The OFFICIAL keyman64 Lakeland Coin Show Report :)

keyman64 · February 20, 2011 5:30AM

I was only able to attend on Sunday for the 3-Day Show. The Sunday hours were from 10am-4pm. I walked in about 11am after answering the question "Do you have any weapons on you?"....there were several ways that I could have answer that question but I answered it so that I could get into the show without further questioning from the 80+ year old "Security Guard". I walked in to find about 1/3 of the tables were already packed up. I understand I guess but at the same time it is very disappointing. I could see 2pm or 3pm.....but holy cow it seems to me that 1/3 of the tables were only there for 2 out of the 3 days. Oh well....I could only make it on Sunday so I take what I can get I guess. Not a gripe really, just reality.

I sold my complete Franklin set in MS62-65 with a couple in FBL, a couple in slabs but mostly raw. One guy offered me $450, another offered me $525, another offered me $550....I sold them to the guy that was willing to buy them for $650 because it was a nice set and he had a few customers that could use them.

I was happy. I did not have to pay to have them shipped anywhere, I did not have to pay about 12% in eBay/Paypal fees....and I kept my 1955 Bugs Bunny from the set....it's a nice MS63. Over 9 years that it took me to put together the set in my spare time etc...I spent about $625 on the entire set including the Bugs Bunny....so I was happy that I could get out of it and now put those dollars towards my Merc Dimes. Just from this transaction I would call the day a success for me.

I then walked the entire floor looking for new toys. I talked to a few very nice people. I went digging through two "Bargain Boxes" of slabbed coins for a few minutes. I bought one errrrr, ummmm, slab, not the coin. 1963-D PCGS MS64 10c SAMPLE SLAB. How much do these things go for normally? I paid $10 just for the fun of it. It is a green label with dark green reverse and gold lettering etc. I figured I wasn't going to lose too much money on the deal.

I have no idea how much the coin is worth...probably melt. LOL. Too bad it wasn't a DOILY.

I then turned towards my primary focus these days, Mercury Dime Varieties. I asked to see just about every MS Merc in the place that is known to be attributed in the Cherrypickers' Guide. I found a 1941. At first I thought it might be the DDO that I was looking for but NOPE...it was just really cool Shelf-Doubling on In God We Trust. It is probably MS63 with about 3/4 FB. I picked it up because I liked it, not because it was valuable. $6.

Well, I kept looking and looking and found a 1941 DDO in MS63 or better RAW. It was not attibuted and it was raw. Not a bad coin for $10!

There are only TWO attributed in PCGS holders. One is XF40 and the other is AU58. I will hold out until I find another one in a higher grade or at least FB instead of submiting this one I think....who knows.

I was there for just over two hours and had a very nice time. I will likely return next year but hopefully I will make it there on Saturday instead of Sunday.

Greg

MidLifeCrisis · February 20, 2011 5:52AM

Thanks for the report and congrats on your Franklin set sale and your pick-ups.

fcloud · February 20, 2011 5:53AM

It sounds like you had a good time. Let me know when I can take the MS63 DDO off your hands. You know I have the 58 and would like to upgrade.

DIMEMAN · February 20, 2011 5:54AM

Sounds typical. Sunday is always the worst day. Everything is picked over and most dealers are gone.

Nice find on the 1941 DDO. Hope it is the right one. I have one in a NGC66FB that I hope will cross and is the right one.

keyman64 · February 20, 2011 6:03AM

<< It sounds like you had a good time. Let me know when I can take the MS63 DDO off your hands. You know I have the 58 and would like to upgrade.

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I'm not 100% sure I have the right one but I am pretty darn sure...whatever that means.

keyman64 · February 20, 2011 6:04AM

<< Sounds typical. Sunday is always the worst day. Everything is picked over and most dealers are gone.

Nice find on the 1941 DDO. Hope it is the right one. I have one in a NGC66FB that I hope will cross and is the right one. >>

Your NGC66FB is why I will not send mine in...I want a better one.

DIMEMAN · February 20, 2011 6:11AM

I won't really have a 1941 DDO until PCGS says it is!

It should cross at 66 and the bands are definitely there. Sooooooooooooooooooo?

fcloud · February 20, 2011 6:23AM

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<< It sounds like you had a good time. Let me know when I can take the MS63 DDO off your hands. You know I have the 58 and would like to upgrade.

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I'm not 100% sure I have the right one but I am pretty darn sure...whatever that means.

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Take a photo of yours for comparision.

keyman64 · February 20, 2011 8:43AM

<< 

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<< It sounds like you had a good time. Let me know when I can take the MS63 DDO off your hands. You know I have the 58 and would like to upgrade.

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I'm not 100% sure I have the right one but I am pretty darn sure...whatever that means.

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Take a photo of yours for comparision. >>

With the coin photography luck I have had lately I think finding another would be easier at this point. If I do not find another between now and Summer FUN then I will get photos taken then....or maybe I will find the energy to try the photography again in a month or two...ugh.

golfer72 · February 20, 2011 9:33AM

The only worth of the Sunday of a three day show is to keep the dealers there all day on the Saturday. If the show is two days they all leave early on the second day. I stopped going to the last day of multi day shows.

Walkerguy21D · February 20, 2011 9:50AM

Thanks for the report, and sounds like you had a good time despite the lack of dealers.
I know a number of the dealers had been there since Thur for set up day, and I heard Sat was quite busy. They probably figured they had conducted most of the business they were going to conduct, and had to get back for other obligations.

keyman64 · February 20, 2011 10:14AM

<< Thanks for the report, and sounds like you had a good time despite the lack of dealers.
I know a number of the dealers had been there since Thur for set up day, and I heard Sat was quite busy. They probably figured they had conducted most of the business they were going to conduct, and had to get back for other obligations. >>

Yup, I heard many of them chatting about how it is hard to pull off a long show then travel for a long time on Sunday night...then open up shop on Monday morning. Certainly not easy. I don't blame them.

Walkerguy21D · February 20, 2011 10:19AM

Sounds like we need to make plans for the next Lakeland show, to try and get some of the FL forum members together for a meet and greet, or have tea and crumpets, etc .

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