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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 26026561, member: 20480&quot;]I was pleased to see Rob &amp; meet Randy (Lord Marcovan &amp; Randy Abercrombie), see Larry (LDHair) &amp; meet Ed (Publius2) there.&nbsp; I stopped by twice to say hello to Skip (Insider), but he was obviously busy both times.&nbsp; I forgot to stop by and introduce myself, [USER=1765]@messydesk[/USER], but I&#039;m sure my time will come . . . another FUN Show, no doubt.&nbsp; I also ventured over to introduce myself to Evan Saltis at Wayne Herndon&#039;s space.&nbsp; Evan has done quite well to help manage Wayne&#039;s office.</p><p><br /></p><p>I stayed in a hotel that had recently changed its name to the Orlando Inn, apparently to distance itself from a poor reputation . . . not recommended to anyone.&nbsp; Time spent there was kept to an absolute minimum.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first few days were bright and sunny, but on the cold side . . . never got to wear the shorts I brought.&nbsp; Still, at day&#039;s end good meals easily compensated for for chilly walks back.&nbsp; It rained just a little, and very lightly Friday morning, and then turned into an incredibly nice day / evening.</p><p><br /></p><p>Food was generally much more expensive than in the past, but there were some exceptions to be found.&nbsp; On the bourse one is a captive audience, and the food offered by the concessions there was incredibly expensive . . . you could easily spend $25 pp for lunch.&nbsp; Pretty much every morning I bought a Subway sandwich for lunch on my way to Denny&#039;s for breakfast (Denny&#039;s is walking distance to the CC, but many might find Subway too far to be worth the effort).</p><p><br /></p><p>The crowds were quite good . . . Gangbusters first thing Thursday and brisk all day long, while slow-starting and ever increasing both Friday and Saturday.&nbsp; As usual, lots of great coins to see, but careful selection is the order of the day . . . always has been, and always will be. </p><p><br /></p><p>I observed no reluctance to spend money on nice coins that were fairly priced within the bounds of their quality for the grade.&nbsp; I only came back with a modest handful of newps from the show, and will publish those alongside some grading returns and other recent acquisitions.</p><p><br /></p><p>FUN is always my favorite show of the year!</p><p><br /></p><p>Time to do the dreaded book work . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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