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<p>[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1440625, member: 16948"]After the show ended on Thursday, we went to dinner at the Palace Arms in the Brown Palace hotel. The hotel was built by a wealthy cattle baron in 1892 because, the story goes, that he went to another upper class hotel and restaurant in town and was not allowed in because he was wearing his blue jeans and boots, so he built his own high class hotel and restaurant. And I have to say that the restaurant was one of the nicest I’ve ever been to, and the food probably the best dinner I’ve had. The Palace Arms, though pricey, is well worth the experience. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120510-01955.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01954.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01957.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01956.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01958.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I ordered basically a fancy tomato soup. They served me this bowl with a little cheese and watermelon covered crouton along with a creamer of the soup that I poured over the crouton. It was really pretty as well as amazingly tasty!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01960.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01961.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The wine list was over an inch thick. </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01963.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I even broke my wine fast for this meal!!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01959.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01965.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After dinner we went over to 16th street and sat in the patio of a bar that opened up to the street. 16th Street is lined with shops, pubs and restaurants (no cars allowed). There were horse-drawn carriages, bicycle rickshaws, and lots of people just walking around. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01977.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01975.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01974.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The weather was so beautiful, probably 70-75 degrees at 9:00pm – then, all of a sudden this huge wind came up and large drops of rain began to fall. Just like that, the temperature dropped probably 10 degrees! We moved inside, saw some other dealers, chatted with them for a little while, then I called it a night!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Friday – I woke to a very different Denver – it was cloudy, cold, and dreary! The forecast called for heavy rains all the way through Saturday. Wow, I had been so impressed by Denver’s wonderful bright blue skies, warm sunny weather – and then, just like that, the temperature dropped by 30 degrees and I had to put away the capri pants and sandals and break out the jacket!</p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120511-01989.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> At the show, things seemed to pick up on Friday. Typically Friday is the slowest day because the “die hards” come on Thursday, and the people who couldn’t get off work come on Saturday. But perhaps the rain brought more people into the show because it looked like Friday was better attended than Thursday! I know I was busier on Friday and was pleased with the sales. I also made some great purchases, including a beautiful 1914-D Lincoln PCGS MS64 BN (CAC) and a very cool triple saddle struck Lincoln!!!</p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ElToro-20120513-02030.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> The ANA had a raffle and if they called your name, you could spin a wheel and possibly win a few seconds inside a money booth and crab as much money as you could. </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120509-01908.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01950.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> Walter Ostromecki got a chance to catch as much money as he could which was then donated to the ANA’s YN program.</p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01946.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> Notice the $100 bill on the top left of the booth – it’s actually on the outside! Rick Snow put it there to tease Walter</p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01947.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01949.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Friday we went to dinner at the Berlin Café off 16th Street. They had some absolutely wonderful German food - not the best choice for my diet. </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-01988.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> And although others had the customary mug of German beer, I simply stuck with my boring glass of water. </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-01986.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> Then we decided to head back up to the casinos in Central City/Black Hawk. Even though it was raining on and off and was quite cold, we did not anticipate the amount of snow we encountered as we drove up to the mountains. It was like Christmas in May!</p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IdahoSprings-20120511-01997.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-01995.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-02002.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Golden-20120511-01994.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IdahoSprings-20120511-01998.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IdahoSprings-20120511-02000.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02003-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02007.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02005.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02009.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02010.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> This time we decided to go to the largest casino – Ameristar in Black Hawk – because we were told they had many more poker tables than any other casino, and they did have quite a few. Even with all the snow and ice, the casino was packed! While waiting for a table, I played some 3-card poker for a while, and then got on a 4-8 limit table with a half kill. I should have stayed at the 3 card table, because I did better there!</p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02011.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02013.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> As we were leaving Black Hawk, we ended up being behind a car that had no back hatch, just plastic with tape around the edges. I don’t think the driver thought it was going to be very cold and snowy – he must have been freezing inside!</p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02018.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> Saturday: I was very pleasantly surprised at how busy Saturday was and good sales were. Due to there not being an auction and PCGS not doing any onsite grading, and the fact that there was another coin show in Denver just the week before, I didn’t have very high expectations for this show being very good overall. But I ended keeping pretty busy and having good sales. I even sold my 1877 PCGS MS62 BN on Saturday afternoon, which was a nice surprise! So considering the obstacles that helped prevent this show from being as successful as it could have been, and in spite of what I’ve heard from a few other dealers, I think this show was better than expected. Even with some of the limitations it has, the ANA really does work very hard to put on a successful show. They always have fantastic exhibits and educational programs, and the work hard to please both the collectors and the dealers, so I for one, will continue to be an avid ANA supporter.</p><p> </p><p> Soon it was time to pack up and head to the airport. As I mentioned, the Denver airport is quite a bit outside of the city limits, sort of out in the boonies all by itself. But it looks like one of the busiest airports I’ve seen. And it has some interesting architectural tents covering the departure terminals.</p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120512-02027.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> My flight was a pretty easy 2 hours, and I was once again very glad to be home. Frontier Airlines is in the new terminal at the John Wayne Airport, and it has a lot more restaurants and shops, and also some pretty designs inside the terminal. This was just over the baggage claim area.</p><p> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCoast-20120512-02028.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> So that’s about it for this report. I very much enjoyed the show and seeing all my friends and forum members, and meeting new friends and new forum members. Next stop – the Long Beach show in a few weeks (table 848). Hope to see you there!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1440625, member: 16948"]After the show ended on Thursday, we went to dinner at the Palace Arms in the Brown Palace hotel. The hotel was built by a wealthy cattle baron in 1892 because, the story goes, that he went to another upper class hotel and restaurant in town and was not allowed in because he was wearing his blue jeans and boots, so he built his own high class hotel and restaurant. And I have to say that the restaurant was one of the nicest I’ve ever been to, and the food probably the best dinner I’ve had. The Palace Arms, though pricey, is well worth the experience. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120510-01955.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01954.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01957.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01956.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01958.jpg[/IMG] I ordered basically a fancy tomato soup. They served me this bowl with a little cheese and watermelon covered crouton along with a creamer of the soup that I poured over the crouton. It was really pretty as well as amazingly tasty! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01960.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01961.jpg[/IMG] The wine list was over an inch thick. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01963.jpg[/IMG] I even broke my wine fast for this meal!! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01959.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01965.jpg[/IMG] After dinner we went over to 16th street and sat in the patio of a bar that opened up to the street. 16th Street is lined with shops, pubs and restaurants (no cars allowed). There were horse-drawn carriages, bicycle rickshaws, and lots of people just walking around. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01977.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01975.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01974.jpg[/IMG] The weather was so beautiful, probably 70-75 degrees at 9:00pm – then, all of a sudden this huge wind came up and large drops of rain began to fall. Just like that, the temperature dropped probably 10 degrees! We moved inside, saw some other dealers, chatted with them for a little while, then I called it a night! Friday – I woke to a very different Denver – it was cloudy, cold, and dreary! The forecast called for heavy rains all the way through Saturday. Wow, I had been so impressed by Denver’s wonderful bright blue skies, warm sunny weather – and then, just like that, the temperature dropped by 30 degrees and I had to put away the capri pants and sandals and break out the jacket! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120511-01989.jpg[/IMG] At the show, things seemed to pick up on Friday. Typically Friday is the slowest day because the “die hards” come on Thursday, and the people who couldn’t get off work come on Saturday. But perhaps the rain brought more people into the show because it looked like Friday was better attended than Thursday! I know I was busier on Friday and was pleased with the sales. I also made some great purchases, including a beautiful 1914-D Lincoln PCGS MS64 BN (CAC) and a very cool triple saddle struck Lincoln!!! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ElToro-20120513-02030.jpg[/IMG] The ANA had a raffle and if they called your name, you could spin a wheel and possibly win a few seconds inside a money booth and crab as much money as you could. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120509-01908.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01950.jpg[/IMG] Walter Ostromecki got a chance to catch as much money as he could which was then donated to the ANA’s YN program. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01946.jpg[/IMG] Notice the $100 bill on the top left of the booth – it’s actually on the outside! Rick Snow put it there to tease Walter [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01947.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20120510-01949.jpg[/IMG] Friday we went to dinner at the Berlin Café off 16th Street. They had some absolutely wonderful German food - not the best choice for my diet. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-01988.jpg[/IMG] And although others had the customary mug of German beer, I simply stuck with my boring glass of water. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-01986.jpg[/IMG] Then we decided to head back up to the casinos in Central City/Black Hawk. Even though it was raining on and off and was quite cold, we did not anticipate the amount of snow we encountered as we drove up to the mountains. It was like Christmas in May! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IdahoSprings-20120511-01997.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-01995.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120511-02002.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Golden-20120511-01994.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IdahoSprings-20120511-01998.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IdahoSprings-20120511-02000.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02003-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02007.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02005.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02009.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02010.jpg[/IMG] This time we decided to go to the largest casino – Ameristar in Black Hawk – because we were told they had many more poker tables than any other casino, and they did have quite a few. Even with all the snow and ice, the casino was packed! While waiting for a table, I played some 3-card poker for a while, and then got on a 4-8 limit table with a half kill. I should have stayed at the 3 card table, because I did better there! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02011.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02013.jpg[/IMG] As we were leaving Black Hawk, we ended up being behind a car that had no back hatch, just plastic with tape around the edges. I don’t think the driver thought it was going to be very cold and snowy – he must have been freezing inside! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCity-20120511-02018.jpg[/IMG] Saturday: I was very pleasantly surprised at how busy Saturday was and good sales were. Due to there not being an auction and PCGS not doing any onsite grading, and the fact that there was another coin show in Denver just the week before, I didn’t have very high expectations for this show being very good overall. But I ended keeping pretty busy and having good sales. I even sold my 1877 PCGS MS62 BN on Saturday afternoon, which was a nice surprise! So considering the obstacles that helped prevent this show from being as successful as it could have been, and in spite of what I’ve heard from a few other dealers, I think this show was better than expected. Even with some of the limitations it has, the ANA really does work very hard to put on a successful show. They always have fantastic exhibits and educational programs, and the work hard to please both the collectors and the dealers, so I for one, will continue to be an avid ANA supporter. Soon it was time to pack up and head to the airport. As I mentioned, the Denver airport is quite a bit outside of the city limits, sort of out in the boonies all by itself. But it looks like one of the busiest airports I’ve seen. And it has some interesting architectural tents covering the departure terminals. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120512-02027.jpg[/IMG] My flight was a pretty easy 2 hours, and I was once again very glad to be home. Frontier Airlines is in the new terminal at the John Wayne Airport, and it has a lot more restaurants and shops, and also some pretty designs inside the terminal. This was just over the baggage claim area. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/CentralCoast-20120512-02028.jpg[/IMG] So that’s about it for this report. I very much enjoyed the show and seeing all my friends and forum members, and meeting new friends and new forum members. Next stop – the Long Beach show in a few weeks (table 848). Hope to see you there!![/QUOTE]
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