Is It Worth It To Go To Whitman Baltimore, March 2020?

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Numisto Valued Member United States 195 Posts	Posted 02/09/2020 7:20 pm Hi all, I collect world coins and currency, mostly. I'll look at raw US when there is any, but I usually lose! It looks like I get to Whitman Baltimore for fairly low overhead, flight and hotel would be around $400. At my local monthly show, my upper limit is usually $200, maybe $300 if something is pretty special. If I'm going to travel to a big show, I'll definitely raise this, but I'm not going to have a budget in the thousands. My question is: is it worth it for me to go? Away from the fact that all shows are variable (I might find everything I want for cheap or nothing at all). Just, in general, is it worth it for me, a fairly serious collector, to go and experience one of these large shows, and maybe find some good items? Thanks for the thoughts Edited by Numisto 02/09/2020 7:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 02/09/2020 8:18 pm As someone who works for a dealer. Yes. As a collector. No. The 4 day show is worth it, but the turnout is always lower during the march show. For both dealers and collectors. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 02/09/2020 9:25 pm Spring show has a large group of both dealers and customers. The summer show is rather weak. The fall show is quite strong. The best day to go is Friday. Saturday is reasonable. Sunday is weak. The key is that this is a big show and has an associated auction, this year by Heritage I believe. Although there are some lower end dealers, because of the table costs most bring their high end material. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisto Valued Member United States 195 Posts	Posted 02/09/2020 10:44 pm Thanks for the opinions so far, and I hope more keep coming. I should say that I cannot make any of the other big shows for at least a year and a half. It's sort of this March Baltimore show or I just stay with my local show and ebay. I've done pretty well with those, if I can say so myself, so I'm wondering if it's time to experience the next level. But, it's not like recommending another big show will work because I already know I can't go (family or work reasons) Report this Post to the Staff
Numisto Valued Member United States 195 Posts	Posted 02/12/2020 7:48 pm Okay. I'm going. It's booked. Hopefully it's worth it! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187536 Posts	Posted 02/13/2020 08:27 am Quote: Okay. I'm going. It's booked. Hopefully it's worth it! Let us know how it was. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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