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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 7512258, member: 73489&quot;]<b><font size="5"><span style="color: #00b359">Garden State Coin &amp; Stamp Show..... </span></font></b> I got to the show about 11 AM, it&#039;s at the Parsippany Police Athletic League bldg. about 7 minutes off I-287 for those of you who live in the NY/NJ area.&nbsp; The room is maybe 100&#039; x 60&#039; and usually has about 60-70 tables.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I walked over after parking, I couldn&#039;t believe it:&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #ff0000">there was a line of about 50 people. </span></b> I&#039;ll bet most of us were vaccinated but they would only let 1 person in for 1 person departing.&nbsp; I got in after waiting about 1 hour.&nbsp; When I got in, there was still about 30-40 people waiting online.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say it was 2/3rds packed table-wise, but clearly sections empty.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t get a chance to ask if it was people who passed on, retired, didn&#039;t feel comfortable mingling with the public yet, or what.&nbsp; Cost of attending a 1-day show is minimal compared to FUN or ANA so I&#039;ll assume costs weren&#039;t a factor.&nbsp; But definitely the lowest dealer attendance I&#039;ve seen going back years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, didn&#039;t see much high-end stuff....lots of the same-old, same-old....didn&#039;t see a single MS65 Saint, but saw some low-60&#039;s coins. <b><u> A 1904 Liberty DE MS62 and a 1924&nbsp; Saint MS63 were each listed for $2,275 from one dealer -- that seems a bit high for what I think is mostly bullion generic coins, feel free to correct me as I haven&#039;t checked that market lately.</u></b></p><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p>Some bullion as usual (gold &amp; silver).....lots of Franklin, Walker, Morgan, and other stuff........lots of those white 2X2 holders with raw coins.....didn&#039;t see alot of the commemoratives I like to buy (none, in fact)....the hall only had maybe 25-30 people at a time, they could have let more people in but maybe the room had a set occupancy or maybe the entire building was under a limit and nobody was leaving the other areas like the gym which limited what we could have in our room.</p><p><br /></p><p>I left after about 1/2 hour (usually stay 3/4 to 1 hour).&nbsp; When I left, the line to get in was maybe 6-8 people. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, that&#039;s the way it was as Walter Cronkite used to say. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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