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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7879785, member: 19463&quot;]If we ever get shows back, you may find that dealers there are people and like auctions, they differ wildly.&nbsp; Behind some tables are some of the finest people I have very met.&nbsp; Others are carrying a grudge because they paid $800 for the table not to mention hotel, parking and some really terrible food but have not sold enough coins to cover.&nbsp; Some are doing it for a hobby.&nbsp; A wealthy retiree can sell coins and doing shows is his hobby.&nbsp; He is there to talk.&nbsp; Some might judge you as more interesting than some of the well funded jerks who they need to watch like a hawk lest coins go missing.&nbsp; The idea is go with the idea of being the kind of person you would enjoy talking with were you on the other side of the table.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know California and many of my favorites from East Coast shows have retired or died so I don&#039;t expect to be as pleased as I once was.&nbsp; The Internet tried to kill coin shows but Covid has done a better job.&nbsp; I hope that changes. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are just starting. it might help to have a very non specific area to quote when asked what you collect.&nbsp; Mine was &#039;Septimius Severus&#039; but &#039;third century denarii&#039; or something really general like &#039;Greek bronzes&#039; might work better.&nbsp; Truth was always, &#039;Coins I want at prices I can afford&#039;.&nbsp; Throwing in that you are to look through anything &#039;just in case&#039; works, too, especially with sellers that would be most likely to welcome you.&nbsp; It does not take long to learn which ones are not worth your time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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