Coin Exhibitions

hi laser
as I just attended my first coin show in vancouver I was a little disappointed.It offers nothing for the novice or beginner . No books , folders, albums to buy.Nothing like that.Mostly just a bunch of tables with over priced coins..:(
No one even had a copy of Charltons..

Best show for begginers in Canada is NUPHILEX in Montreal (next one is by the end of October).

In MY experience - coins in shows are not over-priced. They are fair priced and you can always negotiate with the dealer.

I am not a dealer - I am a collector. That said, I have to say that us collectors and sellers want to make a good deal - buy cheap and sell high. It rarely happens. What usually happens is buying fair and selling fair. The exception is when you are a specialist: then you are capable to spot something that the dealer did not see and buy really cheap (as I did many many many times).

Now replying the original question: many collectors exhibit with the intent to showcase and sell - it does not harm if you ask. You can do it upfront because the exhibit is independent from the bourse. I exhibited my coins a few times and received offers for all the exhibit and for one or another coin - hard to explain that they are not for sale because people are used to the trade. I have friends who NEVER took their exhibits back home - they prepare them to sell (usually doing a good deal - because those lots are hard to put together and document)

thanks papel
yes I wanted to look through the boxes behind the dealers but most had a person already in them and sometimes for an hour.Im not complaining. I did enjoy myself ...guess I just had a more "retail' image in my head.
Built it up too much maybe