One Of These Days I've Got To Go To A Fun Show

I have been planning to go to Florida for a while now, so it works our perfectly for me to make it to the Jan 2014 one, and then I have abother week or so of vacation! I'm so excited!

I went to a FUN show in 2005 or 6. My memory is getting bad these days. The weather was unusually warm and I had the windows in my room open most of the time. It was a great venue and easy to get to from where I stayed. Plus there are lots of places to stay because of the other attractions in the area.

FUN is a very good show. Lots of dealers and coins to look at.
Some dealers, as with any show, have a bunch of cleaned junk mixed in with their inventory.
When I see a dealer selling an obviously cleaned coin as problem free, I just move on.
Most dealers are approachable and very friendly.

Florida United Numismatists

Here's a link to the 2014 show.
http://www.funtopics.com/fun-convention.html

I'll let the others fill you in on the hotel rooms. Last year I stayed at one of the Rosen hotels. There are at least 2, maybe 3 very close to the Convention Center and a free shuttle runs to the show on a regular basis. They were reasonably priced for their proximity.

It's one of the premier shows in the country. The Michigan show is nice but the FUN is much larger. Plus you get out of the snow for a few days. ;)

Last year I stayed at the Red Roof Inn at 9922 Hawaiian Ct (for your Google search - there are two in Orlando). It was cheap, clean and just a short walk from the Convention Center, literally across the road. This stuff is all on International Drive, which is sort of "Tourist Central" in Orlando. It's a good neighborhood, never had the slightest worries about wandering International Drive, and it's lined with good restaurants and nightspots. You could go a month and eat each meal at a different spot within walking distance.

If it's your kind of thing, I particularly liked The Pub:

http://www.experiencethepub.com/orlando

Excellent food and a truly amazing selection of beers from the British Isles on tap. If you end up there (or anyone reading), do not miss the Belhaven Ale. It is to die for.

Here's the link to FUN...

http://www.funtopics.com/fun-convention.html

The seminars have not yet been posted on the site, but should be soon.

Also, show is moving to Tampa Jan 2016, NOT 2015 as I erroneously posted earlier...

I just checked out the link for the FUN show and have a question. When it says "1,500 dealers" does that mean dealers proper, or does that figure include the following ...auctions, exhibits, etc.? If it does mean dealers only, then I figured that if you went there and spent just ONE MINUTE PER DEALER then it would take you over 25 hours to view each dealers' wares. Wow!

Sounds like a place to find almost anything. I'm also thinking that Florida might have the most coin collectors per capita, considering that when retirees move down there they also take their collections with them. Just a thought.

As for me, though I'd love to attend, the cost to get and stay there is prohibitive. I'll just wait until next month for the Michigan show, which is only a 2 1/2 mile drive from my house.