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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 24881642, member: 105571&quot;]I was there from Wednesday through noon on Sunday.&nbsp; Missed [USER=11540]@ldhair[/USER] unfortunately but [USER=138663]@lardan[/USER] stopped by my local coin club table and we had a nice chat.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Show was well-attended.&nbsp; Gold was going a-begging from what I observed and was told by several dealers.&nbsp; As a result, I picked up a nice PCGS MS-62 1876-S double eagle for a very nice price.</p><p><br /></p><p>CAC/CACG was at the show and I think I saw John Albanese but I had no reason to stop at the table.</p><p><br /></p><p>Everybody&#039;s impression will differ depending on what they are interested in but I found that the pickings for nice 18th and 19th century type was kinda slim.&nbsp; OTOH, I had a great show for picking up R-5, R-6 and R-7 capped bust half dimes.&nbsp; Way overspent the budget.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was sitting at David Perkins table and a gentleman sat next to me and showed us some extremely (wow!) nice early type in his collection.&nbsp; He talked about how he was debating internally if he could justify spending $65K on a Chain Cent that he was contemplating.&nbsp; Wish I had that problem.&nbsp; So, naturally I suggested that as long as he wasn&#039;t taking food from the kiddie&#039;s mouths and it was his play money, he should what he wanted and not feel guilty about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Late Saturday, I was walking by CVM Early Cents and looked in for the first time this show and found what I&#039;ve been seeking for over a year:&nbsp; A very nice, PCGS AU-58 Massachusetts half cent which, after a bit of negotiating, came home at a decent price.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were several ancients dealers and I looked over their inventory but didn&#039;t pull the trigger on anything.&nbsp; While the area is fascinating and I&#039;m an ancient history fan, I just don&#039;t know enough about the numismatics to buy anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll post on a different thread some of the pickups.&nbsp; Right now I&#039;m home trying to recover-totally exhausting show for an old guy - I turn 72 this week.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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