I live in CA and was thinking of going to a coin show in Van Nuys on Sunday (9/30/12). Anyone know anything about the shows they have there?
Although Van Nuys is also in Los Angeles county, it would be a lot easier to get to and park than the Long Beach show. I am pretty sure that this show would not be half the size of L.B., but maybe it's just starting out for better things to come. Dave
It is a decent little show. Not anything like Long Beach. Mostly local (SoCal Dealers) Maybe 30 tables? I try to go to it once a year anyway, but in a couple weeks My coin club is having a show in the same hall and most of the same dealers will probably be there, so I haven't decided if I'll be going yet. For me it's a bit of a drive.
Yeah, Long Beach is for me over a 2 hour drive, not counting the admission and parking. This one has free parking and free admission, and is only approx. 30 minutes away. I'm sure I will enjoy it.
It's run by Richard Marchenian who is a real nice and friendly guy. He has been setting up the Van Nuys show for years. Small show, but there's always a cherry or two to be found there. I usually go when they first open on Saturday hoping to find the good deals
There are roughly 6 shows at the Van Nuys Masonic Hall each year and they are all one-day shows held on Sundays only... About 4 of them are run by Richard and have roughly 25-30 dealers who are almost always the same dealers and most of which will be at just about every other SoCal show. Still worth going if you have nothing else going on for the day and you want to try to buy and/or sell some coins. The other 2 shows held in Van Nuys each year are coin club sponsored shows. The Verdugo Hills Club has their show in the Spring and the Glendale Coin Club has it's show coming up October 21. The club shows are roughly the same size with 25-30 dealers, but they are much more active in my opinion. The clubs host gold and silver coin raffles at the shows and youth coin auctions that bring in many more people than the other Van Nuys shows. Additionally, the club shows don't have the same dealers you see at every other SoCal show... sure some of them will be there, but at these club shows some of the coin club members also set coins for sale so going to these shows is the only chance you may have all year to see the coins offered by these club members. Given how close the upcoming 9/30 show and the Glendale 10/21 show are schedule, I'll be skipping the show this weekend and I'll be going to the Glendale show... well I have to go to that one since I'm the VP of the Glendale club and will have a case full of my own coins for sale Definitely say hello if you're able to make it.
