I had the amazing privilege to see this coin in Rosemont, IL. Other than the Smithsonian coins, this is the most expensive coin I have seen in person. Unfortunately, that coin show was not great, in my opinion. There were plenty of tables there, but I felt very out of place. Most coins seemed to be priced four digits and up. I brought a few coins to sell and struggled doing so because they were not graded/slabbed. I sold a 1909 S VDB penny and a $2.5 gold coin which many dealers agreed were real, only to be told they would not even give an offer without being slabbed. I eventually found dealers who did buy them. I had other coins, but was embarrassed to even ask people about them if well known coins were going so hard. I had one dealer tell me every coin in my collection was fake because I bought coins on eBay. That was a pretty outrageous claim that did not sit well with me. I suppose @charley would tell me I am just too thin skinned. Perhaps I am. LOL. I went hoping to sell a few coins and get both the 1913 S and D type two buffalo nickels in exchange. I only found one dealer with both and bought the D, the S not being what I was looking for aesthetically. While it was fun looking at all the coins for sale, most were priced far above what I have seen comparable on eBay or even at Harlan Berk in Chicago. That's the only coin show I have been to and it has not made me eager to go to another one.
