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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 556749, member: 4552"]I suspect you'll find out that there are lots and lots of stories of how someone came up with a certain coin or collection. Be real carefull of those. At one flea market by me a coin dealer tells me there is a guy that wanders around lots of times selling coins. They are from relatives, found on the street, found in rolls from the bank, dug up in his back yard, found under the seat of a car he just bought, in the wall of a building he is working on, etc., etc., etc. If your really observant, you may well see that same person at coin shows over and over and over. They usually are smart and change clothing, grow beards, change hair styles, etc. Lots of times those are real since they were taken from a home robbery, coin store robbery or at another show, store or even from a coin dealer on his way home from a show. As to food. Don't try the Coin shows at the Rosemont in Illinois. Usually $5 to get in, $11 to park and the last time I was there it was $2.50 for coffee. I would have bought some food but I would have had to sell my house to afford that. :eat:[/QUOTE]