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Message:: [QUOTE="texmech, post: 867291, member: 20068"]I went to my first coin show this year and pretty much did all of these items. Preparation is the key and a finite amount of cash. I always knew how much cash I had left after each purchase. No credit for me.  It really helped me a few times when I was with a dealer and he had no other customers when I just said here are the coins I need and he would get them. By having a "check list" or what ever, you won't make duplicate purchases or spend extra time. Also have a coin value list to get a rough idea what list prices are. I really was impressed with the politeness at the show, of course I would also be as polite as I could. One other item, is I have a coin inventory program so I tried to keep up with what I paid for each coin. I ended up getting about a 100 coins so that was a task.  I also took some coins that I had that I needed an opinion on about something or another, like is this real? I only did that a few times though.  I also thinking walking the floor first is a good idea. After a while I noticed I kept coming back to the same dealers. Everone gave discounts. Generaly 10 to 20%.  ENJOY?[/QUOTE]