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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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PP and I went along on Saturday where we were lucky enough to meet Australian Coin and her family. As far as coin buying went we did ok with some nice errors and a smattering of high grade world coins. High grade, problem free Australian material was very hard to find at the show and we didn't buy much. In fact in three days of looking at the show and every coin shop in Melbourne I didn't find one Australian coin for my own collection. It's getting harder and harder to find good Aussie coins.
Attendance at the show was pretty pathetic really, last year I could hardly move at the tables in the first two hours, this time we had the pick of seats wherever we liked.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I went along to the show and had an enjoyable couple of hours there. I ended up buying a last prefix ZLD paper $100 bank note UNC for $340 which was a good deal. Thats cheaper than they are going on ebay. I also bought a first prefix AA 02 $10 note. There were good value notes there. I tend to avoid coins at these shows because they seem to be overpriced. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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Nooooooooo!! My computer has been down and I have not been able to get on this site again till I got to work.
And now I find I missed it......darn it!
Was anyone kind enough to grab a spare wheat dollar with a M stamp?
I couldnt go as I have been sick but would love one of these coins!
PM me or email me and I will gladly fix you up cash for the coin and also something for your troubles.
Gecko
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Australia
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Valued Member
Australia
218 Posts |
I decided to go this year, since I'm in Melbourne anyways. I did'nt think too much of it. I went on Saturday, attendance was pretty poor I thought, and did'nt see much selling/buying, more sightseers I guess. IAG had the best quality and display in my opinion. Did'nt end up buying much.
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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I was hoping the Rare Coin Company were going to be there, cause I would mind investing in a show piece in the future & I was looking forward to discussing options. But not there.It's not going to stop me from selling a large portion of my collection in the next month - or two.
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Valued Member
Australia
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Yeah I agree, I wanted to see the Rare Coin Company there also. They have top top notch coins and banknotes. And a good reputation. May I ask how you are going to sell, through internet or auctionhouses? I am in the same boat, trying to cut down and move on with the 'smaller valued items' and purchase something significant. I don't like ebay since it's hard to sell something in true quality there, especially banknotes and then auctionhouses, well they are dealers looking for bargains. I'll have to think about it more. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
762 Posts |
I was disappointed that Ye Olde Coin Company wasn't there. There are one of the most reasonably priced dealers I have dealt with. I have got quite a few good quality items from them. Maybe ANDA shows are in decline because of the internet and ebay. It seems that fewer people are buying coins retail. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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I remember the days when you could find coin shops scattered around Melbourne, there still are a few, much very much declined since the advent of ebay and the internet. I envy the action the USA gets, yeah their population is much bigger I know, but their market activity, and collectors is so vast compared to here. Look at their coin shows, they are huge and take days to get around. I guess more has to be done to bring new collectors in and expand the hobby. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I was disappointed that Ye Olde Coin Company wasn't there. The dealers have probably weighed up the feasibility of carting their whole kit to the coin shows,i imagine it would cost a fair bit to do that & unless attendance is really high,then it probably is'nt worth the trouble. From what we read here attendance seems to be way down last year & this year. MOR's is right though Ye Old Coin Co is a great bloke to deal with,  |
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Australia
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Im in Wellington NZ at the moment and at the advice of a few people I thought id go see John Eccles Coins and Banknotes. When I got there I was told he was in Melbourne at the ANDA show  Hopefully you guys didnt sell him out of stock did anyone visit his table? |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Yep, I traded some NZ Star notes for some Samoan Specimen notes. I was suppose to offload some NZ threepences to him, but I completely forgot in the end.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I ended up doing more selling than buying from John Eccles. From coins I purchased in Auckland from his twin brother that I then sold to him I made over $400 profit  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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Classic. I like your style enworb!  Pedro |
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Australia
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mr worb , good on ya every one gets me closer to 250 post , like a lot of others , we find that 250 post is quite a lot .. and I just love these SMILIES so much ..  ,, kel ,, Edited by keldaw2222
07/14/2012 9:12 pm
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