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 Posted 03/19/2014  10:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewvincent to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Duncan,
That's right, you're back home for a week before the show.
Part of the fun will be hunting for what you seek, but chances are you'll
find what you are looking for.
I'll introduce you to my favorite dealers.
I plan to wear my badge from the New Hampshire Expo, inserting
a small card with my CCF name and CCF in big letters.
Will ask the organizer ahead of time for permission.
We just have to be discreet and in no way appear to have any official sanction.
Bring a camera if you have one. That goes for anyone else who is coming this Sunday.
Will ask for permission for this as well. A group photo can then be posted on our site.
I plan to arrive before 9 AM and get in early to deliver the CCF kid's packets.
Now, on to mapquest to get directions!
Looking forward to meeting you. As I have no money to buy anything we can
go around together. Dropped $40 on a coin last Sunday.

Link: https://goccf.com/t/172726


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03/19/2014 10:33 am
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 Posted 03/19/2014  6:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewvincent to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I just sent this message to the organizer of the Mansfield Show:

Dear John,
I did a count today and I have over 50 packets to hand out to the kids.
Any leftovers can go to your contact who does the kid's show in April.
I will get there before 9AM to deliver the goods, so alert your door staff of my purpose.
I ran into David Oppelt last Sunday at a show in New Haven..
He kindly offered to vouch for my integrity should you have any fears.
He's a very nice gentleman whom I helped with an article that he wrote for the
Barber Coin Collector's Society. Check with him.
Publicity:

https://goccf.com/t/172726

As promised, I have been spreading the word about your show.
I have two questions:
1) I need to know your policy on cameras. We would like to photograph our group and, if allowed,
we will do so. Just tell us the safest way to do so.
2) If allowed, I would like to wear identification so that other CCF member can find me.
It would read:

matthewvincent (my CCF identity)
CCF

I have cautioned other members to the fact that we are to remain as discreet as possile and not call attention to ourselves.
I will obey anything that you ask me to as I am most grateful that you would even allow us in.
Any word from John Frost?

At your service,
Matthew Student

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 Posted 03/20/2014  03:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add LeeMilligan123 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This is quite very interesting. Looking forward for this.
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 Posted 03/21/2014  3:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewvincent to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Chute72,
Some common sense will get you far.
When you arrive, ask the organizers their policy on taking pictures.
If OK, and you want to photograph a display/coin:
"May I take a picture of your ..." will yield the answer.
Perhaps a given dealer does not want his/her picture taken, but will have no problem
with you taking pictures of their display.
If you want a general picture of the floor, and/or take a picture of new friends,
put a discreet distance between you and the floor.
"May I?" will work wonders for you, and coin etiquette is appreciated by everyone.
Oh, and show the photo to the dealer to make sure.
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 Posted 03/21/2014  4:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JimmyJames to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
In response to the earlier posts about want lists/cheat sheets. The method I use appears to be slightly different than usual.

I have a catalog of my entire collection in spreadsheets. I can just pull my catalog up on my phone or a tablet at the show to see if I need the coin or if the one I'm looking at would be an upgrade. I wouldn't buy any electronics just for this purpose, but if you already have them, then they can be useful.

My collection is sort of scattered, so using my catalog as a guide is too wide reaching. So before the show I decide what my priorities of series will be. For example: MS Franklin halves >> V nickels >> Proof Lincolns. I would then go around the show looking to fill gaps in my first choice series. If I don't find much, I move onto the next series and then down the list. I only have a certain amount of money, so I like to decide ahead of time what's most important.

And I'm always willing to completely deviate from my plan if a coin 'speaks' to me. Finding one really pretty keeper can make the trip totally worth it, regardless of what else happens.
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