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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1723724, member: 16948&quot;]On Thursday, as usual, I did a lot of inventory buying, but I also found this wonderful piece for my personal collection.&nbsp; My Lincoln set has a lot of holes because I only buy a coin that fits my specific collecting criteria and I haven’t found a coin that fit my Lincoln set in quite a while.&nbsp; But when I saw this gorgeous 1924-S, it was perfect, especially since it was a date I didn’t have.&nbsp; My photo does not do this coin justice – I couldn’t capture the beautiful iridescent silver blue luster, so when I get Todd’s photo, I’ll be sure to post it so you will be able to see why I couldn’t resist this piece!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1828_zpsd1966a65.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>During the show, a dealer walked around and passed out this flyer because apparently several dealers had recently been taken by this pair and he wanted to make sure these crooks didn’t have any more victims.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1829_zpsbd3e2d17.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, one of my friends was kind enough to bring me a nice bottle of wine (I didn’t have the nerve to mention that I was on a diet) but I look forward to drinking it down the road!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1830_zpsfaca4cd8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Being the summer, the June show is often less well attended than the February and September shows.&nbsp; I had some good sales, but still had a ways to go to cover the cost of what I had already bought!&nbsp; I took this photo later in the afternoon on Thursday, so the crowd had already thinned out.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1831_zps299a2087.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the show on Thursday, my booth helpers came over to our house for our traditional 1942 Don Julio tequila and favorite neighborhood Mexican restaurant – once again, I declined and had my very tasty glass of water!</p><p><br /></p><p>On Friday, the bourse filled up pretty quickly and there was a soft buzz.&nbsp; Some of my regular customers stopped by and I had some pretty good sales – yippee!&nbsp; Later in the day, I walked around and took some more pictures for my report.&nbsp; Here are photos of some of the dealer and vendor folks:</p><p><br /></p><p>Steve Price of Penny Lane Coins and his helper Brian/BustHalfBrian</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1900_zps96089f41.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roger/MustangGT and Todd/Blu62Vette</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1832_zps4af73a32.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nina/GreatCollections.com – she’s one of the hardest working people on the planet!&nbsp; Sheused to work at Stacks, then Steve Deeds Coins, and now works for Ian Russell – not to mention she’s my son’s landlord!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1846_zpsda61400b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jay and Mike/Illini</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1855_zps6feaca3d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My wonderful booth helpers – Rich and Roger!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1847_zpsd9041ec1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS folks</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1848_zps83e3dd19.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>NGC folks</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1851_zps22d01e68.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ANACS folks</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1853_zps65ec1217.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Me</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1839_zpsd58749ab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was a beautiful flower bouquet at the Stacks Bowers table in memory of Steve Deeds</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1850_zps3d0aaac1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Came upon this young very cute vest pocket dealer</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1852_zps008a2754.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the show, we walked a couple blocks up the hill to a very popular seafood restaurant – King Fish House</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1864_zps0755411b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1867_zps05c7903a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1872_zps23cb5a5a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>We had about 10 people in our group</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1870_zpse74030a3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1871_zpsa1e080ba.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I’m not a big seafood lover, but I had this wonderful Alaskan halibut that I really enjoyed.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1874_zps2ba8339b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While everyone else enjoyed glasses of my favorite wine or Guinness, I stuck with my new drink of choice!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1873_zps2724d03a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saturday was the day the sports figures were coming to the show to sign autographs so there was a pretty good crowd waiting to get into the show</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1877_zps99be939c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1876_zps516955d1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1878_zps68991849.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was a video that was streaming in the registration area about the new coin search feature called ShowSearch from Collectors Corner – it “eliminates the tedious search for a particular item at the Expo.&nbsp; Use your smart phone to pinpoint the exact item you are looking for and the booth number where you can find it - even before the show!”</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1879_zps8b5a75f5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The entrance to the bourse floor</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1880_zpsf40335e0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They had on display the stunning all-time finest U.S. Half Cent set</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1881_zps2d3ffadf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1887_zps458bbfc2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1888_zpsf28df41d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1889_zpsa3197042.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They also had on display Jean-Luc Picard’s 1959 Nu-Card Rock and Roll Stars</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1882_zps1078b066.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1883_zps7dfc5822.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1884_zpsf50df35e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1885_zpsf3fa95d6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1886_zpsa1628217.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>New ANA President Walt Ostromecki working with the kids’ treasure trivia hunt</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1898_zps11c74e39.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I found this cute little pirate who was helping with the kids’ treasure hunt!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1897_zps4f00900a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And of course, the sports celebrities were set up in the afternoon signing balls, shirts, etc. (for a fee of course)</p><p><br /></p><p>Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1890_zps960346fa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1894_zps3f2c4529.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>NFL Legends Joe Montana and Dwight Clark, who famously connected for &quot;The Catch&quot; in the 1982 NFC Championship game</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1892_zpsa29260ed.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1896_zpsa523880e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2006%20Long%20Beach%20Show/IMG_1895_zps6ceb7112.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, the show was very good for a summer show.&nbsp;&nbsp; I made some very good sales, found some great pieces for my inventory, including the beautiful 1924-S for my own set, and as I mentioned earlier, I especially enjoyed seeing my friends and visiting with many of my usual customers.&nbsp; As usual, there were empty tables here and there on Saturday, but the middle and back of the room was still full of dealers until late in the day on Saturday.&nbsp; Expos Unlimited is really doing a great job promoting and improving this show and I will definitely look forward to their September show!</p><p><br /></p><p>Next up – the ANA Summer Seminar in a few weeks!!!&nbsp; Then it will be two more local shows for me, the Ontario and San Diego shows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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