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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1494363, member: 16948&quot;]The Southern California Coin and Jewelry show is held twice a year at the Ontario Convention Center right across the street from the Ontario Airport which is off the 10 freeway just a few miles from the 15 freeway.&nbsp; The convention center is large and beautiful, and the bourse room is huge and extremely spacious.&nbsp; So it’s a very easy show to get to from all areas of Southern California, and is one of my favorite local shows.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02392.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02399.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02393.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I arrived in Ontario on Wednesday so I wouldn’t have to deal with the early morning commuter traffic on Thursday – not to mention I could play some poker at the San Manuel Indian casino – which is what I did!&nbsp; I even ended up doing pretty well which meant I was already ahead by the time the show started!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SanBernardino-20120718-02360.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/SanBernardino-20120718-02361.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Set up was Thursday morning at 9am.&nbsp; Checking in and set up went smoothly and efficiently.&nbsp; This is the back door where we bring in our carts and gear.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02366.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can see how roomy the bourse floor is.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02367.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02364.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02367.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The show opened at noon to the public and it didn’t take long for the room to begin buzzing.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02369.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is Logan McKechnie’s (of VAMS &amp; More) beautiful daughter Cindy and her very adorable daughter McKenzie – they were both helping Logan, but took Friday off to go to Disneyland!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120719-02383.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, that’s Wei in the background!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120719-02384.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These are some very good dealer friends of mine – Donna and Sid of Baubles &amp; Booty</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02411.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Glenn Holsonbake/PonyExpress, who is always very friendly and hard-working, stopped by to say hi!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02401.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are helpers with the two coin clubs that were set up at the show</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02410.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02409.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The reception table and workers</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02400-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a really amazing teapot made from a British penny that I picked up just before the show – even the handle was made from part of the coin!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02381.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02375.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also collect these teapots made from U.S. pennies.&nbsp; It is my understanding that they were made in the 1930’s by a prisoner from the Midwest.&nbsp; I think they are really amazing!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02370.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thursday ended up being quite busy for me and I sold a great number of mostly raw Lincoln cents, so by late afternoon, I was ready for one of the nice bottles of wine I brought with me (which I shared with a few other dealers!)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120719-02382.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02402.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the show on Thursday, our show hosts (Frank and Dawn) treated all the dealers to a nice reception at the little bar/restaurant in the corner of the convention center.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02395.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120719-02396.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was the red wine they were serving at the bar – it was pretty good</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120719-02394.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the reception, I went back to the San Manuel casino.&nbsp; I didn’t do very well playing Texas Hold-Um so I ended up playing 3-card poker.&nbsp; In the couple hours I was at this one table, the dealer dealt a straight flush, and TWO sets of trips, both 7’s – one of which he dealt to me!&nbsp; I took my winnings and left shortly after that!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On Friday, there were about 50 people waiting to get in when the show opened, and the room once again was a-buzz with people doing business all around the floor.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120721-02417.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Even though sales slowed down on Friday, I still had some of my regular customers stop by who bought several coins.&nbsp; Here I am with one of my good customers who traveled all the way from Joshua Tree.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/photo-4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My birthstone is opal and I’m a sucker for pretty opals, so when I saw this beautiful vintage ring, I thought since I did pretty well at the casino, I decided to go ahead and buy it.&nbsp; Each of the opals has a lot of color, but the larger middle opal has especially beautiful green and blue fire.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20120721-02421.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120721-02430.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By mid-afternoon, the show had slowed down quite a bit, so of course, I opened another bottle of wine.&nbsp; And of course, good tunes are always enjoyable!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120720-02408.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120721-02415.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the show on Friday, I went to dinner with Logan and some of his VAMS buddies – though they sometimes seemed to be speaking an unintelligible language, I definitely enjoyed their company!&nbsp; Then I decided to call it a night and simply went back to my room, put on my jammies, and watched one of my favorite shows – American Pickers!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On Saturday, people slowly trickled in, and the attendance seemed down from the Saturday of the last show.&nbsp; But there did seem to be quite a few more kids on the floor, especially boy scouts!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Ontario-20120721-02435.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I heard from several other dealers that they only had a “so so” show or a very slow show.&nbsp; However, one of my favorite regular customers returned on Saturday, and bought even more Lincolns, so he helped keep me busy.&nbsp; But as usual, by mid-afternoon on the last day of the show, there was no more buzz, and the bourse floor looked quite sparse.&nbsp; So I began packing up around 3 pm, and headed home by 4 pm. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So my official show report ends here, and the rest of this report is sort of OT, so for those of you interested, I hope you don’t mind my posting a few fun photos from my evening following the show![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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