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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1558544, member: 16948&quot;]Thursday:&nbsp;&nbsp; There was a nice crowd at the opening ceremony and who were eagerly waiting for the doors to open!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03090.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03091.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>At 10am people began streaming in and soon the room had the familiar buzz.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03095.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some more numismatic faces….</p><p><br /></p><p>Bonnie&nbsp; and Greg are set up right next to me and I noticed a familiar face&nbsp; (well, part of a face) sitting at her table!&nbsp; (If you couldn’t tell,&nbsp; that’s Mark Feld being camera shy)</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03094.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Emily Silver, ANA Convention Assistant</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03120.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Winston/Stone</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03096.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mike Stair/StairCoins</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03118.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Erik/EmerFusterpuck</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03122.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unnamed very noticeable Dealer</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03119.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scott/Swagge1 (CoinTalk) and Teresa</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03153.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mike/Etexmike was so kind and gracious to bring me a wonderful bottle of Texas wine (thank you, thank you!)</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03148.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The&nbsp; show was busy in the morning but it began slowing down early in the&nbsp; afternoon so I took a few minutes to view the ANA exhibits – WOW!&nbsp;&nbsp; Amazing!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03101.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03103.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03105.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03106.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03108.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03109.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03111.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03112.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03117.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A&nbsp; customer who knows I love penny errors offered this truly amazing&nbsp; Indian cent error to me, and even though I’m sure it was worth what he&nbsp; was asking, the price was more than what I felt comfortable paying.&nbsp; But&nbsp; boy would I have LOVED to add this piece to my personal collection!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03158.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&nbsp; picked up this bottle of local wine at the hotel gift shop.&nbsp; There&nbsp; wasn’t much selection, but I have always enjoyed Tempranillo wine;&nbsp; however, I am sorry to say this Llano Tempranilla was not quite up to&nbsp; par, though of course we didn’t let any go to waste!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03100.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After&nbsp; the show ended on Thursday, when we got outside, the weather was so&nbsp; fantastic and beautiful so we decided to walk around the area a little.&nbsp;&nbsp; I took some photos of the beautiful building skyscape as the sun was&nbsp; setting.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03147.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03176.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03125.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03129.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03146.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03130.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>We&nbsp; made a late reservation at the Bob’s Steakhouse at the Omni Hotel but&nbsp; decided to just have dinner at the Sports Bar on the patio since it was&nbsp; such a beautiful night.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03132.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03142.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After a while, a bunch of folks from NGC joined us at the fire pit – we had a blast!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03137.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03138.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03135.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03139.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Me and the NGC slabbing crew - whahoooo!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/photo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>We also ran into a few ANA folks at the Sports Bar</p><p><br /></p><p>Neal and Susan McMillan, ANA Education Project Manager</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121018-03087.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Friday&nbsp; – When the show opened to the public there was a slow trickle of people&nbsp; coming in and I began to worry that Friday would not be very fruitful.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, it ended up being the best day of the show for me.&nbsp; I sold&nbsp; quite a few coins, and noticed that many collectors were looking for key&nbsp; and semi-key date coins like 1914-D, 1955/55 DDO, 1909-S vdb, 1922 No&nbsp; D, etc., as well as higher grade Indian cents.&nbsp; I was also offered some&nbsp; very nice higher end coins, including some very pretty Matte Proof&nbsp; Lincolns which I bought.&nbsp; Here are some of the certified newps I bought&nbsp; at the show…</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/ElToro-20121021-03258.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/ElToro-20121021-03257.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Several more forum members stopped by – here are a few…</p><p><br /></p><p>Nick/Nickcap – it was great to meet you!!!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03159.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I was able to get out on the course I snapped a few pictures of some of the usual “suspects”</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC folks </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03150.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/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03151.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ian Russell/GreatCollections.com</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03149.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Glenn Holsonbake/PonyExpress and his helper Morgan</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121020-03220.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tony at Northern Nevada Coins</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121020-03222.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After&nbsp; the show on Friday, we decided to go see the place where JFK was shot&nbsp; and killed since it was only a few blocks away from our hotel.&nbsp; There&nbsp; are 2 large white “X’s” on the road where JFK was shot, one closer to&nbsp; the library building, and one closer to the “grassy knoll.”&nbsp; While we&nbsp; were looking around, there was a guy who apparently was an unofficial&nbsp; “tour guide” hanging around selling brochures and booklets all&nbsp; describing the “conspiracy theory” aspect of the shooting.&nbsp; He was&nbsp; obviously very passionate about his views.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the X where JFK was initially shot</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03162.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The 2nd X is down the street about 20 yards ahead of this first X (it’s hard to see in this photo)</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03172.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the 2nd X</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03166.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the “grassy knoll” where the alleged 2nd shooter was supposed to be behind the wall where Rick is standing</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03167.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the library building where Lee Harvey Oswald was</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03170.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03173.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This&nbsp; is a beautiful old church building that is just on the other side of&nbsp; the street where JFK was shot.&nbsp; I thought it was very interesting to&nbsp; look at this old building right next to this ultra-modern high rise&nbsp; building</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03174.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>We then walked back to the hotel and had a wonderful dinner at Bob’s steakhouse where David Lange joined us.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Me and David Lange, NGC Research Director</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03179.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rick and Neal</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03180.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was a jar of pickled vegetables that made a very pretty centerpiece for the table.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2012%2010%20Dallas%20ANA/Northeast-20121019-03178.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(By the way, sorry but there are no photos of wine at our dinner because everyone opted out and ordered their own beverages)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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