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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1966688, member: 16948&quot;]TUESDAY (the insanity begins!)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Hyatt is located around the left side of the convention center, and this morning the line of crazy people waiting to purchase the Kennedy coins was strung around the right side so I didn’t notice it until I was almost in front.&nbsp; Apparently, it went all the way down the street for a few blocks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6450_zps5942a65b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The ANA (Walter and Kim) were talking to security trying to figure out how to deal with the craziness.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6453_zpsed88f312.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And it continued inside</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6455_zps2c47d716.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was nice to see that, in spite of the madhouse, the ANA folks at registration were still cheerful</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6456_zps43f6fbae.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Todd looking so lonely, just waiting for someone – anyone – to bring him a coin or two to photograph, but apparently everyone was in line to buy a Kennedy coin! ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6465_zps0d16b6d4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim McNally and Cris/Casman stopped by to say hi</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6462_zpsd45a2e9d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The bourse soon became quite crowded, even on our end of the bourse which was far away from the Mint madness.&nbsp; The bourse was huge so I took several photos from different directions.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6466_zpsf7266ee2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6467_zps15e62d9c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6468_zpsea7fc28f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6469_zps9ba0c1d1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of the dealers also owns a winery in Napa and always brings a case or two to the show, so I bought a couple bottles to have on hand.&nbsp; The wine is very good once it airs out a little.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6470_zps59965e4c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A customer showed me one of the privately issued Doubloon coins that were available at the show.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_6471_zps6b3e03a3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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