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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2237358, member: 16948&quot;]Those of you who have been reading my coin show reports know that reporting about what’s going on in the market, how the big coins did at the auction, the bullion market, what was hot, etc. is NOT really what my show reports are about.&nbsp; I make no apologies for my so-called “fluffy pancake” reports with photos of the people I see, the displays and exhibits at the shows, the club meetings I attend, the dinners and all the wining and dining photos, etc.&nbsp; I feel there is room for both types of reporting.&nbsp; So I will continue to post photos of the all fun, food, wine, AND any “fluffy pancakes” I can find!&nbsp; ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i0.wp.com/www.chocolatesandchai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Fluffy-Pancakes-Opening.jpg?resize=1024%2C680" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This year’s Long Beach was better than the last show, but I received mixed reviews from the dealers with whom I spoke who said the show was just “ok.”&nbsp; Even though there were a lot of people at the show on Thursday, for me, I didn’t do much business.&nbsp; Friday was the opposite and was very busy for me so overall I ended up having a pretty good show.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Set up at the Long Beach show was on a post-rain storm, fresh, crystal clear, gloriously bright and sunny Wednesday at noon.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3533_zpsl4y5q3d9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3567_zpshvxdplpp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3607_zps4zeitgi9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3608_zpsmcot22u2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3606_zpsqmtcjc76.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3729_zps6kmeldaw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3730_zpsooz0dbpr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Luckily for all of us, the huge much-needed storm California received ended Tuesday night or all of us waiting for the doors to open out on the loading dock would have been completely drenched!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3525_zps7zfh8myl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3526_zpsluchghi9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Set up day went smoothly and I once again did most of my purchasing this day, including lots of new raw coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3544_zps3xx2oips.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since we seem to be creatures of habit, we went to our favorite usual Wednesday night restaurant – Café Piccolo’s.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3527_zps2udzq1xq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, we each brought a nice bottle of wine to share and taste.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3530_zps5acq3qtl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The wine went well with this very tasty and spicy goat cheese chicken dish.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3531_zpsamh61cmr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thursday morning I took a few minutes to view the fantastic Pogue collection set up at the Stacks Bowers’ table.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3535_zps2qv5rn9s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3536_zps7ztnddqe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3537_zpsivpztfgw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>By mid-morning, the bourse was very full and active</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3538_zpsix0qvf8t.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3539_zpsgxrjkouj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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