Next weekend is the 66th Annual Kentucky State Coin Show. New location this year (see below). Just south of Louisville, KY. It was a fantastic show last year. Once again the tables are sold out. I will be set up as a dealer again this year. Look for me at tables B9-B13. Let me know you are a CoinTalk member and I will have something FREE for you. Hope to see you there.
Hopefully the show goes well! I'm in KY but the far western part of the state. Louisville is about a 5 hour drive from me!
I'd say it'll be a nice show outside of the bourse chairman, who is actually one reason why I'm not going. In a few words, Andy (the bourse chairman) is a complete status snob rock, and also a reason why I left the coin club he is a secretary of. I'm also certain he believes he must be exclusively heard in a room of 1,000 people, due to an "Upper Midwestern" accent that I believe is fake. He also admits he is not a dealer, but magically knows everything about anything. He once told me that his goal was to make the show the biggest in the region, which is fine, but he acts like (without actually saying it) it's all to life. However, John (his son) is one I've never had trouble with. Since I left the coin club, our dealing is less frequent but still occurs at least twice a year. And yes, he is actually a dealer; my verdict is that Andy is using it as a way to benefit himself because John is not old enough to drive yet. Other than that, there's a ton of tables, which should make for a good show.
It was nice meeting you Chris. It was way better than any local shows in the past. Saw some really nice coins - there was at least 2 coins I could have added to my type set. Just did not have the cash for them right now. One was a nice XF45 1818 quarter. If it is there again next year I plan on attending.
Likewise Mark. Always nice meeting CoinTalk members. He has the space reserved for the next two years. For what it is worth, I think this was a fantastic show. Well run. They did things for both collectors and dealers that other shows don't do. It was busy right up till closing time on the last day.
That is good news. I thought there was a lot of nice coins down their raw and graded. If I had had time I would have been down there for hours - I can window shop a lot. I look forward to next year and hopefully I can schedule more time down there.
Are they planning on doing this yearly? This snuck up on me, but with a little planning I'd love to make it up there next year.
It is a long standing show that just changed locations this year. He already has the same space reserved for the next two years.
