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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1744099, member: 16948&quot;]This report will be short and (hopefully) sweet!&nbsp; In my opinion, the Ontario show is an up and coming show, with great potential, but is not quite there yet.&nbsp; Possibly, it&#039;s due to it being held in the middle of summer and folks seem to not be as into coin shows as they are in the spring and fall.&nbsp; As I mentioned before, it&#039;s a really great location!&nbsp; Everyone who comes to the show says how easy it is to get to the show, how open and roomy the tables and aisles are.&nbsp; A couple comments include, of course, the $9 parking fee and that the tables don&#039;t show actual table numbers.&nbsp; Other than that, it is a very comfortable and easy show to attend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thursday was set up from 9-noon, then the show opened to the public at noon (earlier than last year&#039;s 2pm).&nbsp; It seemed like everyone was pretty busy on Thursday, business was steady, as I mentioned on another thread, I did buy a few coins and sold several coins.&nbsp; Friday was quite slow, which is typical in my experience when a show opens on thursday (like Long Beach), then Saturday was hopping with lots of collectors.&nbsp; I did well on Saturday, and from what I could tell from speaking with several dealers, they had better sales on Saturday as well.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Todd was set up doing onsite photography and selling coins (along with his dad, Roger/MustangGT).&nbsp; I don&#039;t think he sold many coins at this show, but he was busy on Thursday and Friday shooting lots of coins (I personally gave him about 50 coins to photograph and I know Larry Shapiro gave him a large batch as well).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I heard, boullion was the bid seller all around, though I did have several collectors spend some time and money at my table buying collector type coins - which of course, is what I&#039;m there for!&nbsp; Lots of families and kids showed up on Saturday, including about a dozen or so scouts n their proper uniforms!</p><p>And yes the $9 parking fee was not well received, but even the dealers had to pay!</p><p>So here are a few photos I took at the show...</p><p><br /></p><p>The bourse floor</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00016.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My new add that Todd designed for me that I displayed at the registration table for the first time!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00005.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A really good bottle of wine from one of my favorite vinehards (Cooper)&nbsp; I brought that we shared at the show</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00003.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Todd&#039;s one and only coin purchase at the show!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00018.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some fun and favorite people at the show...</p><p><br /></p><p>Dennis88</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00014.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00020.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RobKool from the Long Beach Coin Club!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00006.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20110715-00015.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s about it.&nbsp; I had to leave the show a little early to join my hubby in Lake Havasu - where I am right now!&nbsp; Just got off the water - what a beautiful day it was!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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