First Coin Show-Slideshow Added

just carl.

Thanks for the headsup. I always carry my billfold in my front pocket. No credit cards, cash only.

wheatguy,

I have learned here that the RedBook is somewhat high on the prices but still a nice book to have around. It does tell me how many were minted per year. All I am taking with me is the Greysheets, a loupe, and some paper to take notes on.

murty,

I do plan on walking around when I get there and check things out.

I will let you all know how it turns out and what I bought. Might even try my hand at pics, but so far I haven't figured that out.

Which coin show are you going to? I went to the one at the San Fracisco Mint today and it was nice. They gave tours of the vaults but my knees are too bad and I couldn't do all of those stairs but my husband told me all about it. There is a massive amount of history between those walls.

Terrri

I just got back from my first coin show. I had a great time and learned a few things also. Not as big of a crowd as I had pictured which was fine with me, there were only 12 tables there. I walked around the room a few times before my first purchase. Here is what I bought, will try to get somekind of pictures posted tommorow.

13 State Quarters that I could not find. I had to buy them, the wife got tired of taking the searched ones back to the bank every Friday.

2009 Territories & D of C Silver Proof Set $34.00

1952-S Franklin in MS-64 MS-65 range. $70.00

1963-D Franklin FBL in MS-63 $10.00

1880-S Morgan silver dollar in MS-64 $45.00

1822 0-114 R-3 Capped Bust in F+ S75.00


I think I did OK, maybe a little to much for the Proof Set, but I had a great time. Funny thing though, the coin store that I do business with and who told me about this show did not show up. They had a table with his name on it too.

Well good luck to you Dvorak. Read the above post for a little guidence.

Here is a slideshow of pics of what I bought yesterday. I am terrible taking pics so this is the best I can do. I tried setting up a homemade tri-pod and using micro and the zoom feature but they were still blurry.

http://picasaweb.google.com/wornslick/20100425#

I am glad you had a great time. Thank you for sharing your finds with us!

Considering the area where the show was held, and the probability that the dealer was also from that area, he was most likely not there because he was at the Michigan Spring Show in Dearborn. A much larger show. The Greenhills show is a monthly show, small and inexpensive for the dealers so he can afford to eat the table cost for missing this month while he does a lot more business up north. Next month there won't be a conflict and he will probably be back at Greenhills. Greenhills used to be a little larger, but I still hear good things about it. (haven't been there in years.)

I suspect the reason so few dealers were there is due to Illinois having way to many coin shows on the same dates. For example there were three coin shows on the 25th of April alone. Mt Vernon, Peotone and Rolling Meadows. In the Northern areas there is a coin show every Sunday for the first 3 Sundays of every Month, every Month, all year long. Some are fairly large such as the second Sunday of every Month at Countryside with from 80 to 100 dealers.
It is getting to be a problem for some dealers to be in so many different places at the same time. And too remember that a coin dealer with a coin store usually has to close for the day when attending a show.