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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2169657, member: 16948&quot;]I also found these common date but gorgeous rainbow toned Lincoln cents for my personal collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1258_zps8flhsd0m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1260_zpsun0mg9ep.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1262_zpsxrhbip79.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1245_zpsqttvbshd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>At 5pm, PCGS hosted their usual taquitos and beer, so that&#039;s when I knew it was time to open up a bottle of wine.&nbsp; This is Yosemite red table wine that my pal Cindi gave me a few months ago in remembrance of the road trip we took last fall to Yosemite.&nbsp; And to top it off, knowing that I love polka dot things, Cindi also brought me these great red polka dot plastic wine cups which are perfect for traveling!!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1154_zpstgwyersi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After set up day ended, I headed over to our usual Wednesday night Long Beach show restaurant, Café Piccolo, with the usual group.&nbsp; This is one of our lower-key wine tasting dinners where we all bring a bottle of wine to share and everyone gets to taste a nice variety of some great wines, including unusual boutique wines.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1159_zps8zxc6nc0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1158_zpsvqwfpjin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Me and Joanne (married to Karl Stephens, a foreign coin dealer) – she is one of the first female friends I made in the coin business many years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1161_zpsjtup5wkz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Karl Stephens and his friend and helper, George Schumacher</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1164_zpsjsbsteye.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Two of my mentors – Rick Snow and Alan Kreuzer – Alan is my longest coin friend and was the one who taught me the most about pennies and being a coin dealer.&nbsp; I met Rick a few years later – he is a walking encyclopedia and I am a sponge trying to soak up as much of his meticulous knowledge about Indian cents as I can.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1166_zpsinhsprcy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Me and one of my dearest friends, long-time Indian cent customer, and awesome booth helper, Rich Wogoman!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1168_zpsjpnuwa6w.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rich had the escargot – he offered me one, but even though I’ve had them and know they are tasty, I declined!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1169_zpsn6nbjwoa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had my usual Cafe Piccolo dish – a Caesar salad and Goat Cheese chicken – it’s spicy with tons of flavor!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1156_zpsbqstnjy2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2006%20Long%20Beach/IMG_1170_zpsxis9zb5e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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