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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1912722, member: 16948&quot;]Saturday morning I again had to get up early for another event – this time is was 7:30am for the exhibitor awards breakfast. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10269485_785340034810395_6224233784732280679_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are Ray Lockwood, Mitch Ernst, and another CSNS board member presiding over the event</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/1014482_785339774810421_5210268705584694473_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10270316_785339951477070_2021424475359745878_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/10322497_785339814810417_8646702964669240492_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The awards</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/10155897_785339934810405_2788249271472106508_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/10152663_785339888143743_1032145430346152420_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/10171651_785339911477074_7246835693533445577_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1.0-9/1001933_785339994810399_7288346349072310087_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mitch receiving his first in class award for his The Sower exhibit</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1.0-9/10254030_785340064810392_4143563852046021272_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I guess my lucky streak ran out because one of the class judges who judged my exhibit didn’t like it and gave me a very low score, so I didn’t win an award at this show.&nbsp; I had been used to getting scores in the 90’s and was quite disheartened by this one judge’s score which also knocked me out of contention for the best in show award, but – oh well, you just can’t please everyone….</p><p><br /></p><p>The show was relatively slow on Saturday but I had one big sale that, in addition to the toned coins deal, made my show.&nbsp; A collector had stopped by my table on Friday with a very nice high end partial Indian cent set.&nbsp; He asked me if I thought he should sell it or complete it.&nbsp; I told him that he had chosen very nice quality pieces,&nbsp; that I’d be happy to buy them from him, but if it were my set, honestly I’d complete it because he had already made such a great start and obviously had good taste – but it all depended on whether he still had an interest and desire in doing so.&nbsp; He said he would go home and think about it. </p><p><br /></p><p>So Saturday early afternoon he shows up at my table and said he had decided to complete the set and wanted me to help him.&nbsp; Of course, I was thrilled to help him and asked him where he wanted to start.&nbsp; He wanted to complete the first page of copper nickel cents, so I showed him several pieces that I thought would fit in with the ones he already had, and he ended up buying all of them!&nbsp; Then he said he also wanted to buy a nice 1877.&nbsp; I happened to have one in PCGS MS63 BN that he really liked, and he bought that one too!</p><p><br /></p><p>So after that, it was time to pack up and head home.&nbsp; When I got to the airport, I grabbed a bit to eat and a nice pre-flight margarita at a bar right across from my gate.&nbsp; I knew Nina and Ian Russell were on my same flight and they soon showed up and joined me.&nbsp; He’s me and Nina hamming it up!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1.0-9/10306542_785340111477054_1725482947217931375_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Getting ready for take off</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/603671_785340181477047_3872368808647578571_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here’s me cozy in my seat and so happy to be heading home!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/10171636_785340154810383_2423928153063862731_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bye-bye Chicago</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/1794537_785340188143713_6623086248092046379_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hello Orange County!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10155485_785340218143710_2132709343693377515_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/10007476_785340251477040_4611642701171903994_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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