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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2694158, member: 76086&quot;]I think it is really important to understand that there are different levels of dealers and circumstances can affect each and every one of them.&nbsp; There is the lowest level, not really traditional &#039;vest pocket&#039; dealers as they may have a table, but one step up.&nbsp; Then everything from there to the largest dealers in the world (Naumann is going this year).&nbsp; Any one of them may or may not have anything of interest to you or the prices you expect, but it could also be for any reason that they have EVERYTHING you expect.&nbsp; It certainly is a crap shoot and I understand that some may not be able to spend their budget on a gamble, but in this day and age at the very least some of us can come together, trade war stories, compare coins, etc.&nbsp; If one lives close (I would suggest maybe 5 hours drive or closer, maybe more depending on your stamina) one really should attend.&nbsp; It can truly be an eye opener.&nbsp; Some of my best coins and deals have been from shows and not auctions or Ebay or any other venue.&nbsp; Also, if you live either close or slightly to an airport hub a plane ticket if often less than the cost of driving (we dont have that benefit here in the west).</p><p><br /></p><p>But, I say this from California.&nbsp; We are truly isolated, the West is a really big place and sparsely populated (north to south California is bigger than most of Europe.&nbsp; I have cousins in Ireland who have never been out of Dublin, which I find amazing, but cousins in Australia who have been all about the world).&nbsp; Shows can be&nbsp; infrequent and even more of a gamble than anywhere else (and dying off in many parts of the world, to be honest).&nbsp; But as I understand things shows are much better in the Mid West and East.&nbsp; More dealers, more collectors, more material, etc.&nbsp; Things that I might pay $500 for here in California might only go for $20 in New Jersey.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, if you can possibly go, I would say yes. And I dont say that because I have a table.&nbsp; I dont.&nbsp; Just go.&nbsp; The experience will be worth while even if you dont buy a single coin![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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