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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rick, post: 21269, member: 1235&quot;]I attended the show on the first day.&nbsp; My stay was approximately 4 hours.&nbsp; I purchased a ticket for the drawing, which were to be held the next day, and took a moment to join the JCNS, so I could receive their monthly newsletters and auction listings.&nbsp; I doubt I will attend many meetings, because it is an hour drive - but if they have a special topic, I will now know ahead of time, and can make plans to attend in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>On to the show.&nbsp; I had never been to one of these, and my first instinct said &quot;So many coins, and so little time! (and so little money)&quot;.&nbsp; For some reason, I treated my attendence much like a trip to the casino - that is to say, I took just enough cash that I could afford to spend in my pocket.</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked a few dealers about some of the foreign notes I was looking for, and unfortunately, I did not have much luck, although one dealer mentioned that he thought he had a philipines silver note that he did not take with him, and we exchanged some contact information just in case.</p><p><br /></p><p>I decided to go in with the idea, spend big, buy small... I wanted to buy key pieces, with what money I had, and not come away with more than a dozen coins to add to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found two special pieces, one of which was not very expensive.&nbsp; I came across a GB Trade Dollar from 1900.&nbsp; The dealer had it marked for $45, but when I asked how much he wanted, he gave it to me for $35.00 and I snatched it up.&nbsp; It is absolutely beautiful.&nbsp; I also came across a 20 corona from Austria.&nbsp; That dealer came down in price a little, but it would turn out I paid exactly Krause value.&nbsp; I purchased 6 other misc. coins that were none too expensive.&nbsp; Some of the members of this site would be very proud to hear that I asked, very politely, for a receipt for each of my purchases - and each time one was provided to me with an equal amount of politeness.</p><p><br /></p><p>I watched the YN auction for a little, and was tickled when a particularly young collector tried to outbid his brother&#039;s ten dollar bid with $5.00, which he shouted rather enthusiastically.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I didn&#039;t find exactly what I was looking for, but I certainly enjoyed the experience - I am also greatly looking forward to the ANA spring show, which will also be held in Kansas City in 2005.&nbsp; Maybe I will see some of you there?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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