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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1589502, member: 16948&quot;]I arrived for set up at the Ontario Convention Center Thursday morning.&nbsp; It was another beautiful sunny day in Southern California!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0344.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0345.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0342.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The bourse room is very open and spacious, with lots of room between the aisles, and within each of our tables.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0329.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0330.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is my son, Erik, who was helping me on Thursday – he loves talking to people and trying to help them find what they need.&nbsp; I really enjoy having him help me at my shows!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0331.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And speaking of Erik, I hope you don’t mind me giving a tiny plug to Erik’s first book that was just published – “The Snake and the Fox” – which is the first book of The SomnAgent Trilogy.&nbsp; Needless to say, I’m very proud of him!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/TheSnakeandtheFoxCover.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It’s available on Amazon: [L=The Snake and the Fox at Amazon]http://www.amazon.com/The-Snake-Fox-SomnAgent-ebook/dp/B00ACNAEWY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1355086952&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=the+snake+and+the+fox[/L]</p><p><br /></p><p>and Barnes &amp; Noble:&nbsp; [L=The Snake and the Fox at Barnes &amp; Noble]http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-snake-and-the-fox-erik-nelson/1113844186?ean=2940015780284[/L]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The show opened at noon to the public and soon we were quite busy.&nbsp; I very pleasantly surprised that there was a good amount of people who came to the show on Thursday.&nbsp; As the show slowed down around 4pm, of course, it was time to open a bottle of wine.&nbsp; I had brought this wonderful Rombauer and it didn’t disappoint!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0332.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then my good friend and booth helper, Rich, arrived and brought me two more wonderful bottles of wine – whahoo!!&nbsp; Rich has an exceptional taste in great wine!!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0333.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rich is an avid coin collector whose father was also a huge collector and one of the original founders of the Long Beach Coin Club.&nbsp; Rich has an amazing collection of just about every kind of coins and paper money.&nbsp; He has a very discerning eye for quality coins, especially Indian cents, and is one of the nicest people I know, not to mention he’s a great friend.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the show, a large group of us went to Rosa’s Italian restaurant for dinner.&nbsp; It’s a “regular” stop for many of the dealers who attend the Ontario show because it’s just around the corner and has excellent food!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is Rich, Erik and me waiting at the bar for our table.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0334.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0337.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This is their wonderful lobster bisque</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0338.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It went really well with their very tasty chicken pasta with lobster sauce! (It was so good, I ate it before I remembered to take a picture!)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is our dinner group, which included Logan McKechnie (Vams &amp; More) and his beautiful daughter Cindy.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0339.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Before the show opened on Friday, I took a few minutes to walk around the bourse and take some pictures.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is Donna and Sid of Baubles &amp; Booty who are some of the nicest and kindest dealers you’ll ever meet! </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0341.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is Dawn (of CK Shows who put on the Ontario show), Steve Price (of Penny Lane Coins in Huntington Beach), and Bruce Braga (of Bruce Braga Rare coins in Sloughhouse, Callifornia).</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0348.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Logan’s daughter Cindy will now be ANACS’ west coast representative, so Mandy was showing her the ropes.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0354.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I realize many PCGS and NGC collectors may be a little surprised to see ANACS set up at a regional show, but you’d be very surprised at how much business ANACS does simply because they set up at smaller shows that PCGS and NGC don’t participate in, so ANACS gets a lot of business from those collectors who can’t make it to the national shows.&nbsp; I understand they will also be at the Tucson, San Jose, and the new Santa Clara shows.&nbsp; I was very happy to hear this if for no other reason than I love hanging out with Cindy!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This dealer had a really beautiful gem inventory</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0340.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The show had a couple guest lecturers, including Logan (Vams &amp; More) who was one of the speakers giving a program on – what else – VAMS! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0343.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0363.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Peter Anthony gave a talk about the Panda coins and also held a book signing</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0366.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The show opened to the public at 10am and, with my table right near the front door, I was again pleased to see a steady stream of people coming through the doors.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0349.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2012%20Ontario/IMG_0362.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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