Fun Show In Orlando

Never attended but I would assume they would have a wide selection of Canadian coins. Probably more than most coin shows in Canada.

Thanks for your input.

I went to winter FUN last year for the first time looking for Canadian coins and was very disappointed. I attended on Saturday and by then the main Canadian seller (The Canadian Numismatic Company) had come and gone, having left on Friday.

Someone also informed me someone had gone around the bourse and bought just about most of everyone's better Canadian stock. They didn't buy absolutely everything but pickings were slim compared to what I had hoped. That being said there were still Canadian coins to be found but one really had to scour the bourse to find them. I did find a nice Edward VII fifty cent piece in VF and a couple of better pieces for my five cent silver album but overall I had been hoping for a better selection.

A number of World Coin sellers had a fair amount of Canadian coins in lower grades and one even had an 1884 raw ten cents but nothing I was looking for. This year I am going on Thursday and hope to be there early, as in close to first in line. Hopefully most U. S. dealers will not be sold out of their Canadian coins from dealer-to-dealer sales before the show starts.

That being said I would still go even if I only collected Canadian coins. The hunt was really, really fun!

Note: Summer FUN was attended by a seller specializing in Canadian cents so perhaps he will be there again for winter FUN. He had an extensive selection.

FUN stands for Florida United Numismatics.

http://www.funtopics.com/index.html

Stop by table 1443 and you might see something familiar.

Seen pictures of the fun show almost
looks overwhelming

If you have only one day it is near-impossible to see everything. My suggestion, if looking for Canadian coins only, is to go to the World Coins section first, then the Coins Under $1,000 section next. After that most dealers will be high end sellers of U. S. with a smattering of Canadian mixed in.

I would recommend bringing snacks - the amount of energy spent in just concentrating hard is unbelievable, not to mention covering the show floor. I think I'm going to throw some Payday bars in my backpack this year for a quick burst of energy. Food vendor prices are pretty high and I'd rather spend my precious funds on coins!