Posted 04/25/2024 1:52 pm
Congrats on your retirement - it looks like its very well deserved.
I have not been to that particular coin show, but I think you have the overall idea right. I collect Meiji era coins and a bunch of world moderns but very specific ones. So at almost every coin show I go to even the big ones there are just a few stalls that are of interest to me.
The bigger coin shows tend to provide maps of stalls where specialist dealers can be found particularly for something that isn't very common in the show.
I agree with Joe that it can be quite overwhelming but I find dealers are rather nice on the whole and if they don't have something they tend to try to be helpful and advise you as to who might have it.
Now if you are say a Morgan dollar coin collector then you really have your job cut out for you because so many dealers will have great selections of those but if you are looking for something specific a combination of material provided by the show and asking dealers and maybe other collectors that you meet can be super helpful.
As for the mint drops, I am afraid I have limited experience with the US mint as I only really collect 19th 20th century US coinage and even that I am far from having any significant expertise but I am sure someone else will be able to give you the ins and outs.
Good luck.
I have not been to that particular coin show, but I think you have the overall idea right. I collect Meiji era coins and a bunch of world moderns but very specific ones. So at almost every coin show I go to even the big ones there are just a few stalls that are of interest to me.
The bigger coin shows tend to provide maps of stalls where specialist dealers can be found particularly for something that isn't very common in the show.
I agree with Joe that it can be quite overwhelming but I find dealers are rather nice on the whole and if they don't have something they tend to try to be helpful and advise you as to who might have it.
Now if you are say a Morgan dollar coin collector then you really have your job cut out for you because so many dealers will have great selections of those but if you are looking for something specific a combination of material provided by the show and asking dealers and maybe other collectors that you meet can be super helpful.
As for the mint drops, I am afraid I have limited experience with the US mint as I only really collect 19th 20th century US coinage and even that I am far from having any significant expertise but I am sure someone else will be able to give you the ins and outs.
Good luck.
