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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1615084, member: 16948&quot;]WOW!!!&nbsp; That is the best word I have to describe this year’s FUN show!&nbsp; It was by far the best show I have EVER had, and I haven’t found anyone else, collector or dealer, who had anything negative to say about this show.&nbsp; Even aside from the one huge sale I had, I sold more at this show than any other show.&nbsp; And from set up day to when I left, the bourse had a buzz and was filled with people.&nbsp; All the dealers I spoke with all said they had very strong sales and lots of new purchases.&nbsp; One dealer even said he couldn’t believe the amounts of money that were being exchanged at this show.&nbsp; If the FUN show is any indication, numismatically speaking, this year is off to a great start!</p><p><br /></p><p>So let me just give you a bit of a warning - I took a TON of photos at this show.&nbsp; I couldn’t believe how many forum members stopped by my table to say hi and allowed me to include them in my show report.&nbsp; And there were so many great exhibits that I took a record number of photos of those too.&nbsp; So grab a glass of wine or beer or other favorite beverage, sit back, relax, and hopefully you’ll enjoy this photo-intensive FUN show report!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I arrived at the OC airport early Tuesday morning for my flight to Orlando.&nbsp; My flight had a brief layover in Houston and then would land in Orlando that evening. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0459_zpsc3ca52d3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0461_zpsc7250b6b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0466_zps31d8a052.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I always enjoy having a seat near the front of the plane, and at one point the door to the cocxpit was left open and I was amazed at how many controls there are!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0464_zps7f54321a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While in Houston, I took the opportunity to grab some lunch at Pappadeaux’s Seafood restaurant. While&nbsp; I was chatting with the guy next to me at the bar, his lunch order arrived and he told me he was having alligator.&nbsp; He offered me a taste, and while I was quite hesitant, I decided to try a bite – it tasted sort of like chicken and wasn’t bad at all.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0462_zpsdbff2546.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of a hotel room, I usually rent a condo since it costs a lot less than a hotel, and has a kitchen, etc.&nbsp; It’s only a mile or so away from the convention center and is very nice and comfy.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0468.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0467_zpsbabcfaca.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a view of the convention center area from my condo at night and in the morning.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0469_zps5a018768.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0471.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On Wednesday I arrived at the convention center a little early, so I wondered around and took some photos before set up time.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0472.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0473.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0474.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I love this photo!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0475.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0587.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Set up started at 2pm on Thursday.&nbsp; The weather in Orlando this year was quite hot and humid, and the air conditioning didn’t kick in on the convention floor for a couple hours which made setting up our booths a little uncomfortable.&nbsp; But that didn’t deter any of the buying and selling activity on the floor, which there was plenty of!&nbsp; Several of the usual dealers brought me lots of pretty copper to look at (it’s nice to have a specialty because the dealers know that all I want to look at is copper and they often bring it to my table!).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>One dealer brought me the most beautiful 1955/55 that I have seen, so I couldn’t resist buying it for my personal collection – now I’ll have to change my sig line!!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0531.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0530.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0534.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also picked up some Conder tokens that I had in for grading.&nbsp; Todd took photos of these and the 1955/55 so when I get those, I’ll post them in a separate thread.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20FUN%20Show/IMG_0529.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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