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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 688324, member: 4552&quot;]I usually don&#039;t make to many coin show reports since we have 4 a Month now within 15 miles of my house and I go to most of them so that would mean a report every week. This show is nothing special but is rather one of the larger ones of the others in this area. I sometimes wonder if there is just to many now. I was told by some dealers they will not be at the Itasca, Il. show next Sunday due to the bigger show in Rockford, Il. Others will be at the Tinley Park, Il. 3 day show that same weekend. 3 coin shows the same weekend and all in basically the same area of Nothern Illinois. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Meanwhile back to the one I just went to in a place called Countryside, Il. As usual about 70 or more dealers. Not sure since I don&#039;t count dealers. Some of the very regular dealers at this show know me so give me some great deals. This was my Birthday weekend and I made sure I mentioned this to dealers when looking at some coins and mentioned I was looking for some Birthday deals. It worked since I got most coins I was looking for, for a real decent price. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I wondered around for about two hours and then started to purchase coins I had looked at before. A little variety of Lincolns Cents, a few Buffalo Nickels, one Standing Liberty Quarter, One Large Cent and few Mercury Dimes. Most in MS grades and none in slabs. </p><p>I purchased one Lincoln Cent, 1919S in possibly MS64 for only $1 simce it was labled Cleaned and had a small dark spot on the reverse. This is for my usual attempts at reverse cleaning by leaving on a kitchen window. First to try to get that dark spot off with many different substances. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; One dealer I know told me a long time ago he purchases most of his inventory by the folder or Albums. He then takes all coins out and places in flips for individual selling at shows. He then thows out the folders and Albums so I asked if I could have them instead. Seveal times in the past I got several of them free and once over 40 of them, some Dansco, Whitman, etc. Yesterday he gave me about 50 folders and Albums and again, all free. About 15 or more were folders for the State Quarters, many for Canadian Cents and just a large variety of others. Mainly the Whitman Albums were for what I wanted so as usual, I give the rest to people I know that sell at flea markets. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; So if you go to coin shows frequently and get to know some dealers a little, you may want to ask them what they do with used folders and Albums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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