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Went To My First Coin Show

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So I heard about a coin show from a guy that comes into my work. It was a few minutes from my house I figured why not go check it out!
The Bills game was blacked out so I had nothing better to do anyways.
I couldn't believe how much fun I had, I was there for like 4 hours lol.
I didn't buy a ton because I'm not to into doing that, but wow this could get addicting. Here are the deals I made:

CANT BELIEVE I GOT SOME OF THESE COINS SO FAR UNDER MELT!

1913 Barber dime Good condition $1.75

1896 Barber quarter AG $3.00

1927 Standing Liberty quarter G+ $4.75

1918 S Lincoln Wheat cent $0.25

1917 S Lincoln Wheat cent $0.50

1955 S Lincoln Wheat cent BU full red $1.25

1941 Mercury dime XF (Beautiful coin) $1.45

1943 S Mercury dime F $1.50

1940 D Mercury dime VG $1.25

1929 S Mercury dime G $1.50

I also purchased 200 of the quarter sized cardboard flips (not 2X2's something else) $6

then 5 binder pages that will hold 30 of the coin holders
and 5 that will hold 20 of the coin holders $5

Finally a very very gently used ( can't even tell it's used) Roosevelt dansco album for $5!
Only problem is that it only goes up to 2005 (I can buy the extra page if I want though)

I also took my baby brother with me, who is 10 and bought him
a V nickel
Standing Liberty quarter
Barber quarter
mercury and Barber dime
All silver under melt and the V nickel for 1.25 I think

I didn't pay all that because the guys would drop a quarter or so off the prices for the most part

Lastly I sent off a coin to be graded. I talked to many guys about doing it and then brought in the coin to show off. It is a 1922 Lincoln Wheat cent I found in a lot I bought from craigslist. I took it in and based off the stuff the guy who is getting it graded for me said it looks like a AG3 possibly a stretch on a G4
I think that was what he said lol if that makes sense
He looked at the coin for a while and said based on the reverse being lightly struck and the obverse looking as it does he thinks I might have the real deal
He also said not to get my hopes up though because it might have been in a mixed bag for a reason.
He said if it comes back AG3 I'm looking at a 300-350 dollar coin
if it turns out to be a 1922 D though it would only be worth about 15 bucks
I took a gamble, gonna cost about 35-40 bucks for the grading
He has the coin and I should get back to you all on what I have in around a month!
Hopefully I'm 300 dollars richer and not out my 30 bucks!
I had a blast and so did my brother, can't wait for my next show!
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Looks like you did pretty good!

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I had a blast and so did my brother, can't wait for my next show!


Even if the coin comes back to you as a '22D and only worth $15...it's been $30 well spent in my opinion.

You can't put a price on times like that.
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I'll get my girlfriend to take some pics tomorrow when she gets back from work or something

I'm having a ball getting all of my coins organized tonight
I am putting my canadian small cent collection in pages
and all of my random coins in an organized fashion as well
Need more pages lol
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 Posted 12/13/2010  02:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add upstate to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Dude you got some good prices on your purchases.
Nice.
Was this show in Buffalo?
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 Posted 12/13/2010  04:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coppertop5150 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
great deals,

were you cherry picking and stumbled across some of them ,or were they out in the open ?

I know sometimes dealers put some good deals in the front cases/bargin bins to get people to spend time at their table/booth . In hopes they will see something else they want
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 Posted 12/13/2010  09:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sounds like you just became a coinaholic. Nice going. Some coin shows are like that though. I go to about 2 to 4 shows a month and some are really great like that and keep me there for hours. One little suggestion is to take your time and talk to the dealers. Get to know them and if they are the same ones at other shows, you might just get some great deals from them.
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-the coin show was in west seneca to answer one question
-the coins I bought for under melt were mixed in a binder and when I saw the prices I didn't really even care that much about grade since they were only half of melt value plus they were the older coins which are harder for me to find in rolls. I couldn't really pass them up. Plus for my baby brother I bought him 4 silver coins and a V nickel for like 12 bucks. I thought that was a great christmas present. The thing is that the guy I bought most of the silver off of looked at me either like uggg these prices are way too low, or like wow this kid found all the cheap ones in there.
-Lastly I talked to 2 dealers extensively. One was the guy who I gave the '22 wheat to to get it graded, but the other owns a coin store about a half hour away from my house and is also like the president of the buffalo coin club. I talked to him for maybe 30 minutes about how I got into collecting, this forum, what and how I collect, his opinions on things, what he suggests I do for displaying my coins, and a ton of stuff. He was really nice and gave me info to sign up for the B.N.A. I figure I probably will do it.
I don't see any harm in going to coin shows and spending this kind of money once in a while though.
plus the money I spent on my brother was from a tip I got at my work the night before.
pics to come once my girlfriend gets home
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Nice finds slash!! Around my area there is a coin show once a month,not a very big show,but I always look forward to it!
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Heck, I didn't realize they still blacked out ball games. Lucky for you, you got some great prices.
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Quote:
Went to my First Coin Show
Congratulations!

It looks like you had a great time and are still enjoying the experience.
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chance favours the prepared mind, just keep hanging in there friend, your graded would be worth many hundreds of dollars one day.

warm wishes.
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I paid for gas in college picking silver out of dealers albums under spot prices. That is a no no in the dealer world to price your circulated common date silver coins in holders. That is unless you want to remark them every time the price of silver changes. His mistake is your gain. Good Job!!
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how do you remember all the prices? I can't even remember my phone number unless I really think about it. But then, I don't call my self too much.
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