Fun Show Purchase - Ft. Lauderdale 2017

I was wondering how many people at FUN were impacted by the shooting. I had 2 friends that were there (don't know which or how many days) but haven't heard from them yet.

To answer the questions so far:

Regarding pricing in U. S. Dollars - I ask the seller if he/she takes into account the exchange rate. Most do, some don't, and if they don't I walk if I can't get the price down to the equivalent. A lot of Canadian coins are inexpensively priced to start with, which makes the discussion fairly moot.

Regarding the shooting, travel plans for those flying in and out were impacted but I don't know to what extent because I drove to the show and I wasn't leaving until the next day. We have become accustomed to mass shootings in this country and there was very little discussion about the loss of life, only about personal inconvenience. Such are the times I suppose.

The overall selection for Canadian coins was quite decent but much of it was hidden away so one had to ask. Sandy Campbell was there along with Mike Findlay so there was some high end stuff there for the deep-pocketed, including a 1916-C sovereign. Dale Schaefer was there with his usual assortment of rare pieces including a 1921 fifty cents and a number of 1921 five cent silvers. He was sharing a table with TCNC but that rep was out on the floor looking for coins to buy. A few other dealers had a good assortment of Canadian coins including a nice young woman with four full cases.

One dealer had three circulated semi-key dimes (1883, 1887, 1894) that were in excellent condition, but they were all over-graded and I could not get the seller to agree to a price that took this into account. It was tough to walk away from them! I did buy four coins from him, three of which were bargains and the fourth, an 1884 ten cents in G which was moderately overpriced, but the prices on the other three offset this fact.

I was in Fort Lauderdale during the show... but with the family returning home from a cruise... no coin shows for me when on a family vacation.

Here's a few more with one to go, a Newfoundland large cent which is currently undergoing an olive oil soak to remove some PVC and verdigris.