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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3701973, member: 19165"]Biggest advice I can give: If you do go, plan on 3 days at the show. Look at the show schedule, and look for lectures and presentations. Look for club meetings. There is probably a specialist club for what you collect. I know there are several people here heavily involved in the specialist clubs, and that's one of the absolute best resources you can tap into at a show like this. The presentations are often world-class - even if it isn't something you would normally be interested in, I guarantee you will learn something cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plan on half a day looking at Heritage auction lots. You can look at literally anything in their auction in hand. Look at whatever you can, even if it isn't something you would normally be interested in. The education of viewing it in hand, evaluating the grade for yourself, and comparing it to the TPG grade will improve your skills more than just about any other activity I can think of. </p><p><br /></p><p>And, if [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] is giving a presentation at FUN 2020, you absolutely must re-arrange your schedule to attend his lecture. You will not regret it. I've been to 2 of them, and they were 2 of the single most interesting numismatic hours of my life.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3701973, member: 19165"]Biggest advice I can give: If you do go, plan on 3 days at the show. Look at the show schedule, and look for lectures and presentations. Look for club meetings. There is probably a specialist club for what you collect. I know there are several people here heavily involved in the specialist clubs, and that's one of the absolute best resources you can tap into at a show like this. The presentations are often world-class - even if it isn't something you would normally be interested in, I guarantee you will learn something cool. Plan on half a day looking at Heritage auction lots. You can look at literally anything in their auction in hand. Look at whatever you can, even if it isn't something you would normally be interested in. The education of viewing it in hand, evaluating the grade for yourself, and comparing it to the TPG grade will improve your skills more than just about any other activity I can think of. And, if [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] is giving a presentation at FUN 2020, you absolutely must re-arrange your schedule to attend his lecture. You will not regret it. I've been to 2 of them, and they were 2 of the single most interesting numismatic hours of my life.[/QUOTE]
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