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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Zak, post: 31897, member: 824&quot;]I debated whether to attend the FUN show in Ft. Lauderdale this year, but since it was &quot;only&quot; a four hour drive away, I thought I would make the trip.&nbsp; I even made a Coin Talk name badge with this web site&#039;s art work on a 2&quot; by 4&quot; avery label.&nbsp; &quot;Tradernick&quot; saw it and got a kick out of it.&nbsp; Steve (ND) was supposed to share the space with him, but couldn&#039;t make it.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>When I walked into the show, I was just floored at the size of it.&nbsp; There were over 400 dealer tables set up and you could feel the heat from all of those light bulbs showcasing their goods.&nbsp; Now I had my want/wish list and a plan.&nbsp; First, I started at one end of the hall and zig-zagged my way through the <u>entire</u> floor.&nbsp; I purposedly didn&#039;t buy anything, but I made notes of those dealers (booth numbers) that I wanted to come back and investigate more.</p><p><br /></p><p>That browsing process took over 3 hours!&nbsp; Afterwards, I had a hard time lifting my head from that &quot;down-looking-at-the-table&quot; angle that occupied my neck muscles during my first go at the floor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Afterwards, I went back to the dealers that had coins I wanted.&nbsp; I was looking for some nice AU to BU+ early Lincolns (before 1930) along with some books and supplies.&nbsp; Thank goodness I looked first and made notes before I bought, because I really felt good about my buys afterwards.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I immediately took some of these coins to the graders and they gave me some of their &quot;at-show&quot; opinions.&nbsp; Now before I even thought about attending the show, I should have told you that James Taylor (President of ICG) sent me a personal email inviting me to his booth and to bring any coins for grading (20% show discount).&nbsp; I showed up at his booth and he greeted me like a personal friend.&nbsp; He introduced me to his staff and stated, &quot;This is the guy that reaaaaallllly likes our Intercept Shield protection and sent me all of those emails about our poor printing quality (which has been upgraded).&quot;&nbsp; It really was nice to be treated like that...even for a novice collector like myself by the President of one of the top grading companies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Afterwards I attended Don Bosner&#039;s seminar (other thread with notes) and enjoyed it.&nbsp; Actually it was great just to sit down and have a Diet Pepsi.</p><p><br /></p><p>After the seminar, I spent another hour and a half looking for odds and ends for my boys and closed down FUN Show day #1.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now...I never have seen so many Morgans in one room as this.&nbsp; I never seen as many slabs in one room as this show.&nbsp; I would bet that over 65% of all coins displayed were &quot;slabbed&quot; and after a while, they started to all to look alike.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, this is one show that all should attend.&nbsp; You wouldn&#039;t find too many other shows with the quantity and quality as this show.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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