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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2198226, member: 16948&quot;]This was the first time I attended the Summer Baltimore show, mostly due to conflicts with the ANA Summer Seminar, but also I had heard the summer shows were much slower with much lower attendance than the spring and winter shows.&nbsp; Also, with all the recent media attention about the riots, it gave me pretty low expectations about attendance and sales but I didn’t have any shows scheduled for July so I thought I’d give it a try.&nbsp; However, other than the theft of Rick’s rare 1864-L proof Indian cent, I saw nothing scary or problematic during my entire time in Baltimore, and I even ended up having really good sales and bought several great coins, so I was very glad I attended this show.</p><p><br /></p><p>Due to flight schedules and that I wanted to do some auction lot viewing before the show, and maybe play some poker at the new casino, I left on Tuesday which is a day earlier than I usually leave for the Baltimore show.&nbsp; I got through security at the John Wayne airport with no bag check so I had plenty of time for my usual preflight beverage!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2245_zpsoepiwao5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It seemed like a long time since I had set up at a show (almost 6 weeks), so this is me very happy to be going to the Baltimore show.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2254_zpsoir3nttm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Other than the obvious perks of upgrading to first class, one of the other perks is that your bag gets tagged with a bright orange priority label and is put on the plane last so it can come off first – so I watched as my bag was one of the very last bags to be loaded.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2248_zps1uz70jim.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arriving in Baltimore!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2271_zpsy9tzwmnz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2272_zpsjubcjexp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2275_zpsbndyjv7j.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Whitman folks were also nice enough to open security a day earlier so we had a place to safely store our bags until the show opened on Thursday.&nbsp; Since I arrived after hours, we were led through a very empty bourse floor in order to get to the security room.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2276_zpso0b27nes.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the security room – when you drop your bag off, they give you a ticket for your bags (the other half of the ticket is stuck to your bag), and they require the ticket, an ID, and signature when you retrieve your bag.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2288_zpsl5q3mhkk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had a really nice view of the harbor from my hotel room</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2278_zpsfcbtyp1g.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2279_zpsbmv2hjmx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>On Wednesday morning, I took my time (getting adjusted to the time change), then headed over to auction lot viewing.&nbsp; I forgot to take a photo when I was viewing lots (it was very packed with folks looking at coins), but I took this shot of the viewing room the next day after the show opened.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2363_zpsp4egtka7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I ran into these two wheelers and dealers in the auction room, and then we did some wheeling and dealing afterwards!</p><p><br /></p><p>Rick Show and Brian Wagner</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2285_zpsfzl3fayw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A pre-show very empty convention center registration lobby</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2287_zps0ygagnvm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In and around the convention center</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2295_zps9zvwlhfj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2292_zpsxuwlhlwc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2291_zpsnzefzzfu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Outside the convention center, a lone police officer was on watch</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2007%20Baltimore/IMG_2289_zpszdpi9iq1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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