Charmy's 2016 DALLAS ANA NATIONAL MONEY SHOW REPORT w/lots of pics!!!

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  1. The Penny Lady®

    The Penny Lady® Coin Dealer

    Dallas is a beautiful city, and even though I was looking forward to the show, past experience at shows in Dallas left me with mediocre expectations for a successful show. However, I was pleasantly surprised that the show exceeded my expectations.



    I left for Dallas on Wednesday morning and arrived in a beautiful, warm, sunny Dallas a couple hours before dealer set up began.



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    When I landed, I headed down to the baggage claim and was delighted to run into Peter Treglia, paper money specialist at Stacks Bowers, who offered me a ride to the hotel from the airport.



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    I checked into the ANA host hotel, the Omni, which is a stunningly beautiful hotel, with gorgeous views of the famous Dallas skyline.



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    This is a picture of a picture of what my room looks like



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    And this is the actual view from my room



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    The dealers were let in at 3pm, and we all immediately got to work setting up our booths while the ANA was making final preparations around the bourse. I just had to take a photo of Rhonda Scurek, Director of Conventions at the ANA, with these huge pair of scissors that would be used to cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony in the morning.



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    After set up, I went back to the hotel, had dinner with Rick and Neil at the Texas Spice in the Omni, then simply called it a night so I could be rested for the show the next day.



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    I took this photo of the sparkling nighttime Dallas skyline from my room



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    And this is the Omni Hotel at night all lit up.



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    Thursday morning I headed over to the convention center. This is another view of Dallas from inside the convention center hallway.



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    There was plenty of signage directing folks to the show.



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    One of the exhibitor judges, Mark Leighterman, stopped by to chat and, knowing my penchant for anything pennies, showed me these ultra cool error cents stamped on nails from his personal collection! You could even see the date on one of the pieces!!



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  3. The Penny Lady®

    The Penny Lady® Coin Dealer

    Public attendance was light on Thursday, so I had time to walk the floor and hunt for coins, as well as meet with some of my usual vest pocket dealers.



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    I acquired this scarce 1856 Flying Eagle in an old ANACS MS62 holder.



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    And this neat “Scarface” variety 1867 Indian cent



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    I also bought this 1908 off center Indian cent for my personal collection.



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    I was also thrilled to acquire from one of my regular customers his mostly AU58 and AU58+ Half and Large cent collections. What great collections he put together!



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    I signed up for the Legacy Series Interview dinner on Thursday night. Steve Ivy and Jim Halperin discussed how they started and developed Heritage into one of the largest auction companies in the country. It was fascinating and interesting, and a very enjoyable evening.



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    Friday morning before the show opened, I took a few minutes to view the exhibits.



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    This is one of the famous 1943-S Copper cents that was on exhibit at the ANA Museum



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  4. The Penny Lady®

    The Penny Lady® Coin Dealer

    There were several interesting exhibits, but the Wiener Medal exhibit was my personal favorite, and it ended up winning Best of Show.



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    When I needed to be away from my table, I was fortunate to have my friend, Neil, step in to watch my table!



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    Friday was a very busy day for me and it seemed to fly by very quickly. Late in the afternoon, I finally opened the bottle of wine I had brought.



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    Dillon Gage was kind enough to sponsor snack boxes for all the dealers!



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    After the show on Friday we had reservations at Bob’s Steakhouse at the Omni for dinner. While waiting for our reservation, we sat in the lobby and listened to this wonderful young man sing country music songs. I’m not a country music fan, but I really enjoyed his music.



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    I also caught Rick checking on his auction lots on his phone.



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    Bob’s had a great selection of both steak and seafood!



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    Jim Bevil joined us at the last minute.



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    Since I was the only one drinking wine, I ordered by the glass, instead of the bottle. The first glass was a Sterling Limited Release Anniversary Blend and was wonderful! Then I tried the Seghesio Zinfandel which was also delicious.



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    It had been a while since I had a steak, so I was really looking forward to our dinner at Bob’s – and they did not disappoint!



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    Neil enjoyed one of their seafood dinners.



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  5. The Penny Lady®

    The Penny Lady® Coin Dealer

    On my way to the show on Saturday morning, there was a “Walker Stalker” show right next to our hall. I’m a Walking Dead fan, but I had no idea they had a convention for Walking Dead fans! And boy, what a fan base they have – hundreds were lined up to get in to see the stars and get autographs!



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    There were some interesting things for sale on the bourse floor, other than coins, like this beautiful chess set.



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    And these “Coin Keys”



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    And interesting exonumia pieces



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    I took a few photos of the bourse floor on Saturday morning before everyone began packing up to leave.



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    The ANA holds a drawing for the dealers that are still at the show at 2pm on Saturday. One dealer gets a free table at the next National Money Show, and another dealer gets half off their table. I was very surprised when they called my name as the winner of the half off table! Greg Hannigan won the free table.



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    Soon it was time to pack up, grab a cab, and head to the airport. On the way, you can see the Heritage building right off the freeway.



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    I sailed through TSA and had some extra time to grab a bite to eat and Pappadeaux’s is one of the best restaurants at the airport!



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  6. The Penny Lady®

    The Penny Lady® Coin Dealer

    Here I am, relaxing with my Gin and Tonic, waiting for my flight!



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    Soon I was on the plane and very happy to be heading back home!



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    Bye-bye beautiful Dallas, until next time!



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    Hello busy Orange County!



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    And my cutie-pie Penny – who enjoyed checking out my bag!



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    Next up: Buena Park show this weekend, then the Baltimore show the end of March!
     
  7. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    NICE!!!

    I was at the National Money Show in Portland, OR in 2015. In fact, I walked by your table a few times.

    If only they made a Seated penny...
     
  8. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    Nice writeup as usual Charmy , and as usual I'm hungry after seeing all that food .
     
  9. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    wow! great write up. I liked seeing that flying eagle, but what I was thrilled to see those cathedral medals . There's 1 I am still looking for from him. I think it's called St. Pauls at Rome.

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  10. kSigSteve

    kSigSteve Active Member

    Awesome write up as usual. I wish I would have seen you there. I was over welmed as it was my first show. I did manage to find ricks table and meet him. Some awesome coins,

    Congrats on winning the 50% off!
     
  11. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    Great report, thanks Charmy! Those struck-on-a-nail coins ... amazing, have never seen one before. I also like the collection of Wiener medals, partly because some of those cathedrals are almost around the corner for me. ;)

    Sure, that Survival Guide app was from a different convention, but I guess sometimes such a thing would be great to have for coin shows, hehe.

    Christian
     
  12. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    Yep, that is San Paolo fuori le Mura (i.e. Saint Paul's outside the walls). The church is a little "outside" indeed; while much of the inner city is walkable, San Paolo is in a suburban environment but with a subway stop next to it. :)

    Christian
     
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  13. ThinnPikkins

    ThinnPikkins Well-Known Member

    Very nice write up. I need to get to my first show. Things like that flying eagle cent get me excited to experience something like this.
     
  14. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    Great write up as usual. Always like reading your report.s
     
  15. longarm

    longarm Well-Known Member

    Great pictures, especially that $8k silver chess set. Glad you enjoyed Big D.
     
  16. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    As always, thanks for a wonderful report, Charmy! Since I've never attended one of the ANA shows, maybe I will make an attempt to go to Orlando next year. It would be nice to see you again.

    Chris
     
  17. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    Thank you Charmy. That wasn't a Walking Dead convention; that was the stamp section. :p sorry ...
     
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  18. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Great report Charmy.
     
  19. Chuck47

    Chuck47 Member

    An excellent write up Ms Harker! I really enjoyed your descriptions and photos of your experience. Very good job.
     
  20. TradingGreen

    TradingGreen Active Member

    Very nice. Thanks for the photo's.

    Rich
     
  21. BadThad

    BadThad Calibrated for Lincolns

    Good summary Charmy!

    She does have a pretty big pair! :wacky::rolleyes:
     
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