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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1636835, member: 16948&quot;]Let me start off by saying that I’ve been attending the Long Beach coin show for about 15 years, and this show was the BUSIEST, most WELL-ATTENDED Long Beach show I have ever been to!&nbsp; Expos Unlimited did an outstanding job of bringing in more dealers from around the country and their increased marketing was definitely successful in bringing in more public – including of course, having some amazing collections and collectibles on display, arranging for famous sports figures to sign autographs, and yes, even having the Laker Girls make an appearance!&nbsp; A big fat KUDOS to Expos Unlimited and Collectors Universe for putting on an excellent show!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On Wednesday, as usual, I drove into the loading dock area, unloaded, moved my car, waited to be let in, then began the tedious process of setting up my booth.&nbsp; One of my SoCal buddies, Roger, was thankfully there to help me put my booth together which makes the set up process go much quicker.&nbsp; During the set up process, the usual “vest pocket” dealers stopped by to show me their copper.&nbsp; This is where I often do the majority of my buying – and this show was no exception.&nbsp; Later in my report you’ll see what I mean! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>During set up, Expos Unlimited once again set out taquitos and beer for the dealers.&nbsp; I made the usual rounds to my buddy dealers to quickly catch up with them.&nbsp; After&nbsp; set up day was over, a couple of us went across the street to one of my favorite chain restaurants – PF Changs! MMMMMMMMMMMM!&nbsp; It was already pretty crowded so we just sat at the bar and had dinner and some pretty decent wine!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0793_zps9f8401ef.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It was a beautiful night, so I took some photos of what the convention center area looks like at night – it’s very pretty!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0794_zps99f2d48a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0795_zpsca584526.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0796_zpsb4149e6d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The next morning (Thursday), I went out to the registration area and took several photos before the show opened.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0799_zps4c5cb2fb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0798_zps1a7d9030.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was quite surprised and very pleased to see tons of people registering to get into the show!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0797_zps27c4485b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0800_zpsb85b80c9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I took a few minutes to walk around the bourse to see the exhibits – including the famous Honus Wagner collectible exhibits – this is the only know Honus Wagner jersey</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0873_zpsab339144.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0802_zpsd5d1df4a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These are some of the Honus Wagner baseball cards that were on display as well</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0803_zpsca36b951.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These are some very interesting and fascinating early Peace Medals</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0805_zps4b098014.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0806_zpsc0ed8dcd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0807_zps9c7c9429.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is the beautiful amazing High Desert Large Cent collection – WOW!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0804_zps5a4c8713.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My booth and booth helpers opened for business!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0820_zpsa6042572.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After the show opened, the room quickly filled up and soon the room had a welcomed buzz which was much louder than usual for this show! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0811_zpsff1e9cab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These two lovely ladies from the Coin Dealer Newsletter were my first visitors to my table.&nbsp; They just wanted to say hi and thank me for my show reports, and to bring me this very cute and yummy bottle of wine – they chose this wine due to the picture of the coin in the hand on the bottle!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0808_zps45c16ccf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0809_zpsd73614ef.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, my very good friend Cindy (of Vams &amp; More) brought me this lovely Valentine’s package which included a bottle of this very tasty “Fancy Pants” wine!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0812_zps029634a6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0813_zpsf6a874d1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0814_zps89e1732c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then, my very good friend and other booth helper, Rich, who is also a big wine lover, brought me this especially wonderful bottle of Exitus wine!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0816_zps1e16166c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2002%20Long%20Beach/IMG_0815_zpsd2437220.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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