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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silver surfer, post: 64074, member: 3235&quot;]This week i was able secure a 5-day job with a media vendor who was servicing the 114th ANA convention at the Moscone center, here in San Francisco.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The volume of coins and paper money being sold, traded and bought was overwhelming.</p><p>I spent every free moment checking out the vender’s booths and for a coin junkie, it was heaven.</p><p>They had everything from circ mercury dimes for a buck a piece to 6 figures</p><p>One of a kind certified gold and silver, also lots and lot of paper money.</p><p>Prices ranged from 10%-25% below average dealer wholesale, so I had to take advantage of the opportunity.</p><p>This is what I picked up there.</p><p>NGC MS-65 1959 Franklin half (strait trade for 1992 prestige proof set)</p><p>1946d walking liberty in AU for 20$</p><p>1949s Franklin half in AU50-BU60 for 65$ (to complete my set)</p><p>1850 2 1/2 dollar quarter eagle in AU for 120.00 $(really nice piece)</p><p>3 circulated walkers for 10$</p><p>1$ Hawaii note in VF-XF for 30$</p><p>20$ FRBN in VF for&nbsp; (1929) 50$</p><p>5$&nbsp; red seal 1963 in crisp unc for 17$.</p><p>2006 Redbook for 12$</p><p>It was hard to stop there given the bargains and I ended up spending more money than planned. </p><p>Every major dealer in the US was there as well as all the world mints.</p><p>There were coins from all the shipwrecks (ss republic, johnson, central America etc) and the biggest bar of gold I’ve ever seen (the size of a brick)</p><p>I also sat in on a meeting of the US mint were they were voting on design changes for the new platinum coins (very interesting)</p><p>I talked to one gentleman from the mint who told me that they were discussing possibly changing the new 1 ounce gold piece to a 100$ denom.</p><p>The show continues thru SUN the 31st so if you live anywhere near SF and are looking for just about anything in coins or currency you will find it there at a good price, admission is free.</p><p>Next year it&#039;s in Atlanta.(good thing cause I could go to the poor house if it was here every year)</p><p>Also got about 30$ in free magazines, which was nice.</p><p>I’m going to scan the quarter eagle for you guy’s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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