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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2494821, member: 16948&quot;]Friday evening was the ANA awards reception, silent auction, and banquet.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6139_zpsk0hwcn5c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I sat with my usual crew.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6144_zpsdxafzypu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The program</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6147_zpspo45vvkw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The food was delicious!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6146_zpsbz4wlwth.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6140_zpsfrrgikmv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6145_zps17kqqiqj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6149_zpsmuwlrbxl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As many of you know, John Kraljevich won Numismatist of the Year!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6160_zpsc82by3oa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6159_zps40yczm2i.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, my exhibit didn’t win any awards this time, but I still enjoyed putting it together and displaying it at the show.&nbsp; I may bring it to the FUN show in January, but we’ll see.&nbsp; I did “win” these silent auction items!</p><p><br /></p><p>Rare original brand new Penny Punch Board with pennies included all dated 1945!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/Penny%20Board_zpsyvbepygp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Poker chips in an ammo can!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/Poker%20Chips_zps1nysax21.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/Poker%20Chips1_zpsedgpjnxx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was a very enjoyable evening with lots of special awards given out to very deserving folks, too many to list, but I’m sure they will be published in various coin magazines, as well as on the ANA website.</p><p><br /></p><p>On Saturday, I stopped by the PCGS table to drop off some coins and ran into my dear friend Ron Guth.&nbsp; He is always a delight to talk to!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6158_zpseeu8o0se.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the exhibit that took Best of Show, it was very interesting with great information on the history of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6165_zpsi98c2poo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6166_zpsudbbeccm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6167_zpsmq2dsdmu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the exhibit that won People’s Choice and Best New Exhibitor.&nbsp; It was 8 cases long and fascinating, I can see why it was so popular.&nbsp; One of the judges told me that my exhibit and this one were neck and neck, but he ended up winning by just a few votes!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6168_zpsknr3ygcg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>On Saturday, the bourse was full of families, and lots of scouts working on their coin collecting merit badge.&nbsp; I must have had 30+ kids stop by my table for their Treasure Trivia question.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was great to see my bff Cindi (she works the ANACS table).&nbsp; We always have so much to catch up on, but it seems so little time!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/IMG_6188_zpsbfydfyfi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here’s my little sweet Penny, waiting for me when I got home, laying on her favorite spot on top of my printer in front of the window!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2008%20Anaheim%20ANA/Penny%208-15-16_zpssymj9nvy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, this show was less attended than expected, including dealer-wise.&nbsp; My retail sales were also less than I had hoped for, but as I mentioned above, I was able to stock up on some great inventory.&nbsp; I also loved being at the show, seeing all my friends, and just being back in the coin world again. And having the show so close to home that I could go back and forth was an added bonus for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am thankful for how hard the ANA and all the volunteers work to put on this show.&nbsp; I realize having shows in California is not ideal to out of state dealers, but the large amount of dealers and collectors in California sincerely appreciate having the ANA in California every once in a while.&nbsp; And the ANA truly does a great job trying to make sure everything is in place and that the show runs smoothly. Everyone wants to see these shows be a success, and even in spite of any hitches and glitches, I give the ANA big kudos for bringing the coin community all together twice a year, including dealers, collectors, volunteers, numismatic educators, vendors, authors, and exhibitors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next up:&nbsp; The Santa Clara Coin Show in two weeks, followed by the Long Beach Show, then the Las Vegas Show, and many more!&nbsp; Boy, I’ve missed coins, my coin friends, and coin shows; it feels really good to be back on the show circuit again[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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