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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Inquisitive, post: 1024896, member: 20698&quot;]I went to coinfest yesterday and it was very different than what I expected, and I gained from it, but not as I though I would.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I expected coinfest to be similar in scope to the other shows that I have been to, just larger. In reality, it was a completely different show. I was mainly looking for peace dollars, hoping to fill many holes in my set, as well as some modern Comm. dollars.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The problem that I found was that most of the dealers that had peace dollars had them in key dates, high grades. That placed them way beyond my price range, and when I discussed this with one of the dealers, they basicly told me it was not worth their effort to shlep 40-50 dollar coins with them. Almost no one had moderns, except for one guy with a table full of Ikes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was able to pick up some coins, including my first CAC stickered (35S in 63).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There was not much traffic on the floor (at least compared to the Parsippani shows, but that may be due to it being a weekday), and (as compared to greysheet) prices were fair.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The upside of having less traffic was that the dealers were able to spend some time showing off their wares, even though I wasn&#039;t a buyer. I said hello to Mz. Harker, &amp; Rick Snow showed me a cool BU doubled date 55 cent in late die stage. I got to see in person examples of the octoganal &amp; round 50$ Pan-Pac. I sat down with Bob Paul (<a href="http://www.bobpaulrarecoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bobpaulrarecoins.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bobpaulrarecoins.com/</a>) and discussed collecting in general, and got opinions on some of the coins I have inherited (I also bought &amp; sold to him as well; he was one of the few exceptions to the high end only rule).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So to sum up:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pros: Lots of cool coins to see, some bargins to be had (under bid) attentive dealers in many cases, lots to learn.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Con: High end coins, some dealers were trying to get the better of me (happens at every show, this time it was an MS64 1924P Peace offered at 70, then a &quot;good deal&quot; at 60).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think overall I was happy that I went (I couldn&#039;t go to Philly, and Baltimore is too far), but the show was too high end for what I was really looking for.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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