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Message:: [QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1282698, member: 16948"]Friday – Since usually the first day of a show is the best day, and the  day in between the first and last day is usually the worst, and even  though I already bought quite a few nice coins on PNG day, I figured I  better do some shopping.  So I hit the floor as soon as I arrived this  time looking for some nice original raw material which usually takes  more time to scrutinize than searching for slabbed coins.  I saw some  very nice Conder tokens but decided to concentrate more on inventory  material.    I was quite surprised to find a beautiful uncirculated raw 1877 Indian  cent and quickly snatched it up at a decent price.  The dealer said he’d  had it for a while, which didn’t surprise me since many people are  hesitant to buy high grade raw key date copper.    I also took the opportunity to take some more photos around the bourse.  Here are the PCGS folks with Larry Shapiro. <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00696.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  This is part of the Shireman Collection of high grade Barber Half Dollars on display at the PCGS table <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20111014-00706-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00699.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  The NGC folks (they were quite busy) <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20111014-00698-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  Rod Gillis and Mike Ellis commiserating on something…. <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00712.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  A couple of cute kids who stopped by my table for their Treasure Trivia question <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00704.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  As we left the show, the sun was shining for the first time since I had  arrived so I had to snap these pretty photos of the river outside the  convention center <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/IMG-20111014-00715-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00713.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00714.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  For dinner we decided to try this German place that we’d heard a lot  about – The Sharp Edge.  It was a neat little pub that had some  wonderful Oktoberfest brew and a great menu.  The place was packed and  there were several other coin dealers there when we arrived. <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00718.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00727.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  A wall of beer! <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00716.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  Inside the bar <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00720.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  The cute draft handles at the bar <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00722.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  Me and my Guinness <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00725.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  My huge plate of German potato pancake, pulled pork, sauerkraut, noodles and sauce (so much for that low-carb diet)! <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00729.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  Some dealers who were enjoying the non-rainy weather outside the pub. <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00717.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  View from in front of the pub looking towards the convention center at the end of the street <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00728.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  After dinner we headed to – yep, you guessed it – the casino!  This  time, the 4/8 limit game went on for several hours, and I ended up $92  ahead!   <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00732.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  This is some guy we ran into at the casino – he was dressed so bizzarely that I just had to take his picture <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111014-00731.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  Even the casino was getting ready for Halloween – this is the front of a trash cart <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111015-00733.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  Saturday – There was a seemingly endless group of boy scouts working on  their Coin Collecting Merit Badges who stopped by my table for the  Treasure Trivia question. <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111015-00736.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Pittsburgh-20111015-00735.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  So in general, Saturday was sadly and excruciatingly devoid of coin  buying customers.  Though I did make a few good sales, it did not make  up for the general lack of business during the entire show.  Of course,  the economy always plays a big part in the size of spending money the  public has available, but perhaps because this is a new show in a new  town coming on the heels of the recent controversy at the ANA all  contributed to the slowness of this show.  However, If you judge a show  solely by being able to make some good buys, then this show was a  success for me.  But of course, dealers need to have good sales to be  able to continue buying.    I personally enjoy participating in ANA shows since they do a great job  of promoting their shows with quality auctions, great educational  programs, and fantastic displays and exhibits.  So I hope this new third  ANA show is able to survive and hopefully thrive!  Next show is the Portland PNNA show later this week![/QUOTE]

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