My First Coin Show

Remember With coins there is no set Value So price is Always negotiable. well not always but almost. Sometimes I'll make a counter offer of about 10 percent less. Sometimes they won't budge if they're giving you a good deal. But if they were trying to make an excessive profit. They will often counter with a more reasonable price. Good Luck

There is a lot of good advice on this page, but I do feel that the most important is to have fun. For me, this is a hobby, not work; if I am not having fun then it really defeats the purpose.

That said, you should be able to have a lot of fun at a coin show; I know I do!

Well, tomorrow's showtime.
I've got about three hours between the time my classes end and when I have to be at work. I think I'll go tomorrow mostly just to see what it's like and what everyone has, then I'll go again on Sunday, when I have the whole day off, to maybe buy some things.
I'll probably post Friday night or Saturday night to tell how it was and anything special I buy, if I buy anything at all.

I went on a Sunday once and decided never to do it again.

The local coin show is usually at the conference center very close to where I work, so I try to go on Friday during lunch. Since I usually know what I want and which dealers I like, it is easy to do in that short amount of time.

When I am on a more "educational" search mission, I will wait and spend good part of Saturday there.

No kidding about the list.
Come to find out, the show didn't open until 2pm today, so I had to kill some time, and then I had to be at work by 3. Even though I wasn't there too long, I got to look at a lot of stuff. Actually, there were only about twenty "vendors" set up anyways, so I got a quick look at everyone's setup.
I need to go back on Sunday, since I work Saturday, and take a list.

I did stop at one guy's table, right in front, and asked to look at a really cool cent. It was dated in the 70s, I think 72, but it had been struck three times, all in different places and different directions. It really stood out and I liked it. However, there was a reason the price wasn't marked: $350!
He also had a 1974 D Kennedy DDO, which I have one of, which was priced $90, and had a sign that stated the Red Book value to be $150. I'm pretty sure I see a decimal in my Red Book, marking it down to $1.50. So which is the right price? I'm assuming $1.50.

In other news, two Mercury dimes were found at work yesterday, none by me, but I did find a 1945 D War Nickel today, the second one I've pulled from the register.

Thanks for the support everyone.

Wow, I hope so. My 2008 Red Book definitely lists the 74D and 74D DDO, both, at $1.50. Could this be a typo? This error is not listed in my old '99 Blackbook at all.

I did a little web searching, and sure enough it is supposed to be $150.
Also, today at the coin show, I asked a man what he thought the grade was on the 1909 VDB cent I found. I thought it was EF, but he said MS-60 to MS-63.
Wow, what a great day.

I didn't really get to do a lot at this coin show. For one thing, it was much, much smaller than I expected. Also, I was a bit unprepared and wasn't looking for anything in particular. Plus, by the time I got there today, 2pm, many of the vendors were already packing up.(they were supposed to be there until 5pm)
I think the next show I go to will be much more beneficial.

Sorry, no camera yet.
To describe it a little, the obv. is about the same shade, I guess it would be red-brown, and the rev. has a pattern of shiny red with the rest r/b. The wheat lines are just about perfect, no chips, dings or scratches. The only flaw whatsoever is two tiny black spots, one on the last T in "Trust" and the other about 1/8'' to the right of that, close to the rim.
Not bad, considering someone paid me with it at Wal-mart.

I'm almost through picking out the copper from my dad's coin cookie tin, so far lots of copper and a 1945 wheatie. I'm checking the rest of the cents for errors. I'd check all of the coins, but I don't know of many errors for the other denominations.

Thanks again, I'm looking forward to the next show already.