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<p>[QUOTE="vipergts2, post: 439983, member: 3881"]I a a little late with posting about the show, I had to work yesterday and didn't get a chance to post.</p><p><br /></p><p> I did manage to pick up three Mogans I needed for my set. I got a 1878 8tf that I needed, I also picked up an 1886-S and a 1901 from Philly. The coins are circulated, but most of the Morgans I have left are starting to get pretty steep in higher grades.</p><p> My son bought an AU 1900 Morgan and some sleaves for his note collection. I bought him a pocket knife he wanted, It has a image of a hundred dollar bill on it, I couldn't resist.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the first INA show I had been to, but I thought there were plenty of dealers. If there had been many more I don't know where they would squeased in. The crowd wasn't huge, but it looked like the dealers with reasonable prices were selling coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a decent selection of coins to choos from unless you were looking for three cent nickels. I always get the same responce when I ask. They say, oh I left most of those at home, but I have some worn out common dates here.:goof:</p><p><br /></p><p>One highlight for me was I finally had a chance to meet a Cointalk member in person. I met Onehawk33 and as it turns out we attended the U of I at the same time and might have crossed paths in the dorm and never knew it. We had a nice chat and he gave my son a AU 37-d Buff which my son and I thought was very cool. I wish we would have had more time to visit, but it was still great to put a face to the name and share a few stories. I'll post some pics below. (Bad pics, I was in a hurry.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="vipergts2, post: 439983, member: 3881"]I a a little late with posting about the show, I had to work yesterday and didn't get a chance to post. I did manage to pick up three Mogans I needed for my set. I got a 1878 8tf that I needed, I also picked up an 1886-S and a 1901 from Philly. The coins are circulated, but most of the Morgans I have left are starting to get pretty steep in higher grades. My son bought an AU 1900 Morgan and some sleaves for his note collection. I bought him a pocket knife he wanted, It has a image of a hundred dollar bill on it, I couldn't resist. This was the first INA show I had been to, but I thought there were plenty of dealers. If there had been many more I don't know where they would squeased in. The crowd wasn't huge, but it looked like the dealers with reasonable prices were selling coins. There was a decent selection of coins to choos from unless you were looking for three cent nickels. I always get the same responce when I ask. They say, oh I left most of those at home, but I have some worn out common dates here.:goof: One highlight for me was I finally had a chance to meet a Cointalk member in person. I met Onehawk33 and as it turns out we attended the U of I at the same time and might have crossed paths in the dorm and never knew it. We had a nice chat and he gave my son a AU 37-d Buff which my son and I thought was very cool. I wish we would have had more time to visit, but it was still great to put a face to the name and share a few stories. I'll post some pics below. (Bad pics, I was in a hurry.)[/QUOTE]
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