I went to a one day coin show today that the local coin club I belong to has a few times a year. This was also the first time that I actually met one of the CoinTalk members, shortgapbob (Robbie), who had a table set up at the show. Along with having some very impressive coins in his showcase Robbie is a class A #1 dealer. We talked for a while and I bought a very nice 1914-D Lincoln and an 1872 IHC from him as well as finally completing my Washington Quarter set from some other guys while I was there. I also had my first experience being on the dealers side of the table for a brief moment, although I didnt have a single customer in that small space of time it did feel quite good that I was trusted enough to be "in charge" of the mans coins while he was gone. Anyway, it was a great day and I hope Robbie comes back and sets up at our shows in the future.
Hey, sounds like you had fun! Neat that you got to meet shortgapbop. :thumb: Sooo, you had to have been expecting this question, where are the pics? Sounds like you had fun man! :thumb: Phoenix
I'll try to get a few pics up tomorrow. I had to go to our new house and do some painting tonight and didnt get a chance to take any photos yet.
Sounds like a nice time! There is a show in our area today but I am going to miss it . I will have to live through your photo's tonight.
OK...I finally got around to taking some pics of my latest purchases. The first one is of my 1914-D Lincoln of which I was very proud to add to my collection and the second is an 1872 IHC which I've been looking for a decent one now for a while.
Wow, very nice coins man! Very nice! I'd say the 14 D is a very nice VG-8, but only my opinion. Very nice buys man! :thumb: Phoenix
Great buys, nice problem-free cents, nothing like a coin show to grab up of what you've been searching for ages. So, how close are you to completing your IHC's? Is that one an upgrade?
Unfortunately, I have a little ways to go with my IHCs. I need some of the earlier dates between 1860 and 1870. The 1872 was one that I didnt have. I'm going to upgrade once I get the set complete. Thanks for looking!!!
It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday Kevin. I had a great time talking coins. I hope to see you at some other shows.
Thanks Frank, and I agree, its going to be harder and considerably more expensive to upgrade from that coin.
The pleasure was all mine Robbie. I had a great time talking with you and seeing some top notch coins that we normally wouldnt see at one of our shows. I would highly recommend to anyone to visit The Reeded Edge in person or online or to visit Robbie at a show. http://www.reedededge.com/
The 1872 is very underrated-- I rarely see a nice one that is not screwed up somehow. Still looking for a nice one for myself. The only one that I have was a metal detecting find.
I believe also that its a very underrated coin and undervalued because as you said, its very hard to find one that's problem free. Honestly, its taken me over a year to find one that I really liked enough to fit into my collection while at the same time not costing me a fortune.
Strange, considering that the mintage is over 4 million, the coin must be difficult to find, since it trends for $90 in just a G-4. Again, I haven't seen one in a while, but I'll keep searching.
