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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 555513, member: 9270&quot;]A report on yesterday&#039;s visit to the Whitman show in Baltimore.</p><p>Attendance seemed to be normal for a Friday morning.</p><p>Plenty of people but not a crush.</p><p>I could belly up to almost any table I wanted to without a wait.</p><p>Nothing unusual up for sale; plenty of gold coins and large numbers of the popular sets (Lincolns, IHCs, Morgans, etc.)</p><p>My problem continues to be that what I collect is not the popular material and therefore &quot;pickin&#039;s is slim&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Asking prices seem to be holding; no &quot;fire sale&quot; concessions to the economy were apparent, at least not with the items I was looking at.</p><p>I look to pay less than <i>Coin Values</i>, and that causes me to pass on many coins.</p><p>IMO the dealers are asking for too much most of the time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I <u>did</u> price a 1790-something half cent for my type set. There are 3 varieties that are the least expensive (good for a type set).</p><p>I think I&#039;ve got some money coming that will allow me to afford an XF.</p><p>That means I can&#039;t buy as many coins, but I am now going for quality rather than quantity. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I managed to get two coins:</p><p>- An 1825 half cent in AU-58 BN. It fits nicely into my slowly growing Classic Head half cent set. (Picture to come later.)</p><p>- An 1864 &quot;L&quot; IHC in MS-62. It&#039;s for my key/semi-key set which at the moment is mostly IHC&#039;s (no surprise there since MFD is a small cents dealer).</p><p>But &#039;now for the rest of the story&#039;.</p><p>My MFD believes it can go MS-63 so I left it with him to submit in hopes of an upgrade. It won&#039;t gain much in value if it upgrades (maybe $50), but I rather have a -63 than a -62.</p><p>Also it&#039;s a RPD but according to my Cherrypickers&#039; this particular variety doesn&#039;t have much of a premium.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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