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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2984860, member: 78244&quot;]So I am back from the show. It was a bit different from what I have experienced in the US. I was struck by how many coins were just sitting in open trays where I could physically touch the coins and examine them. Other than junk bins, this is NEVER the case in the US. I would estimate that 50-60% of the coins (excluding junk bins) there were ancient or medieval, also very different. There was very little US to pick through, though I got a nice 1920 dime for less than melt. Surprisingly, I found that prices were quite a bit higher than I could get in the US (even if the price was in dollars), though there were a few dealers with realistic prices (in the areas where I could judge the prices). There was so much there that I had no idea what I was looking at, that I felt overwhelmed. Thus I mainly stuck to junk boxes. There were a couple Roman Republicans I was seriously considering, but my money had already been spent.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were lots of really nice ancients present, though the nicest were Greek staters, Roman aurii/solidi, Byzantine solidi, and hammered gold. Sorry, I did not take pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>My accent appeared to be passible, meaning no one called me out on it and made a fool of me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the part you have all been waiting for, my buys (which totaled about £105):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735041[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now here are the ones you care about. I saw this coin, and I had to have it. It’s story is too cool to pass up. £55:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735042[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]735045[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to get an Elizabeth I coin while I was in England, so I got one. I probably overpaid at £24, but meh. It is a 1583 sixpence (I was hoping to get a 1588), but I forgot to make sure it was from the London Mint. I don’t see anything resembling “London” in the legend, so is it? [USER=87080]@TheRed[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735043[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]735044[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly a Roman ring that is perfectly my size. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735046[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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