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Message:: [QUOTE="jeankay, post: 352435, member: 12159"]Today was the big day... my first coin show. It is also the first day of the show so it was quite crowded and I had a difficult time elbowing my way through the crowd which was continuous from the front door and winded around several aisles and back out the front door. It felt almost like a chow line in the military... grab what you want the first time or get left out.  I managed to find Lincolns: 1909 vdb, 1916s, 1931d, 1933d, 1937p, 1938s, 1940d, 1942s, and a 1945p, all in very nice condition. The total cost was $80.00. The gentleman who owned this booth was very kind and understanding about my newbieness. I also found two silver roosevelts, 1949d and 1950s, both uncirculated for just under $50.00. These roosies fill two of the last five spots necessary to complete my Roosevelt album which is filled entirely of uncirculated and proof coins. The lady that helped me with the dimes said she doesn't know anything about coins so I had to be very specific about what I wanted. She handed me three 49d's, one was labeled as having a die-crack on the obverse and the other on the reverse. I checked all three and the third one had a die-crack across the head. When I said it outloud the dealer immediately stopped what he as doing, grabbed his loupe and said 'let me see that'.I almost started laughing because it was obvious he is a variety specialist and I had just gotten one up on him. Fortunately he didn't charge me the extra premium value of the die-crack. I also told him I would be happy to check some more of his coins to see if he had missed anything else. You can guess the sort of look I got after that.  It was fun for my very first coin show experience.  jeankay[/QUOTE]

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