LordM 2026 FUN show report (live updates from the floor)

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  1. BuffaloHunter

    BuffaloHunter Short of a full herd Supporter

    Get yourself some chewable TUMS to go along with that Imodium and you’ll be right as rain.

    I don’t think this is TMI. You’ve brought us along to this coin show and you’re giving us the FULL experience! Keep it coming, I say!
     
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  3. ldhair

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    That is the Gallery Mints Table. Fun to watch.
    From right to left, This is what each machine does.
    1st Upset machine. It puts the raised rim on the blank and also does the edge lettering. It says GALLERY MINT.
    2nd Blanking press. It punches the blanks from the sheet metal.
    3rd Draw press. It takes a hunk of metal and draws it out into a sheet.
    4th I'll call it a blank heating machine, not sure what it should be called.
    5th That's actually the press. The operator puts a planchet in. No collar used. Next he throws the big ball at the top of the machine and that screws the two dies together. The coin comes off the press a bit hot.
    They give these out free to everyone. Really fun to watch the process. The machines are not actually set up in order of the way they are used.
     
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Thanks for the info. I’ll try to get over there today and have a token struck and take some pics. Then I can include the token in with the giveaway.

    (Y’all be sure to post an entry on the giveaway thread, if you haven’t already.). :)
     
    lordmarcovan, Jan 10, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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  5. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Please post an image when you can. I'm not good at posting anything from my phone.
     
    ldhair, Jan 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Time to put the coin geek costume on. I went incognito yesterday. Gonna be in full regalia today.

    The Holey Coin Hat only comes out of its box one day a year.

    Today is that day. upload_2026-1-10_10-52-5.png

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    (Dang, I’m lookin’ old.)
     
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Much bigger lines at the registration booths today.

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    Nice prooflike medal as free swag. I’ll include it in the giveaway.
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    lordmarcovan, Jan 10, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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  8. Randy Abercrombie

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    Randy Abercrombie, Jan 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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  9. lordmarcovan

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    lordmarcovan, Jan 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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  10. lordmarcovan

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    lordmarcovan, Jan 10, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

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    lordmarcovan, Jan 10, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    I finally opened up my wallet for the first time, and did three deals at the same table.

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    Mission accomplished on my $20 Lib upgrade. Same date. My rather generic 1899-S PCGS MS62 plus 75 bucks for a much better looking NGC MS63. (And in a prong-free holder, which is a plus for photography.)

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    Bought this Louis XV French ecu at the same table, for $150. I had a gold ecu (from much earlier), but not a silver one.

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    Also bought this cool Hard Times “IOU” token, for the giveaway stash.

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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    I just came within a gnat’s whisker of buying this 1675 Ducaton from Liege. (PCGS VF35.) Only some nasty cracks in the slab plastic and the rather heavy adjustment marks on the reverse of the coin stayed my hand. Otherwise I liked it a lot.

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    Oops, kinda mixed my metaphors there. Eh, whatever.
     
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  14. Randy Abercrombie

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    Some eye candy for @paddyman98 …… I am not an error guy but when I see errors that don’t make sense in my mind they tend to intrigue me.

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    Randy Abercrombie, Jan 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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  15. Randy Abercrombie

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    Our very own @C-B-D hard at work peddling a gold coin of little consequence…. NOT!!

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    Randy Abercrombie, Jan 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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  16. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    There's the legend I remember seeing, when I first got back into coins in the late 2000s! :cool:
     
    Mat, Jan 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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  17. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Assorted eyecandy.

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    And some copper at the Ellsworth table.

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  18. lordmarcovan

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    By popular demand, I went back by the Gallery Mint table, but they were mobbed. A guy was doing a presentation. So it wasn’t the time to do closer pics or get a token struck. Sorry- maybe later.

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    lordmarcovan, Jan 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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  19. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Finally it’s time to have @messydesk shoot photos of six of my coins, including this morning’s purchases.

    I hope to show the final results later.

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    Tall Paul, Jan 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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