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A report on yesterday's visit to the Whitman show in Baltimore.
Attendance seemed to be normal for a Friday morning.
Plenty of people but not a crush.
I could belly up to almost any table I wanted to without a wait.
Nothing unusual up for sale; plenty of gold coins and large numbers of the popular sets (Lincolns, IHCs, Morgans, etc.)
My problem continues to be that what I collect is not the popular material and therefore "pickin's is slim".

Asking prices seem to be holding; no "fire sale" concessions to the economy were apparent, at least not with the items I was looking at.
I look to pay less than Coin Values, and that causes me to pass on many coins.
IMO the dealers are asking for too much most of the time.

I did price a 1790-something half cent for my type set. There are 3 varieties that are the least expensive (good for a type set).
I think I've got some money coming that will allow me to afford an XF.
That means I can't buy as many coins, but I am now going for quality rather than quantity.

I managed to get two coins:
- An 1825 half cent in AU-58 BN. It fits nicely into my slowly growing Classic Head half cent set. (Picture to come later.)
- An 1864 "L" IHC in MS-62. It's for my key/semi-key set which at the moment is mostly IHC's (no surprise there since MFD is a small cents dealer).
But 'now for the rest of the story'.
My MFD believes it can go MS-63 so I left it with him to submit in hopes of an upgrade. It won't gain much in value if it upgrades (maybe $50), but I rather have a -63 than a -62.
Also it's a RPD but according to my Cherrypickers' this particular variety doesn't have much of a premium.

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