It depends upon your collecting pursuits. For some collectors, small local shows serve their interests perfectly well, and in fact, are more comfortable. For others, the larger shows are preferred.
If you're speaking of the big shows, I'd go with (in calendar order):
FUN Spring Baltimore Central States Summer ANA Fall Baltimore
After that, I'd probably add the Long Beach shows.
Edited to add:
One additional consideration might be whether the show is accompanied by a major auction. Viewing auction lots, especially with a friend and/or mentor, can be a great way to see (and perhaps learn about) a lot of good coins.
January FUN Central States September Long Beach November Baltimore Houston Money show ANA-Maybe............LA was horrible but that was probably the economy there it needs to come back to the midwest
I would try to steer clear of summer shows as alot of collectors have other things to do, only the hardcore collectors are out
The annual convention of the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4) - usually held in conjunction with the Bay State Show in Boston and actually going on this weekend - is a must for colonial coin collectors.
Then again, I collect colonial coins and, unfortunately, I'm not there.
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And can we put in the Labor Day Show in Dublin, Ohio? (The Central Ohio Coin Club's show... free plug!
FUN show
Summer ANA show
For currency: Memphis in June.
FUN
2 Baltimore shows
Maybe the ANA or the Philidelphia show if it take off.
If you're speaking of the big shows, I'd go with (in calendar order):
FUN
Spring Baltimore
Central States
Summer ANA
Fall Baltimore
After that, I'd probably add the Long Beach shows.
Edited to add:
One additional consideration might be whether the show is accompanied by a major auction. Viewing auction lots, especially with a friend and/or mentor, can be a great way to see (and perhaps learn about) a lot of good coins.
In addition to good coins, is it also possible to see fine, very fine, and uncirculated coins too?
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Myself and Glenn Holsonbake (Ponyexpress8) will be there.
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January FUN
Central States
September Long Beach
November Baltimore
Houston Money show
ANA-Maybe............LA was horrible but that was probably the economy there it needs to come back to the midwest
I would try to steer clear of summer shows as alot of collectors have other things to do, only the hardcore collectors are out
Then again, I collect colonial coins and, unfortunately, I'm not there.