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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;borgovan, post: 469156, member: 13016&quot;]Hi, all. I wanted to give a brief summary of the 2008 Michigan State Numismatic Society fall show. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The venue is the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, MI. It is a good location, as it is in reasonable proximity to major highways. There are good restaurants and a coffee shop in the hotel. In the same parking lot is Fairlane Mall, a major shopping center with lots of good places to eat and many stores. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are two shows here annually; a Fall show and a Spring show. The Fall show always starts the day after Thanksgiving (Friday), and runs through the adjacent Saturday and Sunday. I went today and spent all day (10A-6P) at the show. I may or may not go back tomorrow.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There were over 200 dealers present, with an excellent variety of material available. I saw multiple dealers of ancient coins, paper money, numismatic supplies, books, foreign coins and, of course, U.S. coins. There was something available for every collector at every price range. I purchased material from around 10 dealers. Each of them I spoke with said that business had been pretty good the first two days. There was a feeling of dread about Sunday&#039;s show due to predicted inclement weather, but business was certainly bustling today. Many of the dealers were willing to bargain, and there were certainly good deals to be had. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When first entering the area, you first have to put on a name tag, as is standard at the larger coin shows. The sign-in tables are covered with flattened souvenir cents (free), as they have at every show. Walking on, you pass the exhibit area. I went in and saw some very interesting exhibits. I would estimate there were 60-80 exhibits in the competition in various categories. Then you pass a small bourse with about 50 dealers. The main exhibit hall comes next, with just about 200 dealers. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>An auction took place at 5:00, but I did not participate. I had already spent an insane amount of money and I was pretty coined-out by then anyway. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Admission to the show is free. Members of the MSNS can get into the show an hour before the general public on Friday if they are wearing their badge.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I did have the chance to meet up with Stainless and Silverstruck, both great guys. We chatted for a bit, and we looked at a few coins that the other had brought. I ran across them a couple of times throughout the day, and we updated each other on our newps. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That&#039;s about all I have to say. I&#039;ll try to get up some pics of my new acquisitions in the near future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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