LordM 2026 FUN show report (live updates from the floor)

January 11, 2026
Orlando, Florida
Day 3 of the show (for us)



Back at my favorite perch next to the skywalk at our hotel, just enjoying a quiet moment before getting showered and packing up. We’ll check out, maybe find breakfast (Randy said something about finding “some pastries”), and head back to the convention center for our final show visit.

Really, I’m pretty much satisfied with the trip, and the only remaining order of business for me on the floor is to do my NGC submission. Will there be any final impulse buys before we head home? The morning will tell.

 

Final day. Make the most of it guys . . . and then look forward to next year!

 

The 72nd annual convention will be January 7-10, 2027.

 

Matt Clarke (“changeinhistory”) saw me in my hat in the parking lot, recognized me, and came up to introduce himself. I thought he said he was on CT, but I’m not finding his profile here. He is on Collectors Universe, so maybe that’s where he knew me from.

Said he’s helping out at Table 953- Larry Brigg’s table. Given what a Seated coin fan Randy is, I should send him over there. Larry Briggs is “the guy who wrote the book” on Seated stuff, as I understand it.

 

Here’s a really freaky coincidence.

A few days ago, Randy posted about this roadkill quarter, joking about it being a “rare error”, as I recall.

He spent it this weekend (I’m surprised they took it!)



This morning, while waiting to register at the show, we met a lady- a nurse and a noncollector- who was bringing in some silver to sell at the show.

When we struck up a conversation, Randy offered to look over what she had, and give her advice.

To make a long story short, she also had a coin that she thought was a mint error in there.

You’ve guessed where this is going.

It was THE EXACT SAME roadkill quarter that Randy had spent a couple of days ago!!! No doubt about it!

And this lady hadn’t even been in the show yet! She was bringing it in from the wild!

We let her down gently. She took it well.

What’s the old saying about how “a bad penny will always turn up”? Well, with inflation, that apparently applies to bad quarters as well!

 

Another pricetag stuck on the smokers’ table.

Who IS this mystery tycoon who peels the stickers off his coins while puffing his cigars? I wanna know what he collects!



OK. I’m headed in now. Next stop: NGC table.