If you are in the area or feel like a road trip. December 3rd and 4th is the annual Indiana State Numismatic Association Coin Show Marriott East Indianapolis, IN Corner of 21st and Shadeland Grand Ballroom Free Youth auction on Saturday at 11:00am Show up early to participate in the scavenger hunt. Dealers from all over the country I will be set up at the ANA table. Stop by if you want.
Most interesting show I never attended. Got there at 9:30 this morning. There is a Big Ten Championship game in Indy this weekend and all the hotels in the area are full so there was NO PARKING at the show hotel. No public parking anywhere nearby, and the only other places close by were other hotels whose parking lots were basically full as well. Had no choice but to turn around and go back home. It would be interesting to hear if anyone actually did manage to attend the show. I suspect a lot of the dealers may have been turned away at the parking lot as well.
I actually stayed away from the show this year. I usually attend every year, but between that darn championship going on and my wife and I had an interview for a potential adoption, I decided to forego it this year. I was wondering if it was any good or not.
Friday was a very busy but everyone was complaining about the parking. Most had to park in the developments across the street.
The 62nd annual show is over. Part of me is glad (it is lots of work) but I will forget all about that by next year. Traffic was down, partly due to the parking nightmare, but enough people made it in to where none of the dealers had complaints about sales. I manned an ANA table for the show. And our annual youth auction was a big hit. Some of the stuff donated by the dealers was drool-worthy.
I almost left also but was able to find a parking place up by Culver's hamburger place. I had to walk a block and a half but it was worth it.
