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RichieURich's Baltimore show report
RichieURich
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WOW! What a show!
People: I met Forum members WTCG, Longacre, Tootawl, CharlotteDude, Cape, Mistercoinman, Orie, Ksteelheader, Yellowjacket, MrHalfDime, Coinosaurus, Goose, Julian, and Scarsdale. WTCG and his sneakers went through the bourse floor like a cat stalking its prey. Longacre, as expected, asked his share of questions and we discussed current market conditions for collector coins. Tootawl certainly lives up to his name as I thought he might hit the table row banners. CharlotteDude brought his wife and daughter one day and all three looked like they had a good time. Cape was searching out Longacre and finally met the Official Questioner of the Forum. Mistercoinman showed me some cool dimes. Orie looked like a show veteran and I was surprised to learn it was his first Baltimore show. Ksteelheader is from my area but I didn't meet him until now. Yellowjacket told me of a recent discovery which was of much interest to me. MrHalfDime was engrossed in reviewing two collections of these small coins. Coinosaurus was more impressed by a VG/AG coin I showed him than by a 2nd finest known EF of another coin. Goose brought his daughter, who would not let go of her Mint bag, even when offered money for it. Goose also identified two dimes in my inventory he formerly owned. Julian stopped by my table to check out my stock; this man has had tables at over 1,000 shows and he has as much enthusiasm as any of the rest of us. Scarsdale showed me a mega-cool trime and promised me he would find me one (Jon, I need two of them).
Cool coins I saw: The coolest coin I saw was the unique 1942-S Jefferson nickel, with the reverse of the 1941-S Large S and in the pre-war composition. All other 1942-S nickels have the mintmark over the top of Monticello rather than on the side, and also have the wartime composition. I posted information I had about this coin in an earlier thread.
Coins I sold: I sold an 1861-S Paquet reverse $20, a complete date set of large cents except for the 1804, an 1873-CC dime, an 1852-O quarter, an 1853 No Arrows quarter, an 1857 quarter with the reverse clashed with the Flying Eagle cent, an 1878-S quarter, an 1852 half and several other coins.
Coins I bought: I bought an 1823/2 quarter, an 1804 dime in VF, a nice proof 1873 Open 3 2c piece, an 1871-CC dime, several Bust and Seated quarters, and a set of half dimes pedigreed to the collection of the late Mark Smith.
Complaint Dept.: Someone complained to my wife on Thursday that a coin was "way, way overpriced". She stated that the price she gave was our rock-bottom price, and explained that pricing includes eye appeal, which was evidenced by the fact that several people had examined that coin that day. The person came back to the table a few times to appeal for a lower price, but we stuck with our price, and on Friday sold that coin at that price to a dealer.
Edit to add this paragraph: We showed "Strange Dates Wanted" including an 1815 Large cent, a 1930-D nickel, a 1944 "No P" nickel, a "1261-D" quarter, an "812" Bust half, and a "19221" Peace dollar. We also showed "If Only They Were Genuine" including copies of a 1913 Liberty nickel, 1933 double eagle, 1794 dollar, 1792 half disme, 1943 bronze cent, and a Sacagawea/quarter mule.
We had a great show and want to thank all of the Forum members who stopped by and said hello, and I apologize if I missed anyone, it was hectic from start to finish. Newsflash: my new website will be going into testing exclusively for Forum members soon, with two $100 giveaways. Keep watching the Forum for details.
People: I met Forum members WTCG, Longacre, Tootawl, CharlotteDude, Cape, Mistercoinman, Orie, Ksteelheader, Yellowjacket, MrHalfDime, Coinosaurus, Goose, Julian, and Scarsdale. WTCG and his sneakers went through the bourse floor like a cat stalking its prey. Longacre, as expected, asked his share of questions and we discussed current market conditions for collector coins. Tootawl certainly lives up to his name as I thought he might hit the table row banners. CharlotteDude brought his wife and daughter one day and all three looked like they had a good time. Cape was searching out Longacre and finally met the Official Questioner of the Forum. Mistercoinman showed me some cool dimes. Orie looked like a show veteran and I was surprised to learn it was his first Baltimore show. Ksteelheader is from my area but I didn't meet him until now. Yellowjacket told me of a recent discovery which was of much interest to me. MrHalfDime was engrossed in reviewing two collections of these small coins. Coinosaurus was more impressed by a VG/AG coin I showed him than by a 2nd finest known EF of another coin. Goose brought his daughter, who would not let go of her Mint bag, even when offered money for it. Goose also identified two dimes in my inventory he formerly owned. Julian stopped by my table to check out my stock; this man has had tables at over 1,000 shows and he has as much enthusiasm as any of the rest of us. Scarsdale showed me a mega-cool trime and promised me he would find me one (Jon, I need two of them).
Cool coins I saw: The coolest coin I saw was the unique 1942-S Jefferson nickel, with the reverse of the 1941-S Large S and in the pre-war composition. All other 1942-S nickels have the mintmark over the top of Monticello rather than on the side, and also have the wartime composition. I posted information I had about this coin in an earlier thread.
Coins I sold: I sold an 1861-S Paquet reverse $20, a complete date set of large cents except for the 1804, an 1873-CC dime, an 1852-O quarter, an 1853 No Arrows quarter, an 1857 quarter with the reverse clashed with the Flying Eagle cent, an 1878-S quarter, an 1852 half and several other coins.
Coins I bought: I bought an 1823/2 quarter, an 1804 dime in VF, a nice proof 1873 Open 3 2c piece, an 1871-CC dime, several Bust and Seated quarters, and a set of half dimes pedigreed to the collection of the late Mark Smith.
Complaint Dept.: Someone complained to my wife on Thursday that a coin was "way, way overpriced". She stated that the price she gave was our rock-bottom price, and explained that pricing includes eye appeal, which was evidenced by the fact that several people had examined that coin that day. The person came back to the table a few times to appeal for a lower price, but we stuck with our price, and on Friday sold that coin at that price to a dealer.
Edit to add this paragraph: We showed "Strange Dates Wanted" including an 1815 Large cent, a 1930-D nickel, a 1944 "No P" nickel, a "1261-D" quarter, an "812" Bust half, and a "19221" Peace dollar. We also showed "If Only They Were Genuine" including copies of a 1913 Liberty nickel, 1933 double eagle, 1794 dollar, 1792 half disme, 1943 bronze cent, and a Sacagawea/quarter mule.
We had a great show and want to thank all of the Forum members who stopped by and said hello, and I apologize if I missed anyone, it was hectic from start to finish. Newsflash: my new website will be going into testing exclusively for Forum members soon, with two $100 giveaways. Keep watching the Forum for details.
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Congrats on what sounds like a successful show, i gotta get to the next one as it's only about a 5 hour drive for me
<< <i>Was the paquet $20 sold to coin rarities online? they said they bought one.
Congrats on what sounds like a successful show, i gotta get to the next one as it's only about a 5 hour drive for me >>
For reasons of confidentiality of both my customers and my suppliers, I do not disclose who bought or sold a particular coin or the price of the transaction, unless this is a matter of public record (such as a named person bidding in person in a public auction). What I can say is that it was IMO a very attractive coin and that the buyer was not the first person who saw the coin.
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<< <i>Rich's VG/AG coin was quite special, the first I had ever seen. I would have offered a handsome profit, but alas, 'twas not for sale
Sorry about that, but if I find another one, you will get the first shot at it.
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<< <i>and a set of half dimes pedigreed to the collection of the late Mark Smith. >>
It was a pleasure meeting you also. Thanks for you opinions on the coins I purchased.I can't wait for you website to get up and running you had some nice dimes in your display that I would like to see again. Fred
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
you should of bought that cool jeffery and sent it to me!
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For a second I thought you said that you bought an 1823/2 quarter. Must be a typo.
The 1942-S Jefferson with the reverse of the 1941-S Large S is a personal favorite of mine. After all, there aren't many unique coins in the Federal series! I ran into a dealer while he was setting up and he had a bunch of correspondence about the coin in one case. As I looked further, he had the nickel there also! He has it on consignment from its current owner who has owned it for 20 years. The price was a bit much for me, but it was a great coin, in Fine, and much better than the pictures I posted. For a Fine, it has very strong rims, leading me further toward the view that it was a coin to test the dies early in 1942, before the decision was made to convert to the wartime composition.
Numisma, it was not a typo, I did buy an 1823/2 quarter, plus some other cool Bust quarters.
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Numisma, it was not a typo, I did buy an 1823/2 quarter, plus some other cool Bust quarters.
I know you were serious, but I did have to read that two or three times before it sank it. Congratulations on a great show.
Coingrats on a super purchase!
Other cool Bust quarters? Such As?????.....
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>I did buy an 1823/2 quarter, plus some other cool Bust quarters.
Coingrats on a super purchase!
Other cool Bust quarters? Such As?????..... >>
Well, Baley, since you asked, 1825/4 with the full cud over UNITED in Good but scratched, a Fine + and a VG+ 1824/2, an 1818 B-4 State VII, and an 1818 B-10.
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<< <i>
<< <i>I did buy an 1823/2 quarter, plus some other cool Bust quarters.
Coingrats on a super purchase!
Other cool Bust quarters? Such As?????..... >>
Well, Baley, since you asked, 1825/4 with the full cud over UNITED in Good but scratched, a Fine + and a VG+ 1824/2, an 1818 B-4 State VII, and an 1818 B-10. >>
great buys!
(got pictures??)
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>great show report! I look forward to hearing more about Mark Smith's coins >>
BD - I thought of you and Clad when I went to their new website and check the HD's. Whoa, now that's a list.
<< <i>
<< <i>great show report! I look forward to hearing more about Mark Smith's coins >>
BD - I thought of you and Clad when I went to their new website and check the HD's. Whoa, now that's a list. >>
I felt like Dom DeLouise at an All You Can Eat Pastry Buffet
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<< <i>great show report! I look forward to hearing more about Mark Smith's coins >>
BD - I thought of you and Clad when I went to their new website and check the HD's. Whoa, now that's a list. >>
just seeing Mark Smith's name there made it impressive!
Ray
Coin Rarities Online
<< <i>very nice!!
(got pictures??) >>
Sure, Baley, just check out the website, enter thru my sigline and don't forget to enter the contest.
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Great report and a great show. I caught you on Friday on my way out after seven hours on the bourse. It was a pleasure meeting you and discussing a mercury dime in my "Rogue's Gallery." I looked in Lange's book on Merc's. He didn't have a picture of that year since it was so scarce none were available for a photo. His pic of a 1923 was from counterfeit dies from Russia??? Mine is a tooling job I imagine.
Again, great to meet you.
Garrow
<< <i>Rich,
Great report and a great show. I caught you on Friday on my way out after seven hours on the bourse. It was apleasure meeting you and discussing a mercury dime in my "Rogue's Gallery." I looked in Lang's book on Merc's. He didn't have a picture of that year since it was so scarce none were available for a photo. His pic of a 1923 was from counterfeit dies from Russia??? Mine is a tooling job I imagine.
Again, great to meet you.
Garrow >>
Hi Garrow, it was great to meet you too. I would still like a look at that dime, can you pm me a photo or bring it along to the next show there?
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Garrow
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
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<< <i>Great show report. >>
Thanks, Wei and it was great to see you again.
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