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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 26709990, member: 105571&quot;]Went and spent only about an hour there which was enough time to see everything I needed to see and to chat with some acquaintances. Just didn&#039;t find anything I needed or could afford.&nbsp; It was busier than the last three or four shows by a long shot.&nbsp; It was in a different room at the RP Center from where it has been for a long time.&nbsp; I think the new room was a little smaller and the show seemed to fill the new room more completely than previous shows.</p><p><br /></p><p>ANACS and ICG were there.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a PA announcement that gave the location of the guy with an XRF analyzer but a few minutes later I overheard a couple of fellows saying it was a Sigma.&nbsp; Guess there was active trade in gold and I saw some active silver moving.</p><p><br /></p><p>Said hi to our own [USER=101855]@johnmilton[/USER] there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spoke to one dealer I know pretty well and we talked about FUN and he said his problem was not selling coins since the market has been pretty brisk for him but replacing his inventory.&nbsp; Said prices have skyrocketed.&nbsp; He had a NGC MS-64 Twenty Cent piece, 1875-S, that I am looking to replace since I sold my NGC MS-60 coin to our own [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER] at the FUN show.&nbsp; Just didn&#039;t like the coin otherwise it might have gone home with me.&nbsp; Probably a good thing since I&#039;m really wanting a MS-66 for this slot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saw some nice, premium coins in high grades at one dealer but his prices were about 75% to 90% above Greysheet.&nbsp; I understand premium prices for premium coins but this was pretty ridiculous.&nbsp; Or is the market for better type material moving higher so fast that the price guides are more worthless than normal?</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, this dealer had a very nice 1866 Rays Shield Nickel in NGC Proof 66 for $5300.&nbsp; February Greysheet is $2600 and Winter RQ is $3250.&nbsp; Price asked is so far above reasonable it wasn&#039;t even worth the trouble of making an offer.&nbsp; Ditto for other coins in his case that I had an interest in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saw another dealer with a sign that said (paraphrased) &quot;Don&#039;t pay any attention to the price on the coin, ask.&quot;&nbsp; Don&#039;t know if that meant the posted prices were too low or too high. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I could call this a wasted trip except that I love coin shows even if I don&#039;t buy or sell anything.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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