Flying to the ANA World’s Fair of Money in 2018 in Philadelphia?

Read this first

http://www.coinweek.com/education/minimize-risk-tsa-confiscating-precious-metals-rare-coins-cash/

 

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If advice that draconian is necessary, better to ship the stuff ahead of you.

Fortunately, I'll be walking to the show.

 

I'll take the SEPTA train

 

Out of curiosity: That article is from November 2014, and the "World's Fair of Money" is an annual event ... So the other locations are not as tough when it comes to airport security? The article kind of suggests that at the end. Apart from that, when it comes to air travel security, I would definitely like to see an updated version.

Christian

 

I'm close enough (Wash, DC) to take AMTRAK.
I wouldn't fly nor even drive.

I'm not particularly interested in ANA's "World's Fair of Money".
Been to 2-3 and I find coins a bit overpriced.
I assume it's because dealers as trying to cover table fees.

 

I'll probably go to Philadelphia in 2018.

I recall driving to the Philadelphia show in 2012. I paid something like $70 to park for the day (directly across from the show) & then another $50 or so to park at my Philadelphia hotel that night. My wallet was scanned by someone while I was standing in line at the convention center. (There was this man standing behind me that just kept invading my personal space & then he suddenly disapeared). Fortunately, my credit card companies noticed it promptly & sent new cards by Fed Ex.

There were good coins found at the show. Here are some of the World coins I took home. They are from Italy, Albania, & Great Britian:

 

The article says (said, 2 1/2 years ago) that the Philadelphia police, not TSA at the Philadelphia airport, are the big property grabbers. Whether or not that's what the author meant, I don't know. I think the bigger problem people will have is the unions at the convention center.

 

Cripes........this is why I take the train or drive to the event. Documentation for something I already own? C'mon, are they really that prickly?

 

I'm glad the extent of my travel will be 95 North for an hour and some change.

 

I'll drive to Philly.

But, I admit that the last show there proved that W C Fields was correct about the city

 

Last week, I went to Philadelphia, but it was closed.

W.C. Fields

 

All the more ironic because he lived and worked there as a young man.

 

not really ironic, he always hated the city.

He always said he'd rather be dead than in Philadelphia.


Supposedly, on his tombstone it says: 'On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia.'

 

That tombstone part is an urban legend.

 

probably, BUT A FUN ONE.