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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 10344257, member: 105571"]That is pretty much exactly what I do.  The Dealer/Table map that FUN hands out free (also available ahead of time from the website) is very handy.  I take notes of coins/dealers I want to come back to since my poor memory cannot keep track. Last show I volunteered at my LCC table which got me a three day Early Bird free of charge which was my first early entry experience.  That was sweet and I'm doing it again in January.  Just for background, early birds can get it at 8 am and show opens to public at 10.  I ran into a dealer I know about 7:30 am the first day while waiting to get in and he asked me about a couple of coins that he wanted me to look at since he didn't know much about them.  So, I stopped by his table first thing (about 8:15) and lo and behold, one of the coins was a nice 1795 Talbot, Allum & Lee token shown below which was on my want list.  He offered it to me at a very low price so in 15 minutes after I entered the bourse I had my first coin. Just goes to show the importance of relationships and positioning yourself to attract, recognize and capitalize on luck. [ATTACH=full]1523468[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]