FUN, MSNS, and NCBA (formerly ICTA); Life Member of ANA and CSNS. NCBA Board member. "GA3" on CCE.
  • I wanted to run up to Greenhaven for the Sunday show since I live 5 miles from there, but spent the morning shoveling out from 13 inches of snow. The plow didn't get our street plowed out until 5:00 pm.

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