New Probus to share with our CT coin club :)

It's not like that. 95% of the coins you see at US coin shows are US coins. A few dealers have ancients, some might have one book of coins, most will have none at all.

 

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Huh ... well, it doesn't sound quite as cool when you put it that way ...

=> but it still sounds pretty fricken cool!!

 

Very nice indeed and much better than all three examples I have of this particular type. A slightly uneven strike but a full flan where all devices are fully detailed, a wonderful portrait (I am a sucker for these early portraits, which I find much more refined than his later ones) and fully silvered.
Regards,
Martin

 

In this case there were 150 dealers with about 25 selling something other than coins (stamps, fossils, books). I bought coins from three dealers who sold only ancient/medieval or early world (no 20th century stuff). There were two other dealers with only old but high prices for poor coins and a couple guys that would sell anything they could get their hands on. The rest were US. I was able to spend all the money I allocated for the show with no trouble and passed up a Chimera tet I really wanted (because it was nicer than Steve's - sorry guy) but I was not willing to pay the price. In a similar vein, I saw a $750 Galba that was gorgeous and worth the price and enough other coins that I thought reasonable that I could have spent $4-5k with no trouble. This was a big show in a small state. At Baltimore those numbers would be multiplied by 5 or 10. I like shows (did I mention that?).

 

Ahhh Doug ... until we meet again ...



=> until next time, Lex Luther!!



I love ya, brother!!

 

Sounds like you had fun. I understand from Bill that the NYINC is the place to be, so I'm stashing away some scratch for that. 3 months and counting.

 

You are going to make me spend money I don't want to spend just to get a well struck Chimera tail.

 

NYINC is a problem for kids in the candy store with only one nickel. By the time you see all the choices and make a decision, the candy is a dime. Small dougs will stay on the porch here in Richmond and see what three weeks will bring.

 

Yeah. Well, maybe I'll have to settle for smelling the candy.

 

=> well dude, I've never had to spend any cash to get a piece o' tail ... but I'm not everybody!!