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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3159559, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman"></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Like [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] I really enjoy Coin Shows and I have made some of my best purchases at them. I much prefer to buy coins from dealers who are mostly very knowledgeable and provide reliable attribution for the coins they sell. And of course being able to handle the coins and discuss them in depth is an enjoyable and beneficial experience. All in all I much prefer to buy coins at coin shows rather than via mail but, except for very large shows, the volume of coins available and the choices you can make via mail (and especially in auctions) pales in comparison.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">But I do miss the coin shows that used to be put on by a consortium of local dealers/coin shops - very informal, but very friendly and relaxed. Not a great many (especially Ancient) coins offered for sale, but you could spend a very educational and enjoyable Saturday afternoon there. And tables were cheap: $20! So you could set up an educational display - and maybe sell or barter a few of your own coins. There is talk of resurrecting those kind of shows here - I hope so, for I will certainly attend - maybe set up my own table!</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Here is a Claudius Sestertius that I bought (pretty cheaply) at a local show many years ago. Again, a pretty nice coin of my favorite Julio-Claudia emperor - a decent portrait and pretty clear and complete inscriptional lettering.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/ric09os.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/ric09rs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">RIC volume I, Sestertius - Claudius - RIC 99 (AD 41-50) - Rome</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3159559, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman] Like [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] I really enjoy Coin Shows and I have made some of my best purchases at them. I much prefer to buy coins from dealers who are mostly very knowledgeable and provide reliable attribution for the coins they sell. And of course being able to handle the coins and discuss them in depth is an enjoyable and beneficial experience. All in all I much prefer to buy coins at coin shows rather than via mail but, except for very large shows, the volume of coins available and the choices you can make via mail (and especially in auctions) pales in comparison. But I do miss the coin shows that used to be put on by a consortium of local dealers/coin shops - very informal, but very friendly and relaxed. Not a great many (especially Ancient) coins offered for sale, but you could spend a very educational and enjoyable Saturday afternoon there. And tables were cheap: $20! So you could set up an educational display - and maybe sell or barter a few of your own coins. There is talk of resurrecting those kind of shows here - I hope so, for I will certainly attend - maybe set up my own table! Here is a Claudius Sestertius that I bought (pretty cheaply) at a local show many years ago. Again, a pretty nice coin of my favorite Julio-Claudia emperor - a decent portrait and pretty clear and complete inscriptional lettering. [IMG]http://jp29.org/ric09os.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/ric09rs.jpg[/IMG] RIC volume I, Sestertius - Claudius - RIC 99 (AD 41-50) - Rome[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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