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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 970631, member: 16948&quot;]So, I arrived Saturday evening, met Karin (Rick Snow&#039;s assistant) at the airport, took a cab to our hotel (we&#039;re also sharing rooms), went to PF Changs for dinner (next door to the Sheraton), where Rick and his friend joined us on the patio.&nbsp; The weather was fantastic, much like I left in SoCal, so it was a very pleasant and relaxing evening.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then Sunday, I went to the preshow, bought some wonderful coins, including a couple very nice 1877 Indian cents - one in MS62 and two in XF45, as well as several half cents and some other Indian cents.&nbsp; Karin, Rick and I went over to the Bunker Hill museum, ran into Wei, and toured the USS Constitution together.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Later, we had a delicious dinner in Little Italy, then found a fun pub across from the oldest tavern in America and listened to a fantastic 3-piece band play 70&#039;s-90&#039;s music until around midnight.&nbsp; On our way out, there were two guys in the alley actually punching each other!&nbsp; After someone finally broke it up, they both walked away but with bloody faces - wow, that was really weird to see.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Wei and Rick on the USS Constitution</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00081-20100808-1346.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Charmy on the USS Constitution</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00082-20100808-1347.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00083-20100808-1348.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Band at pub</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00086-20100808-1826.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Monday we went to PNG day where I bought as beautiful eye appealing 1877 Indian cents (PCGS MS65 RB CAC)!&nbsp; It is almost as nice as my own 1877, so I&#039;m trying to decide which one I&#039;ll keep.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have Todd (who is set up at my table taking on site coin photos) take some photos and post them when I can.&nbsp; I also found several other great coins, including an 1857 Large cent so I can use it as a demonstration piece since I&#039;m on the kiddie treasure trivia game tour and my question is &quot;what&#039;s the last date the large cent was minted?&quot;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Later, we took a ferry to Salem, hopped on the trolly as it toured around town, saw some beautiful old homes and ships, and even toured the witch museum.&nbsp; We even stopped by a coin shop in Salem, but it was closed.&nbsp; It was a really great little side trip, with tons of neat history of the Salem witch trials.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>on ferry in Boston Harbor on our way to Salem</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00087-20100809-1104.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00089-20100809-1108.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00088-20100809-1108.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is in an old cemetary where the judge who presided over the Salem witch trials is buried (the judge is the great great grandfather of Nathaniel Hawthorne).&nbsp; We kept looking for the 19 people who died from the witch trials but we later found out they were not allowed to receive a formal burial and their bodies were simply dumped in a shallow grave where, later, their relatives would secretly dig them up and bury them properly.&nbsp; This cemetary has graves dating back to the late 1700&#039;s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00092-20100809-1315.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00093-20100809-1316.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>None of us could remember what the House of Seven Gables book was about, but on our tour we passed right by the house from the book, so I snapped this picture.&nbsp; We went past so many beautiful famous old houses, it was really fun and interesting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG00095-20100809-1541.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>more to come......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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