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My first MAJOR coin show and it just happens to be F.U.N.! I don't know what to say, except  . Nobody told me to bring paper towels. Coins as far as the eye can see. Stay tuned for a contest!    |
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Wow!  I haven't been to anything this big! Edit: Beam me up, Scooby! Edited by svslav
01/08/2011 7:14 pm
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I always thought coin collectors were supposed to look all nerdy and stuff, these look like normal people?
seriously though it looks like a blast, I wish they had some large coin shows a little closer to me, elpaso is as close as they get and then it's nothing like this one.
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Wow! My local coin show only has 100 dealers! How many were at F.U.N.?
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Something like 600+ dealers?
Met a rep from the Australian Mint, Fred Weinberg, Charmy (aka The Penny Lady), Rick Snow, David Lawrence and I'm sure some others that I'm too overwhelmed to recall right now.
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Keep in mind, I took pics from aisle 1200 and back. There were several more aisles behind me!  |
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Excellent.  Looks like a great time to be had ...... looking forward to reading about your adventures there. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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 Did they organize coins by dates? I would love to have some US coins from 1100's! |
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That would have been interesting, wouldn't it? |
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had a great time meeting you scooby!
and metal man, I think most collectors have a dress code- grey hair and a moustache!
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It was awesome meeting you, too (and your little brother! )! Actually, CCF represented quite well! We met a few members today, didn't we? A couple more are supposed to show tomorrow! Can't wait! Edited by Scooby Due
01/08/2011 8:08 pm
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I'm up in Wisconsin so Florida is a bit far, but it does look like a huge show. However, I am looking forward to the ANA Money Show in Chicago this coming August. I will definitely be there. |
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Oh My God! I am sooooo glad I am not there with you guys. I would be flat broke after a day at a show like that. Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun at the F.U.N. show, actually I wish I was there with you. My accountant would be doing back flips if I were.............. |
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got a nice story to tell while I was there today... i got a BEAUTIFUL 1992 silver eagle toner, like, dark blue and purple, it was completely full on either side, I paid $50. can you guess what it was? AT  i got a refund, luckily. but I also got a 1963 proof quarter for $7 which an ICG grader graded PR- 67-68. as well as some other small goodies. |
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FUN is the Big Kahuna. It's the one you do, if you only do one per year. I'm in good shape here - I have the Baltimore and Philly shows - but FUN is where it's truly at.
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I always thought coin collectors were supposed to look all nerdy and stuff I haven't personally met more than two or three, but the way that most have described themselves to me through PMs and emails, I thought that the pictures above would show a lot of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise types along with several guys in ninja suits with black belts. |
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Posted 01/08/2011 7:14 pm
