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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 8610565, member: 7638&quot;]The Richmond Coin Club hosts a show twice a year, I attended the fall edition this past weekend.&nbsp; I don&#039;t usually go with any particular objective, just to chat with some of the regulars I know, and see if any coins catch my eye.&nbsp; I stopped by the table of Rob of Coins make Cents ;&nbsp; as usual he had some interesting things.&nbsp; He showed me a small, old album titled &quot;US Mint Sets&quot; which contained mint sets from the 40s and 50s; all removed from the OGP and carefully placed in the album pages. Rob asked the original owner if he still had the cardboard holders,&nbsp; he replied &quot;No, that was trash, I threw them out.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; ( chorus:&nbsp; Oh Nooooo...) There were some nice coins in there (no fingerprints!) but nothing that I had to have.&nbsp; He also had a very interesting 1966 Kennedy Half with colorful obv toning and pure white rev (must have been in an album) that I thought about but eventually passed on as I don&#039;t collect Kennedys.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; There were a lot of sellers with cases full of raw coins.&nbsp; I gave some serious consideration to an 1801 half dollar (VG to F) but ultimately decided the difference between the ask and what I could pay was too much.&nbsp; Several dealers had 1803&#039;s (raw) but all had problems. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The Reeded Edge wasn&#039;t there this time, I expect they are preparing for Baltimore, but anticipate their return next spring. However, a dealer who was new to the show last year had returned; I purchased some nice coins from him last time and was glad to see he was back.&nbsp; He always has a lot of quality seated material (mainly raw) and I ruminated about buying a raw 1803 half on Saturday, but when I went back on Sunday I settled on a couple of other purchases from him (one of which I will post shortly, one I will put in a GTG thread (not the 1908 Saint). I noticed that in the darkest most remote corner of one of his cases was a 1796 quarter! It was in a details holder, but still... </p><p>&nbsp; Dealers I spoke with were having a good show, especially on Friday. Saturday looked really busy to me, and there were a lot of YN&#039;s running around.&nbsp; I also found out about a local shop that I did not know of and will have to visit.&nbsp;&nbsp; Oh, no Trade Dollars that I needed, and I apologize for not asking about bullion prices. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I like Barber halves in VF and spotted one in the above dealers case that appealed to me.&nbsp; NGC 20</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514619[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1514620[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1514619[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1514620[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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