Posted 10/20/2008 11:14 am
Surprisingly, both shows were kind of dead
I got there at about 10:30 and probably 1/4 of the dealers were gone already with many others starting to pack. However, I must have over prepared and had really good luck because I managed to find everything I wanted and spend almost all of my $300 budget in about 2 hours
and I am the kind of guy that can wander around a bourse floor for five or six hours. I managed to fill all of the post-1940 Washington quarter slots in my Dansco(five coins to go
) and I upgraded a couple of slots in my 7070- a nice 1853 Half Dime w/arrows and the big money coin for the day, an 1812 Capped Bust Large cent. I was not even looking for that coin but once I saw it, I could not pass it up especially when the dealer who was already packing up lowered the price to make one last sale. I also got a free sample of NGC's new edge viewing slab, complete with a Missouri quarter
I will put the Half Dime and the Capped Bust in the grading section later this week when I get some pictures.
I got there at about 10:30 and probably 1/4 of the dealers were gone already with many others starting to pack. However, I must have over prepared and had really good luck because I managed to find everything I wanted and spend almost all of my $300 budget in about 2 hours and I am the kind of guy that can wander around a bourse floor for five or six hours. I managed to fill all of the post-1940 Washington quarter slots in my Dansco(five coins to go) and I upgraded a couple of slots in my 7070- a nice 1853 Half Dime w/arrows and the big money coin for the day, an 1812 Capped Bust Large cent. I was not even looking for that coin but once I saw it, I could not pass it up especially when the dealer who was already packing up lowered the price to make one last sale. I also got a free sample of NGC's new edge viewing slab, complete with a Missouri quarterI will put the Half Dime and the Capped Bust in the grading section later this week when I get some pictures.
Edited by biokemist6
10/20/2008 4:09 pm
10/20/2008 4:09 pm
