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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 4124511, member: 105571&quot;]I went to the 3-day Lakeland, Florida Collecto-Rama annual show on Friday (first day).&nbsp; Usually about 100 dealers including fossils, gems and jewelry but mostly coins.&nbsp; Noticeably fewer dealers than in past years, maybe 80% of usual but the walk-in trade seemed about normal.&nbsp; I picked up a 1723 Woods Hibernia Farthing but the other coins I looked at, the ask prices were very high so I didn&#039;t even make an offer.&nbsp; OTOH, a friend of mine picked up several coins and some currency and felt like he was very successful.</p><p><br /></p><p>To John Skelton&#039;s question:&nbsp; There is a monthly coin show at the Maitland Civic Center which is on the north side of Orlando.&nbsp; It is held the first Sunday of every month.&nbsp; About 40 dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there is the South Brevard Coin Club Coin Show (I&#039;m a member) held the second Sunday of every month.&nbsp; It is held at the Azan Shrine Center on Eau Gallie Blvd. on the east coast in Melbourne, Florida.&nbsp; Usually about 40 to 50 dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you tell me what you&#039;re interested in, I might be able to opine on the typical availability.&nbsp; Both shows have the usual mix of Morgans, bullion, common raw material, common slabbed material, a little bit of foreign material, a bit of ancient, a bit of gold but not much, a bit of jewelry.&nbsp; Very little early copper or colonial.&nbsp; Occasionally, you can find some unusual stuff, or nice type.&nbsp; A couple of months ago, I found a nice AU53 uncut Continental Currency 1778 $5 and $7 from a dealer I&#039;d not seen before.&nbsp; Neither show has an entry fee and both have plentiful and free parking.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can get more details on both shows off a Google search.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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