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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2075352, member: 16948&quot;]This is a very neat Scarface coin I bought for my personal collection.&nbsp; The portrait is full of raised die breaks – and this coin also happens to have a strike-thru.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9470_zps52c4ef00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn’t have a 1913-S Lincoln cent in my personal collection that fit my criteria (pretty toning or neat variety or error) until now.&nbsp; This 1913-S has beautiful violet magenta toning.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9482_zpsea4c973e.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/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9484_zpsb88ecd2d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also bought this beautifully toned rare Sussex 27 Conder token</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9460_zpsf68c498e.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/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9459_zps4e8d6492.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had submitted several Conder tokens to NGC and was able to pick them up at the show. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9472_zps5fadf695.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/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9475_zps41915a24.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The off-center cat (Sussex 33) is unique in that there are no other pieces known with this die and edge combination.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9473_zpsec1c33ce.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also picked up this very pretty 1980 nickel struck on a cent planchet (sorry for the blurry photos)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9479_zps21839126.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/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9480_zps444ae69f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My dealer friend, Karl Stephens, brought me these penny spoons from various countries for my penny exonumia collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9455_zps17dd21cd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After set up, we headed out the back door of the convention center, and I noticed this beautifully lit building across the parking lot.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9260_zps647822da.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then we headed to our usual after-set-up-wine-tasting dinner at our favorite restaurant, Café Piccolo’s.&nbsp; There were six of us so there were six bottles of wine (and no, we always have left-over wine which we usually end up taking back to the show for our afternoon happy hour)!&nbsp; As often is the case, everyone brought some really great wine.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9262_zps35ece356.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/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9267_zps49f98b6a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is what our table looked like just before dinner was served!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9270_zps15c7d9e9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rick Snow, my booth buddy Rich, and dealers Alan Kreuzer and Karl Stephens</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9272_zps757dcc67.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Me and Joanne Stephens</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9273_zpsd19b4ca8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And just so you don’t think we only have “unhealthy food,” they do serve a delicious salad!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2001%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_9264_zps95850a72.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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