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<p>[QUOTE="FmrFiatFollower, post: 1383571, member: 35871"]I went to my very first coin show today; I'm rather new to collecting and thought it would be fun to look around. I've read many threads where people on CT discuss sorting through discount bins and end up finding some really nice coins so I was optimistic I would be able to find some interesting coins also.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I walked through the room, I stumbled onto the find of the day! A lady was selling Franklin halves for $3, Walking Liberty halves for $4 and 1964 Kennedy halves for $4 also. She also had a box full of 1965-1969 Kennedy halves which she was selling for $2.50 each. I bought 55 40% halves and 14 pre-64 90% halves and paid $188.50 for them all.</p><p><br /></p><p>She also had four binder full of state quarters that were uncirculated; ordered straight from the mint. 2 binders contained complete sets of all the P and D mintmarks in each binder, the other binders were a complete set from the P and D mints as well (one per binder). I paid face value for these, and since I bought them all, the seller through in a 1921-D Morgan dollar, and two pre-64 Washington quarters.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't have any luck sorting through the discounted coin bins, and in my opinion found that even at "discounted prices" these coins were still overpriced. All-in-all I was impressed with my first show, but remain certain this was a fluke, I don't expect to have such good fortune at my next show.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the best thing(s) you have found at a coin show this year? Any treasures in the discount or "junk" bins? I'd be interested to see what kind of deals some of you seasoned numismatists are picking up that I may be overlooking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FmrFiatFollower, post: 1383571, member: 35871"]I went to my very first coin show today; I'm rather new to collecting and thought it would be fun to look around. I've read many threads where people on CT discuss sorting through discount bins and end up finding some really nice coins so I was optimistic I would be able to find some interesting coins also. As I walked through the room, I stumbled onto the find of the day! A lady was selling Franklin halves for $3, Walking Liberty halves for $4 and 1964 Kennedy halves for $4 also. She also had a box full of 1965-1969 Kennedy halves which she was selling for $2.50 each. I bought 55 40% halves and 14 pre-64 90% halves and paid $188.50 for them all. She also had four binder full of state quarters that were uncirculated; ordered straight from the mint. 2 binders contained complete sets of all the P and D mintmarks in each binder, the other binders were a complete set from the P and D mints as well (one per binder). I paid face value for these, and since I bought them all, the seller through in a 1921-D Morgan dollar, and two pre-64 Washington quarters. I didn't have any luck sorting through the discounted coin bins, and in my opinion found that even at "discounted prices" these coins were still overpriced. All-in-all I was impressed with my first show, but remain certain this was a fluke, I don't expect to have such good fortune at my next show. What is the best thing(s) you have found at a coin show this year? Any treasures in the discount or "junk" bins? I'd be interested to see what kind of deals some of you seasoned numismatists are picking up that I may be overlooking.[/QUOTE]
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