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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2613969, member: 76194&quot;]I didn&#039;t think I&#039;d be able to attend FUN, but things just worked out, and I managed to spend 3 hours at the show this Saturday.</p><p><br /></p><p>The show is free. You show up, they give you a nametag and a complimentary pocket loupe, and you are free to go in and browse the dealers&#039; tables. The whole thing is immense, but don&#039;t feel overwhelmed because the reality is that most of these tables are full of modern slabbed bullion, foreign slabbed bullion, slabbed commemorative coins, slabbed foreign coins, etc. It&#039;s really mostly a sea of slabs that are best avoided.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572410[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And then you see it, right at the end of the sea of tables there is a small area where the ancient dealers are at. It&#039;s probably no more than about 7-8% of the entire floor show. But that&#039;s more than enough to make you crack a smile and have a fun time.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572411[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Even here there are some nasty slabs to deal with...but I suggest you simply laugh at them and move on. Prices at FUN are already a joke, but slabbed ancients are so jacked up in price they make everything else look cheap.</p><p><br /></p><p>More than $2000 for a VF Late lifetime/early posthumous tet? Hahaha, move on soldier! And is that a Philip Tet for $1,400 next to it? Hahahaha. I know there&#039;s a sucker born every second, but can you find one gullible enough to swallow even those prices?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572414[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But once you get past the outrageously priced slabbed ancients (which I&#039;m happy to say were a tiny&nbsp; minority of all ancient coins), there are table after table of raw ancient beauties. Even these are grossly overpriced, but there are some deals to be had for those with a discerning eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, even for lovers of Asian coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572417[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And lovers of Late Roman bronze!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572418[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And lovers of pre-Islamic and Islamic middle Eastern coins</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572419[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, even for those with the Midas touch! [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] , I&#039;m looking at you.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572420[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lots and lots of coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572421[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I hope that was at least mildly entertaining for those who couldn&#039;t be there this time. A comprehensive tour through the show it is not, but it should at least wet your appetite for the next coin show in a town near you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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