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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;joesmom, post: 8175, member: 934&quot;]Hi all!&nbsp; I&#039;m new to this board and have been lurking for quite some time.&nbsp; I&#039;ve learned so much from you guys...goes back to what my Mom taught me, &#039;Keep your mouth shut &amp; ears(or in this case, eyes) open&#039;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I&#039;ve recently acquired my Dad&#039;s collection when he passed away this past December.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always had an interst in coins and had started my own small collection.&nbsp; However, since getting my Dad&#039;s I&#039;ve been doing a whole lot more reading &amp; research and am finding myself sucked in even further.&nbsp; I&#039;m still in the process of sorting through my Dad&#039;s stuff and deciding what direction to take with it.&nbsp; There are some gaps I&#039;ll fill in and some individual coins that I&#039;d like to complete a series of.&nbsp; One of the main attractions for me in numismatics is that there is no right or wrong way to collect...it&#039;s not that cut &amp; dried.&nbsp; The fact that I can collect in any way that intrigues me only makes it that much more exciting.&nbsp; I&#039;m not competing with EVERYONE else to collect the same things, so the possibility of actually completing a certain type of collection is plausible if not likely.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, guess I got a little off topic.&nbsp; What I wanted to ask everyone is this...The TNA (Texas Numismatic Asso) show is this weekend here in Ft Worth and I&#039;m very excited to be going.&nbsp; This is my first coin show ever and am looking for advice from everyone.&nbsp; As a newbie, what should I be looking to learn from this?&nbsp; What should I keep my eyes open for?&nbsp; Do the dealers at these things generally have time to talk to newbies like myself and answer questions?&nbsp; I&#039;m going armed with a short list of things that I&#039;d like to find (both coin-wise and supply-wise).&nbsp; Any input/advice would be greatly appreciated.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Robin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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