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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1342633, member: 16948&quot;]“WOW” is the best adjective I have for this show!&nbsp; It seemed like a whirlwind of activity almost the whole time.&nbsp; From the minute all the dealers were let in, the show had a loud buzz until at least Saturday afternoon.&nbsp; I had a lot more of dealer to dealer activity than usual since many dealers were looking for quality collector material that seemed hard to find.&nbsp; I had just purchased a nice group of high grade toned proof Indian cents and sold almost all of them before the end of the show.&nbsp; Here is just one of them.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ElToro-20120108-01386.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ElToro-20120108-01406.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>on Tuesday, I left nice sunny warm 85 degree Southern California and arrived Tuesday evening to biting 40 degree cold Florida temperatures!&nbsp; At the last minute, I decided to take what I call my “Baltimore” coat with me and was I glad I did – at least for the first couple days.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got settled into my condo who I shared with a couple other people, then it was off to dinner at Maggiano’s for some dinner and fine wine!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120103-01248.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They even have their own monogrammed wine glasses!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120103-01249.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Though the temperature was probably below 40 degrees on Wednesday morning, the sun was bright and shining and it was a gorgeous day!&nbsp; I took these photos of the lake and pool from the balcony off our condo.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01253.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01252.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dealer set up was Wednesday at 2pm so we stopped for some lunch at TGI Fridays before heading to the convention center.&nbsp; Along the way, we came upon this hilarious car advertisement for a lobster restaurant!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01254.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The convention center</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120105-01276.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120105-01277.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120105-01279.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120105-01280.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120105-01281.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The registration area of the convention center was already crowded with people (mostly dealers) waiting to get in for set up.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01258.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the registration line</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01256.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There was also a long line at the top of the escalators which you had to take to get down to the convention floor area.&nbsp; However, they had actually turned off the escalators so as not to create an overly crowded area on the floor right in front of the doors to the bourse floor.&nbsp; But that also created much difficulty for people who had large suitcases and boxes of material they were bringing onto the bourse floor – and there was only ONE elevator.&nbsp; So all of this greatly slowed down everyone getting onto the bourse floor.&nbsp; Fortunately, everyone seemed very courteous and helpful, and there were no accidents.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01259.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Towards the end of set up on Wednesday, NGC held a wonderful reception to celebrate their 25th anniversary.&nbsp; I have to say, the reception was top notch and the wine they served was absolutely wonderful!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01263.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01265.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01260.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They also had a beautiful display of these rare coins!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01261.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01262.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After set up, we headed out to dinner at Ming Court on International Drive – one of my favorite Chinese food restaurants!&nbsp; They have the most excellent ambiance and superb service, not to mention very tasty food!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01266.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01267.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01270.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01268.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120106-01368.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They also had beautiful live Asian musicians playing on these very interesting instruments</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120106-01367.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had this very yummy spicy chicken curry dish – and of course a good bottle of wine!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01272.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SouthwestOrange-20120104-01271.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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