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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2791307, member: 77077&quot;]Just got back from the Summer FUN Show in Orlando.&nbsp; Had a good time, met some CoinTalk folks, and picked up some (48) great coins.&nbsp; I apologize for the long and rambling post.</p><p><br /></p><p>My wife saved the day as it turned out.&nbsp; As we were pulling out from the parking garage she noticed she had left her checkbook behind.&nbsp; I told her not to worry about it, she didn&#039;t need it.&nbsp; She insisted she wanted to bring it so I stopped and let her go get it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good thing, I realized on getting to the show I had only 1 check left in mine.&nbsp; Doh!&nbsp; Lesson learned in preparedness.&nbsp; I had everything else I thought I needed.&nbsp; That would have been a real dilemma with at least 6 dealers there I have known many years.&nbsp; I am sure I could have arranged mail payments and shipping but one of the cool things about being at a show in person is carrying your booty home that day.&nbsp; It is also great paying no shipping, no customs, no PayPal or credit card fees, no VCoins or Ebay fees.&nbsp; I find dealers who know you can make you a better deal for the same coin in person than they can through an online venue, unless they own their own website. </p><p><br /></p><p>I usually like to scout out what people have, helped by my wife who knows most Greek and Roman coins and artifacts by now.&nbsp; Then I agonize over what to purchase and go back and do some haggling.&nbsp; Some dealers seem to love to haggle and some have told me they hate it.&nbsp; I try to respect the haters but I still ask them &quot;What are you asking for this?&quot; ignoring whatever they have marked.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; They usually give me a break.&nbsp; Other dealers seem to get a kick out of it so I like to play along but only if I know I do plan to buy something from them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was pretty much broke when I got back to James Beach, one of my favorite dealers.&nbsp; I bought my Rhegion tetradrachm and Maroniea tetradrachm from him at past shows.&nbsp; He managed to crack open my wife&#039;s long suffering checkbook one more time with a super deal on this coin.&nbsp; I was really surprised what he let it go for, about $800 less than he had marked on it.&nbsp; James does not do vcoins, ebay, internet, so you have to see him at shows.&nbsp; His father was an ancient dealer, and a lot of their former clients are now selling coins back to the son.&nbsp; I love getting coins that are from collections built in the 70s and 80s.&nbsp; These will never be posted online, so its a plus for going to shows.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]648372[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Kingdom of Batria, Eucradatides I, 170-145 BC</p><p>AR Tetradrachm, 16.91 grams, 34mm</p><p>Obverse: Helmeted bust right.</p><p>Reverse: The Dioscuri</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a monster 34mm, very impressive in hand.&nbsp; It looks a little shinier than my photo.&nbsp; I think it is interesting how part of the reverse inscription is arched over the horseman and part is straight under their feet. It is a very effective lettering design.&nbsp; I am not sure how many other coins use both curved and straight inscriptions?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I ran into [USER=70832]@Aidan_()[/USER] talking to Nick at Pegasi, which was cool to meet him.&nbsp; I really like to see younger ancient collectors, rock on!&nbsp; I bought another tetradrachm from Nick that I have been hunting a while, which I will post later.&nbsp; Nick gave me some killer deals on groups of Alexandria tetradrachms, Caracalla provincials with the Capricorn, some Black Sea bronzes and other assorted goodies.&nbsp; It helps when you have bought something good, most dealers really open up the deals at that point.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was suffering most of the day from a migraine on and off so I did not get to spend as long as I wanted but overall had a great time.&nbsp; I got to handle 100s of coins in person and took home a nice haul. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tell us about your experience if you went to the show.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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