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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1484620, member: 31533"]Went to a show recently, spent between 200 -300 dollars. Other shows I have spent nothing to about 75.00. Going to a show this weekend. Who knows? But I will have about 200 with me, and if really necessary, can get more through my bankcard. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am working on setting agendas for me as to what I will get and when. But you do never know what will pop up. The two things that threw me over on the last show was that I got a Bugs Bunny Franklin, a bunch of junk silver dimes, and some second-hand books. I didn't really "plan" for those. But the Franklin fits in with my set, and the others are numismatic knowledge for me. And the silver can be sold later if prices rise. The ones I planned for ended up costing me under a hundred.</p><p><br /></p><p>This show I hope to get a couple things, but mostly just peruse and "window shop" the dealers. Even though dealers may prefer that you are not just looking, to me it doesn't hurt to be able to look at a few coin to get to know the real ones better before committing to buying for a collection (down the road - maybe, maybe not). Looking at coins in hand is so much better than just photos in books and on the net.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1484620, member: 31533"]Went to a show recently, spent between 200 -300 dollars. Other shows I have spent nothing to about 75.00. Going to a show this weekend. Who knows? But I will have about 200 with me, and if really necessary, can get more through my bankcard. I am working on setting agendas for me as to what I will get and when. But you do never know what will pop up. The two things that threw me over on the last show was that I got a Bugs Bunny Franklin, a bunch of junk silver dimes, and some second-hand books. I didn't really "plan" for those. But the Franklin fits in with my set, and the others are numismatic knowledge for me. And the silver can be sold later if prices rise. The ones I planned for ended up costing me under a hundred. This show I hope to get a couple things, but mostly just peruse and "window shop" the dealers. Even though dealers may prefer that you are not just looking, to me it doesn't hurt to be able to look at a few coin to get to know the real ones better before committing to buying for a collection (down the road - maybe, maybe not). Looking at coins in hand is so much better than just photos in books and on the net.[/QUOTE]
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