On Friday me and a small group from our local coin club piled into my car for a trip to the 2026 Central States Numismatic Association coin show. It was busy but everyone kept saying that it had been busier on Thursday. All I know is that I have never seen the parking lot that full. My first stop was NGC where I submitted 26 coins and medals. I will do a follow up post when that stuff starts coming back. Was able to sell a small amount of stuff but my main reason for being there was buying. It was a very productive day for me. The top right corner is 3 sample slabs. 2 given out by Central States with Wisconsin quarter. One will go to a budy that couldn't make the trip. The 3rd was an NGC "gift" for making my submission. A 1991 Djibouti 5 Franc. I channeled my inner @panzerman on this purchase. One of my favorite dealers had these 2 German gold medals. Look at that, there are even 2 U.S. coins in there. I don't really collect U.S. anymore but I got the bug to put together a set of the classic commemoratives. Let's see if I can see it to completion. I have a lot of work to do to get this all cataloged and entered into my inventory program. Should be fun.
Looks like a productive show with many cool purchases! I mentioned the parking issue too. It looks like there was another event at the convention center as opposed to prior years when this show was the only event.
