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<p>[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1626337, member: 16948"]They opened the show to dealers at 7am the next morning to help make up some of the time we lost the night before for set up. So I arrived at 7am to set up my table. </p><p> </p><p>I set out this counterfeit 1909-S vdb in a PCGS counterfeit holder that a customer lent me to help educate those who haven’t seen what a counterfeit holder looks like. It got a lot of attention throughout the show.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0670.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0672.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0673.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>The coin is a pretty obvious counterfeit, but sadly the holder would fool many people. But if you look carefully, you can see the label is poorly made, the spacing is off, and the bar code is slightly different. Also, the holder itself is not as well made as a true PCGS holder. The scary part is that the certification number and bar code do match up with the PCGS website. I spoke to Don Willis, and he said that the counterfeiters are taking real certification numbers and creating fake labels. Everyone who examined the coin was shaking their heads in frustration at the idea of how many of these counterfeit coins are out in the market.</p><p> </p><p>This is the lobby of outside the front door of the show</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0703.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>And some of the hard working San Jose Club show volunteers!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0702.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>The show became very busy and crowded throughout the day. I did more buying than selling, mostly raw coins and a few certified coins. Here are some photos of the bourse floor on Friday.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0700.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0701.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0705.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Gene Bruder and his daughter-in-law Rachie (Gene’s wife Diane broke her arm and is recuperating)</p><p> </p><p>My table!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0706.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>After the show, we had reservations again at Spencer’s Steakhouse for dinner. While I was waiting for the rest of my party, I had a drink in the bar lobby and Wei stopped by to say hi!</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0712.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0708.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>We had a more intimate dinner party since we had planned ahead of time and each person brought some particularly wonderful wines, including this fabulous Opus One that I contributed!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0715.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0718.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0719.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0720.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0723.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>We had a wonderful and relaxing time at dinner – it’s great to share good wine with very good friends!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On Saturday, the show became even more busy than the day before, with most dealers reporting much better sales than on Friday, including me!</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0728.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>I even bought another Wiener Cathedral medal for my collection – this one was in an original leather and velvet case!!</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0726.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0727.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0729.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Here are some of the forum members who stopped by my table on Saturday</p><p> </p><p>Stealer</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0730.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Dennis88</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0733.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Sean/Kookoox10</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0735-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Wei/WTCG, Stealer, Original Dan</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0734.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>My favorite security guard – Boo!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0741.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>I had heard about the new Matrix casino that just opened directly across the street from the hotel and planned to go there after the show on Saturday</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0744.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0743.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>However, I met up with a couple of my dealer friends and had an impromptu dinner with them in the bar area of the hotel. Then a couple other dealer friends joined us and we ended up just hanging out there for a couple hours.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0713.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Logan McKechnie of VAMS & More</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0738.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Logan’s beautiful daughter Cindy</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0740.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> So after that, I just called it an early night, and went back to my room. I didn’t want to stay out too late since I knew I had a long drive home on Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>Sunday was pretty slow, as expected, so I packed up around a little early to get a head start on my long drive home. Luckily, the weather was a lot better than the trip to the show. Actually, the weather on the way home was absolutely beautiful!!</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0747.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0750.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0752.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0754.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Even aside from a couple glitches, the show was pretty good – I’d give it a B. I had decent sales for the size of the show, made some good buys, and had a great time with some good friends![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1626337, member: 16948"]They opened the show to dealers at 7am the next morning to help make up some of the time we lost the night before for set up. So I arrived at 7am to set up my table. I set out this counterfeit 1909-S vdb in a PCGS counterfeit holder that a customer lent me to help educate those who haven’t seen what a counterfeit holder looks like. It got a lot of attention throughout the show. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0670.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0672.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0673.jpg[/IMG] The coin is a pretty obvious counterfeit, but sadly the holder would fool many people. But if you look carefully, you can see the label is poorly made, the spacing is off, and the bar code is slightly different. Also, the holder itself is not as well made as a true PCGS holder. The scary part is that the certification number and bar code do match up with the PCGS website. I spoke to Don Willis, and he said that the counterfeiters are taking real certification numbers and creating fake labels. Everyone who examined the coin was shaking their heads in frustration at the idea of how many of these counterfeit coins are out in the market. This is the lobby of outside the front door of the show [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0703.jpg[/IMG] And some of the hard working San Jose Club show volunteers! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0702.jpg[/IMG] The show became very busy and crowded throughout the day. I did more buying than selling, mostly raw coins and a few certified coins. Here are some photos of the bourse floor on Friday. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0700.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0701.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0705.jpg[/IMG] Gene Bruder and his daughter-in-law Rachie (Gene’s wife Diane broke her arm and is recuperating) My table! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0706.jpg[/IMG] After the show, we had reservations again at Spencer’s Steakhouse for dinner. While I was waiting for the rest of my party, I had a drink in the bar lobby and Wei stopped by to say hi! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0712.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0708.jpg[/IMG] We had a more intimate dinner party since we had planned ahead of time and each person brought some particularly wonderful wines, including this fabulous Opus One that I contributed! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0715.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0718.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0719.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0720.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0723.jpg[/IMG] We had a wonderful and relaxing time at dinner – it’s great to share good wine with very good friends! On Saturday, the show became even more busy than the day before, with most dealers reporting much better sales than on Friday, including me! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0728.jpg[/IMG] I even bought another Wiener Cathedral medal for my collection – this one was in an original leather and velvet case!! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0726.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0727.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0729.jpg[/IMG] Here are some of the forum members who stopped by my table on Saturday Stealer [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0730.jpg[/IMG] Dennis88 [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0733.jpg[/IMG] Sean/Kookoox10 [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0735-1.jpg[/IMG] Wei/WTCG, Stealer, Original Dan [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0734.jpg[/IMG] My favorite security guard – Boo! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0741.jpg[/IMG] I had heard about the new Matrix casino that just opened directly across the street from the hotel and planned to go there after the show on Saturday [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0744.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0743.jpg[/IMG] However, I met up with a couple of my dealer friends and had an impromptu dinner with them in the bar area of the hotel. Then a couple other dealer friends joined us and we ended up just hanging out there for a couple hours. [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0713.jpg[/IMG] Logan McKechnie of VAMS & More [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0738.jpg[/IMG] Logan’s beautiful daughter Cindy [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0740.jpg[/IMG] So after that, I just called it an early night, and went back to my room. I didn’t want to stay out too late since I knew I had a long drive home on Sunday. Sunday was pretty slow, as expected, so I packed up around a little early to get a head start on my long drive home. Luckily, the weather was a lot better than the trip to the show. Actually, the weather on the way home was absolutely beautiful!! [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0747.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0750.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0752.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2001%20San%20Jose%20Show/IMG_0754.jpg[/IMG] Even aside from a couple glitches, the show was pretty good – I’d give it a B. I had decent sales for the size of the show, made some good buys, and had a great time with some good friends![/QUOTE]
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