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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;borgovan, post: 576663, member: 13016&quot;]That was fast, Jim! Nice work!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That is the cast of 7 CoinTalk members at the MSNS show. I looked for Fish, but couldn&#039;t find him when it was time to take the pic. I talked to him earlier in the day, but perhaps he had gone by this time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In any case, today was a blast! Parking was tight (I had to valet, and I NEVER valet.) The show was hit-or-miss from a dealer perspective. I talked to some who had a great show, and there were others who were packing up around noon. I heard rumors about the show moving to Grand Rapids in the future, but for now, I personally believe it will stay here.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I bought no coins today. I had a pocketful of cash, but there were no bargains to be had that I could find. I took a set of my toned nickels to show to a few dealer and collector friends of mine, and they were received well. I really wanted to add to the collection, but there were no bargains to be found. I did find a few toned nickels, but the prices were through the roof. Lehigh might have bit on a few of them, but I sure wouldn&#039;t. I had offers on a few of my toned nickels, but declined. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Overall, this show was more disappointing (from a buyer perspective) than all of the previous MSNS shows I have attended -- probably half a dozen or so. Dealer participation was down, and so was seller participation. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I did have a nice lunch with Jerry (covert coins) and his SO, Brenda. Well, actually the food left a little to be desired, but the company more than made up for it. They drove about 6 hours for the show! Anyway, we had a blast talking about various aspects of coins collecting, and I got to show off a few of my favorite toned nickels.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope that more of you can join us in the future. Mike M. said something about getting a room set aside just for CT members in the future. I think it would be a blast to get together in a little more organized fashion.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, I had fun, and the best part (even better than the 1916-D merc I picked up) was getting to meet fellow CTers I hadn&#039;t met before, and getting to reunite with people I had previously met. This is truly a great bunch of people, and I hope more of you can join us in the future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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