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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hchcoin, post: 3042012, member: 94272&quot;]I think it is a great idea if the library would be open to it.&nbsp; I think 20 dealers is a lot for your first show because many dealers are going to want more than 1 table. Does the meeting room have over 40 eight foot tables?&nbsp; If you are located in a larger city you may be able to get that many dealers just make sure you have the space in the meeting room for the dealers and the customers.&nbsp; The small show we put on in my town is usually around 10 dealers and 20+ tables.&nbsp; Don&#039;t forget they need electricity for their table lamps.&nbsp; Are you going to have chairs at the tables or no chairs?&nbsp; Our show got rid of the chairs so people wouldn&#039;t camp out in front of the tables for too long and block the display cases.&nbsp; I personally like 1 chair per dealer in case someone has a bad back, hips or knees.</p><p><br /></p><p>How are you going to advertise locally?&nbsp; This usually costs money.&nbsp; You can also list it on coinzip.com for free I believe.&nbsp; We also put an ad in our state coin club which has a newsletter that goes out across the state in the mail.&nbsp; You have to get it in there months in advance.&nbsp; We have a free weekly advertiser that goes out to 20,000 homes and businesses that we advertise in for a small fee.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, is the library going to let them do this for free?&nbsp; Usually dealers pay for a table to offset the costs of renting the facility and having advertising.&nbsp; It is also a fundraiser for our club.&nbsp; Do you have a local coin club near by that you could partner with.&nbsp; I am sure they would be willing to lend a hand and get the word out.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We don&#039;t have security during the show because it is a rural small town.&nbsp; Our state is conceal carry so the dealers can be armed if they have the permit.&nbsp; We order out for lunch and have it delivered.&nbsp; Each dealer pays for their own food.&nbsp; Sometimes we have snacks for the dealers.&nbsp; We do have a police squad car sit in the parking lot when we unload and load before and after the show if they are available.&nbsp; Dealers are also encouraged to leave in pairs at a minimum.&nbsp; We always have the show during daylight hours.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t forget to invite the local boy/cub scouts so they can earn their coin collecting merit badge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun with it.&nbsp; Everyone should help organize a coin show at least once in their life <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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