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Posted 01/12/2013 8:25 pm
Ok, I got home this afternoon from the FUN show in Orlando. I have never been to a coin show so large. I'll bet I did not see one tenth of the dealers there. However, in all honesty, there were only a few dealers dedicated to Ancients. I did find some dealers with a mix of modern, foreign and Ancient. It was one of these that I spend the vast majority of my time. In fact, it was a dealer recommended to me by Doug. This dealer was more than willing to spend time with me, talking about my collection, her coins, and her own personal story. As it turns out, her husband's family is from an area in West Virginia near where my family is from. My family is from a small patch in the road called Sam Black Church. It was so nice to run into people who are familiar with this area.
But I've gotten off topic. During my two days at the show, I was able to handled some very nice coins. I was sorely tempted to buy, but, much to my surprise, I was able to control myself. I only purchased three coins which I will post separately. I need some help with attribution on one. I also have my eye on one other I might just buy via the internet.
I also stopped by the CCF display and got to meet several; of the moderators I've only posted with prior. Why is it no one ever looks like you might imagine? They were all enthusiastic with not only meeting me, but with dealing with the throngs of people streaming by. I can highly recommend this show to anyone of you if you ever have the chance. But plan to spend a lot of time if you want to try to get around the entire show.
But I've gotten off topic. During my two days at the show, I was able to handled some very nice coins. I was sorely tempted to buy, but, much to my surprise, I was able to control myself. I only purchased three coins which I will post separately. I need some help with attribution on one. I also have my eye on one other I might just buy via the internet.
I also stopped by the CCF display and got to meet several; of the moderators I've only posted with prior. Why is it no one ever looks like you might imagine? They were all enthusiastic with not only meeting me, but with dealing with the throngs of people streaming by. I can highly recommend this show to anyone of you if you ever have the chance. But plan to spend a lot of time if you want to try to get around the entire show.
